词汇语境话题教学：Language Learning

LearningAims•Throughthislesson,studentsareableto,1.Previewthenewwordsintimeanddevelopagoodlearninghabit.2.Memorizenewwordsincontext.3.Graspthemeaningofnewwordsandusethemcorrectlybypracticinginsentencesandarticle.Unit11LanguageLearning语言学习（词汇教学之语境中记单词）ForeignLanguagesEnglishJapaneseGermanFrenchSpanishKoreanHowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?TrueorFalse.InChina,Chineseisanofficiallanguage,whileEnglishisasecondlanguage.InIndia,Englishisasecondlanguageaswellasanofficiallanguage.EnglishisoneofthemostpopularforeignlanguagesinChina.AsforChinesestudents,Englishisacompulsorycoursefromprimaryschooltoseniorhighschool,soitisreallyimportanttoobtainhighmarksinEnglishexams.FTTTIfwewanttolearnEnglishwellandgetgoodgradesinEnglishtests,weshouldimproveourskillsinfouraspects,suchas…ListeningAbilitySpokenEnglishReadingComprehensionWritingSkillsInordertoimprovelisteningskills,wehadbettergetaccesstovariouslisteningmaterials:EnglishsongsormoviesTextbooktapesEnglishradioprogramssuchasVOA,BBC,CNN…,whichprovidestandardAmericanorBritishEnglishotherthandialects.Ifweplantostudyortravelabroad,it’snecessarytospeakfluentEnglish.CanyoucomeupwithsomeeffectivemethodstoimproveoralEnglish?OvercomeyourshynesstospeakaloudCommunicatewithforeignersasoftenaspossibleImitate(模仿)thenativespeakerstopronouncewordscorrectlyandtrytoacquireagoodpronunciation..Sometipsabouthowtoimprovereadingcomprehension:Enlargeourvocabulary,andmemoriseatleast3,500wordsandexpressions.Learnaccurategrammarrulesbyheart.Acquiresomeeffectivereadingskills,includingscanning,skimming,guessingnewwordsincontext…Sometipsabouthowtowriteagoodcomposition:AvoidspellingandgrammarmistakesHaveaneathandwritingRecitesomearticlesandusefulsentencepatternsDosometranslationexercisesTosumup(总而言之),it’snoteasytomaster（掌握）aforeignlanguage.Keepsomegoodhabitsinmind:_______________newwordseveryday.(复习)_______________newwordsindictionary.（查阅）______________theteacher’slecture.（集中精力于……）________________carefullyinclass.（记笔记）______theteacher____________.（向……征求意见）_______newwords____________.（利用，使用）Practicemakesperfect!（熟能生巧）Goover/Review/ReviseLookup/RefertoFocus/ConcentrateonTake/MakenotesAskforadvicePuttouseJackMa’sEnglishSpeechJackMaspeaksalmostperfectEnglish.HowdidhelearntospeakEnglishsofluently？It’sknowntoallthathewasborninChina,whichgavehimfewopportunitiestopickupEnglish.MastartedtostudyEnglishatayoungageandpracticedEnglishdailybycommunicatingwithEnglish-speakersaroundtheHangzhouWestLake.HewouldgivethemtoursaroundthecityforfreetoimprovehisEnglish.HeacquiredagoodknowledgeofEnglishandbecamepenpals(笔友)withsomeforeigners,oneofwhomnicknamed(给……起绰号)him“Jack”becauseshefoundithardtopronouncehisChinesename.In1988JackMaattendedHangzhouNormalCollegeandgraduatedwithabachelor’sdegreeinEnglish.From1988to1995,hewasalecturerinEnglishandInternationalTrade.ThenhemetBillAho,anAmericanbusinessman,andwasintroducedtotheWorldWideWeb,whichhelpedhimfoundChina’firstwebcompany.PerfectEnglishhasplayedavitalroleinJackMa’ssuccess.1.JackMa能够说流利的英文。（fluent）2.他通过与以英语为本族语人交流来练习说英语。（Englishnativespeakers）3.Ma通过与外国人做笔友来精通英语。（acquireagoodknowledgeof…）4.完美的英语在JackMa的成功中发挥了至关重要的作用。（playavitalrolein…）JackMacanspeakfluentEnglish.HepracticedspeakingEnglishbycommunicatingwithnativespeakers.MaacquiredagoodknowledgeofEnglishbymakingpenpalswithforeigners.PerfectEnglishhasplayedavitalroleinJackMa’ssuccess.Memorizenewwords;Domorewordpractice;Doreadingpractice.