ThisweekweaskedstudentsatNewStarHighSchoolaboutthebestwaystolearnmoreEnglish.ManysaidtheylearntbyusingEnglish.Somestudentshadmorespecificsuggestions.LillianLi,forexample,saidthebestwaytolearnnewwordswasbyreadingEnglishmagazines.Shesaidthatmemorizingthewordsofpopsongsalsohelpedalittle.Whenweaskedaboutstudyinggrammar,shesaid,“Ineverstudygrammar.It’stooboring.”WeiMingfeelsdifferently.He’sbeenlearningEnglishforsixyearsandreallylovesit.Hethinksstudyinggrammarisagreatwaytolearnalanguage.HealsothinksthatwatchingEnglishmoviesisn’tabadwaybecausehecanwatchtheactorssaythewords.Sometimes,however,hefindswatchingmoviesfrustratingbecausethepeoplespeaktooquickly.LiuChangsaidthatjoiningtheEnglishclubatschoolwasthebestwaytoimproveherEnglish.Studentsgetlotsofpracticeandtheyalsohavefun.Sheaddedthathavingconversationswithfriendswasnothelpfulatall.“WegetexcitedaboutsomethingandthenendupspeakinginChinese,”shesaid.