初中英语作文：中国印象

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Iveheardasayingthatwentsomethinglike,ifyoustayinacountryforthreeweeksyoucanwriteabook,threemonthsapostcard,andthreeyearsnothing!Iamnowfacedwiththisproblem.HavinglivedinChinaforaboutfiveyears,Iamtotallyusedtodailylifehere.Thatshouldntbesomethingtoplainabout,right?Adaptingtoadifferentsocietyandcultureissomethingtobesatisfiedwith,isitnot?Usuallyitwouldbe.However,itmakeswritingacolumnaboutmyimpressionsofChinaalotmoredifficult.

Luckilyformetwofriendsfrommycountry,Ireland,cametovisitmeduringthesummer.ItwastheirfirsttimeinChinaanditwasthroughtheireyesthatIrediscoveredthepleasureofexperiencingaforeigncultureforthefirsttimeagain.

AtfirstIfoundtheirremarksandreactionstothesightsofdailyBeijinglifepuzzling.Theywerefascinatedbyeverylittledetail.DetailsthatIbarelynoticed.Whydidtheywanttotakeaphotographofamansellingyoutiao?Whatwassointerestingaboutalineofwaitersstandingoutsidearestaurant?Whywasagroupofelderlypeopleexercisingintheeveningsoenthralling?

Istartedtorecallthatscenesliketheseoncefascinatedmetoo.InIrelandyoujustdontseethem.ItwasthenthatmemoriesofmyfirstmonthinChinacamefloodingbacktome.WhenIfirstcametothiscountryIworkedasanEnglishteacherinWuhan.ThinkingbackitwasthestudentsImetinthatfirstyearandChineseuniversitylifeingeneralthatgavemethedeepestimpression.

Inthewest,studentlifeisabinationofstudyandsocializingwithaheavyemphasisplacedonthesocializingpart!DuringmyfirstweekasanEnglishteacherinChinaIwasinvitedtoastudentparty.HavingonlyrecentlygraduatedfromuniversitymyselfIstillverymuchenjoyedstudentpartiesandgladlyaeptedtheinvitation.

OntheeveningofthepartyIwasaompaniedtoabuildingoncampusbytwostudents.Iwasledtoaroomandenteredexpectingtoseepeopledancing,drinking,eatingandchatting.Instead,Ifoundmyselffacinganauditoriumofabouttwohundredstudentsapplaudingme.Iwashandedamicrophoneandaskedtospeak.Aboutwhat?Iaskedwithafright.Anythingcamethereply!AfterIgotovermyinitialstagefrightIfoundthatitreallydidntmatterwhatItalkedabout.MyaudiencewerehappytohavetheopportunitytolistentoanativeEnglishspeaker.TheysimplywantedtopracticetheirEnglish.

InthecourseofthefollowingyearIencounteredmanysuchsituations.IwasgenuinelyimpressedbythededicationandmotivationofChinesestudents.WhenIwasastudentIwouldrarelygiveupmysparetimetoanyactivityconnectedwithstudy.Unlessexamswereapproachingmyweekendsweredevotedtohavingfunorperhapsapart-timejob.MyChinesestudents,ontheotherhand,seemedtospendtheirentirewakinghoursstudying.IunderstandthatpetitioninChineseuniversitiesisextremelyintense.Noheless,theirenergyanddriveputmetoshame.

AsaforeignteacherIwasmainlyresponsibleforhelpingthestudentstoimprovetheirspokenEnglishskills.Tomostpeoplethatsoundsreallyeasy.Allyouhavetodoisturnupforclassandchatwithyourstudents.Thatsallverywellbutwh

atifyourstudentsaretooshytorespond?MostofthestudentscouldreadandwriteEnglishverywellbutgettingthemtotalkwaslikedrawingbloodfromastone.Theywereexpertsatreplyingtoquestionswithone-wordanswers.

Alcoholisthecauseofandsolutiontomanyoflifesproblems!BearingthisinmindIanizedseveralpartiesandpliedmystudentswithbooze.Oncetipsy,theylosttheirshynessandtheEnglishflowedlikewater.Thisslightlyunorthodoxmethodeffectivelybroketheiceandourspeakingclassesbecamealotnoisier.Inaclassroomnoiseisgood,aslongasitisthenoiseofactivity.

Itmaybetruethatrotelearningisover-emphasizedinChineseeducation.Noheless,IfoundthatthisdoesnotreflectthenaturalcharacterofChinesestudents.GiventheappropriateclassroomatmosphereandachancetowarmupthestudentsImetwerenaturallyspontaneousandinstinctivelyenjoyeddrama.Insomeoftherole-playsweactedout,certainstudentsbecamesoinvolvedintheirpartsthattheywereborderingonanidentitycrisis!

MyfirstyearinChinawasalsomyfirstyearasateacher.IfIsaidthatitwasalleasyIwouldbealiar.Itwasbothchallengingandrewarding.IhopethatmystudentsactuallyimprovedtheirEnglishoratleastfeltmoreinterestedinitbytheendoftheyear.OhingIknowforcertainisthatmyyearinWuhanchangedmeforthebetter.ThankstothepolitenessandwarmthofChinesestudentsIconqueredmyfearofspeakinginpublicandbecamemoreself-confident.Mostimportantly,Imetdozensoffinedecentpeopleandmadenumerousexcellentfriends.