belief
unknown-stolen
difficulty
population
flexible
belief
unknown/stolen
difficulty
population
flexible
Read the text and decide T (true)/ F (false) for each statement.
Find native English speakers In certain areas it’s the hardest thing to do, but it’s the best use of your time. Talking to actual native speakers is the most effective way to improve your English skills, speaking or otherwise. So whether you have to Skype them, call them, or beg them to speak to you, do so. Your progress will be faster this way than any other.
Listen to the music of English No, not English music, the music of English - its lilt, its prosody, the sing-songy-ness of it. The intonation. Even if you speak perfect English technically, if you speak it like a robot you’re not speaking it the way it’s meant to be spoken.
Slow down Above all, if you want to be understood, slow down. The more clearly you speak, the better chance your listener has of understanding you. It’s tempting to get nervous and want to speed up to get it all over with, but you can’t do that! Clarity is key - for some native English speakers, too!
Record yourself Though we hear ourselves all the time, we really don’t know quite what we sound like. So record yourself! What are the weak and strong points you hear in your speech? And then you can concentrate on what you need to work on.
Speak English at home This is the biggest, easiest mistake to make. You go about your day, you’re on the job working partly in English, you go to your English class, and then you go home and revert back to your native tongue. While you may be making slow improvements, you’ll never get past that dreaded lingual plateau. Make a point to speak it at home, too. Have only English at the dinner table. Stick to English TV at home. Make it as 24/7 as possible.
Talking to actual native speakers is the least effective way to improve your English skills
A. True
B. False
Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
1. In ………………………to that, my bike tires were flat. (add)
2. An ………………………man has stolen all our money. (know)
3. We are spending too much. We must ………………………. (economy)
4. China is one of the world’s leading ………………………of rice. (produce)
Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
05. In ………………………to that, my bike tires were flat. (add)
06. An ………………………man has stolen all our money. (know)
07. We are spending too much. We must ………………………. (economy)
08. China is one of the world’s leading ………………………of rice. (produce)
Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
05. In ………………………to that, my bike tires were flat. (add)
06. An ………………………man has stolen all our money. (know)
07. We are spending too much. We must ………………………. (economy)
08. China is one of the world’s leading ………………………of rice. (produce)
- Which planet has the life?
- Do you think humans are considered the loneliest creatures in our universe?
- What should we do to keep the life on the earth?
1. Noone has lived in that house for years
That
2. In spite of all our warnings, he left camp without taking his rifle
Although..
3. It's a pity that you wrote that letter.
I'd .........
4. We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not
Regardless.....
5. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions
My sole purpose..
6. "Less noise!" the teacher told the boys
The teacher shouted
7. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed
If it should.
8. You should take two tablets every four hours.
Two tablets should
9. It's extremely difficult for us to make ends meets these days
We find
10. They've been living here for six years now
They moved
Fill in the blank with one preposition.
1. Nobody helped him to do this work. He managed to do it......his own.
2. He has a new solution........the problem.
3.Do you know any songs...... the Beatles?
4. His attitude.......his job is very negative.
5. I'm just going out to do some shopping. I'll be back.......half an hour.
Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.
A learner can't speak well even though he knows a lot of grammar rules and has a large vocabulary.
Read the passage and check True or False.
Many years ago, people used to buy what they needed from stores and markets. Now where would you go if you wanted to buy all these goods at one time? Ask anybody, and he would probably say "you'd better go to the supermarket". A supermarket is a special kind of market. It is usually much larger than an ordinary store. In a supermarket, you can buy all kinds of food, household, products and daily necessities. In a store, a customer is served by a storekeeper but in a supermarket, the goods are arranged on rows of shelves along the aisles. The prices are printed on small labels on the goods. A customer gets goods he needs from the shelves. This is known as self-service. Of course, you can always ask for help from the supermarket shop assistants.
When you enter a supermarket, you take a basket to carry the goods you will buy. If you want to buy a lot of things, you will need a trolley. A trolley is like a large basket on wheels. You can push it along the aisles, choose what you want from the shelves and put it into your trolley. A supermarket often provides a more comfortable environment for shopping than a market that is usually wet and dirty. As a result, many people usually buy more goods than they need when they visit a supermarket.
Many years ago, people used to buy what they need from supermarkets.
A. True
B. False
