unit8 reading

1、 ScanningScan the text and tell the following statements “true”or “false”.True or false:1. Everyday activities and interactions with other people are important when children are learning their mother tongue.2. If we want to become successful language learner, we should try to learn all by ourselves.

2、3. If we could spend all our waking hours communicating with native speakers we would make greater progress in English.4. We learn our mother tongue much faster than we do a foreign language.5. If we want to become successful language learners, we must first build our confidence and develop our stud

3、y skills. Listening:Listen to the tap by paragraph carefully and try to find out the main idea to each paragraph.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Para. 5Para. 6PurposeLearning a language is more than just memorizing words, phrases and structuresDifferent experts have different answers.Learning a foreign

4、language is different from learning ones mother tongue.Successful language learners share quite a few characteristics.Successful learners plan and evaluate their learning.The purpose of learning is important.Help us study languages1.Most children have mastered their mother tongue . A. at the age of

5、five B. by the age of eight C. before they are five D. since they were fiveCMultiple choice:2. In fact, we learn English much faster than we may have thought because _.A.A lot of people are born with a special ability to learn a foreign language.B. English learning always takes place in class.C.Comm

6、unicating with people often takes too much time.D.We can get a lot of help and the learning is more efficient.DA3. Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except . A. the ability to memorize the words B. an interest in understanding their own thinking C. willingness to ta

7、ke chances D. confidence in their abilityB4. The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means . A.we are equipped with a special ability to learn languageB. the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around usC. parents can give children language lessonsD. peo

8、ple can learn the language by themselvesC5. Whats the purpose of writing this article? A. Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.B. Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our mother tongue.C. Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we

9、develop our study skills.D. In fact, the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years. 6. From the text we can see _.A.The stronger the motivation is the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.B. Interest, curiosity, willingness and confidence are more important

10、 than anything else.C. Well find it easier to learn English if we can learn something from successful language learners.D. Some people probably have more interest and greater ability than others in language learningBCReading:Read the text. Use what you learn from the text to complete the form and an

11、swer the questions below.Ways to learn our native languageWays to learn foreign languageCharacteristics of successful learnersEffective learning skillsGood learning habitsWays to be a successful language learnerWays to learn Mother tongue:1. Not receive much formal instruction.2. Learn by communicat

12、ing with people around us.3. Learn the language in real life.Ways to learn foreign language1. In school2.Few opportunities to communicate3. Much faster4. A few hours a week in a few years time5. Have textbooks, teachers and classmates6. Learn more about study methods and skillsCharacteristics of suc

13、cessful learners1. interested in understanding their own thinking2. curious about the world3. willing to take chances4. confident in their ability5. use different ways of learning6. plan and evaluate their learningSkills and habits1. Be self-confident and able to relax2. Plan and evaluate their lear

14、ning3. Be willing to take risks and to place themselves in new learning situations.Ways to be a successful language learner1.Try to adopt some of the study habits and characteristics described above.2. Develop our study skillsDetailed reading:Detailed reading:How do we learn our mother tongue?Para 1

15、By communicating with the people By communicating with the people around us.around us.How do different people explain our ability to learn our mother tongue?Para2Some believe that we are equipped with a special Some believe that we are equipped with a special ability to learn language and that our b

16、rain adjust ability to learn language and that our brain adjust itself to the language.itself to the language.Others think that we learn language in the same Others think that we learn language in the same way we learn other things , such as walking or way we learn other things , such as walking or

17、solving problems, and that what we are born solving problems, and that what we are born with a general ability to learn and adapt, not a with a general ability to learn and adapt, not a language-specific part of the brain.language-specific part of the brain.How is learning a foreign language differe

18、nt from learning ones mother language? Firstly, learning a foreign language usually takes Firstly, learning a foreign language usually takes place in school. place in school. Para3Secondly, there are few opportunities to Secondly, there are few opportunities to communicate with other speakers of the

19、 language. communicate with other speakers of the language. Thirdly, when we learn a foreign language we Thirdly, when we learn a foreign language we have textbooks, teachers and classmates to have textbooks, teachers and classmates to instruct and assist us in the process.instruct and assist us in

20、the process.We learn a foreign language much faster We learn a foreign language much faster than we do our mother tongue.than we do our mother tongue.What do the successful language learners have in common?Para4Interested in understanding their own thinking.Interested in understanding their own thin

21、king.Curious about the worldCurious about the worldWilling to take chancesWilling to take chancesConfident in their ability.Confident in their ability.Use different ways of learning Use different ways of learning Plan their studiesPlan their studiesHow can students do better in language acquisition?

22、Less anxious and more relaxedLess anxious and more relaxedWilling to take risks and place Willing to take risks and place themselves in new learning situations.themselves in new learning situations.Para5How can we study a foreign language?Para 6It takes patience to learn a language.It takes patience

23、 to learn a language.Try to adopt some of the study habits and Try to adopt some of the study habits and characteristics described above.characteristics described above.Decide which language M( mother tongue or F (foreign language) each of the sentences below describes.FMMFMMFM/FConsolidation: We le

24、arn our mother tongue by _ people around . But how were we able to _ what we heard and _ the mistakes and errors _ “good” language? communicatingmake sense ofdistinguishfromSome experts believe that we are_ a special ability to learn language and that our brain_ the language we hear around us. Others think that we learn language _we learn other things.equipped withadjusts itself toin the same wayLearning a for