Hello, everyone. I'm Niharika.

哈囉，大家好，我是 Niharika

Welcome back to new lesson.

歡迎回到這次的新單元

You know I keep telling all my students to keep practicing English.

我一直告訴學生要持續練英文

But then how do you do that?

但該怎麼做呢？

Well, that's what I'm gonna help you with some tips today that would improve your English language.

今天就來和大家分享一些能使英文進步的小撇步

So, some changes on daily basis would definitely help you to improve your English language.

其實只要每天做出一些小改變，絕對能提升你的英文能力

So let's have a look.

一起來看看吧

#1 Change the language on your phone and computer to English

一，將手機或電腦上的預設語言改成英文

The first tip that I have for you is changing your operating language on your phone and on your computer.

我的第一個建議是把你的手機或電腦上的預設語言調成英文

Now this will surely help.

這真的會有幫助

If you end up changing your operating language on your phone as well as on your computer,

如果你將手機和電腦的顯示語言都調成英文

which most of us use it on daily basis,

也因為我們每天都會用到它們

it will help you to learn a lot of new words.

日積月累下來，將會幫助你學到許多新單字

Now if you are a beginner, it might be a little difficult for you.

如果你是初學者，這可能會有點困難

But then eventually, you will end up having lots of words for your vocabulary.

但到最後，你的單字量會大幅增加

Now of course we also have options for Facebook and Twitter of using native language,

當然，你可以選擇你的母語作為臉書或推特的介面語言

but instead of using your native language, switch it to English.

但你也可以試著把母語換成英文

Trust me. Using your Facebook and Twitter, which we all love,

相信我，如此一來，每當你在使用這兩者 (我相信大家普遍很愛用)

it will help you to learn new words.

就會幫助你學習新字彙

So, go ahead. Go under your settings and change the operating language on your phone and your computer.

快試試看吧，到設定底下將預設語言調成英文吧！

#2 Read or watch the news in English

二，閱讀或收看英文的新聞

The second tip that I have for you is to read and watch news in English.

我的第二個建議是閱讀並收看英文新聞

Now, staying informed of what's happening in the world is a great habit.

關注時事以了解世界各地發生了什麼是個很好的習慣

But then do that in English.

但你可以試著以英文去接收這些資訊

Rather than picking up your newspaper in your native language,

買英文報紙

start picking up English newspapers.

而非以母語書寫的報紙

Start watching BBC, CNN, and trust me this will also build your listening skills.

開始看 BBC、CNN，相信我，這也會增強你的英文聽力

So, of course watching news is updating yourself with current affairs.

當然，觀看新聞能讓自己隨時接收最新的時事

So it would also help you to build your vocabulary and talk about it with your friends.

同時擴增單字量，並且讓你和朋友之間有更多話題可以聊

So isn't that an excellent idea?

這個方法超棒的對吧？

So the next time you're buying the newspaper or you're watching news,

所以你下次買報紙或看新聞時

make sure you do that in English.

記得挑英文版的

#3 Listen to music in English and learn the lyrics

三，聽英文歌並理解歌詞的涵義

The third tip that I have for you is to listen to English music.

我的第三個建議是聽英文歌

Well, we all love dancing on English numbers, singing English numbers,

我們都愛唱各種英文歌，隨英文歌起舞

but at times we struggle with lyrics.

但有時候我們聽不懂歌詞

My favorite song is "My dream is to fly...".

我自己最愛的歌是 My dream is to fly...

Well, but then at times, even I used to struggle.

但其實我那時候也不太懂它在唱什麼

You know what I did?

你知道我做了什麼嗎？

Well, I just Googled the lyrics.

我就上網 Google 它的歌詞

So if you enjoy English music,

所以如果你喜歡聽英文歌

just download the lyrics or go to any of the websites and you'll find the lyrics.

就去下載它的歌詞，或去瀏覽各個網站，你會找到歌詞的

So once you have the lyrics in front of you,

一旦你有了英文歌詞

listen to the music and sing along.

就跟著音樂大聲唱出來吧

In fact, this would also help you to get those words out of your mouth.

事實上，這也能幫助你的英文口說

Because if you enjoy singing, automatically, English words will pour out of your mouth.

因為如果你很享受唱歌，在那個當下，你會不自覺地唱出各種英文單字

So enjoy all these English numbers and start listening to English music.

所以現在就開始聽英文歌吧！

#4 Read children's books and watch children's cartoon

四，閱讀童書、看卡通

The fourth tip that I have for you is to read children books and also to watch children cartoons.

我的第四個建議就是閱讀童書和看卡通

Don't be embarrassed about doing that.

