1、A Language Teachers Personal Opinion,Text A,Teaching Plan,Introduction,As English is becoming an international language and thus a useful tool for people in the world to communicate with one another, more and more people are learning English. And they naturally hope that they can become competent us
2、ers of this language within the shortest possible time. But are there easier, quicker ways to master English? Read the following essay and see what a language teacher has to say.,Introduction,Hoping to find a better job,Hoping to travel to English-speaking countries,Hoping to appreciate great litera
3、ry works in English in their originals,Hoping to study abroad/overseas,Preparing for postgraduate entrance exam of English,Enjoy learning a language (English),Introduction,As English is becoming an international language and thus a useful tool for people in the world to communicate with one another,
4、 more and more people are learning English. And they naturally hope that they can become competent users of this language within the shortest possible time. But are there easier, quicker ways to master English? Read the following essay and see what a language teacher has to say.,properly or sufficie
5、ntly qualified or capable or efficient胜任的；有能力的；能干的；足够的,Global Reading,Directions: Text A has six paragraphs (1-6). Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.,A good method that suits all students does not existThe behaviorist approach Two false attitudes tow
6、ard English learningThe role of fellow studentsAdvertisements often give the false impressionThe role of interest,1,5,6,3,4,2,Global Reading,Advertisements often _1_ that learning English does not need much effort. However, there does not exist a _2_ method that suits all students in every situation
7、. Some experts even _3_ that there are as many good methods of teaching a language as there are good teachers, because every teacher is an individual with his own _4_. People used to believe the only way to learn a language was to spend a lot of time in a country where it was spoken. Some students g
8、o to the opposite _5_ and think they can teach themselves at home with _6_. A great deal of current teaching based on behaviorist _7_ may not be _8_, too. One can learn to speak English or any other language if he is _9_ in it. To learn a language well, we also need other people to talk to and liste
9、n to when we _10_,Detailed Reading,It + be + adj. (+ for sb./sth.) + to do sth.It + be + adj. (+ for sb./sth.) + clause (that),formal subject,real subject,as + adj./adv. + as: 和一样 as + many (+adj.) + cn/much (+adj.) + un + as: 和一样多 as + + as possible 尽可能,Detailed Reading,轻松学英语。 学英语很轻松。,it is easy to
10、 learn English. (Para. 1),it is clear that students who go to England, America, or Australia to learn English have a great advantage over others,显然/当然，去英国、美国、或者澳大利亚等国家学英语的学生肯定比那些不能去的学生具有很大优势,it will be helpful if there are other students around us who can work with us and practise the unfamiliar for
11、ms with us in real situations, talking to each other about real life in real language,如果身边的其他学生能和我们在一起学习，一起练习那些陌生的语言形式，用真实的语言去谈论真实的生活，那一定会受益匪浅。,advertisements,false impression,Detailed Reading,with very little effort,speak English fluently in a short time,Detailed Reading,It is natural for students
12、to be attracted to methods that will teach them / as quickly and efficiently and cheaply as possible.,学生们喜欢方法也在情理之中。,students,be attracted to被吸引到/喜欢,methods,attributive clause,reasonable.自然的;正常的;合乎常情的,学生们喜欢实惠的速成学习方法也在情理之中。,as quickly and efficiently and cheaply as possible 尽可能快速、高效和价廉地,teach them 教授
13、学生,尽可能快速、高效和价廉地教授学生的方法（尽可能快速、高效和价廉的授课方法/学习方法）,学生们喜欢尽可能快速、高效和价廉的授课（学习）方法也在情理之中。,Detailed Reading,Two false attitudes,study abroad,self-study with dictionaries,not afford to,no precise equivalent,Translation method,Detailed Reading,personal opinion,Role of interest,Role of fellow students,WORK & PRACT
14、ISETOGETHER REAL LANGUAGE IN REAL SITUATIONS,Language is a means of communication,Four Tragedies by William Shakespeare(1564-1616, British playwright, poet and actor),All that glitters is not gold. 闪闪发光的未必都是金子；人不可貌相。,Famous Comedies by William Shakespeare,Four Classic Novels in China,Journey to the
