Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English easier and more interesting.

The first step is to feel confident about learning English. If you believe that you can learn well, you will learn well. Be patient. You don't have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks.

    The second step is to practice your English. For example, keep a diary or make notes every day. You will be used to writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English After several weeks, you will see' that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your diary. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. Write these achievements in your diary.

    You must have confidence about learning English and believe that you can do it. It's important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will have more confidence in yourself.

  Many people go to school for a good education. They learn languages ,history, maths and other subjects. School education is very important and useful, yet no one can learn everything from school. No matter how much a teacher knows, he can’t teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to show his students how to learn.He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.

  It is always more important to know how to study by oneself. It is quite easy to learn something in language or formula (公式 )in maths, but it is difficult to use a formula to find the answer to a maths problem. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they can invent many things and change the world a lot. Though Thomas Edison invented many things, he didn’t have much school education. How do they do all this ? A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge( 知识 ) from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their heads.

1. Why do many people go to school?__________

  A. to get a good education    B. to buy some books

  C. to make friends          D. to meet different teachers

2. What should a student try to do since he cannot learn everything from school?____ ____.

  A. try to remember more knowledge and formulas

  B.try to remember what the teacher teach

  C. try to learn how to read and how to think

  D. try to read a lot of books

3. How can an inventor invent things? The most important thing is how to ____.

  A. get knowledge            B. use his head well

  C. teach everything          D. learn more knowledge from his teacher

4. Which of the following is TRUE?__________

   A. School education is not important for a person

   B. A student should learn how to study

   C. A student can learn everything from school

   D. A good teacher can teach everything.

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. 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.

1.You can learn to swim by_______.

2.We should learn English by _______.

3. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

4. What’s more important for senior school students?

5. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

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“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such discussions. As China open its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.

Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chineses students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?

We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you winder which country is better to study in, think it again.

Chi Li is one of the best known Chinese writers in the West. She was born in the west. She was born in the 1950s'.     46     19, Chi entered a medical college in 1976. After she graduated, she     47      as a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan. As she loved  _ 48    much more, she went to Wuhan University to study Chinese language and literature in 1983. She chose   49    as her profession(专业)。

During the 1980s, Chi wrote many works full of love. In the 1990s, her works, such as Apart From Love and The Sun Was Born, were  50   lives of young people and everyday problems. Since 2003, Chi has  51   a higher level in her works. And many of her novels have received a   52   honor. Life Show is one of her representative (代表) works and   53    has been translated into many languages. The   54    shows the real life of a common woman in Wuhan.

Chi says, "Writers don't need to be anyone,   55   they should be able to understand everyone." So she often travels alone to get a feel of how the world is and tries to understand people from all social strata (阶层).

1. A. At the age of         B. At the moment        C. In the beginning

2.A. became             B. worked           C. enjoyed

3. A. medicine          B. travelling           C. literature

4. A. teaching          B. writing          C. nursing

5. A. over              B. under                C. about

6. A. reached           B. arrived          C. went

7.A. great              B. nice                 C. bad

8.A. she                B. they                 C. it

9. A. picture               B. story                C. newspaper

10.A. or                B. till                 C. but