i'm a chinese girl !so glad to meet you!
By ningfang457
@ningfang457 (10)
China
August 10, 2007 3:11pm CST
i'm from china ,a country which will held 2008 olympicgames, i want to learn a better english to prepare for this!but i'am so poor in english!and often make grammar mistakes!!!i do not know how to do!! can you help me ?
4 responses
@whitewolf777 (2)
• United States
10 Aug 07
Hello ningfang457, It is nice to meet you as well.
From reading your question it seems to me that you speak better english than you realize, but if you wish to improve the best way would be to practice, chatting online will help but the best things you can do to improve would be to find others around you that speak english and talk to them as much as possible, or, there are also a number of different language courses available (such as Berlotz(?) and Rosetta stone) that will help you as well.
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@1qazxsw2 (512)
• Singapore
19 Aug 07
Dear Ningfang
English is a language that requires lots of practice.
1)Practice writing
2)Practice reading
3)Practice speaking
Read simple story books(for elementary or junior high school) to begin with.Complete 1 English story book (200 more pages) per week.
Read out loud.
Write in myLot all the time in proper ENGLISH. Do not use short forms and improper punctuations. You will not improve. Don't forget to ask for help to correct your mistakes..such as your above statement.."I'm from China, the country which will hold the 2008 Olympic Games. I want to improve my English to prepare for this!But I'm poor in English etc....".
To practice speaking..you need to speak to someone whom you know is a good English speaker eg.a native English Teacher or a return student from abroad who has mastered English.
Good Luck.
@ningfang457 (10)
• China
30 May 08
Thank you for your detailed advise !! I got a lot from your advise.but what you suggest can be impossible for me .people around me are talking in chinese,we don't have such atmosphere to practice english .
if you don't mind ,can we make a friend ?
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
31 May 08
You have a desire to improve your command of English and I can see that you will keep on improving. One of the ways to do this is to keep on writing and speak English whenever there is a chance to do so. Mylot discussions are a good way to improve on your English.
@jainaewen (170)
• Philippines
10 Aug 07
hi ningfang, im a filipina but i know how to speak english by reading english books and chatting also by voice chat that helps alot.try it