There is a place where you can practice your spoken English in Tianjin, and that is the English corner.

Venue: 4th Floor, Tianjin Library, Fukang Road

Time: every Saturday at 9: 00- 12: 00.

One Saturday morning, there was a strong wind and the temperature plummeted. On the way to Tianjin Library, the author is still hesitating: Will anyone come to the English corner of Tianjin Library in such a cold day? When I got there, the author was immediately attracted by a pleasant atmosphere. I saw the participants sitting around and discussing all kinds of interesting topics in English with great interest: at first, it was college tuition, and later it became an exchange of employment status. I don't know who changed the subject, but rock music style has become a topic of discussion again.

The English corner of Tianjin Library can be regarded as a large indoor English corner in this city that I have seen so far. This is a classroom of about 40 square meters, which is filled with large tables and chairs that can be seated in groups. When there are many people, more than 100 people come here to practice oral English, which occupies the whole classroom.

According to teacher Julia of Tianjin Library, this English corner was established when Tianjin Library was built, and it has been more than ten years now. Because many people come to the library to read books, we can kill two birds with one stone by opening the English corner so that we can exchange ideas. Before every Saturday, Teacher Ye and some enthusiastic people will design several topics for discussion in advance. Every holiday, they also organize social activities. Many people have expressed their feelings for this English corner, and they will try to come here to chat and sit as long as they have time.

The most popular English corner

Venue: Matihu Lake, Nankai University

Time: 9:00- 12:00 every Sunday.

The horseshoe lake English corner of Nankai University can be regarded as an influential English corner in this city. This English corner has a long history, and everyone can't tell when it started, but it was chosen here from the beginning. Although the horseshoe lake is bitterly cold in winter, there are still many people to practice their spoken English. It is understood that when the English corner of Matihu Lake is the largest, the number of people can reach 100, and the island in the center of the lake is packed. In addition to students from Nankai University, it also attracts many people outside the school. Many students in the English Department of Nankai University are the main force here, and some people plan to study or work abroad. The author also found many childish faces of middle school students in the crowd. Sometimes, most people are gone, and some people are still chatting wonderfully.

The author also learned that there is also an English corner on the fourth floor of the Doctor Building/KLOC-0 in the West District of Nankai University, and a corridor has unexpectedly become an ideal place for the English corner. Last year, someone moved part of the original English corner of horseshoe lake here. According to organizer Xiao Guo, there are many university teachers in this English corner. He also said that if there are many people in the winter vacation, the English corner wants to continue. This English corner starts at around 6 pm every Saturday.

The most professional English corner

Venue: Munan Park near Tianjin International Studies University

Time: Saturday 18: 00-20: 00 (held every other week)

Tianjin Foreign Studies University's "Spoken Corner of Foreign Language Association" is taken for granted that it exists and is professional because it relies on other schools. English corner is held every other week, and it will be held outdoors if the temperature is high. If the outdoor temperature is low, move to the fourth floor of the canteen of the headquarters of Foreign Languages College, and the time will be 9: 00- 1 1: 00 on Saturday. This oral angle can reach more than 80 people at most.

The Foreign Language Association often invites foreign teachers from other colleges to come to the English Corner to help you practice your spoken English, and organizes salons in Japanese, Korean and French, and often holds joint activities with English Corners of other universities in this city. However, according to the organizer, the weather is cold now, and the winter vacation is coming soon, so the activities of the speaker's corner will soon end, and the specific time and place will be decided when the weather gets warmer.