高中英语P art 5 Language Learning 语言学习

1、Part 5 Language Learning 语言学习请点击此地址下载播放器播放英语听力2007-12-28/r291382.html听力理解The Best Way to Learn English 学习英语的最好方法The best way to learn English is to use it. You should municate with people in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up with your native language, other people

2、might not understand you. That doesnt matter at all, keep trying. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you cant follow them. That also doesnt matter, you can ask them to repeat themselves. Remember if you keep your sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make

3、. Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It is much better for people to be laughing at your mistakes than to be angry because they dont understand what you are saying. The most important rule for learning English is “Dont be afraid of making mistakes, you can always learn f

4、rom your mistakes.最好的学习英语的方法就是使用它。最好是用英语尽可能多地与人们进行交流。有时你会把英语和母语混淆，别人可能理解不了你。这根本没什么关系，你可以继续努力。有时候，人们说话太快，你跟不上他们。这同样也没关系，你可以要求他们重复他们所说的内容。记住，如果你能保持你的幽默感，你总能巧妙地用自己的错误来自我解嘲。如果人们似乎是在嘲笑你的错误时，你也不必感到难过。要知道让人们嘲笑你的错误比让人们为你的错误感到生气要好得多。因为他们不知道你在说什么。学习英语最重要的准那么是“不要害怕犯错误，你总是能从你的错误中学到东西。Exercise: Listen to the pas

5、sage and choose the best answer to each blank of the following statements and questions.1. The most important thing for you to learn a language is _.A. writing B. practice C. laughing D. grammar rules2. In learning a language, you should _.A. speak as quickly as you canB. laugh as much as you canC.

6、use it as often as you canD. write more than you read3. What should you do when people laugh at your mistakes? You should _.A. take it easy B. be angry with themC. feel sorry D. keep quiet4. When you make a mistake, youd better _.A. cry B. laughC. be glad D. keep your sense of humor5. Which of the f

7、ollowing statements is true?A. Nobody makes mistakes when they speak English.B. People never make mistakes in English.C. Only foolish people make mistakes when they speak English.D. There is no one who doesnt make mistakes.Key: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. DThe Differences between British and American Eng

8、lish 英国英语和美国英语的差别A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I municate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly, there are some differences

9、between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital and “Have you a pen? Americans say “in the hospital and “Do you have a pen? Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “rs in words like “bir

10、d and “hurt. Sometimes speakers of British English do not sound the “rs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour and “honour are British, “color and “honor are American.These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spe

11、lling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.一个学生在学习说英国英语。他猜想：我能与美国人交流吗？他们能理解我吗？英语学习者常常提出这样的问题：英国英语和美国英语的差别是什么？这些差别又有多么重要？英国英语和美国英语之间肯定有一些差别。在语法方面就有一些差别。例如：讲英国英语的人说“在医院是“in hospital；说“你有一支笔吗？是“Have you a pen?而美国人说“在医院是“in the

12、hospital；说“你有一支笔吗？是“Do you have a pen?两种英语的发音有时也不同。美国人通常在单词像“鸟“bird和“伤害“hurt中发“rs。而讲英国英语的人在讲两个词时并不发“rs音。在单词的拼写方面英国英语和美国英语也有差别。例如：“颜色colour和“荣誉honour是英国写法，而“颜色color和“荣誉honor是美国写法。但这些在语法、发音、拼写和词汇方面的差别并不重要。就英语的绝大部分而言，英国英语和美国英语是相同的语言。Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answers to the fol

13、lowing questions.1. What questions do learners of English often ask?A. Can I municate with Americans?B. Can they understand me?C. What are the differences between British and American English?D. All of the above.2. In how many ways does this passage mention the differences between British and Americ

14、an English?A. Many. B. Some. C. Three. D. Four.3. Americans says: “_.A. Do you have a pen? B. in hospitalC. honour D. colour4. Study the following sentence from the reading: “These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary are not important. Which word is the subject of this sentence?A. these B. differencesC. grammar, pronunciation, spelling D. vocabulary5. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of this reading?A. Speakers of British and American