on, we will forget most of what we've learned. / No, because there are many English recourses that we can make best use of to learn English. Learning English nowadays is no longer as difficult as it used to be.

Step III Read to learn

Deal with the reading part.

T: Yesterday I asked you to make a survey on how students learn English. Now I'd like you to report the result.

S1: Most students like to do multiple choice tests. Because they think they will get good marks in the coming NMET if they practice such exercises a lot.

S2: Some students do like English. They like to sing English songs, see English movies, watch English TV programmes and even chat online in English with people from different countries.

S3: Some students think a good dictionary and a grammar book are enough for them to learn English well. They try to memorize all the vocabulary in the dictionary and all the grammar rules. They think good marks in tests show that they are learning English well.

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T: From your survey we can see different people have their own ways of learning English. English is something you do: you listen and read, and then you write and speak. It is very important to understand all the grammar rules, but then you must learn what to do with them in real life, and do it. Your good or bad grades on multiple-choice tests are no measure of your English ability. Then how can you learn English well? Please skim the text and find the answers.

Skimming

Ask students to skim the text and then finish Ex2 on page 6. Students may discuss the questions in groups.

T: Look through the questions first. Then skim the text to find the answers.

Then check the answers with the whole class.

Suggested answers:

1. The growth of international companies and the great advances in communications