The first tip: listen to English weather reports

Some teaching tapes deliberately slow down the speaking speed to suit the learning of beginners, which is not enough for English listening training. If you listen to English spoken at a normal speed, beginners will feel powerless. Although the English weather report is fast, the vocabulary is simple and fixed, the content is simple, the possibility of repetition is high, and it can be verified at any time in life. It is a good teaching material for introductory listening.

The second tip: listen to the English broadcast of China Radio International

China Radio International (China Radio International) is 7:00-8:00 every morning and 11:00 noon. --One hour of English program each at 12:00. The content includes a collection of domestic and foreign news clippings and various series of special reports. In addition to domestic announcers who are fluent in English as broadcasters, there are also recorded interviews on a certain topic with foreigners or visitors. The content is extensive, but the vocabulary is relatively simple and the speaking speed is moderate. It can be used to train or improve English listening.

The third tip: Make good use of tapes to practice listening and speaking skills

Some learners are always used to listening to tapes while reading, and use tapes as reading aids, so they cannot read. The purpose of listening training. The tape should focus on training listening and speaking skills. Learners should choose listening tapes that are suitable for their own abilities and should not rush for success to avoid frustration. First, listen to the tape content repeatedly. At first, you only need to grasp the outline. After listening several times, you will understand more and more details. People with poor hearing can read the text first, and then

concentrate on understanding the meaning of each paragraph and sentence. Practicing in this way will help you develop concentration when listening and make your listening skills improve quickly.

The fourth tip: Only by listening to English spoken at a normal speed can you accelerate the progress of listening

Many radio teaching and listening teaching materials are always deliberately slowed down to suit the level of the listener or learner. Speech speed, although this is an understandable workaround, it will also produce some adverse side effects. For example: 1. If you are used to listening to English spoken at a slower speed, it will be difficult for you to adapt to actual interactions with foreigners, and you may even not be able to understand English they speak at a normal speed. 2. When you deliberately slow down your speech, you can usually pronounce every word in a sentence clearly. However, in normal conversation, there will be many phenomena of assimilation, reduction, and liaision. Therefore, listening to English spoken at a normal speed is extremely important for listening and conversation.

The fifth tip: learn original English from the Internet

The Internet is now very developed, and there are many English learning resources on it. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing can all be done on the Internet, and you can repeat it unlimited times until you learn how to do it. However, the resources on the Internet are also mixed, and it is up to you to find the website that is suitable for your study. How to find valuable learning websites is actually not very difficult. There are many websites that collect resources, such as (ESL Harbor). This website contains many original English learning resources, covering almost all aspects of English learning.

The sixth tip: Act out the plot of the movie with friends

In English learning, we often meet up with friends or classmates to talk in English to improve our English conversation skills, but we often feel that our The language is poor and the content discussed is limited. Now you might as well try this method: In conjunction with the "Learning English from TV and Movies" mentioned in the previous section, first select one or more excerpts based on the plot of the movie, choose a character personally, and then try to play the movie after you are familiar with it. The lines are transcribed into words and memorized, and finally they are rehearsed and performed. Regularly doing this kind of exercise is not only beneficial to English conversation and listening, but also a good exercise for grammar and writing.

The seventh tip: Recite English poetry

Fluency in English depends on the correct grasp of rhythm. English is divided into rhythms based on the stress of words and sentences. English poetry is one of the best materials for practicing English rhythm.

For example, Worsworth's famous "The Daffodils": "I wandered lonely as a cloud/That floats on

high o"er vales and hills..." , floating over the valleys and mountains...) is a typical weak and strong rhythm. After you have read it well, you will definitely benefit a lot from it.

Tip 8: Learn English by singing

Singing English songs is more effective than reciting English poems, which can help you practice pronunciation, intonation and rhythm, and can also make you memorize it in a very happy mood. Knowing a lot of words and sentence patterns is really helpful. It is best to choose English songs with beautiful language and regular grammar. You can start with nursery rhymes and then gradually learn to sing the lyrics. Learn to sing along with the tape, and you will be able to memorize it better after you become familiar with it.

