Unit 3My English is improving fast!

,Unit3,MyEnglishisimprovingfast!,ReadingandWritingPeriod1,一，Leadin(视频),Answerthesequestions:,1.Haveyouevermetforeigners?CanyoutalkwiththeminEnglishandgivethemsomehelp?你曾经见过外国人吗？你能和他们用英语交谈并给他们提供帮助吗？,2.DoyouthinkEnglishisimportantinyourlives?你觉得英语在你们的生活中重要吗？,Skimthispassagequicklyandanswerthefollwingquetions:,1.Whydidtheauthorgotothehotel?,Hewenttheretovisithisfriend.,2.Whatdidtheforeignerwanttodo?,Hewantedtheiceinthcup.,3.HowdidtheauthorfeelabouthisEnglish?.,HefeltconfidentwithhisEnglish.,ReadingandWriting,Readandlearn.,读下文，了解英语在生活中的运用。,参考译文,15August,2012,WednesdaySunnyThismorningIwenttoahoteltovisitafriend.Inthelobby,Inoticedaforeignerexplainingsomethingtoanattendant.Itseemedthattheycouldntunderstandeachother.Theattendanttoldmethattheforeignerwantedtotakeawayaglass.Buttheforeignertoldmethatwhathewantedwasnottheglass,buttheiceinit.Iexplainedthistotheattendant.Shequicklyfetchedapapercup,puttheiceinitandhandedittotheforeigner.Theforeignertookthepapercuphappilyandthankedus.ThissmallincidentmademerealiseonceagainthatEnglishcanbeusefulinourdailylife.ItalsomademefeelmoreconfidentwithmyEnglish.,ReadingandWriting,Readandlearn.,读下文，了解英语在生活中的运用。,参考译文,15August,2012,WednesdaySunnyThismorningIwenttoahoteltovisitafriend.Inthelobby,Inoticedaforeignerexplainingsomethingtoanattendant.Itseemedthattheycouldntunderstandeachother.Theattendanttoldmethattheforeignerwantedtotakeawayaglass.Buttheforeignertoldmethatwhathewantedwasnottheglass,buttheiceinit.Iexplainedthistotheattendant.Shequicklyfetchedapapercup,puttheiceinitandhandedittotheforeigner.Theforeignertookthepapercuphappilyandthankedus.ThissmallincidentmademerealiseonceagainthatEnglishcanbeusefulinourdailylife.ItalsomademefeelmoreconfidentwithmyEnglish.,1.Itseemedthat.看起来.,似乎.eachother互相“Itseemedthattheycouldntunderstandeachother.他们似乎不能互相理解对方的意思。,看起来明天将是雨天。,eg:1.Itseemsthatitwillberainnytomorrow.,2.我们应该互相帮助。,Weshouldhelpeachother.,2.takeaway拿走，拿开takeout取出，拿出takeoff脱下（衣，帽）；起飞takecareof=lookafter照顾，照看takeup占据，占领,3.onceagain又一次，再一次,4.fetchv.去取来bring取来，拿来take拿走,5.usefuladj.有用的uselessadj.没有用的help有帮助的/helpless无用的,6.feelconfidentwith.对.感到自信”/beconfidentwith.对.自信”,ItalsomademefeelmoreconfidentwithmyEnglish.,它也使我对我的英语水平更加自信了。,eg:TomalwaysfeelsconfidentwithhisMath.,Tom总是对他的数学感到自信。,Imconfidentwithmyself.,我对自己很自信。,Exercise:用所给词的适当形式或汉语意思填空,1._（its)seemsthathe_(donot)likehernewteacher.2.It_(seem)thatImadeamistakeyesterday.3.LucyandLilyoftenfightwith_（相互）4._youoften_yourself?你经常对自己自信吗？