1、Unit One How to Be a Successful Language LearnerI. Objectives1) Reading: comprehending the text and knowing some strategies about how to be a successful language learner2) Writing: using the focus words and patterns to make sentences3) Translation: developing basic translation skillsII. Important Po
2、ints and Special Difficulties1) Word power: associate; all over again; various, represent, get away from, analogy; break down into; depend on, substitute; bundle; convert; in terms of; previous; etc.2) Usage: take, go3) Structure: what clauseIII. Teaching MethodsExplaining, classroom discussion, lis
3、tening and skill-practicingIV. Teaching MaterialsBlackboard, multi-media facilities, audio-visual equipment, CAI teaching plansV. Teaching ProceduresTime arrangement: 4 class hours should be guaranteed on this lesson1st2nd period: (90 minutes)Warm-up activities: 10 minutesWords and expressions: 30 m
4、inutesVocabulary activities: 25minutesUnderstanding the text: 10 minutesListening and speaking exercises: 15 minutes3rd -4th period: ( 90 minutes)Revision or quiz: 10 minutesDetail study of Text A: 40minutesSummary and discussion: 10minutesExercises to the text: 20 minutes Text B tutoring: 10 minute
5、sPre-class requirement: Students are required to preview the new words, read aloud and listen to the text.Text A Learning to Think All Over AgainStep 1 Warm-up activities1. Introductory remarksLearning another language is not easy. But most people can learn one if they are willing to put in the nece
6、ssary time and use methods that work best for them. In this text, Graham E. Fuller, an expert in languages, gives you a very useful tip about learning a foreign language.2. Warm-up questions:1).How many years have you been studying English?2).Do you think English is easy to learn?3).What do find dif
7、ficult to learn in English?4).Do you have any plan on studying English after you get into the college? 5).How to learn English well? /Whats the efficient way to learn English?Here are some hints:1). Learning English requires action. 2). Enjoyment leads to better memory.3). Work on your motivation.4)
8、. Improve your English, improve your life.Here are some examples of things you will have to do: Read a book in English for an hour every day, looking up words in an English dictionary. Listen to an audio book or other recordings in English, stopping it frequently, trying to understand what is being
9、said, and trying to imitate(模仿) the speakers pronunciation. Spend your afternoon practicing the pronunciation of the English. Walk down the street and build simple English sentences in your head (talking to yourself in English about the things you see around you). Teacher may sum up like this: “Prac
10、tice makes perfect.” We must try our best to find time and chances to practice what we have learned. Without practice, without efforts, English will forever remain foreign. Now lets come to the text to see what the author say about it.3. T asks Ss to go over the text to get the main idea,Then answer
11、 the questions on page 8 based on the text.Step 2 Language points:1. Word usage1. foreign: foreign country, foreign goods, foreign policyDishonesty is foreign to his nature.(having no relation to)2. process: Wrinkles is part of the aging process.In the process of doing sth.: 我们还在适应新环境的过程中。We are sti
12、ll in the process of adapting to new environment. 3. associate sth with sth=connect sth with sthMost people associate ISO9001 with good quality.Champagne is always associated with romance.4. object : It has both noun form and verb form.As a noun, it means “thing aimed at”, “purpose”He is a man with
13、no object in life. There are objects of all shapes and sizes on my desk.He took the money. In this sentence, “the money” is the object.As a verb, it means “be opposed to”, “make a protest to”I object to all this noise/to being treated like a child.5. actually: in factHe seems so quiet this time, but
14、 actually he is a very talkative child.6. represent: 1) be a sign or symbol of sthPhonetic symbols represent sounds.The rose represents England; the peony represents China.2) act or speak for another personShe represented her fellow-workers at the union meeting.The pop singer is arrested, so he chos
15、e a famous lawyer to represent him in court.7. analogy: People often draw an analogy between the brain and a computer. 他指出了这两件事的相似之处。He pointed to the analogy between the two events.8. blockn. a block of icev. A large crowd blocked the corridors and exit.9. substitute: n. v.v. take the place of anot
16、her The understudy was substituted when the leading actor fell ill.主角演员患病 , 由替角代替演出 .Mr. X substituted for the teacher who was ill/in hospital.Substitute A for B: 以 A 代 B: substitute paper bag for plastics bagn. person or thing that takes place of anotherThere is no substitute for good eating and ex
17、ercise if you want to keep fit.England brought on their substitute(player) when one of their players got injured.10. reduce: 体积数量价格等减少The car reduced speed when it was near the street corner.我节食的时候体重减轻了。Reduce ones weight from 98 to 92kilos/by 6 kilos11. bundle: bundles of ; a bundle of problems 一大堆
