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1、unit 1life is a learning curvewhats a learning curvea learning curve is a graphical representation of the increase of learning with experience from: /wiki/learning_curveunit 1 life is a learning curveopening uplistening to the worldspeaking for communicationfurther practice in

2、 listeningwrapping uplearning objectivesfun timetalk about learning / teaching methods4learning objectivestalk about learning experiences1listen for signal words for listing2give and respond to advice3opening upread the following quotes about learning. do you agree with them? why or why not?we learn

3、 by doing. aristotlei partly agree with the quote because it is not the only way of learning: we gain first-hand experience by interacting with the environment ; we gain second-hand experience by reading booksopening upread the following quotes about learning. do you agree with them? why or why not?

4、a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. albert einsteinyes. it is dangerous for a person who knows a little about something thinks he knows it all.opening upread the following quotes about learning. do you agree with them? why or why not?the best way to learn is to teach. anonymousyes. going throug

5、h the process of trying to explain something to others will help you understand, absorb and consolidate what you have learned.listening to the worldsharinglisteningviewinglistening to the worldsharing1 watch a podcast for its general idea.the podcast is mainly about the things people are learning at

6、 the moment and the most difficult thing they have ever learned.2watch part 1 and fill in the blanks.new thingsat the momentquite difficultlistening to the world3watch part 2 and check the true statements.sharing1 a2 b3 c4 d5 e6 f7 g8 hlistening to the world4watch part 3 and fill in the blanks.shari

7、ngaa：the most difficult thing 1) _is mandarin chinese. i did it in evening classes a few years ago and i 2) _ it really, really difficult.i have ever learnedfoundbb：probably capoeira, which is a brazilian dance, martial art, fight thing. its 3) _of all these things. and yes, that was very difficult

8、because there were lots of unusual 4)_ to learn.a combinationbody movementslistening to the world4watch part 3 and fill in the blanks.sharingcc: 5) _was the most difficult thing.learning to drivedd: well, i learned some sanskrit, and thats got um, 6)_ two more than latin. its quite difficult 7)_.nin

9、e casesby most standardslistening to the world3watch part 3 and fill in the blanks.sharingei think i found 8)_ very hard at school.frenchfum, i learned to play the trumpet at school. that was pretty difficult. er and maybe learning to drive. i 9)_ learning to drive.hatedadditional notescapoeiraa bra

10、zilian folk dance created by descendants of slaves from angola. it combines elements of dance, music, and martial arts, known for quick and complex moves using power, speed, and leverage for leg sweeps.listening to the worldsharing3 watch part 3 and fill in the blanks.additional notessanskritone of

11、the oldest, and also the most famous and culturally important indic languages. it was used by the refined and cultured members of ancient indian society, and continues to be used today in religion and certain types of high discourse. sanskrit is of tremendous importance for hindus because many hindu

12、 religious texts are written in it. listening to the worldlistening to the world5 work in pairs and discuss the question.1 what are you learning at the moment? do you enjoy learning it? why? i am learning yoga at the moment. i enjoy it because it helps improve my flexibility, strength and balance.2

13、whats the most difficult thing youve ever learned? why? the most difficult thing for me is learning to drive, because i was overwhelmed with all the things i was asked to do at the same time. sharingthe most difficult thing for me is learning to write my masters paper. ive spent nearly half an year

14、to finish the 20,000 words english paper, among which, i racked my brain to collect similar papers, to study them, to probe into the theory i needed, and give a case study to prove it.its such a long and tough time, in which ive encountered and overcame so many difficulties that ill remember it for

15、ever. after i finished it and finally passed the thesis defense, i felt so great and confident that i decided to learn how to drive, which is always i scare.listening to the world5 work in pairs and discuss the question.3 what do you enjoy learning most? why? sharingi enjoy learning how to use new t

16、echnology, because new technology makes my life convenient and comfortable.listening to the worldsharinglisteningviewinglistening to the world1discuss the questions.listeningbefore you listen first of all, i had a limited vocabulary. secondly, i had difficulty understanding authentic listening mater

17、ials.1 what difficulties have you encountered while learning english?listening to the world1discuss the questions.listeningbefore you listen i was advised to carry around a notebook. i was also advised to watch english movies with english subtitles.2 what advice did you receive as to how to deal wit

18、h these difficulties?listening to the world1discuss the questions.listeningbefore you listen i read a lot of english newspapers and magazines. i tried to listen to the news, listen to podcasts, and watch english television and movies as much as possible.3 how did you finally overcome these difficult

19、ies?listening to the worldlisteninglistening skillsadditional tipslistening for signal words for listing listen for the total number of items at the beginning listen for words and expressions that signal the beginning, following and end of the listingu e.g. the last, the final, lastly, and finallyl

20、listing items with equal valueu e.g. to begin with, to start with, furthermore, moreover, in addition, besides, whats more, the last but not the least, lastly, finallylistening to the worldlisteninglistening skillsadditional tipslistening for signal words for listinglwords and expressions indicating

