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Unit 7 A Christmas Carol
I 教学目的和要求(Teaching aims and demands）
1、Topics:
Learning about Charles Dickens and his works
2、Vocabulary:
bacteria power standard conscience frost overcoat wage admit
clap partner abundant taxpayer occupy constant welfare clerk
novelist firm shadow ambition indeed selfish bishop
care for leave alone in want of badly off close up
have an eye for as follows of late
3、Function:
谈论社会责任(Talking about social responsibilities)
(1) Business is not only about making money and profits
(2) We should care for other people
(3) It’s necessary for employers to care about their employees and their families
(4) Rich people should help poor people in society
(5) People who make and sell fake food products and medicine must be punished
(6) Companies must take necessary measures to improve working conditions to protect the people working for them.
(7) We cannot only think about ourselves, and we should open our hearts freely and think of others.
4、Grammar
复习状语(Review the Adverbial)
II 能力目标 (Ability goals)
Enable the students to appreciate the works of Dickens and succeed in mastering the target language.
III 教学重点 (Teaching important points)
Learn how to analyze the characters in the play.
IV 教学难点 (Teaching difficult points)
Help the students get the spirits of the play.
V 教学方法 (Teaching methods)
1、Talking
2、Discussing
3、Students-centered approach
VI 教具 (Teaching aids)
A computer and a projector
Teaching procedures & ways:
Reading
Lead-in
Charles Dickens was the greatest representative of English critical novelist in the 19th century. He wrote 14 novels and many other short stories in his lifetime. His style was realistic and humors .He gave us a vivid picture of life of ordinary people. His works shows sympathy for the poor.
Scanning
1 When did this story happen
2 How many people were mentioned
3What was Ebenezer Scrooge What kind of this man was
4Who was Bob Cratchit What did he want to do
5 What did the gentlemen want Scrooge to do Has he Promised What happened to Scrooge
Skimming
Analysis of the characters in stories by typical language.
Main heroes What they say characteristic
Scrooge 1”I have to pay you a whole day’s”Wages for no work. He says Humbug” 2”That’s an excuse for picking a man’s Pocket”.3 Leave it alone Much good may it do you. 1 cold, interested in money. 2 not care for his employee.
Bob 1”I’m too cold to write so I warm myself on the candle.”2” I want a day off at Christmas”3 Those who are badly off must go there poor, modest and careful.
Fred “There are many things that do me good without bringing in profit” kind and helpful.
Santa He always says “Ho,ho,ho.” make others happy
Posting-reading
Choose the best answers
1.Christmas is traditionally celebrated on . 答案：B
A. December 24 B. December 25 C. December 30 D. December 31
2.Which of the following is not true according to the dialogue 答案：A
A. The business is now owned by Scrooge and his partner, Marley.
B. Marley died on December 24th.
C. The gentleman tried to persuade Mr Scrooge to do something good for the poor.
D .Many thousands of people don’t have enough money to keep themselves warm.
