怎样提升生活英语水平？
关于日常生活中的英语口语交流，有不少人都以为口语说得不好，是因为练的太少。但外教老师告诉大家，事实并非如此。很多人英语口语不好的原因，并不是练得太少，而是读得听得太少了。
On the daily oral English communication, many people think that the spoken language is not good, because the practice is too little. But the teacher told us that it was not the case. The reason why many people are not good at oral English is not to practice too little, but to listen to too little.
语言是一个输入到输出的过程，听力和阅读属于输入，而口语和写作则属于输出。如果没有大量的听力和阅读输入，又如何谈输出呢。婴儿学会说话，也是在听了一年多家人的交流对话才会开口的。不先做好语言的输入，口语很难做到有效提升。
Language is a process of input to output. Listening and reading are input, while spoken and written are output. If you don't have a lot of listening and reading, how do you talk about the output. A baby learns to speak, and it is only when he has heard more than one year's family's conversation. Without the input of language, it is difficult to improve the spoken language effectively.
仔细观察一下身边口语好的同学，你会发现他们可能不是练得最多的，但他们一定有可观的听力和阅读输入。因此，提升口语最重要的一条基本原则是：输入决定输出，大量的阅读和听力输入是有效提升口语的前提。
Carefully observe the students who have good oral English, you will find that they may not have the most practice, but they must have considerable listening and reading input. Therefore, one of the most important basic principles of improving spoken English is: input decision output, and a large number of reading and listening input are the precondition of improving oral English effectively.
怎样提升生活英语水平？如果想要达到能够日常生活沟通无障碍的程度，你需要做些什么？
How to improve the English level of life? What do you need to do if you want to reach a level that is accessible to everyday communication?
积累词汇量
Dolch word list
初阶口语提升的关键，是口语素材的积累，而口语素材积累很大的一部分其实是词汇量的积累。也就是说，你说不出什么像样的内容来最根本的原因是你词汇量太小了，积累的口语素材太少了。 短期内随着词汇量的快速上涨，口语水平也会有明显的提升，最直观的一个表现是自己能够表达的东西变得越来越多了。
The key is to enhance the basic oral English, oral and oral material accumulation, the accumulation of material is actually a large part of the accumulation of vocabulary. That is to say, the most fundamental reason why you can't tell a decent content is that your vocabulary is too small and the accumulation of spoken language is too small. In the short term, with the rapid increase of vocabulary, oral English will also improve significantly. The most direct expression is that more and more things can be expressed.
所以我们的首要任务是提升词汇量。那多大的词汇量才能达到日常沟通的基本要求呢？国外有人专门对语料库进行研究，研究统计出日常生活中的常用词量大约是7500。所以如果你想达到日常沟通的基本要求，词汇量应该在7500左右。
So our primary task is to improve our vocabulary. What is the amount of vocabulary to meet the basic requirements of daily communication? Some people abroad specializes in corpus research. The study shows that the amount of common words in daily life is about 7500. So if you want to meet the basic requirements of daily communication, the vocabulary should be around 7500.
做好阅读和听力训练
Do a good job in reading and listening training
在积累基础词汇的同时，我们还要通过大量的阅读和听力训练来积累口语素材。阅读和听力材料的选取应符合简单易懂，贴近日常生活的原则。听力材料推荐使用ESLPOD，ESLPOD语速适中，材料多为口语体，基本上可以现学现用，实用性很高。阅读材料推荐简单易懂，词汇量要求低的原版书。
At the same time, we have to accumulate a lot of reading and listening training to accumulate the spoken language. The selection of reading and listening materials should be in accordance with the principle of simple and easy to understand and close to the daily life. Listening materials are recommended to use ESLPOD, ESLPOD language speed is moderate, and most of the materials are colloquial, which can be used now and have high practicality. The reading material recommends the simple and easy to understand, low demand original book.
此外，通过观看美剧来提升生活口语水平也是一个不错的方法。美剧是一个很好的生活口语素材来源。但并不是所有的美剧都适合用来提高生活口语，要选择那些与日常生活比较贴近、故事情节较强的影视材料，如肥皂剧。最后，外教老师祝大家都能找到适合自己的学习方法，并持之以恒真正做到英语口语水平有效提升。
In addition, it is also a good way to improve the level of oral English by watching American opera. American opera is a good source of spoken language for life. But not all American dramas are suitable for improving oral English. We should choose films and TV materials that are close to daily life and strong storytelling, such as soap operas. In the end, the teacher wishes everyone to find a suitable way of learning and to improve the level of oral English effectively.
