My problems about learning English
Though in China nowadays, every young takes English lessons for about 7 years at least, not everyone can speak out fluent English, or write down a beautiful article.
As for me, the slang and phrase verbs are definitely too hard.
It's easy to make me understood by Americans (Thanks for your mercy, my kind friends), but I can hardly catch the spoken expressions in TV dramas or daily talking.
And the vocabulary which shows one's good education background is my direction. Since my words are so limited, that when I am typing here, I can only use the most simple words.
Besides, foreigners cannot understand what I say because of the chinese way of thinking. That really make me upset.
Anyone willing to help me?^-^
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My problems with learning English
Though in China nowadays, every young person takes English lessons for about 7 years at least, not everyone can speak out fluent English, or write down a beautiful article.As for me, the slang and phrase verbs are definitely too hard.
It's easy to make me understood by Americans (Thanks for your mercy, my kind friends), but I can hardly catch the spoken expressions in TV dramas or daily talking.
And the vocabulary which shows one's good educational background is my direction. Since my words are so limited, that when I am typing here, I can only use the simplest words.
Besides, foreigners cannot understand what I say because of the Chinese way of thinking. That really makes me upset.
Anyone willing to help me?^-^
Hello! The one question I have about the post itself is what you meant by "direction." "Direction" is like where someone is going. A "goal" would be where you want to be. I think your goal would be having a larger vocabulary.
For that, watching English TV with subtitles, listening to music in English, and reading simple books in English would be a great way to both expand your vocabulary and learn to understand American (or British, or Australian) slang. Talking to people fluent in English on places like italki is a good idea too, to better understand how to express yourself and how you think and how other people are expressing themselves too :)
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Thanks a lot for your advice. It should be quite useful. And I have learned a lot of phrases in your comment, such as walk down the street(instead of walk along I used to think), write a note to yourself, work out. Really thank you!
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Have you tried watching TV shows with subtitles? I think that can be helpful. And if there is a phrase you don't understand, pause the TV, find the phrase and write it down. Then you can ask a teacher or friend later to explain.
I am learning Chinese and I can definitely see the different way of thinking.
One thing to do is to watch as much English TV as possible. Try and get into their mindset.
Also, try to think in English as much as possible in your everyday life. When you are walking down the street, think in English. When you are planning what you will do tomorrow, think in English. When you are writing a note to yourself reminding you to do some shopping, write it in English. Eventually your brain will get used to English .
Thirdly, if you have an English/American etc friend this will help you! You should speak to them. Plan conversations with them in your head (in English), use them as a resource for working out why we say certain phrases and idioms.
Lastly, read English books as well. That will help you see things written down. You don't need to read classics. Modern books will be better for modern day English phrases and sayings!
Good luck! I hope I helped!
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