记者 张文慧

10月24日晚上6点➔，同学们又迎来了期待已久的英语角活动💅🏽。英语角地点自本周起改为位于海华区的小镇一号，本次的中心话题是“大学学习应以理论还是实践为主”。到场的外教有Mr. Brian Harrison、Mr. Sean McHugh、Mr. Andrew Chun和Mr.Leck Wall.

同学们和外教坐在一起，喝着饮料，以一种轻松的方式开始交谈起来。首先，Mr. Andrew Chun和Mr. Brian Harrison就本次主题展开了讨论，并和同学们交流了各自的理想。有同学说希望以后能成为一名翻译员★，有的愿成为一名教师。外教们认为可以根据各自目标的需要，来决定是否需要在学习理论课之余参加更多的实践活动，以提高自己的能力与竞争力。比如旨在成为教师的同学🙎‍♀️，可以在暑假参加支教或者寻找家庭教师的工作机会💇🏽‍♀️🤦🏼‍♂️。之后有同学好奇地向外教们提出关于中国历史的话题，这使场面迅速火热起来。大家积极讨论了熟知的古代事物如汉朝和历史名马等。而另一边👨‍💻，Mr.Sean McHugh分享了他喜欢的电影🎷、明星等，并表示学习不只局限于书本和实践活动🤷🏿，适当的兴趣娱乐同样能达到学习的目的😎。其幽默的说话风格深深吸引了同学们，小小的餐馆里充满了欢声笑语🤚🏽。

英语角为学生口语练习提供了一个很好的平台🦄。在这里，外籍教师与同学们用英语聊着中国古代历史🦚，个人兴趣爱好等各个领域的话题，学生们可以充分的表达自己的想法。每周星期三6点的英语角活动期待你们的到来！

English Corner: Learn and Have Fun

By ZHANG WenHui

At 6 p.m. on October 24th, English Corner was held as usual. But the location has been moved to a café called Town No.1 in Haihua area since this week. Today’s topic was whether university study should focus more on theories or practice. The overseas teachers in this English Corner included Mr. Brian Harrison, Mr. Sean McHugh, Mr. Andrew Chun and Mr. Leck Wall.

All the teachers and students sat around the table chatting happily. Mr. Andrew Chun and Mr. Brian Harrison expressed their opinions on the topic and asked the students about their objectives. Some of them wanted to be translators, while some wanted to be teachers. Mr. Chun and Mr. Harrison said students could decide whether to do more practice or not based on their objectives. For instance, those whose goals are being teachers could try to volunteer teaching or seek for part-time job as tutors during holidays. And then, the students asked whether the overseas teachers knew anything about Chinese history, which made the discussion even more heated. They mentioned many ancient figures like ceramic horses and famous ancient dynasties such as Han Dynasty. At the same time, Mr. Sean McHugh and students were sharing their favorite films and movie stars. He said that university study would not barely be accomplished by reading books and participating in practical activities and that hobbies and interest sometimes could also be an efficient way to study. His humorous way of speaking made students burst into laughter, and everyone was impressed by his rich experience.

English Corner is a place where you can express your ideas freely and improve your English. With a wide range of topics every week, it will be even more fun. So don’t hesitate to come and join us!