How to Study English

I am so glad to have this opportunity to introduce myself here．I come from the Military Economics Academy of People's Liberation Army．I'm a junior now．My major is military financial affairs．

Now，it's time to exchange with you my study experience．First of all，I want to say somthing about playing the piano．I began to learn playing the piano when I was a little child．When I try to summarize the experience of learning English，I really find that learning English has a lot in common with learning the piano，they have several common points．

I think the first common point is that to learn them well，we should have interests．As is known to all，interest is the best teacher． When I was a little girl．I admired very much the beautiful actress，with glorious gown，sitting before the piano，playing beautiful melody．So I asked my parents to let me learn to play the piano．Gradually，I found I began to love the lovely keys and notes．When I struck the keys， I felt like a stream flowing through my heart．I know it is the interest that made myself learn to play the piano，so is the English study．When I was young，my brothers and sisters always had English books and read．I wanted very much to understand what they were talking about．So when I entered the junior middle shcool I tried my best to learn English well．I think it is alsothe interest that made me to learn English．

The second common point I can summarize is you should take pains．I think all of you agree with it．We often say“Three-minute wonderful performance on the stage needs ten-year hard work”．The finest time I learned the piano，I wasn't accustomed to the hard wooden piano key and dull exercises．But it was the love for the music that made me encouraged my insist on and on．During the course of studying English，I also met a lot of difficulties，such as dull reciting，but I held the truth“No pains，no gains”，and never gave it up．Then gradually I find it easier for me．

The third common point is that when speaking English you should pay attention to the tempo and the pitch．．．As I was playing the piano，my teacher told me I should pay much attention to the tempo because it is the core of playing．When we speak English，we should also pay attention to the tempo．That is to say， he pays his attention to his pitch．Pitch is very important when one's expressing his ideas．

After learning the experience of other students，I think I still need to make a lot of improvement in my English study，and if I find other common points between piano learning and English learning，I will exchange with you about it．OK？

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