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Speaking and Reading

　　In learning a foreign language, one should first pay attention to speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You'd better try your best to speak．Don't be afraid of making mistakes．While you are doing this, a good exercise is to write --keep a diary, write notes or letters and so on．Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write．Through correcting the mistakes, you can do better in learning a language．

　　If you are slow in speaking, don't worry．One of the helpful ways is to improve your English by reading, either aloud or low to yourself．The important thing is to choose something interesting to read．It mustn't be too difficult for．When you are reading in this way, don't stop to look up the words if you can guess their meaning of if they are not important to the sentence．You can do that some other time．

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　　Peter King, 15, and Mary King, 13, went to see a doctor．Peter had a bad cold, so the doctor gave him some pills to take．Mary had a bad cough, so the doctor gave her some cough medicine．

　　There are the words on the bottle of the medicine：

　　Cough Medicine

　　Shake well before use．

　　Take three times daily after meals．

　　At one time：adults－2 teaspoonfuls

　　Children 8＝14　1 teaspoonful

　　Children 4－7　1/2 teaspoonful

　　Not suitable for children below the age of 4

　　Store in a cold place．

　　Use before Oct．2007．