如何高效地激活你的英语

湖北省咸宁市 胡鑫 供稿

每次打篮球或者进行其他运动之前我们总要做一些热身活动来准备准备，学英语也是一样，这里有一些可以帮你做学前热身的简单练习。

Exercise I：Activating Your Vocabulary热身练习一：激活你的词汇

Activate your vocabulary by thinking or speaking about the subject you are going to study on.For example，if you are going to study on vacations，take a moment to think about your last vacation:What you did，What you enjoyed，etc.This simple exercise will help your brain warm up to vocabulary that you are likely to use as you study English about this subject.

可以通过想想或说说你即将学习的主题来激活你的英语词汇。举个例子，如果你要学习和假期有关的主题，花点时间想想你的上一个假期：你干什么了，你喜欢什么，等等。这个简单的练习可以让你的大脑准备好你在学习的时候可能用到的词汇。

Exercise II：Singing a Song热身练习二：唱首歌

Before you sit down to study English，sing a song in English to yourself.Make sure to sing a song that you understand and know very well.This short and fun exercise will help your brain focus on the English language in a relaxing way.It’s important to be relaxed when you study English! Singing a song also helps activate the creative side of your brain which can help you come up with more examples as you practice conversation or do some creative writing.

在你开始学英语之前，给自己唱一首英语歌吧。最好是一首你完全明白唱的是什么的歌。这种简短又有趣的练习可以帮助你的大脑在放松的情况下集中到英语这种语言上。学英语的时候放松是很重要的！唱歌还能帮助你激活大脑中有创造力的一面，可以让你在练习对话或者写作的时候举出更多的例子。

Exercise III：Writing a Short Paragraph in English热身练习三：用英语写一段文章

If you are going to study English at your desk，begin with writing a simple paragraph in English.You can write about your day，your hobbies，your friends，etc.Writing helps activate the kinetic part of your brain that helps improve learning through physical activity.

如果你要坐在桌前学习英语，从写一段简单的英文开始吧。你可以写写你的一天、你的爱好、你的朋友等等。写字可以帮助你激活大脑中运动的部分，这有助于从生理行为方面促进学习。

Here are some tips for success to help you as you study English.

下面是一些帮助你成功学习英语的小贴士。

Study English Every Day每天学英语

It’s important to study English every day.Study for thirty minutes every day instead of two hours once a week.Short time and steady practice is much better than long time and irregular practice.Studying English every day will help keep English fresh in your brain.

每天学习英语是很重要的。一周学两个小时不如每天学半个小时。短时间稳定的学习要比长时间但是不规律的学习好得多。每天学习英语会让你的脑中的英文保持新鲜。

Using Different Methods to Learn English使用不同的方法学英语

Don’t just use one way to study English.Use a variety of methods which will help all the parts of your brain.For example，if you are learning some new words，don’t just memorize the words letter by letter.You can classify the words or draw a picture.And you can draw the words in the picture and memorize the words in the form of pictures.These methods are good for your learning.

学英语别一条道走到黑。使用多种方法能调动你大脑的各个部分。比如，如果你在学一些新单词时，不要一遍又一遍地背那些单词的字母，你可以将这些单词分个类，或者画一张图，将要学习的单词画在图中，再根据图示来记忆单词。这些方法对你的学习都有帮助。

Learning English with Some Friends和一些朋友一起学习英语

There is nothing better than having a few friends to study English together.You can do exercises together，discuss together and have conversations in English together.And when you study English together，you can work out many problems by helping each other.

没有什么比得上和朋友一起学习更好了。你们可以一起做练习，一起讨论，一起进行英语会话。当你们一起学习时，可以互相帮助，解决很多你们不懂的问题。

Choosing Topics that Interest You to Study English选择你感兴趣的话题来学英语

One of the most important things to study English is choosing topics that you like.When you are interested in the topics，you will find lots of things related to the topics.It can help you enlarge your view.

学习英语最重要的一件事是选择那些你感兴趣的话题。当你对这些话题感兴趣时，你就会主动去寻找与之相关的材料，这样可以帮助你开阔眼界。