{"id":1320,"date":"2012-05-16T14:31:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T18:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2014-08-05T16:49:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T20:49:09","slug":"english-immersion-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/english-immersion-day\/","title":{"rendered":"English Immersion Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No doubt during your language studies you have received lots of advice about the best way to &#8220;become fluent.&#8221; One of these ideas that often comes up is to immerse yourself in the culture and the language but just how do you do that? Here&#8217;s some ideas of what a language immersion day might look like.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Good Morning Sunshine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Instead of setting your alarm to the boring <em>beep beep<\/em> sound most alarms are set to, why not set your alarm to a song that is sung in English. Not only will you wake up to a much more interesting sound, it gets your English Immersion Day off to a brilliant start. Here&#8217;s a suggestion for you:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Bubl\u00e9 - Feeling Good [Official 4K Remastered Music Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Edwsf-8F3sI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now that we are awake, let&#8217;s tackle breakfast. While you are deciding what to eat, have a quick read through this article about some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeintheusa.com\/food\/breakfast.htm\">things Americans eat for breakfast<\/a>. Maybe even pick one of the options that the article mentions.<\/p>\n<p>A full stomach makes learning a little easier, so let&#8217;s get on with some proper study. Any of the following are great for developing your English:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work on your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-english\/phrases.html\" target=\"_blank\">English survival phrases<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-english\/proficiency-test.html\" target=\"_blank\">English Proficiency test<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Browse (and maybe even purchase!) some new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-english\/\" target=\"_blank\">English resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read the news in English (here are two websites: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.cnn.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">www.bbc.co.uk<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>I&#8217;d Like to Order&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s lunchtime and I&#8217;m starting to feel a bit hungry. How about you? Just because you want to grab a bite to eat, doesn&#8217;t mean that you have to pause your immersion day. If you are in an English speaking country, why not head out to a local restaurant and order your meal in English. If you aren&#8217;t in an English speaking country, you could always practice your acting skills as well as your English skills by pretending to be an English speaking tourist.<\/p>\n<p>After all of that English conversation at the restaurant, you deserve a small break. How about some TV? In English of course! Here are some videos for you:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bert and Ernie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8hsp4bm0pRo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Duck Song\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MtN1YnoL46Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now that we have had a good rest, it is time to think about dinner. Let&#8217;s make something from scratch. Not only will we end up with something yummy to eat, we can also practice reading and following a recipe in English. <a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\">AllRecipes<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/simplyrecipes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SimplyRecipes<\/a> are two great websites for finding English recipes.<\/p>\n<p>During your meal be sure to try your best to only talk in English. Dinner is a great opportunity to work on conversation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Rest and Relax<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Phew! What a full day. After dinner why not settle down with an English book or magazine before jumping into bed and giving your brain a well-deserved rest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>What would you do on an English Immersion Day?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No doubt during your language studies you have received lots of advice about the best way to &#8220;become fluent.&#8221; One of these ideas that often comes up is to immerse yourself in the culture and the language but just how do you do that? 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