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学校将举行一次英语学习经验交流会，班主任安排你在会上谈谈“如何提高英语听力”的学习体会。请根据提示写一篇演讲稿。

【写作内容】

大多数初学者都很难听懂英国或者美国人的谈话，这不奇怪，但只要我们注意做到以下三点，就可以逐步提高自己的听力。

1.     循序渐进，听与自己实际水平相符的材料；

2.     固定学习一套教程（course），直至学好为止；

3.     经常收听电台的英语新闻节目。

【写作要求】

只能用5个句子表达所给的全部内容。演讲稿的开头已经给出。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

How to Improve Listening Ability

Learners of English, especially beginners, usually have troubles in understanding native speakers. How can we improve our listening ability? Here I’d like to tell you some ways which might be of some help to you.

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What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words — the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange (交流) of ideas and information. It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can ’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They are English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, but they make language. But people can only make its own language. It can’t make another people’s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo it. They should put communication first.
【小题1】Language is used to ________.

A．express oneself	B．practice grammar rules
C．talk with foreigners only	D．learn lists of words

【小题2】 Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ______.

A．never makes mistakes	B．often makes mistakes
C．can’t avoid（避免）making mistakes	D．always makes mistakes

【小题3】“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” The sentence means that ______.

A．foreigners speak correct English.

B．foreigners speak incorrect English.

C．foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules.

D．foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English.

【小题4】If too many native speakers break a rule, ______.

A．what they will become right	B．they are against the law
C．they should say sorry to others	D．they will become heroes

【小题5】When we speak a foreign language, we should _____.

A．speak in Chinese way	B．speak by the rules
C．speak to native speakers	D．not be afraid of making mistakes

What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words — the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange (交流) of ideas and information. It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can ’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They are English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, but they make language. But people can only make its own language. It can’t make another people’s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo it. They should put communication first.

1.Language is used to ________.

   A. express oneself                      B. practice grammar rules

   C. talk with foreigners only               D. learn lists of words

2. Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ______.

   A. never makes mistakes                   B. often makes mistakes

   C. can’t avoid（避免）making mistakes      D. always makes mistakes

3.“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” The sentence means that ______.

A. foreigners speak correct English.

B. foreigners speak incorrect English.

C. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules.

D. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English.

4.If too many native speakers break a rule, ______.

 A. what they will become right             B. they are against the law

 C. they should say sorry to others           D. they will become heroes

5.When we speak a foreign language, we should _____.

 A. speak in Chinese way                  B. speak by the rules

 C. speak to native speakers                D. not be afraid of making mistakes

 

What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange(交流) of ideas and information. It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can’t speak correctly or fluently. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can’t make another people’s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo it. They should put communication first.

1. Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ______.

　 A. never makes mistakes　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. often makes mistakes

　 C. can’t avoid making mistakes　　　　　　　　 D. always makes mistakes

2. The sentence “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” means that ______.

　 A. foreigners speak correct English

　 B. foreigners speak incorrect English

　 C. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules

　 D. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English

3. When we speak a foreign language, we should ______.

　 A. speak in Chinese way　　　　　　　 B. speak according to the rules

　 C. break the rules　　　 　　　　　 　 D. not be afraid of making mistakes