When I arrived in Britain, I could hardly order food in English. Two years later, I calmly explained the
Chinese grammar to a British friend in English..
Pay special attention to the basic words
Not all words are of the same importance. Some are far more important than the others. Studies have shown that the most common 300 words in any language account for about 60% of the communication. The most common 1,000 words account for more than 90% of the communication. The most basic 3,000 words account for more than 95% of the communication..
Study hours a day for a certain period of time
Studying five hours a day for two months will be better for you than studying five hours a week for two years.. Repeating in time is very important for our memory. This is one reason why so many students find it so easy to forget.
As with anything, if you're going to stick to it, you have to make it interesting. Don't just sit in a classroom in front of a book, or you're likely to get tired quickly. Go to events where you can practice while doing something fun instead.. Find out about the person you're talking with. Talk about personal topics which you care about. Make it a personal life experience, or else you're going to be bored and forget everything you have talked.
A. Find ways to make it fun
B. Look for people you enjoy talking to
C. The first 300 words will get you quite far
D. I'd like to share the tips I've discovered over the past two years
E. In other words, we should spend most of our time on the basic vocabulary
F. Make meaningful simple sentences with the most common 300 words
G. It's because if you study five hours per week you cannot repeat in time
