Question

 在英语课堂上，你喜欢老师授课时只用英语， 还是英语、汉语兼用？某英语杂志社就此话题邀请中学生发表。请你围绕“How do you prefer English classes to be taught? In English only, or in both English and Chinese?” 这个问题，参考所给要点，选择一种授课形式，写一篇英语短文。

授课形式一：只用英语 优点：有助于提高听说能力 缺憾：不易听懂等 结论：……

授课形式二：英语、汉语兼用 优点：易于理解等 缺憾：英语氛围不浓等 结论：……

注意：1. 词数100-120，短文开头已给出（不计入总词数）

      2. 参考词汇：气氛 atmosphere

I prefer my English to be taught in ___________________________________________________

Answer 1

One possible version 1:

I prefer my English classes to be taught in English only. As we all know, a good learning environment is vital if we want to study English well. Classes taught in English provide students with such an environment. When English is the only language used in the classroom, students will have more opportunities to practice listening and speaking. Therefore, they will be able to learn more quickly.

However, there are also some problems with this teaching method. As we haven’t mastered enough English words, sometimes we may find it difficult to follow the teacher. Slow learners may even lose interest in English.

Practice makes perfect. To learn English well requires a lot of practice. Therefore, I like my English classes to be taught completely in English.

One possible version 2:

I prefer my English classes to be taught in both Chinese and English. In my opinion, learning English is a step-by-step process. As middle school students, we only have a small vocabulary. If the teacher can use some Chinese in an English class, we will understand the lesson better.

Of course, an English class taught in two languages has its shortcoming. Such a class cannot create a good atmosphere for English learning. Some students may speak Chinese all the time and cannot learn English well.

If you want to learn a lesson well, you have to understand it first. To help students understand the lesson better, the teacher should use Chinese from time to time. Therefore, I like my teacher to use both English and Chinese in teaching.