Unit8Reading

Unit8Whydon'tyougetherascarf?ReadingLeadinThinkaboutthefollowingquestions:DoyoulikeEnglishsongs?HowmanyEnglishsongscanyousing?DoyouthinksingingEnglishsongsisagoodwaytolearnEnglish?HowcansingingEnglishsongshelpyourEnglish?Makealist.1.Wecanlearnsomenewwords.2.WecanbecomemoreinterestedinEnglish.3.Wecanimprovetheabilityoflisteningandspeaking.BeforeYouReadReadingstrategy:Tounderstandtheimportantideasfromthetext,wemust“summarize”.Dothisbyanswering“who,what,where,why”questionsasyouread.WhileYouReadPresentationTodaymanyChinesepeoplewanttoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChinaenteredacontestbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearly,andlookedcomfortableonstage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.enterv.参加；进入nearlyadv.几乎sing—sangstagen.舞台nativeadj.本地的；本国的fromacrossChina=fromalloverChina来自全中国by+名词/v-ing通过；以as+形容词或副词原形+as像……一样winnern.胜利者modestadj.谦虚的；谦让的earlieradj.早的；初期的interestedadj.感兴趣的Thesingersreallycamefromallagegroups,andfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthemen’scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi’an,andthewinnerofthewomen’scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodest,andsaidthattheydidn’tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’scompetition,saidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.“ChinesepeopleshouldtrytospeakEnglishmore.WeshouldtrytomakeprogressbeforetheOlympics,”saidaspokespersonfromtheOlympicCommittee.HeagreesthatitisagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.encouragev.鼓励encouragesb.todosth.鼓励某人做某事progressn.进步；前进makeprogress取得进步spokespersonn.发言人；代言人theOlympicCommittee奥委会It’s+名词+todosth.做某事是怎样havefunwithsth.在……中获得乐趣HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglishprogram?Ifnot,whydon’tyoufindoutaboutit?ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.WhataboutwatchingEnglishmovies,orreadingEnglishbooks?MaybeyoucouldevenmakefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglish.Ifyouworkhardenough,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Arethesestatementstrue,false,ornotmentionedinthereading?StatementsTrueFalseNotmentionedThreegoodwaysofimprovingEnglisharementioned.Thewinnersbothagreedthattheywerethebestsingers.StudyingEnglishhelpedJiangMeiwintheprize.Singingsongsdoesn’tmeanyoucanspeakEnglishwell.ReadingEnglishbooksisabetterwayoflearningEnglishthanwatchingmovies.AfterYouRead3cCloseyourbooks.Writeasummaryofthereadingusingnomorethan100words.BecauseChinawillbethehostforthe2008Olympics,manyChinesepeoplearetryingtoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.SingingEnglishsongsisoneway.SingersfromacrossChinaenteredacontestbysingingEnglishsongs.SomeofthemwereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.AwinnersaidsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.SothiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.AnditisagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.GroupworkBesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish,likewatchingEnglishmoviesandreadingEnglishbooksetc.NowwhatotherwaystoimproveEnglishcanyouthinkof?Makealistingroups.WritesomewaysthatyoucandotowinanEnglishsingingcompetition.Thenaskapartnertogiveyousomesuggestionstoachievethisdream.GoForIt!1.为什么不学唱英语歌呢？___________you_____tosingEnglishsongs?2.她说唱英文歌曲使她对学习英语感兴趣了。Shesaidthat______Englishsongsmadeher____________learningEnglish.3.我听说他要去北京工作。I______thathewouldgotoworkinBeijing.Practice完成句子Whydon'tlearnsinginginterestedheardin4.这种比赛鼓励中国人讲英语。Thiskindofcontest__________Chinesepeople___________English.5.除了唱英文歌曲外，还有许多其他有趣的学英语的方法。______________Englishsongs,therearemanyotherfunways________________.6.看英文电影如何呢？__________________________Englishmovies?encouragestoBesidessingingtolearnEnglishWhat/HowaboutwatchingspeakHomeworkWriteapassageaboutthewaysthatyouusetoimproveyourEnglish.Afreemanobtainsknowledgefrommanysourcesbesidesbooks.一个自由的人除了从书本上获取知识外，还可以从许多别的来源获得知识。