Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) _______LEARNING___________ how to fly or play
the piano. There (2) _______ARE__________ important differences, but there is a very
important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ______OF_____
practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with
what (4) ____YOU_______ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5)
____HOW__________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ____BOOK_______ can give you lots of
information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) ____FLY_________
without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ______YOURSELF______ . The same
is true of (9) ________PLAYING______ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about
it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ____PRACTICE_____________ first?