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Time Arrangement In Terms Of English Learning.
来源：洪恩论坛 Canuck's Comments
日期：2005-2-6
作者：panpanpan
阅读：1552 次
Dear all teachers and friends,
I've been often asked how come I seem to have plentiful of time for English study. Actually I often find it with consternation and disconcertment that I am running out of time. There're so many wonderful English books to read, so many English programs to listen to, and I need so much to practise my spoken English and
writing skills more, that I often wish if I had only started English learning earlier! However, private as my experience of arrangement of time may sound, it
may be of some inspiration and encouragement to our new friends on the forum, and I think it might be worth writing something. That's how it all begins. :P
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As to experience of English learning, I'm afraid I don't have much more to say than what I have written in the article of Chinese version that I wrote the other
day.
One thing that I often say to my friends is about time arrangement. In my opinion, time is like water in sponge; :P you never get any unless you squeeze it. Time has been considered the most valuable thing by many who finally made the grade in life, and I hope I'll be able to join them. Some people, though, are willing to spend a few hours trying to get a ten or more yuan off the list price of
a coat when shopping; they are also always ready to chitchat with each other till the end of time. Communication does seem to play an important part in our life, though, it takes time.
Let's talk about the balance among four aspects of English study then. It's actually simple. After you've read for some time, you might get tired and feel bored. It's the time, then, for you to stop reading and to get up to have some listening comprehension training. Repeat what they say and how they say when listening, not only mentionally but verbally as well. Go somewhere with no people around if you find it weird to do so. By doing this you are practising your spoken
English. After some time of such study, you'll be in the mood to write something, using what have learned over the days or weeks. Your writing skills improve
continuously once you keep writing because others may reply to you after reading yours, and to be a responsive writer, you'll just have to follow and make the
topic further discussed. That's how you are "forced" to catch up. With luck you may draw attention of those whose English are better than yours and by exchanging ideas with this group you are beneficially influenced. On the other hand, though, the chance is the same that you might be adversely influenced by some lousily written replies with chatting style English high and low in the reply. Just be careful then.
You are not far wrong when assuming I have to do my everyday errands; I wasn't born to the purple, anyway. :P You'll have to agree, however, that when cleaning
your house or doing some laundry, it's a good time to put on your earphone of the mp3 player and do some listening. It's true that you can't spin and reel all
at the same time, but in terms of getting some listening comprehension it all depends.
English is something that you'll lose it before you know if you don't keep using
it. It after all is not our mother tongue. English forums on Internet are a good place to use your English like no others. You not only get help and encouragement there, but you build up your interest and confidence as well, seeing how you are progressing. I am not trying to sugar the pill a bit because that's my true experience in my favorite English forum, Canuck's Comments. You might get your own extraordinarily inspiring experience, too, only if you study hard and then give it a try.
I'm afraid I'd better stop here now or it'll become another piece of lengthy examples.
Only my two cents worth, though.
Panpanpan.
