Antonia's Advice

Antonia Li is a success on many levels. Originally from Shanghai, China, Antonia moved here twenty five years ago. She learned English, worked in restaurants, and then ran her own restaurant. She is now retired - and still learning English! Antonia has a lot to teach others about both business and language learning success.

In her own words, here is a method that has helped her excel in many areas:

I study at home. I set a time to study every day, about two hours a day. I listen for one hour with a book on tape while I'm walking around the golf course nearby my home. It's like throwing a stone that catches three birds. Firt, by listening to a book on tape, it enhances my English listening capability. Second, I try to repeat every sentence from the tape at some point. It helps me to catch the words quickly and memorize them. It helps me to exercise my brain. Third, I get my workout done.

I use the second hour to learn English bya differnt approach - either by workong on my Distance Learning homework or working on the "Words, Words, Words" book I bought. It's easy to use and the Words games and activites for vocabulary building are fun.

It seems it is a perfect plan for studying English but the hardest part is how you stick to your plan.

I try to work on it.