My biggest problem is should I regard English as a career or not,and should I persist it as a dream?
I had a dream in English that I want to be a native speaker, since 2011 after I met a kind English person, and I got a great grades after that.
I had been a bad grades student since I was in middle school around 12 years old.From the elementary school I didnt work hard until the day I take the test to go to college, that year I studied so hard that I brought out all the potential of life.Luky me I successfully went to college after I got a grade that was the lowest level of the attending level ,,it was so harsh.
My father luckily chose a major for me :finance, that major emphysized more on English oral speaking, we have oral speaking class for 4 years,,and the great thing in my life was I encountered an English person and started making conversation for serval times in 2011.My English grades zoomed up like a jet from 398 to 516(710 full) ,,a very important English test. And I also got a third prize of the national English contest for college students,,I had taken it for three times since 2009 and the third time(in 2011) I got this prize.
Since I made a communciation with my English friend,I gradually spent more time on making new English friends.In the process I could tasted the happiness that the foreign friend who liked the Chinese culture I represented,and the joy we communciated with each other.. So my English slowly become more mature,and more practical,, even if I had the oral speaking class for 4 years in college,but I rather concentrated more on making language exchanges which had lasted for 4years since 2011. Meeting with many foreign people makes me believe I don t have to doubt my speaking skills, I know the speaking is the most important thing in learning a language.So I think I got the key..And I believe one day I can make significant thing in English.like big success.I have never doubted myself for 4 years.
I graduated in July,2013.
But after about 2 years working in the bank,I felt big pressure and I know it's not a good chioce to stay any longer in the place. So I resigned form the bank ,also I knew I can be succeed in my English, even if many people dissuaded me from this insane idea,,,but I just resigned because I believed I will conquer any obstacle. I took nearly 4 months in home and recited many words, I found out I can understand many novels,and most importantly,I can speak whatever I want to say in some simple topics.I thought I acquire what I want but, today ,I found out I can not hear clearly in TOEFL,(I challenge it for the first time in my life yesterday)and there is only 7 days left until the testing day. Other three parts are ok.But the fact that I can not hear the listening part is really tearing me apart. gloomy
I never doubt my courage,and I believe I m 80 percent right that I will speak English like a native speaker one day.But I have been stayed in my house without job for 3 months, if it goes on, I think i would be crazy.But the truth in China is one person without a good educational background can not get a good job.
I just have a bachelor degree..
My only good thing is English.
I dont know I should persist in English or give up. look at it as a dream or not?
Thanks for your attention.cheers.
Hi, I learned something from the IT crowd about long sentences trying to use them in talkings,,so I don't know the level that is about,,like the long sentence :you can see a ridicoulous man who has exhausted all his resources ,his energys to an expensive trial which resulted in humiliation."
like "weakened,irritabillity,anxiety,breast tenderness,,but you can not tell the entire community that we have the PMT"
like "I still can remember the circumstance here a lot of more condusive than what I remember an excutive calling 'working skirt'"
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I don't know if I speak like this,can I "pretend" to be a good English speaker? and this sitcom level seems much more related to normal life,not so specific in subjects,the ways they are talking and the sentences,are they common level in English countries?
Thank you!!!
There was a very brave guy in Chinese history we call him WuSong,who had killed a tiger with hands,,,so I want to say him so brave,and promient,,and could I say him"he is very eminent and with prodigious renown? .....and he is the bravest man ,he is the strongest and most powerful one,,,I can not find other words to fit his bravery...
I m a Chinese who is learning English.For 4years I have been doing language exchange with many foreigners,I have good listening and oral speaking ability,but I want to find someone who are /she is native English speaker learning Chinese,I want to do a long term relationship in article correction.I will correct your article and you correct mine.
About my level I can listen to Discovery and read a lot of novels.
Cheers
Hi, thanks for your attention,,I just want to know about what level is about the book <<Divergent>>? I saw that the first page has mentioned about this book is" ALA Teen's top ten#1 Favorite book of the year",,,and" ALA best fiction for young adults", the title of the front cover of the book mentioned No.1 new york times bestselling author,,,the person( Associated press) who commended of the book said Veronica Roth is the current rave among teen readers.
so I just mixed what age are commonly reading this book? teenagers or young adults or both?
and is the number of the words of this book equal the adult-level novels of English countries?
Thank you so much.
I have just read a book Tarzan of the apes which is published by the Signet Classics,, I m in China,so I don't know if any foreigner know this publisher,,,I can 80 percent understand this book even if there are some alien words, so I just want to make sure this is middle school level or adult level...thank you !!
I m about to get on the book "last of the mohicans" from Signet Classics too.
I m recently studying Discovery Channel,,trying to hear it,but I think maybe recite more words would be helpful,,but there are so many words,I have to recite the words that are close to the frequency of words of Discovery.
Discovery are so much related to technology,so I don't know which book or novel are having the closest amount of words that always happens in the Discovery Channel.
Thank so much for your help.
cheers
Excuse me,,I m learning English,concentrating on talking and listening,,,but I don't know which TV show is the easiest level,,,as for now I think maybe Zombie nation and the walking dead are easy, and "the 100th" are acceptable,,and I can hear some of the Boardwalk Empire,,,and the arrow is a little harsh,,and the kingdom is good ,not so difficult,,,,,I m trying to get one to train my listening,,please give me some suggestion,thank you very much.
Now my level can hear VOA,discovery,Npr 60-80%,,some Tv shows....
