— I agree with you.
— No, you ________.
Wang Ming is used to when reading.
为了提高大家的英语成绩,在新学期的第一节英语课上,老师让同学们相互交流自己学习英语的心得。请你以“What Should We Do in English Study?”为题,写一篇英语短文,谈谈学生应该怎样做才能更有效地学习英语。
内容包括:
1) 课前要预习;上课认真听讲,做笔记;课后要复习。
2)积极参加各种英语活动。
3)自己充满信心,不要害怕出错。
参考词汇:get ready for; review;be confident; be afraid to do sth.
作文要求:语句连贯,词数80个左右。
How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the1the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won't have to2passing the ball in the game; he will just do it. You can train yourself to3in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words4book or shoe or tree. For example,5you see a “book” you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.
After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step-thinking in6. Listening and repeating is a very useful7to learn a language. Listen first and don't care too much about8you fully understand what you're hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the9you learn. After you reach a higher level,10having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.
Language is human's greatest inventions. The ability to read and write is1to express one's feelings. Most humans can speak very well2they are about three years old. But how can we become a better reader? Here are some ways.
First take it slow. Many readers feel that they read too slowly, especially compared3others. But the truth is that the faster you read, 4you are to understand what you're reading. The best readers can slow down when needed. If you get to the5of a passage and realize you can't understand, please read it again. Learning to read6will help you become faster without missing anything.
The second way is to read aloud. When humans first began7written words 8was unusual to read in silence. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to improve your reading ability. You may feel it9to read to your cat or to no one at all. But once you get into the rhythm(节奏) of the author's voice, you will begin to read more accurately(精确地) and with better vocal(有声的) expression.
Feeling it is also a good way. Can you remember the first piece of writing that take you to10world? Learning to enter into the lives of imagined stories is important to you. As you read, allow different ideas to11. You'll appreciate novels like fine wine.
The12way is to write. Writing and reading go hand-in-hand: how and what you read influence how and what you write. And the best readers often make the best13. There are many pleasures to language14can only be experienced through the practice of writing.
The last way is to tell your friends. There is15magical about sharing books with friends or a book club. It's a good way to see the world from someone else's eyes. And you can understand the story that you're reading better.
Last year my English class was difficult. First of all, it wasn't easy for me to understand the teacher when she (talk). She spoke so (quick) that I couldn't understand every word. I was afraid to speak in class I thought my classmates might laugh at (I).
Then one day I watched English movie called The Sound of Music. I fell in love with it. So I decided (watch) other English movies. I realized I could get the meaning listening to the key words. My pronunciation improved as well. I think that doing lots of listening practice (be) the secret of becoming a good language learner.
Another thing that I found very difficult was English grammar. So I started to take lots of grammar (note) in every class. I wrote my own original sentences using the grammar I was (learn). It's amazing how much this helped.
Now I am really enjoying my English class.
—Sure, you can read after me.
—Let me _______the words in the new dictionary.
—_______. In fact, you need more time to relax.
What do you call a school with no tests, no grades, no classes, and no teachers? Students of the Met School and their parents think it to be the best school in the world.
The school is in Rhode Island, the USA. Dennis Littky opened it in 1996. He was fired from two other schools, because many parents of the school students were unhappy with his unusual ideas. The Met School gives Littky a great place to try out his new ideas. The school takes poor kids who are failing at school. Nearly everybody has already given up these students and their parents want to try anything.
"The word that most kids use when they talk about high school is 'boring', " says Littky, "But no one would say the Met was boring. " Advisors (not teachers) work with small groups of students for four years. Students spend almost half of their school time learning real-life skills, such as working for business, spending time with government people, and helping teach younger children. Instead of tests, the students give shows about their work outside school.
In fact, students work harder here than in other schools. All the students from the Met graduate and can choose to go to a good university. Now, Bill Gates is starting schools like this one around the USA.