如何提高英語的閱讀能力HowtoimproveyourEnglishinfulldetail(myexperience)TheThirdEditionTobegoodatEnglishisnotparticularlyeasybutnotterriblyhardeither.Beforeyoustarttolearnsentences,ornewwords,thefirstandalsothemostimportantstepisthe"pronunciation".Topronounceperfectlyyoushouldbuyatapetoassistyoutolearnandpractise.ThisisthefundamentalsteptolearnEnglish,ignoreorpaynoattentiontothisstep;youwillnotlearnproperEnglishandyouwillfindthelaterstepsmoreandmoredifficult.Ifyouaresolidandaccurateinpronunciation,youwillfindthelaterstepsmucheasierandyouwillstandfirmlyontherighttrack.Aftermasteringthepronunciationperfectly,itisthetimetoaccumulatenewwordsandusefulexpressions.Ofcoursestartfromthesimplestwordslike“hello,hi,you,me,he,him,his,her”,etc....andexpressionslike“howareyou,howoldareyou,howdoyoudo”,etc..........Itisessentialtowritethewordsonapieceofpapersothatyourememberthemwell.Actuallyeveryonehaddonetheseathis/herprimaryschool.*************NowletmetellyouhowIlearntEnglishinChina.*******************Speaking:InChina,youwon'thaveenoughchancestospeakEnglish.WhatIdidwasinthemorningIgotupearlyandreadaloudthetextsinthetextbooks.Theinitialaimwastoachievethesamespeedasthetape,andthenbeingabletoreadaloudthetextswiththesamestyleastheEnglishannouncerinthetape.Bydoingthis,ithelpsyoutoconsolidateyourpronunciationandgrammar.Listening:NowadaysitismucheasiertolearnEnglishinChinabecauseyoucanwatchsomeTVchannelsinEnglish.ThemorechannelsinEnglishthebetterbecauseyoucanchooseyourpreferredprogrammesandithelpsyoutolearnEnglishwithinterestsofyourown,henceidealforlisteningandexpression/wordsaccumulations.Writing:Itisalsoveryusefultowritediaries.Onwritingdiaries,itisnotusefulifyoujustwriteitwithoutthecareofgrammarandspelling.Whenyoufinishyoushouldalwaysreadyourdiariesagaintocheckforerrorsandrefineyoursentences(e.g.removerepetitivewords,usebetterexpressions,andsortoutthestructureofthesentences).Reading:ItisalsoveryimportanttoreadstorybooksinEnglish,startingfromthinoneswithnotmanynewwords.Readasmanythinbooksasyoupossiblycan.LittlebyLittleyouwillwanttoreadthickerbooks,andyourreadingabilitywillgetevenbetter.Puttingfourelementstogether:Ihavetoemphasisethatwhenyoudoallthesereading,listening,writingandspeaking;youshouldjointhemtogetherasawhole,applythenewwordsyoulearnfromwatchingTV,readingbookstoyourwritingandspeaking.TheenhancementoflearningcomesfromgettingholdofthepossibleopportunitiestospeakEnglish(inChinaorabroad):InChina,youshouldtrytogotolocalEnglishcornertopractiseyouroralEnglish.IfyouareabroadthenyoushouldmakealotofEnglishorinternationalfriendssoyoualwayshavetheopportunitytospeakEnglish.OnSpokenEnglish,attitudeisveryimportant.Youneedtobeverykeenandyoumustnotbeshy.Neverbeafraidtomakemistakes.AlwaysthinkthatatalkinEnglishwithsomeonewillhelpyousignificantly.Youcanthinkinthisway:sincemyparentshavepaidsomuchtosupportmetostudyabroad,themoneyispartlyspentontheinternationalenvironmentforlearningEnglish;thereforeIoughttotrymybesttotakeeveryopportunitytopractisemyEnglish.MyEnglishhasrisentoahigherlevelinthelast2years,becauseItalkinEnglishmostofthetime.Havingsomeinternationalfriendsisparticularlyusefulindeed.************OK,IhavefinishedtalkingabouthowtoimproveyourtechnicalEnglish.NowiwilltalkaboutIT(InformationTechnology),whyisthisimportant?Becausenowadaysitistheinformationage,youneedtoknowcomputers,Internet,mediaandcommunicationsetc.KnowinghowtouseInternettosearchinformationwillhelpyourEnglish.************Idon'twanttowaffletoomuchonthis.Computersaremoreandmoreimportantnowadays,everyonewantsacomputerandmostpeoplehavetheirowncomputers.ButmostpeoplearenotusingtherightOperatingSystemforlearningEnglish.NowIwouldliketointroduceyoutoDebianLinuxOperatingsystemoramuchniceroperatingsystemcalledUbuntuLinux.Ifyoustilldon'thaveacomputeryoucanbuyaChina'shomegrowncomputerbasedonaLoongsonCPU.Itsavesyourelectricityandyourtimetodealwithviruses.LinuxwillhelpyoutoimproveyourEnglishskillsbecauseyouneedtoreadsomedocumentsandfollowtheinstructionstosetupsoftwareprograms,italsorequiresyoutosearchtheInternet(Googleforexample)tofindtheanswerstoyourproblems(e.g.installationsofsoftwareprograms)youcanreadaboutthecommandsofLinuxintheterminalbyputtingin"man<instructions>",sothenyoucanreaditandtrytounderstandthecontentwhichwillenableyoutocarryouttherightoperations.ThewholeprocessofReading,UnderstandinganddeployingwillimproveyourEnglish.Whenyouinstall,doremembertoinstallitasaUKEnglishversion.(NotethatthisITsectionismoreforpeoplewhotakeScienceandEngineeringcourses)**********************************************************************FinalwordsItisthetimetoendthislongtalkonimprovingEnglish.HowgoodyourEnglishwillbewillheavilydependonhowgoodyourfirstlanguageis.SowhenyougobacktoChinaforh