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Unit8LearningaforeignlanguageWhichdoyouthinkeasiertolearn,ChineseorEnglish?Learningaforeignlanguage:TwiceAsHard?ScanningScanthetextandtrytotellthefollowingsentencesTrueorFalse.1.Ifwewanttobecomesuccessfullanguagelearner,weshouldtrytolearnallbyourselves.2.Welearnourmothertonguemuchfasterthanwelearnaforeignlanguage.3.Althoughexpertsdon’tagreeeachother,theyallshareacommonopinion:Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool.4.Westudyourmothertonguealldaylongforabout5yearsbeforewemasterit.Butweonlyspendafewhoursaweekandinafewyears’timewecanspeakaforeignlanguage.5.Successfullanguagelearnersusuallystepawayfromtheacademicchallenges.6.Thelessanxiousandmorerelaxedthelearner,theworsetheirlanguageacquisition.FFTTFFCarefulReadingReading:1.Mostchildrenhavemasteredtheirmothertongue.A.attheageoffiveB.bytheageofeightC.beforetheyarefiveD.sincetheywerefiveCB2.Thesentence“Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool”means.A.weareequippedwithaspecialabilitytolearnlanguage.B.thekeytolearningthelanguagewellistocommunicatewiththepeoplearoundus.C.parentscangivechildrenlanguagelessons.D.peoplecanlearnthelanguagebythemselves.3.Thetexttellsusthatsuccessfullanguagelearners______.A.spendasmanyhoursstudyingEnglishastheydotheirmothertongue.B.alwayshavedifferentplansfortheirlearningC.wantverymuchtobecometranslatorsandinterpreters.D.areusuallyveryimpatientinlearningalanguageBA4.SuccessfullanguagelearnersdosharethefollowingcharacteristicsExcept.A.theabilitytomemorizethewordsB.aninterestinunderstandingtheirownthinkingC.willingnesstotakechancesD.confidenceintheirabilityC5.What’sthepurposeofwritingthisarticle?A.Learningaforeignlanguageistwiceashardaslearningourmothertongue.B.Learningaforeignlanguageismoreimportantthanlearningourmothertongue.C.Learningaforeignlanguageistwiceaseasyifwedevelopourstudyskills.D.Infact,thenumberofpeoplelearningaforeignlanguagehasincreasedwithyears.DecidewhichlanguageM(mothertongue)orF(foreignlanguage)eachofthesentencesbelowdescribes.PostReadingAWelearnquitefast.BWearenottaughtbutlearnanyway.CSomepeoplethinkthatwearebornwithanabilitytolearnthis.DWecanlearnfasterifwedevelopstudyskills.EMostpeoplehavemastereditbytheageoffive.FWelearnthisinaspecialplacewherewecangethelp.GIttakeslongertolearnthis.HWelearnthisbycommunicatingwithothers.FMMFMMFM/FKeyphrases•1acquirealanguage•2communicatewith•3makesenseofsth•4distinguishAfromB•5beequippedwith•6adjustto•7bebornwith•8regardlessofPara11掌握语言2与……交流3弄懂4区分Para25装备6调整7天生8尽管9.asaconsequenceofasaresultof10.considerthesituationfurther11.instructandassistsbinsth9.结果10.进一步考虑这种情况11.在某方面对某人进行指导和帮助Para312.havesth.incommon13.bewillingtotakechances14.beconfidentin12.与……有共同之处13.愿意把握住机会14.对……有信心Para4.15.putsthtobetteruse16.placeoneselfinnewlearningsituations17.takearisk18.experimentwith19.contributeto15.更好的对…加以利用16.让自己置身于新的学习环境中17.冒险18.用……做实验19.有助于Para5.20.干．．需要耐心21.采纳以上描述的一些习惯（做法）23.Ittakespatiencetodosth24.adoptsomehabitsdescribedabovePara6.Homework1.Readthepassageagainandtrytomemorizethosekeyphrases.2.Makepreparationsforthecomingexam.Wishyougoodluck!ConsolidationWelearnourmothertongueby_______________peoplearound.Buthowwereweableto_____________whatweheardand__________themistakesanderrors______“good”language?Someexpertsbelievethatweare____________aspecialabilitytolearnlanguageandthatourbrain_____________thelanguageweheararoundus.Othersthinkthatwelearnlanguage______________welearnotherthings.Learningaforeignlanguageis______________learningone’smothertongue.Researchhasshownthatsuccessfullanguagelearnersdo______afew_____________.Successfullanguagestudentsgain__confidence__andareableto_____and_____thelearningbecausethey_______communicatingmakesenseofdistinguishfromequippedwithadjustsitselftointhesamewaydifferentfromsharecharacteristicsrelaxenjoyplanand________theirlearning.Andthey’remorewillingto___________andto_____themselvesinnewlearningsituations.Ifwewanttobesuccessfullanguagelearners,weshouldtryto_____someofthestudyhabits________above.Ifwe_________ourstudyskills,wemayfindthatlearningaforeignlanguagedoesnothavetobe___________________learningourmothertongue.evaluatetakerisksplaceadoptdescribeddeveloptwiceashardas