15 Minute Daily Study Ideas for ESL Learners
Break down your English practice into manageable chunks. Choose at least two or three of these items at least 5 times a week. Pick and choose different activities to 1) make it interesting and 2) give you excellent communication skills.
Managing your time is all important. 15 focused minutes will give you a good opportunity to learn but not take up a big part of your day. You can make time to have several 15 minute learning sessions.
In the future I will be adding links to various activities
Grammar
Focus on one rule or concept such as location prepositions (under, over, near)
Grammar worksheets
In you reading book or magazine find all the nouns or adjectives ect
Create cards with a variety of words and then put them into grammatically correct sentences.
Create sentences using magnetic letters
Listening
Watch a video on a topic you enjoy. (No sub-titles)
Listen to podcasts
Reading
Read an article or blog post. Highlight new words.
Read a work related document. Highlight new words.
Read a few pages of an enjoyable fiction book
Summarize articles you read in your own words
Read a paragraph and answer comprehension questions
Speaking
Use a language service and speak to a human
Speak to a partner or friend in English.
Practice tongue twisters to improve articulation and pronunciation.
Record yourself speaking and listen back to identify areas for improvement.
IELTS practice questions
Verbally describe your daily activities in English.
Vocabulary
Go over 5 words from your vocabulary journal journal. Can you put each one in a sentence?
Review vocabulary cards - online or homemade
Have a partner or friend ask you 5 words and you tell them the meaning and spell it
Play word games like Scrabble or Boggle in English
Writing
Write an email to a work colleague
Write in a journal about your day, thoughts, or feelings.
