远东高中英第一册.doc

遠東高中英文第一冊 L1 Learning English Can Be Fun Learning English Can Be Fun PRE-READING QUESTIONS Do you like English? Why or why not? Do you know any good methods for learning English? Are you afraid of speaking English? If yes, look for solutions to this problem in the following article. READING Learning English is not an easy job. Almost every student sometimes asks questions like these: Can I really learn English well? Can I really learn it well enough to communicate with people? The answer is yes! According to some studies, almost anyone can learn a foreign language if he or she wants to. Some might learn it faster and some slower. Some might learn it easily and some with great difficulty. But with the right methods and the right attitude, almost anyone can achieve some success. Successful English learners usually have a positive attitude toward their studies. For example, they are not afraid of making mistakes in front of others. They enjoy talking with people, even in broken English. They enjoy singing English songs or watching English movies, even though they may not understand the meaning completely. They like to read simple stories or newspaper reports and try to guess the meaning. They set goals and try any means to achieve them. They work hard and never quit. They believe that there is no short cut to learning a foreign language. Many students also have their own special methods for learning English. The following are some ideas that we have heard from high school and college students in Taiwan: communicate completely studies reports foreign goals methods means attitude quit achieve short cut broken following “I make it a rule that the first thing I do every day is listen to an English radio program. This has really helped my listening ability.” ~ Helen ~ “One of my English teachers made every student speak up in class. She said it was all right to make mistakes, as long as we spoke up. At first I was very nervous, but after trying several