浙江新目标（Go for it）版初中英语九年级全册Unit 1 Section B同步练习

    When learning new vocabulary, don't just memorize list of words. 1, try to make five sentences using each new word. Then use the new word as you can the first day you learn it. This way you will remember new words 2 longer.

    Practicing sounds, you know, is difficult—the “th” sound for example. Choose words that 3“th” and repeat them over and over again until you are comfortable with them. Let's try! This, that, those, them, think, thought, through, thin, thick.

    Read, read, read— in English, of course! Reading is one of 4 ways to increase your vocabulary and 5 your grammar in a natural and fun way. Be sure to choose topics or books you are interested in.

    When someone 6 in English, listen for the main point. If you 7 a word you don't understand, ignore (忽略) 8 and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will miss 9 the person is saying.

    Always remember—Practice 10 perfect.

    Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it "automaticity (自动性)".

    A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of the words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.

    It can begin as early as the first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.

    According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount (数量) of time a child spends on reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can not happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.

    You can test yourself by reading something new that is suitable (适合) for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you are probably an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.