E)fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language requires special training 2. It can be inferred from the passage that many language teachers speak English with a poor accent B)lack training in teaching pronunciation C)do not devote enough lesson time to teaching pronunciation D) have failed to recognize the importance of a good accent 3. " The subject"(Line 11, Para. 1)refers to A)the student B)English C)the lesson time D)pronunciation 4. According to the writer, what does the teacher need in order to teach pronunciation successfully? The necessary books B)Careful tra C)The necessary information and technique. D) Skills and experier 5. What will the writer probably discuss in the next paragraph? A)Phonetic theory B) The knowledge teachers of language should possess C)Techniques for teaching pronunciation. D)The language teachers attitude toward pronunciation. 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.C 5C(68.2% Tested in 0l Band Two) 2 B Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill -- one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained form books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call general phonetic theory. But it does not follow that you can teach use you make of your knowledge; and this is a matter of technigue ooks. It depends after that what pronunciation successfully as soon as you have read the necessary 1. Many people do not speak foreign languages well because they do not have time to tackle the problem B)cannot grasp the nature of the problem of learning a foreign language C)fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language requires special training D)are not proficient in pronouncing their own language 2. It can be inferred from the passage that many language teachers A)do not devote enough lesson time to teaching pronunciation B)speak English with a poor accent lack training in teaching D) have failed to recognize the importance of a good accent 3. The subject"(Line 11, Para. 1)refers to ) )pronunciation B)the student C)English D) the lesson timeE) fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language requires special training 2. It can be inferred from the passage that many language teachers __________. A) speak English with a poor accent B) lack training in teaching pronunciation C) do not devote enough lesson time to teaching pronunciation D) have failed to recognize the importance of a good accent 3. “The subject” (Line 11, Para.1) refers to __________. A) the student B) English C) the lesson time D) pronunciation 4. According to the writer, what does the teacher need in order to teach pronunciation successfully? A) The necessary books. B) Careful training. C) The necessary information and technique. D) Skills and experience. 5. What will the writer probably discuss in the next paragraph? A) Phonetic theory. B) The knowledge teachers of language should possess. C) Techniques for teaching pronunciation. D) The language teacher’s attitude toward pronunciation. 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. C (68.2% Tested in 01 Band Two) 2 B Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill --- one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language. So English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention. It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained form books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech , and of what we call general phonetic theory. But it does not follow that you can teach pronunciation successfully as soon as you have read the necessary books. It depends after that what use you make of your knowledge; and this is a matter of technique. 1. Many people do not speak foreign languages well because they __________. A) do not have time to tackle the problem B) cannot grasp the nature of the problem of learning a foreign language C) fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language requires special training D) are not proficient in pronouncing their own language 2. It can be inferred from the passage that many language teachers __________. A) do not devote enough lesson time to teaching pronunciation B) speak English with a poor accent C) lack training in teaching pronunciation D) have failed to recognize the importance of a good accent 3. “The subject” (Line 11, Para.1) refers to __________. A) pronunciation B) the student C) English D) the lesson time