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You should always try to communicate in English with your English
teacher and friends. Listening to radio programmes in English could be an
interesting way. Why don’t you buy a radio for yourself and listen to such
programmes? For better pronunciation, copying people could be effective.
As you listen to any new word you ought to repeat it. Using an English
dictionary is another effective way to learn the language. You had bet-
ter buy a good English dictionary and use it. You know my English was
not that good when I was in Nepal. But now I feel it’s great. I have to
speak it all the time. I picked up pronunciation and expressions one by
one. How about talking to the foreign tourists who come to visit our
area? They will be happy to know about our village and its beauty from a
student and you would benefit with new English words and
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expressions. I have heard that the education related offices in Nepal have
been developing and distributing different audio visual materials on
learning English. If I were you, I would talk to teachers about them too.
These materials, I guess, must have been developed considering the
average performance level of the Nepalese students. Wouldn’t it be better
if you got some of them for your practice?

Going through your letter, I can understand that
you have a lot of knowledge on the importance of
the English language. I’d like to add here that as a
lingua franca , English has much more significance
than what you have written. You know, people can
have better understanding and respect for each
other only when they are able to communicate.
Since the English language has been serving as
an effective tool for communication worldwide,
it helps people of different nationalities to
understand each other’s culture,values and
sentiments. This way it serves as a powerful means to promote fraternity
that results in better relations among individuals, societies and countries.
These attributes definitely contribute to world peace.
Hope I have been able to suggest on the ways you could improve your
English language. As I come home, I will bring you some audio visual
materials on how the native speakers use English. That’s all for now.
Looking forward to your next letter,
Best regards,
Nima

English class 9 13