read a novel in a foreign language

1.enlarge my vocabulary to 8000.
2.CHANGE THIS EXPERIENCE IN TO MY STRATEGY：
新东方学完，俺回到青岛继续复习GRE。（俺自认为这一段是背单词的好方法之一，大家不妨学一学）在网上找了点GRE单词录音，一面跟着读一面背，一个单词它读三秒俺就背三秒，背7000个单词每一遍也就5到6个小时的时间，如此重复15遍，记下了50%。剩下50%都是最变态的单词，光是听录音进展太慢。于是俺还是用最传统的办法，看着英文背中文，光记这最变态的50%。但是每背一个单词不超过5秒钟，所以3500个单词背一遍也就5个小时左右，这样一遍一遍又一遍，50%变成49%，48％…一直到0%。然后再把以前听录音记下的50％和后面的50%合起来背，大概又背了一两个星期，一本7000多个恶心的GRE词汇终于背完了（虽然有些词还不太熟，但是总算是背完了）。

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关于精听
VOA special english dictation. Yeah, i found it is quite useful.My next plan on english learning is about listening. Dictate more.
tips:
0.大量泛听 （大概和泛读是一个意思）
I think that myself maybe at this stage. I should listen more to make myself adapted to the tones and speed of VOA.
1.精听
a.先全文听三遍 了解大致意思
b.完整听懂一句话后 再默写
2.跟读
3.加强阅读
4.一遍听懂
5.写作

HOW TO LEARN ENGLISH

逆向法 先一到三遍全文 然后一句一句 不懂 再写
1. Learn the basic reading and listening abilities of english
*2.Spend at least 1hour everyday listening to new or discution programs.
a.hard to understand at first.BUT then you can get a brief about what they are talking.
b.best to spend twenty or thirty minutes on listening separately.
(Now i am doing this)
3.MORE than 3 hours reading english news or articles.
(i used to do this much time)
4.THINK IN ENGLISH.Get used to english all the time.
JOIN GEB GROUPS or clubs.

听力如何提高：
专心听懂一盒磁带
1.自身准确的发音。
2.阅读和听力同比重的进行。
3.voa sep是听入门的最好材料 也可纠正发音
4.专心听一盒比泛听n盒好。
5.泛听是习惯人家的语速
6.如何精听. 听力重的是量。所以建议，听一句，复述一句，或者跟着录音一起读。
7.如何泛听。 看电影泛听。Radio, Tv.让 你知道，外国人的正常主事。
8.别理听力技巧，那只是在考试的时候有用。
9.关注下常用信息。
10.听的多。 一定会有成果的。

i wanna do that much…
so that oneday i can read textbook in english…
yeah, it ll be great feelings…

10.10
i think this goal is becoming great part of my current life.
so i just list my strategy about my english learning.

1.enlarge my vocabulary to 8000

2.a.practise listening english& reading （doing）
i found next way for me to improve english is not to recite more vocabulary or reading, but listening, just listening more and more!!
b.spoken english
Imitate the film.My sister told me
writing
3.ways to improve quicker, help from teachers,friends and video…
come on baby, you can make it..

SOURCE:
如何背单词：
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/89704004.html?si=2
逆向法学英语：
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/4770795.html?si=5&wtp=wk
如何练习听力：
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/22021120.html?si=4

i wanna do that much…
so that oneday i can read textbook in english…
yeah, it ll be great feelings…

10.10
i think this goal is becoming great part of my current life.
so i just list my strategy about my english learning.

1.enlarge my vocabulary to 5000.
70 new left to recite. come on baby.. （done）

2.a.practise listening english& reading （doing）
i found next way for me to improve english is not to recite more vocabulary or reading, but listening, just listening more and more!!
b.spoken english
Imitate the film.My sister told me
writing
3.ways to improve quicker, help from teachers,friends and video…
come on baby, you can make it..

tips:
0.大量泛听 （大概和泛读是一个意思）
I think that myself maybe at this stage. I should listen more to make myself adapted to the tones and speed of VOA.
1.精听
a.先全文听三遍 了解大致意思
b.完整听懂一句话后 再默写
2.跟读
3.加强阅读
4.一遍听懂
5.写作

逆向法 先一到三遍全文 然后一句一句 不懂 再写

1. Learn the basic reading and listening abilities of english
*2.Spend at least 1hour everyday listening to new or discution programs.
a.hard to understand at first.BUT then you can get a brief about what they are talking.
b.best to spend twenty or thirty minutes on listening separately.
(Now i am doing this)
3.MORE than 3 hours reading english news or articles.
(i used to do this much time)
4.THINK IN ENGLISH.Get used to english all the time.
JOIN GEB GROUPS or clubs.

But the more I learn in Swedish, the closer it gets, yet I still think it will be at least a year before I start looking for a nice, Swedish novel to read :)

The definition is thus:

1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.

But that doesn’t really tell me anything. Is there a rough guideline on amount of pages, as it says a novel is ‘of considerable length’, is that something like 400 pages +?

it was called volevo i pantaloni and it was an italian novel, it was an easy read yet it wasn’t childish. It dealt with serious issues and it was for somewhat mature audiences. It was a great novel!!

read read read read

I am currently reading one in italian and it is very interesting. It’s called volevo i pantaloni. It’s about a girl who struggles growing up.

it’s interesting to read a book in 2 different languages, and yes, the original is always better.