F) which didn’t seem to have much sense for us at that time G) which include new interesting vocabulary I ’ve been learning English since I was 7. The first few years were really disastrous to me! We —
my brother and I — had to learn words and grammar rules,
1 ____________ . We completely didn’t
feel the need to learn English. Everything has changed since I went to the USA for the first time in
1989.1 was under great impression of picturesque Great Canyon, Sonora Desert and by all means,
as a little girl I was fascinated by Disneyland!
As far as my education is concerned, I think that the most important thing to mention is that from
the earliest childhood I’ve been taught by qualified teachers,
2 ____________ . I think that this is of
prime importance especially for young learners, as they tend to learn wrong things very easily and
later it takes an uphill struggle to eliminate those errors. My teachers focused on all aspects of the
language:
3 ____________ .
When I was younger they used to show me what the best ways of practicing a language are.
Nowadays, 1 know about what to do to learn it most effectively. I watch many films in original
version and American programmes on TV, I read English books. To practice new words, I write
essays
4 ____________ . Such exercises help me a lot during oral exams
5 ____________ . I could work on vocabulary many
hours, especially on idioms and metaphors, they are my favourite. By all means, I use many
exercise books which help me to practice my grammar. Yet I’m of the opinion that the most natural
way to practice grammar is to talk, write essays etc. Of course, you have to know the grammar
rules first. All in all, I must admit that I like oral English the most. Maybe it’s
