每天说半小时英语口语079

79.English

1.When did you start learning english?

2.How did you feel about English when you first heard it spoken?

3.Do you practise speaking English a lot?

4.Are you learning any other foreign language besides English?

5.How do you try to enlarge your English vocabulary?

6.Have you ever thought of giving up your English study?

7.Do you think one can learn English quite well in just a few months?

8.Have you made much progress in English?

Dialogue One

A:Are you studying any languages here?

B:Yes,I'm studying in the Foreign Languages Department.

A:What are you majoring in?

B:I'm majoring in English.

A:Is it difficult to learn?

B:Yes.The language is hard to learn,but it's interesting.

A:Do you know anything about Britain and America?

B:I'm reading a lot of books about the two countries.I like the culture.

A:Right.It's important to learn the culture of a nation if you want to learn the language well.

B:You're right.

Dialogue Two

A:What do you like to do with your free time?

B:study English.

A:You mean you like to study English?Why?

B:It gives me great satisfaction.

A:studying English wouldn't give me any satisfaction.It's hard work.

B:I don't mind the work.I think it's worthwhile.

Dialogue Three

A:Do you speak only English in the class,or does your teacher explain everything to you in Spanish?

B:Oh,we never speak Spanish in class!Miss.Parker speaks to us only in English.

A:I suppose she's right.Does she speak English very slowly?

B:Not always.Sometimes we don't understand her.Then she has to repeat what she said.

A:It must be interesting to study English.

B:Mario and I are the best students in the class.Miss.Parker says that my pronunciation is very good.

A:Is English pronunciation easy or difficult?

B:Sometimes it's difficult.Some words look different from the way one pronounces them.

英语的种类

There are two main families of Standard English,the American and the British.American English is spoken in the USA and in Canada.British English is spoken in the West Indies,Britain,Australia,New Zealand and Africa.However,many other parts of the world also use English.In India English is an official language still and there is a special kind of Indian English.In several African countries,such as Nigeria and Ghana,English is spoken in schools and colleges.In many sciences English is the language of communication.There are about 300 million people who speak English as a first language,and there are another 300 million who use it as a second language.So English is now an international language and is useful to people who never go to England.

English

1.We should learn and master idiomatic English.

2.You should improve your oral English.

3.They've already had a good command of the English language.

4.This word doesn't go with the verb.

5.Although he can speak English pretty well,he still doesn't know enough vocabulary.

6.He reads a lot in English, so his reading comprehension is better than others.

Dialogue One

A:Hi,my name is Lvan,and I'm from Russia.

B:Nice to meet you,Lvan.My name is Akiko.I'm from Japan.

A:To me English is a difficult language.

B:A second language is always difficult.

A:True,but English is harder than most.It's a crazy language.

B:A crazy language?Why do you say that?

A:One letter can have several pronunciations and one word can have several meanings.

B:No wonder you say English is a crazy language.

Dialogue Two

A:Are there many idioms in English?

B:There are hundreds and hundreds.English is particularly rich in idiomatic expressions.

A:Can you give us an example?

B:"I'll look up the rate."To look up doesn't mean to look high into the sky or to look at the roof.It means to search for and find some information.

A:What about the expression "goodbye"?Is that an idiom?

B:That is just a natural,grammatical English expression.It has a direct translation in other languages.

A:This is interesting,Ms.Parker.

Dialogue Three

A:Well,you seem to enjoy speaking English.

B:You can't help learning when you're using it all day.You'll see.A few weeks' study in the school will have a similar effect on you.

A:I hope so.You see, at the moment I find it difficult to get used to the teacher's speed and accent.I'm awfully worried, I can't reply as quickly as she seems to expect.

B:Oh,she likes keeping us on our toes by getting us use English throughout the class.She doesn't mind your making mistakes,though.

A:You know,speaking in class is a very good chance to put your English to practical use.

英语漫谈

English is the world's most widely used language.As a native language,English is spoken by more than three hundred million people:in the U.S.,England, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.In some other countries.English is often necessary for business,education, information and other activities.So English is the second language there.

As a foreign language, no other language is more widely studied or used than English.We use it to listen to radio,to read books or to travel.It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others.