Unit 19 Language Lesson 1 Language learning Get ahead with your English

Unit 19 Language Lesson 1 Language learning Get ahead with your English (Reading)

Lead- in

Do you like learning English? Why?

How do you learn English?

I like learning English because _____________ or I don’t like learning English because ________

We learn English by (doing) __________

Pre-reading: How important is English Learning?

Fast reading:

Read the text fast to find in which paragraphs we can find the information about the importance of English. （2’）Careful reading: answer the question:

1. How important is English learning?

English has become the ______ language. In today’s world, being able to speak _________ one language, including English, is how you ________ and get ahead and English holds the ________ a brighter future and a world of _____________ .

2. What can we do to improve our English?

We can improve our English by learning ___ new words a day, listening to ____________, reading the ____ in English after _________ it in our own language, watching English ______ and studying with our ______. Guess the meanings of these words:

trend decade global enlarge target inform guarantee adjust Including the whole world

to make something bigger

general direction; tendency

goal

a period of ten years

officially tell someone something

to change something slightly

to make something happen

全球的

放大

趋势

目标

十年

告知

调整

保证

Reading Comprehension

Learning English as a foreign language has become a trend ______.

A. because it has become the global language

B. because of the growth of international companies

C. because of the great advances in communications

D. because of all the above

2. Learning English as a foreign language is very difficult because ______.

A. we don’t have enough time

B. we don’t have a native language environment

C. we don’t have the opportunity to live in an English-speaking country

D. most of us can only learn at school

3. Language input includes ______.

A. reading and writing

B. reading and listening

C. listening and speaking

D. listening and writing

4. Experts advise us to do the following extra work outside of classroom except ______.

A. enlarge our vocabulary by 10 new words every day

B. watch the news in our own language and then read the news in English

C. study with friends

D. read English novels

5. Putting extra 15 minutes a day in English takes the following except _______.

A. effort

B. time

C. money

D. dedication

Match the words with their meanings:

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attain theory surround curriculum accelerate 环绕，围绕

达到；获得

加速；加快；促进理论

课程

Careful reading: answer the questions:

According to the text, what is the best way to learn a foreign language?

The best way to learn a foreign language is to be _________ by it, probably by ______ in a country where the _________ is spoken.

How can teachers try to create a rich language environment in the classroom?

To create a rich language _____________ in the classroom, teachers need to _____ that there is an ________ amount of input in English conveyed through ______ mediums.

(surrounded ,living ,language ,environment ,make sure ,adequate ,various )

Decide the following sentences are true or false.(见课本第6页,练习3)

Post-reading ---- interview

Have an interview in groups of 4: one acting as Deng Y aping answering Ss’ questions, the other three as students asking questions about learning English

Individual work: Y our questions

1.____________________________________

2.____________________________________

Pair work: ask and answer

Group work: help each other and discuss

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