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南开大学考生谈考博英语心得1

南开大学考生谈考博英语心得1
南开大学考生谈考博英语心得1

南开大学考生谈考博英语心得 尽管已经学习英语多年,很多人但还是没能找到好的学习方法,再加上考博英语没有大纲,没有词汇表,因而他们急切希望能得到一些考博英语的相关备考建议。

不提倡考生考前两个月突击抱佛脚。而是应该专心复习,认真备考,将目标院校试题结构题型的每部分用20天-30天不等的时间进行集中练习。除此,集中练习前,在这之前用一个月的集中学习单词时间。这样便能对考试题型的各部分熟知于心,从而提高解题速度,针对自己的薄弱环节进行补缺。

可在集中复习之前的半年甚至更长的时间,做一些其他提高英语的事情,使自己能培养语感,了解相应的语言情境。

(PS:The way to contact yumingkaobo TEL:si ling ling-liu liu ba-liu jiu qi ba QQ: 772678537)首先,考生可以通过看美剧或英文电影及浏览英文文章的形式,多接触英语。这样不仅可以使自己调节心情,还能在休闲生活的同时,培养语感,理清英文思路,把握脉络结构,使自己潜移默化的提高英语水平。

再次,单词的积累,时间越长效果越好。无论何时,抱着突击的心情恶补单词都不会有好的效果。因而考生可以在平时就进行单词积累,将平时

看美剧,看电影遇到的生词,有意无意的进行消化,使自己在真正需要时,不至于太棘手。

培养英语思维对英语学习尤其重要。很多时候,学生都有这样的体会,自己认真做题却做不对还很慢,而蒙的却能又快又准,这便是英语思维的重要作用,因为英语思维远比黑纸白字的语法点要好使,有价值,从这点来讲,在积累英语语法、单词的同时,培养英语思维,也是万万不可缺少的学习因素。

祝大家备考顺利!

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