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「開始一樣新事物，時間永遠不嫌晚，年紀永遠不嫌老！」，一位Englishtown的學生Ellen Rema說。因為Ellen開始學習英語是在她五十歲的時候，並且只花了幾年的時間，她就有著意想不到的進步。

Ellen會選擇Englishtown是因為她住德國鄉下的時候，沒有任何一所學校提供夜間的課程。在Englishtown裡，她加入線上會話課程並且與英語為母語的老師們一同說話。

「Englishtown是一個很棒的學習環境 ,甚至是每天24小時每週7天都開放。」，她說。「我的兒子總是說：「媽你太瘋狂了吧！」他不能了解為什麼我花很多時間在英語學習上，但是我只能說我愛上了學習。而且只要靠我自己學習就可以了。」

2001年，Ellen開始她的第一級別的課程並且有快速的進步。「我花費了很多時間來學習。」，她說。「或許，我想要在短時間內學習很多。在兩年後，我學完了我所有的課程，但是我意識到在文法上仍是有許多困難。」

對於放棄，她選擇了繼續學習。在Englishtown學習了四年，她仍然參加線上會話課程-但現在讓很棒的英語變得近乎完美！她現在為自己新設定了目標及先考慮並且將焦點放在文法上。

「線上學習永遠不嫌枯燥，但是你需要的是自我紀律，自我動機及保持能力。」，她說。「如果你真的想要學習，當你遇到困難或覺得不會成功時，就不要放棄。不斷的練習、練習、練習！」

Ellen說學習英語並不只是努力而已。也需要一些趣味！「我真的很喜歡線上會話課。」，她說。「我已經學會了很多其他東西像是文化及傳統。我正開闊了所有主題。」

Ellen已經藉由去英格蘭去練習英語已有五趟了！「我非常感謝Englishtown因為大部分的英語都在Englishtown所學到的。」Ellen說。「我的人生因為Englishtown而改變。」

Heather Daigle 

"It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new!" says Englishtown student Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50, and in just a few years, she has made amazing progress!

Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were offered in the German countryside where she lives. At Englishtown, she joins conversation classes online and speaks with live native English-speaking teachers.

"Englishtown is a wonderful place to study. It's even open 24/7," she says. "My son always says, om you are a bit crazy'. He cannot understand why I spend so many hours studying, but I love it. I do it for myself."

In 2001, Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly progressed. "I spent hours and hours to study," she said. "Maybe I wanted too much in a short time. I finished all my courses after 2 years, but noticed I still had grammar difficulties."

Instead of giving up, she chose to press on. After four years at Englishtown, she's still studying in the online classroom ?but now to perfect her already excellent English! She has set new goals and priorities for herself and focuses on understanding grammar points.

"Studying online is never boring, but you need self-discipline, self-motivation and staying-power," she says. "If you really want to learn, never give up even when you notice difficulties or when you think there is no success. Practice, practice, practice!"

Ellen says studying English isn't all about hard work. It should also be fun! "I really like the online conversation classrooms," she says. "I have learned so much about other cultures and traditions. I'm open for all topics."

Ellen has been able to put her English to use by visiting England five times! "I'm very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now I've learned here," Ellen says. "My life has changed with Englishtown."

By Heather Daigle

資料來源：台灣英語網