The listening skill is the keystone of developing interpersonal (人际的) relationships, but it is also one of the most ignored language skills in teaching environments. The lack of listening skills is a major challenge to children in the classroom. Then what can we do?
·Teach them how to listen and show why it is necessary for good communication with others. Make it fun and try a new game: Tell them to talk, sit down and be quiet. Do it with them with about five seconds in between. Move it to 10 seconds and then 15.
·Make another game out of it using a favorite doll. Storytelling is one of the best ways to practice this skill. Let the doll tell a story. Then let the children practice by holding the doll and let them tell a story. When you talk, show them how to pay attention and listen. When they talk, show them how you are quiet and pay attention. Take turns repeating the story to each other.
·Read to your children. Before you begin, tell the children you are going to zip (拉上拉链) their lips and then pretend (假装) to do it. Tell them you are going to lock the zipper and throw away the key. When they want to say something, get the pretend key and unlock the pretend lock and unzip the pretend zipper and let them talk.
It’s a good idea to get started on this as soon as possible. If you do, interaction (互动) and communication at playgroups, in school and in many other places will be less stressful and more productive in the end.
1. What is usually ignored in the classroom?| A．The listening skill. |
| B．The writing skill. |
| C．The teaching environment. |
| D．The interpersonal relationship. |
| A．By listening to a doll’s story. |
| B．By showing how to pay attention. |
| C．By telling some interesting stories. |
| D．By listening to a story and repeating it. |
| A．To please them. |
| B．To draw their attention. |
| C．To stop them from speaking. |
| D．To teach them to remember key words. |
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【推荐1】Great Apps For Learning A New Language
You might be surprised at how much you can gain from the apps on your phones. Here we’ve chosen four apps that can act as personal language tutors.
Duolingo
The app boasts a simple learning system and easy progress tracking. Plus, it makes all these educational features available for free. If you want an ad-free experience and other extras, you can pay for Duolingo Plus. The app encourages you to keep going, even if it’s just for a few minutes each day. The exercises are interesting, switching between different types of practice in order to test your reading, listening, and speaking as you progress.
Rosetta Stone
This app especially suits people who have time to si t down and dedicate blocks of time to language learning. We like this app’s clever and intuitive (易懂的) use of flashcards, as well is its pronunciation training exercises.
Memrise
With a colorful, friendly interface (界面) and a gentle learning curve (曲线). Memrise is perfect for those who want to learn the basics of a language. And as a little confidence booster, Memrise displays summary screens at the end of each exercise, tracking your progress to fluency.
Babbel
Babbel provides a mix of conversational topics that teach you how to use the language in real-life situations. Its combination of repetition and variety has been carefully adjusted, However, the app’s interface isn’t quite as polished as some of the other options. This app gives you the added bonus of a pronunciation trainer. But you can’t get far without paying it a fee.
1. What is one of the advantages of Duolingo?| A．It contains no advertisements. | B．It can be free of charge. |
| C．It provides repeated practices. | D．It improves learners’ handwriting. |
| A．Duolingo. | B．Rosetta Stone. | C．Bubbel | D．Memrise. |
| A．It focuses on oral languages. | B．It has a friendly user interface. |
| C．It values writing ability. | D．It is friendly to users’ wallets. |
【推荐2】If you ever wanted to learn a new language, I recommend that you test the waters on your own before working with a teacher.
Step 1: Online Language Sites
Learning always begins with the self.
Step 2: Find a Language Partner
Once you have started to grasp some basic grammar and vocabulary, it is time to find someone to practice with you! Personally, this is my favorite part because I like meeting and helping people, so this is killing two birds with one stone.
Step 3: Practice Makes Perfect!
Take some time to meet a few language partners before you decide who is going to work best for your learning style.
| A．I suggest 20 minutes in one language and then switch to the other language for another 20 minutes. |
| B．Since you are also teaching someone your native tongue in exchange for learning theirs, it’s a win-win situation and you both learn something for free! |
| C．For this reason, I recommend taking the initiative to learn on your own using an online language software before reaching out to others to help you. |
| D．It really is an all-in-one interactive package that makes learning fun. |
| E．Everyone learns differently, so it is important that you discuss what method will work for both of you and how your exchanges are conducted. |
| F．Learning on your own has many benefits. |
【推荐3】English is a very interesting language. It has borrowed words from many other languages. Immigrants (移民) coming into the United States have contributed many words to the language, which have kept their original pronunciation. “Coolie” and “kowtow” were taken from the Chinese language, “kamikaze” from Japanese, “shampoo” from Indian, “blitz” from German, “amigo” and “Los Angeles” from Spanish and so on.
Many students have studied English for years, some as many as eight. However, some students still have difficulty in speaking fluent English. Some know many words, but are unable to discern them when native speakers use them. In our oral English classes we will focus on speaking and listening to native English speakers. Because we are trying to train your ears to hear English and your mouths to speak intelligible (易理解的) English, we will have a rule that ONLY ENGLISH will be spoken in our English classes. Anyone speaking Chinese in class will be required to pay a fine (罚款) in order to encourage the speaking and understanding of English. If teachers enter a classroom and discover that anyone is speaking Chinese, they will require everyone in the room to pay the fine. It is everyone’s job to enforce the English-Only rule. It is for your benefit. It is because we want to accustom (使习惯于) your ears to hearing English.
Other subjects may be learned only from books but the only way to learn a foreign language is to SPEAK IT! Students are often nervous about speaking in class at first but we hope to make the classes fun, so you will forget your nervousness and learn to speak out. Enjoy your classes.
