Aseveryoneknows,Englishisveryimportanttoday.Ithasbeenusedeverywhereintheworld.IthasbecomethemostcommonlanguageonInternetandforinternationaltrade.IfwecanspeakEnglishwell,wewillhavemorechancetosucceed.Becausemoreandmorepeoplehavetakennoticeofit,thenumberofthepeoplewhogotolearnEnglishhasincreasedatahighspeed.
Butformyself,IlearnEnglishnotonlybecauseofitsimportanceanditsusefulness,butalsobecauseofmyloveforit.WhenIlearnEnglish,Icanfeeladifferentwayofthinkingwhichgivesmemoreroomtotouchtheworld.WhenIreadEnglishnovels,Icanfeelthepleasurefromthebookwhichisdifferentfromreadingthetranslation.WhenIspeakEnglish,Icanfeeltheconfidentfrommywords.WhenIwriteEnglish,IcanseethebeautywhichisnotthesameasourChinese...
IloveEnglish,itgivesmeacolorfuldream.IhopeIcantravelaroundtheworldoneday.WithmygoodEnglish,Icanmakefriendswithmanypeoplefromdifferentcontries.Icanseemanyplacesofgreatintrests.IdreamthatIcangotoLondon,becauseitisthebirthplaceofEnglish.
IalsowanttousemygoodEnglishtointroduceourgreatplacestotheEnglishspokenpeople,Ihopethattheycanloveourcountrylikeus.
Iknow,Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Ibelievethataftercontinuoushardstudy,onedayIcanspeakEnglishverywell.
Ifyouwanttobeloved,youshouldlearntoloveandbelovable.SoIbelieveasIloveEnglisheveryday,itwilllovemetoo.
IamsurethatIwillrealizemydreamoneday!
Thankyou!
HowToLearnEnglish!
HerearesometipswhichmayhelpyoutomastertheEnglishLanguage!
SpeakwithoutFear
Thebiggestproblemmostpeoplefaceinlearninganewlanguageistheirownfear.Theyworrythattheywon’tsaythingscorrectlyorthattheywilllookstupidsotheydon’ttalkatall.Don’tdothis.Thefastestwaytolearnanythingistodoit–againandagainuntilyougetitright.Likeanything,learningEnglishrequirespractice.Don’tletalittlefearstopyoufromgettingwhatyouwant.
UseallofyourResources
EvenifyoustudyEnglishatalanguageschoolitdoesn’tmeanyoucan’tlearnoutsideofclass.Usingasmanydifferentsources,methodsandtoolsaspossible,willallowyoutolearnfaster.TherearemanydifferentwaysyoucanimproveyourEnglish,sodon’tlimityourselftoonlyoneortwo.Theinternetisafantasticresourceforvirtuallyanything,butforthelanguagelearnerit'sperfect.
SurroundYourselfwithEnglish
TheabsolutebestwaytolearnEnglishistosurroundyourselfwithit.TakenotesinEnglish,putEnglishbooksaroundyourroom,listentoEnglishlanguageradiobroadcasts,watchEnglishnews,moviesandtelevision.SpeakEnglishwithyourfriendswheneveryoucan.ThemoreEnglishmaterialthatyouhavearoundyou,thefasteryouwilllearnandthemorelikelyitisthatyouwillbegin“thinkinginEnglish.”.
ListentoNativeSpeakersasMuchasPossible
TherearesomegoodEnglishteachersthathavehadtolearnEnglishasasecondlanguagebeforetheycouldteachit.However,thereareseveralreasonswhymanyofthebestschoolsprefertohirenativeEnglishspeakers.OneofthereasonsisthatnativespeakershaveanaturalflowtotheirspeechthatstudentsofEnglishshouldtrytoimitate.ThecloserESL/EFLstudentscangettothisrhythmorflow,themoreconvincingandcomfortabletheywillbecome.
WatchEnglishFilmsandTelevision
Thisisnotonlyafunwaytolearnbutitisalsoveryeffective.BywatchingEnglishfilms(especiallythosewithEnglishsubtitles)youcanexpandyourvocabularyandheartheflowofspeechfromtheactors.Ifyoulistentothenewsyoucanalsoheardifferentaccents.
ListentoEnglishMusic
MusiccanbeaveryeffectivemethodoflearningEnglish.Infact,itisoftenusedasawayofimprovingcomprehension.Thebestwaytolearnthough,istogetthelyrics(words)tothesongsyouarelisteningtoandtrytoreadthemastheartistsings.Thereareseveralgoodinternetsiteswhereonecanfindthewordsformostsongs.Thiswayyoucanpracticeyourlisteningandreadingatthesametime.Andifyouliketosing,fine.
StudyAsOftenAsPossible!
Onlybystudyingthingslikegrammarandvocabularyanddoingexercises,canyoureallyimproveyourknowledgeofanylanguage.
DoExercisesandTakeTests
Manypeoplethinkthatexercisesandtestsaren'tmuchfun.However,bycompletingexercisesandtakingtestsyoucanreallyimproveyourEnglish.Oneofthebestreasonsfordoinglotsofexercisesandtestsisthattheygiveyouabenchmarktocompareyourfutureresultswith.Often,itisbycomparingyourscoreonatestyoutookyesterdaywithoneyoutookamonthorsixmonthsagothatyourealizejusthowmuchyouhavelearned.Ifyounevertestyourself,youwillneverknowhowmuchyouareprogressing.Startnowbydoingsomeofthemanyexercisesandtestsonthissite,andreturninafewdaystoseewhatyou'velearned.KeepdoingthisandyoureallywillmakesomeprogresswithEnglish.
RecordYourself
Nobodylikestoheartheirownvoiceontapebutliketests,itisgoodtocompareyourtapesfromtimetotime.Youmaybesoimpressedwiththeprogressyouaremakingthatyoumaynotmindthesoundofyourvoiceasmuch.
ListentoEnglish
Bythis,wemean,speakonthephoneorlistentoradiobroadcasts,audiobooksorCDsinEnglish.Thisisdifferentthanwatchingthetelevisionorfilmsbecauseyoucan’tseethepersonthatisspeakingtoyou.ManylearnersofEnglishsaythatspeakingonthephoneisoneofthemostdifficultthingsthattheydoandtheonlywaytoimproveistopractice.
Finally
Havefun!