PRIVATE ENGLISH LESSONS

An experienced teacher is offering private lessons in English.

Please email me at the address below and tell me:

◆Your age

◆Reasons for learning English

◆Your level of English

◆Areas that you need to focus on – grammar, listening, speaking, reading, writing, etc.

Mrs. Daniels( daniels_m@mail.com)

From: Li_Hua@gmail.com

To: daniels_m@mail.com

CC…:

Subject: English Lessons

Dear Mrs. Daniels,

I recently saw your advertisement on the university website offering private English lessons. I’m very interested in your private lessons and would like some more information.

I am a student at Aston College here in Hong Kong studying English, so my language level is already quite good.

However, I feel that I need to improve my listening and speaking skills. This is because I’m planning to study at London University in England next year and I think your lessons will help me to live and study abroad.

Could you send me some more information about the lessons offered, such as where and when they will be held and how much they cost? Also, I would like to know whether you teach students in groups or one-on-one.

I would be glad to supply any further information you might need.

Regards,

Li Hua

1.Where did Li Hua see Mrs. Daniels’ advertisement?

A. At London University              B. In a newspaper

C. On the Internet                    D. On TV

2.Why did Li Hua write the email?

A. To make friends with Mrs. Daniels

B. To apply to study at London University

C. To get more information about Mrs. Daniels’ lessons

D. To find out more information about Aston College

3.Which of the following information did Li Hua NOT mention in his email?

A. His age                        B. His reasons for learning English

C. His language level               D. The language skills he wants to focus on

4.Li Hua wants to take the lessons to improve his______.

A. listening and writing             B. writing and speaking

C. listening and grammar            D. listening and speaking

5.What can we learn about Li Hua from his email?

A. He is now living in England

B. He is a student in Hong Kong

C. His level of English is very low.

D. He is studying at London University.

---Don't you enjoy watching the English programme Outlook English Magazine
on CCTV Channel 10?
---________. I think it very helpful to improve my listening and speaking abilities.

---Don't you enjoy watching the English programme Outlook English Magazine

on CCTV Channel 10?

---________. I think it very helpful to improve my listening and speaking abilities.

If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem(诗) or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues（对话）. And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.
Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as much as you can. However, don’t do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening for five minutes every day. Don’t sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That’s too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose（选择） tapes（磁带） on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy， at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practice with tapes that are more difficult.
Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can’t be learnt. You must see them in books many times. Then you’ll be able to use them correctly(正确地) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.
【小题1】This passage is about English ______ .