Comments on: Conversation Preparation 1

By: n.pkajendran

n.pkajendran — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:36:04 +0000

I wan’t improve my speaking knowaged

By: Greg and Ivy Cook

Greg and Ivy Cook — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:02:03 +0000

Hi Cervantina,
“Happy Birthday”?
Seriously, we’re not sure what you’re saying; but we’d like to. Please keep visiting the site and if there’s anything we can do for you then please send us another email.
Until then, good luck with your spoken English.
Best Wishes from Greg and Ivy

By: cervantina

cervantina — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:46:18 +0000

always I m goin to celebrate my party

By: Sandra Su

Sandra Su — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:55:30 +0000

Dear Grey and Ivy Cook,
I’m very glad to enter into your website,thanks for providing so many good ways to learn spoken english .After reading this passage,I learn a lot from it .You teach me English for 3 years ,I enjoy your class very much .
I am taking an English examination to become a teacher, I’m concerned about my interview .You know if I want to be a teacher ,I shoud possess the English teacher’s quality.Obviously the English level is the most important .I find my pronunciation is not good ,especially the vowel.Such as “boy,begin…”So I hope you can give me some advice .Thanks!
I’m looking forward to your new book .

By: Greg and Ivy Cook

Greg and Ivy Cook — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:18:45 +0000

Dear Antony,
Thank you for your email. It’s always nice to hear from you.
We think the problem can be explained fairly easily. We will be covering this problem in detail in our upcoming book, but briefly we think the problem is as follows.
The difference betweeen your ‘spoken English skill’ (that you still retain), and the ‘memorized CET vocabulary’ (that is lost), is the difference between ‘Experiential Learning’ and ‘Rote Learning’. Experiential learning is for the long term, whereas rote learning is for the short term.
The best way to remember vocabulary is firstly to associate the new words to the English you already have, and then to use it in your daily conversations.
For more ideas regarding vocabulary, see our category on ‘Vocabulary’.

By: Antony.Liao

Antony.Liao — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:13:40 +0000

My dear Greg and Ivy Cook,
How is everything going on with you ?
Though I have been studying english for several years , still I have some problems .
I am sure ,I had memerized lots of words before I took the CET-4 & CET-6 ,however, I think , I have forgot most of them . My vocabulory is so limited now ,what’s worse , I can not even write down some of the words which I am familar with . Fortunately ,I can speak . Talking with someone in english is not a question to me. Anyway , I still wanna improve it . Any suggestions I will highly appreciate !

By: Greg and Ivy Cook

Greg and Ivy Cook — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:57:28 +0000

Lisa, starting a conversation might seem difficult at first but when you get used to the idea of having conversations, it will become easier. We’re happy to know that you have learnt more from this article.

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:11:21 +0000

I’m always confused about how to start a conversation,after reading this passege,i have learned more.We should make preparations and find some interesting topics.Most importantly,we should dare to speak ,though we sometimes make mistakes.
Thank you for your advice!