Hi everybody,
I want you to try something. Get out a stopwatch.
Now 30 seconds to think about your favorite trip. Then in
only one minute, explain that trip in detail aloud. Ready? Go!
Ok! How did you do?
Today I browsed through some English books and came across
the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Apparently there is a quick
timed speaking section. You have to organize your thoughts and explain them
coherently in a short time. It’s really hard – even for native speakers. I
can’t imagine trying that in Japanese. Wow. It was stressful just trying that
for practice.
It just goes to show that you should always try to practice
even your native language as much as possible and try to practice foreign
languages even more, ne! Gambarimasho!
-Sumi
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