Activity 3 Listen and read.

Betty:How much progress do you think you've made in English this year，Lingling?

贝蒂：玲玲，你觉得今年在英语方面取得了多大的进步？

Lingling：I think I've achieved a lot．hope my English is good enough for the exams，anyway．it's also the subject that l'm best at，although my spoken English is not that good．

玲玲：我觉得我已经取得了很大进步。不管怎样，我希望我的英语足够好，能够考试顺利。它也是我最擅长的科目，尽管我的英语口语不是那么好。

Betty：I can see you really enjoy learning English．Some people think English is too difficult and jt requires too much effort to learn it well.

贝蒂：我能看出你是真的喜欢学习英语。有些人认为英语太难，而且学好它需要付出太多的势力。

Lingling:English is difficult to learn at the beginning．But if you keep trying，you can make progress quickly and find a lot of fun in learning it．OI hope I can continue I make progress next year．

玲玲：英语起初学起来很难。但是如果你坚持不懈地努力，你能快速取得进步并发现学习它的许多乐趣。我希望明年能继续取得进步。

Betty：I think you've done really well．Have you ever been to an English corner?

贝蒂：我觉得你已经做得很好了。你曾经去过英语角吗？

Lingling：You mean those clubs where people go to practise their English?0I always thought they were for people who speak good English already．

玲玲：你指的是人们去练习英语的那些俱乐部吗？我原来一直以为这些俱乐部是为那些英语已经说得好的人开办的。

Betty：Well,I went to an English corner once．and there were some people who didn't speak English very well. But they were happy to try，and other people，including some English speakers from the UK and the US，were happy to talk to them．

贝蒂：哦，我曾经去过一个英语角，那里也有一些英语说得不是很好的人。但是他们乐于尝试，而且其他人，包括一些来自英国和美国的说英语的人，都乐于和他们交谈。

Lingling：I don't have to go to an English corner．I can speak English with you whenever we meet．

玲玲：我不必去英语角。无论何时我们见面，我都能和你一起说英语。

Betty：Yes，I'm always happy to speak to you in English．At the same time，you can also help me with my Chinese. I think Chinese will be more and more popular in the future.

贝蒂：是的，我一直很愿意用英语和你交谈。同时，你也能帮助我学汉语。我认为汉语将来会越来越流行。