Here are a number of English learning tips to help you improve your English. Choose a few of them to get started today!
Ask yourself weekly: What do I want to learn this week?
Asking yourself this question every week will help you stop and think for a moment about what is most important to you. It is easy to focus only on the current unit, grammar exercise, etc. If you take a moment to stop to make a careful plan for each week, you will notice the progress you are making and, in turn, become more inspired by how quickly you are learning English! You will be surprised at how this feeling of success will motivate you to learn even more English.
Quickly review important new information shortly before going to bed.
Research has shown that our brains process information that is fresh in our brains while we sleep. By shortly (this means very quickly -- just a glance at what you are working on at the moment) going over some exercise, reading, etc. before you go to sleep, your brain will work away on this information while you sleep!
While doing exercises and alone at home or in your room, speak English aloud.
Connect the muscles（肌肉）of your face to the information in your head. Just as understanding the basics of tennis does not make you a great tennis player, understanding grammar rules does not mean you can automatically speak English well. You need to practice the act of speaking often. Speaking by yourself at home and reading the exercises you are doing will help connect your brain to your facial muscles and improve pronunciation and make your knowledge active.
Do five to ten minutes of listening at least four times a week.
In the past, I decided I needed to get fit and went jogging -- usually three or four miles. Well, after not having done anything for many months, those three or four miles really hurt! Needless to say, I did not go jogging for another few months!
Learning to understand spoken English well is very similar. If you decide that you are going to work hard and listen for two hours, chances are that you will not do extra listening exercises any time soon. If, on the other hand, you start off slowly and listen on a regular basis (five to ten minutes at least four times a week), it will be easier to develop the habit of listening to English.
Look for situations in which you must speak, read, and listen to English.
This is probably the most important tip. Learning English in a classroom is important, but putting your English knowledge into practice in real situations will improve your fluency in speaking English. If you do not know of any “real life” situation, create new ones for yourself by using the Internet to listen to news, write English responses in forums, exchange emails in English with email pals, etc.
1.on Learning English
Making a weekly 2. | ※By this means you will find it a great 3. to see how much you have 4. your English by the end of the week. |
Reviewing before going to bed | ※ While 5., you still process information in your mind. |
Speaking as much as possible | ※The muscles of your face havea 6. with what you have learned, for practice makes 7.. |
Listening more often | ※ Starting off slowly and listening 8. will help (five to ten minutes at least four times a week rather than once two hours a week), for one meal won’t make a fat man. |
9.Englishin real situations | ※Catching every 10. to put what you have learned into practice is a good idea. |
Generally speaking, when you have returned home from a foreign country, you’ll notice yourself doing things a little 1.(different). Maybe you’ll start riding your bike to the supermarket rather than driving a car. You’ll begin to dance 2. a different rhythm (节奏) because it’s the only way 3. makes sense to you. One day your heart will start missing those far-away sights, sounds and smells that you 4. (leave) behind--- the humidity (湿润) of a rainforest after a downpour, the heavenly smell of food at the street market and the orchestra (交响乐) of monkeys, birds and other wild things outside your window at night, 5. sent you to sleep. Life has forever changed, and the 6.(explain) is simple: you’ve left a little piece of your heart behind that you’ll never get back. Your newfound sense of 7. (free) will have you search the Internet 8. the best deals on flights to find the last undiscovered paradise (天堂) besides 9.( challenge) the old version of yourself with new interests, pastimes, foods and ways of understanding the world around you. It’s not a matter of whether you’ll start another adventure, 10. when.
1.As soon as he entered the tall building, he heard a sharp cry coming out of it.
__________ __________ the tall building, he heard a sharp cry coming out of it.
2.We insisted that the Browns should use our car, but they refused.
We __________ _________ lending the Browns our car, but they refused.
3.The average age of Senior 1 students in our school is about fifteen.
___________ ___________, the age of Senior 1 students in our school is about fifteen.
4.Students are not allowed to enter the examination room with mobile phones.
Students are ___________ ___________ entering the examination room with mobile phones.
5.I’ve been doing exercise regularly for a long time, but I’m still the same weight.
I’ve been ___________ ___________ regularly for a long time, but I’m still the same weight.
1.The head teacher asked the monitor to keep him _________(inform) of everything about the class in time.
2.I’m afraid you have to tolerate __________ (work) with such a geek, who has really unusual and odd personality.
3.Unless ________(talk) to, I won’t make a single conversation with her any more.
4.A leather bag __________(contain) books from the late 1920s has been found in a Hereford school cupboard, which arouse people’s great curiosity.
5.You won’t be able to make great progress in English unless better use ___________ (make) of your spare time.
6.Mr. Black is a person fond of ___________(praise).
7.__________ (follow) my advice and I am sure you will improve your handwriting in no time.
