unit 8 reading[上学期]

课件13张PPT。Unit8 Learning a Foreign Language True or false
1.Generally,everyone has mastered
the basics of his mother tongue by
the age of six.
2. Successful language learners
can plan and evaluate their
learning, so they gain confidence.
3. We can’t get lots of help in
learning a foreign language .FFT4. Actually, one learns a foreign
language slower than learning his
mother tongue.
5. Successful learners usually have
greater control and a strong sense
of achievement.
6. Successful learners like thinking
in their own way.
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How was it possible to acquire our mother tongue without formal instruction?
Different answers to how we can learn languages.Learning a foreign language is different from learning one’s mother tongue.Find the main idea of each paragraph Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 6
Why some people are better at learning a foreign language than others.
The characteristics of successful learners.
Every one of us can learn a foreign language well.
Answer the following questions:
The writer thinks that learning a foreign
language is faster than learning one’s
mother tongue, why?Comparing the time we spent on the two different learnings ,we can find much more time are spent in learning one’s mother tongue than in learning a foreign language .
We can get lots of help in learning a foreign language and the learning is more efficient.2. If you want to be a successful language learner, what characteristics must you have? interested in understanding my
own thinking;
curious about the world;
willing to take chances ;
confident in my ability;
use different ways of learning ;
plan my studies in order to deal
with academic challenges.
1.acquire vt. to gain or come to possess
得到,获得,养成(习惯,嗜好)
I managed to acquire two tickets for the
concert.
翻译：
积极学习者能更快地获得新技能。
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他养成了吸烟的习惯。
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Active learners can acquire new skills fasterHe acquired a habit of smoking.Language points:2. adopt v.
?to take (someone else’s child) into one’s
family for ever 收养
?to take and use as one’s own 采用，采纳
翻译：
He is not my real father; I’m adopted.
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我们学校采用了新的教学方法。
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他不是我生父，我是被领养的。Our school has adopted a new teaching method.3. regardless of: without worrying about
All our proposals were refused, regardless
of their value.
翻译：
他们不惜成本装修了这房子。
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They decorated the house regardless of the cost
Discuss in groups on how to learn English according to this text.DiscussionHomework Write a short passage on how to learn English, according to this text, about 100 words. Thank you,bye!