Urgently need help to write an essay?

Question

Would anyone help me write an essay .Topic is Talking freely to English native-speakers is a more effective way to learn English than attending English lessons in classrooms at around 700-800 words.I feel difficult.Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

The difference between classroom lessons and spoken English is things like grammar! In a class, you will find out how things should be written down, but you will often say things in a very different way. It does not matter which country you are from - you must be aware that what is taught in lessons is not the same as speaking the language! You will be taught what the correct way of saying something is, but not necessarily what people say in normal conversations, for example the correct word is Television, but we say "telly" or "t.v.". We do not say 'would you like a cup of coffee?' - we just say 'do you want a coffee?' - or even just 'coffee?'!!

Another reason why it is better to talk to people is that you are not tied to the length of a lesson! Your whole conversation will be a learning experience. In lessons, you have specific topics to cover - how many lessons will discuss your favourite hobby! That also makes learning English more interesting!

You can think of talking to a native speaker as a one-to-one lesson! If you do not understand, they can help you by rewording things. They can also correct your pronunciation. It is also much easier to increase your vocabulary when you are using the word in a conversation. The person you are talking to can also explain where words come from, so you will learn more than one word at a time. (for example, the french for ashtray is pronounced Sondriee - and the word for ash is sondre - but do not quote me on my French spelling - it was a word I picked up in conversation!)

I have done you about 280 words - hopefully you can fill it to the required amount!

Answer 2

alright, depends on the type of essay. if its persuasive, or just informative, then start by writing an intro. the first sentence should be short and it should introduce the essay and your point. next 5-7 sentences should describe what will be in the essay. facts. the last sentence should conclude what u just said AND have a thesis. a thesis describes your point of veiw on the subject. EX: ljfhalskdjhalkjfhalskjaldkalfqejlndljjj.... reufhasejfhwehuf.ejfhewsijfhuiafh. blah blah blahhhh. Obesity is the leading cause of death in america and have serious consequences. when writing the thesis, try not to use pronouns such as: i think, we, us. the intro paragraoh should be 5-7 sentences long. the next paragraph: have a topic sentence, like the itro paragraph, but this time u have a short sentence about only this paragraph. write a few more sentences. if your in high school, u will need concrete details. then end the paragraph with a conclusion that sums up the paragraph u just wrote. when the time comes for the very last paragraph, the conclusing paragraph, follow these rules: start the paragraph with a revised thesis. conclude what u have talked about and why u are right. HOPE THIS HELPS...GOOD LUCK! :)

Answer 3

I assume you have to still have a structured essay (introduction, main arguments, conclusion)? Well, whats your main argument going to be?

I would personally go with talking freely because that is how ALL people learn to speak to start with- as a child, you learn words by listening and copying adults.

When we learn another language, we go back to that child- like state.... We can absorb more by talking freely. It helps you build up vocabulary, learn new words,learn different sentence structures and builds confidence. Having said that, the cassroom helps put this into a coherant learning pattern and gives you a formal structure to work with (because, if nothing else, a lot of British people can barely form a sentence anyway, so to learn how to speak English from them would be a shame!!)

I was terrified in all my language classes as a child but whe i went on lots of holidays lass year, I took a deep breath and went for it- and ended up being understood in Italian, French and Greek!

Finally, talking free provides a relaxed situation, where you can be corrected by a peer, rather than a scary teacher!

Good luck.

Answer 4

Best thing for you to learn English is by practice. A decade ago to learn English, you had to attend costly English classes or purchase course material like tapes and books. Now you can learn English for free from the comfort of your home using the Internet. The BBC and the British Council offer a number of on line courses, which teach written and spoken English. You can also improve your English by watching television programs and reading English newspapers. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/qnzpt

Answer 5

In english learning classes, they teach you a word for word translations. In other words, proper english. Yes, english speakers may use correct grammer but we also have slang. For example, where we might say what;s up? a new english speaker may say how are you. It just sounds so much more formal.

Also, an english learning speaker may learn useless words and phrases and rules that we native english speakers don't use.


Hope you can make something out of that! Good Luck with your essay.

Answer 6

Why not stop people in the street and ask them how they feel non english speaking people should learn to speak english - classroom versus the university of life - you will get some great answers and this will be the basis for your essay

Answer 7

I can't write your essay for you; but I might be able to help with the concept of spoken language versus taught language...

Many moons ago when I was a pupil nurse we were training "on the ward" and doing the simple task of testing the urine of new admissions.

We thought everything was going great when we were called to task by our 'Sister Tutor'.

She pointed out that the Malasian pupils were struggling to understand what we were saying...

The pupils who had to fill the forms in were asking "Where there any abnormalities detected?" and the pupils doing the actual testing were saying "No, there were no abnormalities detected."

What we were actually SAYING was "Was there owt?" "No, nowt."

Speaks volumes doesn't it?

Answer 8

The thing about talking is that you have to listen . My mum always said that you have two ears and one mouth. A conversation teaches you more because you are learning from the other while giving out information yourself.

Answer 9

It's a riddle!

You've got to live it, ie...talking to people on Yahoo Answers is more effective than practising 'class speak'...discusssssssssssssssss :s

Answer 10

Bloody students. It's not like you're even in class all day. Do you own work!!!