Day 35

English is all about communication 

It’s important to be able to read. It’s important to have the vocabulary. Obviously, it is very important to understand grammar.

But we are in a language of communication, so we want to speak.

When you go on holidays you want to be able to talk to somebody at the train station, the airport, the hotel, wherever it might be. You want to have comfort and confidence in speaking English. The more frequently you speak with other people, the better your English will become.

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