Word Bank

Portuguese     n. & a.        葡萄牙语（的）；葡萄牙人（的）

mother tongue    母语

Spanish     n. & a.    西班牙语（的）

confident     a               确信的，有信心的

cope        vi.             deal successfullywith a difficult situation （成功地）应付，对付

communicate     vi.           交流意见（或感情、消息等）；沟通

keep/bear in mind

remember; remain aware of sth..记住；谨记，牢记

obtain      vt . 

rather fml become the owner of, esp. by meansof effort or planning; get

〖较正式〗（尤指通过努力或计划）获得，得到；买到

matter     vi. 

[U(to)] [often in negatives ] [U(to)][ often in negatives] be important 

[常与to连用] [常用于否定句]重要，要紧

comprehension       n. 

[U(of)] fml theact of understanding orability to understand [常与of连用]〖正式〗理解；理解力

remarkably     ad.          显著地，引人注目地

catch on (to sth.)

begin to understand（开始）明白，了解（某事）

rhythm           n .          节奏；韵律

regarding      prep .      fml 〖正式〗（尤用于商业书信中）关于，有关

plus     n.             受欢迎的或有利的附加物，有利条件

(the) Internet      n.        互联网

accustomed           a.         inthe habit of; used to          习惯于……的

get accustomed to

become in the habit of; become used to       习惯于……

process         n.             步骤，程序

enjoyable          a.          (事情、经历等)使人快乐的，有乐趣的

Listen and Respond

Task One

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.

1.   In this monologue Alberto tells us that ________.

      A) he is interested in language research

      B) he is good at Chinese and German

      C) he has a degree in political science

      D) he wants to be a language teacher

2.   According to Alberto, he is not very good at ________ in learning foreign languages.

      A) verb tenses

      B) reading speed

      C) speaking

      D) spelling

3.   To learn a foreign language well, Alberto strongly emphasizes ________.

      A) watching TV in that language

      B) reading extensively in that language

      C) communicating with native speakers

      D) reading about the culture of that language

 4.   In this monologue Alberto talks about all of the following EXCEPT ________.

      A) why he likes to learn foreign languages

      B) when he first started learning a new language

      C) why learning foreign languages is necessary

      D) some helpful ways he finds in learning a new language

5.   One of the reasons why Alberto learns multiple languages is that ________.

      A) he has a natural talent in learning languages

      B) he can study political science in greater depth

      C) he is attracted by the beauty of different languages

      D) he can broaden his mind by knowing more languages