Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

　1.You can learn to swim by_______.
A. reading books about it

B. looking at others swimming

C. having lessons on it

D. going into the river and learning

2. We should learn English by _______.

A. listening and speaking　　　　　 B. reading and writing

C. A and B　　　　　　　　　　 D. swimming

3. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A. Don’t make mistakes.　　　　 B. Study hard

C. Try not to speak English　　　 D. Don’t be afraid.

4. What’s more important for senior school students?

　 A. listening　 B. speaking　 C. reading and writing　 D. learning

5. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

　 A. by train　　 B. on the radio　 C. every minute　 D. now and then

　　___1___ you want to go shopping, you should decide（决定）___2___ how much money you can pay for new ___3___. Think about the kind of clothes you ___4___ need. Then ___5___ those clothes on sale（出售）, that is to say, you can buy some new clothes at a ___6___ price（以较低的价格）than before.

　　There ___7___ labels（标签）in all new clothes. The labels tell you ___8___ to take care of（照顾）your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm ___9___. A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water. If you do ___10___ this, you can keep your clothes looking best.

　　用所给单词的适当形式填空,完成下列短文.

　　(1)______you (2)______ (remember) Gloria Green, the winner of the Pop Singer of the Year Award? Well, now she (3)______ (have) a new look. She (4)______ (5)______ (not have) long curly hair. She (6)______ (have) short blonde hair. She (7)______ (8)________ (not wear) glasses. She can go (9)________ (shop).Nobody(10)________ (know) her.

请你根据以下例句总结出want，help，make，try的用法结构。

　　want:

　　1)Mum wants me to get up at 6:00 and run with her.

　　2)Mike wants me to play soccer with him.

　　3)Lucy wants to surf the Internet.

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　　help:

　　1)A lot of vegetables help you to keep in good health.

　　2)Li Lei often helps me do my homework.

　　3)Lily always helps the people in trouble.

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　　make:

　　1)Does it make a big difference if you eat fruit every day?

　　2)What makes the grass grow?

　　3)I can't make anyone hear me.

　　4)What time do you make it?

　　5)What do you make the time?

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　　try:

　　1)You must try to eat leas meat.

　　2)I will try to do it.

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