1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?| A．The difficulty of learning English. |
| B．Different words in different languages. |
| C．How interesting and different English is. |
| D．The immigrants’ contributions to America. |
| A．notice | B．understand |
| C．hear | D．speak |
| A．To benefit the teachers. |
| B．To make the English class more colourful. |
| C．To require everyone in the room to pay the fine. |
| D．To improve the students’ abilities of using English. |
| A．Speak it often. |
| B．Learn it from books. |
| C．Listen to it on the radio. |
| D．Play games with it. |
【推荐1】Amazon will let customers at some Whole Foods stores pay with a simple wave of their hands.
The company announced it is bringing palm scanners (掌纹扫描仪) to one of its Whole Foods stores in Seattle, with plans to roll out the new payment system to eight stores in the Seattle area in the coming months. Customers will hold their hands above the scanner for a contact-free payment method.
The scanners are already available (可用的) at one of those Seattle stores — its Madison Broadway location. Amazon plans to increase availability further after this first test run. “We’re always looking for new ways to improve the shopping experience for our customers,” said Arun Rajan, chief technology officer at Whole Foods.
To make use of the new service, customers will give Whole Foods their bank card information to make a connection with their palm print. They can choose to use a different payment method, such as cash, check or other bank cards, in later visits.
Amazon has already tried the system, which it calls Amazon One, at some of its own stores in Seattle, including Amazon Go and Amazon Go Grocery, which have allowed customers to pick the things they want and then leave the store without checking out, as sensors (传感器) and cameras track their purchases.
That checkout-free technology has been criticized (批评) as a way to avoid the need for workers.
Whole Foods said this new palm scanner will not have any effect on employment in the stores where it is offered.
“Amazon One is an additional payment choice at checkout, and Whole Foods Market Team Members will continue to maintain all of their present responsibilities,” said the company’s statement.
1. What will happen in the next few months?| A．Amazon will open more Whole Foods stores. |
| B．Whole Foods stores in Seattle will have a sale. |
| C．A new payment method will be promoted worldwide. |
| D．More palm scanners will be used in Whole Foods stores. |
| A．How to use the service. | B．Why to use the service. |
| C．When to use the service. | D．Whether to use the service. |
| A．Services they got. | B．Challenges they faced. |
| C．Tools they used. | D．Things they bought. |
| A．Ask for more pay. | B．Enjoy their free time. |
| C．Continue their services. | D．Serve major customers. |
【推荐2】Shenzhen is a city in South China. It is not very big, but it has attracted people of the whole country and the whole world as well. Just about twenty years ago, it was only a small fishing village. There were not many people there. Most of them lived on fishing. Things have greatly changed since the 1980’s. It became the first special economic zone in China. Because of the opening policy, economic changes between China and the outside world have increased greatly. People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourists’ there. People all over the country have come to find jobs. Many of them have settled down in this new booming city. Shenzhen is developing so fast that it has become a well-known metropolis in China.
1. Shenzhen lies _______ China.| A．in south of | B．to south of |
| C．in north of | D．on south of |
| A．worked in the factories | B．did housework |
| C．caught fish for a living | D．lived a happy life |
| A．十九世纪八十年代 | B．二十世纪八十年代 |
| C．十九世纪八十年代初 | D．十八世纪九十年代 |
| A．They have come o visit their friends. |
| B．They have built a lot of factories and companies. |
| C．They have got plenty of money from China. |
| D．They have come to buy things. |
| A．made down | B．sat down |
| C．began to work | D．stayed there |
【推荐3】Let’s be real: apologizing can be difficult. Nobody likes to admit that they were wrong, or that they offended somebody. However, you still have agreed-upon ways to acknowledge that you did something wrong and to express your remorse to others. When you have harmed someone, a genuine, well-given apology demonstrates that you care about them, allows you to take responsibility for your actions, rebuilds trust, and prevents the further deterioration of relationships. It can also help you avoid the shame and guilt of wronging someone from eating away at your self-esteem.
A proper apology should express your understanding that you've done something wrong. Telling somebody “I'm sorry you feel that way!” is not an adequate apology. You should also be aware of over apologizing; it can have negative effects, too. So try to make an effective apology when the situation calls for one.
As Professor Karen A. Cerulo from the University of New Jersey explained, an effective apology has several elements. Number one: don't wait. Forget your ego. Unless you're involved in a legal situation, where you're advised not to speak, you should make an apology right away. Second, don't apologize for what people thought. Instead of saying, “Tm sorry that you misunderstood me!” or “I'm sorry that you misinterpreted or misread my actions!”, apologize for what you did—not for what other people might have thought about it. Third, don't give context. The “why” of what you did is less important to people than your regret and remorse. Finally, there's really a successful formula that you need to use: identify your victim right up front, then express remorse, and, if possible, make restitution.
Dr. Ben Ho, an associate professor of economics at Vasser College, says that people often want to see an apology that costs something. This cost doesn't have to be financial; it can come in the form of admitting your incompetence in making the previous error or promising to do better in the future.
As for promises, avoid the ones that can't be kept. Don't say that you’ll ensure that this will not happen again if you not confident it won't. It could come back to bite you, Martin Stone of Public Relation agency Tank explains. And do remember that the use of "but” can hugely change the tone of an apology. As Stone points out, “I'm sorry but …” sounds like you are making excuses and aren't actually taking any form of responsibility.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?| A．To tell you not to harm others. | B．To persuade you to make apologies. |
| C．To remind you to reflect on your behaviors. | D．To advise you to improve relationships with others. |
| A．As formal as possible. | B．As positive as possible. |
| C．Neither serious nor forced. | D．Neither inadequate nor excessive. |
| A．When people misunderstand you. | B．When you are held legally responsible. |
| C．When you are forced to do something wrong. | D．When you don't know whom you have harmed. |
| A．A previous error. | B．A weak apology. | C．A false promise. | D．A terrible excuse. |
