The Four Language Skills

When we learn a language, there are four skills that we need for complete communication. When we learn our native language, we usually learn to listen first, then to speak, then to read, and finally to write. These are called the four "language skills":

1. Listening
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4. Writing

1. Listening

How can you hear English when you're not in an English-speaking country? Fortunately, there are many ways of hearing English in almost all countries of the world.

2. Speaking

Speaking to yourself can be "dangerous" because men in white coats may come and take you away!! That is why you should make every effort possible to find somebody to speak with. Practice is important!

3. Reading

Reading is a receptive skill - through it we receive information. But the complex process of reading also requires the skill of speaking, so that we can pronounce the words that we read. In this sense, reading is also a productive skill in that we are both receiving information and transmitting it (even if only to ourselves).

4. Writing

Now you are ready to write. It's different from Reading. Here you need to focus on paper. Every word and punctuation can change the meaning.

Source : http://www.englishclub.com