3.Ebenezer Scrooge is . 答案：D
A. a warm-hearted boss B. a lazy kind boss
C. a hospitable boss D. a greedy ungenerous boss
4.According to the dialogue,which of the following sentences is right 答案：C
A. Nothing happened when the clock struck one.
B. Scrooge’s eyes were wet because he had a cold.
C. The girl who used to love Scrooge has married another man.
D. Scrooge,a kind old man is always commenting on everything by saying “Humbug”.
5.In the sentence,“He is cold, mean and selfish old man ”,“mean” is . 答案：D
A.有技巧的 B.心情不好的 C.普通的 D.吝啬的
6.From the dialogue, we can infer . 答案：C
A. Fred helps Scrooge become a helpful man
B. everyone does wish Ebenzer Scrooge a merry Christmas
C. Ebenzer scrooge corrects his mistakes and makes a fresh start
D. Scrooge’s partner, Marley died at Christmas
7.The main factor that makes Mr Scrooge change his mind is that . 答案：A
A. he feels afraid the bad thing will happen to him in the future
B. he regrets what he did in the past
C. he is moved by what Santa Claus says
D. he loses his fortune and becomes a poor man himself
8.What can’t be concluded from the passage 答案：D
A. People usually have turkey for Christmas.
B. The place they live in is cold in winter.
C. Bob is quite astonished Scrooge’s generousness.
D. All the poor people can enjoy a merry Christmas now.
9.According to Fred,Christmas is the day of the year when people . 答案：D
A. think of the past and look forward to the future
B. put valuable things in their pockets
C. have dinner together
D. show kindness to people and help others
10.Mr Scrooge is reluctant to open his heart to the poor because . 答案：D
A. there are plenty of prisons in the world
B. he is poor himself
C. the union work houses can help the poor
D. he only cares about his own business and never shows kindness to others
Judge the following sentences True or false
1.It was cold in scrooge’s office and Bob had to warm himself over the candles. T
2. Scrooge was willing to let Bob have a day off because it would be Christmas the next day. F
3. Scrooge was invited by his niece and he accepted happily. F
4. A gentleman arrived at Scrooge’s office because he wanted to collected money for the poor. T
5. Scrooge didn’t want to give the poor any money because he was poor himself. F
6. According to the dialogue, in Scrooge’s dream he met his old friend ------Jacob Marley. F
Answer the following questions
1How does Ebenezer Scrooge treat people Working for him
He was cold ,mean and only interested in profit and money. He didn’t care for his employers. He
often asked them to work without a rest, even at Christmas eve.
2 What is the typical of Ebenezer
He was a mean, hard, selfish old business man. He often said “Humbug” He cared for nothing but money.
3 What was the true spirit of Christmas according to Fred
He thought it is to do sth good to others and opened his heart to think of others.
4 Scrooge’s last visitor said he was connected with his welfare. What does this sentence mean
He was raising money to help the poor. He hoped That Scrooge gave some money to help the poor.
Fill in the blanks according the passage
It was the day before Christmas and the weather was terrible . Bob wanted to have a day off in order to have a good Christmas dinner but his boss , Scrooge, who was cold , mean and only interested in making money didn’t allow him to do so at first. Scrooge’s nephew--- Fred wanted to invite Scrooge to attend their Christmas dinner but he was refused . A gentleman who wanted bo connect some money for the poor was also turned down by Scrooge. At last when all the others left Scrooge had a dream , in which he Santa Claus
Integrating Skills
Divide the play into 3 parts. Try to find out what caused Scrooge to turn over a new leaf.
Find out something about the first scene
Place:_ The place where Scrooge live once lived. The time when Scrooge was young.
Time: Young scrooge and his girlfriend. The girl wanted to be separated from Scrooge
Characters: Scrooge cared nothing except money
Event: He felt very uneasy.
Reasons:
In the second scene, Scrooge saw the Christmas party held in Bob Cratchit’s houses. Judge the following sentences True of False .
1.In the dream it was Christmas Eve and the Cratchits were having a Christmas dinner. T
2. In the dream Tiny was ill but his father couldn’t afford the medicine for him. T
3. These things really happened to the Cratchits. F
4. On seeing the scene Scrooge wanted to change his life. T
5. Scrooge ordered a big Christmas tree for the cratchits’. F
Scene 3
From here we say the Scrooge turned over a new leaf. How did Bob Cratchit feel when he saw Scrooge and his turkey D
A. Satisfied B. Interested C. Angry D. Surprised
He hadn’t expected that Scrooge would be so generous
Phrases
care for 喜爱；照顾
in the race to do sth. 在做某事的竞赛中
put on 穿上
so far 至此
at this festive season of the year 在一年中喜庆的季节
close up （尤指暂时）关闭；使靠近
leave alone 不管；随…去
toast to 干杯
date back to 追溯到（过去的某个时间）
on the contrary 相反
have an eye for 关注；能判断；能欣赏
want/have a day off / ask for a day’s leave 请一天假
pick a man’s pocket掏某人口袋
leave sb alone别管他
do good to sb对某人有好处
bring in profit带来利润
be in want/need of急需
afford to do sth供得起
be badly off穷困
believe in信任某人
admit doing sth承认做了某事
want all day off
open one’s hearts freely
this very night
be concerned with
display one’s deep sympathy
an immediate success
comment on everything
as follows
take one’s place
twice the size of
harmony with others
Unit 8 Learning a foreign language
I 教学目的和要求(Teaching aims and demands）
1、Topics:
Talking about learning and study skills
2、Vocabulary:
Motivation diction correction alphabet stick acquisition awful instruct data academic comprehension secure interpreter patience adopt pile tyre overweight anxious operation junior association postcode
Make progress make sense in other words take a risk experiment with piles of put end to knock down fall behind
3、Function:
提出建议(giving advice)
You’d better…… It’s much better to……
You should …… You shouldn’t……
Don’t…… You need to ……
If I were you, I’d …… Why not……
What about/ How about…… Please……
谈论态度和动机(talking about attitudes and motivation)
The stronger the motivation is, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language
4、Grammar
复习虚拟语气(review the subjective mood)
II 能力目标 (Ability goals)
Enable the students to master the skills to learn a foreign language
III 教学重点 (Teaching important points)
Learn how to learn a foreign language.
