Unit 8 LEARING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TWICE AS HARD

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Unit 8 LEARING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TWICE AS HARD
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ways to learn English Memorize new
words Watch English films Practice
writing in English Talk to your classmates
Listen to the tape Learn from your teacher
Read English stories Make a study plan
Talk to native speakers
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Difficulties in learning English

• Memorizing new words, good pronunciation and
  intonation, understanding English grammar,
  listening and speaking, writing

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Differences in learning English and Chinese

• Sounds and pronunciations,
• spelling system
• sentence structures
• grammar rules
• way of thinking,
• history
• culture
• social system

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Characteristics of successful learners

• a clear goal in learning, making proper study
  plans, wide interest in anything, high
  efficiency, self-confidence, a good study habit,

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Effective learning skills

• Reading all kinds of materials , taking notes,
  using dictionaries, connect English with work and
  life, listening to English radio programmes,
  imitating

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Ways of develop confidence

• Practice good pronunciation and try to speak in
  public, learn to express ideas in English orally,
  try to attend all kind of lectures and sit in
  front row of seats and ask questions

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We should develop our confidence. we
should believe in ourselves. Just as Madame
Curie said Life is not easy for any of us ,
we must work, and above all, we must believe
in ourselves. We must believe that each of
us is able to do something well, and that
,when we discover what this something is, we
must work hard at it until we succeed.
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Fast reading

• 1 What is the most puzzling question
• in learning our mother tongue?
• 2 If we develop our study skills and way of
  learning, is learning foreign language twice as
  hard or as easy?

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Careful reading
Tell the sentences true or false
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• 1 Although experts dont agree each other, they
  all share a common opinion Life is a very
  successful language school.
• 2 We study our mother tongue all day long for
  about 5 years before we master it. But we only
  spend a few hours a week and in a few years time
  we can speak a foreign language.

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3.Successful language learners usually step away
from the academic challenges. 4 The less anxious
and more relaxed the learner, the worse their
language acquisition.
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• Decide which language ( mother tongue or foreign
  language) each of the sentences below

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• A We learn quite fast.
• B We are not taught but learn anyway.
• C Some people think that we are born with an
  ability to learn this.
• D We can learn faster if we develop study skills.
• E Most people have mastered this by the age of
  five.
• F We learn this in a special place where we can
  get help.

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• G It takes longer to learn this.
• H We Learn this by communicating with others.

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Main idea of each paragragh . 1. The
environmental factor of learning mother
tongue. 2. Different opinions of language
experts. 3. The difference between learning
mother and learning a foreign language.
4. The characteristics of successful
language learners.
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5.Different learning ways of successful
language learners 6. The importance of the
purpose of learning. The purpose of writing
the passage to tell us that learning a
foreign language does not have to be twice
as hard as learning our mother tongue.
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• order vt. ??,??,??(?)?(??)
• If a girl orders the most expensive food for
• her first dinner date, she is probably rich or
  
• greedy.
• in order of importance / age / position
• in alphabetical order ????
• in order---- out of order/ in disorder
• List all the leaders in order of position.
• That is a peaceful society, and everything
• there is in good order.

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• 2. a call-in show ??????
• a childrens show ????
• a cat/ flower/motor/car/ show
• be on show
• show sb. around/ round
• show off
• show up

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3. get stuck / be stuck stick ??,
?? stick to ?? My car was
stuck in the mud. He stuck his fork into a
big piece of meat. Dont stick your head out
of the widow of the train. Stick to
the plan and youll succeed.
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4.fun ------ ??funny Seeing monkeys in
the zoo is of great fun. What fun it is to
have a game after work. May you have great
fun. in fun for fun ??, ?? He
couldnt say such a serious thing for fun.
Look at the funny person with a strange
hat on
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Language Points 1.receive formal
instruction / education receive a warm
welcome receive a sword-thrust
accept ones suggestion
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• 2. acquire gain, get
• How I wish I could acquire a good
• knowledge of English.
• He has acquired a goof knowledge of history in
  these few years.
• acquired adj. ??? ???
• 3) Drinking is an acquired taste for him.
• acquisition n. ??
• He devotes his time to the acquisition of
  knowledge

