HW #2 The First Essay (Rewrite)

                                                                                                             Eileen Huang
                                                                                                     Lyris Lei
                                                                                                          Leon Liang

Improving English

            We have some plans about how to improve our English. Learning English is not easy for foreign people who do not have a clear mind to achieve their goals. First of all, we can start with listening skills. Listening to the radio and American songs are a good ways to increase listening skills. For example, you do not have to stay in one place. While you are driving or jogging, you can use the radio to listen to news, such as on 89.3 KPCC. After that, you can enjoy some American music and try to understand what they are singing. In addition, speaking is always a good way to communicate with people. While you are talking with native speakers, they will be correcting you grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. Meanwhile, another way to improve communication is to remember a show or movie what you watched. After that, you can tell your friends the summary in English. Last of all, reading some great articles can really help, too. As soon as you find some interesting books, you will learn how to write correctly and fluently. Moreover, reading information from the Internet and newspaper are nice methods for you to get better. In conclusion, English is a popular and useful language to learn. If you want to improve your English, follow these steps you will be better in the future.

                                                                 
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HW #1

a) Why are you studying English? Explain with details. (50 words or more)
English is now a very useful skill. And I want to finish my bachelor's degree in American. On the other hand, I am always curious about the American cultures, included the music, fiction and film, etc. So learning English is helping me to know this country better and making more friends.

b) Do you use English very much when you're not in this class? Explain what situations you need to use it in. (50 words or more)
I think I need to use it almost everyday. Except in the class, I use English talk and text with my friends. And not only for my American friends now, because I am trying to speak English with my ESL classmates, too. Plus, living L.A. means I have to use English for daily life. For intense while I was looking for an partment near to PCC, I made a lot of phone calls and met with many managers for details. 


c) How do you feel when you use English? Are you sometimes nervous, comfortable, or...? Explain. (50 words or more)
I can understand what people are saying mostly. However, when I was talking, sometimes I can not figure out the word I want to speak. Specially during the writing test, I will get nervous because of the time, vocabularies, and topic. I am working on the vocabulary's building and reading, listening, speaking more.