Question

If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues. And practise speaking with your friends as much as you can.

Many people find it difficult to listen to English, The answer is, to listen as much as you can. However, don't do too much at one time. It is better to practise listening for five minutes every day. Don't sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That's too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose tapes on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practise with tapes that are more difficult.

Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on,of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verb like look for, look after and so ,on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can't be learnt. You must see them in books

many times. Then you'll be able to use them correctly (IE e) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.

1. This passage is about English________.

A. spelling, listening, grammar and reading

B. listening, speaking, reading and writing

C. taking exams, pronunciation, reading and writing

D. pronunciation, reading, listening and writing

2. If you________, you can speak well.

A. learn more dialogues

B. learn a poem or a song by heart

C. practise speaking with your friends as much as you can

D. all above

3.  Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A. It's better to listen to English for a long time everyday.

B. At the beginning, you'd better choose the tapes on which the people speak quickly.________

C. At first you should begin with simple tapes for listening.

D. Few people think it hard to listen to English.

4. Which of the following ways can help you to improve your written English?

A. Buy a book of writing practice.

B. Read as much as possible.

C. Do some study with new words.

D. Both B and C.

Answer 1

1.B   2.D   3.C   4.D