IV 教学难点 (Teaching difficult points)
Help the students overcome the difficulties in learning a foreign language.
V 教学方法 (Teaching methods)
1、Talking
2、Discussing
3、Students-centered approach
VI 教具 (Teaching aids)
A computer and a projector
Teaching procedures & ways:
Reading
Fast reading
1 What is the most puzzling question in learning our mother tongue
2 If we develop our study skills and way of learning, is learning foreign language twice as hard or as easy
Careful reading
Tell the sentences true or false
1 Although experts don’t agree each other, they all share a common opinion :Life is a very successful language school. T
2 We study our mother tongue all day long for about 5 years before we master it. But we only spend a few hours a week and in a few years’ time we can speak a foreign language. T
3.Successful language learners usually step away from the academic challenges. F
4The less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the worse their language acquisition.F
Choose the best answers
1.Most children have mastered their mother tongue . 答案：C
A. at the age of five B. by the age of eight C. before they are five D. since they were five
2.Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except . 答案：A
A. the ability to memorize the words B. an interest in understanding their own thinking
C. willingness to take chances D. confidence in their ability
3.The best option for the exchange students is . 答案：A
A. living with local people B. living in the dormitory
C. choosing exchange programmes at various academic levels at a reasonable cost
D. making friends with the other students
4.The disadvantage of studying abroad is . 答案：B
A. language and culture B. cost and safety C. custom and culture D. exchange programme
5.Visiting students do the following things except . 答案：C
A. staying in the host family’s house B. eating in the host family’s house
C. becoming a member of the family D. keeping in touch with the host family afterwards
6.Before going out to study in a foreign country,you should not . 答案：C
A. care much about the money that may cost you B. collect as much information as possible
C. plan a long course to study D. discuss every detail with your family
7.The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means . 答案：B
A. we are equipped with a special ability to learn language
B. the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us
C. parents can give children language lessons
D. people can learn the language by themselves
8.What makes it easier to study abroad nowadays 答案：D
A. The cost has become reasonable. B. There are programmes for all levels.
C. Students can find “home-stay” service and live with the host family.
D. All the above.
9.The greatest value of an exchange student studying abroad is . 答案：C
A. to learn the language B. to widen one’s views and understand the culture of other country
C. to get better idea of yourself and your own culture D. to learn to be independent of oneself
10.What’s the purpose of writing this article 答案：C
A. Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.
B. Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our mother tongue.
C. Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we develop our study skills.
D. In fact,the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years.
Decide which language ( mother tongue or foreign language) each of the sentences below
A We learn quite fast.
B We are not taught but learn anyway. M
C Some people think that we are born with an ability to learn this. M
D We can learn faster if we develop study skills.
E Most people have mastered this by the age of five. M
F We learn this in a special place where we can get help.
G It takes longer to learn this. M
H We Learn this by communicating with others. M
Main idea of each paragragh .
