Контрольная LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
1. Прочтите и переведите текст на русский язык с помощью словаря.
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The most difficult thing for a student when he begins to learn a foreign language is to understand that the foreign language which he wants to know is very different from his language.
A student's native language has a great influence on him. His family, his friends - everyone around him uses his language and it is natural that a person thinks that his language is the most beautiful of all the languages.
The first thing that a student must learn when he begins to study a foreign language is that each language is the best language for the people who use it. If the student understands this, many problems in language learning will disappear.
There are other facts which you must know if you want to learn a language successfully. When you learn a language you must repeat new lessons again and again. You must learn new words again until you can really use them automatically.
Many students think that if they can memorize long lists of words they will know the language. In the early stages of studying a language we must learn pronunciation and grammar. After the student can use the grammatical structures he can then begin to increase his vocabulary. Learning new vocabulary without knowing the grammatical structure of the language is like trying to build a house without a plan.
The most important thing of all in learning a language is to have patience. If you work day after day, if you are practicing the language, trying to use it, you will learn to speak a language well.
Another important thing which, you must remember is that the language laboratory helps you to learn a foreign language. It improves your pronunciation, it provides practice and you know that it is very important to have practice because we study languages through practice.
There are different systems of laboratories. We can mention two of them. The first system provides each student with earphones (headphones), a microphone and an amplifier which enable him to listen to taped lessons and to repeat them. Such lab usually has individual booths for students and a teacher's console. The teacher's console sends taped programs to the students. The teacher at the console can listen in and can have two-way connection with any student. The teacher or instructor can monitor and correct any student and check on his progress. The second system is the "Hear—See" system. This involves television tape recording. The system contains a tape-recorder. It can tape a program from a telecast and also contains a tape player. It can reproduce the pictures and sound of television programs.
2. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.
1. What is the most difficult thing for a student when he begins to learn a foreign language?
2. Why must we learn grammar in the early stages of studying?
3. What is the most important thing in learning a foreign language?
4. Where can you improve your pronunciation?
5. How many systems of laboratories are mentioned in the text?
3. Выполните грамматические задания.
3.2 Сделайте предложение отрицательным.
We usually play table tennis at this time.
You are the students in my class.
3.3. Сделайте предложение из следующих слов.
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books, interesting, me, gives, he.
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sentences, are, students, English, the, translating, Russian, into.
3.4. Закончите вопрос.
You won't be late, ... you?
a) are
b) do
c) will
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shall
3.5. Выберете правильный вопрос к подчеркнутому
Schools give people general knowledge.
a) What knowledge schools give young people?
b) What knowledge do schools give young people?
c) What knowledge give schools young people?
d) What do schools give young people?
3.6. Выберите правильный вопрос к предложению.
The valley is beautiful with flowers and green grass.
a) Beautiful is the valley with flowers and green grass?
b) Is beautiful the valley with flowers and green grass?
c) Is the valley beautiful with flowers and green grass?
d) Beautiful the valley is with flowers and green grass?
3.7. Выберите нужное.
1. This room isn't....
a) him
b) your
c) their
d) his
2. They always see ... in the language laboratory.
a) our
b) their
c) us
d) his
3. This building is ... as our school.
a) so high
b) such high
c) that high
d) as high
4. She speaks English ... than Jane does.
a) worse
b) worst
c) the worst
d) badly
