I come from China where English is rarely used in daily life. Without enough resources of learning English, English is considered as the most difficult subject for many students, and i'm no exception. It had been being my weakest subject since Sec One. I went for tuition in order to improve my English grade. My tutor told me that doing MCQs is the most effective way to improve my result. In China, academic result means everything. It indeed worked. I did about 6,000 MCQs before i took the final examination. And i became the top student, getting the highest marks for English.
But when i came to Singapore, something has really changed. In the first place, I thought that my English was good enough to handle school stuff. Coincidentally, I got the highest marks for essay in the first common test. I stopped paying much attention to learning English. Conceivably, my English had no improvements anymore and got even worse since then.During these years, i always told myself that English would be useless for me. Passing English at school should be fine for me. Now, i thought that i was wrong. When I write an essay, i feel so helpless. I cannot exactly express what i want to say. And i am like a dumb person when i face to my local friends. I cannot normally talk with them.
I feel so regretful that i do not try my best to learn English in these years. I decide to spend 30 mins reading newspaper everyday and watch an English movie weekly. But i am not sure whether i will work or not. I hope that i can get some useful suggestions from you.
