8 Great Books for Learning English at Home

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Although there are many ways to learn English, the best place to start is with some high-quality textbooks.

In my own experience as a self-taughtself-taught: a person who teaches himself, rather than being taught by a teacher, no other method offers so much information for so little money. no apps, no podcasts, no youtube.

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Even free learning materials cost something: your time. the more time you spend in a poorly designed learning program, the less time you have for other goals and interests.

I also find that my students, who are the fastest English learners, are partially self-taught: they study more by themselves at home and spend their study time learning from books, not movies or games.

With that in mind, here are 8 books I typically recommend to students who want to do additional self-study. I have organized the list into three categories:

best vocabulary books
best grammar books
best books for speaking & pronunciation

If you plan to take the ielts, I have also included 3 helpful books specifically for ielts preparation.

Some of these books are a little expensiveexpensive: (informal) expensive, but if you think you’ll be studying and revisiting them for many weeks, months, or years, they may be the best investment for you. what you do in your education.

best books to improve English vocabulary

A very common way to learn a new word is to first think of the word in your native language and then look up its English translation (using google or a dictionary app).

I can identify which students practice this bad habit, because they find it difficult to speak fluently, even after many years of studying English.

When you hear that people learn English in 6 months, one of the reasons is that they use good books to learn new English words methodicallymethodically: done logically, using a plan or system.

english vocabulary builder (dk english for everyone)

What makes DK’s books different from other picture books is that each section of the book includes listening and review exercises, and you can practice pronunciation on their website or using their free app.

English collocations in use (cambridge)

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD)

the university of oxford is famous for creating one of the largest English dictionaries (with 600,000 entries).

More importantly, their experts have also created the Oxford 3000. This is a list of the most useful and most used words in English-speaking countries. According to these experts, once you learn these 3,000 words, you can understand 80-90% of English conversations, websites, newspapers, etc.

These 3,000 words also enable you to understand all the words in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, a special dictionary for students who want to attend an English-speaking university. the most recent edition includes 60,000 words and 109,000 examples.

The OALD includes a lot of special features that you can’t find in other dictionaries — like synonyms and collocations. You can also download an app version on your smartphone that allows you to speak the word you want to look up (in case you don’t know how to spell it — which is a common problem with English words).

best books to learn english grammar

It is true that English grammar is not simple. but many books make the subject more difficult and confusing than it needs to be.

The three books below are great because they make English grammar as simple as possible and sometimes even fun. The best thing about these books, of course, is that they can help you learn English at home and fast.

(note: if your goal is to brush up on english grammar before taking the ielts test, it’s best to get a specialized text).

English grammar in use (cambridge)

In fact, the best way to study this book is to start with the topics that you find most interesting or confusing. Do note, however, that the Intermediate book is written for B1/B2 learners, so if your English level is lower or higher, you should consider getting the Beginner or Advanced books instead.

practical use of English (oxford)

For intermediate and advanced students, it is a great resource to have. Do note, however, that there are no exercises. It only offers explanations and examples.

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