Children are amazing! They pick up languages so naturally and easily. Have you ever why? It's because of the way they learn.

Children learn by doing what comes naturally—they listen, copy, and talk. Let's take a closer look at how children learn languages. Perhaps we can d{#blank#}1{#/blank#} a better, more natural way to learn English.

    Listen as often as possible. When people talk to children, they often use s{#blank#}2{#/blank#} words that children can understand. That's really important to the children's language development. In order to learn, children must be able to understand what they hear. If they don't understand it, it's just m{#blank#}3{#/blank#} noise. Listen to radio or TV programs that use English at your level. If you r{#blank#}4{#/blank#}that you can't understand every word or sentence, don't give up. Just pay attention to what you can understand. And listen as often as you can.

    Be a Copycat. Children like to copy their parents, their friends or other r{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. This helps teach them how to pronounce the language. As you listen to English, repeat what you hear as much as p{#blank#}6{#/blank#}.

    Use English to talk. O{#blank#}7{#/blank#} to those who usually practice grammar rules, some students use language to talk about things they are interested in. This helps them learn to express themselves d{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. They don't worry about their small vocabulary or poor grammar.

    Students should also pay more attention to real c{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. So try your best to communicate by talking with people in English. If you can't find a foreigner to talk to, talk with other English students i{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. Start an English discussion group and talk about music, movies and so on. Don't worry about making mistakes. You can learn English better by correcting mistakes.