How to learn a language

Advice

Translating

Translating means changing a word from English to Chinese.

The man is notorious for his bad ideas.

notorious - 臭名昭著

Translating

• Translating is ok SOMETIMES.• If you are in a hurry, if you have an

emergency

• Translating is like this:English Chines

e

Translating

• You want this:

English Englis

h

Translating

• Imagine you’re walking. Translating is taking a step back.

English Chines

e

Translating

• BUT TEACHER, I NEED TO TRANSLATE! I DON’T KNOW A WORD!

• There are other ways to learn the words.

Translating

1. Baidu Images

http://image.baidu.com/

Sometimes words are difficult to see in pictures.

Can you make a picture of this?: 灿烂

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2. Learner’s Dictionary

learnersdictionary.com

English Englis

h

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2. Learner’s Dictionary

Person 1: Catastrophic, insatiable, maniac, superb, reliable

Person 2: Chaos, genius, carnivorous, domestic, crave

English Englis

h

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3. Context clues

This means read AROUND a word to find what it means.

EXAMPLE:

I love my feline. He sleeps with me every night. He is orange. He is so cute. He says “meow” and he likes to eat small animals. He is my favorite animal.

Translating

3. Context clues

This means read AROUND a word to find what it means.

EXAMPLE:

I love my feline. He sleeps with me every night. He is orange. He is so cute. He says “meow” and he likes to eat small animals. He is my favorite animal.

Translating

3. Context clues

This means read AROUND a word to find what it means.

EXAMPLE:

I love my feline. He sleeps with me every night. He is orange. He is so cute. He says “meow” and he likes to eat small animals. He is my favorite animal.

Translating

3. Context clues

This means read AROUND a word to find what it means.

EXAMPLE:

What is a feline?

Translating

3. Context clues

This means read AROUND a word to find what it means.

EXAMPLE:

What is a feline? CAT

Chinese Subtitles

What is the best way for you to learn English?

(I told you)

Chinese Subtitles

Watching movies in English is the best way to learn.

People learn English by watching movies. They don’t need to learn in class.

Chinese Subtitles

BUT TEACHER! MOVIES ARE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND!

I know.

Watch the movies 3 times.

1. English sound, English and Chinese subtitles

2. English sound, English subtitles

3. English sound, no subtitles

Chinese Subtitles

This helps your English :• Reading• Speaking• Listening• Writing

Chinese Subtitles

In China, if you want good English movies, you will need to pay for them.

Good things are not free!

Speaking English

1. There are English classes on the internet.

- Look at American universities online

- Computer program called Rosetta Stone (¥)

- You can learn a little English every day on the internet

Speaking English

2. If you have American friends – talk to them! Use the internet to talk to Americans.

Use the program called “Skype” to talk to people around the world for free. Or you can pay for English lessons with Americans on Skype. (Talk to me after class if you want English lessons on Skype.)

Speaking English

3. Speak to your Chinese friends in English sometimes.

Make a plan with your friends. Get dinner one time every week and only speak English at that dinner.

If your partner asks you a question and you know the answer in English, TELL THEM IN ENGLISH!

Visit an English-Speaking Country

Go travel and learn English in those countries!

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