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1、Lesson7Task1:LearningaForeignLanguageProfessorErnestWatsonwasansweringquestionsonaradiophone-inprogrammeonthesubjectoflearningaforeignlanguage.Listener:Hello,Professor,canyouhearme?ProfW:Yes,wecanhearyoufine.Listener:MynameisHumphries,AlbertHumphries,andIliveinBalham,inLondon.ProfW:Ye
2、s,goodeveningMr.Humphries.Whatisyourquestion?Mr.H:I'vebeenstudyingSpanishforsomeyears.IgotoSpainonholidaysometimes.I'velearntquitealotofgrammarandvocabulary.ButIfinditverydifficulttospeak,andwhenIwenttoSpainthissummer,Icouldn'tunderstandtheSpanishpeopleatall.Igotreallydisheartened.Pro
3、fW:Yes,itisaproblem.HowlonghaveyoubeenstudyingSpanish?Mr.H:Aboutfouryears.ProfW:Yes,howexactly?Goingtoaneveningclass,usingtapes...?Mr.H:I'vebeengoingtoaneveningclassandI'vewatchedquitealotoftheBBCtelevisionprogrammes.ProfW:Oh,yes.They'reverygood.DidyoubuytheBBCbook?Mr.H:No,weuseadiffe
4、rentbookintheclass.ButIwatchedtheprogrammes.ProfW:Yes,Isee...Mr.Humphries,Ialwaysthinkthatlearningalanguageisratherlikelearningtodrive.Now,youcouldn'tlearntodriveacarbysittinginaclassroomorwatchingtelevision.Ithinkwhatyouneedisalotofpracticeinusingthelanguage.Mr.H:That'sallverywellify
5、ouliveinthecountrywheretheyspeakthelanguagebutIdon't.ProfW:Yes,Iunderstandtheproblem.Thoughevenifyouliveinthecountrywherethelanguageisspoken,youhavetoreachacertainstandardbeforeyouareabletohaveconversationswiththenatives.Iwasthinkingperhapsyoumightarrange9withanotherstudentorstudentst
6、ohaveregularconversationpractice.Mr.H:ButtheotherstudentsmakethesamemistakesasIdo.ProfW:Ithinkyou'reconfusinglearningwithpracticing.RememberwhatIsaidaboutdrivingacar.Learningtospeakmeansbeingabletoputtogethertherightgroupsofwordsandtosaytheminareasonablyaccurateway.Mr.H:Andwhataboutle
7、arningtounderstandrealSpanish?ProfW:Well,again,youneedpracticeinhearingtheSpanishlanguagespokenbySpanishspeakers.ThereareSpanishspeakersinLondon.GetoneofthemtoreadsomeextractsfromaSpanishnewspaperontoacassette.Haveyougotacassetterecorder?Mr.H:Yes.ProfW:Thenyouwanttolistenandlistenandl
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