1. The environmental factor of learning mother tongue.
2. Different opinions of language experts.
3. The difference between learning mother and learning a foreign language.
4. The characteristics of successful language learners.
5.Different learning ways of successful language learners
6. The importance of the purpose of learning.
The purpose of writing the passage to tell us that learning a foreign language does not have to be twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.
Integrating Skills
What is the best way to learn a language Why
I think the best way to do this is to go to a country where the language is spoken.
We can use the language at any places at any time . It’s good for language learning.
2. Is it possible for you to study abroad Yes, it is.
3. What should you do before you go abroad
We should find out as much as possible about different programmes, including the cost and length of our stay.
4. Can you list the advantages and the disadvantages of studying abroad
Advantages of studying abroad
1). become fluent in the new language
2). make friends with people from different background.
3). Understand another culture
4). broaden your horizons and improve your understanding of the world
5). learn about yourself and what your culture is really like
6). learn to depend on yourself
Disadvantages of studying abroad
1). Some of them may fall behind in their studies when studying abroad.
2).They may not be able to take classes at the same level as at home.
3). Parents worry about the safety of their children and may also be concerned about the cost.
Choose the main idea of each paragraph
Para. 1 It is possible for a student of any level to study a foreign language in a country where the language is spoken.
Para. 2 Advantages of studying abroad.
Para. 3 disadvantages of studying abroad.
Para.4 What should you do in order studying abroad
Phrases
1.make progress 前进；进步
2.make sense of 弄懂…的意思
3.in other words 换句话说；换言之
4.take risks/a risk 冒险
5.experiment with 进行试验；进行实验
6.piles of 一大堆；一大批；一大团
7.knock down 击倒；撞倒
8.that is to say 也就是说
9.fall behind 落后
10.be different from 与…不同
11.communicate with 与…联系；与…交流
12.distinguish…from… 把与区别开来
13.adjust to 调整；调节；使适合；使便于使用
14.in the process 在进行；经过；在…过程中
15.in common （团体）共同的；公有的
16.make mistakes 犯错误
17.make friends with 与…交朋友
18.take (an active ) part in （积极）参加
19.take patience to 有耐心去做….
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I 教学目的和要求(Teaching aims and demands）
1、Topics:
Learning about Charles Dickens and his works
2、Vocabulary:
bacteria power standard conscience frost overcoat wage admit
clap partner abundant taxpayer occupy constant welfare clerk
novelist firm shadow ambition indeed selfish bishop
care for leave alone in want of badly off close up
have an eye for as follows of late
3、Function:
谈论社会责任(Talking about social responsibilities)
(1) Business is not only about making money and profits
(2) We should care for other people
(3) It’s necessary for employers to care about their employees and their families
(4) Rich people should help poor people in society
(5) People who make and sell fake food products and medicine must be punished
(6) Companies must take necessary measures to improve working conditions to protect the people working for them.
(7) We cannot only think about ourselves, and we should open our hearts freely and think of others.
4、Grammar
复习状语(Review the Adverbial)
II 能力目标 (Ability goals)
Enable the students to appreciate the works of Dickens and succeed in mastering the target language.
III 教学重点 (Teaching important points)
Learn how to analyze the characters in the play.
IV 教学难点 (Teaching difficult points)
Help the students get the spirits of the play.
V 教学方法 (Teaching methods)
1、Talking
2、Discussing
3、Students-centered approach
VI 教具 (Teaching aids)
A computer and a projector
Teaching procedures & ways:
Reading
Lead-in
Charles Dickens was the greatest representative of English critical novelist in the 19th century. He wrote 14 novels and many other short stories in his lifetime. His style was realistic and humors .He gave us a vivid picture of life of ordinary people. His works shows sympathy for the poor.
Scanning
1 When did this story happen
2 How many people were mentioned
3What was Ebenezer Scrooge What kind of this man was
4Who was Bob Cratchit What did he want to do
5 What did the gentlemen want Scrooge to do Has he Promised What happened to Scrooge
Skimming
Analysis of the characters in stories by typical language.
