Teaching Chinese Students 外教谈英语学习(5)

Students often say to me that they would like to improve the level of their English—what can they do on their own? Reading a bilingual magazine is obviously one answer! Some of these suggestions are helpful to some students. Read the English language newspapers and concentrate on the pages that really interest you—sports or fashion or the stock market if you like. If your family doesn’t want to watch English language TV, see if you can have a small set in your bedroom.

中英对照杂志有助益

中英对照杂志有助益 学生也常常向我表达他们有心增进英文程度的愿望，但自己却不知从何着手？显然，我最现成的答复是，定期阅读中英对照的杂志！另有一些建议对某些人也很有帮助，象看英文报纸，专选自己真正有兴趣的部分精读：运动、时装或者是股市，只要你喜欢的就看。 假如你的家人不要看英语电视节目，看看你能否自行买一台小型的摆在自己的卧房。

Use English

You do need to use English with speakers who are not teachers of English. This isn't easy, since everyone feels constrained speaking English with friends with whom it would be natural to use a shared mother tongue. Joining an English Club is a good idea and joining a club with an international membership (where English is in use at least some of the time) is, for many people, even better. If nothing like this is accessible, you might consider what would be involved in getting something going.

活用英文乐趣多

活用英文乐趣多 你需要常常和英语教师以外的人士用英语交谈。这当然很不容易，因为与母语相同的人自由交谈时，彼此若用英语交谈总会觉得很不自在。亦可参加英语俱乐部或国际会员的俱乐部（至少有时使用英语沟通），这样对很多人而言更有益。如果没有合适的社团可加入，也不妨考虑任何足以提高英语能力的机会。

What I say in answer to questions, is, as you see, what I have learned and I am still learning. This is natural enough, given that the study of a language is a collaborative effort between teachers and students. Success in it, it seems to me, is conditional on avoiding not boredom but discouragement, of setting goals that matter to you and targets that are attainable, of realistic