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Ms James: Welcome back, everyone! Today, we're going to talk about good ways to learn English. Ready? Who has some advice?詹姆斯老师：同学们，欢迎回来！今天，我们要谈论一下学习英语的好方法。准备好了吗？谁有一些建议？Lingling: We should always speak English in class.玲玲：在课堂上我们应该一直讲英语。Ms James: Good! Let's try to speak English as much as possible.詹姆斯老师：好！让我们尽可能多地讲英语。Daming: Why not write down our mistakes in our notebooks?大明：为什么不在我们的笔记本上记下我们的错误呢？Ms James: That's a good idea. And don't to write down the correct answers next to the mistakes. What else?詹姆斯老师：那是个好主意，而且不要忘记在错误旁边写下正确的答案。还有什么其他的（建议）?Lingling: It's a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day.玲玲：每天拼写并大声读新单词是个好主意。Ms James: Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about listening to the radio?詹姆斯老师：非常感谢，玲玲。听广播怎么样？Daming: Yes, that's good for our pronunciation too. But there are so many new words.大明：是的，那对我们的发音也有好处。但有很多生词。Ms James: You don't need to understand every word. You just need to listen for key words and main ideas.詹姆斯老师：你们不需要理解每个单词。你侗只需要听关键词和主要意思。Daming: That's the same for reading. English stories are so interesting. I get to know a lot about the world through reading.大明：阅读也一样。英语故事很有趣。通过阅读，我逐渐了解了世界上的许多事情。Lingling: I think writing is also important. Why don't we try to find some English pen friends? We can write to them.玲玲：我认为写作也很重要。我们为什么不尽量去找些英语笔友呢？我们可以给他们写信。Ms James:Excellent! I agree with you.詹姆斯老师：太棒了！我同意你的提议。

Many students ask for advice about how to improve their English. Here are three basic questions.很多学生询求关于怎样提高他们的英语水平的建议。这儿是三个基本问题。The first question is about understanding English films and songs. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, "I like watching English films and listening to English songs, but I don't understand very much. What can I do?"第一个问题是关于（如何）理解英文电影和歌曲的。来自湖北的李浩写道：“我喜欢看英文电影和听英文歌曲，但我理解的不多。我该怎么办呢？”Watching films and l istening to songs are great ways to learn English! Watch and listen several times, and guess the meaning of the new words. Each time you will learn something new. I also advise you to talk about the films or songs with your friends.看电影和听歌曲是学习英语很好的方式！看和听几遍，并猜测生词的意思。每一遍你都会学到新东西。我还建议你和朋友们谈论一下这些电影或歌曲。The second question is about speaking. Wang Fan from Jilin wrote,"Our school has a teacher from the US. I am shy and I am afraid to speak to her. What should I do?"第二个问题是关于口语的。来自吉林的王帆写道：“我们学校有一位来自美国的老师。我很腼腆，不敢与她说话。我该怎么办？”You can say, "Hello! How are you?" "Do you like China?" These are good ways to start a conversation. And before you begin, you should smile at her! Remember this:Do not

be shy. Just try.你可以说：“嗨！你好吗？”“你喜欢中国吗？”这些都是发起交

谈的好方式。在你开始（讲英语）前，你应该向她微笑！记住这一点：别害羞，去试一试。The third question is about vocabulary. Zhang Lei from Anhui wrote,”I write down new words, but I forget them quickly. How can I remember them?"第三个问题是关于词汇的。来自安徽的张雷写道：“我写下生词，但我很快就忘记了。我怎样才能记住它们呢？”Do not worry. It is natural to forget new words! I suggest you write four or five words a day on pieces of paper and place them in your room.oRead the words when you see them, and try to use them.别担心，忘记生词是很自然的！我建议

你每天把四五个单词写在纸片上，放在你的房间里。看到这些单词的时候就读一读，并且尽量运用它们。

Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend?托尼：嘿，大明！你周末过得怎么样？Daming:Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen.大明：很好！我去了深圳。Tony: where's Shenzhen?托尼：深圳在哪儿？Daming: Well, it's on the coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village about thirty years ago, but today it's a very big city.大明：哦，它在靠近香港的海边。大约30年前它是个小村庄，但现在它是一个非常大的城市。Tony: So it's a newer city Hong Kong?托尼：这么说它是一个比香港新的城市？Daming: Yes, it's a very new city. In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. It's getting bigger and busier. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong,I'm sure.大明：是的，它是一个很新的城市。实际上，它只是在20世纪80年代才变得重要起来。它正变得更大、更繁华。我相信，有一天它会变得和香港一样繁华。Tony: What's the population of Shenzhen?托尼：深圳有多少人口？Daming: It's over ten million, I think.That's larger than the population of many other cities in China. Its streets are much wider and cleaner too. I think it's a beautiful city.大明：我认为有1 000多万，这比中国许多其他城市的人口多。它的街道也宽得多、干净得多。我认为它是一个美丽的城市。Tony: I'd like to go there one day.托尼：我想有一天去那里（看看）。Daming: Remember to visit the Diwang. It's taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.大明：记得去参观一下地王大厦，它比深圳的许多其他建筑物都高。

Cambridge, London and England剑桥、伦敦和英格兰By Tony Smith托尼·史密斯I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120,000. My home town is especially famous for