美國老師教你說出好英文

前言

　　Almost every day Chinese friends ask, "Michael, how can I improve my spoken English?" This book is my answer to the question. Usually when someone asks me for advice about speaking better English, I only have time for a short answer. I try to be as helpful as possible, but more time is needed. I hope the people who are still asking how to improve their English will read this book. If you want to speak better English, this book was written for you.　　You may be asking, "Why isn't this book written in Chinese only?" Well, for one thing, I'm an American and my English writing is much better than my Chinese writing. But, there's another more important reason I wrote it in English. The purpose of this book is to help you improve your Spoken English. It's really hard to improve English without some sort of English environment. When you read books in Chinese, your mind is in a Chinese environment. I recommend before you read the Chinese translation, try to read only the English. This book is written in English so you can enjoy the benefit of an English environment.　　The stories and examples in this book are true and they are about real people, but in order to protect their identity, some of the names and places have been changed. Those left unchanged are used with permission. This book is not an English textbook. It's not intended to replace　　textbooks already being used in classes, especially reading books. If you can read and understand at least half of the contents of this book, I'm sure you've already studied English from lots of textbooks. Even though this is not a reading textbook, studying it will still be a good exercise for your reading ability. However, this book is about spoken English, not reading. The purpose of this book is not to teach you English. Its main function is to clearly show you how to quickly improve your spoken English. No, it's not a textbook at all, but it is a book to help you use the knowledge you have already gained, through classes, books or other materials, to speedily become a fluent English communicator.

內(nèi)容概要

You are holding in your hand a book that will most likely change the way you think aboutlearning and speaking English。 The fact that you bought this book is proof you really want toimprove your spoken English。  You have studied English under many different teachers,probably all very skilled。 You have taken English exams。 You've studied with lots of Englishtextbooks, but you are not satisfied with your present ability to communicate in English。 Nowyou have chosen to read a book that will take you beyond classroom and textbook study, intothe real world of freely speaking English?！　lthough I've taught Oral English classes for more than twelve years, I prefer to call them byanother name。  I like to refer to those classes,  and the topic of this book,  as EnglishCommunication。 Why do we study a foreign language? For that matter, why do we even learnour own mother language? ls it not for the purpose of communicating with other people? Whatabout English?　　People all over the world are learning English so they can communicate with people fromEnglish speaking countries。 They also study Engtish to talk with non-native English speakers fromother nations who have learned to speak English。 The purpose of language is communication。Therefore, in this book sometimes the words Oral English or Spoken English are replaced withEnglish Communication。 That's why we learn language    to communicate with people。　　Lots of people in China study English。 Far less people can actually communicate well in thislanguage。 Some are satisfied with high exam scores。 Others just want to pass their Englishclasses so they can move on to other courses。 Many people are only interested in being able toread English, especially if they have to read English instructions for their jobs or understandEnglish on the computer。 These are all good reasons to study English, but the contents of thisbook are designed for people like you: People who are not satisfied with just passing examsand reading, people who are eager to go out and really commuhicate with this language?！　ou are reading this book, instead of just studying another textbook: This shows that you arenow ready  to  take  the  next  step  toward  successful  English  commuhication。  Fluentcommunication takes more than just studying。 It takes action。 It requires taking the actions youare preparing to read about in the following chapters。　　The methods for improving your English communication skills in this book are notcomplicated。 They are not meant to be complicated because the best ways to improve oralEnglish are not complicated。 In fact, most of this book is written in very simple English。There's no need to make your training any more complex than it needs to be。 I often tell mystudents, Spoken English is not complicated, but it isn't easy either。  It's simple, but hardwork。 It does require self-discipline but it doesn't have to be so complex that nobody canfigure out what it means。　　In my experience teaching English in China, I have found that some of the worst Englishspeakers were also the most complex ones。 I've tried to make them understand that simple isbetter, but they are not willing to listen。 They have believed for years that complicated is morescholarly。  Sadly, those students will never be good English communicators。 They are theones who will just read a few chapters of this book, then throw it aside and proudly say,This book is too simple。  They will go back to their complicated scholarly books andcontinue becoming worse and worse at speaking natural English?！　n the other hand, there are wise people, like you, who will see the simplicity of this bookand honestly say, Maybe this foreigner really does know what he is talking about。 I'll give ita try。  These people may or may not already be good at speaking English, but they have abright future of fluently and freely communicating in English。 They don't care if proud peoplelook down on them for their simple approach。 They are not worried about higher exam scoresof their classmates。 They are willing to try the methods in this book, and, while the others arejust becoming more complicated, they will become the best English communicators in China。- or, where ever in the world they want to go。　　As you read this handy guide, I hope you will feel my heart。 I hope you will realize 。th:at Ilove China and Chinese people。 I really want you to succeed。 The whole world is speakingEnglish today, and I want you, my Chinese friend, to be one of the best of those English。speakers。 I want YOU to go out and communicate freely with the rest of the world。 I wantYOU to be able to effectively use English in your job。 Whether you go abroad or make friendswith intemational visitors in China, I want YOUR English conversations to be fluent andnatural。 As you read this book and try these methods, I invite YOU to join me in the great adventure of the real world of English communication!

