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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.