31 Languages
In school，boys and girls are．Learning foreign languages．Do you know how many languages there are in the world？There are about one thousand and five hundred．English is one or the most important languages because so many people use
it, not only in England and America，but in other countries of the world．It is difficult to say how many people are learning it．Millions of boys and girls are trying to do so．Many English children study French．French is also a very important language．Some children study German, Russian，Japanese and Chinese．
Which is the best way to learn a language？We know that we ail learnt our own language well when we were children．If we learn a second language in the same
way, it won't seem so difficult．How does a small child do？He listens to what people say, and he tries to guess what he hears．When he wants something，he has to
ask for it．He is using the language，thinking it and talking it all the time．If people use a second language all the time，they will learn it quickly．
语言
在学校，学生们在学外语。你知道世界上有多少种语言吗？有大约一千五百种。英语是其中一种非常重要的语言。因为有很多的人在使用它，不仅包括英国人和美国人，而且包括世界上其他国家的人。很难说清有多少人在学习它。好几百万的孩子们在努力学
习。许多英国的小孩学习法语。法语也是一门非常重要的语言。一些小孩学习德语、俄语、日语和汉语。
学习一门外语的最佳途经是什么呢？我们知道我们还是孩子时就能将我们自己的语言学得很好。如果我们以同样的方法学习第二
种语言，就不会显得太难了。小孩子是如何学习的呢？他先听别人
是怎么说的，再试着去猜听到的是什么。他想要什么东西时，就得
去要。他得一直使用语言，用它去想去说。如果人们不间断地使用第二语言，他们也能很快学会。
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词汇：
million 一百万 French 法语
German 德语 Russian 俄语
Japanese 日语 guess 猜测
I．听全文录音，判断正(T)误(F)
1 ．There are about 1500 languages in the world．
2 ．Many English children study Spanish．
3 ．The best way to learn a language is n’t mentioned in the passage．
4 ．If people use a second language all the time, they will learn it quickly．
II．听录音，补全下列段落
Which is the best way to learn a language`? We know that we all learnt our 1 language well when we were 2 ．If we learn a second language in the 3 ，way, it won't seem so 4 How does a small child do? He listens to what people say，and he tries to 5 what he hears．When he 6 something，he has to ask for it. He is 7 the language, 8 it and 9 it all the time．If people 10 a second language all the time，they will learn it quickly．
答案：
I ．1 ．T 2. F 3．F 4. T
II ．1．own 2. children 3. same 4. difficult 5. guess
6. wants 7.using 8.thinking 9.talking 10.use