作者簡介

美國密歇根州人，畢業(yè)于維京國際大學(xué)，取得了國際關(guān)系碩士學(xué)位。l995年初次到中國，隨后在呼和浩特執(zhí)教，1998年移居北京，目前-5妻子G raceIynn和一雙兒女居住在此。 
    時任中國人民大學(xué)的專職外教，及北京《環(huán)球時報》英語版的viewpoint欄目專欄作家。獨著《有朋自

書籍目錄

Preface　前言Introduction　內(nèi)容簡介About the author　作者簡介Chapert 1 I Love English　我熱愛英語　l Loving English does not guarantee Success　熱愛英語并不見得就能成功　2 What is love?　什么是愛?　3 Leam to love English before you learn English　在學(xué)習(xí)英語之前學(xué)會愛英語　4 Interesting activities can help you love English　有趣的活動能夠幫助你愛上英語　5 Bored to death with English　對英語厭煩得要死Chapert 2　My English is poor　我的英語不好　1 Exam scores don’t tell US everythin9　考試成績無法代表全部　2 My English is too poor for going abroad　我的英語差到不足以出國　3 Poor Enghsh is hard to love　不好的英語是難以愛上的　4 I need mole vocabulary!  我需要更多的詞匯!　5 How to understand your foreign teacher　如何聽懂你的外教說的話　6 Summary　小結(jié)Chapert 3　Passive Active Learning　消極學(xué)習(xí)與積極學(xué)習(xí)　1　Reading&listening VS．Writing and speakin9　讀與聽VS．寫與說　2 Study and learn study與learn　3 Leaming styles　學(xué)習(xí)方式 　4 Vocabulary～How can I remember all those words？　單詞——我如何記住所有這些單詞呢?　5 Cheating on exams　考場作弊　6 Summary　小結(jié)Chapert 4　Grammar Check 語法檢查Chapert 5　IF You Can Say It In Chinese, You Can Say It In English 如果你能用漢語說，那么你也能用英語說Chapert 6　Practice Makes Perfect -Not !熟能生巧！不！Chapert 7　Flow River Flow 讓英語流利起來Chapert 8 I Dint like to speak english with chinese people 我不喜歡跟中國人說英語Chapert 9 Dynamic Methods For Boosting Your English Ability　迅速提高英語能力的動態(tài)方法Chapert 10 Think in english 用英語思考Chapert 11 Culture and Language 文化和語言Chapert 12 Yes You Can　你能做到Appendix 1 Grammar Error Correction Drill　語言錯誤修正練習(xí)Appendix 2 Useful References Resources　有用資源Appendix 3 Everyday Vocabulary for Common Topics　常見話題詞匯Appendix 4 Interviews about improving Spoken English　有關(guān)提高英語口語的訪談

章節(jié)摘錄

　　A smile can communicate much more meaning than any amount of vocabulary. Sometimes a friendly handshake is more friendly than kind words. When a friend is sad you may not have the right words to bring comfort, but when you put your hand on his or her shoulder your communication is much clearer than anything you could say with your mouth. Likewise, the meanings of words can be changed by raising your voice or speaking softly. These gestures and tones speak louder than thousands of words. Hands sometimes speak clearer than mauths. When you say, "It will cost three yuan," hold up three fingers. When describing something tall, you're your hand up high, and hold it down low to describe short things. Nod and shake your head when saying "yes" and "no." Don't talk with your hands in your pockets. Take them out and use them to make your meaning clear-in any language ! I cannot speak the languages of Korea, Pakistan, Japan, Mexico or Italy, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time in those countries. I bought things, ordered food, and traveled without the benefit of vocabulary. The only thing I had to rely on was the tone of my voice and body language.　　……

媒體關(guān)注與評論

　　Don't read this book unless you really want to "speak like a native.”After reading this book，your spoken English will never he the same again ！ If you are one of the many chinese people asking，“How can I improve my English？”you will definitely find your answers here.　　——Dwight Nordstrom，美國太平洋資源國際（PRI）總裁　　成功不一定是耍在男一個領(lǐng)域獨辟蹊徑，而是要把同樣的事情做得更加出色。本書的創(chuàng)作和出版意義正在于此。作者是一位在中國教了十多年英語的美國人，他基于自己的切身體會和教學(xué)經(jīng)驗，告知讀者以怎樣的方法和技巧學(xué)習(xí)英語口語才最有效。我相信它會是大家的良師益友，并給大家?guī)砣碌膶W(xué)習(xí)感受！　　——李魯平，中國農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)外語系教授　　如果你在學(xué)校學(xué)了十幾年英語，卻從來沒有信心看完一本英文書，那么這本書是一個不錯的開始。我憑我的閱讀經(jīng)驗確信，你會饒有興致地讀懂一個美國人如何只身一人來到中國教授英語，并認(rèn)同他視角中的中美文化差異。你還可能在書中看到“你自己”，因為他指出的一些英文表述問題很可能也發(fā)生在你的身上。最重要的是，當(dāng)你合上這本書時，你會對自己點頭微笑說，“我真的看懂并看完了一本英文書，而且并非是學(xué)校要求我讀的教材?！薄　　鯐约t，中央財經(jīng)大學(xué)外國語學(xué)院院長　　讀M1chael的書，仿佛又一次步入他的口語課堂。東西方的文化透過風(fēng)趣幽默的語言而充滿活力；異國他鄉(xiāng)的生活方式借著明朗輕快的文字而被娓娓道來。Michael從一個美國人的角度，結(jié)合他在中國的生活經(jīng)歷，向我們闡釋了適合中國人的學(xué)習(xí)英語口語的有效方法。而他對于愛和社會關(guān)懷方面的探討更是引起我們內(nèi)心深處的思考，讓我們在這個物欲橫流的世界回歸真實的自我?！　　S健，博士，作者學(xué)生

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　　成功不一定是要在另一個領(lǐng)域獨辟蹊徑，而是要把同樣的事情做得更加出色。本書的創(chuàng)作和出版意義正在于此。作者是一位在中國教了十多年英語的美國人，他基于自己的切身體會和教學(xué)經(jīng)驗，告知讀者以怎樣的方法和技巧學(xué)習(xí)英語口語才最有效。我們相信它會是大家的良師益友，并給大家?guī)砣碌膶W(xué)習(xí)感受！

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