most students find it difficult to speak fluently a foreign language.
Speaking .................
It takes many years ... to speak a foreign language fluently. (learn)
It takes many years to learn to speak a foreign language fluently
Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.
Some English learners find listening and writing the most difficult skills.
Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.
Question: Some English learners find listening and writing the most difficult skills.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.
Question: The key to fluency in studying a foreign language is practice.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.
The key to fluency in studying a foreign language is practice.
Most students, in their own countries have had little opportunity to practise using English. When foreign learners first have the (1) .......... to speak to an English-speaking person they may have a shock: they often (2) ............ great difficulty in understanding. I'll just mention three of the possible reasons for this.
First, it seems to students that English people speak very quickly. (3) ........., they speak with a variety of accents. Third, different styles of speech are used. For all of these reasons (4) ........... will have difficulty, mainly because they lack everyday practice in listening to English people speaking English.
(5) .............. can a student do then to overcome these difficulties? Obviously, attend English classes and if a language laboratory is available, use it as (6) ............ as possible. He should listen to programs in English on the radio and TV. Perhaps, most important of (7) .................. , he should take every opportunity to meet and speak with native English-speaking people.
In addition, the student probably has difficulty in speaking English fluently. The advice here will seem (8) .......... to follow but it's necessary. Firstly, he must simplify what he wants to say so that he can express himself reasonably and clearly. Secondly, he must try to think in English, (9) ............ translate from his mother tongue. This will only begin to take place when his use of English become automatic; using a language laboratory (10) ...listening to as much English as possible will help.
1. opportunity 2. have 3. Second(ly) 4. students 5. What
6. much 7. all 8. difficult 9. not 10. and
Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.
Question: Advanced learners needn't practice.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.
Advanced learners needn't practice.
Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary; however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find listening and writing the most difficult.
Question: A learner can't speak well even though he knows a lot of grammar rules and has a large vocabulary.
A. True
B. False