Hello Charles Briana Andrew Claire Oshiro and all, Thank you,Briana and Andrew both for giving Charles such satisfactory replies for me while I was away!;)
Charles,'to brag' means 'to talk too proudly about something.'LOL Claire was pulling your leg! No worries,mate! As far as I'm concerned,a genius is a genius! No need to feel ashamed of it,right?LOL Great week ahead of us all! Pln On Aug 22, 5:04 am, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow alawton,nice writing > > thanks.I read it words by words. > > So,how long have you studied English?Is there any other professional > field you was in besides English? > > > > On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 2:28 AM, alawton<[email protected]> wrote: > > > A lot of people ask if it is possible to learn English without having > > to live in an English speaking country. It is hard and it takes > > motivation and effort, but it is possible. You sound like you are > > overwhelmed with the process. It takes time! Below are the steps one > > must take to accomplish this goal. > > > First, take the standard English I and II classes to be introduced to > > the grammar and vocabulary. This is just a starting point. Ask anyone > > who has completed these two classes if they are fluent. It doesn’t > > happen that quickly, but it is a good start. Take the classes for what > > they are, ask as many questions as you can during the semester and > > don’t be hard on yourself. Nobody remembers all of the vocabulary and > > grammar at first. It even takes little kids living in a new country > > over a year to really speak fluently. > > > Next, watch as much TV in English as you can. Hearing the language > > while seeing what is happening is a great tool and mirrors what kids > > do when they are learning. You will hear words on the TV that you have > > covered in class and they will start to stick. Just memorizing the > > words you are given in the textbook is a tough way to learn. Being > > exposed to English vocabulary and then hearing it in a real > > conversation is how it sinks in. Watching the actor’s mannerisms and > > actions as they say the words is a great exercise. The main thing on > > this, especially for the first few months, is to realize that you are > > not going to understand a lot of it. If you can relax and just go with > > it you will retain a lot more. Don´t try to analyze every single > > sentence. Save that for when you are reading in English. Besides > > watching TV watch your favorite DVDs with the English subtitles on. > > Watch the movies you´ve seen a bunch of times. Since you already know > > what the lines are going to be in English you can concentrate on how > > it is said in English. > > > Another integral step is to get yourself in situations where you can > > speak in English with natives. With the amount of English speaking > > immigrants in the US this can be done from pretty much any town. > > Restaurants tend to have a lot of English speaking immigrant workers. > > As a waiter you can befriend a English speaking employee and practice > > all you want. Non profit groups are always looking for ESL teachers to > > teach Basic English classes. These classes will have plenty of native > > English speakers. Community colleges offer non credit conversational > > English classes where you will find others that want to practice. If > > none of these suggestions are available or if you can´t get to these > > locations the internet has plenty of opportunities too. Type in > > English/English chat room in your browser and you will see a bunch of > > sites that have chat rooms for people to practice their English with > > native speakers. Through Skype you can practice/speak with a native > > speaker live and actually see them. > > > Lastly, read in English as much as you can. Make sure to vary the > > genres that you are reading. Read the newspaper, but also read novels > > and even instruction manuals in English. Covering these different > > types of readings you will be exposed to all kinds of vocabulary and > > grammar and even culture in English. When you are reading is the time > > you can go slowly and concentrate on the grammar. Think about why > > things are written the way they are grammatically. Look up unknown > > words and grammar rules when you need to. Eventually you can power > > through a novel. Pick a novel that would be considered “light > > reading”. Don’t go for the classics or for intellectually challenging > > books right away. You will have to look up a lot of words no matter > > what book you read. That’s OK. When you finish read it again. You > > will be amazed at how many words you remember from having looked them > > up. > > > Relax and don’t be hard on yourself. Languages take a while to learn. > > Practice, repetition and time are what are needed to really learn a > > language. You will eventually pick it up. Keep a positive attitude > > and have fun. > > > On Aug 21, 7:42 am, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi briana, > > >> Thanks for your advice. > >> It's heart warming > > >> There's just some life goal problem. > >> Actually,it's a problem for bunch of Chinese college boys. > >> What are you doing now,for living? > > >> As I can recall,I didn't see you self-introduction before. > >> How old are you?Where are you from?What's your major?... > > >> nice to meet you > >> good days to you and all > >> Charles > > >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:01 AM, briana moore<[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >> > Hi Charles, > > >> > It is important to strike a balance between studies and sports. Studying > >> > books, writing drills, listening to audio lessons and actual > >> > conversation, > >> > all are equally important. > > >> > It is important to keep oneself motivated and focused towards the goal. > > >> > I agree that it is not intelligent to think too much. We think only > >> > because > >> > of lack of concentration. You can do all the thinking once you attain > >> > your > >> > goals and taste sucess. :) > > >> > Good day! > >> > briana- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
