LearningAims:1Toimprovetheabilitytoreadandanalyzeapassage;2Tomastersomeimportantwords,phrasesandsentencesinthetext;3Totalksomethingaboutforeigners’learningChinese.Revision:1从这种意义上来说2关于那一点3各地4讲英语的国家5或者更确切的说6朝……走过来7据估计8凭自己的天赋inthissenseforthatmatterfromplacetoplacetheEnglish-speakingcountriesorrathercomeuptoItisestimatedthat…inone’sownrightBritainSingaporeAustraliaJamaicaLet’senjoyasong!Whatcanyoulearnfromthissong?ChineseasaforeignlanguagePrediction:Lookatthetitleofthepassage,whattopicsdoyouthinkwillbementionedinthetext?AmoreforeignersarelearningChineseBthereasonsforlearningChineseCtherelationbetweenChineseandEnglishDthedifficultiesoflearningChineseEatestforlearnersofChineseSkimming:Readthepassagequicklyandcheckyourprediction.AmoreforeignersarelearningChineseBthereasonforlearningChineseCtherelationbetweenChineseandEnglishDthedifficultiesoflearningChineseEatestforlearnersofChinese√√√√Scanning:Dividethepassageinto3partsandconcludethemainideaofeachpart.Part1:Part2:Part3:(paragraph1)ThedemandforChineseasaforeignlanguageisgrowingfast(paragraph2-3)ThereasonfortheinterestinChinese(paragraph4-5)AninternationalexamsystemforlearnersofChineseIntensive-reading:Readthepassagecarefullyandgetsomemoreinformation.NewWords:1curiosity(n.)2fascination(n.)3tone(n.)4initially(adv.)5candidate(n.)6spin-off(n.)好奇心着迷，吸引力语气，语调起初投考者，应考人附带的结果，副产品TaskOne:Answertwoquestions.1WhydopeoplewanttolearnChinese?2IsChineseadifficultlanguageforforeigners?forbusinessopportunitiesbetterunderstandingaboutChinesecultureachallengeYes,thetonesystemisdifficultforthem.TaskTwo:translatingandreplacing.1ThefactthatChineseculturehascontinueduninterruptedformorethan5,000yearsisasourceofcuriosityandfascinationforpeopleinotherpartsoftheworld.对世界上其他国家的人们来说，中国文化毫无间断的延续了5000年让他们感到好奇和着迷。2StudentsmajorinChinesecantaketheopportunitytoteachChineseasaforeignlanguage,whichisanunexpectedresultofit.Andaspin-offofthisisthatteachingChineseasaforeignlanguageoffersyoungChineselanguagegraduatesinterestingprofessionalopportunities.TaskThree:Translatethefollowingphrases.1thedemandfor…2thenumberof/anumberof3athirdreason4quiteafew5increaseby6因为对这种语言如此感兴趣7把..看做…8提供做某事的机会9为…设计，面向10第一次…的时候对……的需求…的数量大量的又一个原因很多增加了withsomuchinterestinthelanguageregard…as…offeropportunitiestodobemeantforthefirsttimeWhowantstolearnChinese?Justabouteverybodyintheworld,itseems.The________forChineseasaforeignlanguageisgrowingfast.Thereareanumberofreasonsfortheinterest.AsChinadevelops____________,opportunitiesfordoingbusinessincrease____________.Butthereisalsoa________interestincultureandtraditionsofChina.AthirdreasonisthatlearningChineseisachallenge.MostspeakersthinkChinesemustbeincrediblydifficult,especiallyits___________andcomplicatedtonesystem.SothegovernmentintroducedtheHSKtest,whichwas__________in1990,was________forthoselearnerswho________Chinese________asecondorforeignlanguage.Later,itwasintroducedabroad.demandeconomicallydramaticallyrenewedcharactersestablishedmeantregardas1Forthetwolanguages--EnglishandChinese,whichdoyouthinkismoredifficulttolearn?2InwhatwayisEnglishorChinesedifficult?Spelling,grammar,pronunciation,tone,idioms…3YouhavebeenstudyingEnglishforatleast5years,thencanyougiveussomeskillsoflearningEnglish?HomeworkRetellthepassageinyourownwords!(about100words)
