I couldn't agree more, wefrucar

In the same way that I struggle learning Chinese, since it's not my native tongue, I don't think it would be possible that my Chinese would ever sound as good as yours!

But then again you can always try and try; no harm in doing that, right? The only consequence to that is that your English will get better without you even knowing it!

Expose yourself to practically anything that's English. Food, movies, culture, books, etc. Try befriending non-Chinese people whom you can talk with.

You can start browsing through blogs couched in English. Pick something you enjoy reading so you won't get bored. What do you get from that? Well, you'll get to know English sentence patterns, English word usage, when to use them and how to use them correctly.

The trick is to think NOT in Chinese but in English.

If it's any consolation, your written English is way better than that of my Chinese friends! You're not really far from getting there, you know. But you got to work it to gain the confidence in speaking English, not Chinglish.

Patience is a virtue!

Good luck!

Or.... am I?

Oh I could very well tell that from how Wefrucar writes; nothing Chinglish there, not a single word. I just said I second what Wefrucar said in answer to Bobby Liu's concern.

And by "Wefrucar in not Chinese" I know you meant "Wefrucar IS not Chinese."

Editor_Ivy

you suggested reading English blogs. but one of my British friends said the grammar in news report is not good and warned me not to learn from that basis.

btw, I hope to improve my oral English because I found foreigners sometimes have difficulties in understanding me. this may because my accent

Ha! I'd love to see someone trying to learn from, say, Life on Mars.

it must be taste strange
i want to try it

It's easy,, you have to learn your reduction words,, Stress words,, and linked words,, I teach my students in about a month or two,, and you dont hear the chinglish you normally hear with them as with other students.. Grammer isnt always nessasary to speak fluent english like an American. Knowing alittle Grammer is fine,, It isnt required on most exams.. and knowing like what a adjective is, wont help you speak naturally.. knowing mostly all of the nouns, verbs, contractions will improve your english style..

Teacher John has given a very good example of the way Chinese people are taught English. Just to pass exams. To quote him, "It isnt required on most exams.. and knowing like what a adjective is, wont help you speak naturally". So Chinese people are taught English to help them pass specific tests, but not the grammar. That is why after their language studies, communication becomes hard, especially the grammartical arrangement of words. If you do not know what an adjective is, then how can you use it in a sentence even if it were in spoken English. You can learn speaking like a native if you put your heart to it, and then you also have to give it time. I speak like a native. But i learnt English right from childhood. I am Jamaican, but grew up in Uganda, a country where English is almost spoken by wheelbarrow pushers. Anyone who has been to Uganda can bear me witness. You have to read widely, listen to any English pieces and above all that, English is a practicle language just like any other, so you have to practice speaking it all the time. Try listening to English songs with a pen in hand. Stop the play and write down the phrases you have heard. But i do not buy my learned friend John's idea that some aspects of the language do not matter when it comes to spoken English. It is really misleading. I think Wefrucar is right. It is easy for a young child to learn a language than an adult. One day i met young Chinese girls of about 13 years speaking very good English. This was in Macdonalds in Dongsi shitao. The only problem is that many people teaching English in China are not qualified, but native speakers. So they did not study language development as a course unit. If they had, they would have been in position to know such things. Many of them do not mind about the students, but money. That is why my friend John wrote, "a adjective". Many of my Chinese friends will not see this as a mistake because they were not taught that "a" is an indefinite article used with words that start with consonants. We can also use it with words that start with vowels that are pronounced like consonants. An example is "university". It would be wrong to say, "an university". He also uses the contraction, "wont", which is also wrong. This should be "wo'nt. A short form of "will not".I do not intend to be personal or offend anyone. Hope that is a good lesson. Get more lessons under "MIND YOUR LANGUAGE" by the professor. Any questions or criticism email me at grammar4you@gmail.com, or call Professor at 13811746994. Calls are subject to the time at which the calls has been made. I am usually busy sleeping whole day.

Hey Zhenlai-

let's play a little English game-see how good you are

Rearrange these words to make a complete sentence.

arrogant, Zhenali, c**t, an, is

I do. Though most dem time i enjoy my Jamaican English. Jah Bless. Thank you

I don't know what Imprive means but it might have some similarities as this pic.