Radio programme played a crucial part in my English learning process.If learning is a long and tedious journey,then those programmes will be the radiant scenary keep my company alongside.
At that time,a programme featured on Children's English learning was very popular.I was a loyal listener and joined by telephoning and read words,expressions and dialogues after the teacher.The teacher was a mid-aged lady with charming and sweet voice.Coincidentally she was also surnamed Young,same as my beloved teacher I mentioned last essay.In the air,she taught us English songs,little poems and nursery rhymes which greatly interested and impressed us small kids.I loved singing very much.Till now I can still remember those songs distinctively.Everytime I sing them,it bring back those sweet and happy memories of my childhood.
The first relatively mature and difficult song I learned to sing was"My Heart Will Go On",the theme song of the movie"Titanic".At that time I didn't learn much English esp the grammer.After all,I've only learned the language for less than a year.So a large number of,or almost every I should say words in the lyrics were new to me.The only two great weapons of mine were the radio and the dictionary.I looked up every word I didn't know and followed the tape I recorded of that song again and again.Guess what?I could sing the song perfectly!I am so proud of myself when I recall that part of my experience.But because I was too small to understand the true meaning or implied meaning of the lyrics.But I did get it gradually as time went by.I was highly motivated and improved my listening and speaking .
Time won't wait.My primary school years came to the last period:graduation.Before that year,I took an English competiton held city-wide among pupils of my grade.I scored 94 in the preliminary contest and was bound to be granted the chance of entering the next round of competition.
However,things changed completely without a premonitor.
According to the central goverment's rule,no such competitions were to held owing to the need of releasing the burden of pupils and students nationwide.So the contest was canceled.So was my chance of winning a big prize and the precious chance of adding extra points on my graduation exam.It was a pity.
Several days before graduation exam,I took a special exam held by the elementary school of Tianjin Foreign Studies university,and I was admitted in advance.However,I made a decision out of everyone's expectation and the path of my life changed entirely since then.
(to be continued...)
