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From: "Clandy" <wuxincan@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: I can listen but it's hard for me to speadk
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:37:31 +0800
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Dear Chris,
Thanks for your reply. I I am a Chinese living in China. What kind of club
do u mean? Are u indicating that I should join a local English club?
Clandy~~
"Chris Croughton" <chris@keristor.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:16:19 +0800, Clandy
> <wuxincan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I listen to English, I can almost understand most of what's said.
>> But
>> as to speaking, I always feel difficult to find the right expression to
>> tell
>> what I want to say. How should I do?
>
> Join the club! I'm a native English speaker, and I often can't find the
> right words to say what I mean (or to convey what I mean -- the words
> may mean to me what I want to say, but often the listener interprets
> them differently). I often find it easier when writing because then I
> can take my time to find or remember the words I need, if I pause for
> that long in speaking then people think that I've stopped.
>
> The only thing I've found which works is to just say something close to
> what I mean and then ask for response to see if the other person has
> understood what I meant, and if not I can rephrase it and get closer.
> This, in my experience, works in 'foreign' languages as well (for me
> those are German and French), as long as the listener is also trying to
> help.
>
> Chris C
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