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發表於 2006-11-25 04:45 AM
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Originally posted by lky010185 at 2006-11-25 02:15 AM:" y# M$ x0 R4 L. W9 o
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thx stockman ，多謝你地ge意見，，...
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Since I'm not familiar with your Exchange Student program I can't give you any advice on the details. But from my personal experience, the grade you got from your HKCEE is not quite relevant to how hard/easy you can verbally communicate with people in English in the U.S.
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I graduated from a Chinese high school in HK before coming to the U.S. years ago and got a D in English in HKCEE. I thought I started learning ABC in kindergarten and was quite confident about my English ability....until I met reality here when I had to open my mouth to talk.
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% V% W- ^% f" ]# f5 T9 DJust remember this: textbook English is different from everyday English.+ [1 D; D$ T$ d) m9 a
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In textbook they taught you to reply 'I am fine. Thank you. And you?' when people ask you 'How are you?' In real life, you most likely just say 'great', 'so-so', 'I've had better days', and many other variations. And unless you are dealing with people in a business setting, you mostly likely don't need to worry too much about your grammar when speaking.
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4 p: L& B% n3 X& zAlso, don't be afraid to make mistake when speaking as people usually are very considerate when they know English is not your first language. They're more patient and try to help you out too, as long as you have the encourage to speak. If you're too shy to speak, you will never learn.
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Listening and speaking also go hand-in-hand and you rarely can speak well without good listening skill. I'd say don't waste your $ on those educational CDs but rather listen to more English songs or TVs. |
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