Replying to [EnglishRyan]:
Hi Ryan,How kind you are!
I wish had known you years before,so that my English wouldn't such poor.I will keep attention on your answers to other questions,which really benefit me a lot.
I can write and speak a little English,but very bad at listening.When customers come to my office or call me,I always feel afraid.And the more afraid,the worse listening
How can I do?
Thank you!

Replying to [King Chen]:

Hey King Chen,

It's my pleasure to help you! Actually, I think it helps me more than you :D

In English, you can use 'such' to amplify the level of something:

-such a good idea ('a VERY good idea')
-such a kind family ('a VERY kind family')
-such tremendous swimmers ('VERY tremendous swimmers')

or you can use 'so':

-the idea is so good ('a VERY good idea')
-the family is so kind ('a VERY kind family')
-the swimmers are so tremendous ('VERY tremendous swimmers')

I think you can spot the difference here.

So, if we look at your question:

...my English wouldn't such poor

To use 'such', we would say:

...I wouldn't have such poor English.

To use 'so', we would say:

...my English wouldn't be so poor.

To help your listening, I would suggest visiting some of the great listening resources on the internet. I do not think I am allowed to post links here, but do a Google search for "English Listening Lab" and you'll find some wonderful sites that are free of charge.

Fair well, your Majesty

Ryan

Replying to [EnglishRyan]:
Hi Ryan,How kind you are!
I wish had known you years before,so that my English wouldn't such poor.I will keep attention on your answers to other questions,which really benefit me a lot.
I can write and speak a little English,but very bad at listening.When customers come to my office or call me,I always feel afraid.And the more afraid,the worse listening
How can I do?
Thank you!

Replying to [EnglishRyan]:Hi,I'm so glad to see you here !
I can read some articles,but i don't know how to express myself.
How should i do??? Appriciate you very much!!!

Replying to [EnglishRyan]: Thank you very much!! I undertsand your explanation pretty well !!

Replying to [sunnyton]:

Hey sunnyton,

I am not sure I understand your question completely, but I think your fundamental challenge is speaking.

Personally, I am trying to learn Mandarin. What has helped me is to make friends with native speakers and speak as much as possible about anything. Be aware of new words you encounter and try to use them in sentences shortly after you hear them. I also have a notebook that I keep with me all the time. It is separated into nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, question words and phrases and I record new words as I hear them (in pin yin :D ).

Another thing that has helped me is chatting with people on Skype. I suggest you try this too, especially if you don't have any native speaking English friends. On Skype, just ask someone to chat (don't mention that you want to practice English, they may be turned off). You'll be surprised how quickly you learn from friendly chit-chat!

Any other teachers out there have advice for sunnyton?

Good luck!

Ryan

Replying to [EnglishRyan]:Hi,I'm so glad to see you here !
I can read some articles,but i don't know how to express myself.
How should i do??? Appriciate you very much!!!

Quoting from [EnglishRyan]:

Any other teachers out there have advice for sunnyton?

Good luck!

Ryan

Quoting from [sunnyton] Hi,I'm so glad to see you here !

I can read some articles,but i don't know how to express myself.

How should i do??? Appriciate you very much!!!

Hi Ryan!

I'm no teacher ....but, what I understand from Sunnyton's post, is that s/he has difficulty in expressing views and putting thoughts using the right words.

The phrase ''Appreciate you very much!'' should have been put forth as:''Your expertise would be appreciated''

Thanks for being here.

Replying to [EnglishRyan]:

One ask then one answer, good news for all of us to learn our English language. I had ever seen some place to provide the similar service, but we must pay some fees to them. Post and get the free answer, so wonderful!! We all will encounter the problem of the learning English as well as we all make mistakes in learning English. So kind hearted man you are.

And Best Regards to you!

Peter Zhou

Replying to [EnglishRyan]:

Ryan,
I would appreciate if you can give some comment on this

http://resources.alibaba.com/topic/231502/SOME_VERY_TOUGH_ENGLISH_QUESTIONS_THAT_I_HAVE__A_MUST_READ.htm

Replying to [Keat Ta Kia]:

That's a great article! I personally like number twelve - there was a row among the oarsmen about how to row - and number sixteen - to help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. :D

Phrasal verbs have got to be one of the most baffling of all English topics. Like the author outlines, why do we 'wake up' in the morning or 'lock up' our house? I'm also wondering why we 'take after' our parents, 'look after' our little brothers and sisters, 'call after' a lost dog and 'run after' a football during a match? Or 'carry on' with our homework after dinner and 'put on' a lot of weight at Christmas? We could 'go on and on' . . .

I think the hardest thing about phrasal verbs is that there really isn't any pattern to them. Much like idioms, you are either familiar with them or not.

What's your take, Keat Ta Kia? Thanks very much for the link! By the way, if you are looking to improve your phrasal verb usage, check out the Enterprise Grammar book series (I believe only available in the UK, unfortunately). www.bbc.com also has some resources, but you have to dig a bit to find them. Also, check out Jerry Seinfeld's hilarious piece concerning phrasal verb usage among the old and young - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M523VCKvCVo&feature=related (starts about 2:45 into the video).

Good luck!

Ryan

Replying to [EnglishRyan]: Hi Ryan, My name is Marlene Volson from South Africa and wish to ask you to explain the meaning of the same word in 3 diffferent context. the word is 'miss' good luck