Welcome to Language upon Thames. This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

At Language upon Thames，we feel it is important to be flexible，in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best.

Small Group General English Courses

These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking，listening，reading and writing skills and are offered at the following levels：

BEGINNERS

ELEMENTARY(初级)

PRE-1NTERMEDLATE

UPPER-INTERMEDLATE

Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently on a daily basis.

Try our free online test to see which level you are at—CLICK HERE.

Exam Courses

These courses ale aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels：

University of Cambridge exams：

ADVANCED l — FCE (First certificate)

ADVANCED 2一CAE (Advanced)

ADVANCED 3一CPE (Proficiency)

Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. (Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.)

Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation

This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.

Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation，with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities，who need to focus on different areas.

CLICK HERE to register for a General English course.

Other Languages

At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafeterias，restaurants，shops and bars. Most importantly，we have foreign language classes of French，Japanese，German，Spanish and Italian during the day，evening or on a one-to-one basis.

68. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. English courses.

B. Ways to improve students’ English.

C. The best way to improve your skills.

D. The importance of English.

69. If you attend Exam Courses，you will     .

A. use English as fluently as a native speaker

B. deal with everyday English well

C. . have better pronunciation of English

D. be able to continue your education or enter university in this country

70. Judging from the description，we can tell that this passage must be taken from     .

A. a newspaper        B. a magazine

C. . the Internet            D. a guidebook

71. The following statements are true EXCEPT     .

A. Only Englishmen can attend the courses.

B. The courses are designed for learners of different levels.

C. . One can learn French even in the evening.

D. Language upon Thames is a school aimed to offer help with language learning.

Welcome to Language upon Thames. This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

At Language upon Thames，we feel it is important to be flexible，in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best.

Small Group General English Courses

These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking，listening，reading and writing skills and are offered at the following levels：

BEGINNERS

ELEMENTARY(初级)

PRE-1NTERMEDLATE

UPPER-INTERMEDLATE

Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently on a daily basis.

Try our free online test to see which level you are at—CLICK HERE.

Exam Courses

These courses ale aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels：

University of Cambridge exams：

ADVANCED l — FCE (First certificate)

ADVANCED 2一CAE (Advanced)

ADVANCED 3一CPE (Proficiency)

Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. (Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.)

Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation

This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.

Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation，with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities，who need to focus on different areas.

CLICK HERE to register for a General English course.

Other Languages

At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafeterias，restaurants，shops and bars. Most importantly，we have foreign language classes of French，Japanese，German，Spanish and Italian during the day，evening or on a one-to-one basis.

68. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. English courses.

B. Ways to improve students’ English.

C. The best way to improve your skills.

D. The importance of English.

69. If you attend Exam Courses，you will     .

A. use English as fluently as a native speaker

B. deal with everyday English well

C. . have better pronunciation of English

D. be able to continue your education or enter university in this country

70. Judging from the description，we can tell that this passage must be taken from     .

A. a newspaper        B. a magazine

C. . the Internet             D. a guidebook

71. The following statements are true EXCEPT     .

A. Only Englishmen can attend the courses.

B. The courses are designed for learners of different levels.

C. . One can learn French even in the evening.

D. Language upon Thames is a school aimed to offer help with language learning.

D

Welcome to Language upon Thames. This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer. If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

At Language upon Thames，we feel it is important to be flexible，in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best.

Small Group General English Courses

These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking，listening，reading and writing skills and are offered at the following levels：

BEGINNERS

ELEMENTARY(初级)

PRE-1NTERMEDLATE

UPPER-INTERMEDLATE

Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently on a daily basis.

Try our free online test to see which level you are at—CLICK HERE.

Exam Courses

These courses ale aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels：

University of Cambridge exams：

ADVANCED l — FCE (First certificate)

ADVANCED 2一CAE (Advanced)

ADVANCED 3一CPE (Proficiency)

Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country. (Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate.)

Speaking, Listening & Pronunciation

This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening.

Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation，with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities，who need to focus on different areas.

CLICK HERE to register for a General English course.

Other Languages

At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafeterias，restaurants，shops and bars. Most importantly，we have foreign language classes of French，Japanese，German，Spanish and Italian during the day，evening or on a one-to-one basis.

68. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. English courses.                    B. Ways to improve students’ English.

C. The best way to improve your skills.    D. The importance of English.

69. If you attend Exam Courses，you will__________.

A. use English as fluently as a native speaker

B. deal with everyday English well

C. have better pronunciation of English

D. be able to continue your education or enter university in this country

70. Judging from the description，we can tell that this passage must be taken from____________.

A. a newspaper        B. a magazine    C. the Internet            D. a guidebook

71. The following statements are true EXCEPT_________.

A. Only Englishmen can attend the courses.

B. The courses are designed for learners of different levels.

C. One can learn French even in the evening.

D. Language upon Thames is a school aimed to offer help with language learning.

Speaking in any language is all about imitating (模仿) other people. You want to be able to speak like native speakers do. Before you can form your own correct sentences, you first need to see lots of similar ones in the language you are learning.
When you speak in your native language, you don't have to think about the grammar or the words you use. Correct sentences just come to you. In fact, your brain uses sentences you've already seen or heard. If you want to speak a foreign language fluently, you have to learn it the way you learned your native language--- by massive(大量的) input.
Reading and listening will help you develop language intuition(直觉). It's all about putting lots of correct sentences in your head. Then your brain can imitate them, producing similar sentences to express the meaning you want. When you read and listen a lot, paying attention to useful vocabulary, you will soon start to use new words and phrases in your speaking and writing, and you will develop language intuition. You will start to feel what sounds good and what sounds bad --- just as you do in your native language.
It may seem like you need more time to learn a language by reading and listening, as opposed （相反的）to learning based on grammar rules. For example, to get a good feeling for the use of articles in English you need to read lots of sentences, analyzing them closely. Wouldn't it be easier to read a unit on articles in a grammar book? Well, the problem is that it takes lots of time to build a sentence when you have to think of grammar rules. When you talk to someone, you don't have time for that. The input-based approach may seem to be more demanding, but it's the only way to achieve fluency

1. 1.

   According to the passage, if you want to speak a foreign language like a native speaker, you must_________

   1. A.
      learn grammar very well
   2. B.
      input many sentences in your head
   3. C.
      read many books in the foreign language
   4. D.
      write many compositions
2. 2.

   Which of the following sentences can explain the meaning of language intuition?

   1. A.
      Ability to understand a foreign language
   2. B.
      Ability to use a foreign language without thinking about it
   3. C.
      Ability to speak a foreign language
   4. D.
      Ability to imitate a native speaker
3. 3.

   In the author’s view, what plays an important role in developing language intuition?

   1. A.
      Listening and Reading
   2. B.
      Writing and Listening
   3. C.
      Reading and Translating
   4. D.
      Listening and Translating
4. 4.

   According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

   1. A.
      You can speak your native language without think about grammar
   2. B.
      Before you can speak your native you must hear millions of sentences
   3. C.
      The input-based approach is the only way to speak a language fluently
   4. D.
      Grammar is no use at all