1、FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY,Section A,2,An IMPRESSIVE English lesson,Objectives,Contents,Warming-up activities,Text study,Language application,Summary,Warming-up activities,Lead-in,Pre-reading activities,Cultural background,Discuss the following ques
2、tions :,What are the key factors that help people learn English as a foreign language? Do you have any problem in English learning? Do you think grammar is important in English learning?,1. What are the key factors that help people learn English as a foreign language?,Good course, excellent syllabus
3、 based on some principles; Highly developed methodologies, teaching four primary skills of language acquisition; Put the four skills into a discourse; Analyze three different kinds of interactions.,2. Do you have any problem in English learning?, I always feel it difficult to Its not easy for me tou
4、nderstand what others say;remember so many words;learn the grammar;read quickly;speak in public,3. Do you think grammar is important in English learning?,Yes. The basic building blocks of a language; essential for effective communication; put the words in the right order; help to convey correct, mea
5、ningful message.,3. Do you think grammar is important in English learning?,No. as long as one can understand what other is saying; dynamic and no language is fixed; speak their native language without having studied its grammar.,Listen to a talk about an English learners learning experience and fill
6、 in the blank in each sentence based on what you hear.,Michal started learning English by _. 2. Michal feels delighted and proud when he listens to the Beatles because he _. 3. Besides listening to English songs, Michal also _.,listening to the Beatles,can understand a lot better,reads science ficti
7、on books in English,Pre-reading activities,Listen to a talk about an English learners learning experience and fill in the blank in each sentence based on what you hear.,4 Michal made a great breakthrough in learning the English language after _ _. 5 According to Michal, English learning brings him _
8、.,successfully finishing reading the first English book,satisfaction and pleasure,Listen and fill in the blank,2. In your opinion, what is the most effective way to learn English?,1. How does Michal learn English?,By listening to English songs; By reading science fiction books in English.,2. In your
9、 opinion, what is the most effective way to learn English?,Listen to English songs; Watch English movies; Read extensively; Make friends with native speakers.,What is the best way to learn a new language? A small study of foreign language learning in adults compared two methods. One is known as the
10、_ or classroom method. This is the kind of _ classroom teaching where students are taught a lot of information about _.,This is the VOA Special English Education Report.,Listen to a short passage concerning language learning and fill in the missing information.,explicit,To be continued,traditional,g
11、rammar rules,The other method is known as the _ or immersion method. The idea here is to learn much the way children do when they learn a _. That is, by being with native speakers and _ the language that surrounds them, generally without a lot of explanation.,implicit,native language,absorbing,Liste
12、n to a short passage concerning language learning and fill in the missing information.,To be continued,Teachers may _ these two methods into what Professor Michael Ullman calls immersion-style classroom teaching. But is that _ a better way to learn a language?,combine,necessarily,Listen to a short p
13、assage concerning language learning and fill in the missing information.,To be continued,Mr. Ullman was the _ for the new study. He is a professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington. He says he was _ to find that combining the two methods might not help the brain i
14、n _ the new language.,senior investigator,surprised,processing,Listen to a short passage concerning language learning and fill in the missing information.,What is Communicative Language Teaching?,a type of teaching method; develop the communicative ability as well as the knowledge of grammar; learni
15、ng by doing; make classroom situation of real foreign language environment.,2. What are the features of Communicative Language Teaching?,Communicative competence is the goal. An integration of grammatical and functional teaching. Accuracy is secondary to conveying a message. Focus on communicative a
16、nd contextual factors in language use. Learner-centered and experience-based.,3. What is the role of teacher in Communicative Language Teaching?,A facilitator of students learning A manager of classroom activities An advisor of students questions A co-communicator in the communicative activity,Main