8.With the guide___________(lead) the way,we got out of the forest without any difficulty.
9.Who would you like to have __________(repair) your laptop?
10.He stopped at the crossroads as if _________(see) which direction he should turn to.
1.If you're not s_____________ with the life you're living, don't just complain. Do something to change it.
2.My parents both agree that living in the school dormitory will make me more i___________.
3.The students return in September for the start of the new a__________ year.
4.Among all the great works of English L__________, which one is your favorite?
5.Success is a result of preparation, hard work and learning from f ___________.
6.The headmaster will not tolerate any bad ___________ （行为，举止） in class.
7.I went to a career counselor for __________（指导，引导）on how to start my career search.
8.Our English teacher is a sports fan and every time we see him, he seems ___________（精力充沛的）.
9._____________ (误解) others produces fear and hate. I think effective communication skills can solve it.
10.As we all know, eating __________（适当地）and exercising regularly will help us lose weight, keep fit and feel great.
3:00 pm It’s Friday. Alice comes home from high school to her mother who greets her at the door. She puts her backpack on her bedroom floor. She sees that she got a text from her friend, and hurriedly texts back before getting a head start on her homework.
4:15 pmAlice takes a moon cake from the kitchen that her mother has set aside for her. Her mother sits her down in the dining room to ask about Alice’s day. Alice tells her mother in Chinese about her math test that morning. She fails to tell her about her history class on women’s rights and her modern art class, because she knows it would make her mother uncomfortable.
6:30 pm Alice tells her mother in rapid Chinese that she’s done her homework and mentions that there is a mandatory(强制的) school function that night which she will have to attend. She asks her if she can go over to a friend’s house to study in the meantime. Her mother refuses because she has arranged for a tutor to come over.
7:00 pm Alice puts on a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, because she knows her mother would approve, but secretly packs a crop top(露脐装) and shorts. She empties her backpack of books and puts in her change of clothes.
7:45 pm Alice’s mother drives her to the school and drops her off. She tells Alice that she’ll pick her up when the function is over. The girl tells her mother that she will call.
8:00 pm Alice finds her friend. She changes to English and tells her that she’ll be right back. She goes into the bathroom and changes into the clothes that she brought. She now looks like all the other kids at the dance. She deeply loves her mother and hates lying to her, but she knows that is the only way she’ll understand. Avoiding the issue entirely by just “slipping out” is the only way she feels she can maintain her loving relationship at home, but still fit in with her schoolmates, who are themselves doing something that is supported by their parents.
In today’s world, scenarios (情况) like this one are more than frequent. They’re everywhere. Being born or living in a different country than the country your parents grew up in has become more and more regular. In the U.S. where the word “immigration” (移民) is often on people’s lips, nearly one-quarter of the 70.9 million children and adolescents under 17 in 2009 had at least one immigrant parent. The untold story of immigration is the stress put on the adolescents who need to live in two different worlds at the same time.
In the home, these teenagers are brought up within the traditional culture of their parents. They eat sushi, andxiao long bao, but even more than that, they’re brought up with the ideas and values of their parents’ cultures. Even the most independent teenager is influenced by his or her parents. However, as soon as these teenagers leave their houses, these values and expectations begin to lose their meaning. Instead of it being something that unites them with others, these traditional principles create cultural boundaries between teenagers. Seeing this and desperately wanting to connect with others, teenagers cast off(抛弃)their identities and roles in the home and put on a new culture and set of values.
These teenagers change themselves many times a day to adapt to these different worlds. Of course this isn’t something that they necessarily have to do. But following what their parents want and what their friends expect gives them the ability to feel accepted both in their home and in their school. In most cases, these teenagers are not pretending to be something they’re not. Rather, they are simply willing to play double roles in the drama of their life, adding an extra layer of stress to their teenage years.
1.What does Alice probably do between 3:00 pm and 4:15 pm?
A. She keeps texting her friend. B. She prepares for supper.
C. She does her homework. D. She tidies her bedroom.
2.What can be inferred (推断) from Alice’s story?
A. Her social life is limited by her mother.
B. She is forbidden to speak Chinese at school.
C. Her mother is interested in history and art.
D. Her mother doesn’t seem to care much about her studies.
3.By “slipping out” in Paragraph 6, the author probably means Alice ________.
A. tells her mother she’ll go over to her friend’s home
B. goes to dance at the school party with other kids
C. fails to tell her mother what she’ll truly do
D. wears a long-sleeved shirt and jeans
4.According to the passage, what do you think of the life of teenagers from immigrant families?
A. Colorful. B. Embarrassing. C. Traditional. D. Independent.
5.The last paragraph implies (暗示) that teenagers from immigrant families ________.
A. have their own ways to cope with stress
B. are fairly glad to learn different cultures
C. feel rather satisfied with their social activities
D. want to be accepted by the people around them
