学习英语的7个秘密

1、Secret #1: Learn about WORD STRESS/了骈禄笫杳解单词的重音Word Stressis golden key number One for speaking and understanding English.Word Stress isvery important. You can try to learn about Word Stress.This is one of thebestways for you to understand spoken English—especiallyEnglish spoken fast.What is Word Stress?Take 3 words: photograph, photographer, photographic,for example. Do they sound the same when spoken? No! They sound very different, becauseone syllable in each word is "stressed" (stronger than the others).PHOtographphoTOgrapherphotoGRAPHicThis happens inallwords with two or more syllables:TEACHer, JaPAN, CHINa, aBOVE, converSAtion, INteresting, imPORtant,deMAND, etCETeraThe syllables that are not stressed are "weak" or "small" or "quiet".Native speakers of English listen for the stressed syllables, not the weak syllables. If you useWord Stress in your speech, you will instantly and automatically improve yourpronunciation andyour comprehension.If you have an English teacher, ask him or her to help you understand WordStress. Try to hear the stress in words each time you listen to English—on theradio, or in films for example. Your first step is tohearand recognise it.After that, you can use it!

3、Secret #3: LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN!/听罕铙杪痱真的很重要！Students sometimes say多唉捋胝: 'I don't listen to the BBC newson the radio because it'stoo fast for me and I can'tunderstand it.' That's a pity! When it's too fast foryou, when you can't understand it, that is exactly when you NEED to listen to it!!!How can you improve if you don't listen and practise?When you were a baby, did you understand your ownlanguage? When you were 3 weeks old, or 2 months, or 1year, did you understand everything? Of coursenot! Butyoulearnedto understand bylistening. Think aboutit. You learned tounderstand your own language by listening, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. After that,you learned to speak. Then you learned to read. And thenyou learned towrite. Butlistening came first!

6、Secret #6: 30 MINUTES A DAY BETTER THAN 3.5 HOURS A WEEK/每天30分钟比每周3.5小时好In fact, 30 minutes of English study once a day isbetter than 5 *hours*once a week! Study regularly.Study often.LITTLE + OFTEN is better than LOT + SOMETIMES.It's easier, too. You can easily find 30 minutes eachday. How? You canget up 30 minutes earlier. Or have ashorter lunch break. Fix a particulartime every day -and keep it!