After the rematch and final of Maritime High School, I finally stood on the podium again. At this moment, I feel a lot. Round after round, the game is finally over. I have always been confident that I can enter the finals, but I really didn't expect to win the grand prize. This can be regarded as a small dream of my own, and it can also be regarded as a small honor of Yu Ming High School.
First of all, I want to thank Mr. Changhong, Mr. Xiao Na and Mr. Han Fei from the English Group. Teacher Changhong won me a place in the competition and gave me this precious opportunity. Teacher Xiao Na and Teacher Han Fei have been playing two games with me, cheering me on. No wonder the players in other schools said jealously that I was accompanied by a teacher, so you are so happy. Hey, who told me that I am a member of Yu Ming, a United and warm group?
Looking back on that week's non-stop preparation, I feel a sudden warmth and happiness. I especially remember that Mr. Xiao Na listened to my recitation over and over again in his spare time, and then downloaded a lot of questions from the Internet to practice impromptu speeches with me. When I went on stage, my heart was filled with incomparable confidence. I especially remember the students' clear wishes before the game, which made me take every step firmly and calmly.
At the same time, I also want to thank my mother who accompanied me in English study for nine years. It was her strict requirements that made me what I am today. She has made indelible contributions from the first prize in the English speech contest of CCTV, the special prize in the English speech contest in the future, the gold medal in the Maple Leaf Cup junior high school group, the second prize in the national Olympic English primary school group, the first prize in the national Olympic junior high school group in Dalian, and now the special prize in the Shanghai High School Attached to China. In the future, my mother paid too much. I studied English outside when I was a child. She was worried that I would be afraid of being bullied when I was alone at school (I always had classes with classmates much older than me), so she gave up the leisure weekend and spent the whole afternoon in a foreign language school, often sitting for five or six hours. Now that I think about it, my heart is always a little sour, a little disappointed, and my eyes are unconsciously red. It can even be said that without my mother's efforts, I would not have today's glory.
Change the subject. Speaking of my experience in learning English, I want to say that it is most important to accumulate enough vocabulary. English learners with large vocabulary are generally excellent in listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation, while English learners with small vocabulary can hardly make a substantial leap in listening, speaking, writing and translation. People always ask me what I know about learning English. Looking back, all I can think of is studying hard and making steady progress. More and more people are asking about ways to learn English. I think the most important thing is to ask yourself at any time whether the current method is effective and whether you are making progress. If you work hard and don't reap the fruit, it means that the method needs to be adjusted. I don't want to describe one or several methods clearly, because I think everyone should have different optimal methods. But the method is always just a form, and sweat is the real gold. The best students should be those who study hard and know how to be effective.
Finally, thanks again to the teachers, classmates and parents who supported me to participate in this competition. At the same time, I wish all the students can slowly improve their studies in all subjects, and they are worthy of the glorious title of educating people. Thank you.
I am Lin Meicen, an English major of Grade 08. Lucky to be here this time? FLTRP Cup? Fujian Division of the National English Speech Contest won the first prize. I want to take this opportunity to share my own experience with my classmates.
Speaking of English, many students may sigh: It is not easy to say I love you. ? Indeed, as the old saying goes, there is no shortcut to learning English (including any language). So? Don't accumulate steps, take Wan Li Road. If you want to learn English well, you should stick to it.
So, how's it going? Adhere to this will vary from person to person, depending on your own situation, the best for you.
First of all, the most important thing in learning English is pronunciation. Yes, some teachers tell you that pronunciation is not so important as long as you can communicate with foreigners. But we always want to do better, don't we? Pronunciation determines many other aspects, such as your listening and speaking. For many students, it is really not so easy to have a good pronunciation. After all, everyone comes from all corners of the country, and the common speech is easily influenced by dialects. However, if you really want to speak standard British or American English, there are ways. Suggest that students can do it at ordinary times? Shadow practice? Just download the news from BBC or VOA (of course, you can also use other materials, such as celebrity speeches) and then watch it. Read along with the audio every second or two. If you persist for a long time, it will definitely have an effect. If you can't master the phonetic symbols well, it is recommended to watch videos online first and learn the correct pronunciation methods of phonetic symbols.
