Practice Vocabulary Test 2 for people who DID NOT TAKE 特殊講義Ａ
In today’s lecture I would like to talk about learning foreign languages. How people actually
_________ a foreign language is not fully known, and there is much _________ that suggests
that there are _________ differences between how people learn languages. For example, Person
A might have picked up Italian by living in Italy and communicating with Italians everyday, but
Person B might have learnt German without even visiting the country. However, one thing that
we do know is that people do not learn a foreign language just by studying at school for
_________. First, studying at school is just not enough. And, second, we need some kind of
motivating _________ or some purpose for studying a foreign language. Everyone is studying
foreign languages for different reasons, and thus different types or _________ of foreign
language education have developed, such as Business English, Academic English and even
English for Nurses. It is important to discover your reason for studying a foreign language, and
also the best way for you to study it.
Another important point is learning about the _________ of the language you are studying. One
reason is that by doing so you can find out what is _________ and what is not when
communicating in another language. There are obviously patterns of behaving and interacting
which differ between different countries, and as a _________ social rules also change. This
_________ how we use the language. But, at the same time, we must remember that there are
many differences within countries, depending on the region, people’s class, ethnic background,
gender, etc. These differences are often not discussed in textbooks, and so the best way of
discovering them is by spending time in the _________ and communicating with the local
people. However, not everyone has the _________ freedom to spend long amounts of time
overseas. So, sometimes we need to be creative and adjust our everyday _________ so that we
come into contact with the target foreign language and culture. We can do this by reading
foreign newspapers and watching local movies and television programs. We should also try to
participate in clubs or events that involve the language that we are learning. Even reading one
_________ of a book in a foreign language once a day, or even once a week, will be beneficial
and help you to _________ your goal of mastering a foreign language.
In _________, learning a foreign language is not so easy. Languages are very _________ and
are more than just grammar rules. Thus, it is often said that learning a foreign language is “a
_________ of love.” It is not easy, and it involves a lot of hard work and commitment. But, we
do it because we love it and for the joy that it brings us.
achieve
acquire
acquisition
administer
affects
analyze
appropriate
assist
categories
chapter
commission
community
complex
conclude
conclusion
consequence
consistent
credit
culture
definition
environment
evidence
factor
financial
income
individual
labor
legal
misappropriate sector
In today’s lecture I would like to talk about learning foreign languages. How people actually
acquire a foreign language is not fully known, and there is much evidence that suggests that
there are individual differences between how people learn languages. For example, Person A
might have picked up Italian by living in Italy and communicating with Italians everyday, but
Person B might have learnt German without even visiting the country. However, one thing that
we do know is that people do not learn a foreign language just by studying at school for credit.
First, studying at school is just not enough. And, second, we need some kind of motivating
factor or some purpose for studying a foreign language. Everyone is studying foreign languages
for different reasons, and thus different types or categories of foreign language education have
developed, such as Business English, Academic English and even English for Nurses. It is
important to discover your reason for studying a foreign language, and also the best way for you
to study it.
Another important point is learning about the culture of the language you are studying. One
reason is that by doing so you can find out what is appropriate and what is not when
communicating in another language. There are obviously patterns of behaving and interacting
which differ between different countries, and as a consequence social rules also change. This
affects how we use the language. But, at the same time, we must remember that there are many
differences within countries, depending on the region, people’s class, ethnic background, gender,
etc. These differences are often not discussed in textbooks, and so the best way of discovering
them is by spending time in the community and communicating with the local people. However,
not everyone has the financial freedom to spend long amounts of time overseas. So, sometimes
we need to be creative and adjust our everyday environment so that we come into contact with
the target foreign language and culture. We can do this by reading foreign newspapers and
watching local movies and television programs. We should also try to participate in clubs or
events that involve the language that we are learning. Even reading one chapter of a book in a
foreign language once a day, or even once a week, will be beneficial and help you to achieve
your goal of mastering a foreign language.
In conclusion, learning a foreign language is not so easy. Languages are very complex and are
more than just grammar rules. Thus, it is often said that learning a foreign language is “a labor
of love.” It is not easy, and it involves a lot of hard work and commitment. But, we do it because
we love it and for the joy that it brings us.