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For Christmas, I got the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo from my husband. He wanted me to improve my English by reading good books that will increase my vocabulary and understanding. It worked. The story was very engrossing and kept my interest from start to finish, but that’s not the best thing that it did..

The book did something more than to make me think. I really did notice that it helped my grammar and vocabulary and increased my understanding. I really suggest reading good books for my students as well. I think there is no better way to improve your writing than by reading good books.

When I teach English, I always try to do my best to help them learn English in real life situations. That means that I try to take them on a field trip at least once or twice per semester. We try to visit different locations or I try to give them surveys to make.

By doing this, I force them to use their English outside of the classroom. This use of English outside of the classroom is one of the best ways to help them improve their English. It might mean taking them out to a restaurant or have them visit a store. With these real world situations, they learn English in a more natural way, and they do it out of necessity.

Any ideas for improving this? Ideas on where to take them?