自从找了个小时工成功的把家务外包出去省却很多体力和时间以后，我开始谋划把英语教育部分地外包出去。
虎妈他们听了我的要求以后，认为我不必找专业教师，找个留学生即可。
（当然，虎妈还建议我把Monica外包给她，不过Monica太小，还不能网络听课哈。）
于是我写了个广告，于某个周末的清晨偷偷贴进了附近大学的留学生楼。
跟一个二年级英国女学生面谈之后，
我给她写了个超级啰嗦的工作指南如下：
As you saw, Monica is very very shy. Even she is allowed to speak Chinese, it's still very difficult for Monica to have conversation with a Chinese stranger. So if Monica does not answer your questions, it's not your fault,It's Monica's personality and the difficulty of the different language. I guess the most difficult thing you teach Monica is teaching with no answer、no communication. Maybe you'll feel bored or frustrated.
Well,it's doesn't matter,because I had the same feeling when I started speak English with her. Waht I learned is if you keep work, you can find the progress,and feel the sense of achievement. So my advise is to be patient、very patient、and more patient.
Some times Monica has no patient to listen, and try to skip pages, to avoid this case,there are some tips for you:
(1)Monica likes the voice of animal,for example quack quack and baa baa. So when you read, you can add some "animal language",or just some funny sounds or exaggerate faces. Give each heroines different voice、different speed is fun.And exaggerate everything can make fun too.
(2)Monica likes all funny things and silly things,so if you find something silly or funny in story or in pictures or just funny sound,you can point it out and laugh. Monica will laugh with you, I can promise.
(3)You can describe pictures in detail,for example the colour of clothes、the hair style of the heroine. And you can give some simple comment about this, such as I like this colour, or It's a silly hair style, or I like this cat. Then try to ask Monica does she like or not.If she does not answer, try to say: I guess Monica will like it, because...Am I right?
(4)When something is hard to find in the picture, ask Monica I spy a ***, can you find it?
(5)Try to ask simple questions to get her interest."Simple " means can answe by yes or no or pointing.
(6)When reading is boring,try to play with book. We always pretend eating the cakes from books,pretend holding animal from books, just pick something out frome the pictures, and play game with it.
(7)Other listener can be toy fox、toy rabbit、and me.Ask some question to us too. And then,please answer that questions as you are the fox in a fox tone.
(8)Monica is very timid.She may scared by some story.(I was very surprised and could hardly understand that she feel scared when I read "humpty dumpty sat on a wall") If Monica refuse some story, you can ask her if she feel scared. If she nod, please change a book.
(9)When Monica say something in Chinese,please translate it to English. For example Monica says 我喜欢。You can say,Monica, Are you going to say I like it?
In any case,the most important thing is to speak slowly、and clearly,and try to use simple sentence.Because kids are trying to copy us,so we have to give them a sample easy to hear and copy.In other words, you can imagine you are a mother helping your own kid speaking——you will speak slowly、clearly,and use body language.
Don't worry, I'll be with you and Monica,listen to the story、and play too. My wish is when I speak English not correctly,please point it out.(But no need to correct Monica's words,Monica is too shy,she needs encourage.)
The last tip is,in kindergarten, Monica's teachers encourage kids with stickers.I will give you a book of stickers at first time,so she will think you are a real theacher.At first,show us"I have stickers,I am a teacher!",At ending of lesson, say"Monica is a very good girl, so she can get a big sticker." And give her one.Stickers are very important,so keep that stickers book, and take it to My home everytime.
补充一下外包目的，如我在下面评论中所讲：
我不想把自己搞得太累太紧张，生活嘛，要从容、要享受。
所以，家务先外包了，英语学习外包开始试点。
即使是有体力的时候，我也有其他问题。
即使是有体力的时候，我也有其他问题。
第一，我语速慢。
第二有些词的读音拿不准——我都是通过字典学来的，不是听音学来的。有些单词受日语外来语的影响，元音发音错误！比如crayon，yoghourt这些我先学的日语的词，用英语全找不准调！还有些词，因为我是自学的，有些错误自己都没意识到，如hide的过去式hidden，要读短“衣”音的，我还傻乎乎地读成了“爱”音。
第三我有很多不会用英语表达的，需要掺中文。
大家听过音频就知道了，咱的英语还是比老师差很多......
再说请外教我和孩子她爸也能学习和提高，对吧。
我打算一直请面对面的外教，直到孩子能自主阅读。
大家听过音频就知道了，咱的英语还是比老师差很多......
再说请外教我和孩子她爸也能学习和提高，对吧。
我打算一直请面对面的外教，直到孩子能自主阅读。
以后，可能会用网络外教？
等她能自己读儿童小说了，我相信那时候我拦都拦不住她学英语。
等她能自己读儿童小说了，我相信那时候我拦都拦不住她学英语。
那时我就不主抓她的英语了，塞给她小说和音频，没准还有电影。
我想得太美了？
呵呵，难以预测的未来。
