Arwa
Writing and speaking skills :( My whole life i grow up watching American movies and I thought by that I know every thing about it . However, I noticed my self recently that I have a huge spelling issue . Also, I cant write in an Academic way and i cant make two sentences related . I under stand 90% of what is been said in movies but I cant talk fluently. I want to apply for university in US but I should take Toefl or Ielts first and Im feeling so despointed :( any advice?
22 Thg 06 2018 00:47
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Hi Arwa, 

It's wonderful to hear that you are able to understand a lot of the content from English media. I believe that means you have built some good vocabularies and your listening/ reading skill is strong. However, academic writing is a different skill that needs practice. You probably notice that we don't always write exactly what we say (except for social media and texting!). It will be helpful for you take some structured class that teaches you English sentence structures and conjunctions. Most importantly, try to apply them as frequent as possible. For your spelling, you can definitely get help from a teacher. At the same time, turning on spell check will help - don't just accept all the changes, but pay attention to your errors and don't repeat it again. Hope that helps and please be in touch if you need. 

All the best to your tests and school application. 

23 tháng 6 năm 2018
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The best way I know to improve your conversational skills is practicing speaking in the language you're intending to improve. Italki allows you to do that easily by reaching English native speakers and having language exchanges or booking lessons with tutors. From lessons you'll get a lot of practice and your tutor will focus on identifying your weaknesses and common errors so you can improve them overtime. I'm a tutor myself. I've had experience helping learners with speaking issues outside italki and I recently joined this platform to help many more learners who are struggling with this. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. 
22 tháng 6 năm 2018
"Also, I cant write in an Academic way and i cant make two sentences related"

At first glance of your concern, I would consider vocabulary learning might be the point that can help you with academic learning. It is important to note that academic writing requires good command of academic terms to describe complex situations and these terms are less used in everyday conversation. Do not just learn by heart with no practice. Please be sure you apply these words as frequently as possible.  Most spellings (>80%) are of regularities in accordance with pronunciation, so as soon as you can pronounce the word precisely, you can spell them well and certainly can lessen your memory load in the learning course of vocabulary. 

Furthermore, if you cannot well make use of conjunctions such as and, or however, which ...etc, you may refer to a grammar textbook to master these skills. That must be a simple task for you to achieve in few weeks. 
23 tháng 6 năm 2018