Secondly, talk about listening. As I said just now, listening and pronunciation are connected. It is inevitable that you can't understand words because of inaccurate pronunciation. The same is true of listening. Only long-term persistence can have an effect, but it can't be seen in the short term. Listening materials are very extensive, especially in this era of developed Internet. We should be grateful, because there are countless English listening resources on the Internet. It is suggested that students can usually listen to BBC or VOA news. If they don't have a good foundation, they can listen to VOA's slow news first and practice their pronunciation by reading. This is a good study material. Listening suggests combining intensive listening with extensive listening. The so-called intensive listening means listening carefully to a listening broadcast, such as VOA News. It's common that you don't understand the main meaning the first time, but keep listening the second time until you hear it clearly. Start reading the text, find out the words you can't, make a record, and then listen again until you understand each word. The so-called extensive listening means watching American dramas, English dramas and movies, or watching some English programs and listening to English podcasts, so as to keep a keen interest in English.
Talk about reading again. Generally speaking, China students' reading level is better than oral English and listening. I usually like reading some domestic and foreign newspapers and periodicals, such as The Economist, The New York Times and China Journal. Reading newspapers and periodicals not only helps us to learn the expression and thinking mode of foreigners' writing, but also helps us to understand current events. As a college student, it is one of our very important tasks to broaden our horizons and understand the changes in the world pattern, and it is also one of our purposes to learn English. Of course, many students like reading English novels. There are many novels about English in the library. I hope everyone can make good use of this resource.
Finally, talk about spoken English. I believe that oral English is a weakness of many students, so am I, because English is only learned as a second foreign language in China, and there is no corresponding language environment. This leads to a lot of English we usually learn. Vase English? That is, you can understand its meaning at first sight, but you can't actually use it. But? No need? To sum up, the fundamental reason is that we speak too little, so that what we have learned has become negative, not motivated to be positive, and we don't need easy-to-understand English, such as the vocabulary we have learned and some sentence patterns. I've been exploring this, and the best and most direct way is to talk to foreigners who speak English. By talking with them, we can learn some authentic dialects, which will reduce our own? Chinglish? expression Generally, too formal sentences can only be used in writing. Of course, many times we don't have such resources, so we can only make good use of what we have in life? Available resources. ? Such as movies, TV series, various English programs, etc. They are all good materials for self-learning authentic oral English, but it is important to pay attention to the oral expression in the lines when reading, rather than skimming and forgetting.
As an annual special activity of China-Australia class, this year's 09 English speech contest lasted about half a month. With the participation of all grade students, it has gone through three rounds: preliminary, semi-final and final.
I have never had the experience of speaking in public before. I'm glad to be in the final of the English speech contest this time. So I am very grateful to the relevant leaders of East China Normal University for providing us with this opportunity.
In this speech final, I won the second place. Apart from my own efforts, I owe my success to many people. First of all, I would like to thank my three foreign teachers, who gave me a lot of useful advice, both in grammar and pronunciation, and helped me a lot. Secondly, I would like to thank several counselors and teachers, who gave their own views and ideas on my speech and helped me gradually improve it. I also want to thank my classmates and my buddies in the dormitory, who gave me a lot of help and encouragement; Including in the speech finals, they also gave me great support. Finally, I want to thank my family. The theme of my speech is responsibility. When I was a child, my family told me that as a person, especially a man, we should know what a sense of responsibility is and why we should have a sense of responsibility. Without my family, I don't think I would have such a deep understanding of responsibility.
I think this competition has given me a lot of help and inspiration. Through the competition, I realized my own shortcomings and my own advantages. This will be of great help to my future life and study.
Here, I want to thank those who have always supported me and helped me. Thank you for giving me this rare opportunity to exercise and show myself.