Setting priorities

Setting Priorities

Learning English Effectively

Prioritizing English Learning

Knowing what is important in learning English and setting clear priorities can help learners maximize their time and energy spent learning the language. Time and effort is allocated to the most important areas for language acquisition such as grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary while secondary skills such as reading, writing and speaking may be reduced if necessary. Priority setting allows learners to reach their goals more effectively and efficiently.

Think about your language abilities and plans for learning English.
Complete expressions so they are true for you.

Talking about strong and weak points

1 I feel confident …..…..
I don’t feel confident …..…..

2 I’m reasonably happy with my …..….., but …..…..is another story.
I'm quite happy with my …..….., but …..…..is another story.

3 My strong point is …..…..
My main problem is …..…..

4 I have a hard time …..…..

Talking about priorities

5 My main aim is to ….. .
My priority is to …….. .

6 An important area for me is ……...

7 Personally, I need to work on ……...

Personally, I need to focus on ……...
Personally, I need to concentrate on ……...

Discussing a plan

8 I’d find ….. a great help.
really useful.

9 I’d benefit from …..…..

10 …..…..… might be the answer.
solution.

11 I think the best way to do this is …..

12 ……....would be worth investigating.

13 …….... might be worthwhile.

worth a try.

14 I’ve considered …..

15 I probably need more practice in …..
I probably need more exposure to …..

A Match conversation beginnings 1–6 to endings a–f.

( ) 1 I think I should prioritise grammar and vocabulary

( ) 2 I’d benefit from

( ) 3 I haven’t considered

( ) 4 Getting my message across

( ) 5 Talking regularly in English

( ) 6 For me, speaking English takes priority

( ) a a language exchange once or twice a week.

( ) b living abroad, because it would not be a practical option.

( ) c if I want to pass my exams.

( ) d is of prime concern at the moment.

( ) e overwriting it.

( ) f would be a great help in improving my fluency.

B Transform the sentences in exercise A using the words in brackets.

1 Grammar and vocabulary ………………………………………... . [my priority]

2 A language exchange once ………………………………………... . [very beneficial]

3 Living abroad ………………………………………... . [out of the question]

4 Getting my message across ………………………………………... . [main aim]

5 Regular conversation ………………………………………... . [more fluent]

6 Writing English ………………………………………... . [an important issue]

C Are the sentences in exercise B true for you? Alter them if not.

D Finish these sentences in a way that expresses your opinion on something.

1 I strongly believe that ………………………………………

2 It’s practically impossible for me to ………………………… but ………………………………

3 It’s highly likely that I ………………………………………

4 I’m thoroughly tired of …………………………… because …………….………………………

5 I deeply regret ………………………………………

6 It’s generally believed that ………………………………………

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