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B1U2LearningaLanguage

ElectronicTeachingPortfolio

BookOne

UnitTwo:

LearningaLanguage

PartIGetStarted

SectionADiscussion

▇Sitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.Doyouthinkitisnecessarytolearnanotherlanguagebesidesyourmothertongue?

2.HowlonghaveyoulearnedEnglish?

DoyouthinkEnglishisverydifficulttolearn?

3.Ifpossible,whatotherforeignlanguagesdoyouwanttolearn?

Why?

4.Speakingfromyourownexperience,whateffectivewayswouldyouliketosuggesttohelpotherslearnEnglish?

▇Answersforreference:

1.Open.

2.Open.

3.Open.

4.Open.

SectionBQuotes

▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutlanguagelearning.Doyouaccepttheideasexpressedinthequotes?

Stateyourreasons.

▇

Goethe

⊙Whoeverisnotacquaintedwithforeignlanguagesknowsnothingofhisown.

—Goethe

Interpretation:

Learningaforeignlanguageiscomparabletoajourneyofdiscovery.Oneneedstobefamiliarwithsomeforeignlanguagesinordertounderstandhisorherownnativelanguage.

AboutJohannWolfgangvonGoethe（1749-1832）:

aGermanpoetandscientist,andoneofthebestknownwritersofplaysandbooksofalltime,knownespeciallyforhisplayFaust（《浮士德》）.

WaltWhitman

⊙Languageisnotanabstract（抽象的）constructionofthelearned（有学问的人）,orofdictionary-makers,butissomethingarisingoutofthework,needs,ties,joys,affections,tastesoflonggenerationsofhumanity,andhasitsbasesbroadandlow,closetotheground.

—WaltWhitman

Interpretation:

Languageisnotsomethingproducedfromnowherebytheintellectualsordictionary-makers.Rather,itissomethingcomingfromthecommonplaceactivitiesandemotionsofmanygenerationsofhumanbeings,includingtheirwork,needs,relationships,happiness,loveandpreferences.Languageisbroadlyanddeeplyrootedinthesecommonhappenings.

AboutWaltWhitman（1819-1892）:

aUSwriterknownforhispoetryaboutthebeautyofnatureandthevalueoffreedom.HeisregardedasoneofthegreatestandmostinfluentialUSpoets,andhisbest-knownworkisLeavesofGrass.

DavidBeckham

⊙Ihaven’tconqueredSpanishyet.I’mlearningandunderstandwhat’ssaidduringtraining.I’mprogressinglittlebylittle.Spanishisverydifficultforme,althoughIamgettingusedtoit.Iammakinganeffort.It’scomplicated.ButifIcanconquerSpanish,itwillhavebeenagreatachievement.

—DavidBeckham

Interpretation:

HereBeckham,theworld-famousfootballstar,shareswithushisexperienceinlearningaforeignlanguage.FromwhatBeckhamsays,wecanseethatlearningaforeignlanguageisdifficultforeveryone.Butifwemakeaneffort,wecanconquerit.Asthesayinggoes,wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

AboutDavidBeckham（1975-）becameknownasafootballtalentattheageof11.HejoinedManchesterUnitedasaprofessionalmidfielder（中锋）inJanuary1993.InJune2003,hemovedtoSpainandjoinedRealMadrid.Afootballerwithanamazingabilitytoscoregoalsandgetthecrowdonitsfeet,Beckhamisnowwellknownasoneofthebestfootballplayersoftheworld.

SectionCWatchingandDiscussion

Watchthefollowingvideoclip“WhyislearningEnglishimportant”anddothetasksthatfollow:

插入视频片段：

“WhyislearningEnglishimportant.flv”

1.Fillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.

It’strueEnglishisonlythethirdmostcommonlyspokenlanguageintheworldtoday.Butwhenitcomestoasecondlanguage,morepeoplewanttolearnEnglishthanallotherlanguagescombined.Estimatesindicatethatasmanyas2billionpeopleworldwideareeitherstudyingEnglishorwouldliketolearnEnglish.That’sbecauseEnglishisrecognizedasthelanguageoftheInternet,commerce,medicalandscientificresearchandmanyotherfields.LearningEnglishopensthedoortoabetterlife.

2.What,inyouropinion,arethepossiblereasonsforpeopletolearnEnglish?

Possiblereasonsmayincludethefollowing:

●hopingtolandabetterjob;

●hopingtotraveltoEnglish-speakingcountries;

●hopingtoappreciategreatliteraryworksinEnglishintheiroriginals;

●enjoyinglearningalanguage;

……

Script：

Areyoulookingforabrighterfuture?

Wouldyoulikethechancetolearnaskillthatwillchangeyourlifeandmakeitbetter?

Englishisaffordable,accessible,evenfun.Ofthe7billionpeopleontheearthtoday,wouldyoubelieveonlylessthan10%oftheworld’spopulationspeaksEnglishastheirnativelanguage?

It’strueEnglishisonlythethirdmostcommonlyspokenlanguageintheworldtoday.Butwhenitcomestoasecondlanguage,morepeoplewanttolearnEnglishthanallotherlanguagescombined.Estimatesindicatethatasmanyas2billionpeopleworldwideareeitherstudyingEnglishorwouldliketolearnEnglish.That’sbecauseEnglishisrecognizedasthelanguageoftheInternet,commerce,medicalandscientificresearchandmanyotherfields.LearningEnglishopensthedoortoabetterlife.