15、West,Romance of the Three Kingdoms,Outlaws of the Marsh,The Story of the Stone,1812-1870, British writer,Charles Dickens,A loving heart is the truest wisdom. 勤劳是事业的灵魂, 是成功的基石。,If it were as easy to learn English as they say, I would have to look for another job, because very few qualified teachers w
16、ould be needed.,But a large number of people must believe these ridiculous claims, or else the advertisements would not appear.,Detailed Reading,If we were parrots or chimpanzees, these methods might be successful.,because it would make it easier to use their methods.,如果学英语真像这些广告所说的那么轻松，我恐怕得另谋出路了，因为
17、不需要那么多合格的英语教师了。,但是肯定有许多人相信这些可笑的噱头，不然的话这些广告也不可能出现。,假如我们是鹦鹉或黑猩猩，那这些方法或许能奏效。,否则他们提出的那些方法用起来就会容易得多了。,But it is difficult for anyone to explain in simple language why one method is better than another, and it is no use pretending that anyone has discovered a perfect way of teaching English in every possi
18、ble situation.,要用浅显易懂的语言去解释为什么某一方法比另一方法更有效并不是一件简单的事，而且也无需装模作样地声称有什么人已经找到了一个万能的适合所有学习环境的教学方法。,Detailed Reading,Useful Expressions,Useful Expressions from Text A,Chinese Equivalences,dont know whether to laugh or cry,哭笑不得,it is no use doing,做是没有用的,to a certain extent,在某种程度上,have a great advantage over
19、 sb.,比某人有优势,go to the opposite extreme,走到另一个极端,cannot afford to do sth.,负担不起,Useful Expressions,Useful Expressions from Text A,Chinese Equivalences,let alone,更别说,be fond of doing sth.,喜欢做,it is a pity (that),遗憾,in my personal opinion,我个人认为,It is worth doing,值得做,be similar to,与相似,Useful,Useful Expres
20、sions from Text B,Chinese Equivalences,have great trouble with,做很吃力,try at all costs to do sth.,不惜任何代价做,rid them of ,消除他们的,do sth. for pleasure,出于乐趣而做,Useful Expressions,mean every word of it,说话算数,Homework,1. Do comprehensive Practice. 2. Memorize the vocabulary. 3. Review Text A.,Translation,1、这个婴儿
21、 还不 会 爬 (crawl)，更不要说走了。 (let alone),not yet,can,The baby cant even crawl yet, let alone walk.,2、威尔声称 谋杀案发生时 他正在与一群朋友吃饭，/ 但是我认为他在说谎。(claim, in ones opinion),in my opinion,Will claimed (that) he was dining with a group of friends at the time of the murder, but in my opinion he told a lie.,not evenyet,
22、Translation,3、一定程度上阅读速度与阅读技巧 密切 相关；有了阅读技巧，你就可以 更好地 应对课外阅读了。(to a certain extent, relateto/be related to, cope with),To a certain extent, the speed of reading is closely related to reading skills; and with reading skills you can cope with outside class reading better.,reading speed /speed of reading,
23、reading skills,outside class reading,be closely related to,A,B,阅读速度,阅读技巧,with,Translation,4、你检查一下引擎（engine）看看出了什么问题 好吗？ (take a look),take a look at,purpose,question,Can you take a look at the engine to see whats wrong?,5、有些人想当然地认为日语中的每一个词在汉语中都 有 对应的词语。(assume, equivalent),Some people assume that th
24、ere is a Chinese equivalent for every Japanese word.,equivalent for,equivalent for,Chinese,every Japanese word,a,there be,Translation,6、我们已将所有的相关信息告知了警方。(relevant),We have passed all relevant information on to the police.,7、关于那件事 / 你 问我再多的问题也没用，因为我是不会回答 你 的。(its no use/there is no use doing sth.),Th
25、ere is/It is no use asking me any more questions about that matter because I wont answer.,no use,doing,no use asking,Translation,8、事先 没有仔细阅读合同(contract)就签了名是吉姆的错误。 (on ones part),It was a mistake on Jims part to sign the contract without reading it carefully.,on Jims part,a mistake on Jims part,read
26、 the contract carefully,sign the contract,do sth. without doing sth.,sign the contract without reading the contract carefully,sign the contract without reading it carefully,Translation,9、他们拒绝向我们提供所需要的全部信息。(providewith),refuse to,we need,They refuses/refused to provide us with all the information we
27、need/needed.,10、这起事故与三年前发生的一起事故极为相似。(similar to),be very similar to,This accident is very similar to the one that happened three years ago.,this accident,the accident that happened three years ago,Translation,11、这部影片是根据莎士比亚的戏剧改编的。(be based on),a play,This film is based on a play by Shakespeare.,12、如果你的英语和电脑技能都掌握得好，那么你 在求职时 就一定比别人更有优势。(have an advantage over),If you have a good command of English and computer skills, you will surely have an advantage over others in finding a job.,have a good command of,in finding a job,THANK YOU!,
