Here Relay,.!!!

Everyone shares his/her experience of learning English so that others can learn from us. Are you ready to take the relay?

It's a long story to tell you my experience of learning English. We began to meet English alphabets in Grade 6, not like today's children who have already been learning English since kindergarten or at least in Grade 3. I got a crush on this foreign language at once. As an old saying goes :"Interest is the best teacher." When I was a student (from primary school to university), I consciously recited vocabulary, learned grammar, made sentences, wrote passage, read books as much as I could. Of course, I also had some upset time while learning those materials which were not my type, like technology, engineering... What did I do if I didn't like them? Easy! I never forced myself to accept anything I hate. So I put them down and went to do something interesting, like listening to music, watching movies, chatting with foreign friends. In progress, I had already changed my point of view and thinking process. When I looked back what I had hated, they were not snort anymore! Then I could get them done with a relaxing mood.

Some of my friends find it easy to forget vocabulary they learn the other day. So do I! You never remember it without using it frequently. Thus, better consult a dictionary when you meet new words and see other meanings and usage. Then make your own sentences from time to time. Another way to take new words in mind is reading passage. There will be some explanations behind the passage, and you can easily remember new words through context.

For me, reading contributed a lot to my learning skills of other aspects. Imagine, if you’re reading, you’ll meet new words, learn grammar, think in an English way, and write in the similar pattern. So I strongly recommend learning from reading! When reading in English, you’re not only reading English words, but also getting massages from it. Just like you’re reading a Chinese newspaper, you can get a lot of information out of it, but now you’re changing your reading way in English.

Listening and dictation are my weaknesses. I’m finding flexible ways to improve them. I’ve been trying English songs and movies, audio and video files. And I know practice and patience are the key to success. Maybe my mind jumps too fast? Why are they still my weaknesses? To achieve my goal, I turned to some of my friends. Hope you enjoy it.