My techniques of becoming a successful language learner.

             It"s a universally acknowledged fact, that learning a language is not an easy job. This is not only true for learning a new language. Even though I had lived in Hong Kong for nineteen years, I still don"t dare to tell anyone that I can really master my native language. It seems that thirteen years of formal education in Chinese language doesn"t really help, as I can still frequently find grammatical mistakes in my Chinese writings, and words that are totally unknown to me while reading Chinese novels. So it"s obvious that in order to succeed in learning a new language, one must has the opportunity, the courage, a little bit luck, and must be willing and ready to learn a language. Learning the natural way, learning from friends and through a formal class are three basic techniques that I think cannot be excluded during the process of learning a language.

             First of all, learning a language in the natural way is one of the ways that works pretty well for me, as I don"t really like the feeling that I was forced to learn something, just like taking a formal class. Myself serve as a very good example in this case. I remembered the first time I went to a fast food restaurant, after I ordered my meal, the cashier lady asked, "Here or to go?" At that moment I really didn"t know what she mean, plus she spoke very fast. I showed a little confused, and said, "Hah?" She patiently repeated once more, and I pause for a moment, and asked, "Oh you mean whether I"m going to eat here or take away?" From this event, I learnt the meaning of 'to go", as I had never heard of it in my country. Even though I"m not speaking English myself, I still have many opportunities to learn. One time while I was waiting at the bus stop, a girl rushed to the stop and asked the guy sitting next to me, "Have bus 23 come yet?" "No," the guy answered and smiled, "you are lucky.