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Unit 9 Lesson 2
Language Learning Tips
Lesson overview
Unit focus
To listen to an interview about effective ways to learn English
To extract specific information while listening and complete missing information
To discuss effective ways of learning English
To listen to an interview on the differences between British and American English and complete a table with missing information
To listen to and practise ways of showing interest while speaking
Perceive
& notice
People in every country speak English with an accent(口音)
Perceive
& notice
What does the video talk about
Cite some examples of videos.
Viewing,Listening and Speaking
The video shows us some differences between the
pronunciation and vocabulary in English among
England, America and Australia.
Cite some examples of videos.
Viewing,Listening and Speaking
Acquire & comb
Focus on function: showing interest (1) (P57)
5. Do you know the differences between British and American English (e.g. spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, etc.) Give some examples.
Spelling colour/color
memories/memorize
…
Pronunciation adult, doctor, mobile …
Vocabulary flat/apartment
biscuit/cookie
…
Perceive & notice
6. Listen to the programme and find out the differences between British and American English. (P57)
Aspects Examples
ways of pronouncing words water, tomato …
example, dancing in the classroom
uses of words
lift/elevator, football/soccer,
subway/underground (tube) …
9.4
Acquire & comb
7. Listen and plete the sentences in the Talk Builder. (P57)
Showing interest
1. —We have different ways of pronouncing words. For example, …
—That’s odd! _____________________! Do they still mean the same thing
2. —I say “example” and “dancing in the classroom”, but Robert ...
— __________! How do people …
3. —We say “lift”, but Americans say “elevator”.
—_____________!
4. —The American “subway” is called the “underground” in the
UK, or the “tube” in London.
—_____________! I never realised …
Wow
They sound so different
Ah
Interesting
They sound so different
Ah/Wow
Wow/Ah
Interesting
9.4
Acquire & comb
Perceive
& notice
Talk about English learning
How do you learn English
What difficulties do you have
Perceive & notice
to read simplified classic works
to check the dictionary while reading
to guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word
to memories grammar rules and do a lot of exercises
…
(P56)
1. What tips do you know about learning English
Example: My tip for learning English is to read simplified classic works because they can increase my knowledge of English beyond the classroom.
Perceive & notice
Acquire & comb
Listen to an interview about effective ways of learning English.
First ,please find out the three students’ difficulties while leaning English .
Problem 1
Problem 2
Problem 3
Hello, Dr. Smith. I’ve spent a lot of time ________________________, but _____________________. My question is how to ______________________.
reading English coursebook
I’ve made little progress
learn English effectively
adv. 有效地
Problem 1
Problem 2
Problem 3
Hello, Dr. Smith. My name is Yang An. I find _________________ very difficult.
memorising new words
vt. 记住、熟记
Problem 1
Problem 2
Problem 3
Hello, Dr. Smith. I’m Su Qin. ____________________is a big headache for me. I’ve put so much time in ____________________ and ____________________, but my English is still really bad.
Learning grammar
memorising grammar rules
doing a lot of exercises
2. Listen again. Which topics are mentioned
How to:
□ increase knowledge of English □ learn new words
□ use a dictionary □ learn grammar
□ deal with unfamiliar words □ be a good learner
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√
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Listen for understanding (P56)
9.3
3. Listen again. Complete the missing information.
1. What is Dr. Smith’s advice on effective English learning
Dr. Smith’s advice is to _________________________ of English beyond the classroom. One way to do that is ____________________. He recommends that you try ___________________________. The other way is to ___________________.
increase your knowledge
by reading more
simplified classic literature
listen more
9.3
Acquire & comb
2. What is his suggestion on learning words
Firstly, you should ___________________. A lot of the time, you’ll be able to _________________ of an unfamiliar word without _____________. Also, you should learn ________________. For example, we say “open the book”, but “turn on the computer”.
3. What advice does he give on learning grammar
Just memorising the rules is ___________. His advice is that when you learn a grammar rule, you should try to use it in _____________________________. By doing so, you’ll be learning grammar in a more natural way than from a grammar book.
learn words in context
guess the meaning
looking it up
words in chunks
not helpful
speaking and writing activities
Acquire & comb
4. Pair Work: Discuss the questions.
Do you find Dr. Smith’s advice helpful
What are other ways to learn English vocabulary and grammar effectively
Criticize & evaluate