Learning a foreign language is very interesting.
-> It is very interesting to learn a foreign language
Learning a foreign language is very interesting.
-> It is very interesting to learn a foreign language
What is the most important of learning a foreign language?
Learning a foreign language is, in some ways, like learning how to fly or (1) _____ the piano. There are important differences, but there (2) ______ a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ______ practice. It is never enough simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with (4) ______ you know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) _____ to fly an aero plane. A book can give you lots of information (6) _____ how to fly, but you only read a book and then try to (7) _____ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ______. The same is true of (9) ______ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano (10) _______ having lots of practice first?
X. Read the passage carefully and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Learning a language is, in some ways, like learning how to fly or play the piano. There some differences,but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots of practice.It is never enough simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what to know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on how to fly an aeroplane. A book can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a book and then try to fly without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill yourself. The same is true of learning the piano or learning a foreign language. Can you speak English well without having lots of practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner of a foreign language should know. 1. Learning a foreign language and learning to fly are the same in an important way. 2. Information about flying from books is enough for someone to fly a plane. 3. You can learn English well only by reading books in English. 4. Talking to a native speaker can be a good way to speak a foreign language well. 5. Practicing a foreign language regularly makes you very good at it
English is an important language in the world. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on 20% of the land area in the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English. More than 75% of the world’s mail is composed in English. More than 60% of the radio stations broadcast programs in English. English is the language of international communication.
1. We know exactly how many people speak English as a foreign language.
2. English is not spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.
3. People in South Africa and India never speak English as the official language.
4. More than half of the radio stations broadcast programs in English.
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
5. The passage is about..................
A. English Language is only a second language in the world
B. English is the official language in the world
C. Hundreds of books are written in English everyday .
D. The importance of the English Language in the world today
6. The word “mother tongue” in line 1 means:
A. body language B. first language
C. native language D. foreign language
Learning english is very necessary -> it is
Supply the most suitable word for each blank
Learning a foreign is ,in some ways, like leaning how to fly or play the piano . There are importance differences , but there .....(1) a very importance similarity . It is this: learning how to do such things need a lot of practice . It is never enough simply to " know" something . You must be able to " do" things with .......(2) you know . For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on how to play an aero plane .A book can give you lots of information......(3) how to fly , but you can only read a book and then try to ..... without a great deal of practice first , you will crash and kill (5).... the same is true of playing the piano . So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano (6) .... having a lot of practice first?
English is such a/an ... language that learning it well brings students great advantages.
A. national B. international C. nationalize D. nations
VII. Read the following passage and do the tasks below: (2 ms)
English is my native language. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied the two languages when I was at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the university. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a foreign language, practice is very necessary and useful. Traveling to the country where the target languages spoken is very helpful, but if you can not speak the language well enough you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, and listen to the radio in the language I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better. However getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.
* True or False:
1. …………… English is the writer’s native language.
2. …………… The writer didn’t learn French and Spanish when he was at high school.
* Answer the questions:
1. How many languages can the writer speak?
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2. What is necessary and useful after studying a foreign language?
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