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ReadingUnit8Whydon’tyougetherascarf?Whydon’tyoulearntosingEnglishsongs?WhenIwasyoungI'dlistentotheradiowaitingformyfavoritesongsWhentheyplayedI'dsingalongItmademesmilethoseweresuchhappytimesandnotsolongagohowIwonderwherethey'dgonebutthey'rebackagainjustlikealonglostfriendallthesongsIlovesowelleverysha-la-la-laeverywo-wostillshineeveryshinga-linga-lingthatthey'restartedtosingsofinewhentheygettothepartwherehe'sbreakingherheartitcanreallymakemecryjustlikebefore,it'syesterdayoncemoreYesterdayOnceMoreGoodbyetoyou,mytrustedfriend,We'veknowneachothersincewewerenineorten;togetherwe'veclimbedhillsandtrees,learnedofloveanda-b-c`s,skinnedourheartsandskinnedourknees.goodbyemyfriend,it'shardtodie,whenallthebirdsaresinginginthesky;nowthatthespringisintheair,prettygirlsareeverywhere;thinkofmeandI'llbethere.wehadjoy,wehadfun,wehadseasonsinthesun;butthehillsthatweclimbwerejustseasonsoutoftime.SeasonsinthesunHowcansingingEnglishsongshelpyourEnglish?Discussitingroupsoffour.Wecanlearnnewwords.WecanspeaknativeEnglish.WecanknowEnglishculture.ThinkoffunwaystoimproveEnglish.Makesuggestions.A.HowabouttakingpartinEnglishCorner?B.WhatabouthavingEnglishSpeechContest?C.Whynotactfamousplaysonstage?D.Whydon’tyousingEnglishsongs?OtherwaystolearnEnglish1.ListeningtoEnglishradioprogram2.WatchingEnglishmovies3.ReadingEnglishbooks4.MakingfriendswithanativespeakerofEnglishSection1BeforeYouReadReadingstrategyTounderstandtheimportantideasfromthetext,wemust“summarize”.Dothisbyanswering“who,what,where,when,why”questionsasyouread.理解文章的重点,必须对文章加以提炼、总结。一般需要回答who,what,where,when,why这些问题。Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Firstreading:SomegoodwaysofimprovingEnglish,especiallysingingEnglishsongs.TodaymanyChinesepeoplewanttoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChinaenteredacontestbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearly,andlookedcomfortableonstage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.clearlyadv.明显地fromacrossChina=fromalloverChina来自全中国by+名词/动词-ing通过;以as+形容词或副词原形+as像…一样Section2WhileYouReadThesingersreallycamefromallagegroups,andfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthemen’scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi’an,andthewinnerofthewomen’scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodest,andsaidthattheydidn’tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’scompetition,saidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.winnern.胜利者modestadj.谦虚的Sixmonthsearlier六个月以前interestedadj.感兴趣的ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.ManyChinesepeopleagreethattheymakeprogressbysingingEnglishsongsandthatitisagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.encouragev.鼓励encouragesb.todosth.鼓励某人做某事make(great)progress取得(巨大)进步It’s+名词+todosth.做某事是怎样havefunwithsth.在……中获得乐趣havefun(in)doingsth.HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglishprogram?Ifnot,whydon’tyoufindoutaboutit?ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.WhataboutwatchingEnglishmovies,orreadingEnglishbooks?MaybeyoucouldevenmakefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglish.Ifyoulookhardenough,you’llfindagoodwaytolearnEnglishbetter.hearof听说suggestv.提议;建议takeaninterestin对……感兴趣besidesprep.而且;除……之外makefriendswith与……交友findout找出;发现FindinginformationThefirst3paragraphs:learningEnglishbysingingsongsManypeopletrytoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Topicsentence:Thelastparagraph:otherwaysoflearningEnglishSection3AfterYouRead1.Allthesingerslookuncomfortableonstage.2.SomesingerscouldsingEnglishsongsaswellasnativespeaker.3.“BeijingspeaksEnglish”programsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.FTTTrueorFalse3a.True,false,ornotmentioned?StatementsTrueFalseNotmentionedThreegoodwaysofimprovingEnglisharementioned.Thewinnersbothagreedthattheywerethebestsingers.StudyingEnglishhelpedJiangMeiwintheprize.Singingsongsdoesn’tmeanyoucanspeakEnglishwell.ReadingEnglishbooksisabetterwayoflearningEnglishthanwatchingmovies.3b.WhatotherwayscanyouthinkoftoimproveyourEnglish?JoinaEnglishclubListentoEnglishnewsReadEnglishnovelsUseflashcardsWaystoImproveyourwrittenEnglishDiscussingroupsMakeanoutline(提纲)Writeitout1.toopersonal太个性化2.notspecialenough不够特别3.notcreativeenough创意不够4.notinterestingenough不够有趣5.buyascarfforme给我买了条围巾6.Whataluckyguy!多幸运的人啊7.onmytenthbirthday在我10岁生日时8.makeaspecialmeal做一顿特别的饭9.notfriendlyenough不够友好10.It'seasytotakecareof容易照料Unit8短语11.needalotoflove需要许多关爱12.agirlnamed/calledKate一个叫凯特的女孩13.sleeepallday整天睡觉14.agoodcompany一个好伙伴15.thesedays目前,当今16.thetrendiestkindofpet一种最流行的宠物17.Giftgivingisdifferentindifferentcountries赠送礼物在不同的国家有不同的形式18.an80-yer-oldgrandmother一个八十岁的老奶奶19.giveawaytosomeoneelse赠送给别人20.indifferentways用不同的方法21.singersfromalloverChina来自中国各地的歌手23.sixmonthsearlier早在六个月前24.anativespeakerofEnglish一个讲英语的本土人Homework1.Writeasummaryofthearticleusingthekeywordsabove.2.LearntosinganEnglishsongyoulike.ManyC