21、 importanceu expressions: above all, the most important / obvious / noteworthyuadjectives: main, vital, significant, chief, central, principal, primary, major, distinctive, and the est forms of adjectiveslistening to the world2 listen to a radio program and rearrange the following expressions.listen

22、ingwhile you listene-c-a-g-d-h-b-flistening to the world3listen to the radio program again and complete the table.listeningwhile you listen1) speak2) saying the wrong thing3) practice speaking / talking to himself4) making mistakes5) native speakers6) pronunciation7) listening skills8) listening and

23、 readinglistening to the world4fill in the blanks.listeningwhile you listen1 embarrassed; hear2 anything you like; going for the weekend3 voice; pronunciation4 how it sounds; the news; english television5 on the internet6 sound like; native speakerlistening to the world5 read the website message bel

24、ow and think of three things tomasz can do to improve his english.listeningafter you listen chatting with native speakers of english watching english movies with english subtitles visiting english websites to read the newslistening to the world6 read the replies and discuss. which items have you tho

25、ught of? which ideas do you think are the most useful ones?listeningafter you listen ive thought of and even tried all of them. i think reading news websites, watching english movies and talking to someone who speaks english are the most useful ideas. visiting english websites is a good way to impro

26、ve my reading skills. watching english movies helps me improve listening skills. chatting with people helps improve my spoken english greatly.listening to the worldsharinglisteningviewinglistening to the world1read the program information below and check the true statements.viewingbefore your view 1

27、 in 1932, all adults in scotland did an intelligence test. 2 many of the same people do the test again nearly 70 years later 3 the program can tell us how to live longer.every 11-year-oldabout the type of people who live the longestlistening to the world2 read the statements. then watch the video cl

28、ip and underline the correct alternative.viewingwhile your view 1 the results of the 1932 test were 2 the same as they were in 1932 3 the exam they have done 4 welllistening to the world3 read the statements and the answer choices. then watch the video clip again and choose the best answers.viewingw

29、hile your view 1 d 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 dlistening to the worldviewing4 discuss the questions.after your view1 what do you think of the view “intelligence must be bred, not trained”? i think the view is biased now research has shown that both nature and nurture play a role in intelligence. this view states

30、 that intelligence is determined by a persons genes and psychological attributes. the nurture view states that intelligence is formed from personal experience and developed through education and exposure to the world.listening to the worldviewing4 discuss the questions.after your view2 in your opini

31、on, what factors affect intelligence? i think intelligence is determined by genes and environmental factors such as nutrition, education, family background, living standards, parenting style, etc.listening to the worldviewing4 discuss the questions.after your view3 how does your intelligence change

32、as you get older? why? i think my intelligence grows progressively as i get older by interacting with the natural environment and various kinds of people around us.speaking for communicationrole-play1 read the statements. then listen to a conversation and check the true statements. 1 both of the spe

33、akers agree that studying with friends is more motivating. 2 the woman thinks that talking to someone while reading notes helps her concentrate. 3 eating a lot before an exam always makes the speakers feel sleepy in the exam. 4 the woman always try to sleep for eight hours the night before an exam.s

34、peaking for communicationrole-play2read the table. then listen to the conversation and write g for giving advice and r for responding to advice in the right column. 1 g 2 r 3 g 4 r 5 g 6 r 7 radditional tipsgiving and responding to advicegiving and responding to advice in an appropriate way are usef

35、ul and important speaking skills. speaking for communicationrole-playspeaking skillsexpressions for giving advice why dont you? my( main/personal) recommendation/suggestion/ is/would be if that happened to me/ if i were in your place/ if i were you/ in that case, id recommenddo you think it is a goo

36、d idea?the sooner youthe better.might work/ would probably work/is worth a try.if you ask me/ the way i see it, it probably would have been better(not) to haveadditional tipsspeaking for communicationrole-playspeaking skillsexpressions for responding to advice thank you, ill take that into considera

37、tion. thanks. that sounds good/interesting. i hadnt thought of that before. thank you so much for offering that advice.thank you for the advice. ill trymaybe youre right.thanks for saying that.speaking for communicationrole-play3look at the pictures and read the conversations below. then fill in the

38、 blanks using the words in brackets.1 you should eat; a good2 should not spend; youre3 why dont; am not sure thats4 its a good; suppose tospeaking for communicationrole-play5 role-play the situations.situation 1what should i do about my son?b: how was your weekend?a: i spent the whole weekend tiredb

39、: why dont you ask your son to give you a hand?a: he needs to study b: i think you should let him do some housework.a: you are right. but misses lessonsb: i think you should have a talk with him.a: i agree with you. he went out b: if i were you, id talk with him as soon as possible.a: you are right.

