Swimming and English Learning
Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave（勇敢）. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
(   ) 6. You can learn to swim by_______.
A. reading books about it  B. looking at others swimming
C. having lessons on it    D. going into the river and learning
(   ) 7. We should learn English by _______.
A. listening and speaking       B. reading and writing
C. A and B                  D. swimming
(   ) 8. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?
A. Don’t make mistakes.          B. Study hard
C. Try not to speak English        D. Don’t be afraid.
(   )9. What’s more important for senior school students?
A. listening    B. speaking    C. reading and writing   D. learning
(   ) 10. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.
A. by train     B. on the radio   C. every minute   D. now and then

根据题中空格后的中文提示，英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺

1. Have you seen the beautiful             (架子)？They were made in China.

2. The soldier didn’t dare to walk          (穿过) the thick forest alone at the very beginning.

3. －Where is my lazy cat? －Look! It’s sleeping             (舒适地) in the sun.

4. Scientists are trying to            (grow and improve) some special plants on the earth.

5. ―Mum, there’s nothing in the fridge. ―Do you mean the fridge is       ? －Yes, right.

Do you always agree with your teacher? Sometimes you might have a different a  【小题1】   to a Maths problem. Or maybe they scold(责备) you when you don’t think you did anything w  【小题2】  .What do you do then? A story on sina.com said that more and more students choose to s  【小题3】 out and sometimes even shout(喊叫) at their teachers. It’s i  【小题4】  for students to say what they think. In the past, few Chinese students dared(敢于) to speak d  【小题5】   to their teacher. It was an unwritten rule(不成文的规定) that what the teachers said is always right. But now students are b  【小题6】   to think more of themselves and dare to say what they think right. But students should choose the right way to speak out. We should respect(尊重) teachers. They are older than you and know more things. So, never use i  【小题7】   words when speaking to them. And don’t make them u  【小题8】   when you don’t agree with them. Try to find the right time to talk to your teacher. For e  【小题9】  , talk about the problem after class. R  【小题10】  to talk about it in a friendly way.

Do you always agree with your teacher? Sometimes you might have a different a 1. to a Maths problem. Or maybe they scold(责备) you when you don’t think you did anything w 2. .What do you do then? A story on sina.com said that more and more students choose to s 3. out and sometimes even shout(喊叫) at their teachers. It’s i 4. for students to say what they think. In the past, few Chinese students dared(敢于) to speak d 5. to their teacher. It was an unwritten rule(不成文的规定) that what the teachers said is always right. But now students are b 6. to think more of themselves and dare to say what they think right. But students should choose the right way to speak out. We should respect(尊重) teachers. They are older than you and know more things. So, never use i 7. words when speaking to them. And don’t make them u 8. when you don’t agree with them. Try to find the right time to talk to your teacher. For e 9. , talk about the problem after class. R 10. to talk about it in a friendly way.