任务四 阅读并回答问题
How to learn Chinese well
I started to learn Chinese 50 years ago. It only took me nine months to learn this language well. Here are my tips on how to learn Chinese.
Listen to mandarin as often as possible
The first month or maybe two, just focus on listening. Start learning Chinese by paying attention to listening. Just get used to the sounds.
Spend time in memorizing characters
Once you decide to study Chinese characters, work at them every day. Spend half an hour to an hour a day just learning characters. Why every day? Because you will forget the characters almost as quickly as you learn them, so you need to remember them again and again.
Read as much as possible
Read a lot. I learnt faster than my classmates because I read everything I could get. I read much more than other students.
Speak a lot and don’t second-guess yourself
When you speak, don’t second-guess yourself on tones(音调) or grammar of the language. Just let the mistakes pass. Every time you use the language you are practising and getting used to it.
Two comments(评论) from readers:


回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过6个词。
1. How many tips are there in the passage?

2. How did the writer start learning Chinese?

3. How often should we spend time learning characters?

4. Why did the writer learn faster than his classmates?

5. What do Lykke and Tom think of the tips?

1. Four.
2. By paying attention to listening.
3. Every day.
4. Because he read much more.
5. They are really helpful.

本题为阅读理解简答题，要求每题答案不超过6个词：1. 通读全文可统计出文中一共给出4条学习中文的技巧。2. 定位到对应段落"Start learning Chinese by paying attention to listening"可找到答案。3. 定位到对应段落"work at them every day"可知学习汉字的频率要求。4. 定位到对应段落"I learnt faster than my classmates because I read everything I could get"可找到原因。5. 从两位读者的评论内容可知他们都认可这些技巧，认为它们很有帮助。