Tip 9: Pay special attention to the pronunciations that are not found in Chinese

There are some pronunciations in English that are not found in Chinese, and these are also ours. The most confusing pronunciation for English learners is the pronunciation of "th". When pronouncing this sound, special attention should be paid to the correct mouth shape.

Tip 10: Recite famous speeches and find opportunities to repeat them.

A good speech not only requires beautiful wording but also pays special attention to communication and persuasion. It is the best teaching material for practicing English expression. Learners do not need to recite the speech from beginning to end. Just choose your favorite passage or sentence to memorize. For example: President Kennedy’s famous quote “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” , ask what you can do for your country.) After memorizing many such wise words, it will be a lot of help for speaking and writing.

Tip 11: Use English. Tongue twisters overcome the shortcomings of pronunciation

Tongue twisters often put together sounds that are easily confused or mispronounced. However, because they often appear in the form of songs or rhymes, they will become smoother once you are familiar with them. It sounds good. Therefore, English tongue twisters can be used as an auxiliary teaching material for practicing English pronunciation and conversation. Tip 12: Remember some humorous jokes and be ready to use them at any time

It is human nature to like to listen to jokes at any time in social situations. Adding a few jokes can make the atmosphere lively and make it easier to win friendships. When using English, you can also use jokes to eliminate your discomfort in speaking and enhance your confidence in your English conversation skills. The benefits of jokes go beyond that. More importantly, you can increase your understanding of Western culture and society through humor or simple words or language. Please look at the following two

examples:

1.Teenager: "I"m off to the party."

(Teenager: "I'm going to Attending the party.")

Father: "Well, have a good time."

(Father: "I wish you a happy time.")

Teenager: "Look Dad, don"t tell me what to do!"

(Teenager: "Hey, Dad, don't tell me what to do.")

Satire on the United States Teenagers place too much emphasis on independence and unruly character.

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2.The policeman stopped the driver and said, "I"m your wife fell out your car about one kilometer back."

"Thank godness," said the driver, "I thought I had gone deaf." (The policeman asked the driver to stop the car and said to him: "I'm afraid your wife fell out of your car a kilometer away." "Thank God," the driver said. I thought I was deaf.”) Satirizing the long-tongued American ladies.

Tip 13: When listening to English, repeat it in your mouth when listening to English speeches, and when watching English TV and movies, Listen with your ears and repeat with your mouth. This will not only help you concentrate and improve your understanding of the content, but also imitate the pronunciation and intonation of native speakers. If the sentences are long and complex and difficult to repeat, don't force it. You can start with shorter or simpler sentences. Once you practice more, you will develop a habit.

Another useful practice is sentence-by-sentence interpretation. (Consecutive interpretation). Translating the sentences you hear into Chinese one by one is also a good exercise for listening, correct understanding and response skills.

Tip 14: Practice reading aloud, there are many benefits

English learners often don’t pay much attention to reading aloud. In fact, reading aloud has great benefits! 1. Exercise the pronunciation, intonation and rhythm of English; 2. Make the pronunciation parts of the mouth flexible.

, improve your fluency when speaking English; 3. Increase your ears’ opportunities to listen to English, thereby improving your English listening; 4. Make full use of the four readings: eyes, mouth, ears, and heart—better than when reading silently Remember the textbook you read. We can also say that reading aloud is a basic exercise in conversation. It is difficult for people who have no habit of reading aloud to learn conversation.

Tip 15: Practice reading from the back. Pre-deduction

When practicing reading, we sometimes find it difficult to read a long sentence fluently. For example, President Reagan's second inaugural speech: "So we go forward today, a nation still mighty in." its youth and powerful in its purpose.” (So we are going to move forward today. Our nation is still powerful because of its youth and strong because of its determined purpose.) In this case, we recommend that you start from the last word, Add one word forward at a time. For example: "...purpose", "...it"s purpose", "...in it"s purpose", "powerful in its purpose". This back-to-front approach to reading is designed to help you get the tone right. We know that the rise or fall of intonation is most obvious at the end of a sentence. This practice will help you focus on correct intonation every time you read aloud.

