Unit2ExploringEnglish背景导学听和说在语言习得过程中是非常重要的。有关专家认为,要通过使用语言来学习语言,而不是通过研究语言来学习语言。Englishisaveryinterestinglanguage.Ithasborrowedwordsfrommanyotherlanguages.ImmigrantscomingintotheUnitedStateshavecontributedmanywordstothelanguage,whichhavekepttheiroriginalpronunciation.“coolie”and“kowtow”weretakenfromtheChineselanguage,“kamikaze”fromJapanese,“shampoo”fromIndian,“blitz”fromGerman,“amigo”and“LosAngeles”fromSpanishandsoon.ManystudentshavestudiedEnglishforyears,someasmanyaseight.However,somestudentsstillhavedifficultyinspeakingfluentEnglish.Someknowmanywords,butareunabletodiscernthemwhennativespeakersusethem.InouroralEnglishclasses,wewillfocusonspeakingandlisteningtonativeEnglishspeakers.Forthisreason,wearetryingtotrainyourearstohearEnglishandyourmouthstospeakintelligibleEnglish,andwewillhavearulethatONLYENGLISHwillbespokeninourEnglishclasses.AnyonespeakingChineseinclasswillberequiredtopayafineinordertoencouragethespeakingandunderstandingofEnglish.IfteachersenteraclassroomanddiscoverthatanyoneisspeakingChinese,theywillrequireeveryoneintheroomtopaythefine.Itiseveryone’sjobtoenforcetheEnglish-Onlyrule.Itisforyourbenefit.ItisbecausewewanttoaccustomyourearstohearingEnglish.OthersubjectsmaybelearnedonlyfrombooksbuttheonlywaytolearnaforeignlanguageistoSPEAKIT!Studentsareoftennervousaboutspeakinginclassatfirstbutwehopetomaketheclassesfun,soyouwillforgetyournervousnessandlearntospeakout.Enjoyyourclasses.【译文】英语是一种非常有趣的语言。它借用了许多其他语言中的词。进入美国的移民对这种语言贡献了许多单词,这些单词保持了原来的发音。“苦力(coolie)”和“叩头(kowtow)”都是从汉语中取来的,“神风队的(kamikaze)”来自日语,“洗发水(shampoo)”来自印度语,“闪电战(blitz)”来自德语,“朋友(amigo)”和“洛杉矶(LosAngeles)”来自西班牙语,等等。许多学生已经学了几年英语,有些多达八年。然而,一些学生仍然很难说一口流利的英语。有些人知道很多单词,但当以英语为母语的人使用它们时,他们无法识别它们。在我们的英语口语课上,我们将专注于说和听以英语为母语的人讲话。由于这个原因,我们正在试图训练你的耳朵听英语,以及训练你的嘴巴说易理解的英语,而且我们将有一个规则,在我们的英语课上“只讲英语”。任何在课上说汉语的人将会被罚款以激励英语的会话能力和理解能力。如果老师进入教室发现有人说汉语,他们将要求教室里的所有人付罚款。强制执行“只讲英语”的规则是所有人的职责。它是对你有好处的。这是因为我们想使你的耳朵习惯于听英语。其他科目可能只从书中学到,但学习一门外语的唯一方法是说它!学生们一开始对在课堂上说话经常感到很紧张,但我们希望把课堂变得有趣,因此你会忘记你的紧张,学会说(英语)出来。好好享受你的课程吧。SectionⅠVideo&Listeningandspeaking文本填空用适当的词汇补全教材听说文本。【Activity1】Video背景导学本视频主要介绍了英语的演变历史及其广泛应用。TheHistoryofEnglishEnglishisnowthemost1.commonlanguageintheworld.ItisthefirstlanguageintheUK,Ireland,theUSA,Canada,NewZealandandAustralia.Itisalsothemost2.popularsecondlanguage,whichmeansEnglishisprobablyspokenbyoveronebillionpeoplearoundtheworld.Buthowdidwe3.arriveattheEnglishwespeaktoday?ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagebeginsinthe4.fifthcenturywiththeinvasionofBritainbythreetribesfromGermany—theAngles,JutesandSaxons.TheoriginallanguageofBritainwasanolder5.EuropeanlanguagecalledCeltic.Overtime,mostoftheCelticspeakerswereforcedintothenorthandwestoftheBritishIsles.TheinvadersspokealanguagecalledAnglo-SaxonandmanyofthemostcommonwordsinEngl...
