Talk about learning - How to mak

Dos and don'ts

• Don't be embarrassed about speaking: the main thing is to make yourself understood.
• Don't be afraid to make mistakes: you learn from trial and error.
• The classroom is an opportunity to practice speaking, so make the most of it.
• There are certain things, such as irregular verbs, that you can learn by heart.
• Saying something out loud can help you to practice the pronunciation and remember it.
• Don't miss lessons, or you'll get behind with your work and find it difficult to catch up.
• Don't give up. Stick at it and you' get there in the end.

dos and don'ts

things you should and shouldn't do

The booklet lists the dos and don’ts of caring for dogs.

make yourself heard/understood/known

to succeed in getting someone to hear you, understand you, or know that you are there

He doesn't speak much English but he can make himself understood.

trial and error

the process of solving a problem by trying various methods until you find a method that is successful
反复试验；不断摸索

make the most of something

to gain the greatest possible advantage from something

learn something (off) by heart

learn something by reading or hearing it repeatedly until you remember it exactly
to learn something so well that it can be written or recited without thinking; to memorize something

(say/read something) out loud

(say/read something) so that others can hear it

get behind (with something)

not do something on time, and then have more to do later
to fail to make enough progress or to produce something at the right time
落后；拖延；拖欠

catch up (with somebody)

reach the level of others who are more advanced

If you miss a lot of classes, it’s very difficult to catch up.

You go on ahead. I’ll catch you up in a minute.

I have some work to catch up on.
我还有一些工作要赶着做。

give up

stop trying to do something, or accept that you cannot do something

You shouldn’t give up so easily.

stick at something

continue with something even though it is difficult
to continue doing something in a determined way in order to achieve something
坚持不懈地做

If you want to play an instrument well, you've got to stick at it.
要想练好一种乐器，你必须持之以恒。

get there

achieve something after a period of work or effort