Unit8LearningaforeignlanguageStep1.WarmingupTalkaboutthepicturesonPage64T:Therearesixpicturesaboutdifferentactivitiesinlearning.Workinpairsanddescribeeachpicture.Picture1.studentsarereadingintheschoollibrary.someofthemaresittinginfrontofthecomputerssurfingintheInternet.Othersarereadingbooksandmagazines.Pic2.Thegirlisreadinginapark.Pic3.Thestudentsarehavingalessonwiththeirteacher.Theyaretalkingaboutsomethingandtheteacherisbesidethemlisteningorbeingreadytogivesomehelp.Pie.4Thestudentsarehavingalessoninthecomputerlab.Theyseemveryattentive.Pic5.severalstudentsaretalkingtotheirteacherorclassmateintheschoolyard.Pic6.Aboyisreadingsomethingwithamicrophoneofcourse,Alltheseactivatescanbeusedinlearningalanguage.Doyouthinkithardtolearnaforeignlanguage?why?(Differentstudentshavedifferentideas)Thisclasswilllearnapassage,inwhichyoumayfindsomethingquiteinterestingaboutthisquestion.Step2.Reading一．FastreadingReadthetextquicklyandfindtheanswerstothefollowingquesting.1.Generallyspeaking,whenhasachildmasteredthebasicsofhisorhermothertongue?2.Whatcharacteristicsdosuccessfullanguagelearnershaveincommon?(Theyareinterestedinunderstandingtheirownthinking,curiousabouttheworld,willingtotakechancesandconfidentintheirability)二.DetailedreadingTorF1.Welearntourmothertonguebyeverydayactivatesandinteractionswiththepeoplearoundus.2.Languageexpertsagreeonhowwewereabletoacquireourlanguage.3.Alotofpeoplearebornwithaspecialabilitytolearnaforeignlanguagewell.4.Learnaforeignlanguagemuchfasterthanwedoourmothertongue.5.Wecangetalotofhelpandthelearningismoreefficient,sowelearnEnglishmuchfasterthanwemayhavethought.6.SuccessfullanguagelearnersspentasmanyhoursstudyingEnglishastheydotheirmothertongue.7.Thelessanxiousandrelaxedtheleaner,thebettertheirlanguageacquisition.用心爱心专心18.Learningalanguageneedspatience.三.Dealwithsomedifficultsentences.1.Somebelievethatwearequippedwithaspecialabilitytolearnlanguageandthatourbrainadjustsitselftothelanguageandtheourbrainadjustsitselftothelanguageweheararoundus.2.Othersthinkthatwelearnlanguageinthesamewaywelearnotherthings,suchaswalkingorsolvingproblems,andthatwhatwearebornwithisgeneralabilitytolearnwearebornwithisgeneralabilitytolearnandadapt,notalanguage–specificpartofthebran.3.Thedatasuggeststhatwhatsuccessfullanguagelearnershaveincommonis,amongotherthings,thattheyareinterestedinunderstandingtheirownthinking,curiosabouttheworld,willingtotakechancesandconfidentintheirability.Step3SummarizeFindthemainideaofeachparagraphandthepurposeofthistext.Para1:Howwasitpossibleforustoacquireourmothertonguewithoutreceivingformalinstruction?Para2.Languageexpertshavedifferentanswerstothequestion.Para3:Learningaforeignlanguageisdifferentfromlearningone'smothertongue.Para4.successfullanguagelearnersshareanumberofcharacteristicsPara5.Byplanningandevaluatingtheirlearningsuccessfullanguagelearnergainconfidencewhichinturnallowsthemtoenjoythelearningprocessandlearnbetterandfaster.Para6.Ifweadoptsomeofthestudyskillsandcharacteristicsdescribedinthetext,wewillbecomemoresuccessful.Purpose:toexplainthedifferencebetweenlearningone'smothertongueandlearningaforeignlanguageandtodescribethestudyskillsandcharacteristicsofsuccessfullanguagelearners.Step4.Languagepoints.1.stick(stuck=stuck)v①使停止卡住阻塞eg:Thebusstuckinthemud②刺入Theneedlestuckinmyfinger.③粘贴stickastampstickout:伸出stickto坚持get/be...
