P: Hi. You're listening to Ask the Expert and in today's program we’re talking about Languages and how to learn a language. Our ____1____ today is Sally Parker, who is a teacher. Hi Sally. S: Hello. P: Sally, our first question today is from Andy. He says, "I’ve just started learning English.My problem is that I’m too ___2____ to speak. My grammar is not very good, so I’m worried about saying the wrong thing. "Have you got any advice for Andy? S: OK. Well, the first thing is I think Andy should __3___ speaking to himself. P: Speaking to himself? I'm not sure that’s a good idea. S: I know it sounds silly, but talking to yourself in a foreign language is a really good way to practice. You don't have to feel _____4____, because nobody can hear you. You can talk to yourself about anything you like-what you had for breakfast, where you're going for the weekend - anything. And the more you do it, the more you will get used to hearing your own voice and your ___5____. so you won't feel so frightened in the classroom. Andy should try it. P: Hm, I suppose so. Anything else? what about his grammar? S: He has only just started learning English, so he is going to make lots of ____6____, but that's not a problem. That's how he'll learn. Andy shouldn' t worry about making mistakes. P: You're right. So Andy, try talking to yourself, and don't worry about making mistakes. Our next problem comes from Olivia in Brazil. She is worried about pronunciation. She says, " The problem is I can’t understand ___7___ speakers. They speak so fast and I can,'t understand their pronunciation. " So Sally, any ideas for Olivia? S: Well. first of all it's a good idea for her to practice her listening skills. She should listen to English as much as possible to get used to how it ___8____. Listen to the news, listen to podcasts and watch English television. P: Ok-that's a good idea. S: And another thing she should do is to focus on listening and reading at the same time. If you listen to something on the ___9____, you can often read the ___10_____. If you listen and read at the same time. it ll help you see what the words sound like and how the words sound when a native speaker is talking. P: Great. Thank you, Sally. Well, huh, I' m afraid that’s all we have time for today, but next week we'll be... A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 F. 6 G. 7 H. 8 I. 9 J. 10