40、speaking for communicationrole-play4 role-play the situations.situation 2my flatmate is driving me crazy!b: many expensive clothes has she got lots of money?a: she borrowed money from me b: has she paid you back?a: no b: i think you really need to have it back?a: i think so, but how ?b: have you tri

41、ed asking her to sell the clothes she never wears?a: thats a good idea. speaking for communicationrole-play4 role-play the situations.situation 3should i help my friend find a girlfriend?a: bob is getting even fatter.b: i think he should go to the gyma: right. also, bob buys takeaway meals.b: then p

42、erhaps he should try to change his diet.a: good idea. bob likes watching tv.b: i really think he should change his way of living.a: exactly. i think he probably should change his job.b: thats a good idea. speaking for communicationgroup discussion1 read passages for information.get ideaslearning by

43、listeningstarting younghomeschoolingspeaking for communicationgroup discussion2 take notes in the tablediscuss and organize ideasmethodsdifferenceslikesdislikeslearning by listening no textbooks, tests, exams. learn by music. learn gardening and how to concentrate. dont have to learn to read and wri

44、te at an early age. no tests or exams. learn by music. dont have to learn to read and write at an early age. have to go to special music and body movement classes to learn to concentrate.speaking for communicationgroup discussion2 take notes in the tablediscuss and organize ideasmethodsdifferencesli

45、kesdislikesstarting young begin to learn music as young as possible. even two-year-olds can play difficult music. practice for hours every day and give a performance every week.even two-year-olds can play difficult music.practice for hours every day and give a performance every week.speaking for com

46、municationgroup discussion2 take notes in the tablediscuss and organize ideasmethodsdifferenceslikesdislikeshome schooling dont have to go to school or follow school rules. choose subjects they like. choose when to work. choose subjects they like. choose when to work. dont have to go to school, so h

47、ave little chance to socialize with peers.speaking for communicationgroup discussion3 decide together the best and worst methods.discuss and organize ideasbestworstmethod: homeschoolingreason: freedom of choosing subjects they want to study; freedom of choosing to work when they feel like it; benefi

48、cial for their physical and mental developmentmethod: starting youngreason: too much for small children; practice for hours every day; give a performance once a week; a stressful life in a competitive environment; have potential harmful effectsspeaking for communicationgroup discussion4 present your

49、 ideas to the class. present ideasthe method we enjoy most is homeschooling because children enjoy the freedom of choosing which subjects they want to study and choosing to work when they feel like it. and we believe a relaxing and intellectually-stimulating environment is beneficial for the physica

50、l and mental development of children. the method we dislike most is starting young because the children have to practice for hours every day and give a performance once a week. we think children at such a young age should not be forced to experience such a stressful life in a competitive environment

51、, which may have potential harmful effects on their future development.further practice in listeningshort conversations 1w: it is the third time my paper has been rejected by journals because of language problems.m: you know, there is a writing center on campus. i had never got a grade better than c

52、 for any of my term papers before they helped me out.q: what can we learn from the conversation?further practice in listeningshort conversations 2m: you said you would choose spanish as your second foreign language. why did you finally choose french instead?w: my grandfather speaks fluent french and

53、 he says that french is a language that any truly cultured person must know.q: why does the woman choose to learn french?further practice in listeningshort conversations 3w: you seem to have no problem understanding native speakers now. how about dr. browns speech last night?m: excellent. but it was

54、 still too fast for me to follow, especially when dr. brown talked about those abstract theories.q: what did the man do the last night?further practice in listeningshort conversations 4m: it seems to me that melissa is in a bad mood today. whats wrong with her?w: melissa forgot to bring her identifi

55、cation card yesterday and she was not allowed to enter the contest. you know she had prepared for the contest for months.q: what made melissa unhappy?further practice in listeningshort conversations 5w: i think my time at school is wasted because it is just studying books and doing tests.m: but you

56、also learn new ideas and new ways of thinking. and more importantly you meet people and develop your understanding of people at school.q: what does the man think of the womans opinion?further practice in listeningshort conversations1 q: what can we learn from the conversation? b the woman should see

57、k help from the writing center.2 q: why does the woman choose to learn french? d she thinks speaking french is a must for cultured people.3 q: what did the man do last night? d he attended a speech.4 q: what made melissa unhappy? c that she lost her chance to enter the contest.5 q: what does the man

58、 think of the womans opinion? a it is one-sided.further practice in listeninglong conversationsm: miranda, lets speak about your performance in class. youre not participating; youre careless with your assignments and often hand them in late. you dont want to be here, do you?w: im sorry, dr. smith. i

59、ts just ive got lots of things to do. im studying web design and im a first-class player on our golf team. its hard to see why i need to take a spanish language class!further practice in listeninglong conversationsm: well, im sorry you feel that way, but learning another language can improve your pe

60、rformance in all of your efforts. and it can be very useful sometimes, for instance, when you visit your father in mexico.w: gosh! what do you mean, professor? just because my father does business in mexico im supposed to learn spanishon top of everything else i have to learn? its just too much! and