5.Haveyou_(notice)thatheisnothappyrecently.6.Canyou_(translate)thepassage_Chinese.7.Wecanfollowthe_(说明)onthebackofthebox.8.Myplanewill_(起飞）inhalfanhour.9.Mygrandmaisill,Ihaveto_(照顾）her.10.Dontgorgetto_(带来）yourhomeworktoschool.,It,doesnt,seemed,eachother,Are,confidentwith,noticed,translate,into,instructions,takeoff,takecareof,bring,Scanthepassageagainanddecidethefollowingsentencestrueorfalse:,1.Theforeignercouldunderstandtheattendantverywell.()2.Theattendanttoldmethattheforeignerwantedtotakeoffaglass.()3.ThisincidentmadethewriterrealizethatEnglishisuselessinourdailylife.(),F,F,F,2012年8月15日，周三晴今天早上我去一家宾馆看一位朋友。在大厅里，我注意到一个外国人正在向一个女服务员解释什么。他们似乎不能理解对方的意思。女服务员告诉我，那个外国人想拿走一个杯子。而那位外国人告诉我他想拿的不是杯子，而是杯子里的冰块。我把外国人的想法解释给女服务员。她很快拿来一个纸杯子，把冰块放进去，递给外国人。外国人高兴地拿着杯子，并向我们表示感谢。这件小事使我再一次地意识到，英语在我们的日常生活中可能会很有用。它也使我对我的英语水平更加自信了。,ReadingandWriting,Discussandlist.,讨论并列举可能用到英语的其他情况。,1.roduceforeigngueststootherpeople3.translateEnglishinstructionsorpublicsigns.,writetoyourpenpals,travelinforeigncountries,readEnglishnovels/readEnglishnewsonline,watchEnglishmovies/listentoEnglishsongs,Shareyourstories.,讲述你生活中运用英语的故事。,ReadingandWriting,Homework:,1.Memorizethekeywords,phrasesandsentencesinthisclass.记本课中的重点单词，短语和句子。2.Makeasurveyinyourgroupabout“DoyouthinkEnglishisimportantornot?Why?”.AndmakeaPPTeachgropandshowtheresultofyourgroupssurveyinthenextclass.在你的小组作调查：英语重要吗？为什么？每组做一个PPT，下节课把你们的调查结果呈现出来。,1.Whataretheydoing?2.HowdoyouimproveyourEnglish?,Lookatthepictureanddiscuss:,Youllbeableto:,1.talkaboutEnglishlearning;2.talkaboutlanguageandculture.,Warmingup,听录音，将下列词语与图片匹配。,Listenandmatch.,Keysentences:,Chinese,English,French,Russian,Spanish,Warmingup,English,英语,Warmingup,Russian,俄语,Warmingup,Chinese,汉语,Warmingup,Spanish,西班牙语,Warmingup,French,法语,2.Chinesehasthelargestnumberofspeakers.,IntheUS,mostpeoplespeakEnglish.,在美国，大多数人讲英语。,讲汉语的人数最多。,Readandtick.,选出英语是主要语言的国家。,Warmingup,Canada,NewZealand,Australia,Italy,Germany,Singapore,ListeningandSpeaking,听录音，学习下列词语。,Listenandlearn.,seem,applyfor,international,must,luck,v.似乎，好像,申请,adj.国际的,n.必须做的事,n.运气,giveitatry,试一试,Listenandpractice.,听录音，讨论工作对英语的要求。,Bill:Hi,Sarah.YouseemtobespendingalotoftimestudyingEnglishthesedays.Sarah:Thatstrue,butIhaveto.Bill:Whyisthat?Sarah:BecauseIveappliedforajobinabiginternationalcompany.Bill:Whatsthejobyouveappliedfor?Sarah:Secretary.Bill:IsEnglishamustforthejob?Sarah:Yes.IllhavetousealotofEnglishifIgetthejob.Bill:Wishyougoodluck.,ListeningandSpeaking,参考译文,比尔：嗨，萨拉。你最近似乎花了很多时间学习英语啊。萨拉：是的，我不得不如此。比尔：为什么呀？萨拉：因为我申请了一份在一家大型跨国公司的工作。比尔：你申请了什么工作？萨拉：秘书。比尔：做那份工作必须使用英语吗？萨拉：是的。如果我得到那份工作的话，我得大量地使用英语。比尔：祝你好运！,spendsometimedoingsth.表示花费一些时间做，还可以说spendsometimeonsth.,applyfor：申请。该句包含一个定语从句youveappliedfor，修饰名词job，省略了关系词that。,ListeningandSpeaking,Discussandtick.,讨论并选出下列工作对英语的要求。