Many Chinese students are good at English grammar, but their spoken English is so poor that they are afraid to speak in class or have a talk with others. There may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

First, they fail to express themselves clearly because of a limited(有限的)vocabulary. The useful way is to enlarge their vocabulary. However, you can still communicate with others with a limited vocabulary, if you are active. Others will understand you with the help of your body language.

Second, they are worried about making mistakes. Because they are shy and nervous, sometimes they may make mistakes easily. Yet we should know what we aim at is FLUENCE(流利) not ACCURACY(精确) when speaking. So we should speak as quickly and well as we can, even though sometimes we may use a wrong word or tense(时态), but it doesn’t matter because others will still understand you.

The third reason is that they don’t pay enough attention to listening to what others are saying. So while you are speaking, you can't find the suitable topic or words to say. You have one mouth but two ears! What you hear is necessary for you to start speaking.

Fourth, most Chinese students are passive(被动的) language learners. They just sit there waiting for speaking chances, and don't actively look for chances to improve their spoken English. All they can get is to accept the fact that their English remains poor.

“Practice makes perfect ".So please be active from now on, try to catch every chance to speak wherever you go.

USE IT or LOST IT? It is up to you.

Problems with Spoken English

1. of the problems

Ways to improve your spoken English

Failing to express clearly

You have to enlarge the2..

Try to be active and use the body language to3. others understand you.

4. about making mistakes

It is5.for you to make mistakes because of shyness and nervousness. Speak as quickly and well as6..

Don’t pay attention to 7.a wrong word or tense.

Paying8.attention to what others are saying

It is necessary for you to use what you have9.to start your own speaking.

Being passive language learners

Try to use every chance to practice10.wherever you go.

Visit to Florida

My favorite place to visit is Florida. There are a lot of fun things to do there. This March, I went to Florida to visit my relatives.

I have two sides of family. My mom’ s side lives in Minnesota. For my dad’s side, it’s a little different. They all started in New York, and then they all moved to Florida except my uncle. He teaches English at a high school in New York. My family lives in Minnesota with my mom’s side. So we often take vacations to Florida.

There are some “must-do’ s” in Florida. Going to the beach is one of them. Everyone loves the beach, because we can go fishing and swimming there. There are many big theme parks and these are my favorites. Another thing to do is going to the Port St. Lucie County Fair. I went to a rodeo (竞技表演)for the first time. It was great.

One of my favorite hobbies is fishing. One morning my dad and I went fishing with my grandpa, and my twin cousins. I caught an octopus (章鱼)! It was really exciting. I think everybody should try deep-sea fishing. It is wonderful.

I hope you can take a vacation to Florida one day.

1.When did the writer go to Florida this year?

A.In January. B.In March C.In May. D.In July.

2.Where does the writer’s uncle live?

A.In Florida. B.In Minnesota. C.In Hawaii. D.In New York.

3.Which of the following is NOT a “must-do” according to the third paragraph?

A.Going to the beach. B.Going to theme parks.

C.Going to an octopus show. D.Going to the Port St. Lucie County Fair.

4.How many people did the writer go fishing with?

A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The writer went fishing in the afternoon.

B.The writer often takes vacations to New York.

C.The writer went to the Port St. Lucie County Fair twice.

D.The writer thought deep-sea fishing a wonderful activity.

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