How is the English champion made?

All along, many friends have asked me the same question: How does your daughter learn English well? Although, I am not a professional, my daughter Jessica has always been accompanied by me in the process of growing up in English. I know how to learn the essence of English. Therefore, whenever someone asks for advice, I can also "point to the maze."

A few days ago, a friend suggested that I write an article on how to learn English well. I asked Jessica what the high opinion is. Yesterday she called me from France: "Dad, you should write an article about the story of a mediocre little man who accidentally cultivated a great big woman. It must be very interesting." I said: "This is too "Isn't it modest?" She said with a smile: "Give people guidance and let other children have less detours in English learning. You should be good." So, today, I have drafted this. The title of the article: How is the English champion made?

When talking about children learning English, many parents will have a feeling of being crazy. Read the text, recite the words, ask the tutor, and participate in various English training classes... As a result, the children's English scores still have not improved much. Parents are annoyed, but they don’t know that children are more annoying. For a long time, the English education in our school is a test-oriented education. The English for learning is Chinese-style English, which is "dead" in English. Can't listen or speak. Even if you can talk to the teacher at school, you can change your environment, let alone talk to foreigners fluently. There is a paragraph saying that a Chinese student has had a car accident on a foreign highway and turned over the cliff. All the way through, shouted down: "Howareyou?" International students painfully replied: "Iamfine, thankyou! Andyou?" Passers-by went, and as a result, the students were too late to be treated because of their injuries and died. Although this paragraph is exaggerated, it reflects the shortcomings of Chinese English education.

I know that Jessica's English scores have been good, but I don't know how good it is. After several times of personal experience, I was surprised that Jessica's English level was unusual. I remember that in the fall of 2019, NBA Care was held at the Guangzhou Sports Institute. NBA President David Stern led the Rockets and the two teams to interact with students from the Guangzhou Disabled School. Jessica served as the translator for the event ceremony and also served as the translator for Stern and Tang Xiaoquan, chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation. Jessica was a sophomore at Sun Yat-Sen University. In the face of the Chinese American media and the audience of the players present, Jessica is calm and well played. A fluent American English makes NBA players feel amazing. At the end of the event, the NBA Care Manager handed his business card to Jessica and said, "I hope you will go to our US headquarters for an internship." In the summer of 2019, Russian female pianist Sofia Lisovskaya traveled to China to tour Guangzhou. Two days before the official performance, a small concert was held in a clubhouse in Zhujiang New Town. A famous host of GZTV hosted Jessica as a translator. The next night, Guangzhou TV made a talk show to SofiaLisovskaya. I was also in the live room, watching Jessica speak English for a while, Cantonese for a while, and I was really amazed. Because there is no manuscript in the whole process, and there is no cooperation beforehand, it is entirely on the spot with the host's problem, not to mention the content of the interview is mostly related to music. Later, she also accepted an interview with the English channel of Guangzhou TV. Jessica's English ability is multi-faceted. In 2007, the 6th "21st Century-School Cup" National Primary and Secondary School English Speech Contest was held in Guangzhou. From morning to afternoon, she took the lead in the competition. . After the game, I asked her: "Is it very hard?" She said: "It is a little tired, but I take it as another exercise opportunity. I believe this will help me in the future competition." She is learning English, willing to pay, not afraid of being tired, able to grasp all opportunities that will help improve the English level. In 2019, the president of the Asian Games Jockey Club came to Guangzhou to investigate the venue of the horse race. Jessica served as a portable translator for several days. The chairman praised her and said: "When you are young, you have great wisdom and you will become a big weapon in the future."

When Jessica was in the middle of the country, the English teacher said to her: "My English class, I can allow you not to take classes, but you should look at your favorite English books in class, and help me to correct my homework after class." On high school, she will carry out publicity on the Internet with her parents and recruit students! I only know that a neighbor's child has been learning English for a few months. Among the students she has coached, there are not only primary and secondary school students, but also college students and even newspaper reporters. That year, she went to take the IELTS test. Her pure oral English made the examiner not believe that she grew up in the country and suspected that she was born in the United States. As a result, after the test, the examiner said to her: "I will invite you to Tianhe City Starbucks for coffee tomorrow." It is estimated that the examiner wants to know more about the situation to satisfy her curiosity. When Jessica was in high school, she became the English star of the school. She personally organized the English Festival party of the school and served as the host, which won the praise of teachers and students. At the university level, the affiliated middle school of South China Normal University invited her to come back to do various English lectures for the younger brothers and sisters. I know that she has also given lectures to undergraduates at other universities. All lectures are presented in English. At CUHK, many courses are taught in the UK, and Jessica is the teaching assistant for these courses. Some students said that her English shocked the whole class. The School of Management’s “face-to-face with management masters” activities are masters of foreign professors. Needless to say, she is all hosted by her. In the summer of the second year of the sophomore year, she entered the sub-group's outreach department with an English advantage. In junior year, she attended the interview with P&G. P&G's interview was an English interview. In the first round of interviews, the interviewer found that her English level was better than him, so she actually asked her to answer in Chinese in the second round of interviews. The interviewer also said: "How do I hear your Chinese taste with English?" Finally, she naturally got an internship at P&G.

