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Lesson1LanguageLearningUnit19LanguageObjectives•ToreadanarticleaboutlearningEnglishasaforeignlanguage.•Topractiseusingnounclauses.•Topredicthowtechnologywillbeusedtohelplanguagelearninginthefuture.PartIPre-reading1.DoyouthinkthesearethereasonswhyEnglishissoimportant?Ithasbecomeaninternationallanguage.Itisusedbypeopleofthemostcountriesintheworld.Itisoneoftheworkinglanguagesatinternationalmeetings.MostofthevaluablebooksarewritteninEnglish.2.DoyouthinklearningEnglishisimportantforyourfuture?Why?3.DoyouthinkitisdifficulttolearnEnglishwell?Whyorwhynot?PartIIFast-readingGetaheadwithyourEnglishTellTrueorFalseaccordingtothetext.1)Inthe18thcentury,peoplepredictedthatEnglishwouldbewidelyused.2)Whilelearningaforeignlanguage,it’simpossibletolearnitwithoutanativelanguageenvironment.TF3)It’snecessaryforstudentstolearnaforeignlanguagebygettingalargeamounthighqualityinputinEnglish.4)Expertsadviseenlargingyourvocabularyasmanyaspossibleeveryday.5)ThewriterofthepassagethinkshighlyofEnglish.TFTPartIIICareful-reading1.Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)WhathasmademoreandmorepeopledecidetolearnEnglishinrecentyears?Thegrowthofinternationalcompanies,thegreatadvancesincommunications,andthefactthatEnglishhasbecomethegloballanguagehavemademoreandmorepeopledecidetolearnEnglishinrecentyears.2)Accordingtosometheories,whatisthebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguage?Thebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguageistobesurroundedbyit,preferablybylivinginacountrywherethelanguageisspoken.3)Howcanteacherstrytocreatearichlanguageenvironmentintheclassroom?TheyneedtomakesurethatthereisanadequateamountofqualityinputinEnglish,conveyedthroughvariousmediums.4)Whatextraworkcanyoudooutsideoftheclassroom?Youcanlearntennewwordsaday,listentoEnglishsongs,readthenewsinEnglishafterwatchingitinyourownlanguage,watchEnglishDVDs,andstudywithfriends.2.Sayifthefollowingsentencesaretrue(T)offalse(F).1)Expertsrecommenddoing2hoursofextraworkonceaweek.2)ListeningtoanEnglishsongseveraltimescanhelpyoureviseyourvocabulary.FFExpertssaythatjust15minutesofextra-curricularstudyaday…ListeningtoanEnglishsongseveraltimesinoneweekafterreadingthewords.3)There’snopointreadingthenewsinEnglishifyou’vealreadywatcheditinyourownlanguage.4)WatchingyourfavouriteDVDinEnglishwillimproveyourlisteningskills.FTKnowingthemainstoriesbeforereadingwillguaranteegreatercomprehensionwhenreadinginEnglish.PartIVSummaryStructureDetailsThe(1)_______whypeopleneedtolearnEnglish.(Para.1)Withthegrowinginternationalcompaniesandthegreatadvancesincommunications,moreandmorepeople(2)____tolearnEnglishasthesecondlanguage.Andthefactisthatspeakingmorethanonelanguagemakesyou(3)________.reasonstendgetaheadStructureDetailsThe(4)________thatpeoplecanlearnEnglishwellintermsoftheory.(Paras2-3)Peoplehaverealizedthatinthe(5)__________ofthenativelanguageenvironment,peoplecannotlearnitwell.Inotherwords,youhavetobe(6)___________bythelanguage.Soteachershavetoensurerichlanguage(7)______,whichcanbe(8)__________tostudentsthroughvariousmediums.wayabsencesurroundedinputconveyedStructureDetailsSomepractical(9)_________.(Paras4-5)HerearesomesuggestionstoEnglishlearners:setting(10)__________targets;listeningtoEnglishsongs;watchingEnglishDVDs;studyingwithyourfriends;andrewardingyourself.Pleaseremembertokeep(11)____________.suggestionsachievablededicatedPartVVoiceyouropinionWhatdoyouthinkcanhelpyoulearnEnglishwell?WhatdoyouthinkcanhelpyoulearnEnglishwell?DiscussionreadingEnglishbooksreadingEnglishnewspaperswatchingEnglishprogramschattingwithfriendsinEnglishPartVILanguageNotes1.Itwaspredictedasearlyasthe1700sthat…Itis/waspredictedthat…据预测……Itispredictedthattherewillbe53millionpeopleover65by2020.类似的句型有：Itis/wassaidthat…据说…Itis/wasreportedthat…据报道…Itis/waswidelyrecognizedthat…众所周知…Itisestimatedthat…据估计…Itisgenerallyacceptedthat…人们普遍认为…2.Intoday’sworld,beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage,includingEnglish,ishowyoustandoutandgetahead.[用法点拨]standout在本句中表示“远远超过某人(=bemuchbetterthansb)”的意思，还可表示“突出；显眼(=beeasilyseen;benoticeable)”。例如：YaoMing’sheightmadehimstandoutintheplayerswhotookpartintheOlympicGames.Helen’sworkstandsoutfromtherestofherworkmates.海伦的工作成绩比她的同事要好。[拓展]stand可以搭配不同的副词或介词表示不同的意思，例如：standfor代表，忍受；standback退后；standby袖手旁观；standoutagainst坚持抗议；standinforsb代表某人，代替某人；standaside站到一边；standup起立1.你怎么可以袖手旁观让他那样对待他的小狗？2.我们竭力顶住了要求关闭我们公司的一切做法。3.我再也忍受不了这些噪音了！Howcanyoustandbyandlethimtreathislittledoglikethat?Wemanagedtostandoutagainstallattemptstoclosedownourcompany.Ican’tstandforallthenoiseanymore.[即时演练]翻译句子:3.However,learningEnglishasaforeignlanguageisverydifficultintheabsenceofanativelanguageenvironment.intheabsenceof在...不在场的情况下，缺乏…•Intheabsenceofanyevidence,thepolicehadtoletMyersgo.•Weareintheabsenceofexperience.absencen.缺乏；缺席acompleteabsenceofanykindofplanningPleaselookaftermyhouseduringmyabsence.Inthe_____ofproof,thepolicecouldnottakeactionagainsttheman.A．lackB．shortageC．absenceD．failure答案：C。intheabsenceof缺少。4.Somerespectedtheoriesonlanguageacquisitionbelievethattoattainahighleveloffluencyandaccuracyinaforeignlanguage,youneedtobesurroundedbyit.[用法点拨]att