英语专业视听说book 1 Unit 6.doc

Unit 6 Language and Language LearningVocabulary Building1.j 2.d 3.h 4.b 5.f6.c 7.a 8. e 9. g 10.iPart A Listening PriacticeTopic: A Good language Learner -Six Short Dialogues and One MonologueListening task 1 ANSWER: 1N 2S 3N 4S 5N 6 YListening Task 2Having the recording:1. having learning targets and approaches to it 2. being willing to experiment and take risks3. being realistic 4. being independent or working independent 5. being organized and making proactive use of time and effort6. showing balanced concern for fluency and accuracy in communicationLanguage Follow-up 1. purposeful 2.adventurous 3.realistic 4.independent 5organized, proactive 6.communicativePart BListening PracticeTopic: Learning English in America -an InterviewListening Task 1Questions asked by the interviewer:1. why did you choose “Stella” as your nickname?2. why did you choose to study journalism in America?3. did you say you had studied English for 10 years?4. Did you find it more difficult to speak English or to write it?5. Has there ever been an occasion when someone ridiculed your English?Listening Task 21. C 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 C Language Follow-up 1. Ive studied English for about 10 years, so there will be no great language barrier to communication if I choose to study in America.2. I have a lot of friends and relatives here, so I can be taken care of by them.3. English is an international language, so most of learn it when we are young.4. it seems in Taiwan we have more of an opportunity for reading and listening5. I have learnt English for 10 years and still cant express myself very clearly.Part CListening practiceThe Story of the Norfolk-Pitcairn Dialect-a Radio TalkListening task 1This program tells us the origin of Norfolk-Pitcairn language, its development over the years, the problems it faces at present, and measures taken to save the language.Listening task 21 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 FLanguage follow-up1. to 2.of 3.under 4.on 5.to 6. with 7.in 8.ofPART AA Good Language Learner -Six Short Dialogues and One MonologueLISTENING TASK 11.Man: Do you like going swimming with Mark in the river?Woman: He always swims in the river Its too dirty for me.Question: Does the woman like going swimming with Mark?2. Woman: Do you like listening to pop music?Man: It depends.Question: Does the man like listening to pop music?3. Man: Would you like to watch the football match with me tomorrow afternoon?Woman: Football matches are always awful.Question: Does the woman like watching football?4. Woman: Do you like Chinese food?Man: Not at all .Question: Does the man like eating Chinese food?5. Woman: Would you like an ice cream?Man: Well. Id rather have something hot instead.Question: Does the man like eating ice cream?6. Man: Lets play computer games, shall we?Woman: Terrific!Question: Does the woman like playing computer games?LISTENING TASK 2There has been a lot of research in recent years into what makes a good language learner. Here is a brief summary of the latest theories:Good language learners think about how they are learning. They try to find out what works for them and what doesnt. If; they dont understand the purpose of a particular exercise, they ask their teacher for a clear explanation.Good language learners are willing to experiment and take risks. For example, they will out different ways of learning vocabulary until they find the way that suits them best. They are also not afraid of making mistakes because they know that these will help them.Good language learners are realistic. They know that it will take time and effort to become proficient in English, and that there will be periods when they dont seem to be making much progress.Good language learners are independent. They do not expect to learn English just by sitting in the classroom, and do not rely on the teachers to direct their learning.Good language learners are organized and proactive. They use their time to learn English sensibly, and are always looking for opportunities to develop their language both inside and outside the classroom.Some students are extroverts in communicating their thoughts and do not care about making many mistakes in doing so. Good language learners, on the other hand, are concerned with both fluency in communication and accuracy of language usagePART BLearning English in America . an Interview Interviewer: Hello, Miss Hsiao! From your CV we know that your Chinese name is Wenchin Hsiao, and that you have an interesting English nickname, Stella. Why did you pick Stella as your nickname?Wenchin Itsiao: I wanted to find a unique name, and Stella sounds different. I picked it from a dictionary. Stella means star.Interviewer: Why did you choose to study journalism in the US?Wenchin Itsiao: I have at least two reasons. One is, the States is an English speaking country. Ive studied English for about 10 years, so there will be no great language barrier to communication if I choose to study in America. The second reason is, journalism in the States is more advanced and influential than in any other countries. And therere quite a few world famous universities which offer best courses in journalism. Also, I have a lot of friends and relatives here, so I can be taken care of by them.Wenchin Itsiao: Yes, I started in junior high school . I also learned Japanese when I was at university. Japan occupied Taiwan of China for 15 years, so a lot of people in Taiwan could speak Japanese. And also, for a Chinese, learning Japanese is easier because Japanese has borrowed a lot of words and characters from Chinese. Learning Japanese is easier than learning English. But English is international language, so most of us learn it when we are young.Interviewer: Do you find it more difficult to speak English or to write it?Wenchin Hsiao: Oh, I have difficulty in writing and speaking, but not in reading and listening. It seems in Taiwan we have more of an opportunity for reading and listening. But I have to improve my English writing and speaking skills in America.Interviewer Has there ever been an occasion when someone ridiculed your English?Wenchin Hsiao: No, but Im a sensitive person. If I say something and they cant understand me, theyll say, Im sorry I cant understand you. If they say that, then I feel frustrated or embarrassed. I have been learning English for 10 years and still cant express myself very clearly.PART CThe Story of Norfolk-Pitcairn Language- a Radio TalkBruce Hill: Hello and welcome to Pacific Focus on Todays Society. Im Bruce Hill. Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea is home to one of the most unique cultures in the Pacific. And one of the things the islanders are most proud of is their unique language. But as with many languages in the region, the Norfolk-Pitcairn dialect is under threat of being diluted or being superseded entirely by mainstream English. So for the first time its going to be taught in the schools on Norfolk Island. Ellis Buffet has written a grammar book and dictionary of the Norfolk-Pitcairn language to help school children learn the language. She says one of the concerns that the islanders have is that inter-marriage with outsiders might dilute the languageEllis Buffet: A lot of children and young people who are of Norfolk Island blood or Pitcairn descent, who cant speak the Norfolk Island language, have come to me in recent years and asked me where their culture is and where their language is. By 1987, I foresaw that it would happen that the people would be wanting to know how to speak their language. So I have given the language a writing system because English is too hard. You cant use the English might speak a fair bit of English mingled with the language (which is not pronounced the same as English), it was necessary to have a spelling system that could write the language as we pronounce it.Bruce Hill: Is what youre doing here . teaching it in