After the exam, I highly recommend that you do the following to stay immersed in English during the break:
1) Subscribe to an English-language newspaper's/magazine daily newsletter to get a daily dose of English (even just reading the headlines is a great way to practice and add new vocab)
2) Find some podcasts you like in English, ideally in accents/voice types that are harder for you to understand
3) Read content in areas that are foreign to you (so if you like the arts/entertainment, read the business pages and vice versa)
4) Subscribe to a SAT/GRE word-of-the-day newsletter to increase your academic vocab
5) Find a way to organize your vocab items for regular review
6) Challenge yourself to take in more English-language TV shows, film, music, etc. (only turn on subtitles when absolutely necessary)
7) Talk in English regularly with someone from class (you don't need a native speaker to do this!)
8) Reflect on the goal that you developed at the beginning of the semester and reflect on its progress
9) Complete any assignments from the blog/from your text that you didn't have time to complete during the semester.
10) Look ahead to see what is to come in the textbook next semester and work ahead (esp. if you know you won't have that much time for homework next semester)
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