10 ways to succeed

10 ways you are most likely to succeed at Chinese: 1. Keep a small notebook; write down everything you think might be useful. 2. Get a one-on-one teacher to do your homework for you, hang the expense. 3. Find aChinese girlfriend/boyfriend. 4. Occupy a Chinese hospital bed for about six months. 5. Go to China – helps a lot. 6. Use a paper dictionary, but check what it says with a native-speaker. 7. And an electronic dictionary; carry it everywhere. 8. Lose any sense of embarrassment. 9. Listen to ChinesePod. 10. Have some Chinese genes. :-)