《用簡單英文介紹自己》修訂版無法開口介紹自己,不是因為你的英語不好,而是因為不了解自己、不熟悉表達的方式!透過20個生活領域的發想練習,了解個人專屬特質,跟隨「問句引導→句型練習→口說表達」三步驟,任何人都能輕鬆開口自我介紹!要能輕鬆自然地介紹自己,必須了解自己的特色,並且掌握正確表達的方式利用「我」開頭的句型開始說,就是快速提升表達力的捷徑! 學了很多年的英語,明明文法題目都會做,單字也背了不少,但要介紹自己就結結巴巴……這是因為,我們很少思考「自己的價值與個人特色」,也不熟悉如何「把自己想說的話用英語表達出來」。明明應該是最熟悉的自己,在用英語自我介紹時卻像個陌生人無話可說。所以,要完成一段讓人留下印象的自我介紹,最快的方法就是「訪問自己」,用各種關於自己的問題,了解自己的特色、興趣等等,並且用「我」開頭的句型,簡單扼要地把這些與眾不同之處表達出來。透過本書20個不同的生活主題,從各種方面了解並表達自己,把原本只是死背的英文,用自己的方式說出來。用簡單的練習,就能在最短時間內,讓你用英語介紹自己!「問句引導→句型練習→口說表達」三步驟,輕鬆學會表達完整的自己! 為了幫助讀者構思自己想要表達的內容,本書區分為20個生活主題,每個主題都用循序漸進的三步驟來引導讀者,一步一步學習如何開口說:STEP 1〈問句引導〉 針對要談論的主題,先提出一些相關問題,讓讀者嘗試用英語回答,藉此了解對於主題和表達方式的掌握程度。例如關於個性的「My Personality」單元: Do you like to stay home?(你喜歡待在家嗎? Do you prefer to listen to others?(你比較喜歡聽別人的話嗎?) What’s your personality type?(你是哪種性格的人?)STEP 2〈句型練習〉 依照開頭的引導問句,介紹可以用來回答的句型,以及可以選擇的表達方式。透過類似的例句,就能自然熟悉這些說法。 I like to go out / stay home / be in my room / …(我喜歡出門/待在家/待在我房間/…) I prefer to listen to others / lead the conversation / …(我比較喜歡聽別人/引導對話/…) I’m more of an
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