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 English study.We must practice,practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners.Children in English-speaking countries first listen to others.Then they try to imitate (模仿) 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 and try to catch every word.
If you really want to learn English well,you must try to speak with anyone you meet who 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 very 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.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 about it D.going into the water and learning
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(2)
It's very important for beginners to ______.
A.listen and speak B.read and write
C.Both A and B D.swim
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(3)
What will you do with mistakes when you speak?
A.Not make mistakes. B.Study hard.
C.Try not to speak English. D.Not be afraid.
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(4)
We can listen to English ______,according to the passage.
A.by swimming B.every minute C.on the radio D.now and then
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(5)
According to the passage,which of the following is right?
A.Swimming is easier than learning English.
B.To learn English well,we must learn swimming first.
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year.You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions.
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit.If you move your tips,hold your fingers over them,or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading.Then if your lips move,your will know it and can stop them.
If you point to words,hold the two sides of your book,one side with your left hand,the other side with your right hand.Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.If you move your head,place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的).
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time,you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.
Even if you do rather fast now,you can learn to read even faster.As you probably have been told,the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance.Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go.Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster.
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______.
A.to tell others to be silent
B.to feel whether your lips move or not
C.to hold a piece of paper between them
D.to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read,______.
A.don't keep your head still
B.don't hold your books with your hands
C.don't stand up near a desk
D.don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast,______.
A.you can read more in less time
B.you can write faster
C.you can understand better
D.you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.