That is.2 Passive language acquisition is one of those myths that preys on the lazy “couch beast” inside each of us that tries to get something without putting forth any effort. Learning a language takes work. You just can’t become fluent by passively listening to a language.3 Movies and TV shows can help, but not if you plant yourself in front of a screen for eight hours a day. You’re no more likely to learn a language doing this than you are to become a pilot by watching aeroplanes. You just need the right approach and mindset. Here are some suggestions.Don’t just watch the movie. Study it. Viewing a movie for entertainment means you aren’t focused on learning the language. Treat the movie like you would a textbook, and study the material. Break things up into consumable, repeatable segments. A two hour movie is too much language to absorb at once. Break it up into segments of 10 minutes or less, and review them multiple times until you have really learned something of substance.4 Engage with the material. A movie is an open book on body language, accents, inflection, pronunciation and many other areas of language learning. Don’t just sit on your hands! Get involved in the story, act out parts, repeat lines and body movements and make the language come alive!5 As with movies and television shows, listening to music is often seen as a magic path to learning a language. The problem is that songs are written poetically so they aren't usually a good source for everyday grammar and vocabulary.6 Listening to songs does have its place in a language learning mission — as long as you have the right approach. Instead of repeating myself, I’ll just recommend that you do the same as you would for movies or television shows: study the music (don’t listen passively), repeat segments (to really understand the material) and engage with the song (don’t just listen — sing!).7 One additional fix is to recognise that song lyrics often take creative license with a language, so while they are helpful to your studies, keep in mind that it is the equivalent to studying poetry.According to this passage, why does the writer of this passage suggest that watching movies or television may be like a language learner’s dream?

单选(2分)1 Watching movies or television shows as a way to “passively” learn a language sounds like a language learner’s dream. That is.2 Passive language acquisition is one of those myths that preys on the lazy “couch beast” inside each of us that tries to get something without putting forth any effort. Learning a language takes work. You just can’t become fluent by passively listening to a language.3 Movies and TV shows can help, but not if you plant yourself in front of a screen for eight hours a day. You’re no more likely to learn a language doing this than you are to become a pilot by watching aeroplanes. You just need the right approach and mindset. Here are some suggestions.Don’t just watch the movie. Study it. Viewing a movie for entertainment means you aren’t focused on learning the language. Treat the movie like you would a textbook, and study the material. Break things up into consumable, repeatable segments. A two hour movie is too much language to absorb at once. Break it up into segments of 10 minutes or less, and review them multiple times until you have really learned something of substance.4 Engage with the material. A movie is an open book on body language, accents, inflection, pronunciation and many other areas of language learning. Don’t just sit on your hands! Get involved in the story, act out parts, repeat lines and body movements and make the language come alive!5 As with movies and television shows, listening to music is often seen as a magic path to learning a language. The problem is that songs are written poetically so they aren't usually a good source for everyday grammar and vocabulary.6 Listening to songs does have its place in a language learning mission — as long as you have the right approach. Instead of repeating myself, I’ll just recommend that you do the same as you would for movies or television shows: study the music (don’t listen passively), repeat segments (to really understand the material) and engage with the song (don’t just listen — sing!).7 One additional fix is to recognise that song lyrics often take creative license with a language, so while they are helpful to your studies, keep in mind that it is the equivalent to studying poetry.According to this passage, why does the writer of this passage suggest that watching movies or television may be like a language learner’s dream?
  • A. Because watching movies or television may not involve any effort.
  • A.Because watching movies or television may take too much time.
  • C. Because watching movies or television may have too much to enjoy.
  • D. Because watching movies or television may not contribute to language learning.

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