101 ANSWERS

OK! Thanks Esraa, Sohaila and Olga for giving us more ideas! We now have 67 ideas divided into the 4 Skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).

If you can add any new ideas, post them in comments. If you can't, don't worry, just think of the best 10 ideas and write them in comments. We will see if all the students in the class have similar or different opinion about how to practice and improve you English outside class.

LISTENING

1. Listen to the radio inside the kitchen.
2. Listen to the radio in the car.
3. Watch T.V. after dinner for about 20 minutes
4. Watch the news every night.
5. You can listen to the radio when you cook.
6. Listen to the TV when you do your housework.
7. You can watch TV with teletext.
8. You can watch children's shows.
9. You can watch DVDs and read the subtitles in English.
10. You can listen to some songs when you do your homework.
11. Listen to people on the street.
12. You can go to the church to listen to the Pastor talk about Day by Day with God.

SPEAKING
13. You can talk on the telephone.
14. You can phone trades people when things need to be fixed.
15. You can phone the real estate agent if you need anything to be fixed.
16. You can talk with your family.
17. You can talk with your friends.
18. You can talk about the weather.
19. You can talk about your countries.
20. You can talk about your family.
21. You can talk about TV programs.
22. You can talk about movies you’ve seen.
23. You can talk about your life in your country of origin.
24. You can ask for directions.
25. You can give directions.
26. You can go to church and talk with different people.
27. Speak at home for least 2 hours .(English of course).

28. You can speak in the shop with the sales assistant.

29. You can talk to the waiter at a restaurant when you order your food.

30. You can ask the waiter about how the food is cooked.

31. You can talk about recipes with your friends.

32. You can leave amessage on a phone answering machine.

READING
33. Read the newspaper when you travel in a train.
34. Read the newspaper on the bus.
35. You can read the ads (specials, cars, etc) in your local newspaper.
36. You can read novels.
37. You can read poetry.
38. You can read teletext when watching TV.
39. You can read the subtitles on SBS movies.
40. You can read the subtitles when you go to see a foreign movie.
41. You can read subtitles when watching DVDs at home.
42. You can read magazines.
43. You can read the information on food packets.
44. Read recipes in our class blog.
45. Read recipes in magazines
46. Read cook books.
47. Read instructions on electrical appliances.
48. Read instruction for your medicine.
49. Read the doctor’s prescriptions.
50. Read the signs on the streets.
51. Read the signs in a shop.
52. Read the labels in clothes.
53. Read newspapers or magazines when you while for a doctor’s appointment.
54. Help your children with homework.
55. Read and write the e-mails in the computer every day.
56. You can go to the library to read novels.
57. You can read every day about current events in the newspaper.
58. You can go on the Internet and read about many things.
59. You can read about popular pop stars.
60. You can read about important people.

WRITING

61.You can write recipes.You can write a note to your teacher.
62. You can write about your day in your diary.
63. You can write letters to your friends or family.
64. You can write a form.
65. You can write a letter applying for a job.
66. You can write E-mails.
67. You can write in the computer.
68. You can write your shopping list and check the spelling in the shop.
69. You can write postcards.
70. You can write invitations.
71. You can write birthday cards.
73. You can write sympathy cards.

OK! Thanks Esraa, Sohaila and Olga for giving us more ideas! We now have 67 ideas divided into the 4 Skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).

If you can add any new ideas, post them in comments. If you can't, don't worry, just think of the best 10 ideas and write them in comments. We will see if all the students in the class have similar or different opinion about how to practice and improve you English outside class.

LISTENING

1. Listen to the radio inside the kitchen.
2. Listen to the radio in the car.
3. Watch T.V. after dinner for about 20 minutes
4. Watch the news every night.
5. You can listen to the radio when you cook.
6. Listen to the TV when you do your housework.
7. You can watch TV with teletext.
8. You can watch children's shows.
9. You can watch DVDs and read the subtitles in English.
10. You can listen to some songs when you do your homework.
11. Listen to people on the street.
12. You can go to the church to listen to the Pastor talk about Day by Day with God.

SPEAKING
13. You can talk on the telephone.
14. You can phone trades people when things need to be fixed.
15. You can phone the real estate agent if you need anything to be fixed.
16. You can talk with your family.
17. You can talk with your friends.
18. You can talk about the weather.
19. You can talk about your countries.
20. You can talk about your family.
21. You can talk about TV programs.
22. You can talk about movies you’ve seen.
23. You can talk about your life in your country of origin.
24. You can ask for directions.
25. You can give directions.
26. You can go to church and talk with different people.
27. Speak at home for least 2 hours .(English of course).

28. You can speak in the shop with the sales assistant.

29. You can talk to the waiter at a restaurant when you order your food.

30. You can ask the waiter about how the food is cooked.

31. You can talk about recipes with your friends.

32. You can leave amessage on a phone answering machine.

READING
33. Read the newspaper when you travel in a train.
34. Read the newspaper on the bus.
35. You can read the ads (specials, cars, etc) in your local newspaper.
36. You can read novels.
37. You can read poetry.
38. You can read teletext when watching TV.
39. You can read the subtitles on SBS movies.
40. You can read the subtitles when you go to see a foreign movie.
41. You can read subtitles when watching DVDs at home.
42. You can read magazines.
43. You can read the information on food packets.
44. Read recipes in our class blog.
45. Read recipes in magazines
46. Read cook books.
47. Read instructions on electrical appliances.
48. Read instruction for your medicine.
49. Read the doctor’s prescriptions.
50. Read the signs on the streets.
51. Read the signs in a shop.
52. Read the labels in clothes.
53. Read newspapers or magazines when you while for a doctor’s appointment.
54. Help your children with homework.
55. Read and write the e-mails in the computer every day.
56. You can go to the library to read novels.
57. You can read every day about current events in the newspaper.
58. You can go on the Internet and read about many things.
59. You can read about popular pop stars.
60. You can read about important people.

WRITING

61.You can write recipes.You can write a note to your teacher.
62. You can write about your day in your diary.
63. You can write letters to your friends or family.
64. You can write a form.
65. You can write a letter applying for a job.
66. You can write E-mails.
67. You can write in the computer.
68. You can write your shopping list and check the spelling in the shop.
69. You can write postcards.
70. You can write invitations.
71. You can write birthday cards.
73. You can write sympathy cards.