报名成功后请添加老师咨询入群

微信：deanswork  添加请备注“10”

读万卷书不如行万里路，行万里路不如阅人无数。我们不从书本学，直接从人身上学，通过微信群问答互动，从Ashley的回答中，学习地道口语表达，了解美国文化。 本文分为4个部分，介绍这个群怎么学，跟谁学。

先看下视频，然后了解具体学习方法

My name is Ashley. I am from the United States. I am born and raised in Las Vegas and spent 6 years in Houston Texas after getting a post bacc in communication disorders at the University of Houston.I have been in Shanghai for 6 months and fall in love with it more and more everyday. I love reading, binge watching Netflix- I love pretty much everything but lately have been drawn to anything with crime, mystery or murder. Shopping and trying new foods. I’m always up for an adventure. I look forward to talking to you and answering your questions in the group. 

Q&A01 如何学习地道口语表达

我们每天会问Ashley5个问题，把问题和她回答的原句整理出来，重点词组表达附上例句，举一反三，而不是随便一听就过了。 每一问题，你都可以拿去跟别人聊天，问别人，自己也知道了回答的大概思路，这样的积累，解决了一个问题，“见到老外不知道聊什么”。来具体看一下：

Q: Where did you and your family live when you were young?

Ashley:   “Me and My family lived in Las Vegas Nevada when I was growing up, that’s where I was born and raised. ”

raise: to bring up or rear (a child)

• She was raised by her grandparents.

• My dad was raised on a farm. 
  

• The baby was born on July 31st.

Q: Do you often argue with your mother or father?

Ashley: “No, not at all. I was the quiet one in the family. I didn’t argue if I had a different opinion. I kept it to myself. My sister, though is an arguer. ”

the quiet one: to not say anything about (something); not talking

• Can I have some quiet here? I'm trying to study.

• She has a quiet temperament.

• She suddenly turned quiet.

argue: to give reasons for or against something; 

• He's always willing to argue for what is right.

• Their neighbors argued with each other all the time.
  

• The arguer may be right about that.

Q: Which do you think is more important: following the dreams your parents want for you or following your own dreams?

Ashley: “I think that following your own dreams is more important. It’s nice that your parents have dreams for you, they want you to do certain things, but I feel that if you don’t follow your own dreams, you’ll never be truly happy.”

follow: to be guided by (something)

• You should follow my advice. 

• She must learn to follow instructions. 

truly: in an honest manner; really;

• I truly believe they can do it.

• This is truly a different situation.

• He truly enjoyed the concert.

Q: What was the most important thing your parents taught you?

Ashley: “The most important thing that my parents taught me was to travel, to go out, learn something, do something different. I was 16 when I took my first international trip, my best friend at the time was going to Thailand to visit her family, and she invited me.  I remember being so nervous to ask my mom, even though we travel on family trips, this was going to be something completely different, and when I asked her, my mom said Yes, Let’s go, We’ll get you your passport, we will do …. from that moment on, she will always tell me, and my sister, the world is big, go and explore it..You are never wasting your time when you travel, go and explore something new… ”

I was 16 when I first did ... 

• I was 8 when I first watched a moive. 

• I was 13 when I first rode a bike. 

something completely different

• I'm going to learn something completely different. 

• We are talking about something completely different. 

• Let's do something completely different. 

Q&A02 如何了解美国文化

比如最后的那个问题，What was the most important thing your parents taught you? 父母教你的最重要的东西是什么？他举了一个例子，第一次出国旅游，是跟朋友一起去泰国看家人，当时自己16岁，跟妈妈说这个事的时候，还很紧张，觉得妈妈可能不会同意，结果妈妈二话没说就答应了，还积极的帮着办出国的手续，之后，妈妈跟她和姐姐说，世界很大，比拉斯维加斯大很多，有机会要多出去看看，旅行的时候从来不会浪费时间。中国家长可能未必能做到这样，我们也未必需要完全模仿西方教育，但这些实例，多少能有一些参考价值。不同国家的文化习惯不一样，不能说哪个好哪个不好，应该说都有好都有坏，对于我们来说，只需要了解各个国家跟中国不一样的地方，尤其是发达国家跟我们的区别，我们才能更客观地看待一切，站在一个更高的角度去审视世界审视自己，有一个更国际化的人生和视野， 或许，这才是学英文最终的收获。 

Q&A03 群内涉及哪些话题？

运动，人生态度，教育，成长，大学生活，梦想，宠物，家庭，饮食，生活习惯，读书等。我们会问不同主题的各种问题，全方位了解Ashley了解美国，比如：

她一周会花多少小时读书？她最喜欢在什么地方读书？图书馆还是咖啡厅？How many hours do you spend reading in a week? Where is your favorite place to read? Libarary or coffee shop? 她们国家是怎么庆祝生日的？她怎么庆祝生日？How are birthdays celebrated in your country? How do you like to celebrate your birthday? 美国人约会的时候会AA制吗？她相信一见钟情吗？Do you "go Dutch" when dating? Do you believe in love at first sight? 美国人学外语吗？教的好不好？是不是像中国教的英文这样？ Did you study a foreign language in school? Was it taught well? 她的父母严厉吗？她跟家人相处的怎么样？Are your parents strict? Do you get along well with your family? 她业余时间会做什么？如果她有更多的业余时间，她会做什么？How do you like to spend your free time? If you had more free time, what would you do with it? 她交过网友吗？她是怎么交朋友的？ Have you made any friends over the Internet? How do you make new friends? 做一个同性恋在美国是怎么样的？她觉得同性恋需要去改变吗？How is it being gay in your country? Do you think they should try to change? 她有什么坏习惯？她会吃夜宵吗？Do you have any bad habits? Do you eat late at night?  通过这些问题，我们不仅能了解到她的看法和美国人的一些不同，也能引起我们自己的思考，我自己聊到这些话题的时候，我们会怎么回答？ 这才是关键点。 

报名须知

关于本群，大家如果还有什么不明白的地方，欢迎大家留言提问，我们会第一时间回复。如果没有问题，欢迎大家参加学习，一起认识Ashley，一起了解美国。 

温馨提示：微信群内学习，每天1个主题（含5个问题），学习Ashley的音频回答，重点内容附文本内容参考。

⚠️周末法定节假日休息，工作日学习

⚠️群内禁止讨论，避免聊天记录刷屏，方便大家反复回听学习

⚠️可以随时提问跟当天主题相关的问题（中英文都可以，我们会帮忙翻译给Ashley）

报名成功后请添加老师微信咨询入群

微信：deansnewlife    添加请备注“10”