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Old 18-Aug-2004, 14:55
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DEar sir,
I am new on this forum, and hope to improve my English, my first language is Chinese, and I would liek to improve my English writing skill, becasue I want to study Law degree later. I can write simple english as you read now. PL make any advice to me.

On the other hand, I want to read the english newspaper. do I need to find any words from the dictionary if I don;t understand.
you iput would be appreciated

Ben
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Old 18-Aug-2004, 21:38
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I would say use a dictionary when a word prevents you from understanding something. If the context helps you feel that you understand, then is there a need to look a new word up? It will slow you down and might get in the way.
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 00:57
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thanks
pls advsie what is the best method to improve my essay writing technics? is looking at the grammar book the one mehod? any other suggestions
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well i say your english isn't bad. its pretty good actually; you can improve your english vocabulary by buying those eng vocab games. i don't know if they have it in asia but i know they do in canada and they are pretty cheap.
cost like $5 cad per disk
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Old 19-Aug-2004, 05:52
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thanks your kind words gonghai,
however, i would like to improve my standard, a I told at first mail, I hope that I can study the Law degree in the future, however, the requirement for English stadnard should be high, os I wnat to catch it up, pls make any method and suggestion to me

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thanks your kind words gonghai,
however, i would like to improve my standard, a I told at first mail, I hope that I can study the Law degree in the future, however, the requirement for English stadnard should be high, os I wnat to catch it up, pls make any method and suggestion to me

best regards,
well i am not sure of hk but i am currently studying at the university of british columbia and i know that to get into law you don't need really good english.
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Old 21-Aug-2004, 10:19
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H gonghai,
may I get your email as I want to ask you more about the your ideas. In fact, sorry to ask for it as I hope you can help me to make the understanding
pls send me the mail for further discussion, your help again would be appreciated
Ben

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Hi my name is Antonio. I was born in Mexico City and I speak spanish. I live in Lake Oswego, Oregon. I've been in this country for about 7 years. My English is very poor. I'd like to practice my writing with some one that can tell me if I am making progress.
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