不要覺得這樣很丟臉

Don't think that, "Oh, my god. I'm not so small to read these books".

不要想說：「噢，那是小孩子才會看的」

Don't be embarrassed. Just go head and do that.

不要覺得丟臉，就試試看

I'll tell you why.

為什麼要這麼做呢？

The reason is the language that's used in these books is of course for children.

因為理所當然地，童書是寫給小孩看的

So no big words are used.

裡頭不會出現很難的單字

Instead, simple languages are used, which children can understand.

而是一些小孩都能理解的簡單字彙

So once you start reading these books,

所以一旦你開始閱讀這些童書

it would help you to understand the language well,

它反而能幫助你理解英文

and of course there are lots of pictures in these books.

而且童書中肯定有大量圖片

Illustrations are given.

或是搭配插圖

So you would know what they are talking about or what is written about.

所以你不用擔心看不懂它所要表達的意思

Same applies when you are watching cartoon.

同樣的道理可以應用在看卡通的當下

Cartoons are usually repetitive.

卡通裡的對話其實重複性很高

So same language and simple language is used on constant basis.

往往都是用很類似又簡單的語句

This way you would also build your vocabulary and also build your listening skills.

如此一來，你能透過看卡通來建立單字庫，並加強英文聽力

And eventually, you'll end up having so many new words for yourself.

到最後，你會擁有很大的單字量

So go ahead. Buy books or download it from lots of websites who offer these story books.

試試看吧，去買童書，或是從有提供電子版的網站下載來看

So you can do that or you can watch several children videos on YouTube.

你可以試試，或是直接從 YouTube 找影片來看

#5 Write in a journal every day in English

五，養成每天寫英文日記的習慣

The fifth tip that I have for you is to maintain a book.

我的第五個建議是用英文紀錄生活瑣事

If you start maintaining a book, it would help you to write better.

當你開始記錄生活，它會幫助你提升英文寫作能力

What you can do is every night spend five minutes writing about what you did throughout the day.

你只要每晚花個五分鐘記錄一整天都做了些什麼

So whatever events, or whatever happened with you,

無論哪種事件，或者你遭遇了什麼事

you can just write up a small story.

你都可以把它寫成短篇故事

Also, you can add new phrases or new words that you have learned.

另外，你也可以記下一些新學到的片語或詞彙

Either when you're talking to people you can pick up some words,

像是跟別人閒聊時學到的詞彙

understand the meaning, look at dictionaries and make sure you put it in that book.

先試著去了解其意思，在查過字典之後，記得把它加入你的本子中

And then whenever you want to refer,

然後每當你想要參考時

you can just quickly have a look and this way you will build your English well.

只要快速瀏覽一下本子中的筆記，久而久之就能加強英文能力

#6 Find a partner to speak English with

六，找個練習口說的好夥伴

The sixth and the last tip that I have for you is to speak in English with someone.

第六個也是最後一個建議就是找個人跟你一起練習英文

What you can do is you can find a partner to practice the language.

建議大家找個練習口說的好夥伴

So be the friends, be the family member, or even your office colleague.

可以是朋友，家人，甚至是同事

Don't be embarrassed about it. Just go ahead and start practicing.

不要覺得很丟臉，勇敢練習看看

Because the more you practice, the language would come naturally to you.

因為你練習得越多，英文對你來說越不陌生

Rather than being nervous or trying to struggle with words,

學習英文時，可能你是一碰到英文就緊張的類型，或是單字永遠背不起來

or trying to make sure that you're going correct,

或者時時確認自己講的是不是「正確」的英文

or are you making any mistakes,

或是總是擔心自己講錯

a partner would definitely help you to correct that.

擁有一位好夥伴絕對能幫助你改善以上問題

So, eventually you'll be really confident and then you'll start speaking so fluently.

到最後你會變得有自信，開始流利地說英文

Go ahead, and find someone with whom you can practice English language.

去找個夥伴一起練英文吧！

So this brings me to the end of this lesson.

那今天就差不多上到這裡

So stop making excuses.

別再為自己找藉口

And find a little time for yourself to practice the English language.

每天花一點點時間練英文

And trust me, you will do great. I promise.

相信我，你會做得很好，我保證

And do subscribe to our lessons because we have lots of lessons for you

然後別忘了訂閱我們的課程，因為我們為你們準備了各種

and this way you can practice the language and you will be great.

能幫助你們練習英文，提升英文能力的課程哦！

I'll be back with a new lesson for you,

下次會為大家帶來新的內容

till then you take care.

敬請期待！