Watch TV dramas in English.

Read more newspaper, magazines and books in English

Try not to look at the subtitles all the time.

Remember English words and phrases in the books.

Remember the words you are not familiar with

Force yourself to listen.

Molly： She is discussing with Liu Hui about new English    1    from Chinese. 2. He is glad to   2    Molly more things about China. 3. She already knew many Chinese words. But she cannot speak Chinese    3   Liu Hui： 4. Though many people believe feng shui, he thinks it is    4   5. She said feng shui is   5    culture. 6. He realized there are also many English words    6    from other languages. 

Learning another language can give us a greater understanding of our own language.

Language is what makes us different from other animals.

Learning another language can easily make us forget our mother language.

In the long term, speaking a foreign language cannot bring us career success.

Speaking a foreign language enables us to understand its culture.

English is spoken as a second language by around 377 million people in the world.

Speakers of English as a second language are more than those who speak it as a first language.

It is not surprising that 70% of all information stored in the Internet is in English.

The spread of English throughout the world resulted from British colonialism in the 19th century and American capitalism and technological progress in the 20th century.

It is definitely predicted (预见) that English will still act as a global language in the future.

Speakers of English as a second language will soon outnumber those who speak it as a first language.

The domination of the English language globally is a sure thing.

British colonialism in the 19th century and American capitalism and technological progress in the 20th century were undoubtedly the main causes for the spread of English throughout the world.

However, the future of English as a global language will depend very largely on the political, economic, demographic and cultural trends in the world.

For the last hundred years, the U.S.A. has played a leading role in most parts of the world.

Jason has been studying in The Open University ofChina (OUC) for two years. He’s been doing well in most of the course work. Supposeyou are Jason and write a passage with the title “My learning experience in OUC”. You may usethe following hints: (1) How doesJason make good use of the online learning platform? (2) How doesJason ask for help from his classmates? (3) Jason’sadvice to others who want to follow a course in OUC.