ella

---many people believe that one can only learn english well by being with foreigners or native speakers.but china is a very big country,which means that  not every student  has the chance to  meet foreigners . would it be possable for,you know, the chinese students to learn english totally  on their own?
---well absolutely. this is probably the biggest mis-conception that most students have.in fact they think they need to speak to foreigners or native speakers ,and that is totally wrong.as you know, and i would share with your lessons  in china,your story,peter you know how you learned  speaking english , talking to yourself.30 year ago,there're not so many foreigners or native speakers here, so

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ella

by being afraid of making mistakes is probably a bigger mistake.

and not making mistakes isn't the first place. ?

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-8-10 08:30 AM 编辑 ]

ella

"You Hit The Nail Right on the Head"

hehe~~~the first sentense marked by ??? should be :
------------------you hit the nail right on the head.


passive
remit ?
anxious ?

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-8-9 09:43 PM 编辑 ]

ella

today we are going to do something special. we have a guest speaker on the air with us.i am going to ask him to tell us his own idea of learning english as a second language.

---hello,fred.
---hello,peter. thank you for letting me come here today.
---it's  my pleasure to have the chance to talk to you. so..ah..i am going to ask you two questions.i hope that you can tell our listeners as to  how to learn english efficiently. now , in general, chinese students are very passive or shy when they are learning english, they are afraid to ask questions. even if there's something they don't understand. so what suggestions would you like to give our listeners?
---of course peter. you hit the name on my head.(???) this is the biggest problem that i've been encounted when i've been teaching here for over 3 years.most chinese students will not ask questions they are very anxious ?and passive. but not asking questions creates a lot of problems for the teachers especially.because if a teacher doesn't understand all things  the students  know ,they wouldnot spend special time  explaining.so it's always very difficult and takes me  a long time to try to understand what the students know and what they don't know.so  if the students can get out of the habbit of not asking questions ,it would be a big rimit(???) to most of  the teachers, i am sure.
---in other words, we should not be afraid of making mistakes.
---that's the second biggest point. making mistakes is not a problem. making mistakes is the way we natrually learn and by not making...by being afraid of making mistakes is probably a big mistake .and not making mistakes is in the first place.

ella

Learning English is like building a house.
Laying a strong foundation is the first and  most important step.
In other words, you should read and speak English everyday.
Memorizing new words and phrases is also helpful.
Like building a house, learning English takes some time, so don't be impatient.
Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day.

i like to do it / i like doing it.
he is like a monkey.
riding bicycles  is fun.
working with him is interesting.
he is helpful, so he is popular with us.
he must look after the patient.
a good teacher must be patient with his students.

ella

f:  what do you want to be when you grow up?
m: i want to be a doctor.
f:  why?
m: i want to help sick people.


what do you want to do when you grow up?
i want to be a soldier.
i want to protect our country.
i will visit my grandparents this weekend.
i am going to call on my grandparents this weekend.

ella

one half~~~hehe

ella

Michael wanted to be a musician, but his mother wanted him to be a doctor.
Michael didn't want to make his mother feel sad, so he decided to obey her.
Rather than play music, he studied medicine.
Unfortunately, Michael failed to graduate from medical school.
However, he isn't sad because he is now a famous musician.

i thought of him.
i expect/ want/ hope /wish to see him.
i wish him to do it.
he makes me happy./angry./ a good student./ a good boy./do it.
rather than study , he plays around all day.
he rather than i is wrong.   (IS)
i rather than he am wrong.  (AM)

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m: do you know how to swim?
f: no , i don't.
m: you ought to learn to swim.
f: why?
m: well, you 'll have to save me one day.

do you know how to ride a bicycle?
he is learning how to ride a bicycle. he is learning to ride a bicycle.
music can bring you happiness / music can make you happy.
do you know how to play the piano?/ play basketball?
no i don't.
you ought to learn.
why?
well ,music can bring you happiness./ exercise makes you heathy.
I don’t know where to go. we haven't decided where to go for lunch.
I don’t know whom to work with.
I don’t know what to do.
I don’t know which to buy.

ella

TAPE I
**situation X    mrs. chow and andy

after talking on the phone with  mrs. lee. ,mrs. chow talks to andy.

