Chinese Accent 3 中國人的英語口音：口語語法篇
People say Chinese learners of English are more likely to speak English with a Chinese accent. I would like to find out what I should pay attention to when speaking?
Clare, Hebei
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Many Chinese learners of English might say "My flight will leave at 10 tomorrow morning". Can you see any problems with this sentence? It's grammatically correct in written English, but not in spoken English.
Chinese learners might also say "Please read this text" or "I want to buy a cup of coffee please". These sentences might sound quite polite to Chinese people but British people could feel they are too direct and not very polite. How come?!
Can I have a coffee please?
What's more, a Chinese speaker of English might say "This is my daughter, have you met HIM before?" But the speaker probably wouldn't make that mistake when writing English.
Grammar expert Ken Paterson, the director of Centre for English Learning and Teaching at the University of Westminster, helps us find out some common mistakes in Chinese learners' spoken English.
很多中國學習者能夠讀好英語中的每個音，說得也很流利，但是英國人還是會覺得他們的英語不自然，甚至是沒有禮貌。這是為什么呢？在今天的節目中，維斯敏斯特大學英語教學中心主任 Ken Paterson 將對此進行分析，千萬別錯過。
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