For example, the French TEF test has such a question in the listening part:
What's on the recording? A Metonella.
The options are: a? A Metonella. b? I'm Donna.
If you hear me wrong, I think the basic pronunciation is not in place, actually? One is me, Donna and. A m' et onnera with great pronunciation difference can definitely be distinguished if it is effectively strengthened in the initial stage of pronunciation.
Second, don't just practice oral English and ignore grammar learning. This is another misconception against many people. Many people say that language is "spoken". However, if there is no strong grammar knowledge as the backing and support, even if oral English is very good and many sentences can be spoken, the language can not be standardized and there is no way to use it flexibly.
Some people say that French children speak French very well, isn't it because they use it every day? The analysis of this is, first of all, how many people can speak French every day and speak French with the French? Second, even if people are in France or there are many French people, can their communication with you be as enlightening and inducing as their children? Third, who can really encounter so many scenes and events when children grow up? Who can have a spongy brain like a child?
More importantly, French children have to learn "French" at school, even if they can speak. Many children still fail this course, which is actually very understandable. Just like us in China, everyone can speak Chinese, but is it standard? Are they all vivid and wonderful? Can everyone write articles? Are there many language barriers? So we should learn Chinese at school.
French grammar is a very reasonable thing. You must learn with understanding and use a lot of practical examples to enhance your impression. If you just list the rules and regulations in your notes, it will have no effect at all Good grammar learning can inspire people to think and make people associate one sentence with five, ten or even twenty different sentences.
I often tell my students that French learning should be like a big tree, from the initial grammatical arrangement, sporadic oral English and basic vocabulary into a powerful trunk, and then you will have the motivation and ability to extend your branches and leaves to a wider sky, and then you will certainly receive more sunshine and rain.
And language learning "listening and speaking" must be combined with "reading and writing". These aspects are like the four frames of the word "mouth", which support each other and no one can do without each other. Learning methods are divided into various aspects:
Listening: Listen and think with your heart. Otherwise, it is just like listening to songs without listening to lyrics, and the effect of improving listening can not be achieved. The best way is to listen, read, think, write and repeat. In fact, the most important process is the "thinking" link. If I just say that I listened to 1 hour mp3 with my French textbook in my ear today, but I didn't think about it at all, it's like listening to music for an hour, but you can't remember a word of the lyrics. The lyrics you remember are what you listened to carefully and touched you.
Say: dare to say, talk and think. If you want to say so, please understand why you say so and what is your basis. If you are wrong, then what caused your mistake? Avoid such mistakes next time. If you think this is hard, tangled, troublesome and annoying, congratulations, you can't learn French!
Reading: Is it enough to read only French textbooks? No! In any case, the textbooks are not flexible enough and close to the reality of life. In fact, the original French textbooks can't cover all aspects. So we should collect more information. I recommend French novels, modern novels, of course. There are many online novels, which are very popular, simple and practical. There are French songs, the lyrics are the simplest and most expressive. In addition, there are French websites. How vivid the French website is and how good the learning materials are. What are you complaining about? It doesn't matter if you don't understand it all. At least you have strengthened your vocabulary and read it several times with the help of a dictionary. After reading this book a hundred times, our ancestors made a lot of sense.
Writing: When it comes to writing, everyone feels a headache. In fact, writing can standardize everyone's grammar and oral knowledge. Don't try to write anything particularly difficult. First express the most basic meaning in the simplest language, and then gradually improve it. Think about the essays and diaries you wrote when you were a child. How empty and boring it is, but we really couldn't write it when we were young. How to write a long speech now? Of course, it is the result of learning and accumulation!
These basic skills in language learning, just like "rap" in cross talk, are very important and need real kung fu. Students who are studying hard, please think about how much time you have given French. And the time you gave French, did you really use it effectively?