I am glad that you realized the importance of spoken English in high school. I am a college student and I agree with you. I have several experiences: (6)

1. I took a summer English speaking class at EF (a global English education institution). The tuition is 1,780 yuan and 78 class hours. If Wherever you can afford it is definitely the best place to practice speaking. This is a rule of thumb. There you can also experience the difference from traditional teaching methods. It is indeed a bit expensive, so I just went there with gritted teeth, haha.

2. My classmates said that New Oriental seems to be okay, but it is more expensive than EF Sea, and I have never been there, I just heard about it.

3. Reading the article and then retelling it is also very effective in improving Zhenjie’s language expression ability, improving the words, sentences, paragraphs and the overall text.

4. The method of following along:

This is a method that follows the principle of imitation and is also one of the most effective methods in the language learning process. There are two ways to follow along, one is to read sentence by sentence until the entire article is read; the other is to read the entire paragraph or the entire article along with the original sound. The latter method has a good effect on grasping the overall article. Recommended. The method of follow-up reading should be used repeatedly in the preliminary process. Some articles with beautiful pronunciation are worth reading over and over again until you can recite them.

5. Read the article aloud to yourself, as loudly, clearly and quickly as possible. This is my experience in learning crazy English. This can develop your sense of language, pronunciation, and listening.

Reading aloud is a continuation of the following reading method. It is best to read aloud when you think it is more similar to reading. Of course, when you read aloud, you must make a sound. The sound will stimulate the ears and brain, and the stimulation will cause physiological changes. After reading aloud for a certain period of time, you will find that your tongue is no longer stiff. This laid a good foundation for future oral expression. There are several elements that can be used when reading aloud to improve the efficiency of reading aloud.

The first is the passionate reading method. Of course, this meaning is very obvious. The pronunciation, intonation, cadence, full immersion, and full body participation will not only feel good when reading aloud, but also the effect is very obvious;

The second is to cover your ears and read aloud. This is not to eliminate external noise, but to increase the stimulation of the ears and brain by covering the ears and reading aloud, so as to obtain better memory effects. An indirect result of reading aloud may lead to recitation. And recitation is also one of the good means of language learning.

6. Watch movies and learn English. The following are specific operations, and they are useful and are saved on my computer.

("Soak" thinking, culture and language to eat

I have studied English for decades but I can't speak it. When I speak it, foreigners can't understand it. Why? Because you learn language as scientific knowledge. Qiu Zhengzheng, director of the listening and speaking training department of Shanghai New Oriental School and film teaching expert, believes that only by watching original foreign language movies can you "immerse" foreigners' thinking, culture and language together.

Choice of Movies

Which movies are more suitable for learning foreign languages? Mr. Qiu pointed out that there are three things to consider when choosing a movie: first, whether the language content is rich, second, whether the content is close to life, and third, the pronunciation. Whether it is clear and authentic. The above three aspects almost cover several major elements in language learning, such as pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, word choice, thinking, and emotion.

When it comes to watching original foreign language movies, many people’s first reaction is. However, it is actually a misunderstanding to flock to the cinema to watch the currently hyped blockbusters. Mr. Qiu said that nowadays blockbusters often focus on the pursuit of visual and other sensory stimulation, while ignoring the tempering of language when watching such films. , it’s fun to watch.

Four Steps to Learning a Foreign Language by Watching Movies

Step one: Don’t read the script before watching a new movie. Even if you don’t understand, you have to study hard to at least have an understanding of the plot.

Step 2: Study the script while watching the movie. Don’t think that you can handle all readings after taking the TOEFL, GRE, etc. .

In fact, some of the dialogue in the movie seems very laborious, full of idioms and uniquely American ways of thinking, and you have to watch and listen more to get used to it.

Step 3: Listen carefully and repeatedly. Try to understand every word by taking dictation.

Step 4: Recite. At the beginning, you can think about American logical thinking in Chinese and memorize it while thinking. This lasts about 10 days. After that, I can generally think in English and slowly turn American logic into my own. Pay attention to imitation when reciting.

By chance, after an exam, I watched a VCD of the original version of "Men in Black". There were a lot of very witty English dialogues in it, which made me laugh so hard that I suddenly became interested in English. There was a lot of interest. Since the movie uses a lot of native American slang, I bought a slang dictionary specifically for this purpose. It was also a coincidence that during that time, I went on to watch several European and American comedies. The extremely proficient command of English in the lines, the constant flow of relaxed and humorous conversations, and the superb performances of the actors greatly increased my interest in English. . From then on, I kept the habit of watching movies in the original language; so my trick is to watch movies to learn English.

Needless to say, the biggest advantage of this method is that it can exercise listening. This kind of movie listening is not as dry as listening to tapes. You can feel the meaning of the lines through logical reasoning of the development of events, or you can watch the movie several times, and you will naturally have a feel for the lines after you are familiar with the content.

