Dear Wang Lin,

    Sorry to hear that you have problems in English learning. But don't worry. Everyone has the to learn English well. Here are some to language learning. I hope they may help you.

    Listening and repeating is a good way to improve your . Why not buy some English tapes? You can listen to them at home and the sentences again and again until you are comfortable with them.

    It's normal to forget some new words sometimes. But I think you can write them down on paper or your notebooks so that you can them in your free time. Another way is to read every morning. Reading is one of the best ways to your vocabulary(词汇).

    I know it's really boring to remember rules. But grammar is really useful. Remember to listen to the teacher and take carefully in class. You can them on your own or with your classmates after class. Then practice what you learned by doing exercises. Try to study and remember information bit by bit instead of memorizing a lot once.

Yours,

Gina

—But she can use them well now.

    How did artists learn English? Here are two examples.

    Zhang Ziyi, a well-known Chinese actress, had a small part in the 2001 American film Rush Hour 2 with Jackie Chan. The role was1for her because she couldn't speak English. Chan had to translate(翻译)2from Chinese to English for her.      

 3Rush Hour 2, Zhang began to study English in New York City. She also watched television and listened to music in English. She liked watching TV commercials(广告)4the actress spoke slowly and clearly.

    Zhang's biggest5came when she played the starring role(主角)in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. A friend told Zhang, "It will be hard for you to express your feelings in English." But she6the part and studied harder. As a result, her role in the film was7.

    Shakira is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She used to sing and write in Spanish. Many people wanted to translate her songs from Spanish to English. Shakira8, but she felt worried about losing control of her music. So she decided to write her own9in English.

    Shakira studied grammar and common expressions. She also wanted to know10people use English to express their feelings. So she also read newspapers and poetry(诗歌).

    Today, Shakira writes and performs her music in both Spanish and English for fans around the world.

    There are some ways to improve your English, but I think the most important thing is to make English all around you. Here's some advice for you.

    ▲Listen to the radio in English. If there are no English radio stations at the place where you live, listen to one on the Internet

    ▲Watch TV and movies in English. If you have English channels on your TV, watch them. If there are no English channels, you can buy some DVDs of English movies.

    ▲Speak English to your friends. You can find a friend who is good at English and speak English with him as much as possible. You'd better find friends whose native language is English. Ask your friend to correct you when needed.

    ▲Study in or travel to an English-speaking country. Of course the best way to improve your English is to live in English environments. You'll find yourself surrounded (围绕) with the language everywhere. It can be a more difficult and expensive choice, but you may find it to be a very valuable and helpful experience.

    Most Chinese students think English is difficult to learn. What do you think? Here (be) some advice on learning English.

    When you learn a new word, don't just memorize it. Instead, try (use) it in the sentences. And use it as often as you can on the (one) day you learn it. You will remember new words much more easily in this way.

    Practicing pronunciation, you know, is difficult. Take the "th" sound for example: choose the words that begin "th" and repeat them over and over again you pronounce them well. Have a try!

    Read, read and read! Reading is one of (good) ways to increase your vocabulary and improve your grammar. is important to choose the books you are (interest) in.

    When someone is talking with you English, listen to the main points. If you hear a new word, ignore (忽略) it and go on listening. If you stop (think) about the word, you will miss everything else that the person is saying.

要求：1）包含全部要点，可适当发挥；

2）不能出现真实的校名及姓名；

3）开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

4）词数控制在80~100。

Dear friends,

    I'm glad to give you some advice about your new school life.

    …

    I believe you will have a wonderful life in our school!

How to take notes

    Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your lessons. It can make you confident (自信的) 1 you are studying. But unluckily, most 2 don't know how to take notes.

    Write down key facts. If your teacher writes 3 on the blackboard, that's great. You can copy them or write down the most 4 facts of all in class. Different teachers do things 5. For example, some teachers may 6 lots of dates and facts in class, 7 they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may 8 something important again and again.

    Ask. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher to 9 what you miss. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can't 10 what he is saying, you can ask him 11 class.

    Cornpare (比较) .Comparing your notes with your 12 can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct (纠正) some 13.

    Organize. Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook so that you can find everything 14 when a test comes.

    Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy (重写) your notes every evening, you'll surely have less time to watch TV. But you'll 15 time in the coming test

    With the Chinese language growing in popularity, the UK government plans to invest 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Chinese. Do you think it is necessary for UK pupils to learn Chinese?

Seneca (Canada)

    I studied French for 2 years in high school, and German for 4 years in college and got good marks. I studied Chinese for about 4 months before moving to China. Any language, if you don't use it, it will be easy to lose. I've forgotten the French I learned except for a few phrases. I speak Chinese every day. My writing, reading and listening are quite good, but far from fluent. I think nowadays, it's almost necessary to learn Chinese.

Tony (the UK)

    Learning any language can be valuable, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn, and teachers in the UK are not good at teaching foreign languages. However, China is a big and developing market for English business people. For them, Chinese is worth learning.

Bill (the US)

    I don't think Chinese will become as widely spoken throughout the world as English. To learn Chinese, you have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it It's too difficult to learn. But in the future Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.

    It seems that more and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children under five years old. The most popular way to teach young children another language is called immersion (沉浸式语言教学法). Children in the immersion program hear only the new language in the classroom. The children play games, sing songs and talk to one another in the new language. Some experts (家) say the immersion program is the most effective (有效的) for young children to learn a language. But there can be a problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at such an early age. Not many elementary schools continue to teach a foreign language. Only seven of the fifty states require (要求) schools to teach a foreign language to students between the ages of six and twelve. Language experts say it is easier for younger children to learn a language. Still, American schools generally do not begin to teach foreign languages until secondary school. By then, students are about thirteen years old.

    American schools face difficult choices about the cost of educational programs. The government has increased support for foreign language study in its Education Law called "No Child Left Behind".

    At college, the Modern Language Association says more students than ever are studying foreign languages and more languages are being studied now. Spanish is the most widely taught at American colleges and universities. French, German, Chinese and Italian are also popular.