From national small to university, Jessica has participated in various English contests and has achieved remarkable results. In the sixth grade of the National Primary School, he won the first prize of the CCTV English Style Competition; in the first year of the National Year, he won the second National English Small and Medium Information Technology Innovation and Practice Network English Contest; in the same year, he also won the National Middle School English Proficiency Competition. Award; the first year of high school won the 7th Guangdong Provincial Middle School English Speaking Contest; the second year of the university won the 8th Zhongshan University English Speaking Contest, the 4th District Champion, Best Voice Tone Award, Best Popularity Award; University In the third grade, he won the CCTV National English Speech Contest. The “French Institute Cup” National English Speech Contest is the largest and highest-level public welfare university speech contest in China. Jessica participated in the national finals in Beijing for five days as the first in Guangdong Province. In the four rounds of the fierce knockout, the first round of 89 into 60, she ranked in the eleventh; the second round of 60 into 18, she ranked sixth; the third round of 18 into 6, she ranked first; finally In the round, she eventually won the championship. In fact, the students who come to Beijing are all English elites. Whether listening, speaking or reading or writing, they are super-class representatives. Jessica won the championship, I thought that in addition to a solid basic English skills, the key is to have a good attitude and a broad knowledge. For example, in the third round of the competition, there are five questions: 1. What language is this? 2, what is this person? 3. What university is this? 4, what is this band; 5, what country is this? . Some players answered the question, and the result was wrong. Only the daughters answered all correctly. The final round of competition is more related to politics, economy and culture. The six contestants passed the lottery and each represented a country. Now that the World Bank provides $10 billion in loans to each country, how do you use it? Then, six players were asked to ask each other about their respective explanations. Jessica represents Greece. She can discuss it according to the political, economic, and diplomatic conditions of Greece. The result is the most exciting, and she is truly winner.

I, because I have been immersed in an English context for a long time, I know how to learn English. Jessica is able to control English well and win multiple championships in the English contest. I think that in addition to having a certain language talent, there must be three conditions: 1. Comprehensive mastery of English knowledge, especially the ability to hear; 2. Have a broad knowledge; 3. Have a good attitude.

As for the English listening and speaking, my experience is the deepest. Jessica’s interest in English began when she was listening to English songs at home, which was influenced by her mother. I know that she rarely studies English grammar or recites words. The secret of her learning English is that she has read hundreds of English soundtrack movies! From Chinese subtitles to English subtitles, to no subtitles, her English level is improving step by step. From VCD to DVD, I bought a lot of discs in the digital store. Of course, Jessica likes it. The dialogue of American movies is the most living and localized language. I think that this is different from traditional Chinese English education. She learns English more closely to native English. We should not underestimate the child's ability to imitate. If he is in such a context for a long time, it will naturally grasp the standard pronunciation of English. At the beginning, parents must watch with their children. After reading, parents must also ask your child about the content of the movie or do not understand, so that he has a "small sense of accomplishment", so that he can cultivate him in English. interest of. I am like this, I often ask the pronunciation of Jessica words, because I am a five-tone incomplete person, Mandarin, Guangzhou dialect, hometown words are not allowed, let alone English, always teased by her daughter. Even so, Jessica continues to demonstrate. If she finds that some of my phonetic symbols are not accurate, she said, "Dad, it seems that you are old, not saved, just past it." Then a very proud look. It is in this process of being constantly teased that Jessica's interest in English is cultivated. Jessica will continue to watch movies that I like to watch, such as "Princess Diary". She said that she has seen it more than ten times, and even the lines are familiar. One day, I found out that she and her mother were fluent in English. It was very curious to ask: "Jessica, your English listening and speaking ability seems to be suddenly better?" The reason I ask this is because she has never participated in any English training classes, and I know that it is impossible to learn such a good English in school. She smiled and replied: "Isn't it? When I was alone, when I was in the shower, when I was lying in bed before going to bed, I would imitate the dialogue of the movie characters. You don't know?" Hey, I suddenly realized. I heard that there is no problem in English, and the sense of language has changed. The amount of vocabulary has increased unconsciously, and reading and writing naturally has no problem. She said: Learn English, you must do the opposite!

