How to learn English

That's the difference between us..hehe

To spoyee,
I think when we have been here we are the same no matter whoever we are.We have the same purposes when we are here: improve our english and make friend.We discuss by writing down our ideas,our experience...ect. As a result ,we can not agree everythings unless we are the one or "yes" people.
When i write something,i hope someone read my writing,then give me remark,help me to make my writing as well as me better.I thank for your all comments. I hope i will hear from you soon.Thank you.
About this topic, everybody give me a lot of ways, ideas to learn english more effectively. Thank everybody.




Tao_lao

Hello everybody, I have already registed to be a member of Saigon English club but I do not know I have been accepted or not. For the topic "How to learn english" I have small tip, special for beginner: when learning english we should pay attention to pronunciation. As you know not like Vietnamese most of english words have a different way in spelling and pronouncing so when you say a word incorrectly, the listenner can not understand what you said, it is also mean that you can not recognize that word when you listenning a tape, other people speaking...
In my experience pronunciation mistake is the most common mistake when we learning english.
Hope all of you happy!
Cheers...........

_Yes, the toughest problem in English for us is pronunciation. So lets make more chances for ourself to practice speaking English with people. That will help. In fact, our SG English club has an English speaking group. Have you noticed that yet? ...... So lets join with us!

Folks,
Someone send to me and I post for you!
1. What's new on the site
The Penpals forum is back. Post a new message to get a penpal or reply
to the many postings already there. Have fun, make friends and improve
your English!
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2. Vocabulary quiz
Decide if the following are verbs of cutting or verbs of cooking.
bake, boil, chop, fry, grate, mince, roast, slash, slice, steam.
Answers at the end of the newsletter.
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3. How to make the most of a business lunch
Things to say and do when having a business lunch with English
speakers:
1. Business lunches always start with some small talk. Here are some
phrases that you may hear (or may want to use yourself) to move on to
business talk.
"So, tell me more about ..."
"Well, one of the reasons I wanted to have lunch with you was to
discuss..."
"Actually, I was really interested to hear about ..."
2. Compliment the food.
"This is lovely / delicious / wonderful."
"Mmm. This is good."
"I love this salad!"
3. Remember that the "business" is more important than the food.
In English speaking cultures, it is common to talk business throughout
the meal, not just at the end of a course.
4. Remember polite phrases.
Generally, your host should make sure that you have water in your glass
or that the salt is within reach. He or she should also pass you
plates, rather than you having to stretch for them. But if you need
something, remember to use polite phrases:
"Could you pass me the salt, please?"
"Sorry, could I have the salad, please?"
"Would you mind passing me the vegetables?"
5. Feel free to refuse something if it is offered.
"I'm sorry, but I don't drink wine."
"Actually, I'm allergic to lobster!"
"I'm afraid I can't eat dairy food."
"It was delicious, thank you, but I really can't eat any more!"
6. Let your host take charge.
He or she will ask for the menu, or for coffee and for the bill at the
end.
"Could we have some coffee, please?"
"We'd like to see the menu again, please."
"Can I have the bill / check?" ("Bill" is British English, "check" is
Amerian English.)
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Answers to the vocabulary quiz
Verbs of cutting:
chop, grate, mince, slash, slice.
chop = cut into small pieces: "Chop the garlic finely."
Grate = shave small pieces off a larger piece with a metal grater:
"Grate the cheese."
Mince = force meat through small holes so that it becomes fine: "Ask
your butcher to mince the lamb."
Slash = make cuts with a knife: "Slash the fish three times on both
sides."
Slice = cut a thin piece : "Slice the lemon and arrange the slices on
top of the fish."
Verbs of cooking:
bake, boil, fry, roast, steam.
Bake = cook in the oven: "Bake the bread for 30 minutes in a hot oven."
Boil = cook in boiling water: "Boil the potatoes for 20 minutes."
Fry = cook in oil: "Fry the onion, then add the garlic."
Roast = cook in oil in the oven: "Roast the potatoes until they are
golden in colour."
Steam = cook using the steam of boiling water: "Steam the asparagus
until it is tender."
U also come to see at :http://www.english-at-home.com
Cheers........

Let me modìfy some websites for learning english.
http://www.english-online.org.uk/
Vocabulary,grammar....almost everything(from elementary to advance) is coverd.
Reading with Sherlock Holmes( three levels,do not scared if we do not have enough vocabulary)...
http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp
This website is for audiobooks(so many).It is free for you to download and practise your listening (like "đọc truyện đêm khuya",you can "vừa nghe vừa ngủ" ).
Dictionary can be found at:
www.dictionary.com
www.poetry.com
is for poetry.
Tao_lao