1. By Ivan Fang

2. listen attentively speak actively read &write in the library communicate in the English corner I Lead in How are they learning English?

3. Tick out the ways you learn English & tell reasons 1 ( )memorize the words. 2 ( ) learn grammar rules 3 ( ) talk with your classmate 4( )have a dictation 5( )listen to the tape 6 ( ) learn English songs 7( ) watch English films 8( ) talk to foreigner 9 ( )reading stories 10( ) practise writing English

4. What difficulties in learning English you face 1 learn words by heart 2 listen 3 learn grammar rules. 4 write compositions…….

5. Reading: 1.Most children have mastered their mother tongue. A. at the age of five B. by the age of eight C. before they are five D. since they were five C

6. A 2.Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except. A. the ability to memorize the words B. an interest in understanding their own thinking C. willingness to take chances D. confidence in their ability

7. B 3. The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means. A. we are equipped with a special ability to learn language B. the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us C. parents can give children language lessons D. people can learn the language by themselves

8. C 4. What’s the purpose of writing this article? A. Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue. B. Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our mother tongue. C. Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we develop our study skills. D. In fact, the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years.

9. A We learn quite fast. B We are not taught but learn anyway. C Some people think that we are born with an ability to learn this. D We can learn faster if we develop study skills. E Most people have mastered this by the age of five. M M M F F III Careful reading Say F or M

10. F We learn this in a special place where we can get help. G It takes longer to learn this. H We Learn this by communicating with others. M M F

11. IV Post-reading What are the differences between learning the first and second language We learn Chinese by using it when we can begin to speak. However, we learn English when we are at school.

12. What makes you a successful learner 1 have self-confidence in 2 have strong will and perseverance 坚定不移 3 form good habits 4 make a study plan 5 practice make perfect/keep on taking notes and put them into practice /keep on memorizing words 6 keep on doing intensive 透彻的 and extensive 广泛的 reading 7 practicing writing….

13. Main idea of each paragragh. 1. The environmental factor of learning mother tongue. 2. Different opinions of language experts. 3. The difference between learning mother and learning a foreign language. 4. The characteristics of successful language learners.

14. 5.Different learning ways of successful language learners 6. The importance of the purpose of learning. The purpose of writing the passage to tell us that learning a foreign language does not have to be twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.

15. Key phrases 1 acquire a language 2 communicate with 3 make sense of sth 4 distinguish from 5 be equipped with 6 adjust to 7 be born with 8 regardless of /despite of /in spite of 9 as a consequence of/as a result of 1 掌握语言 2 与 交流 3 弄懂 4 区分 5 装备 6 调整 7 天赋 8 尽管 9 结果

16. 10 in other words 11have sth in common 12 be curious about 13 take chances 14 be confident in /have confidence in 15 take risks 16 contribute to 17 adopt habits 10 换句话 11 与 有共同处 12 对 好奇 13 找机会 14 对 有信心 15 冒险 16 对 贡献 17 养成习惯

17. Consolidation We learn our mother tongue by _________________ people around. But how were we able to _____________ what we heard and __________ the mistakes and errors ______ “good” language? Some experts believe that we are _____________ a special ability to learn language and that our brain _____________ the language we hear around us. Others think that we learn language ______________ we learn other things. Learning a foreign language is ______________ learning one’s mother tongue. Research has shown that successful language learners do ______ a few _____________. Successful language students gain __confidence__ and are able to _____and _____ the learning because they _______ communicating make sense of distinguish from equipped with adjusts itself to in the same way Different from sharecharacteristics relaxenjoyplan

18. and ________ their learning. And they’re more willing to ___________ and to _____ themselves in new learning situations. If we want to be successful language learners, we should try to_____ some of the study habits ________ above. If we _________ our study skills, we may find that learning a foreign language does not have to be ________ ___________ learning our mother tongue. evaluate take risks place adoptdescribed develop twice as hard as