chow: andy, do you have any plans for sunday?
andy: no, mum. why?
chow: well. mrs. lee and i desided to take you and micheal to the movies.
andy: cool. which theater are we going to?
chow: we are going to meet them at the kinema theater.
andy: ok. but what movie are we going to see?
chow: you should watch a moive in English to practice your English listening.
andy: that's true. but even the movies in English all have Korean subtitles.
                          (but even the movie is in English,i 'll have Korean subtitles.)which one?hehe~
chow: well, you'll just have to not read them. do you promise?
andy: i promise. what movie are we going to see?
chow: i was thinking about "the beach".
andy: the beach? isn't leanatol dicapreal in that?   (how to spell his name?)
chow: yes, he is. isn't he handsome?
andy: handsome? he looks like a girl! i hate him!
chow: but wasn't he handsome in Titanic?
andy: he was stupid in Titanic. he 's so skinny, just like a little girl!
chow: oh~~~okey! we can see something else. how about "sleepy hollow"?  (3 behollow?haha)
andy: that's better. john depy is in that movie. he's so cool in the movie "dead man".
chow: great! then we'll watch "sleepy hollow".
andy: thanks. mum.

ella

TAPE I
**situation Ⅹ   telephone conversation.

mrs. lee desides to call mrs. chow on the phong and talk more about their children and about English. the phone rings and mrs. chow answers.

chow: hello!
lee:    hello! may i please speak with mrs. chow ?
chow: this is she. is that mrs. lee?
lee:    yes. how did you know?
chow: you have a very unique voice.
lee:    is that good or bad?
chow: good of course. your voice's soft and you are always very polite.
lee:    oh, thank you.
chow: you're welcome. by the way, why did you call?
lee:    oh, yes. i want to talk about andy and micheal. micheal told me they are speaking only English to each other.
chow: yes, andy told me.
lee:    what do you think about that? do you think it's a good idea?
chow: i think it's a fine idea. we are speaking English to each other, so it's also good if our children do the same.
lee:    that makes sense. as usual, you are right.
chow: hm...why don't we take the two boys go to the movies this weekend? if they see a foreign movie, they can practice their listening , too.
lee:    that's a good idea. how is saturday?
chow: hm, sunday is better for me.
lee:    ok. sunday. what time?
chow: how about 3 o'clock?
lee:    3 is fine. where shall we meet?
chow: do you know the kinema theater?
lee:    i am not sure.
chow: it's very near the gallery department store in nakuzhongdong.
lee:    oh yes. i know it. it has a kingkong hanging from it, right?
chow: right. that's the one.
lee:    great! then i will meet you there sunday at 3.
chow: see you then. goodbye.
lee:    goodbye.

ella

Joe's learning how to cook.
He has to learn because he wants to start a small restaurant.
His mother is teaching him.
She used to be a chef in a big restaurant.
With her help, he ought to have no problem.
I'm sure Joe's restaurant will be the best restaurant in town.

Mother cooks/makes dinner at 7 every night. she  is a good cook. she cooks very well.
i don't know how to do it/ where to find him / when to do it.
i am learning how to swim.
chef  / pay attention to the pronouncation/
i want to see him now.------i need to see him now.
i want your help.----i need your help.

ella

the picture reminds me of my childhood.
remind me to write the letter.
i have the same bicycle as that one.
vivian likes to read love stroies.
vivian likes reading love stories.

ella

mum: don't forget to brush your teeth before you go to bed.
son:  yes mum.
mum: and remember to wash your hands before meals.
son:  yes mum. anything else?
mum: remind me to tell your sister the same thing.

you should finish the work before you go out.
i get up at 6 every morning.
excuse me ,where can i wash me hands? / where's the toilet?

ella

My best friend Billy and I desided to learn English last year.
We promised each other to work hard.
We never failed to attend class.
Billy always remembered to do his homework.
I never forgot to do mine, either.
Our English is pretty good now.
It only proves that there's no gain without pain.


I desided to study abroad.
I promise to write a letter.
I promise you to write  a letter.
I promise that i will write a letter.
I promise you ( that) i will write a letter.
You should respect  one another .(两个彼此用each other,三个以上的彼此用one another)
fail to do sth. He never fails to help others.
He didn't attend class yesterday, he played hooky

ella

f:  when will you be moving?
m: next week.
f:  when will we be seeing you again?
m: maybe next year.
f:  don't forget to write.
m: i won't. goodbye, tina.

where's john?  i haven't seen him for ages./ years.
well ,he has moved to beijing.

i will be moving to beijing this month.

ella

i need to write the leeter to you.
i need some money.
i need your help.
my sister wii be arriving at two o'clock this afternoon.
i go to bed at 10 everynight.
she will be getting ready for bed at 10 o'clock!

ella

Tom will be retiring next year.
He will be opening a small bookstore.
His wife will be helping him run the store.
It will be a small family business, so they won't be needing too much money.
He won't be making a lot of money, but it'll be enough.

enough  (pronouncation.)
he runs a grocery store.
he is nice. Therefore ,he is popular.

ella

f:  Are you going to come to my wedding?
m: Of course.
f:  Good. Are you going to bring your girlfriend?
m: Yes. She likes weddings.
f:  So when are you going to get married?
m: We haven't desided yet.