第六届希望之星大学组决赛选手冯婷：学习经验

　　我是这样学英语的

　　People nowadays talk on and on about the so-called ‘shortcuts’ in learning English. It’s not rare for us to see college students holding a vocabulary book or even a dictionary, putting their noses into the sea of English words and phrases and trying to memorize them one at a time. For me, there aren’t such ‘shortcuts’ in the way of language learning. All we have are proper language learning approaches and a positive attitude towards the things we learn.

　　As is know to everybody, four basic language skills are included in the learning process: Listening, speaking, reading and writing. It’s important that we understand these four skills should be developed simultaneously and none of these should lag behind the other. Most students in China can do a better job on reading and writing while fail to excel in listening and speaking. A lot of them attribute this phenomenon to the test-oriented English education. Even some of my friends think that it’s ‘impossible’ to learn real language skills and at the same time, score well on a test. What I’m trying to say is that it’s quite possible to succeed in exams by following a more well-rounded pattern.

　　Here, I’d like to share with you how I deal with these four areas respectively.

　　Listening: aside from listening materials used for exercise, we can set aside some time for some real-world English. Feel mad about all the multiple choices you have to face everyday? Why not pick up one or two movies for a change? Just laugh with the movie characters and discover how helpful the language can be. You will ultimately realize that English is more of a communicator than a theoretical knowledge.

　　Speaking: It’s really not easy to express your thoughts fluently in English. Try reciting some passages of your own interest and they will convert into good phrases and sentences stored in your memory bank. Remember, there has to be certain buildup before achieving accuracy and fluency in speaking.

　　Reading: the materials you select for reading don’t have to be the most complicated ones. Bottom line is, you have to be interested in what you read. While doing extensive reading, it’s unnecessary to look every word up in the dictionary. The aim for extensive reading is to take in the general idea of the passage and have fun with it. Try to speed up your reading once you’ve reached a higher level. After each read, summarize the passage.

　　Writing: it will help if you keep an English dairy with you. Jot down some pieces of your thoughts once in a while and this will do you good in the long run. Also, whenever you chance upon some interesting phrases or sentences, put them down and use them in your writing.

　　Having said that, I’ll take some time to talk about the right attitude in the learning process. First of all, we should understand that English as a global language is learnt to help us communicate with the world. It’s no use dwelling too much on the grades you get in a test. Second of all, we should enjoy all the little achievement that comes along with English learning. This will strengthen your interest and faith in learning and help you overcome the difficulties and obstacles you face along the way. Lastly, always believe in yourself. Everyone can learn a foreign language well so long as he puts his heart into it.

　　家长或老师文章

　　享受学习英语的乐趣

　　婷婷学英语是从初中开始的。小学毕业后婷婷被保送到成都实验外国语学校学习。刚开始她没有一点儿英语基础，从字母A、B、C开始打基础，与很多在小学就开始学英语的同学相比，差距很大。婷婷在英语学习上的进步得益于外语学校独特的教学体系和老师先进的教学方法：首先建立听说基础，然后读写能力跟上。婷婷在进入初中后就对英语产生了浓厚的兴趣，克服种种困难，始终努力学习。她通过不同的学习途径，如参加英语角、看英语原版电影、收看中央电视台的英语新闻、听英语歌曲等，词汇量逐步增加，综合能力得到了极大的提升，逐渐形成了良好的英语思维习惯和语感，常为每掌握一个新的单词、一个新的句型、或写出一篇优美的英语作文而兴奋。婷婷在三年初中学习阶段打下了良好的英语学习基础。

　　语言的学习是一个长期积累的过程，必需持之以恒。在成都七中高中学习阶段和进入大学后，婷婷对英语学习仍然充满了热爱，随着英语能力的不断提高，她阅读了许多英语读物，把英语作为一种文化来学习和领略，充分感受到英语的美妙和魅力，进入到轻松愉快，享受英语学习乐趣的佳境。在高中一年级时就通过了大学

　　在今年的中央电视台第六届希望之星英语风采大赛四川赛区选拔赛中，通过激烈的竞争选拔，婷婷幸运地得到了去北京参加全国决赛阶段比赛的机会。无论成败，对她都是一个锻炼和激励。我们预祝她取得更大的进步。

　　(选手家长)