It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessayr information.This can generally
be obtained from books.It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech,and of
want we call general phonetic theory.It is also possible in this way to get a clear mental picture of the
relationship between the sounds of different languages,between the speech habits and English people
and those,say,of your strdents.Unless the teacher has such a picture,any comments he may make on
his students'pronunciation are unlikely to be of much use,and lesson time spent on pronunciation may well be time wasted.
But it doesn't follow that you can teach pronunciation successfully
as soon as you have read the nucessary books.It depends after that what use you make of your knowledge;adn this is a matter of technique.
5.According to the author,________pronouncing foreign languages.
A.only a few people are really proficient in
B.no one is really an expert in the skill of
C.there aren't many people who are even fairly good at
D.there are even some people who are moderately proficient in
6.The author argues that going about the problem of pronunciation in the wrong way is ________.
A.an obvious cause of not grasping the problem correctly
B.a fundamental result of not speaking well
C.a result of not grasping the problem correctly
D.not an obvious cause of speaking poorly
7.The best way of learning to speak a foreign language is by________.
A.picking it up natrallly as a child
B.learning from a native speaker
C.not concentrating on pronunciation as such
D.undertaking systematic work
8.Teachers tend to forget________.
A.the practical teaching of languages
B.the importance of a good accent
C.the principles of phonetic theory
D.the teaching of prounciation in the classroom
9.The value stedents put on correct speech habits depends on________.
A.how closely he attends to the matter
B.whether it is English that is being taught
C.his teacher's approach to pronunciation
D.the importance normally given to grammar and spelling
10.A teacher might waste his time by________.
A.spending lesson time on pronunciation
B.making ill-informed comments on pronunciation
C.not using books on phonetics in the classroom
D.not giving students a clear mental picture of the difference between sounds
