unit 8 reading and integrating skills

1、Unit 8 Learning a foreign languagea: Twice as hard?I. Tell the sentences true or false1. 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.3.

2、 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 study

3、skills.6. Although experts dont agree each other, they all share a common opinion :Life is a very successful language school. 7. We study our mother tongue all day long for about 5 years before we master it. But we only spend a few hours a week and in a few years time we can speak a foreign language

4、. 8. Successful language learners usually step away from the academic challenges. 9. The less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the worse their language acquisition. II. Reading comprehension ： 1. Most children have mastered their mother tongue . A.at the age of five B.by the age of eight C.befo

5、re they are five D.since they were five 2. The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means . A.we are equipped with a special ability to learn language B.the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us C.parents can give children language lessons D.peopl

6、e can learn the language by themselves 3. 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. Communicating with people often takes too much time.D.

7、We can get a lot of help and the learning is more efficient.4. The text tells us that successful language learners _.A. spend as many hours studying English as they do their mother tongue.B. always have different plans for their learningC. want very much to become translators and interpreters.D. are

8、 usually very impatient in learning a language.5. 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 than anything else.C. Well find it easier to learn English if

9、we can learn something from successful language learners.D. Both B and C.6.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 take chances D.confidence in their ability 7.

10、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 develop our study skills. D.In fact,the numbe

11、r of people learning a foreign language has increased with years. Answers:1.T F T F T T T F F 2. C B D B D A C Studying abroadI. Reading comprehension：1. The best option for the exchange students is . A.living with local people B.living in the dormitory C.choosing exchange programmes at various acad

12、emic levels at a reasonable cost D.making friends with the other students 2. Visiting students do the following things except . A.staying in the host familys house B.eating in the host familys house C.becoming a member of the family D.keeping in touch with the host family afterwards 3. What makes it

13、 easier to study abroad nowadays? A.The cost has become reasonable. B.There are programmes for all levels. C.Students can find “home-stay” service and live with the host family. D.All the above. 4. The greatest value of an exchange student studying abroad is . A.to learn the language B.to widen ones

14、 views and understand the culture of other country C.to get better idea of yourself and your own culture D.to learn to be independent of oneself II. Language pratice1. These books are my most recent _.A.things B. acquisitions C. acquisition D. obtaining2. He thinks we shouldnt go ahead with this pla

15、n because of the _ of failure.A. future B. pressure C. worry D .risk3. With the help of his English teacher, Tom _in English in the past few weeks.A.made great advances B. has been greatly progresseC.has made a rapid progress D. has made much progress4. The champion boxer _ his less experienced oppo

16、nent in no time.A.knocked on B. knocked into C. knocked down D. knocked against5. What he told us about the affair simply doesnt make any _.A.idea B. meaning C. sense D. significance6. The stronger the _is, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.A.acquisition B. comprehension C. ass

17、ociation D. motivation7. in other words in a word in word with the word have a word with sb. have words with sb = quarrel with sb , keep ones word = keep ones promise Word came that1) _, he walked away with a smile. 2) Its no use promising _, but in deed. 3) _, you are a very good boy. 4)She often d

18、epends on others. _, she doesnt do things by herself. 5) I hope you will always_. 6) _ Rose and see what she thinks. 7)_ that our team had come out first. 8)After _ the boss, he decided to quit the job.8. take/ run/ risks at any risk at ones own risk at risk = in danger at the risk of . = at the risk to.1) He saved my life _ his own/losing his own . 2) He _ his own/losing his own life to save me.3) The disease i