Unit 1
1. What does it take to learn English well?
It takes great diligence and prolonged effort.
2. How can you make the task of learning English easier?
(1) Do not treat all new words in exactly the same way.
(2) Watch out for idiomatic ways of saying things.
(3) Listen to English every day.
(4) Seize opportunities to speak.
(5) Read widely.
(6) Write regularly.
3. What is the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary?
Concentrating on active and useful words.
4. What is the second learning strategy suggested by author?
Watch out for idiomatic ways of saying things.
5. Why is it important to listen to English every day?
Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear,but will also help you build your speaking skills.
6. According to the author, what is the easiest way to practice speaking English? And why? To rehearse aloud, since this can be done at any time, in any place, and without a partner.
7. Why is it important to read widely?
Because in our learning environment, reading is the main and most reliable source of language input.
8. What kind of materials should you include in your wide reading?
Things that you find interesting, that you can understand without relying too much on a dictionary.
9. Apart from your teacher's writing assignment, what other ways of writing does the author suggest?
Keeping a pen pal, keeping a diary, writing a short story and summarizing the daily news.
10. What is the author's conclusion at the end of the article?
It pays to absorb as much as you can from reading and listening and then try to put what you have learned into practice through speaking and writing.
Unit 2
1. What happened to Francis Chichester in 1931?
He had tried to fly around the world but failed.
2. How old was he when he started his voyage round the world?
65
3. What was the name of his boat? What was the length of the boat?
Gipsy Moth ; 16-meter-long.
4. What route did Chichester follow in sailing round the world?
The route of the great 19th Century clippers ships.