Unit-1-Section-A---An-Impressive-English-Lesson

2AnIMPRESSIVEEnglishlessonUnit1SectionALanguageisthesoulofintellect,andreadingistheessentialprocessbywhichthatintellectiscultivatedbeyondthecommonplaceexperiencesofeverydaylife.—CharlesScribner,Jr.(Americanpublisher)Languageshapesthewaywethink,anddetermineswhatwecanthinkabout.—BenjaminLeeWhorf(Americanlinguist)21UNITSectionA21LanguageinmissionUNITAnIMPRESSIVEEnglishlessonObjectivesTotalkaboutlanguageteachingTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsTomastertheessaywritingskillContentsWarming-upactivitiesTextstudyLanguageapplicationSummaryAnIMPRESSIVEEnglishlessonSectionAWarming-upactivitiesLead-inPre-readingactivitiesCulturalbackgroundAnIMPRESSIVEEnglishlessonSectionADiscussthefollowingquestions.1.WhatarethekeyfactorsthathelppeoplelearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage?2.DoyouhaveanyprobleminEnglishlearning?3.DoyouthinkgrammarisimportantinEnglishlearning?Lead-inShortanswerquestionsTipsTipsTips1.WhatarethekeyfactorsthathelppeoplelearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage?•Goodcourse,excellentsyllabusbasedonsomeprinciples;•Highlydevelopedmethodologies,teachingfourprimaryskillsoflanguageacquisition;•Putthefourskillsintoadiscourse;•Analyzethreedifferentkindsofinteractions.Lead-inShortanswerquestions2.DoyouhaveanyprobleminEnglishlearning?—Ialwaysfeelitdifficultto…—It’snoteasyformeto…•understandwhatotherssay;•remembersomanywords;•learnthegrammar;•readquickly;•speakinpublic…Lead-inShortanswerquestions3.DoyouthinkgrammarisimportantinEnglishlearning?—Yes.•Thebasicbuildingblocksofalanguage;•essentialforeffectivecommunication;•putthewordsintherightorder;•helptoconveycorrect,meaningfulmessage.Lead-inShortanswerquestions3.DoyouthinkgrammarisimportantinEnglishlearning?—No.•aslongasonecanunderstandwhatotherissaying;•dynamicandnolanguageisfixed;•speaktheirnativelanguagewithouthavingstudieditsgrammar.Lead-inShortanswerquestionsListenandfillintheblankPre-readingactivitiesListentoatalkaboutanEnglishlearner’slearningexperienceandfillintheblankineachsentencebasedonwhatyouhear.1.MichalstartedlearningEnglishby________________________.2.MichalfeelsdelightedandproudwhenhelistenstotheBeatlesbecausehe________________________.3.BesideslisteningtoEnglishsongs,Michalalso___________________________________.listeningtotheBeatlescanunderstandalotbetterreadssciencefictionbooksinEnglish4.MichalmadeagreatbreakthroughinlearningtheEnglishlanguageafter______________________________________________.5.AccordingtoMichal,Englishlearningbringshim_______________________________.successfullyfinishingreadingthefirstEnglishbooksatisfactionandpleasure1.HowdoesMichallearnEnglish?Listentothetalkagainanddiscussthequestions.2.Inyouropinion,whatisthemosteffectivewaytolearnEnglish?ListenandtalkPre-readingactivitiesTipsTips1.HowdoesMichallearnEnglish?•BylisteningtoEnglishsongs;•ByreadingsciencefictionbooksinEnglish.ListenandtalkPre-readingactivities2.Inyouropinion,whatisthemosteffectivewaytolearnEnglish?•ListentoEnglishsongs;•WatchEnglishmovies;•Readextensively;•Makefriendswithnativespeakers.ListenandtalkPre-readingactivitiesWhatisthebestwaytolearnanewlanguage?Asmallstudyofforeignlanguagelearninginadultscomparedtwomethods.Oneisknownasthe__________orclassroommethod.Thisisthekindof____________classroomteachingwherestudentsaretaughtalotofinformationabout_______________.ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.Listentoashortpassageconcerninglanguagelearningandfillinthemissinginformation.explicittraditionalgrammarrulesCompounddictationPre-readingactivitiesTheothermethodisknownasthe________orimmersionmethod.Theideahereistolearnmuchthewaychildrendowhentheylearna________________.Thatis,bybeingwithnativespeakersand_________thelanguagethatsurroundsthem,generallywithoutalotofexplanation.implicitnativelanguageabsorbingListentoashortpassageconcerninglanguagelearningandfillinthemissinginformation.CompounddictationPre-readingactivitiesTeachersmay________thesetwomethodsintowhatProfessorMichaelUllmancallsimmersion-styleclassroomteaching.Butisthat____________abetterwaytolearnalanguage?combinenecessarilyListentoashortpassageconcerninglanguagelearningandfillinthemissinginformation.CompounddictationPre-readingactivitiesMr.Ullmanwasthe________________forthenewstudy.HeisaprofessorofneuroscienceatGeorgetownUniversityMedicalCenterinWashington.Hesayshewas_________tofindthatcombiningthetwomethodsmightnothelpthebrainin___________thenewlanguage.seniorinvestigatorsurprisedprocessingListentoashortpassageconcerninglanguagelearningandfillinthemissinginformation.CompounddictationPre-readingactivitiesQuestionsPreviewing1.WhatisCommunicativeLanguageTeaching?2.WhatarethefeaturesofCommunicativeLanguageTeaching?3.WhatistheroleofteacherinCommunicativeLanguageTeaching?TipsTipsTipsCulturalBackgroundAmericanuniversityeducation1.WhatisCommunicativeLanguageTeaching?•Atypeofteachingmethod;•Developthecommunicativeabilityaswellastheknowledgeofgrammar;•Learningbydoing;•Makeclassroomsituationofrealforeignlanguageenvironment.CulturalBackgroundAmericanuniversityeducation2.WhatarethefeaturesofCommunicativeLanguageTeachin