Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you 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 the 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 do. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

1.You 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 leant 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

As a young child, I was quiet and shy. And I was ill for a long time. Since my parents has to

work. I spent a lot of time at my grandparent’s home. While my grandmother cleaned the house and cooked, my grandfather played with me.

I was six when my grandfather died. A few months before he died, he gave me a beautiful blue

and white blanket (毯子). I loved the blanket very much because it made me think of my

grandfather. But after a few years, the blanket didn’t look very good. It had holes and was dirty. I

didn’t want to throw the blanket away, so my mother made the blanket into a book bag. I was proud

of the book bag, and I used it to carry my books to school every day for a few years. Then the book bag was broken. I begged my mother to make something out of it. She made it into a pencil-box. After a

few months, the pencil-box was broken, too. By then I could sew (缝), and I made the pencil-box

into a small wallet.

I used it for three years, but one day I lost it. I felt sad. My friends and family said, “Forget

about it, Paul. You can’t make something out of nothing.”

I thought about it for a while. I decided my friends and family were wrong. There was a way to make something out of nothing. I wrote down the story of my grandfather’s blanket.

1.In the author’s eyes, his grandfather might be a _____ person.

A. serious B. cool C. kind D. successful

2.Paul wanted to make the blanket into different things because _____.

A. it was interesting B. they made him think of his grandfather

C. his mother loved the blanket so much D. her mother was very good at sewing

3.The phrase “was proud of” in the passage can be replaced by “_____”.

A. be surprised at B. be angry with C. get used to D. be pleased with

4.From the story, we can know that _____.

A. Paul loved his grandfather so much.

B. the blanket could be made into many things

C. a few years later the blanket was still new

D. Paul’s friends bought him a new blanket

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The Past Time B. A Lost Wallet

C. My Grandfather D. An Unforgettable Blanket

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