Main heroes What they say characteristic
Scrooge 1”I have to pay you a whole day’s”Wages for no work. He says Humbug” 2”That’s an excuse for picking a man’s Pocket”.3 Leave it alone Much good may it do you. 1 cold, interested in money. 2 not care for his employee.
Bob 1”I’m too cold to write so I warm myself on the candle.”2” I want a day off at Christmas”3 Those who are badly off must go there poor, modest and careful.
Fred “There are many things that do me good without bringing in profit” kind and helpful.
Santa He always says “Ho,ho,ho.” make others happy
Posting-reading
Choose the best answers
1.Christmas is traditionally celebrated on . 答案：B
A. December 24 B. December 25 C. December 30 D. December 31
2.Which of the following is not true according to the dialogue 答案：A
A. The business is now owned by Scrooge and his partner, Marley.
B. Marley died on December 24th.
C. The gentleman tried to persuade Mr Scrooge to do something good for the poor.
D .Many thousands of people don’t have enough money to keep themselves warm.
3.Ebenezer Scrooge is . 答案：D
A. a warm-hearted boss B. a lazy kind boss
C. a hospitable boss D. a greedy ungenerous boss
4.According to the dialogue,which of the following sentences is right 答案：C
A. Nothing happened when the clock struck one.
B. Scrooge’s eyes were wet because he had a cold.
C. The girl who used to love Scrooge has married another man.
D. Scrooge,a kind old man is always commenting on everything by saying “Humbug”.
5.In the sentence,“He is cold, mean and selfish old man ”,“mean” is . 答案：D
A.有技巧的 B.心情不好的 C.普通的 D.吝啬的
6.From the dialogue, we can infer . 答案：C
A. Fred helps Scrooge become a helpful man
B. everyone does wish Ebenzer Scrooge a merry Christmas
C. Ebenzer scrooge corrects his mistakes and makes a fresh start
D. Scrooge’s partner, Marley died at Christmas
7.The main factor that makes Mr Scrooge change his mind is that . 答案：A
A. he feels afraid the bad thing will happen to him in the future
B. he regrets what he did in the past
C. he is moved by what Santa Claus says
D. he loses his fortune and becomes a poor man himself
8.What can’t be concluded from the passage 答案：D
A. People usually have turkey for Christmas.
B. The place they live in is cold in winter.
C. Bob is quite astonished Scrooge’s generousness.
D. All the poor people can enjoy a merry Christmas now.
9.According to Fred,Christmas is the day of the year when people . 答案：D
A. think of the past and look forward to the future
B. put valuable things in their pockets
C. have dinner together
D. show kindness to people and help others
10.Mr Scrooge is reluctant to open his heart to the poor because . 答案：D
A. there are plenty of prisons in the world
B. he is poor himself
C. the union work houses can help the poor
D. he only cares about his own business and never shows kindness to others
Judge the following sentences True or false
1.It was cold in scrooge’s office and Bob had to warm himself over the candles. T
2. Scrooge was willing to let Bob have a day off because it would be Christmas the next day. F
3. Scrooge was invited by his niece and he accepted happily. F
4. A gentleman arrived at Scrooge’s office because he wanted to collected money for the poor. T
5. Scrooge didn’t want to give the poor any money because he was poor himself. F
6. According to the dialogue, in Scrooge’s dream he met his old friend ------Jacob Marley. F
Answer the following questions
1How does Ebenezer Scrooge treat people Working for him
He was cold ,mean and only interested in profit and money. He didn’t care for his employers. He
often asked them to work without a rest, even at Christmas eve.
2 What is the typical of Ebenezer
He was a mean, hard, selfish old business man. He often said “Humbug” He cared for nothing but money.
3 What was the true spirit of Christmas according to Fred
He thought it is to do sth good to others and opened his heart to think of others.
4 Scrooge’s last visitor said he was connected with his welfare. What does this sentence mean
He was raising money to help the poor. He hoped That Scrooge gave some money to help the poor.
