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 look-ing at others swimming．It's the same with the English study for us kids today．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(模仿)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 get the main topics(论题，话题), then the main ideas, then the main sentences(句子), then the key words, then the full meaning．As for speaking, speak as much as you can．

　　Reading and writing are more important for school students．First we must choose the books we're interested in．A lot of reading will improve your language sense(语感)．This is the most important．

　　Keep writing English diaries(日记)．We can also write English articles．You may even post them to English magazines．Don't be afraid of failure(失败)．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．

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　　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 for us kids today．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 (模仿) 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 get the main topics (论题，话题) , then the main ideas, then the main sentences (句子) , then the key words, then the full meaning．As for speaking, speak as much as you can．

　　Reading and writing are more important for school students．First we must choose the books we're interested in．A lot of reading will improve your language sense (语感)．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．