17、idea & structure,Language focus,Critical thinking,Text study,This passage is _ that talks about the authors personal experience in giving _ to his son. He states that students can learn better if they are _.,an effective English lesson,properly taught,a narrative,What does the son think of the fathe
18、r? (Para.1),Why was the writer shocked by his students answer? (Paras.2-4),What conclusion did the writer draw from the example of his student? (Para.5),unfairly bear,criticism,deficits,know better,The author is absorbed in _; The author was shocked by his students _ to describe properly her trip to
19、 Europe; Students should _ for these knowledge deficits.,Part I (paras. 1- _),5,the background of the story,grammar,inability,not be blamed,Why should students not be blamed for their language deficiency? (Paras.6-7),Sign in grocery stores,Stationary section,Friends and loved ones,Have you ate?,Why
20、should students not be blamed for their language deficiency? (Paras.6-7),How should grammar be taught as far as the writer is concerned? (Paras.8-10),In his sons eyes, the father is one who he has to obey and an oddity absorbed in grammar. (Para.1),He was shocked by his students inability to describ
21、e properly her excursion to Europe. (Paras. 2-4),Thesis of the narration: It is unfair to blame students for their language deficiency. (Para.5),Introduction,Explains why students shouldnt be blamed for their language deficiency by providing two reasons and one example. (Paras. 6-10),Elaborates the
22、importance of grammar and vocabulary in learning English. (Paras. 11-13),Narrates another incident where his son unconsciously uttered a grammatically perfect sentence with a subjunctive mood, which made the author so proud of his son. (Paras. 14-17),An Impressive English LessonTo my son, I am a _:
23、a father he is _ listen to and a man _ the rules of grammar. And I got _ this because my student was unable to describe properly her feeling on her _ to Europe.,To be continued,tedious oddity,obliged to,absorbed in,serious about,excursion,However, it doesnt _ to criticize our students. They unfairly
24、 bear the bulk of the criticism for these _ because there is a sense that they _. On one hand, they are misled by the_. On the other hand, school fails to _ the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary.,To be continued,make any sense,knowledge deficits,should know bett
25、er,environment,adequately teach,Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a _ and a _: often study the road map (check grammar) and _ the car engine (adjust vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a _ car. _, _, and _ communication depends upon gr
26、ammar and a good vocabulary, the two _ assets for students, but they are _ in schools.,road map,valuable possession,tune up,well-conditioned,effective,Precise,beneficial,essential,not being taught,感到有责任做某事,(to feel obliged to do/to provide .for . ),Parents feel obliged to provide the best they can f
27、or children.,to be/feel obliged to do sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,父母觉得有责任尽其所能给孩子提供最好的。,意群提示,对某事认真,(to get serious about/to curb/corruption),Its time to get serious about curbing political corruption.,to be / get serious about,短语逆译,短语应用,应该严肃认真地大力惩治政治腐败。,意群提示,刚从来；刚有经历,(principals/fresh from/to deal with),School pr
28、incipals should not expect teachers, fresh from college, to deal with a large group of difficult children.,fresh from,短语逆译,短语应用,学校的校长不应指望刚从大学毕业的老师来应付一大群难以对付的孩子。,意群提示,解释得通；有道理,(to talk much/to make sense),She doesnt talk much, but what she says makes sense.,to make sense,短语逆译,短语应用,她讲话不多，但言之有理。,意群提示,迫
29、使某人做某事；迫使某人接受某事,to be indifferent to / to thrust .on.,He was indifferent to the criticism that was thrust on him.,to thrust sth. upon / on sb,短语逆译,短语应用,对于强加给他的指责，他从未放在心上。,意群提示,调整，调好,(to keep.safe/to urge/mechanics/to make sure/to tune up),In order to keep drivers safe, mechanics are urged to make su
30、re that car engines are properly tuned up.,to tune up,短语逆译,短语应用,为了确保司机的安全，一定要敦促机械师确保汽车发动机已调整好。,意群提示,洋洋得意 /怒气冲冲,(graduate from university / swell with pride),Her heart swelled with pride as she stood watching her daughter graduate from university.,短语逆译,短语应用,当她站在那儿看到她女儿大学毕业时，内心充满了骄傲。,意群提示,to swellwith
31、 pride/anger,如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。,原句译文,逆译练习,If I am the only parent who still corrects his childs English, then perhaps my son is right.,句型提炼,If sb./.sth. do/is sth., then perhaps ,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“在特定条件下可能发生的事情”。,句型应用,(make up your mind/a golden chance ),典型例句,如果你仍然无法下定决心，那么你也许会失去提高自己的绝佳机会。
32、,意群提示,If you still cannot make up your mind, then perhaps you will lose a golden chance of improving yourself.,学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟通，可他们并没把语言的基本框架准确的语法和恰当的词汇充分地传授给学生。,原句译文,逆译练习,Schools fail to adequately teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary, while they shou
