It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their accents. Unlike children, who are flexible, adults often find it hard to change the way they speak. This is why even the top or smartest adult students have difficulty with pronunciation. There are several things that an international student can do to improve his or her pronunciation
One method is to sign up for a pronunciation class. Studying pronunciation can help students to understand the rules of English, but in order to practice speaking, students often need to be exposed to English outside the classroom as well. This is why many students say that studying in an English_ speaking country greatly affects their English. Living with native speakers can help students to pick up new vocabulary as well as improve their accents. This can help to prevent misunderstandings that can occur when people from different country live together.
Living with someone from another culture can be difficult. International students are usually excited when they first show up at their new homes, but after a few months they may start to think about their home countries and get homesick. Students who are homesick get depressed quickly. They might cry a lot or want to be alone. This makes it difficult for them to make friends and learn English
1. The best title of the passage can be “How to overcome homesickness”.
A. True B. False
2. From the reading passage, attending a pronunciation class can be very helpful to adult learners who have problem with their pronunciation.
A. True B. False
3. From the reading passage, living with someone from another country is quite easy.
A. True B. False
4. Students of English can’t pick up new vocabulary by living with native speakers.
A. True B. False
5. In the context of the passage, what does “to be exposed to English” mean?
A. Living in an English-speaking environment.
B. avoiding speaking English outside the classroom.
C. Listening to native speakers.
D. imitating native speakers.
6. From the reading passage, which of the following is true?
A. To avoid misunderstanding about cultures, students should live with native speakers.
B. Many students feel depressed because they cannot improve their pronunciation.
C. When international students reach their new homes, most of them may forget about the problems because they are very excited.
D. Studying in an English-speaking country doesn’t help international students improve their English.
