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日本で勉強する英語って、単語の暗記だったり文法だったり
試験のための勉強！という感じでインプットが多かったなって思う。
スピーキングやライティングなど、アウトプットをする事の重要性が身にしみるこの頃です。
メールや書く作業は時間があるから良いけど、スピーキングはとにかくその場で
答えなきゃいけない。。
図書館で手に取ったTOEICの本に良い勉強法が書いてあったのでメモ
SELF-STUDY ACTIVITIES（自分でできる学習方法）
Internet-Based Self（インターネットを使った勉強方法）
◎LISTENING
・Podcasts on the Internet
・News websites:CNN,BBC,NBC,ABC,CBS
・Movies in English
・Youtube
◎SPEAKING
・Use Skype to talk to English speakers
◎WRITING
・Write e-mails to website contacts
・Write a blog
・Leave comments in a chat room
・Use Facebook and Twitter
◎READING
・Read news and magazine articles online
・Do web research on topics that interest you
・Follow blogs that interest you
Other Self-Study Activities（その他自分で出来る勉強方法）
◎LISTENING
・Listen to CNN and BBC on the radio
・Watch movies and TV in English
・Listen to music in English
◎SPEAKING
・Descrive what you see and do out loud
・Practice speaking with a conversation buddy
◎WRITING
・Write a daily journal
・Write a letter to an English speaker
・Make lists of the things you see every day
・Write descriptions of your family and friends
◎READING
・Read newspapers and magazines in English
・Read books in English
Example of Self-Study Activities
●Plan a Trip
Go to http://www.concierge.com
Choose a city,choose a hotel,go to that hotel’s website and choose a room,
and then choose some sites to visit.（読む練習）
Write a report about the city.Tell why you want to go there.Describe the hotel and the room you will reserve.Tell what sites you plan to visit and when.Where will you eat?How will you get around?
Now write a letter to someone recommending this place（書く練習）
Pretend you have to give a lecture on your planned trip（話す練習）
Make a video of your self talking about this place.Then watch the video and write down what you said.Correct any mistakes you made and record the presentation again.Then choose another city and do all of this again.
●Report the News
Listen to an English language news report on the radio,TV,or online at sites such as www.npr.org（聞く練習）Take notes as you listen.Write a summary of what you heard（書く練習）
pretend you are a news reporter.Use the information from your notes to report the news（話す練習）
Record the presentation.Then watch the video and write down what you said.Correct any mistakes you made and record the presentation again.Then listen to another news program and do all of this again.
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