SECTION III: READING

Part 1. Questions 56 – 65

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each of the following blanks.

SOUND ADVICE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS

A recent survey of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (56) _______ of a second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for those (57) _______ a language course. One suggestion is that you (58) _______ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language? Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? The major (59) ________ will be your own time and effort. Therefore, you must be sure that the course on offer leads to a (60) _______qualification.  Also, be realistic in your (61) ________. If you don’t set achievable aims, you are more likely to give up. Do not be deceived (62) _______ thinking that the most expensive courses are the best. (63) _________ around to get the best possible value for money. You should also bear in mind that the faster you learn a language, the more quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by rolling on a (64) ________ course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of (65) ________ progress were high. Three years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow up her first experience. “I should have consolidated what I’d learnt by continuing to study, even if it were by myself.”

A recent survey of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (56) _______ of a second language acquisition.