Yes, for the education of children, I always think that the most important thing is the shaping of personality. Academic performance is not the only life direction. I realized that it is more important for children to be sexual, affectionate, kind, and healthy. I rarely criticize Jessica, all of them are encouraged. My daughter said that I am a bit blind. However, I am so persistent that encouragement is the source of strength for children's self-confidence. I remember that Jessica had to take the exam. I can see that she is under pressure and she is worried that the exam will not be good. I said to her: "Jessica, don't be nervous, you can go to forty-seven in your usual grades. It is also quite good in forty-seven." However, her goal is to be in the middle school. When she was taking mathematics, she was guilty. I didn’t understand a question. Later, Jessica thought: Hey, forget it, my father’s request is not high anyway. When people are relaxed, the problem is solved. As a result, she successfully passed the middle school of South China Normal University. In high school for three years, it was over, and the college entrance examination was over. Jessica was under pressure again. She actually wants to give up the college entrance examination! She said that she would like to study abroad directly like other students. But I think it is better to be a Chinese child or to study at home. So, I said to her: "Jessica, so, how about the test outside? If you can't get it, it doesn't matter." She smiled and finally admitted to Sun Yat-sen University. Therefore, in the process of growing up children, especially at the nodes, encouragement often plays a decisive role.

It is this kind of encouragement that Jessica's knowledge is constantly expanding. In high school, I encouraged her to join the model United Nations community. Soon she served as the chairman of the English group of the United Nations General Assembly of the Chinese Normal School, which is of great benefit to her understanding of the history, politics, economy and culture of each country. At the university, I encourage her to participate in AIESEC. Soon she became the general manager of the AIESEC South China Regional External Relations Department and Information Management Department. These platforms give her the opportunity to go north and grow her knowledge, while also enhancing her ability to solve practical problems. Through AIESEC, she went to American universities to introduce Chinese students to American college students, and contacted American university graduates who are going to graduate to come to China for internships. Jessica's article "On the Road to Miles" published in the "French Institute Cup" describes: "My unique view of things adds a lot to my speeches, from the point of explaining whether Yuanmingyuan is rebuilt and commenting on Van Gogh. I painted "Sunflower" to the final statement on Greek political, economic, and diplomatic issues. I have been to more than a dozen countries, including developed European and American countries and developing Southeast Asian countries. Among them, I feel that the strongest cultural impact is Turkey. I came into contact. These different cultures and values ​​have made me think more about the humanities and society when I analyze the problems, and I have more international flavors in my thoughts. When I was in high school, I worked as an English group in the simulation of the UN General Assembly. The role of the chairman also gave me a deeper understanding of international politics, economy, and culture. At the same time, I was fortunate to have encountered a scenario similar to the simulation of the United Nations in the final stage of the competition, so that the knowledge I have learned has room for development. And my plain, similar speaker's speech style has thus turned from a disadvantage to the biggest advantage. In the game In my personal experience, I won a lot of points, especially in the comprehensive knowledge of the third stage. In the comprehensive knowledge answering session, I was very fortunate to have encountered five questions related to Europe and the United States. I have participated in environmental competitions in Sweden, cultural exchanges in the UK, marketing in the United States, and my love of various cultures. I am very fortunate. I have correctly answered all five questions and added the total score for the third stage. A full score, eventually made me smoothly enter the fourth stage of the game."

Yes, in every English competition, every time I host, every activity, I will give encouragement and guidance according to the problems that she has played on the spot. Because, I know that Jessica values ​​my "blind" encouragement. She once said to me: "Dad, your encouragement has always been my driving force!"

Essay

I said to Jessica: "In fact, nothing is important. It is important to have a good attitude. If you don't have a good attitude, even if your English is good, it will not be played out when the game is critical." The reasoning daughter is clear. She said on "Walking on the Miles": "I think, I am a relatively calm person. Most of the time I can be humiliated. Since the sixth grade, I have participated in many oral English competitions. I used to be in Guangdong Province. In the Speaking Contest, I was eliminated in the preliminary round, and I won the championship in the same competition two years later. No one will fail, and no one will succeed. Therefore, when I was in the first stage of the Foreign Research Society Cup speech contest, When the overly dull speech style and the non-excellent question and answer session lead me to a lower ranking, and when I am getting closer to the championship in the fourth stage, my mood is not too ups and downs. My good attitude is years of training. Come out, and a good attitude ensures the best and most stable level of your own." Jessica has a good attitude because I started from her childhood and let her understand the words "work hard, let it go" The true meaning of the policy. The ranking of the results is not important and the results of the competition are equally important. Therefore, during the Beijing competition, she was very relaxed. The other players are busy with all kinds of preparations, even sleepless nights, and she said to the instructor who followed the same: "Teacher, the sky is so cold, let's go to the foot!"

On the day of the last round of competition, Beijing Wanli was clear. Jessica bathed in the sun, walked to the ground and walked into the venue with a relaxed and happy mood. In the end, as the media commented: She was convinced by the deep and solid language skills, calm and responsive response, steady and decent statement, and outstanding comprehensive knowledge, to win the competition and win the finals of this competition.

In this way, after the end of the foot, the English champion will be refined. Jessica said modestly: "Getting the champion of this competition is a milestone on my Wanli road, but this road is still far from reaching the end. The road is long and the road is long, I will go up and down. I am still on the road."