,Linda:Leo,youspeakbeautifulEnglish.Leo:Thanks.ButmyEnglishusedtobepoor.Linda:Really?Thenhowdidyouimproveit?Leo:IreadEnglishnovelsandEnglishnewsonline,listenedtoEnglishsongs,watchedalotofEnglishmovies,andtriedtotalkwithmyfriendsinEnglish.Linda:Thatsoundsgood!ButIfinditverydifficulttokeepitup.Leo:Yes.Itsdifficultatfirst.Butaftertwoyears,Ifinditalotoffun.Linda:Really?IthinkIllgiveitatry.,Listenandpractice.,ListeningandSpeaking,参考译文,听录音，讨论英语学习方法。,琳达：利奥，你英语说得很好呀。利奥：谢谢。我以前英语可不怎么样。琳达：真的吗？你是怎么提高的？利奥：我在网上读英文小说、看英语新闻，听英文歌曲，看很多英语电影，和我的朋友试着用英语聊天。琳达：听起来很棒！但我发现坚持下来很难。利奥：是的。刚开始很难，但两年后我发现这样做充满了乐趣。琳达：真的吗？我想我也要试一试。,sound是感官动词，后加形容词，其他感官动词还有feel，taste，smell，look等。,Listenagainandcompare.,再听录音，比较英语,ListeningandSpeaking,学习方法。,MorewaystoimproveyourEnglish:,listentoEnglishsongs,readEnglishnovels,I,Leo,readEnglishnewsonlinelistenedtoEnglishsongs,watchedalotofEnglishmoviestriedtotalkwithhisfriendsinEnglish,listentoEnglishradioprogrammesreadEnglishnewsbrowseEnglishlearningwebsiteskeepadiaryinEnglish,2012年8月15日，周三晴今天早上我去一家宾馆看一位朋友。在大厅里，我注意到一个外国人正在向一个女服务员解释什么。他们似乎不能理解对方的意思。女服务员告诉我，那个外国人想拿走一个杯子。而那位外国人告诉我他想拿的不是杯子，而是杯子里的冰块。我把外国人的想法解释给女服务员。她很快拿来一个纸杯子，把冰块放进去，递给外国人。外国人高兴地拿着杯子，并向我们表示感谢。这件小事使我再一次地意识到，英语在我们的日常生活中可能会很有用。它也使我对我的英语水平更加自信了。,explainingsomethingtoanattendant是现在分词结构作宾语补足语。,ReadingandWriting,Discussandlist.,讨论并列举可能用到英语的其他情况。,1.roduceforeigngueststootherpeople3.translateEnglishinstructionsorpublicsigns.,Shareyourstories.,讲述你生活中运用英语的故事。,ReadingandWriting,ReadingandWriting,参考译文,Readandlearn.,读下文，了解身势语的不同含义。,Whenclasswasoveryesterday,myfriendsandIgottogethertotalkaboutwheretogofordinner.Imentionedasmallbutcozyrestaurantnearourschool,andmostofmyfriendsagreedwithme.Ournewfriend,Raj,alsosmiled,butheshookhisheadatthesametime.Weaskedagain,“Doyouliketherestaurant?”Rajsmiledandshookhisheadagain.Atlastwebecamealittlebitannoyedandaskedhimwhereexactlyhewantedtogo.Rajsaidthathelikedouridea.“Butwhydoyoushakeyourhead?”Iasked.Rajlaughedandsaid,“InIndia,shakingtheheadmeansyes.”,昨天下课后，我和朋友在一起讨论去哪儿吃晚饭。我提到了我们学校附近的一家很舒适的小餐馆，绝大多数朋友都同意我的提议。我们的新朋友拉杰也笑了，但他同时又摇了摇头。我们又问他；“你喜欢那家餐馆吗？”拉杰笑了笑，又摇了摇头。最终，我们有点生气了，问他到底想去哪儿。拉杰说他很喜欢我们的主意。“但你为什么摇头呢？”我问道。“在印度，摇头是同意的意思。”拉杰笑着说。,shakingthehead是动名词短语，在该句中作主语。,Discussandfill.,讨论以下身势语在不同文化中的,ReadingandWriting,含义，并填表。,1.InIndia,itmeans“agreewithothers”.2.Inmanyothercountries,itmeans“disagree”or“no”.,1.IntheUS,itmeans“OK”.2.InLatinAmerica,itsrude.3.InJapan,itmeans“money”.,ReadingandWriting,参考译文,Readandlearn.,读下文，了解中西方不同的文化现象。,Chinesepeopletendtoavoid“4”becauseitsoundsliketheword“death”,whileWesternersdonotlike“13”,consideringitunlucky.InChina,“6”isaluckynumber.However,insomeWesterncultures,itissimplyanumber.,中国人尽量避免“4”这个数字，因为它读起来像“死”这个字。与此同时，西方人不喜欢“13”这个数字，认为它不吉利。在中国，“6”是个幸运数字。然而，在一些西方文化中，它仅仅是个数字。,ReadingandWriting,参考译文,InsomeWesterncountries,peopletrytoavoidablackcat.Iftheyseeablackcatwalkinginfrontofthem,theythinkitwillbringthembadluck.However,inChina,ablackcatjustmeansitisblack,oneofthecolours.,在一些西方国家，人们试图避免见到黑色的猫。