1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Unit8,Learning,a,foreign,language:Twice,As,Hard?,A Joke,A mother mouse and a baby mouse was playing in the the bush happily when suddenly they saw a cat coming along towards them.At first they were,very frightened.Suddenly a good idea,came to the mothers
2、mind.Then she barked like a dog.You know,what happened?The cat ran away on hearing the sound.After the cat disappeared,the mother mouse,said to its baby,“”,What is your difficulty,in learning English?,Skim the text:,Task One,:,Complete the title of the,text,Task Two:,Tell the main idea of the,text o
3、f and of each,paragraph,Learning a foreign,language,:,Twice As Hard?,Is learning a foreign language,twice as hard as learning our,mother tongue?,Whats the main idea of this article?,A.Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.,B.Learning a foreign language is more im
4、portant than learning our mother tongue.,C.Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we develop our study skills.,D.In fact,the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years.,M,ain idea,P,ara.1,P,ara.2,P,ara.3,P,ara.4,P,ara.5,P,ara.6,Learning a language is,more than,jus
5、t,memorising,words,phrases and structures,Different opinions among experts,differences between learning MT and FL,the basic characteristics of successful learners.,Why do some students achieve success in language learning?,Ways to become successful learns,Two,language acquisition theories,Para.2,The
6、ory 1,Were born with a,language specific,part of the brain so that we have a,special ability,to learn language.,Theory 2,We learn language,just the same as,we learn other skills,that is,we have a,general ability,to learn language.,Mother tongue,Foreign language,Means of learning,acquire by,_,learn t
7、hrough,formal instructions,place,opportunities,Time spent,efficiency(,效率,),less efficient,can b,e of,_,difference between learning MT and FL,communicating,everywhere,usually in school,all your waking hours,a few hours in a week,greater/high,efficiency,Para.3,many,few,What are the characteristics of
8、successful,language learners,?,Para.4,Interested in understanding their own thinking.,Curious about the world,Willing to take chances,Confident in their ability.,Use different ways of learning,Plan and evaluate their studies,How can some students do better in language acquisition?,Less anxious,and,m
9、ore relaxed,Willing to take risks and place themselves in new learning situations.,Para.5,Scanning,Scan the text and try to find the detailed information in the passage.,1.,Most children have mastered their mother,tongue,.,A.at the age of five,B.by the age of eight,C.before they are five,D.since the
10、y were five,2.In fact,we learn English much faster than,we may have thought because _.,A.A lot of people are born with a special,ability to learn a foreign language.,B.English learning always takes place in class.,C.Communicating with people often takes,too much time.,D.We can get a lot of help and
11、the learning is,more efficient.,3.The text tells us that successful language,learners _.,spend as many hours studying English as,they do their mother tongue.,B.always have different plans for their learning,C.want very much to become translators and,interpreters.,D.are usually very impatient in lear
12、ning a,language.,4.Successful language learners do share the,following characteristics except,.,A.the ability to memorize the words,B.an interest in understanding their own,thinking,C.willingness to take chances,D.confidence in their ability,5.,From the text we can see _.,A.The stronger the motivati
13、on is,the more,quickly a person will learn a foreign language.,B.Interest,curiosity,willingness and confidence,are more important than anything else.,C.We,ll,find it easier to learn English if we can,learn something from successful language,learners.,D.Both B and C.,.,Sentence understanding,If they
14、were not,they would not be ready to,experiment with,new forms and to make mistakes,both of which,contribute to,their increased ability to learn.,If they were,not confident and secure,they would not be willing to,try,new forms and to make mistakes.Both of the new forms and mistakes,help improve,their
15、 learning ability.,Sentence understanding,And perhaps most,puzzling,of all,how were we able to,make sense of,what we heard and,distinguish,the mistakes and errors,from,“,good language,”?,And maybe the most puzzling thing is how we could understand,what,we heard and,tell,the,difference,between what i
16、s a mistake and what is correct in the language.,Sentence understanding,But once you consider the situation further,youll,realise,that,this is indeed the case.,But if you think about the time we spend in learning Chinese,youll find,its true,that we learn English faster than we do mother tongue.,The
17、sentence,“Life is a very successful language school”,means,.,A.we are equipped with a special ability to learn language,B.the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us,C.parents can give children language lessons,D.people can learn the language by themselves,B,Evalua
18、te your studies,interest confidence being active planning,feeling relaxed/secure learning habits and skills,1.Of the factors,which seems,the most difficult,for you to achieve,what are the problems and discuss,ways to improve it,?,2.Of the factors,which factor,contributes most,to your successful English learning,how does it influence your learning(,reasons,why it is important),discuss,ways to,help those who dont.,Homework,Write tips on learning English in one aspect such as vocabulary,reading,writing,speaking,or listening.,






