- remember, babies do not read books, they learn a language by listening, imitating, speaking….. DO IT!
When you learn a new language, listening is very important. Listening helps you learn words. You hear the words and sounds. You remember them better.
Listening helps you understand people. People speak fast. If you only read or write, it is hard to understand. Listening helps your brain. You learn words and sentences.
Listening helps you speak. When you hear words, you can say them. You learn pronunciation. You speak better if you listen a lot.
Listening helps you learn grammar. You hear how sentences are made. You do not need to study all the rules. Your brain learns from listening.
You can listen every day. Listen to songs, watch videos, or hear people talk. Even a little every day is good.
When you listen, you learn new words and phrases. You understand more. You can talk with people. You speak better and faster.
Listening is very important. If you listen more, you learn faster. You understand better. You speak better. Listening is the key to learning a language.
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Vocabulary:
- to remember – to keep something in your mind
- to listen – to hear and pay attention to sounds or people speaking
- to imitate – to copy what someone says or does
- sounds – things you can hear
- a brain – the part of your body that helps you think and learn
- to understand – to know what something means
- to learn sentences – to study and know groups of words that make meaning
- pronunciation – the way we say words
- a lot – many or much
- to learn grammar – to study how words work together in a language
- to need to study – to have to learn something by reading or practicing
- rules – things that tell you what is right or how to do something
- learn from listening – to learn by hearing people speak
- a phrase – a few words that go together and have meaning
- a key to learning a language – an important thing that helps you learn a language
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Match the words with their definitions:
- to remember
- to listen
- to imitate
- sounds
- a brain
- to understand
- to learn sentences
- pronunciation
- a lot
- to learn grammar
- to need to study
- rules
- learn from listening
- a phrase
- a key to learning a language
Definitions (random order):
A. to study and know groups of words that make meaning
B. to keep something in your mind
C. an important thing that helps you learn a language
D. things that tell you what is right or how to do something
E. to copy what someone says or does
F. the part of your body that helps you think and learn
G. the way we say words
H. to learn by hearing people speak
I. to hear and pay attention to sounds or people speaking
J. to have to learn something by reading or practicing
K. things you can hear
L. to study how words work together in a language
M. many or much
N. to know what something means
O. a few words that go together and have meaning
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Answer:
1–B, 2–I, 3–E, 4–K, 5–F,
6–N, 7–A, 8–G, 9–M,
10–L, 11–J, 12–D, 13–H,
14–O, 15–C
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Correct answers:
to remember – to keep something in your mind
to listen – to hear and pay attention to sounds or people speaking
to imitate – to copy what someone says or does
sounds – things you can hear
a brain – the part of your body that helps you think and learn
to understand – to know what something means
to learn sentences – to study and know groups of words that make meaning
pronunciation – the way we say words
a lot – many or much
to learn grammar – to study how words work together in a language
to need to study – to have to learn something by reading or practicing
rules – things that tell you what is right or how to do something
learn from listening – to learn by hearing people speak
a phrase – a few words that go together and have meaning
a key to learning a language – an important thing that helps you learn a language
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Fill in, words below:
rules – remember – brain – practice –
pronunciation – imitate – words –
learn – repeating
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The text is about how people __________ a language.
We use our __________ to listen to sounds and remember them.
We _________ what we hear and learn from listening to others.
Understanding __________ and phrases helps us speak better.
We also need to study grammar and __________ to make correct sentences.
Learning sentences and __________ together helps us understand more.
We must study a lot to __________ new things.
Listening, __________, and practicing every day are keys to learning a language well.
The more we listen and __________, the better we understand and speak the new language.
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Correct version:
The text is about how people learn a language. We use our brain to listen to sounds and remember them. We imitate what we hear and learn from listening to others. Understanding pronunciation and phrases helps us speak better. We also need to study grammar and rules to make correct sentences. Learning sentences and words together helps us understand more. We must study a lot to remember new things. Listening, repeating, and practicing every day are keys to learning a language well. The more we listen and practice, the better we understand and speak the new language.
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Complete, words below:
listen – evening – rules – like – listening –
countries – practice – understand –
difficult – pronunciation –
notebook –
watch
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Anna: Hello, Tom! What do you learn at school these days?
Tom: I learn English, and I really __________ it.
Anna: Why do you learn English?
Tom: Because I want to travel and talk with people from other __________.
Anna: How do you learn new words?
Tom: I __________ to my teacher and repeat the words many times.
Anna: Where do you study English?
Tom: I study at school in the morning and at home in the __________.
Anna: When do you practice speaking?
Tom: I __________ speaking with my friends every day after class.
Anna: Who helps you when you don’t __________ something?
Tom: My teacher helps me and sometimes my older sister.
Anna: What do you find __________ in English?
Tom: Grammar is difficult, but I try to learn the _________ slowly.
Anna: Which part of English do you like best?
Tom: I like __________ because I can hear my progress.
Anna: How do you remember new words and phrases?
Tom: I write them in my __________ and read them every night before bed.
Anna: How often do you listen to English songs or __________ English videos?
Tom: I do it almost every day because it helps me learn from__________.
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Correct version:
Dialogue: Learning a Language
Anna: Hello, Tom! What do you learn at school these days?
Tom: I learn English, and I really like it.
Anna: Why do you learn English?
Tom: Because I want to travel and talk with people from other countries.
Anna: How do you learn new words?
Tom: I listen to my teacher and repeat the words many times.
Anna: Where do you study English?
Tom: I study at school in the morning and at home in the evening.
Anna: When do you practice speaking?
Tom: I practice speaking with my friends every day after class.
Anna: Who helps you when you don’t understand something?
Tom: My teacher helps me and sometimes my older sister.
Anna: What do you find difficult in English?
Tom: Grammar is difficult, but I try to learn the rules slowly.
Anna: Which part of English do you like best?
Tom: I like pronunciation because I can hear my progress.
Anna: How do you remember new words and phrases?
Tom: I write them in my notebook and read them every night before bed.
Anna: How often do you listen to English songs or watch English videos?
Tom: I do it almost every day because it helps me learn from listening.
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