Holidays are a wonderful time to spend with friends and family, eating and sharing stories.Whether you are celebrating at home, waiting at airports or spending time on trains, buses or cars, these situations can give you great chances to learn English.Here are some ideas that you can use to improve your English over the holidays.PodcastsThe Learning English Broadcast is a 30-minute daily podcast that features the audio from our main stories each day.Listening to the podcast will help develop your ability to understand spoken English and keep you informed of news and information.Once you have finished a program, tell someone what you have learned--tell them about an interesting story in English or your native language.Either way, you are confirming your understanding of what you heard in English.Published materialsAirports and train stations often have stores selling published materials.Buy an English-language publication to read it while you are waiting or spending quiet time at a hotel or in a home.
