Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability during bridging course. Compared with other forms of writing，it is shorter and takes less time. It can help us to cultivate the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in his practice，gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves with Singaporen in English.
In keeping a diary in English，we inevitably run up against a lot of difficulties. In the first place，it often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly，there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese, as we awlays do on SM English classes. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly. Certainly，there are some other roadblocks we may come across in our keeping a diary in English.
As far as I'm concerned，my suggestion is that we should always have a note book and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us，we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our tutors for help，if necessary. In short，it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills. Hope every Group 8 member can pick up this habit:)
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Do you have this habit?
ReplyDeletei totally agree with you. Keeping diary in English can improve our english very fast. The problem is that how can we stick to keeping it without break.
I find myself being delighted more to keep English diary so do my roommates.It a good way to put down our feelings and thoughts while using English.But I think we'd better try not using Chinese-English distionary as just translating instead of depicting what we really want to write.
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