朗文3L看听学英语第四册 Lesson 119

　　Learning¹ a Language
This is the last programme in our series. Today we want to tell you something about learning a language, and English, in particular. Students used to learn languages by memorizing grammar rules and word lists. Some unlucky one still try to learn this way. It is almost impossible to become skillful² in speaking a language unless you use it and all modern methods are based on this theory. The course you have been studying is audio-visual: this means it attempts to teach you by matching sounds and pictures. That's why it has been called "Look, listen and learn". The pictures help you to understand,remember and use the language you are learning. These methods can be used in the classroom or in a language-laboratory where students practise drills which have been recorded on tape.
Eglish is the official language used in Australia, Canada, the British Isles³, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States of America. But it has also become international, and is the principal⁴ second language throughout the world. Perhas through English we will be able understand each other better. we will be able to communicate whatever part of the world we come from.
Goodbye, children,everywhere.

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 skillful   

adj.灵巧的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Soon they became very skillful in answering such questions.很快他们就会很熟练地回答这种问题了。
• It was very skillful of you to repair my bicycle.你修好了我的自行车，技术真好。

3 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。

4 principal   

adj.主要的；n.负责人，校长，资本

参考例句：

• When he saw the principal,he raised his hand in salutation.他看到校长时举手敬礼。
• Their school gave a reception to their new principal.他们学校为新校长举办了一个招待会。