你有沒有用Twitter？

這個教學影片會教你如何用Twitter學英文

Hope you'll like it!

今天我想教大家如何用Twitter學英文

Twitter is a revolution on the Internet, using 140 characters to communicate with others

Twitter是網路上革命性的網站 使用140個字與別人溝通

So many foreigners use Twitter, if you want to connect with them you should too

太多外國人用Twitter，如果你要 和他們連結，你也要用Twitter

Using Twitter you can talk to hundreds of people at once

透過Twitter你可以同時和數百人講話

Anyone who follows you sees everything you write 你的粉絲(followers)會看到你所有些的事情

You can send short messages in a quick way 你能夠快速寄出簡短信息

This is great for sharing things that you find online 這是最快的方法分享你在網路找到的寶

So, how can you start to use Twitter? 怎麼開始使用Twitter?

Go to twitter.com and sign up

Make sure that you choose a good name 選名稱的時候要選好記的名字

My Twitter name is atervort (my real name is Adam Tervort)

Then, upload a good picture 上傳一個好看的相片或圖案

This is important, because when you tweet other people will see your picture

每次你tweet大家會看到你的相片， 所以選一個好看的相片很重要

Some people may follow you after just seeing your picture 有的人會只有看相片就會當你的粉絲

Now, it is time to connect with others

The first way to connect on Twitter is by searching 你可以從Twitter首頁搜尋任何關鍵字

This way you can find people who talk about things you are interested in

這樣就可以找到有類似興趣的人

Next, follow people you are interested in

If you follow them, they might follow you too Follow別人，他們有可能也會成為你粉絲

When you read something you like, you can respond to that person directly by typing "@" and their name

@atervort to respond to me

如果你想回應別人寫的tweet，只要先寫@和他們的名字

例如@atervort，他們就會直接看到你寫的

Another way to connect is by asking questions

Others will reply @you to tell their answers 如果你問好問題，別人會回應你@you來回答你的問題

Finally, be patient

You will not have many followers at first, but that will change

如果一開始你沒有很多粉絲要有耐心

If you are active and tweet often that will change 常常寫Twitter，粉絲自然就會來

Remember, our goal is to use this to learn English, so try to connect with people who tweet in English!

Come to FREEbird English to see some of our other lessons, and remember to follow me on Twitter!

@atervort Come to FREEbird English to see some of our other lessons, and remember to follow me on Twitter!

@atervort