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3. make sense of make sense
make no sense in a sense Can you
make sense of the abstract theory? Talking
after the accident makes no sense. what he
said is reasonable in a sense.
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4. adjust adjust / adapt to 1) You
shouldnt adjust your computer without any
instruction. 2) He adjusted his errors and
continued his research work. 3) You
should adjust your expenditure to your
income 4) When you go to a new country, you
must adapt / adjust yourself to new
circumstances
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5.regardness of paying no attention to
The coal boss risked making money
regardless of workers safety. Youd better
not buy everything regardless of what they
can be used for.
6. in other words in words in word
in a word with the ( these ) words
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With the words
(1 ). ______________, he walked away with
a smile. ( 2 ). Its no use to promise
_________, but in deed. (3 ).
____________, you are a very good boy. (4 ).I
dont know how to explain this _______ (5). I
soon found that the work I was doing had
been done by someone else._________ I was
wasting my time.
in word
In a word
in words
in other words
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6.case ?? ?? ?? ?? 1) Is this the case
that you have lost your money ? ( Is
it true) 2) If that is the case,youll have to
work harder. 3) Such being the case, you cant go
away. 4) There were five cases of influ. 5) It
may rain---- youd better take an umbrella in
case. 6) In case of fire, ring the alarm
bell. 7) In this/ that case, none can escape.
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7. instruct teach ,educate 1) Mr. Zhang
instructed a maths lesson. 2) The captain
instructed his men to fight bravely.
3) He often instructs me in English (studies).
instructor instruction instructive
(?????? )
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8. putto use make use of come into
use in use out of use 1) You
should put what you have to (a) better
use. You should make better use of what
you have. 2) When will the technology come
into use? 3) Something in use today will be out
of use soon.
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9. take a risk / take risks take
the risk of doing sth at the risk of
at risk In our lives, we have to take
so many risk to succeed. He took the
risk of losing his life to save the
drowning boy. He saved the boy at the risk
of losing his life. New things may be at risk
at the beginning.














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10. adopt 1) He adopted my suggestion, which
made me very happy. 2) Mr. Kern adopted
the orphan as his own son. 3) He is not
my real father Im adopted.
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• 11. secure
• adj. ???, ???, ???
• His success is secure.
• Our house is secure from flood.
• They feel secure about their future.

(certain)
( free from anxiety)
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Unit 8 Integrating Skills
Studying Abroad
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• What is the best way to learn a language ?
• Why ?
• 2. Is it possible for you to study abroad ?

I think the best way to do this is to go to A
country where the language is spoken. We can use
the language at any places at any time . Its
good for language learning.
Yes, it is.
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3. What should you do before you go abroad?
We should find out as much as possible about
different programmes, including the cost and
length of our stay.
4. Can you list the advantages and the
disadvantages of studying abroad ?
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Advantages of studying abroad 1. become
fluent in the new language 2. make friends
with people from different background.
3. Understand another culture 4. broaden your
horizons and improve your understanding
of the world 5. learn about yourself and what
your culture is really like 6. learn
to depend on yourself
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Disadvantages of studying abroad 1. Some
of them may fall behind in their studies
when studying abroad. 2.They may not be
able to take classes at the same level as
at home. 3. Parents worry about the
safety of their children and may also be
concerned about the cost.
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Choose the main idea of each paragraph
A. disadvantages of studying abroad. B.
What should you do in order studying abroad
? C. Advantages of studying abroad. D. It
is possible for a student of any level to
study a foreign language in a country where
the language is spoken.
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1. option choice I havent much option in the
matter. None of the options (????)is
satisfactory. They are optional subjects(???)
at school.
2. stay in touch( with sb ) keep in touch (
with sb ) ?- - -???? get in touch with sb
?- - - ????
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3. become / be fluent in speak sth
fluently He has become so fluent in spoken
English. He speaks fluent English. He
speaks English very fluently.
4. fall behind ( sb / others ) fall sick /
ill fall down?? fall over ??
fall into ?? ?? fall off ??
fall in love with sb. fall back
???? fall asleep
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• 5. concern v.
• 1) ??, ??
• concern sb./sth. be concerned with
• Dont trouble about things that dont concern
  you.
• He is said to have been concerned in the crime.
• 2) concern oneself with/in / about ??, ??
• Dont concern yourself with novels.
• 3) ???, ???, ???
• Dont let my illness concern you.
• We are all concerned for/ about her safety.

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• concern n.
• show concern for sb. ????
• have no concern with. ???
• concerning prep. ??
• He likes to refer to something concerning
  Chinese history.
• concerned adj ( ????) ???
• the authorities concerned ????
• as (so) far as be concerned ???
• This is all rubbish as far as Im concerned.

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Language Points in the exercises 1. thanks
to owing to, due to because of 1) Thanks to
the aid of the government, the disease SARS
was controlled. 2) Owing to the rain the match
was cancelled. 3) The accident was due to
careless driving.
2. in ones teens age from 13 to 19
teenager a boy or a girl in his or her teens
She is in her teens.
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3. put an end to sth make an end of sth
come to an end ?? at the end
( of ) in the end 1) Death put
an end to his wicked career. 2) If you dont
give up crime, youll come to a bad end. (
????) 3) We will have an exam at the end of
the month.
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4. knock sb / sth down ?? knock
into ?- - - ?? knock in ??
knock at / on the door ?? knock over
?? knockout of ?--- ???
knock off ??
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1) The boxer knocked his opponent down. 2) You
could have knocked me down with a feather.
( I was greatly surprised ) 3) He knocked a
nail into the wall. 4) It is necessary for us
to knock seeds out of the nuts before we
plant then.
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eg. I was reading a newspaper while walking,
A fast car almost __________. A. knocked me
down B. knocked down me C. knocked me off
D. knocked me over
A
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