【推荐1】Do you want to know the benefits of learning a foreign language?     1     In that case, first of all, you need to avoid some misunderstandings about language learning.

It is only difficult to learn a language if you don’t want to.     2     You mostly need to listen and read. Believe me, it is that simple. I have done it many times. Soon you feel the satisfaction of understanding another language. Before you know it you start speaking. It is the way languages are usually taught that makes language learning hard to like.

No, you don’t. Anyone who wants to can learn. In Sweden and Holland most people speak more than one language.     3     Foreign athletes in North America usually learn to speak English faster than people in more formal learning environments. In language learning it is attitude, not gift, that determines success.

Some immigrants (移民) to North America never learn to speak more than poor English. Yet we meet people in other countries who speak perfect English. In 1968. I learned to speak Mandarin fluently while living in Hong Kong, where few people spoke it. With the Internet, language content is available to anyone with a computer, and you can download it to your iPod and listen. Where you live is not a problem.

Recent brain research has show that our brains remain plastic well into old age. Adults have a wide vocabulary in their own language and are better language learners than children.     5     Adults only need the child’s willingness to experiment and desire to communicate, without the fear of being laughed at.

【推荐2】As we all know, English is an important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well, but some people don't know how to learn it well. Here are some suggestions which may help you with your English.

The biggest problem is people's own fear. They worry that they won't say things correctly or that they will look foolish so that they don't speak English at all. Don't be afraid of being laughed at. Only if we aren't afraid of making mistakes can we learn English well.

The fastest way to learn something is to do it again and again until you get it right. Learning English needs practice. Don't let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.

The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English radios, watch English news, movies and TV programs. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English materials that you have around you, the faster you will learn it.

Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by doing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are making progress.