【正文】 please give me some advice on how to learn English well? Miss Marley: OK, in my opinion, the following tips can help you master the English language. Firstly, speak without fear. Don’t let a little fear stop you from speaking in public. The fastest way to learn English is to practice again and again. Wong: I used to be afraid to open my mouth to speak. Lisn Tape Script Voca Spot Disc Miss Marley: Never be afraid. Wong: Next time I’ll try. Miss Marley: Secondly, use all of your resources. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways for you to improve your English, for example, the Inter is a perfect resource, do you often use it? Wong: Yes, but never for English study. Tape Script Lisn Voca Spot Disc Miss Marley: Then you should have a try. Thirdly, surround yourself with English. Wong: Surround myself with English? Miss Marley: That’s it, you may take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radio broadcasts, and watch English news, movies and television programs. If possible , listen to native speakers as much as possible, and speak English with your friends whenever you can. Tape Script Lisn Voca Spot Disc Wong: Oh I see. Miss Marley: If you can do like this, you will begin “thinking in English”. Wong: Will these work? Miss Marley: Sure. You may try to do as I told you. Wong: OK. Today I’ve learnt a lot from you, Miss Marley. Thank you so much for your advice. Miss Marley: My pleasure. Have fun in your study . Tape Script Lisn Voca Spot Disc Vocabulary 2 Listen to the conversation again, paying attention to the words listed below, and choose the explanation for each word. fear A. have the desired result or effect on sb/sth work B. prevent... from resource C. a person who was born in a particular place stop... from D. radio or television programs broadcasts E. wealth native F. be afraid of √ √ √ √ √ √ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unit1 Script Lisn Spot Disc The speaker is talking about an education report on international students. Listen to it and fill in the missing information, paying attention to the figures. A new report says the number of foreign students at colleges and 1 in the United States increased 2 last year. This was the first notable increase since 2022. And it included a ten percent jump in new 3 . Since September 11, 2022, terrorist attacks led to more restrictive visa requirements. Now, stronger 4 are being made to get more 5 to study in the United States. efforts by three percent universities international students foreign students 1. universities 2. by three percent 3. international students 4. efforts 5. foreign students Spot Dictation 3 _______________ _______________ ___________________ ______ ______________ Unit1 Lisn Disc Voca For the sixth year, 6 sent the most international students last fall, almost 7 . That was 8 ten percent from the year before. China remained in and South Korea was third. Japan was fourth among the twenty 10 senders of foreign students. But the number of Japanese fell 11 — nine percent. India 84,000 up second place 6. India 7. 84,000 8. up 9. second place 10. leading 11. sharply leading sharply Spot Dictation 3 ________ ________ _____ 9 ___________,________ _______ Unit1 Lisn Disc Voca The leading area of study was 12 and management. That was the choice for 13 percent of foreign students last year. Second was 14 . The new report also says more than 15 Americans studied in other countries. That was during the 20222022 16 . It was a record number, and an increase of 17 percent from the year before. But only five and a half percent of them stayed for a 18 year. businesseighteen engineering 220,000 school year eight and a half full 12. business 13. eighteen 14. engineering 15. 220,000 16. school year 17. eight and a half 18. full Spot Dictation 3 _________ _________ _______________________________ ____________________ Unit1 Lisn Disc Voca Discuss with your partner about how you learn foreign