四、(核心素养 语言能力)请认真阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
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Children are amazing! They pick up languages so easily. Have you ever 1.
wondered
(wonder) why? It's not because they are younger and have a 2.
better
(good) memory. In fact, studies show that an adult can do as well as a child.
So why do children still seem to learn languages more quickly than the rest of us? It's because of the way they learn. Children can learn languages by doing what comes 3.
naturally
(natural)—they listen, copy, and communicate. Let's take a close look at 4.
how
children learn a language. Perhaps we can make the following discovery. Children are not required 5.
to practise
(practise) grammar drills(训练), but they use language to talk about things that interest them. This helps them learn to express 6.
themselves
(they). They don't worry about a small vocabulary or poor grammar. They find ways to say what they think, and they do it successfully.
Students should also pay more attention to real communication. Look for 7.
chances
(chance) to talk with people in English. If you can't find a foreigner to talk to, talk with other English students instead. 8.
Create
(create) an English discussion group so that you can talk about music, movies or whatever you like.
If you are slow in speaking, don't worry about it. One of 9.
the
most helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. When you are reading in this way, don't stop to look up the new word 10.
if
you can guess its meaning.
Trust yourself. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary. You've probably got more potential(潜力) than you realize!