Unit8LEARINGAFOREIGNLANGUAGETWICEASHARD?Learningalanguageis___________(显然)____________(不仅仅)justmemorisingwords,phrasesandstructures.Whenwelearnour_____________(母语)wedidnot_________(受到)muchformalinstruction.Welearntoracquiredourmothertongue_____________________________________________(通过同周围的人交流).Andperhapsmostpuzzlingofall,howwereweableto_________________(弄明白)whatweheardand_____________theobviouslymorethanmothertonguereceivebycommunicatingwiththepeoplearoundus.makesenseofdistinguishmistakesanderrors_____(区分)“good”language?fromMainideaofpara1:Theenvironmentalfactoroflearningmothertongue.Mainideaofpara2:Differentopinionsoflanguageexperts.Somebelievethatwe_________________(具备)aspecialabilitytolearnlanguageandthatourbrain______itself__(适应)thelanguageweheararoundus.areequippedwithadjuststoOthersthinkthatwelearnlanguage______________(以同样的方式)welearnotherthings,suchaswalkingorsolvingproblems,andthat_____________________(天生具有的)isageneralabilitytolearnandadapt._____________(不管)theirtheories,theselanguageexperts………InthesamewaywhatwearebornwithRegardlessofLearningaforeignlanguageisdifferentfromlearningone’smothertongue.(学习一门外语不同于学习一个人的母语)Thelearningoften_________(发生)inschoolandthereareoftenfew____________(机会)tocommunicatewiththenativespeakers._________________(结果)somestudentsthinkthattakesplaceopportunitiesAsaconsequenceLearningaforeignlanguageisslowanddifficult.However,weactuallylearnaforeignlanguagemuch_______thanwedoourmothertongue.Wespent____yearslearningournativelanguagewhileweonlyspendafewhoursaweekandinafew’syears’timewecanspeakaforeignlanguage.faster5Thatmeanswecanbemuchmoreefficient.(那就意味着我们学的更有效率)Mainideaofpara3:Thedifferencebetweenlearningmotherandlearningaforeignlanguage.Mainideaofpara4:Thecharacteristicsofsuccessfullanguagelearners.Thenwhyaresomepeoplebetteratlearningaforeignlanguagethanothers?(那么,为什么一些人比其他人在语言学习方面做的更好呢?Researchhasshownthat(研究表明)successfullanguagelearnersdosharequiteafewcharacteristics(的确有许多共同点)Thedatasuggeststhatwhatsuccessfullanguagelearners______________(共同所拥有的)is,_________________(除了其他方面)thattheyareinterestedin_____________________haveincommonamongotherthingsunderstandingtheirownthinking(独立思考)______________________curiousabouttheworld(对世界充满好奇)_________________________________________________Willingtotakechancesandconfidentintheirability.(愿意去抓住机会并且对自己的能力充满信心)Successfullearnersalsousedifferentwaysoflearningand_______________plantheirstudies(编制学习计划)inorderto_____________________________dealwithacademicchallenges.(应对学习挑战)Successfulstudentsgainconfidenceandareabletorelaxandenjoythelearningbecausethey____(计划)and________(评估)theirlearning.___(由于)greatercontroland___________planevaluatewithastrongsenseofachievement(强烈的成就感),activelearnersareableto______newskillsfasterand____whattheyknow___________(充分利用).acquireputtobetteruseThelessanxiousandmorerelaxedthelearner,thebettertheirlanguageacquisition.(学习者焦虑程度越轻,情绪越放松,他们就会学的越好)__________________________Self-confident,secure(自信且有把握的)studentsaremoresuccessfullanguagelearnerswhoaremorewillingto_______takerisks(冒险)andplacethemselvesinanewlearningsituations.Iftheywerenot,theywouldnotbereadyto______________(进行实验)newformsandtomakemistakes,bothofwhichexperimentwithcontributeto(作出贡献)theirincreasedabilitytolearn.DifferentlearningwaysofsuccessfullanguagelearnersMainideaofpara6:theimportanceofthepurposeoflearning.__________Notallofus(并不是所有人)wanttobetranslatorsorinterpreters.____________________________________Ittakespatiencetolearnalanguage.(学习一门语言需要耐心)Ifwewanttobecomesuccessfullanguagelearners,weshouldtrytoadoptsomeofthestudyhabitsandcharacteristicsdescribedabove.Ifwedevelopourstudyskills,wemanyfindthatlearningaforeignlanguagedoesnothavetobetwiceashardaslearningourmothertongue,butcaninfactbetwiceaseasyandalotoffun.Ifwewanttobecomeasuccessfullanguagelearner,weshoulddothefollowing:BeinterestedinunderstandingyourownthinkingBecuriousabouttheworldBewillingtotakechancesBeconfidentinyourabilityWithgreatercontrolandastrongsenseofachievementDoplanandevaluateyourlearningTakepatiencetolearnalanguageLanguagePoints:1.acquire:学到;获得gain,get1)HowIwishIcouldacquireagoodknowledgeofEnglish.2)Activelearnersareabletoacquirenewskillsfaster.2.ordervt.命令,嘱咐,定购(做)叫(饭菜)Ifagirlordersthemostexpensivefoodforherfirstdinnerdate,sheisprobablyrichorgreedy.inorderofimportance/age/positioninorder----outoforder/indisorderThatisapeacefulsociety,andeverythingthereisingoodorder.3.getstuck/bestuck被困住stickto坚持Mycarwasstuckinthemud.Hestuckhisforkintoabigpieceofmeat.Don’tstickyourheadoutofthewidowofthetrain.#Sticktotheplanandyou’llsucceed.4.makesenseof弄懂的意思;理解understandCanyoumakesenseofthetheory?Ican’tmakesenseofwhattheauthorsays.Talkingaftertheaccidentmakesnosense.Whathesaidisreasonableina~.Thesentencedoesn’tmakesense.makesense有意义,有道理;讲的通makenosense没道理;没意义inasense多少有点;就某种意义(某方面)来说asenseofhumor\fairnesscommonsense常识5.adjustadjust/adapt…to1)Willyoupleaseadjusttheclock?It’sslow.2)Whenyougotoanewcountry,youmustadapt/adjustyourselftonewcircumstances.3)Shesoonadjusted/adapted(herself)tohiswayoflife.6.regardnes