假如他们见到有只黑猫从自己面前走过，他们会认为它会给自己带来厄运。然而，在中国，黑色的猫仅仅说明它是黑色的，不过是颜色的一种罢了。,ReadingandWriting,参考译文,InWesterncountries,whitesymbolisespure,cleanandhonestqualities.WhenWesternersholdweddings,thebrideusuallywearsawhitedress.InChina,however,redisusuallyconnectedwithsuchjoyfuloccasionsasfestivalsandweddings.But,nowadays,manyChinesebridesalsowearwhitedressesontheirweddingsforachange.,在西方国家，白色象征纯洁，干净和诚实的品质。西方人举办婚礼时，新娘通常会穿白色的礼服。然而在中国，红色通常和诸如节日和婚礼这些喜庆的场合联系在一起。但如今，很多中国新娘也在她们的婚礼上穿白色婚纱来改变一下（传统的婚纱颜色）。,Thinkanddiscuss.,思考并讨论中西方文化还有,ReadingandWriting,哪些不同。,1.ImtooshytospeakEnglishinfrontofotherpeople.2.Mypronunciationispoor.3.Impooratgrammar.4.5.6.,MoreActivities,Discussandlist.,讨论并列举学英语时遇到的困难及其原因。,Makeareport.,汇报讨论结果，并提供相应的解决办法。,MoreActivities,Forexample:ThemostcommondifficultywefindinEnglishlearningisthatwearetooshytospeakit.Tosolvetheproblem,weshouldbemoreconfident.Weshouldnotbeafraidofmakingmistakes,AroundtheWorld,参考译文,Languageisalivingthing.Itkeepschangingallthetime.Inmanycountries,theoldnowcantunderstandtheyoung.Infact,thisishappeningineverycountry,especiallyontheInternet.Canyouunderstandthesethings?OMG(ohmygod),IC(Isee),ASAP(assoonaspossible)andFYI(foryourinformation).NowadaysthesetermsarenotonlyusedontheInternet,butalsoinshorttextmessages.,OMG:IC:ASAP:FYI:,Ohmygod,Isee,Assoonaspossible,Foryourinformation,Readandanswerthequestions:,1.Wherearethesetermsused?2.Whyislanguagealivingthing?,ThesetermsarenotonlyusedontheInternet,butalsoinshorttextmessages,Becauseitkeepschangingallthetime,只接动名词的词语,喜欢花费忙着想象enjoyspendbebusyimagine忍不住想要结束练习canthelpfeellikefinishpractice错过建议保持介意misssuggestkeep(on)mind值得考虑beworthconsider,练习,1.Beforehecame,Idfinished_thewholebook.A.toreadB.tohavereadC.reading2.Iwasenjoy_topopularmusicatnight.A.listeningB.tolistenC.listened3.Hespentalotofmoney_books.A.buyB.buyingC.tobuy,Notonly.but(also).“不但而且”,主要用于连接两个对等的成分:Shelikesnotonlymusicbutalsosport.Notonlythestudentsbutalsotheirteacherisenjoyingthefilm.,注意,若连接两个成分作主语，其后谓语动词与靠近的主语保持一致（就近原则）。如：Notonlythestudentsbutalsotheirteacher_enjoyingthefilm.Notonlythestudentsbutalsotheirteachers_enjoyingthefilm.,is,are,Listenandread,findthedifficultwordsandphrases,语言是有生命的。它总是在不断变化着。在许多国家，年长者不能理解年轻人。实际上，这种现象发生在每个国家，特别是在网络上。你能理解这些事情吗？OMD是由ohmygod（我的天呀）的每个词的第一个字母缩写而成，IC是与它有相同发音的Isee（我明白了，我懂了）的缩写，ASAP是由assoonaspossible（越快越好）每个词的第一个字母缩写而成，而FYI是由foryourinformation（供你参考）每个词的第一个字母缩写而成。现今，这些术语不仅仅用在因特网上，而且也用在短信上。,TherearesomefunriddlesinEnglish.Trytogiveananswertoeachofthefollowingriddlesandthencheckwhetheryoureright.“IbeginwithTandendwithT,andIamfullofT.WhatamI?”“WhyissmilesthelongestEnglishword?”“Whyisheatfasterthancold?”“Whatdayoftheweekisthebestforha