In vocabulary learning, you can conduct a detailed analysis of the usage of words, explore the deep meaning of words, and have a comprehensive understanding of vocabulary, instead of just "discussing words based on words" . For example, in "Forrest Gump", when Forrest Gump expressed his great love for chocolate, he said that he could eat a bout a million and a half of these. "million." "The word "in this sentence means a large amount, but it does not mean that Forrest Gump is extraordinary. Through the analysis of the usage of "million", I have found that Americans use exaggerated tone to express large quantities in their daily language. Have a more intuitive understanding.

In addition, movies are the disseminators of culture. Whether it is the narrative of the story, the development of the plot, or the changes in the relationship between the characters, there are many things that are different from Chinese thinking, and these cultures expressed through language Differences cannot be analyzed thoroughly using language alone. This requires us to understand some characteristics of Western culture, especially American culture. On the basis of understanding, we can then analyze point by point, constantly summarize, and carefully understand the differences between Eastern and Western values. Differences, and the resulting differences in ways of thinking, through a comprehensive understanding of Western history and culture, elevate language to a true sense of communication, and make English "alive".

Of course, when learning a foreign language, you cannot put all your energy into watching movies. This can only be an auxiliary method for learning. What's more important is that you have to work hard and study hard. What I emphasize is just adding some happiness and interest to learning. After all, making learning happy is a happy thing.

A very popular learning method nowadays is to learn English by watching movies. Through movies, students can master commonly used spoken sentence patterns. More importantly, students can easily understand the applicable context of such sentence patterns through the plot of the movie. Some people think that they can learn spoken English well by watching several movies. However, most students are very random and blind in the process of learning English through movies, and they spend more time watching movies instead of learning. As the designer and main operator of the English film appreciation class at Beiwen English School, I have some opinions on this, and I hope it can be helpful to the majority of students.

When using English movies to learn English, you should pay attention to many aspects such as hardware facilities, movie selection, and viewing methods.

First of all, it is best to be materially prepared when watching English movies. It is best to use a DVD player or a computer's DVD drive.

This is particularly important because DVD has the advantage of being able to easily load in and out subtitles, and switch Chinese and English subtitles at will, which is difficult to achieve in VCD or RM formats. The vast majority of students cannot do without the help of subtitles when watching movies. If the conditions are not met, you can go online to download the DVD drip of some movies, and then go to some subtitle websites to find the Chinese and English subtitle files of the movie.

The choice of appropriate English movies can be said to determine the quality of the learning effect. For junior students, I suggest that you choose movies based on the principles of light subject matter, simple content, and strong visual effects on language explanation. This will help everyone guess the meaning of the language through the plot of the movie, and avoid the fatigue caused by seeking help from a dictionary or other means during learning due to not being able to understand or understand. Recommended movies: Sound of Music, Finding Nemo, Lion King, Beauty and Beast, etc.

In addition to learning the language itself, students at the intermediate level should also improve their understanding of the English cultural background. Therefore, it is very important to choose some historical-themed films to study. Recommended movies: Forest Gump, Heaven Earth, Troy, Patriot, Brave Heart, Gone With the Wind, etc.

Students who are more confident in their own abilities can choose Sex and the City, Friends and other popular soap operas, and learn some more authentic spoken expressions through the plots to make their English more authentic. .

Over the past few years in the UK, I have watched an average of about 20 movies in the cinema every year. At most, I watched 5 movies in a month. Especially in recent years, there have been a lot of new blockbusters, and the price of buying two student tickets is cheaper than watching a movie alone in China, so good movies are not to be missed.

However, watching movies is wonderful, but language is often a barrier. The speed of natural dialogue, the rapid rush of lines during a grab for credit, and the abundance of native slang in American movies are all frustrating factors. How to understand those conversations? How to understand those slang words that appear frequently? How do you understand humor in English that is different from Chinese? Here I will briefly talk about some experiences, hoping to inspire others.

First of all, it should be recognized by everyone that watching original English movies can exercise listening and thereby improve English listening level. So from a basic point of view, you must have a certain amount of vocabulary, especially the ever-changing phrases in English, and you must learn and understand as much as possible. Because in daily life, you will find that most British people like to use flexible combinations of phrases to express delicate expressions or action descriptions. So this has already played a considerable role when watching movies.

So does it require a large vocabulary and phrases to understand movies? The answer is no. Everyone may know the vocabulary of IELTS, but as long as you have the vocabulary of IELTS, in the author's opinion, it is enough to understand the movie. Especially in a cinema, sitting among local British people, many factors outside the movie will greatly help you integrate into the plot of the movie. For example, for many students, watching comedy movies is very difficult because it involves understanding the subtext of the phrases and limitations of cultural background. However, when other viewers laugh, you have already received a completely sufficient signal and reason to say that the dialogue and lines just were humorous. Over time, your confidence in the language will greatly increase when watching movies.

Some other small tips are also worth mentioning:

1. Before watching a movie, you must first understand its introduction and have a certain grasp of its plot. Check the dictionary in advance for the new words and phrases in the introduction to understand the general meaning of Chinese (Note: Chinese is often difficult to translate or the application of some words is inaccurate).

