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Pronouncingwordsofalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncingtheirownlanguage;butfewpeopleareeverskilledatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthissomeobvioussomeperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthereasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesmuchbetterthantheydotheirownlanguageisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounceandneversetaboutsolvingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill-onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkindandonethatcannotbegainedbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguagewhilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccenttendtoneglect(忽略)intheirpracticalteachingthebranchofstudywhichhassomethingtodowithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught.Theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothisandbyhiswholeattitude(态度)tothesubjectshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivingcloseattentionthuswhenotheraspects(方面)ofEnglishsuchasgrammarorspellingareallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplacethereissomethingelse.
Exceptforthequestionoftimegiventopronunciationtherearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:thefirstknowledge;thesecondtechnique.
1.Whydon'tpeoplespeakaforeignlanguagebetterthantheyspeaktheynativelanguage?
A.Becausetheycan'tgraspthenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce.
B.Becausetheythinkpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaimpossible.
C.Becausetheyneversolvetheprobleminanyway.
D.Becausetheypaymoreattentiontopronunciationthananythingelse.
2.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Grammarshouldbepaidnoattentionto.
B.Pronunciationisthemostimportantaspectinlearningaforeignlanguage.
C.Spellingshouldnotbetaughtinclass.
D.Knowledgeandtechniqueareunnecessaryinlearningaforeignlanguage.