有个英语学习的群，大家经常交流英语学习。那天用英语聊天英语学习的事情，我发表了我的看法。我的看法可能和很多人不太一样。我认为英语学习分为最基本的英语技能（听说读写）和英语语言的知识。我们掌握了最基本的英语使用技巧后，为啥还是不能像母语一样听说读写？主要是我们缺少英语背后最基本的英语学科知识。想象一下一个普通中国人，如果没有接受很良好的教育，很多内容他也一样听不懂。再进一步想象一下，我们看一篇专业的物理文章，不是这个专业的，很多人可能字都认识，但是看不懂。看都看不懂，何况是听懂？从这个意义上说，让孩子接受完整中文教育后，出国留学接受教育，光是对英语能力就很有帮助。我总结这个文章，一是当作记录，二是供大家参考。不足之处欢迎沟通交流。

many may think that vocabulary and grammar are barriers to their understanding and communication in English usage. In my opinion, vocabulary and grammar do matter, but what blocks us mainly is the knowledge behind the English language, such as science, social science, art, and the culture of the country.

what we lack in the English language is knowledge in English about all subjects such as biology, physics, and so on.

thus the TOEFL or IELTS provides a good opportunity to learn them as there are readings related to different topics such as science, history, art, and so on.

just think about a Chinese person who is not well educated, this guy may not understand many topics in Chinese such as evolution

after mastering the basic skills to use English, the important thing, in my opinion, is the knowledge behind the language, which will affect our understanding and communication, especially the listening

I hope that my statement could clarify why understanding is difficult when we listen to what a speaker says.

I remember that there is a principle that people will have difficulty in understanding when there is a fixed percentage of new words in a passage.

we can conclude that TOEFL or IELTS is a good way and provides effective materials to improve our English even if one does not want to go abroad to study or work.

It seems that I am promoting TOEFL or IELTS, but this is not my business

it is easy to understand otherwise both of these tests could not be widely accepted by international universities and organizations to demonstrate English proficiency.

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