[00:01.01]Unit 1 Learning to learn
[00:05.11]Lesson 4
[00:09.82]Exercise 1.2
[00:12.85]Good evening Ms Wang .
[00:14.29]I feel English is one of the most difficult
[00:16.41]subjects for students.
[00:18.49]We receive both e-mail
[00:19.98]and calls from students about English learning.
[00:23.33]You have taught English for
[00:24.68]more than twenty years.
[00:26.71]Would you please answer some students'questions
[00:29.37]OK.
[00:31.12]Let's listen to our first caller
[00:32.72]with his question.
[00:34.86]Hello,Ms Wang.
[00:36.26]Memorizing English vocabulary
[00:38.31]is a real headache for me.
[00:40.47]I read and copy the words more
[00:42.48]than five times a day,
[00:44.57]but I still forget them.
[00:46.42]What else can I do?
[00:48.89]Why don't you write the words
[00:50.63]on a piece of paper and hang it somewhere
[00:53.59]in your house where you see it often?
[00:55.71]For example,
[00:56.81]you can put it either on your bathroom mirror
[00:59.42]or your bedroom door.
[01:01.49]Each time you brush your teeth in the bathroom
[01:03.69]or walk by your bedroom door,
[01:06.21]you can go over your list,
[01:08.36]You should not only memorize words
[01:10.59]but also try to use them.
[01:13.10]If you can use them when you speak
[01:15.10]or write English,you will remember them.
[01:18.55]I like speaking English,
[01:20.14]but the grammar is very difficult for me .
[01:23.10]I spend a lot of time memorizing the rules,
[01:26.61]but when I try to use them,
[01:28.65]I still make mistakes .
[01:30.85]What else should I do?
[01:33.46]One way to help you learn is to practice
[01:36.07]writing sentences with that grammar point.
[01:39.46]Remember,it is neither useful nor helpful
[01:42.08]to just remember the rules,
[01:44.69]The most important point is
[01:46.64]to practice using it a lot.
[01:48.94]The more you use it the better
[01:50.79]you will learn it.
[01:52.01]It's common to make mistakes.
[01:54.43]So don't be afraid of making mistakes.
[01:57.91]Good evening,Ms Wang.
[01:59.83]I'm always nervous when I listen to English.
[02:02.85]What shall I do?
[02:05.21]My first advice is:do not feel nervous
[02:08.24]while you are listening to English.
[02:10.13]Relax,It is natural that you don't
[02:12.65]understand everything when you listen to
[02:15.00]the material for the first time.
[02:17.70]My second advice is :
[02:19.73]try to study the key words before you listen
[02:23.16]and when you are listening,
[02:24.77]listen to the key words and guess the meaning
[02:27.51]if you can .
[02:29.01]My third advice is:keep practicing .
[02:31.91]Don't give up.
[02:33.42]The more you listen,the more you'll understand.
[02:40.54]Exercise 2.1
[02:43.96]English learning Tips
[02:47.05]It may be difficult to only speak English
[02:49.77]during your English class,
[02:51.76]but it will help you learn faster.
[02:54.40]Speak Chinese only when it is really necessary
[02:57.75]and only if you have already tried
[02:59.61]several times to explain youself in English.
[03:02.36]Try to get involved in English activities,
[03:05.19]for example.watch English movies
[03:07.60]or join English book clubs.
[03:09.54]The more you hear and read English,
[03:11.50]the better!
[03:12.68]Don't feel embarrassed
[03:14.05]if you're not sure about something in English.
[03:16.34]It's okay to tell your teacher
[03:17.94]that you don't know the answer.
[03:20.05]Be honest with yourself and your teacher.
[03:23.04]Finally.do your English homework carefully.
[03:26.60]Make a note of any exercises
[03:28.53]you don't understand
[03:30.30]so you can ask your teacher about them
[03:32.31]the next class.
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