1、 M1 = Man 1, etc. Part 1H: I have a full-time job but I like learning new things in my spare time. At the moment, Im studying Spanish. Im enjoying it but Im finding it quite difficult. Today were asking people about learning new things. Part 2 W1: Im learning to speak another language, actually. Im
2、learning French. Im also learning, er, to drive. W2: Im learning to play golf at the moment. Um, my husband and my son play golf, and when we go on holiday, I feel that I want to be able to play with them. W3: Im learning to speak Spanish. W4: I am learning Arabic. M1: Well, Ive been learning to pla
3、y the guitar for about 50 years now. And its a constant process, so still learning bits, yes. W5: Im learning yoga at the moment, and Im finding it quite hard. M2: The courses Im taking are, are training courses for leadership, er, negotiation, (and) evaluation. M3: Im learning Swahili. W6: At the m
4、oment, Im learning to paint and draw in evening classes for adults. W7: Im studying part-time after work. M4: Ive er, just learned how to er, do a lot of kayaking. W8: I am learning how to design a website at the moment. W9: Im in a choir so singing, I guess, is pretty much the only thing Im doing a
5、t the moment. M5: At the moment, Im taking up a new instrument. Its a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe, and its called the mbira. Er, let me show you. Part 3 Whats the most difficult thing youve ever learned? Patience, I think. Arabic. Courage. Learning a language is particularly difficult for m
6、yself (me), so probably learning the Spanish. The most difficult thing I have ever learned is Mandarin Chinese. I did it in evening classes a few years ago and I found it really, really difficult. Probably capoeira, which is a Brazilian dance, martial art, fight thing. Its a bination of all of these
7、 things. And yes, that was very difficult because there were lots of unusual body movements to learn. Learning to drive was the most difficult thing. Well, I learned some Sanskrit, and thats got um, nine cases, two more than Latin. Its quite difficult by most standards. I think I found French very h
8、ard at school. Um, I learned to play the trumpet at school. That was pretty difficult. Er . and maybe learning to drive. I hated learning to drive.ListeningP = presenter; S = Sally P: Hi. Youre listening to Ask the Expert and in todays program were talking about languages and how to learn a language
9、. Our expert today is Sally Parker, who is a teacher. Hi Sally. S: Hello. Sally, our first question today is from Andy. He says, “Ive just started learning English. My problem is that Im too frightened to speak. My grammar is not very good, so Im worried about saying the wrong thing.” Have you got a
10、ny advice for Andy? OK. Well, the first thing is I think Andy should practice speaking to himself. Speaking to himself? Im not sure thats a good idea. I know it sounds silly, but talking to yourself in a foreign language is a really good way to practice. You dont have to feel embarrassed, because no
11、body can hear you. You can talk to yourself about anything you like what you had for breakfast, where youre going for the weekend anything. And the more you do it, the more you will get used to hearing your own voice and your pronunciation, so you wont feel so frightened in the classroom. Andy shoul
12、d try it. Hm, I suppose so. Anything else? What about his grammar? He has only just started learning English, so he is going to make lots of mistakes, but thats not a problem. Thats how hell learn. Andy shouldnt worry about making mistakes. Youre right. So Andy, try talking to yourself, and dont wor
13、ry about making mistakes. Our next problem es from Olivia in Brazil. She is worried about pronunciation. She says, “The problem is I cant understand native speakers. They speak so fast and I cant understand their pronunciation.” So Sally, any ideas for Olivia? Well, first of all its a good idea for
14、her to practice her listening skills. She should listen to English as much as possible to get used to how it sounds. Listen to the news, listen to podcasts, (and) watch English television. OK thats a good idea. And another thing she should do is to focus on listening and reading at the same time. If
15、 you listen to something on the Internet, you can often read the transcript. If you listen and read at the same time, itll help you see what the words sound like and how the words sound when a native speaker is talking. Great. Thank you, Sally. Well, huh, Im afraid thats all we have time for today, but next week well be ViewingN = Narrator; I = Ian Deary;N: Recent research int
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