Face my long-standing problem Hello, everyone. This is my first article on italki. Today I want to do an introspection about my study attitude. I have been learning English for years, but I still ca

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Face my long-standing problem Hello, everyone. This is my first article on italki. Today I want to do an introspection about my study attitude. I have been learning English for years, but I still can not express my opinion in English very well. Last year, I gave up my job to study English, I promised myself I will try very hard to improve my English skills. But recently I found I always use the wrong way to learn English, I do not try to find out how to use a new word, instead, I just translate the meaning of words then forget it. I really need to face the problem and do some change. So, I have decided I will check new word's meaning and realize how to use them in my daily life.

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Face my long-standing problem

Hello, everyone. This is my first article on italki. Today I want to do an introspection about my English language study attitude method ("method" or "technique" is better because you are not really talking about your study attitude here but your study method).

I have been learning English for years, but I still can not express my opinion in English very well. Last year, I gave up my job to study English, I promised myself I will try very hard to improve my English skills. But recently I found I always use the wrong way method to learn English (or "but recently, I realised I have always been using the wrong method to learn English") . I do not try to find out how to use a new word, instead, I just translate the meaning of words then forget it. I really need to face the problem and do make some changes to my study technique. So, I have decided I will check(or lookup) a new word's meaning and realize practice how to use them in my daily life.

Actually I think your English is already pretty good. You have done well.

Face Facing* my long-standing problem

Hello, everyone. This is my first article** on italki. Today I want to do an introspection about my study attitude.

I have been learning English for years, but I still can not express my opinion in English very well. Last year, I gave up my job in order to*** study English, I promised myself I will would try very hard to improve my English skills. But recently I found I always use I've been using**** the wrong way to learn English, I do not try to find out how to use a new word. Instead, I just translate the meaning of words then forget about***** it. I really need to face the problem and do make some changes. So, I have decided I will check new word's meaning and realize how find ways to use them in my daily life.

Rita, if this Notebook entry is any indication, you have NO trouble expressing yourself in English. What you wrote is very clear, and there were no major errors in your English. Your writing is what I expect from a college-educated native-English-speaker.

I'm learning Mandarin and Japanese. When I learn new words, there are two tricks I use: (1) First, I search that word on Google, and then I click the Images (圖片) column. This way, I can see what native speakers see when they use that word. (For example, if I just translate 阻塞 to Japanese I get 邪魔する, and if I translate it to English I get "block." But if I search for images of 阻塞 I find pictures of traffic jams and clogged blood vessels, and if I type 邪魔する I see photos of cats sitting on computer keyboards. (2) I search for sentences that use the word I'm learning, and I try to make new sentences from them.

Below are some notes.

* "Face" is good for a command. (For example, "Rita, face your problems!") But the gerund form - "facing" - would make more sense here.

** "article" is more for magazines or newspapers. "Essay" is a good word. Here on italki, a lot of people use the word "Notebook" or "Notebook entry."

*** "I gave up my job to . . . " is fine. "I gave up my job in order to . . . " is a little more clear.

**** Nothing wrong with what you wrote, but I provided a different way of saying it.

***** Changing "forget it" to "forget about it" adds a slight nuance. "Forget it" means you stop remembering. "Forget about it" means you stop paying attention to it and allow it to pass from your memory.

Let me know if you have any questions!

practicing English speaking is only way to become fluent. we shall communicate daily and grow together. what u say??

You're right! Today I learned some new words and I put them in my writing.

And at that point all you need to do make sure to use the new words that you’ve learned currently , and speak out using them. Would want to learn together ?

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