Learning a language is, in some way, like learning how to fly or (1) _______ the piano. There (2) __________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how
(3) __________ do such things needs lots of practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) _______know. For example, it is not simply enough to read a book on how to fly (5) _______ aeroplane. A book can give you (6) _______of information about how to fly, but if only read a (7) _______ and then try to fly 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 simply enough to read about it? Can you play the piano (10) _______ having lots of practice first?
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Learning a language is, in some way, like learning how to fly or (1) ___play____ the piano. There (2) ___some_____ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how
(3) ___to__ do such things needs lots of practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) you___know. For example, it is not simply enough to read a book on how to fly (5) __an_____ aeroplane. A book can give you (6) ___lots____of information about how to fly, but if only read a (7) __book_____ and then try to fly without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ___yourself____ . The same is true of (9) __playing____ the piano. So you think it is simply enough to read about it? Can you play the piano (10) ____without___ having lots of practice first?
