In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork for reading and writing. You'd better 1 your best to speak while you do much listening. Don't be 2 of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you 3 improving your English. While you are doing this, a good 4 is to write or keep a diary, or write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask others to go through 5 you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be 6 found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English.
If you are slow in speaking, don't 7 about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. The most important thing is to choose 8 interesting to read. It mustn't be too difficult for you. When you are reading 9 this way, don't stop to 10 the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences. You can do that some other time.
Can you understand the following words?
"Long time no see."
"Good good study, day day up."
"I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face."
Yes, we call these examples Chinglish, like "people mountain, people sea".
Chinglish usually means English vocabulary with Chinese grammar on street signs or products. However, many English-speaking tourists love them. Tom has been in Beijing for years. "I think many Chinese people dislike Chinglish. But I love it. It's quite interesting. I think if the translations of English in China are all perfect, something will be lost from Chinese culture(文化),"he said.
However, Chinglish will probably be history in the future. Beijing has made a plan to correct Chinglish in five years. "It is so funny to see Chinglish on the signs. And they are a kind of trouble for communication between the Chinese and foreigners," one from Beijing said.
However, some people in China like Chinglish. They think that English "borrowed" a lot from other languages such as German, French and Spanish in the past, and now it's Chinese's turn.
A: Hi, Jane. You made great progress in English during the long winter vacation.
B: Just by taking online courses and finishing my homework on time. Sometimes I watched the online classes again when necessary.
A: But I didn't make full use of the time. So I can't catch up with my classmates now. I feel worried and hopeless.
B: Read a lot and do more exercises, and you'll make progress.
A: Good idea. When I have difficulties,
B: No problem. I am always there if you need help.
A: It's very kind of you. By the way, what's the title of your tomorrow's English speech?
B: Only 1.5℃.
A: Sounds interesting. But it's just a number.
B: It means we need to keep temperature increases below 1.5℃.
A: If not, what would happen?
B: Unexpected disasters(灾难) would hit the earth again and again.
A: True. The forest fires in Australia have given us warnings.
B: The fires lasted for several months. Countless wild animals died and thousands of people lost their homes in the big fires.
A: What a bitter lesson!