Fill in the blanks according the passage
It was the day before Christmas and the weather was terrible . Bob wanted to have a day off in order to have a good Christmas dinner but his boss , Scrooge, who was cold , mean and only interested in making money didn’t allow him to do so at first. Scrooge’s nephew--- Fred wanted to invite Scrooge to attend their Christmas dinner but he was refused . A gentleman who wanted bo connect some money for the poor was also turned down by Scrooge. At last when all the others left Scrooge had a dream , in which he Santa Claus
Integrating Skills
Divide the play into 3 parts. Try to find out what caused Scrooge to turn over a new leaf.
Find out something about the first scene
Place:_ The place where Scrooge live once lived. The time when Scrooge was young.
Time: Young scrooge and his girlfriend. The girl wanted to be separated from Scrooge
Characters: Scrooge cared nothing except money
Event: He felt very uneasy.
Reasons:
In the second scene, Scrooge saw the Christmas party held in Bob Cratchit’s houses. Judge the following sentences True of False .
1.In the dream it was Christmas Eve and the Cratchits were having a Christmas dinner. T
2. In the dream Tiny was ill but his father couldn’t afford the medicine for him. T
3. These things really happened to the Cratchits. F
4. On seeing the scene Scrooge wanted to change his life. T
5. Scrooge ordered a big Christmas tree for the cratchits’. F
Scene 3
From here we say the Scrooge turned over a new leaf. How did Bob Cratchit feel when he saw Scrooge and his turkey D
A. Satisfied B. Interested C. Angry D. Surprised
He hadn’t expected that Scrooge would be so generous
Phrases
care for 喜爱；照顾
in the race to do sth. 在做某事的竞赛中
put on 穿上
so far 至此
at this festive season of the year 在一年中喜庆的季节
close up （尤指暂时）关闭；使靠近
leave alone 不管；随…去
toast to 干杯
date back to 追溯到（过去的某个时间）
on the contrary 相反
have an eye for 关注；能判断；能欣赏
want/have a day off / ask for a day’s leave 请一天假
pick a man’s pocket掏某人口袋
leave sb alone别管他
do good to sb对某人有好处
bring in profit带来利润
be in want/need of急需
afford to do sth供得起
be badly off穷困
believe in信任某人
admit doing sth承认做了某事
want all day off
open one’s hearts freely
this very night
be concerned with
display one’s deep sympathy
an immediate success
comment on everything
as follows
take one’s place
twice the size of
harmony with others
Unit 8 Learning a foreign language
I 教学目的和要求(Teaching aims and demands）
1、Topics:
Talking about learning and study skills
2、Vocabulary:
Motivation diction correction alphabet stick acquisition awful instruct data academic comprehension secure interpreter patience adopt pile tyre overweight anxious operation junior association postcode
Make progress make sense in other words take a risk experiment with piles of put end to knock down fall behind
3、Function:
提出建议(giving advice)
You’d better…… It’s much better to……
You should …… You shouldn’t……
Don’t…… You need to ……
If I were you, I’d …… Why not……
What about/ How about…… Please……
谈论态度和动机(talking about attitudes and motivation)
The stronger the motivation is, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language
4、Grammar
复习虚拟语气(review the subjective mood)
II 能力目标 (Ability goals)
Enable the students to master the skills to learn a foreign language
III 教学重点 (Teaching important points)
Learn how to learn a foreign language.
IV 教学难点 (Teaching difficult points)
Help the students overcome the difficulties in learning a foreign language.
