Language Learning Problems
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 481.
Ex. 1. Read the dialogue and say if Alex and Kate like English.
SUPPLEMETARY READING
| Alex: Kate: Alex: Kate: Alex: Kate: Alex: | And what shall we talk about now? Let's talk about learning English. Do you like it? Well, I do. But I am a kind of afraid of English classes. I have to admit I have never been good at English. At school I did my best to please my parents and to receive a good school-leaving certificate and to be later admitted to a university. But I have never been really fluent in English. I feel confused when I try to communicate. English words slip my mind, and then, whatever I say, eventually happens to be wrong in grammar, phonetics, or vocabulary. Really? I have never heard you complaining about anything. Probably there is something in it. But I am afraid you are exaggerating. Your English is good, and our teacher seems to be quite happy with your answers. Do you think you are too demanding to yourself? Well, I don't know. But in any other subject but English the results of my work are much more obvious. It's very discouraging. Alex, but you should not expect rapid success. Mastering a foreign language is a very long and tedious process for an adult. To get a better command of the language you should just work regularly. To improve your listening comprehension skills you may go more often to the Academy's Language Media Centre or borrow tapes and disks there to work at home. If you fall behind in Grammar, there are many Grammar books at your disposal, both in English and Russian, as well as Internet resources. And don't forget to do a lot of reading. To improve your conversation skills and to make the English words on the tip of your tongue, you should speak. And if you need someone to speak with in English, I will be glad to be your partner. That's very sweet of you, Kate. I will be delighted to. I really want to get a better command of the English language. Many thanks for your good advice and help. |
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