How to learn Chinese effectively: The way of creating a Chinese environment

You are still learning new words form dictionary.
You are still feel depress when you speak Chinese.
Are you struggling to find the key to learn Chinese?
Today is your answer.
I am a Chinese native speaker and good at Chinese. I scored 135(total 150) at the exam to university in 2005. I teach my children at home while teach some western friends free. I think a more fun way should help you. So today, I want to share 4 tips for you.
1 Speak to yourself everyday 
If you are a beginner, you might say it is impossible to do that. The answer is no, you are better than you think. Although you only can say “你好, 谢谢”, you should say everyday, because in this process you can build your confidence. And with the more sentence you learn, The more sentences you could speak to yourself. For example, when you get up in the morning, you say “起床”,brush your teeth, “刷牙”, that is to say, you should corporate Chinese into your daily life.  
2 Watch Chinese TV show
Today, IT revolution has change people life, you can find a lot of Chinese video resources, but there is a lack of the real language programs. So today I would like to recommend Chinese Character Dictation(中国汉字听写大会),which is launched by China National Radio. The purpose is to help pupil and secondary school students improve the listening, speaking and writing skills. You can also learn many idioms and Chinese traditional culture.

3 Read Chinese news
Reading Chinese news can immerse yourself into Chinese learning and master Chinese grammar imperceptibly. Here are two newspapers for you, one is Lianhe Zaobao(Singapore ), the other is Southern Weekly. You can find electronic version on the internet. But you shoud pay attention to reading-order, first, reading daily life, second, reading current affairs, why? Because it is simple and easy to understand about news of daily life, you can take notes and record some useful sentences. And then, you can keep practicing tip 1.
4 Write Chinese dairy
In China, each student starts to write a dairy from the first grade of primary school. It is a good habit to learn Chinese. You might not write Chinese character, no problem, you can use Pinyin. I know it is a difficult process, however, if you persist, you will get unexpected results.
Now, how to write a Chinese dairy?
You can record what you did, your mood, or a particular thing. In a word, when the night comes, you should stay quiet and think in Chinese, write what you think. Make more practice as possible as you can.
These are some simple suggestions of learning Chinese. If you need more help, please let me know, send email to me. 

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