Thursday, 26 July 2012

my first four weeks

During these four weeks here, what bothers me most is, I found it`s really difficult to listen the native English speaker`s words, though I`ve made more progress than four weeks ago, it still is a big obstacle.
The class has made it clear why listening is so difficult. The answer relies on a couple of point:

1.      New vocabulary: some daily new words usually act crazy role in conversation, but I did have no idea at all, e.g. detergent, if I don’t know it, it will be really hard to understand my hostess` mean when she ask me something about washing cloth;
2.      Phrasal verb and idiom: some words are often used by me, unfortunately I don’t know the different use in another order, e.g. put up with so that sometimes I listen a sentence clear without understanding its meaning.
3.      Pronunciation: as soon as I chat with my Canadian friends, I come to realise how odd my performance is, this is not easy to correct, but I have to. Besides pronunciation, I should also pay more attention for these points: stress, rhythm, link between words as well as sentences.
4.      Grammar: tense, plural or singular number, both of them are not easy to master.

Anyway, I have to try my best to make good when I listen as soon as possible, otherwise I would not keep pace with the regular course in September.  

The summer conversation had given me some good tips to my listening. Such as, watching movie,  learning popular English songs, acting some small drama, communication with others in English, especially I find out some new technology resource in internet, I mean, some website pretty suite me to self-study.  
In my opinion, no matter what you study and how difficult it is, as long as you can determine two things, it will be done.
No.1, make sure your direction which is fit for you;
No.2,  chose the best method which is fit for you.
Anything else? Of course, insist on doing, to repeat it over and over again, never give up, then, one day, I will deserve my success, I am sure.

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