2. When watching a movie, grab the key words.

This is very important. Often when you are worried about not understanding a line, you may miss another sentence that can help you understand the meaning of the previous line. So, if your vocabulary is not very large, remember that what appears in the film plays an important role in understanding the film: names of people, names of places, adjectives, verbs or phrases that describe people or events, etc.

3. If it is a series of movies, such as Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, reading their novels before watching the movie will also greatly help your understanding of the movie. Of course, the novel here refers to the original English version.

So, is it enough to understand the movie? The answer is still no. What we want from movies may not only be entertainment and relaxation, but also a real desire to have fun - to let the movie infect you. Many good movies have done this through pictures and music, but if you are striving to make progress, don’t you want to also understand how words are used in lines? If so, this is the biggest challenge language presents to us when watching movies. But don't worry, you already have a considerable vocabulary and some basic knowledge of slang, and your confidence when watching movies is different from before. So my experience is to use the most basic methods to make a qualitative leap for yourself. What is it? notes. Yes, this may disappoint the readers of this article, such an old method! But it works. A good memory is worse than a bad pen. When you write down frequently missed, ununderstood, commonly used language sentences and phrases in a notebook, after watching more than ten movies, you will immediately realize that this method will bring you huge gains. Of course this cannot be done in a cinema, usually films with subtitles on a television are best. When you go to the cinema to watch a movie in the future, you can even explain the lines that you went with your companions that they didn't understand.

Okay, let’s watch movies, learn English and have fun in the UK.

Only by being immersed in the language environment can you truly "learn" and master pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence patterns, thinking and culture; only by following the local customs in the language environment can you truly "use" and achieve understanding, expression, and Exchange and communication. However, when Chinese people learn English from movies, most of them fall into the misunderstanding of only watching and listening, or only listening but not watching; only general but not precise, or only precise but not general. As a result, they watch some English movies, but they do not listen or speak. Essential improvement.

But to learn English well, you must start with listening and speaking. Because learning English listening and speaking can make English no longer a daunting and lifeless knowledge, but a fun, lively and flexible practice. However, learning listening and speaking does not mean "acquiring listening and speaking". Chinese Americans are good at English because they have the necessary conditions for "acquiring listening and speaking": an English environment. But we don’t have the conditions. We can create conditions, such as watching American movies and sitcoms, consciously creating a foreign English environment for ourselves, forcing ourselves to accept English with our ears, and speaking English at the same time, so that we can be in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. "Acquisition of listening and speaking".

English listening and speaking includes six parts: pronunciation, intonation and rhythm, word usage, sentence structure, thinking and culture. First of all, for any language, pronunciation is the foundation. It includes not only the pronunciation of words, but also many forms of sound changes such as the continuous reading, detonation, weakening, voicing, stress, and abbreviation of vocabulary and idioms in real communication. As for intonation and rhythm, it is the lubricant for authentic and fluent expression of English. Without contact with authentic foreigners and face-to-face conversations with them, it is difficult to feel the huge role and powerful impact of intonation and rhythm in expressing thoughts. Language is the carrier of culture, and the correctness of words and sentence patterns directly reflects the degree of understanding of foreign cultures. It can be said that if you achieve the first three, you will be similar to Americans. If you also learn American thinking and culture, and can use American cultural thinking, you can achieve a spiritually similar effect. This is the three-dimensional English education model, and movies are the best medium.

Achieve a double harvest of language and culture. 1. Principle of integration: Don’t regard yourself as a bystander, but as an insider. You should breathe with the characters, control their fate, and have a sense of the scene. 2. Breakthrough principle: The key lies in imitation. Imitation cannot be separated from memorization, and you must be proficient until you can blurt it out.

3. Principle of expansion: First, expand at the level of vocabulary and sentence structure; secondly, on this basis, "extensive viewing" of movies. Movie themes are not subject to great restrictions, but each movie must be watched at least three times. 4. Principle of excavation: At this time, we should not only understand the surface meaning, but should look at the essence through the phenomenon, dig out the profound cultural connotation behind the language, and change the passive to active, so as to achieve the highest state of listening and speaking. Zhou Ningren’s summer vacation is about watching movies and learning authentic English. The immersive pleasure of English listening and speaking. Six elements of film and television learning. Four principles for film and television material selection. 1. Lifestyle films: These are the best language materials. The books recommended to everyone are: Elementary - ——"Love in Paris", intermediate——"Forrest Gump", "Sleepless in Seattle", "Pretty Woman", advanced——"Travel Adventures" 2. American sitcoms: representative works are 7 and 8 "Growing Pains" was broadcast on TV a few years ago, and the most popular contemporary ones include "The Family", "Friends", etc. For more information, please see: "100% American "Sitcom" Slang". )

Learning spoken English requires more than just practice. If you speak English with someone who speaks Chinglish, your spoken English will also be Chinglish. ——Li Yang

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