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Like most people I know, I love watching television. When I was little, I would always look forward to watching a children's programme on TV when I arrived home from school. These days, when I am at home, I enjoy turning on the television in the evening after a busy day to watch a crime drama or chat show. Although I normally watch television to relax and I often feel guilty about watching television too much, TV series are an excellent resource for any ambitious language learner.
When you are learning a language, it is a great idea to choose a foreign language series to watch. The series can belong to any kind: thriller, drama, comedy or even reality television, whatever makes you interested. Watching this series is a good way to improve your listening skills because the characters or presenters will talk at a normal speed and will use authentic language. It is also a useful way to practice your spoken English, which cannot be found in a textbook but is used regularly in real life.
If you are a beginner, it can be a good idea to start by watching the programme with subtitles (字幕) in your native language. However, as you become more confident, you can watch a series with foreign language subtitles or even with no subtitles at all. Remember that the aim is not to understand every single word! You just need to be able to understand the overall storyline and you can often work out the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases from the context. It can be difficult at first, but it is really important to keep going!
Sometimes, while watching the programme, I noted down any unfamiliar vocabulary before checking it in a dictionary. However, at other times, I put my pen down, relaxed and enjoyed the show. My listening skills have definitely improved and my vocabulary has widened.
So, there you have it: an excuse to watch television!
1. What type of TV programmes does the write often watch after a busy day?
2. What can be improved if you learn a language through a foreign language series?
3. What kind of subtitles are suitable for a beginner?
4. Does a language learner need to understand every single word of the programme?
5. What does the writer think is the excuse to watch television?
Like most people I know, I love watching television. When I was little, I would always look forward to watching a children's programme on TV when I arrived home from school. These days, when I am at home, I enjoy turning on the television in the evening after a busy day to watch a crime drama or chat show. Although I normally watch television to relax and I often feel guilty about watching television too much, TV series are an excellent resource for any ambitious language learner.
When you are learning a language, it is a great idea to choose a foreign language series to watch. The series can belong to any kind: thriller, drama, comedy or even reality television, whatever makes you interested. Watching this series is a good way to improve your listening skills because the characters or presenters will talk at a normal speed and will use authentic language. It is also a useful way to practice your spoken English, which cannot be found in a textbook but is used regularly in real life.
If you are a beginner, it can be a good idea to start by watching the programme with subtitles (字幕) in your native language. However, as you become more confident, you can watch a series with foreign language subtitles or even with no subtitles at all. Remember that the aim is not to understand every single word! You just need to be able to understand the overall storyline and you can often work out the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases from the context. It can be difficult at first, but it is really important to keep going!
Sometimes, while watching the programme, I noted down any unfamiliar vocabulary before checking it in a dictionary. However, at other times, I put my pen down, relaxed and enjoyed the show. My listening skills have definitely improved and my vocabulary has widened.
So, there you have it: an excuse to watch television!
1. What type of TV programmes does the write often watch after a busy day?
A crime drama or chat show.
2. What can be improved if you learn a language through a foreign language series?
Listening skills and spoken English.
3. What kind of subtitles are suitable for a beginner?
Native language subtitles.
4. Does a language learner need to understand every single word of the programme?
No.
5. What does the writer think is the excuse to watch television?
Learning a language.
答案
1. A crime drama or chat show.
2. Listening skills and spoken English.
3. Native language subtitles.
4. No.
5. Learning a language.
2. Listening skills and spoken English.
3. Native language subtitles.
4. No.
5. Learning a language.
