Sing the Language You’re Learning How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day? Why do your teachers use songs to teach you English? It seems there is a scientific reason for this.
Researchers are now studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.
“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are used in a catchy and meaningful way”’said Dr Karen Ludke. The findings may help those who have difficulty learning foreign languages. On his blog,Dr Ludke wrote ,“A listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning,and open the door for future research in this area. ”
Many language teachers know the value of using and singing. Hua Zhuying,a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington D. C. depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says ,“I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use English songs but teach them the Chinese lyrics. So it's easy for them to start because they know the music. Not only does it work,but it is fun for the kids. ”
“Sometimes,I think if I were taught English that way,maybe I would speak much better English than now”’ Hua Zhuying adds.
Our brain likes music,especially for remembering. So,if you’re still struggling in learning a language,why not try singing it out?
1.Dr Ludke believes that foreign language learning can be supported by .
A. using the listen-and-repeat singing method
B. listening to all kinds of famous music
C. writing songs with the language
D. reading the lyrics again and again
2.From the passage,we know that Hua Zhuying .
A. is interested in writing English songs
B. teaches children English by using music
C. teaches Chinese in an American school
D. is a researcher in a language school
3.The passage mainly tells us that .
A. many researchers realise the importance of language studying
B. your brain remembers a language better if you sing it
C. many language teachers know the value of famous music
D. you will never learn a language well unless you can sing
1.A 2.C 3.B 【解析】 短文大意:作者通过Karen Ludke博士的研究和汉语教师华竹颖的音乐教学法,说明了唱歌对于语言学习的好处和重要性,建议人们尝试唱英文歌曲来学习英语。 1.题意:Ludke博士认为,可以通过 来支持外语学习。考查细节理解题。根据他的博客A listen-and-repeat singing method can support fo...科目:初中英语 来源:江苏省苏州市区2017-2018学年九年级(上)期末英语试卷 题型:单选题
一A number of visitors to Suzhou many times every year because of its beauty.
一That's quite right.
A. have been to B. has been to C. have gone to D. has gone to
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Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work, and you stay in bed, feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t see them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope. There could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and your mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren’t found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut (伤口), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain all over your body.
1.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. If things are very small, they are germs. B. Germs are only in dirty water.
C. Germs are everywhere around us.
2.What is a microscope used for?
A. Making very small things look much bigger.
B. Making very big things look much smaller.
C. Helping you read some newspapers.
3.Why don’t parents let us drink dirty water?
A. You haven’t looked at it carefully. B. Water can’t be drunk in this way.
C. There must be lots of germs in it.
4.What can’t we know from the passage?
A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.
B. If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body.
C. If your finger isn’t cut, there aren’t any germs on it.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Germs may make us ill. B. Don’t drink dirty water
C. Take care of your fingers.
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2.你为什么觉得它珍贵?
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