18、的问题Emma tied up her belongings into a bundle.情人节这天，她一走进办公室就看到一大束玫瑰花。On the Valentines Day, a bundle of roses came into her sight as soon as she arrived her office.12. convert: change in form, opinionConvert sth into sth= change intoThe room was converted from a kitchen to a lavatory.This sofa conver
19、ts into a bed.Hes converted to Christianity after that accident.13 previous :以前的Applicants for the job must have previous experience.We had met on a previous occasion.= we had met last time.Previously on Prison Break 越狱前情提要14 repeat:Does history repeat itself?15. instead of /insteadinstead of 是短语介词，
20、意思是 “代替 ”、 “而不是 ”（=in place of, as an alternative of substitute for）. 它后面一般接名词、代词、动名词或介词短语作它的宾语。Shall we have fish instead of meat today?我们今天吃鱼不吃肉，好吗？Give me the red box instead of the yellow one.把那个红色的盒子给我，不是这个黄色的。If I hadnt got a cold, Id be working instead of lying here.如果我没感冒，我就干活了，而不是在这里躺着。Well
21、 have tea in the garden instead of in the house.我们将在花园里，而不在屋子里喝茶。 （此句中的 of 和 in 均不可漏掉）instead 单独使用时，与 instead of 不同， instead 是副词，意思是 “代替 ”、 “顶替 ”(=in place of that)。Last summer I went to Qingdao. This summer Im going to Dalian instead.去年夏天我去了青岛。今年夏天我将去大连。试比较下面的句子：Instead of going to Qingdao. Im goin
22、g to Dalian this year.今年我将去大连，而不去青岛。以上两句意思虽然相同，但用 instead 这个副词时，句子中的动作是被 “取 ”的，即要去做的，而用 instead of 时， of 后面的动是被 “舍 ”的，即不去做的。不过，用 instead 的句子也可以改成 instead of：She never studies. Instead, she plays tennis all day. Instead of studying , she tennis all days. 她成天打网球，而不是学习。Phrases 离开，Two prisoners got away
23、 from the jail.我五点半以前不能下班。I cant get away from my job before 5:30 p.m.3. put together: The bowl broke into so many pieces that I cant put it back together again. 在真正演讲之前我得把思路整理清楚。I have to put my thoughts together before the actual speech.4. depend on=rely onThe students depend on his parent for sup
24、port.他是个可以信赖的人。He is a man could be depended on.5. in terms of=as far asto be concerned; with regard to; from the point of view ofterms: conditions offered or agreed to In terms of money, I was better off in my last job than the present one .You try: 就气候和环境而言，厦门是一个非常适合居住的地方。In terms of climate and e
25、nvironment, Xiamen is a place quite suitable for people to live in.6. over and over again: 反复，一次又一次我再三地告诉过你开车要小心。I have told you to drive carefully over and over again.7. build up: develop/become larger graduallyTraffic is building up on roads into the city.琼斯先生花了数年时间才做大他的房产生意。It took Mr. Jones ten
26、years to build up his real estate company. 8. get into: become deeply interested in sthSusan has been getting into yoga recently-she does three classes a week.He told a lie rather than get into the trouble.他宁可撒谎也不愿陷入麻烦。9. a good /great deal of+uncountable n.She spends a good deal of money every mont
27、h.It took him a great deal of trouble to fix the matter.After letting out of my anger, I feel a great deal better now.10. sink into: 渗入；完全理解 sink-sank-sunkThe rain sank into dry ground.I dont know what the hell it is to sink him into despair. Their lessons sank deeply into my heart.11. break down in
28、toKatie broke her expense down into food, housing, travel and personal costsThe figures must be broken down into several categories.Break: to split into smaller unit; divide; break a $100 noteto separate into parts, esp. causing damage egbreak the windowcf break down; break intoStep 3 Summary and Ac
29、tivities1. Additional exercise:Give Chinese equivalents of the following expressions:All over againOver and over againGet away fromPut togetherDepend onBreak down intoIn terms ofBuild upGet intoA good deal2. Summary of the textThere are three key points in this text:1. You can never really learn to
30、speak a foreign language, or understand it when it is spoken, unless you can learn to think in the language.2. Learning to think in a new language means learning to associate a new sound with the idea or image of what it means. You practice to the point where the new sound takes on meaning for you.3
31、. Avoid translating, that is, mentally putting everything you read or hear into your native language. You goal is to understand without translating.3. Suggested activitiesThe author of the text points out that one learns to think in a foreign language simply by using it over and over again. Ask stud
32、ents to have a discussion about how to make use of the Internet to practice their English (e.g. writing emails, chatting online with native speakers of English, listening to online radio, visiting ELT websites, consulting an online dictionary, using an online corpus).Procedure:Step 1: Divide the cla
33、ss into groups of 5-6 students for the discussion. Within each group, one student will be appointed group leader, another secretary and a third oral reporter.Step 2: After 10 or 15 minutes discussion, the reporter will be asked to make an oral account of what his or her group has to say.Step 3: The teacher will make a brief summary of what the students have reported. He/She may recommend some other methods that may work well.Step 5 Assignments1. Finish all the exercises in Text A and B 2. Review what you have learned in Unit 1 and recite Para. 73. Preview Unit 2.