Tip 16: When reading a long sentence, you can pause briefly between "phrases"

Another problem that may arise during reading is sentence fragmentation. Because the sentences are too long to be read in one breath, they are often hurried or discontinuous, and the sentences are read in fragments, which is very unnatural. There are also people who pause randomly in the sentence, or pause in the wrong place, which makes their reading very unsound and pleasant, and the listeners will also feel confused. For example, President Reagan’s second inaugural address: “We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might.” (We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might.)

) must not be read as "We/must/do what/we/know/is right,/and do/it with all/out might."

There is a short pause in the long sentence to adjust the breathing , this is a natural phenomenon, but the pause must be just right. Usually in: 1. Places with punctuation marks; 2. Between phrases or thought units. Phrases, clauses, and other units of thought must each be a unit, but there may be brief pauses between them. For example: "We

must do/what we know is right,/and do it/with all your might. (The slash is where you can pause).

No. Seventeen Tips: Read for Interest

The study method of "Hanchuang" is not only boring, but also often ineffective. If you read for interest or even "entertainment", it will be interesting and productive. Progress invisibly. For example: People who like jazz will read English books and periodicals about jazz much more efficiently than reading English textbooks. Similarly, people who like cars will read English books and periodicals about cars. People who like cooking can read English books and periodicals about cars, which can not only satisfy their hobbies, but also improve their English skills.

If you have no special interest, you might as well read stories, novels, especially detectives. Novels can make people concentrate more and have a sense of cohesion. This can be regarded as a pleasant learning method.

Tip 18: Intensive reading and extensive reading in parallel

Teaching materials for intensive reading. Don’t be greedy for too much. It’s better to choose short and concise articles, understand all the vocabulary, grammatical structure, etc., then read them aloud, recite them, and finally write them silently several times.

It is better to have one that can take care of both. The method of intensive reading and extensive reading is to select some of the most beautiful and easy-to-read sentences from the read-back materials and read them intensively. It is also helpful to use the memorized and dictated paragraphs and sentences in conversation or writing. To understand and remember them.

Tip 19: Read English newspapers and magazines

The latest news published in newspapers and magazines uses the most modern and practical vocabulary. Frequently reading English newspapers and magazines can quickly improve your English skills through daily life and practical learning.

The most common English newspapers in China are China Daily and 21st Century English. ). If you read newspapers with the purpose of increasing your vocabulary and improving your English reading skills, it is best to read every column and page of the newspaper, including the news.

, editorials and even advertisements, etc. It is worth mentioning that English comic strips published in newspapers can not only cultivate your sense of humor, but also allow you to understand a country's cultural and social information in English. Those who are less advanced can read the Chinese newspaper of the day before reading the English newspaper, which is very helpful for understanding the English newspaper. If you need more English magazines and newspapers, you can go to the "magazine" inside. A very comprehensive introduction to newspapers and magazines in English-speaking countries.

Tip 20: Forget the dictionary for a while

When we read English novels or newspapers, we will inevitably encounter some new words. Stopping to look up a dictionary can be very frustrating and take away the interest in reading. We therefore recommend that you forget about dictionaries for a while.

First of all, the readings you choose should be comparable to your English level and interesting to you. Just flip through a few pages and browse. If you can understand more than 80% of each page, you can conclude that this book is suitable for you.

Secondly, when you encounter new words while reading, don’t rush to look them up in the dictionary. Contact the context first and guess what, that's enough. After reading it from beginning to end, then look up the dictionary and study it in depth.

When reading this kind of books, the most important thing is to read more and read quickly.

Classmates or friends may wish to borrow books from each other to save money and develop the habit of reading quickly.

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