Some Problems Facing Learners of English Although many English learners have got high scores in an English test such as IELTS or TOEFL, they still face some problems concerning its learning. Here we’d like to talk about some of the problems and try to come up with suggestions on how to overcome them. Ⅰ. Psychological Problems 1. the 1st reason: fear of (1) (1) ______ the solution: —not to look too far ahead —concentrate on increasing knowledge and developing ability 2. the 2nd reason: separation from the family and (2) (2) ______ the solution: —enjoy (3) —time heals nostalgia (3) ______ Ⅱ. Cultural Problems 1. practical problems — (4) (4) ______ —money —food —weather 2. problems difficult to define —the reason: the British way of life (5) , habits and traditions) (5) ______ —the solution: be open-minded and (6) (6) ______ Ⅲ. Linguistic Problems 1. problems regarding (7) 1) difficulties in understanding English-speaking people (7) ______ 3 reasons: —fast speed of speech —a variety of accents —different styles of speech 2) ways of overcoming the difficulties —attend (8) (8) ______ —use a language laboratory —listen to English programs —meet and speak with native speakers of English 2. problems regarding speaking 1) difficulties: knowing what to say but not knowing how to say it in English 2) solutions — (9) the language (9) ______ —think in English instead of translating —practice speaking as much as possible —imitate the educated people’s (10) (10) ______