SwimmingandEnglishLearningCanyouswim?Doyoulikeswimming?Wellhowcanyoulearntoswim?Ithinkthebestwayistogointothewaterandlearn.I’mafraidyou’llneverlearntoswimjustbyreadingb

　　SwimmingandEnglishLearning

　　Canyouswim?Doyoulikeswimming?Wellhowcanyoulearntoswim?Ithinkthebestwayistogointothewaterandlearn.I’mafraidyou’llneverlearntoswimjustbyreadingbooksaboutswimmingorlookingatothersswimming.It’sthesamewiththeEnglishstudy.Wemustpracticepracticeandpractice.

　　   Listeningandspeakingareveryimportantforbeginners.WecanlistentoEnglishprogramsonradio.Youmayjustunderstandafewwords.Itdoesn’tmatter.Justberelaxedtrytocatcheveryword.

　　   Somebodymaybeagoodlistenerbutheisafraidtospeakbecausehe’safraidofmakingmistakes.YouknowwesometimesmakemistakeswhenwespeakChinese.Don’tbeafraid.Wemustbebrave.IfyoureallywanttolearnEnglishwellyoumusttrytospeakwitheveryoneaslongasheknowsEnglish.Whenthere’snobodytotalkwithyoucantalktoyourselfinEnglish.It’sinterestingandalsoagoodwaytopracticeyourspokenEnglish.Rememberthemoreyouspeakthefewermistakesyou’llmake.

　　   Readingandwritingaremoreimportantforsenior（年级较高的）schoolstudents.Firstwemustchoosethebookswe’reinterestedin.Alotofreadingwillimproveyourlanguagesense.Thisisveryimportant.

　　   It’seasiersaidthandone.Welllet’sdomorepracticefromnowon.I’msureyou’lllearnEnglishwellinthisway.

　　1.Youcanlearntoswimby_______________.

　　  A.readingbooksaboutswimming  B.lookingatothersswimming

　　  C.havinglessonsonit                    D.goingintotheriverandlearning

　　2.WeshouldlearnEnglishby__________________.

　　  A.listeningandspeaking               B.readingandwriting

　　  C.AandB                                  D.swimming

　　3.Whatwillyoudowithmistakeswhenyouspeak?

　　  A.Don’tmakemistakes              B.Studyhard.

　　  C.TrynottospeakEnglish          D.Don’tbeafraid.

　　4.Whatismoreimportantforseniorschoolstudents?

　　  A.Listening       B.Speaking       C.Readingandwriting     D.Learning