大学英语第1单元.ppt

Learning another language is not easy. But most people can learn one if they are willing to put in the necessary time and use methods that work best for them. In this text, Graham E. Fuller, an expert in languages, gives you a very useful tip about learning a foreign language… Turkish as an agglutinative language The role of practice in foreign language learning When you were a child, you didn’t know what a tree was at first. Somebody had to tell you. Probably your parents took you outside, pointed to a tree and said, “Tree!” You had to learn to associate the sound of the word “tree” with the big green leafy thing you saw in front of you. That’s what you must learn to do again when you are learning a foreign language. You need to learn to associate sounds with objects, and to think in a new way. Only this time, since you are grown up, you will be able to understand what needs to be done much faster. You’ll know why somebody is pointing to a tree and saying a strange word. But you’ll still have to learn the new word. You may even have to relearn it many times before you finally actually learn it. all over again : start again from the beginning When you move to a new place, very often you need to start all over again, finding where things are, making friends, etc. Jack made so many mistakes in his homework that he had to do it all over again The store carries various items, such as clothes and furniture. Of all the various ways of cooking an egg, I like boiling best. ? ? instead: as a replacement People often draw an analogy between the brain. You could make an analogy b