Unit8(3)Pre-reading1.Whataresomeofthedifficultieswemustfacewhenwetrytolearnaforeignlanguage?2.Howdowelearnouemothertongue?3.Howislearningaforeignlanguagedifferentfromlearningourmothertongue?4.Whatarethecharacteristicsofsuccessfullanguagelearners?5.Howdothesecharacteristicsandskillshelpuslearn?6.Howcanwedevelopourconfidence?7.Whatcanwedotolearnbetterandfaster?Fastreading1Whatisthemostpuzzlingquestioninlearningourmothertongue?2Ifwedevelopourstudyskillsandwayoflearning,islearningforeignlanguagetwiceashardoraseasy?CarefulreadingTellthesentencestrueorfalse1Althoughexpertsdon’tagreeeachother,theyallshareacommonopinion:Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool.T2Westudyourmothertonguealldaylongforabout5yearsbeforewemasterit.Butweonlyspendafewhoursaweekandinafewyears’timewecanspeakaforeignlanguage.T3.Successfullanguagelearnersusuallystepawayfromtheacademicchallenges.F4Thelessanxiousandmorerelaxedthelearner,theworsetheirlanguageacquisition.FChoosethebestanswers1.Mostchildrenhavemasteredtheirmothertongue.答案：CA.attheageoffiveB.bytheageofeightC.beforetheyarefiveD.sincetheywerefive2.Successfullanguagelearnersdosharethefollowingcharacteristicsexcept.答案：AA.theabilitytomemorizethewordsB.aninterestinunderstandingtheirownthinkingC.willingnesstotakechancesD.confidenceintheirability3.Thebestoptionfortheexchangestudentsis.答案：AA.livingwithlocalpeopleB.livinginthedormitoryC.choosingexchangeprogrammesatvariousacademiclevelsatareasonablecostD.makingfriendswiththeotherstudents4.Thedisadvantageofstudyingabroadis.答案：BA.languageandcultureB.costandsafetyC.customandcultureD.exchangeprogramme5.Visitingstudentsdothefollowingthingsexcept.答案：CA.stayinginthehostfamily’shouseB.eatinginthehostfamily’shouseC.becomingamemberofthefamilyD.keepingintouchwiththehostfamilyafterwards6.Beforegoingouttostudyinaforeigncountry,youshouldnot.答案：CA.caremuchaboutthemoneythatmaycostyouB.collectasmuchinformationaspossibleC.planalongcoursetostudyD.discusseverydetailwithyourfamily7.Thesentence“Lifeisaverysuccessfullanguageschool”means.答案：BA.weareequippedwithaspecialabilitytolearnlanguageB.thekeytolearnthelanguagewellistocommunicatewiththepeoplearoundusC.parentscangivechildrenlanguagelessons用心爱心专心115号编辑D.peoplecanlearnthelanguagebythemselves8.Whatmakesiteasiertostudyabroadnowadays?答案：DA.Thecosthasbecomereasonable.B.Thereareprogrammesforalllevels.C.Studentscanfind“home-stay”serviceandlivewiththehostfamily.D.Alltheabove.9.Thegreatestvalueofanexchangestudentstudyingabroadis.答案：CA.tolearnthelanguageB.towidenone’sviewsandunderstandthecultureofothercountryC.togetbetterideaofyourselfandyourowncultureD.tolearntobeindependentofoneself10.What’sthepurposeofwritingthisarticle?答案：CA.Learningaforeignlanguageistwiceashardaslearningourmothertongue.B.Learningaforeignlanguageismoreimportantthanlearningourmothertongue.C.Learningaforeignlanguageistwiceaseasyifwedevelopourstudyskills.D.Infact,thenumberofpeoplelearningaforeignlanguagehasincreasedwithyears.Decidewhichlanguage(mothertongueorforeignlanguage)eachofthesentencesbelowAWelearnquitefast.BWearenottaughtbutlearnanyway.MCSomepeoplethinkthatwearebornwithanabilitytolearnthis.MDWecanlearnfasterifwedevelopstudyskills.EMostpeoplehavemasteredthisbytheageoffive.MFWelearnthisinaspecialplacewherewecangethelp.GIttakeslongertolearnthis.MHWeLearnthisbycommunicatin...