33、ld take the responsibility of pushing the young onto the path of competent communication.,句型提炼,sb. fail to do , while sb. should do ,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“实际情况与预期的反差”。,句型应用,(to make prompt response to/take the responsibility of/to ensure),典型例句,政府有责任保障公民安全，可它并未采取强有力的措施对抗持续增长犯罪。,意群提示,The government failed to
34、 make prompt response to increasing crimes, while they should take the responsibility of ensuring its citizens safety.,路线图会把你带到目的地，而一台好车却能让你完全陶醉于旅途的所有景色、声音及经历之中。,原句译文,逆译练习,While the road map guides your journey to your destination, an excellent vehicle helps you to fully enjoy all of the sights, sou
35、nds and experiences along the way.,句型提炼,While sth. / sb. is / does, sth. / sb. else is / does,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“人与人或事与事之间的反差”。,句型应用,(to keep students minds open to sth./to be full of),典型例句,鼓励使学生乐于接受新知识，惩罚则使学生充满挫败感。,意群提示,While encouragement will always keep students minds open to new knowledge, punishme
36、nt may make students full of frustration.,motivation family support peer pressure financial status future career goals,What are the most important factors that encourage students to learn English?,2. In what ways can teachers improve the technique of teaching grammar?,use more communicative ways enc
37、ourage a lot of interactions put sentences in meaningful contexts,read a lot from online sources watch TV / listen to radio / watch English online videos talk often with English speakers listen carefully and extensively use dictionaries to look up unfamiliar words use new words as often as possible,
38、3. How can students more effectively enlarge their vocabulary?,Both quotes illustrate the essential qualities of an excellent teacher.,The first quote is an old Chinese saying which shows the significance of guiding the student to find the way to learn by himself, because give a man fish and he can
39、eat for a day; but if you teach him how to fish, hell eat for a lifetime.,How do you understand the following quotes: “授人以鱼，不如授之以渔”and “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”?,How do you understand the following quotes:
40、“授人以鱼，不如授之以渔”and “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”?,Both quotes illustrate the essential qualities of an excellent teacher.,According to William Arthur Ward, an American famous writer and scholar, the best teacher
41、should make students think, suggest rather than dogmatize (独断), and inspire students to bring out their potentials.,Video Watching,Tips,Critical thinking,Back,Critical thinking,What do you think of the English mania in China?,To some extent, a good command of English language represents more opportu
42、nities and will give you a great advantage over others. But the importance of English cannot be overemphasized. After all, English is only a tool for you to communicate with people from different nations, to solve problems, to assist you with your work.,Critical thinking,Language application,Writing
43、 devices,Oral reproduction,Paragraph translation,Introduction: Simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things and the comparison is indicated by the word as or like. Examples: Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car. A po
44、em,to be continued,Writing devices,Figurative language: simile,to be continued,My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰-Robert Burns 罗伯特彭斯,O, my Loves like a red, red rose 啊，我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰 Thats newly sprung in June. 六月里迎风初开 O, my Loves like the melodie. 啊，我的爱人像支甜甜的曲子 Thats sweetly played in tune. 奏得
45、合拍又和谐,Writing devices,Figurative language: simile,to be continued,My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰-Robert Burns 罗伯特彭斯,As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, 我的好姑娘，多么美丽的人儿 So deep in love am I; 请看我，多么深挚的爱情 And I will love thee still, my dear, 亲爱的，我永远爱你 Till all the seas gone dry. 纵使大海干涸水流尽,Writi
46、ng devices,Figurative language: simile,to be continued,My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰-Robert Burns 罗伯特彭斯,Till all the seas gang dry, my dear, 纵使大海干涸水流尽 And the rocks melt with the sun; 太阳将岩石烧作灰尘 I will love thee still, my dear, 亲爱的，我永远爱你 While the sands of life shall run. 只要我一息犹存,Writing
47、 devices,Figurative language: simile,My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰-Robert Burns 罗伯特彭斯,And fare thee well, my only love 珍重吧，我唯一的爱人 And fare thee well, a while! 珍重吧，让我们暂时别离 And I will come again, my love, 但我定要回来 Though it were ten thousand mile. 哪怕千里万里！,Writing devices,Figurative language: simile,a. 生活像一具大秋千(swing)，总在开心和忧愁间摇摆(dangle)。Life is like a big swing, dangling between the depths of happiness and sadness.,
