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Hong Kong SAR China flagCynthia Poon
My way of learning English Sometimes people love to encourage others by saying “your English/Mandarin/Japanese is good.” Clearly, no one hates or resists applause and being thrilled to hear it. However, I believe learning a language is a life-long process. No one can easily praise himself/herself being excellent. The more you have come across to, the more unknown you found unfamiliar with. I fall right in this circumstance. We have been learning English in Hong Kong since being at kindergarten starting gradually from alphabet, vocabularies and grammar. Learning English was a torture for me when I was in primary and secondary school. Grammar was definitely the most miserable part of learning. I used to think why on earth I should learn grammar. They are nothing but boredom. However, I regret not having studied hard. My English foundation turns out being thin and not concrete. I am trying to figure out what measures I could take to sharpen and consolidate my English. First, I bought a grammar book believing it is useful to strengthen the foundation as well as clear my unfamiliarity to grammar. I am increasingly fond of delving into it. Second, I have started to read BBC news every day and other periodicals regularly, like Time. Reading time is a challenge for me because content cannot easily be comprehensible. I understand it by re-reading few times or sometimes I get nothing sadly. Third, I try to get myself exposed to English every day by carrying out regular habits, such as reading and listening to BBC radio. I wish to habituate writing an article every day and seek someone’s advice, comment and correction. I aim at speaking and writing like a native speaker someday, despite sounding challenging and ambitious to me. I believe in practice makes perfect. People are magically good at turning uncertainty or impossibility to reality. The more time and efforts you have devoted to your goal, the more you will be paid off. Passion for something accelerates process and multiplies results.

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My Way of Learning English

Sometimes people we love to encourage others by saying “your English/Mandarin/Japanese is good.” Clearly, no one hates or resists applause flattery and being be thrilled to upon hearing such things it. However, I believe learning a language is a life-long process. No one will think of oneself as can easily praise himself/herself being excellent. The more you hear have come across to, the more I become uneasy. unknown you found unfamiliar with. I fall right in this circumstance. 最後哩句太囉嗦.


We I have been learning English in Hong Kong since being at kindergarten which  starting gradually from the alphabet, vocabulary 只有一種詞彙 and grammar are my constant companions! 有趣些. Learning English was a torture for me when I was in primary and secondary schools. Grammar was definitely the most miserable part of it learning. I used to think, "Why on earth I should be learning grammar! They are nothing but a boredom." However, Now I regret not having studied harder. My English foundation is weak and shaky turns out being thin and not concrete.

I am trying to figuring out what measures I could can take to sharpen hone and consolidate improve my English. . First, I bought a grammar book, believing it is useful to strengthen the my English foundation as well as and to clear up things my unfamiliarity to on grammar. I am find myself increasingly fond of delving into reading it. Then Second, I have started to read BBC news every day and other periodicals regularly, like Time.  Reading time is a challenge for me because the contents are cannot easily understood 明白 be comprehensible [領悟]. I understand it by have to re-reading a few times before I get it andor sometimes -  I get sadly, nothing at allsadly. Finally Third, I try to get myself exposed to English the language every day by carrying out regular habits, such as reading and listening to the BBC; radio and making these actions a daily habit. Also I wish to habituate would like to write writing an article every day each day and seek hopefully get someone’s advice, comments and corrections. Just send me the link of the essay. I will do my best to help.  孺子可教 :)

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I am aiming too to be able to at speaking and writing write like a [educated] native speakers 未必 每个可以写好文章someday, despite sounding even though it is a challenged for me and perhaps, too ambitious sounding. I believe in "practice makes perfect". People are magically We are good at turning uncertainty or impossibility into reality. The more time and efforts you have one is devoted to your one's goal, the more dividends one getsyou will be paid off. With passion, for something everything accelerates; not to mention the joy in the process and multiplies results.

 

I totally agree with you. Formal writing is different from the way we converse in emails. In daily use, your English is good and all native speakers can understand without problem. However, your formal English writing needs plenty of work. You understand the phraseology but don't know how to express it well. I don't mince words. I don't flatter. I can be very blunt. 嚴師出高徒. So don't get disheartened. If you study the corrections AND ask questions when you don't understand, trememdous improvement within a year! Until then, see you in your next essay :)

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