You are holding in your hand a book that will most likely change the way you think about
learning and speaking English。 The fact that you bought this book is proof you really want to
improve your spoken English。 You have studied English under many different teachers,
probably all very skilled。 You have taken English exams。 You''ve studied with lots of English
textbooks, but you are not satisfied with your present ability to communicate in English。 Nowyou have chosen to read a book that will take you beyond classroom and textbook study, intothe real world of freely speaking English。
Although I''ve taught Oral English classes for more than twelve years, I prefer to call them byanother name。 I like to refer to those classes, and the topic of this book, as EnglishCommunication。 Why do we study a foreign language? For that matter, why do we even learnour own mother language? ls it not for the purpose of communicating with other people? Whatabout English?
People all over the world are learning English so they can communicate with people fromEnglish speaking countries。 They also study Engtish to talk with non-native English speakers fromother nations who have learned to speak English。 The purpose of language is communication。Therefore, in this book sometimes the words Oral English or Spoken English are replaced withEnglish Communication。 That''s why we learn language to communicate with people。
Lots of people in China study English。 Far less people can actually communicate well in thislanguage。 Some are satisfied with high exam scores。 Others just want to pass their Englishclasses so they can move on to other courses。 Many people are only interested in being able toread English, especially if they have to read English instructions for their jobs or understandEnglish on the computer。 These are all good reasons to study English, but the contents of thisbook are designed for people like you: People who are not satisfied with just passing examsand reading, people who are eager to go out and really commuhicate with this language。
You are reading this book, instead of just studying another textbook: This shows that you arenow ready to take the next step toward successful English commuhication。 Fluentcommunication takes more than just studying。 It takes action。 It requires taking the actions youare preparing to read about in the following chapters。
The methods for improving your English communication skills in this book are notcomplicated。 They are not meant to be complicated because the best ways to improve oralEnglish are not complicated。 In fact, most of this book is written in very simple English。There''s no need to make your training any more complex than it needs to be。 I often tell mystudents, Spoken English is not complicated, but it isn''t easy either。 It''s simple, but hardwork。 It does require self-discipline but it doesn''t have to be so complex that nobody canfigure out what it means。
In my experience teaching English in China, I have found that some of the worst Englishspeakers were also the most complex ones。 I''ve tried to make them understand that simple isbetter, but they are not willing to listen。 They have believed for years that complicated is morescholarly。 Sadly, those students will never be good English communicators。 They are theones who will just read a few chapters of this book, then throw it aside and proudly say,This book is too simple。 They will go back to their complicated scholarly books andcontinue becoming worse and worse at speaking natural English。
On the other hand, there are wise people, like you, who will see the simplicity of this bookand honestly say, Maybe this foreigner really does know what he is talking about。 I''ll give ita try。 These people may or may not already be good at speaking English, but they have abright future of fluently and freely communicating in English。 They don''t care if proud peoplelook down on them for their simple approach。 They are not worried about higher exam scoresof their classmates。 They are willing to try the methods in this book, and, while the others arejust becoming more complicated, they will become the best English communicators in China。- or, where ever in the world they want to go。
As you read this handy guide, I hope you will feel my heart。 I hope you will realize 。th:at Ilove China and Chinese people。 I really want you to succeed。 The whole world is speakingEnglish today, and I want you, my Chinese friend, to be one of the best of those English。speakers。 I want YOU to go out and communicate freely with the rest of the world。 I wantYOU to be able to effectively use English in your job。 Whether you go abroad or make friendswith intemational visitors in China, I want YOUR English conversations to be fluent andnatural。 As you read this book and try these methods, I invite YOU to join me in the great adventure of the real world of English communication!
Preface 前言
Introduction 内容简介
About the author 作者简介
Chapert 1 I Love English 我热爱英语
l Loving English does not guarantee Success 热爱英语并不见得就能成功
2 What is love? 什么是爱?
3 Leam to love English before you learn English 在学习英语之前学会爱英语
4 Interesting activities can help you love English 有趣的活动能够帮助你爱上英语
5 Bored to death with English 对英语厌烦得要死
Chapert 2 My English is poor 我的英语不好
1 Exam scores don’t tell US everythin9 考试成绩无法代表全部
2 My English is too poor for going abroad 我的英语差到不足以出国
3 Poor Enghsh is hard to love 不好的英语是难以爱上的
4 I need mole vocabulary! 我需要更多的词汇!
5 How to understand your foreign teacher 如何听懂你的外教说的话
6 Summary 小结
Chapert 3 Passive Active Learning 消极学习与积极学习
1 Reading&listening VS．Writing and speakin9 读与听VS．写与说
2 Study and learn study与learn
3 Leaming styles 学习方式
4 Vocabulary～How can I remember all those words？ 单词——我如何记住所有这些单词呢?
5 Cheating on exams 考场作弊
6 Summary 小结
Chapert 4 Grammar Check 语法检查
Chapert 5 IF You Can Say It In Chinese, You Can Say It In English 如果你能用汉语说，那么你也能用英语说
Chapert 6 Practice Makes Perfect -Not !熟能生巧！不！
Chapert 7 Flow River Flow 让英语流利起来
Chapert 8 I Dint like to speak english with chinese people 我不喜欢跟中国人说英语
Chapert 9 Dynamic Methods For Boosting Your English Ability 迅速提高英语能力的动态方法
Chapert 10 Think in english 用英语思考
Chapert 11 Culture and Language 文化和语言
Chapert 12 Yes You Can 你能做到
Appendix 1 Grammar Error Correction Drill 语言错误修正练习
Appendix 2 Useful References Resources 有用资源
Appendix 3 Everyday Vocabulary for Common Topics 常见话题词汇
Appendix 4 Interviews about improving Spoken English 有关提高英语口语的访谈
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