Lesson 2
What's a Successful Language Learner Should Do?

Guidance

Do you want to be successful in language learning? What should you do? 你想成功地学习语言吗？你该如何做？

1 Are you learning a foreign language? Do you know what a successful language learner should do?

2 First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. (1) _____ They find out their own ways to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain , they try to find methods and rules for themselves. ① (2) _____ When they guess wrong, they try again. (3) _____ It is more important for them to learn to think than to know the meaning of every word.

3 (4) _____ So successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language. They usually look for such a chance. They find native speakers and ask them for help when they make mistakes. They will try everything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things.

4 (5) _____ They want to learn the language because they are interestedin native speakers' lives. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order tocommunicate with foreigners and learn about their lives, their cultures and so on. ②

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Notes

① Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find methods and rules for themselves. 他们不是等待老师讲解，而是自己努力找出方法和规则。其中，instead of意为“代替”，后面接名词、代词或者动名词。

② It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with foreigners and learn about their lives, their cultures and so on. 对他们来说，为了与外国人交流并了解其生活和文化等，学会这种语言是必要的。

Practice

Ⅰ. Comprehension

The following five sentences are from the passage. Put them back in correct place.

(1)_____ (2) _____(3)_____ (4)_____ (5) _____

A. They try to learn from their mistakes.

B. Successful language learning is active learning.

C. They do not depend on books or teachers.

D. Successful language learners are learners with a purpose.

E. They also look for clues and get their own ideas by guessing.

6. What's the Chinese meaning of "depend on" ?

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7. What are successful language learners interested in?

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8. What does the underlined word "It" in Para. 2 refer to?

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Ⅱ. Writing practice

Make your plan to be a successful language learner. (至少3条)

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