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I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文)you will know how to learn English.
I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 1 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college.I found caring teachers there, who patiently taught me English.This, I think, was a(n) 2 factor(因素)that encouraged me to learn the language.The most important thing, 3 , is to work hard.So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 4 .When I was in London, I 5 myself to English learning as I wanted to go to university very much.Mastering(精通)the language was the only 6 to achieve my goal.
Now I have 7 my master’s degree from Oxford University.Looking back, I 8 I was quite innocent(天真的), for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 9 .The more fluent I become, the 10 the language became.One can master it only 11 years of tireless efforts.
Some basic 12 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:
1.Buy a good dictionary.Successful English learners use their dictionaries all the time.
2. 13 English newspapers.Don’t forget to check the new words in your dictionary.
3.Listen to the radio 14 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.
4.Talk, talk and talk to anyone at anytime and anywhere.
And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的)to make 15 , you will finally correct them and remember them.Soon you will start to become fluent.