Monitor
As we use English, we can check our understanding. Do I understand? If not, what is the problem?
We can also check how we write or speak. Am I making sense? If not, what is the problem?
Setting a goal is important when beginning to study. Learners who set goals put a powerful idea into their own minds.
"I will do this by this time" For example, "I will improve my English speaking skills so I can talk with a friend for five minutes in English by next September".
VOA offeres a learnign strategy for every lesson.
In lesson 1, we learn to make inferences.
It means making a guess based on whta we know.
As we learn English, we can use this strategy to help when we do not understand every word we hear or read. Making an inference means we guess, using what we do understand, about new words or expressions in English.