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1、英语学习的相关学习技巧英语学习技巧系列一 The Importance of English为什么要学英语？英语的重要性是什么？这是每个英语学习者必须首先弄明白的问题。 There are thousands of languages in the world. Each language seems to be the most important to those who speak it as their native language. The importance of a language can be judged according to several things. The
2、 first is the number of native speakers that a language happens to have. The second is how widely the native speakers are spread over the world. Next comes the cultural, economic and political influence of those who speak it as their mother tongue and who write in it. There can be no doubt that Engl
3、ish is one of the worlds most widely used languages. People use a language in one of the three ways: as a native language, as a second language, or as a foreign language. English is spoken as a native language by nearly three hundred million people: in the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zeal
4、and, Canada, some Caribbean countries, and South Africa. As a second language, English is often necessary for official business, education, information and other activities in a great many countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Singapore, and the Philippines. Along with Chinese, French, Spanish
5、, Russia and so on, it is one of the few “working” languages of the United Nations and is more frequently used than the others. It is said that English has become the language of international trade and transport. It is indeed true. Most pilots in planes traveling from one country to another use it
6、to talk with airports. All ships sailing on the oceans call for help by radio in it. It has been said that 60 percent of the worlds radio broadcasts and 70 percent of the worlds mail uses English. At international sports meets, at meetings of scientists from different countries and at talks of write
7、rs and artists from the corners of the earth, English is the language most commonly used and the most widely understood. English has in fact become the language of international cooperation in science and technology. The most advanced results in space, nuclear and computer research are published in
8、it. A scientist who speaks and writes English is in closer touch with the scientists in other countries than one who doesnt. In China, more and more people have been learning English as a foreign language since the reform and opening up. At present, all the middle schools and some primary schools ha
9、ve English lessons. With the all-around development of society, we are experiencing more and more international intercourse（交往）in all kinds of fields, in which we use English as the major tool for conversation. Generally speaking, we can hardly do without English in all the international activities.
10、 As the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is drawing near, another English heat has appeared all over the country, especially in Beijing. In time the Chinese people are sure to show to the world their high quality of English language as well as their brand-new look in spirit. English is playing a even more
11、 important role in international affairs than ever. Only when we realize its importance can we study hard at it and use it to serve society well. （520 words）Questions:1. How can we judge the importance of a language?2. How many people speak English as a native language in the world?3. How many peopl
12、e use English as a second language in official business, education, information and so on?4. How much of the worlds radio and the worlds mail uses English?5. Why has another English heat appeared in China?Answers:1. We can judge it according to three things: the number of its native speakers, how wi
13、dely the native speakers are spread and the cultural, economic and political influence of its native speakers.2. Nearly three hundred million.3. More than 1 billion (including Indians, Pakistanis, etc.). 4. 60 percent and 70 percent separately（分别）. Because the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is drawing n
14、ear.二 A fifth skill needed to master English学好英语的第五种技能良好的语感英语学习十分强调听说读写；然而更重要的是，要养成用外语进行思维的习惯。这种习惯或意识就是“语感”。英国诺丁汉大学教授罗纳德?卡特把它称为学好英语必须掌握的“第五种技能”。Speaking of English study, as we all know, reading, writing, speaking and listening are important for complete mastery of the English language, and many peo
15、ple even think that so long as we master the four kinds of skills, we can study English well. But, according to Ronald Carter, a professor of the School of English Studies at the University of Nottingham in the UK, we need yet another skill, a fifth one, in order to master the language. Whats langua
16、ge awareness? What are its functions? Language awareness is the thinking skill, the ability to think in and about a language and to reflect（think）on it. It is not only something a native speaker does but something that can help students from other countries understand how languages work and how people learn a language and use it. Carter made this poin