PartIIListenandRespond

SectionAWordBank

YouwilllistentowhatastudentfromArgentina（阿根廷）saysaboutlearningforeignlanguages.Thewordsandphrasesintheboxmaybeofsomehelptoyou.

Portuguesen.&a.葡萄牙语（的）；葡萄牙人（的）

mothertongue母语

Spanishn.&a.西班牙语（的）

confidenta确信的，有信心的

copevi.（成功地）应付，对付

communicatevi.交流意见（或感情、消息等）；沟通

keep/bearinmind记住；谨记，牢记

obtainvt.ratherfml〖较正式〗（尤指通过努力或计划）获得，得到；买到

mattervi.[U（to）][ofteninnegatives][常与to连用][常用于否定句]重要，要紧

comprehensionn.[U（of）]fml[常与of连用]〖正式〗理解；理解力

remarkablyad.显著地，引人注目地

catchon（tosth.）（开始）明白，了解（某事）

rhythmn.节奏；韵律

regardingprep.fml〖正式〗（尤用于商业书信中）关于，有关

plusn.受欢迎的或有利的附加物，有利条件

（the）Internetn.互联网

accustomeda.习惯于…的

getaccustomedto习惯于…

processn.步骤，程序

enjoyablea.（事情、经历等）使人快乐的，有乐趣的

SectionBTaskOne:

FocusingontheMainIdeas

▇Turntopage35.Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1.Inthismonologue（独白）Albertotellsusthat________.

A）heisinterestedinlanguageresearch

B）heisgoodatChineseandGerman

C）hehasadegreeinpoliticalscience

D）hewantstobealanguageteacher

2.AccordingtoAlberto,heisnotverygoodat________inlearningforeignlanguages.

A）verbtenses

B）readingspeed

C）speaking

D）spelling

3.Tolearnaforeignlanguagewell,Albertostronglyemphasizes________.

A）watchingTVinthatlanguage

B）readingextensivelyinthatlanguage

C）communicatingwithnativespeakers

D）readingaboutthecultureofthatlanguage

4.InthismonologueAlbertotalksaboutallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A）whyhelikestolearnforeignlanguages

B）whenhefirststartedlearninganewlanguage

C）whylearningforeignlanguagesisnecessary

D）somehelpfulwayshefindsinlearninganewlanguage

5.OneofthereasonswhyAlbertolearnsmultiplelanguagesisthat________.

A）hehasanaturaltalentinlearninglanguages

B）hecanstudypoliticalscienceingreaterdepth

C）heisattractedbythebeautyofdifferentlanguages

D）hecanbroadenhismindbyknowingmorelanguages

▇Key:

1.C）2.A）3.B）4.B）5.D）

SectionCTaskTwo:

ZoomingInontheDetails

Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

1.Albertohasstartedlearning____________,____________,Portugueseand____________,andhewouldalsolovetolearn____________and____________inthenearfuture.

2.Albertoisconfidentthat____________hecanovercomethedifficultiesheencountersinlearningnewlanguages.

3.AccordingtoAlberto,learninganewlanguagebesidesone’s____________canbeuseful,especiallyinaworldwheredistances____________andpeoplefromdifferentcountriescommunicatewitheachother____________.

4.Herecommends（推荐）threegoodwaysoflanguagelearning.Theyare:

a.____________;

b.watchalotoftelevisioninthatlanguage;and

c.____________.

5.Healsomentionsthreeotherthingsthatarehelpfulforlearningalanguage.Theyare:

a.____________;

b.vocabularybooks;and

c.____________.

6.FinallyAlbertosayslearningalanguagemightseemalittle____________,orevenstrange,butonewillgetusedtoit.Thoughthelearningprocessislongandit____________,itisalso____________.

▇Answersforreference:

1.AlbertohasstartedlearningEnglish,French,PortugueseandItalian,andhewouldalsolovetolearnChineseandGermaninthenearfuture.

2.Albertoisconfidentthatwithtimeandpracticehecanovercomethedifficultiesheencountersinlearningnewlanguages.

3.AccordingtoAlberto,learninganewlanguagebesidesone’smothertonguecanbeuseful,especiallyinaworldwheredistancesareshortenedandpeoplefromdifferentcountriescommunicatewitheachothermorefrequently.

4.Herecommends（推荐）threegoodwaysoflanguagelearning.Theyare:

a.readalot;

b.watchalotoftelevisioninthatlanguage;and

c.listentoCDs.

5.Healsomentionsthreeotherthingsthatarehelpfulforlearningalanguage.Theyare:

a.gooddictionaries;

b.vocabularybooks;and

c.theInternet.

6.FinallyAlbertosayslearningalanguagemightseemalittledifficultatfirst,orevenstrange,butonewillgetusedtoit.Thoughthelearningprocessislonganditneverends,itisalsohighlyenjoyable.

Script:

Hello,I’mAlberto.I’mastudentofEnglish,French,PortugueseandItalian.IwouldalsolovetolearnChineseandGermaninthenearfuture.MymothertongueisSpanishandIhaveadegreeinPoliticalScience.Ilovetolearnnewlanguages,becauseIthinkitbroadensmymind.EventhoughIstillhavesomedifficulty