Amothermouseandababymousewereplayinginthethebushhappilywhensuddenlytheysawacatcomingalongtowardsthem.Atfirsttheywereveryfrightened.Suddenlyagoodideacametothemother’smind.Thenshebarked(吠)likeadog.Youknow,whathappened?Thecatranawayonhearingthesound.Afterthecatdisappeared,themothermousesaidtoitsbaby,“…”“Howimportantlearningaforeignlanguageis!”Learningaforeignlanguage1.Thetopicisstudyhabitsandstudyskills.2.Thecallerwantstoknowhowshecanprepareforexamsandimproveherstudyskills.3.Sheusuallyreadsthepassageoverandoverandtriestoremembereverything.Shealsodoeslotsofexercises.ListeningListeningTurnofftheTVandsitatadesk.HelpyoutoconcentrateMakeastudyplan.LookoverwhatyouneedtodoDecidehowmuchtimeyou’llneed.Helpyouuseyourtimebetter.Youdon’tdothesamethingfortoolong.ThiswillkeepyoufromgettingtiredYoucanalsokeepalearnerlog.Itwillhelpyoutoimproveyourwork.Finally,youshouldusepre-readingandpost-readingstrategies.Theywillhelpyoulearnmoreinlesstime.ListeningLearningaforeignlanguage:Twiceashard?twiceashardasourmothertongueMainideaPara1:__________________________Para2:____________________________Para3:____________________________Para4:____________________________Para5:____________________________Para6:____________________________PurposeAquestionAnswersDifferencesCharacteristicsSkillsQ:Howwasitpossibleforustoacquireourmothertonguewithoutreceivingformalinstruction?A:Bycommunicatingwiththepeoplearoundus.P1WhatcanyouinferfromPara1?a.Formalinstructionisuselessforlearningaforeignlanguage.b.Grammarrulesandstructurescannotbelearnedbycommunicating.c.Puttingthelanguageinpracticeisthebestteacher.CLearningalanguageisobviouslymorethanjustmemorizingwords,phrasesandstructures.Languageexpertshavedifferentanswerstothequestion.Some…Others…Theiragreementononefact:Virtuallyeveryonelearnstousealanguageandhasmasteredthebasicsbytheageof5.MainideaP21.infact2.almost,nearly•Itisvirtuallyimpossibletopredictthefutureaccurately.•Mybook'svirtuallyfinished.•Virtuallyeveryonegetsaheadachenowandthen.•Twoindependentinvestigatorshavereachedvirtuallythesameconclusions.Thesentence“Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool.”means_____.A.Weareequippedwithaspecialabilitytolearnlanguage.B.Thekeytolearningthelanguagewellistocommunicatewiththepeoplearoundus.C.Parentscangivechildrenlanguagelessons.D.Peoplecanlearnthelanguagebythemselves.Learningaforeignlanguageisdifferentformlearningone’smothertongue.Q:Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayingthatweactuallylearnaforeignlanguagemuchfasterthanwedoourmothertongue?Mothertongue:English:MainideaP3spendallourwakinghoursspendlimitedtimeinclass…WhatisthepurposeofthewriterinPara3?a.TomakeusbelievewehavedonewellinlearningEnglish.b.Totelluslearningaforeignlanguageisdifferentfromlearningourmothertongue.c.Toremindusthatlearningaforeignisslowanddifficult.d.Withoutteachers,textbookorclassmates,wecouldn’thavebeensoefficient.aSuccessfullanguagelearnersshareanumberofcharacteristics.MainideaP4have…incommonInterestedinunderstandingtheirownthinkingCuriousabouttheworldWillingtotakechancesConfidentintheirability.UsedifferentwaysoflearningPlantheirstudiesMainideaP5Successfullanguagelearnersplanandevaluatetheirlearning.Results:gainconfidencebeabletorelaxenjoythelearningacquireskillsfasterputwhattheyknowtobetterusetakerisksplacethemselvesinnewsituationscontributetotheirincreasedabilitytolearnusewhattheyknowbetterM...
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