Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is

good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they

always say “My spoken English is poor.” 1. I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary.  2. 

However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if you choose a positive attitude. Others will follow

You as long as you use the words that you know. _3. . Sometimes they make mistakes

when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember

that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate

following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly.

However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk

to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may

use a wrong word or tense , but it doesn’t matter. 4. .  

The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening . You have one mouth but two

ears!All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking .

Actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor. 5. .

A.The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.

B.They may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time.

C.Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary .

D.If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

E. However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”!

F. Second , they are afraid of making mistakes.

G. The second reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned.

 

在某访谈节目中,五位嘉宾分别回答了来自主持人的五个问题,对少年儿童提出建议。请从下列提问(A, B, C, D, E和F)中选出与嘉宾的回答相匹配的问题。

Questions:

A.Whatwouldyousaytoteenswhoaresufferingfromdepression?   B.Doyouhaveanysuggestionsforsomeoneinterestedinyourjob?

C.Doyouhaveanysolutionsforteens’writingdifficulty?

D.What advice can you give a young person on how to be a filmmaker or a writer?   

E. Do you have any advice to offer others wishing to become a writer and doctor? 

F. After all these years in the limelight, how do you deal with critics?

1._________________________________________

George Lucas’ answer 

Well, I would say you have to be persistent first of all, because it’s a very hard thing to get into, and it’s very hard to make it because the odds are against you. So you have to really love it; kids who get into it because they think they’re going to make a lot of money or be famous or tell a lot of people what to do all the time will never make it. But if you’re obsessed with film and you love to tell stories and you love writing in that medium, then that will give you the strength to be persistent and make it happen.

2. _________________________________________

Tom Fontana’s answer

I’ve never had writer’s block. I’m trying my luck because I’m hoping never to have it. As far as suggestions, I don’t know. If you write at the same time every day, your brain and your heart will be there, ready to go to work. It’s like how you eat at the same time over the course of the day – you should be available to write at the same time every day. If you have nothing to write, you should still write. Whether you write your name 100 times or describe a banana. If you write for five minutes, and you just get the words down, at least you’re doing something.

3. _________________________________________

Drew Barrymore’s answer

I would just say to persevere and find people who are safe and honest and who will give you tough love and guide you through, because you really can’t do everything on your own. You need love and support around you, and to believe that you will get past these hard times. You will overcome. Things will get better. Life is a series of ups and downs, and the good news is that when you’re in a low, it will always go up again. Life is not a free journey. There are a lot of lessons you have to learn along the way, but just appreciate the gift of it and find people who will be honest with you.

4. _________________________________________

Richard Seltzer’s answer 

Become a doctor first because a writer doesn’t make a living – you have to support yourself and your family. But writing is a very individual thing. It’s like your fingerprint – on one else has exactly your style. A lucky writer will discover his or her style but an unlucky one will always be trying to force himself into an unnatural writing style. It’s uncomfortable, and for them, writing is painful. I’ve never suffered. My life has been a series of small, everyday events. If I feel I have rendered on little bit of life in the most compelling language I can find and am satisfied with it, that is an event I cherish.

5. _________________________________________

Ms. Jamie Hobart’s answer 

It is a long road after medical school and internship but my job is different every day and very interesting. Not everyone can do this job. Autopsies are very different from any other medical job. Here we don't really let anyone under 18 watch or participate in an autopsy. So take a basic anatomy course in college and if you don't mind the cadavers, then you might follow it further. You have to have a very strong stomach and a strong interest in the science. If you decide you really like forensics (the work of scientists who examine evidence in order to help the police solve crimes) but don’t want to do autopsies there are lots of other things in the forensic field like the DNA labor various evidence – related specialties.

 

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