An English Learner's Diary

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diary: finding a new goal

I spent this summer in the UK where I've learned a lot. But I always felt my language wasn't enough in many occasions. Reflecting these experiences, I swore to me to study more when I came back to home. Since then, I've done some online homework from language school for weeks, and have finished a book I was reading while the journey.

On the other hand, I should prepare for my new projects(work) to pay the bills, so gradually time for study shifted on working time. In other words, I am losing my motivation.

So I have consulted to the teacher to keep up my motivation. He advised me to have new goals. Yes, I needed new goals and I set them. Even though I haven't started to tackle them. Probably I should break down the process into small parts so that I will be able to do it little by little. What is more the teacher told me that I am in the middle land between a learner and a native level person. What he recommend is to build vocabularies in depth by reading.

  • write a letter 1) for practice, search example site 2) ask for an example book (text book) 3) write! decide the day I write ...> by the end of this months.///28th? or 29th?

  • read books 1) I stopped reading because the book I started was rather difficult. 2) To change or no to change.. photocopying and read several pages seem good to me because I can break down my reading 3) Also I would read a grade book... Reading a lot is more important for practice than reading the best book.

  • make my personal correction cards I am doing it. I'll continue...