V 教学方法 (Teaching methods)
1、Talking
2、Discussing
3、Students-centered approach
VI 教具 (Teaching aids)
A computer and a projector
Teaching procedures & ways:
Reading
Fast reading
1 What is the most puzzling question in learning our mother tongue
2 If we develop our study skills and way of learning, is learning foreign language twice as hard or as easy
Careful reading
Tell the sentences true or false
1 Although experts don’t agree each other, they all share a common opinion :Life is a very successful language school. T
2 We study our mother tongue all day long for about 5 years before we master it. But we only spend a few hours a week and in a few years’ time we can speak a foreign language. T
3.Successful language learners usually step away from the academic challenges. F
4The less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the worse their language acquisition.F
Choose the best answers
1.Most children have mastered their mother tongue . 答案：C
A. at the age of five B. by the age of eight C. before they are five D. since they were five
2.Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except . 答案：A
A. the ability to memorize the words B. an interest in understanding their own thinking
C. willingness to take chances D. confidence in their ability
3.The best option for the exchange students is . 答案：A
A. living with local people B. living in the dormitory
C. choosing exchange programmes at various academic levels at a reasonable cost
D. making friends with the other students
4.The disadvantage of studying abroad is . 答案：B
A. language and culture B. cost and safety C. custom and culture D. exchange programme
5.Visiting students do the following things except . 答案：C
A. staying in the host family’s house B. eating in the host family’s house
C. becoming a member of the family D. keeping in touch with the host family afterwards
6.Before going out to study in a foreign country,you should not . 答案：C
A. care much about the money that may cost you B. collect as much information as possible
C. plan a long course to study D. discuss every detail with your family
7.The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means . 答案：B
A. we are equipped with a special ability to learn language
B. the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us
C. parents can give children language lessons
D. people can learn the language by themselves
8.What makes it easier to study abroad nowadays 答案：D
A. The cost has become reasonable. B. There are programmes for all levels.
C. Students can find “home-stay” service and live with the host family.
D. All the above.
9.The greatest value of an exchange student studying abroad is . 答案：C
A. to learn the language B. to widen one’s views and understand the culture of other country
C. to get better idea of yourself and your own culture D. to learn to be independent of oneself
10.What’s the purpose of writing this article 答案：C
A. Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.
B. Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our mother tongue.
C. Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we develop our study skills.
D. In fact,the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years.
Decide which language ( mother tongue or foreign language) each of the sentences below
A We learn quite fast.
B We are not taught but learn anyway. M
C Some people think that we are born with an ability to learn this. M
D We can learn faster if we develop study skills.
E Most people have mastered this by the age of five. M
F We learn this in a special place where we can get help.
G It takes longer to learn this. M
H We Learn this by communicating with others. M
Main idea of each paragragh .
1. The environmental factor of learning mother tongue.
2. Different opinions of language experts.
3. The difference between learning mother and learning a foreign language.
4. The characteristics of successful language learners.
5.Different learning ways of successful language learners
6. The importance of the purpose of learning.
The purpose of writing the passage to tell us that learning a foreign language does not have to be twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.
Integrating Skills
What is the best way to learn a language Why
I think the best way to do this is to go to a country where the language is spoken.
We can use the language at any places at any time . It’s good for language learning.
2. Is it possible for you to study abroad Yes, it is.
3. What should you do before you go abroad
We should find out as much as possible about different programmes, including the cost and length of our stay.
4. Can you list the advantages and the disadvantages of studying abroad
Advantages of studying abroad
1). become fluent in the new language
2). make friends with people from different background.
3). Understand another culture
4). broaden your horizons and improve your understanding of the world
5). learn about yourself and what your culture is really like
6). learn to depend on yourself
Disadvantages of studying abroad
1). Some of them may fall behind in their studies when studying abroad.
2).They may not be able to take classes at the same level as at home.
3). Parents worry about the safety of their children and may also be concerned about the cost.
Choose the main idea of each paragraph
Para. 1 It is possible for a student of any level to study a foreign language in a country where the language is spoken.
Para. 2 Advantages of studying abroad.
Para. 3 disadvantages of studying abroad.
Para.4 What should you do in order studying abroad
Phrases
1.make progress 前进；进步
2.make sense of 弄懂…的意思
3.in other words 换句话说；换言之
4.take risks/a risk 冒险
5.experiment with 进行试验；进行实验
6.piles of 一大堆；一大批；一大团
7.knock down 击倒；撞倒
8.that is to say 也就是说
9.fall behind 落后
10.be different from 与…不同
11.communicate with 与…联系；与…交流
12.distinguish…from… 把与区别开来
13.adjust to 调整；调节；使适合；使便于使用
14.in the process 在进行；经过；在…过程中
15.in common （团体）共同的；公有的
16.make mistakes 犯错误
17.make friends with 与…交朋友
18.take (an active ) part in （积极）参加
19.take patience to 有耐心去做….
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