新一代大学英语（第二版）综合教程1（智慧版） Unit 2课件 B1U2 The magic of wds iProduce

外语教学与研究出版社江南大学LearningChineseasasecondlanguageFromthetext,welearnthateachlanguagehasitsuniquefeatureswhichwillprobablypresentmanychallengestoitsnon-nativelearners.Tosomedegree,havingknowledgeofthefeaturesofalanguageandsomevaluablelessonsfromsuccessfullearnersmayhelppeoplelearnthelanguagemoreefficiently.AssomeoverseasstudentshavecometoyourschooltolearntheChineselanguage,youareinvitedtogiveapresentationatthegreetingceremony.Youplantointroducesomefeaturesofthelanguageandyourideasaboutlearningiteffectively.WhatfeaturesdoestheChineselanguagehavecomparedwithEnglish?WhatfeaturesmayUNIT2Givingapresentationcauseproblemsfortheseoverseasstudents?Whatsuggestionswouldyougivethem?Thefollowingstepsmayhelpyouwiththeproject.UNIT2GivingapresentationSTEP1BrainstormfeaturesoftheChineselanguage

WorkingroupsandbrainstormfeaturesoftheChineselanguagecomparedwithEnglish.Youmayconsiderthefollowingpoints:•Pinyinandpronunciation•Tonesandmeanings•Charactersandstrokes•Grammar(e.g.nochangeinverbsforperson,tense,andnumber)UNIT2SelectthefeaturestotalkaboutSelecttwoorthreepeculiarfeaturesthatyouthinkmaymostlikelycausechallengesfornon-nativelearners.Discussandlistwhatchallengesthesefeaturesmaypresent.Remembertogivesomeexamplestoexplainyourideas.STEP2Challenge1:_________________________________________Challenge2:_________________________________________Challenge3:_________________________________________UNIT2WorkonthesuggestionsDiscussandlistwhatsuggestionsyouwouldgiveinresponsetothechallengeslistedinStep2.YoumayrefertothevideoclipsiniExplore1forideas.STEP3STEP4Writeadraftofyourpresentation

Writeadraftofyourpresentationwiththehelpofthefollowingtips.UNIT2TipsHowtostartyourpresentation:Brieflyintroduceyourself.Clearlystatethepurposeofyourpresentation.Startwithaninterestingfact,aquestion,orabriefstoryrelatedtoyourtopic.Howtoendyourpresentation:Encouragetheaudiencetotakeaction.Thanktheaudiencefortheirtimeandattention.Endwithanencouragingstatement(e.g.“IwishyouallthebestinyourjourneyoflearningChinese”).YoucansubmityourwritingtoUcampusandreceivereal-timefeedbackforimprovement.UNIT2RehearseandgiveyourpresentationMemorizeyourdraftandrehearseyourpresentation.Youmayusethechecklisttohelpmakeyourpresentationbetter.Then,presenttoyourclassmatesandaskthemforadvice.STEP5ChecklistOKNeedimprovement1Theopeningofmypresentationisinteresting.2Thebodyofmypresentationislogicallydevelopedwithclearexamples.3Myvoiceisloudenough.4Ihavemaintainedeyecontactwiththeaudience.5Ihavemadeproperuseofgestures.UNIT2Goodafternoon,friends!I’mdelightedtowelcomeyoutodayasyoubeginyourjourneyoflearningChinese,alanguagewithahistoryspanningthousandsofyearsandusedbyover200millionpeopleoutsideChina.Chinesehasuniquefeatures,whichmaypresentchallengestolearners.Chineseisatonallanguage.Thismeansthesamesyllablewithdifferenttonescarriesdifferentmeanings.Forinstance,thesyllable“ba”canmean“eight”(八,bā),“pull”(拔,bá),“target”(靶,bǎ),or“father”(爸,bà),dependingonthetone.ThisaspectofChineseoftensurpriseslearnerswhosenativelanguages,likeEnglish,don’trelyontonesformeaning.UNIT2AnotherkeyfeatureisChinesegrammar,whichlacksthecomplexverbconjugationsfoundinmanyotherlanguages.Verbsremainthesameregardlessoftense,number,orgender.Instead,characterslike了and过indicatepastactions,while将and要signalfutureevents.Forexample,“我去了学校”(Iwenttoschool)and“我要去学校”(Iamgoingtoschool).Inthisway,Chinesegrammarcanbesurprisinglystraightforwardonceyougraspitslogic.Withoutdoubt,learningChinesehasitschallenges.Thetonescanbetrickytomaster,andthelackoffamiliargrammarstructuresmightfeelconfusingatfirst.SomelearnersevenjokethatwrittenChineselookslikeaRorschachtestandspokenUNIT2Chinesesoundslikeadrawerofsilverwarebeingdumpeddownstairs.Butdon’tbediscouraged–thesechallengescanbeovercomewiththerightapproach.Here’smyadvice.Startbymasteringthebasicsofpronunciation.Chinesehasonlyabout60phonemes,andgettingthemrightearlyiscrucial,asbadhabitsarehardtocorrectlater.Next,practicedaily.Listentonativespeakers,repeatphrasesaloud,anddon’tshyawayfrommakingmistakes.Immersingyourselfinthelanguagethroughmusic,films,orconversationswillhelpyoulearnmorequickly.Finally,setsmall,achievablegoals,likelearning30charactersaweekordedicating30minutesdailytolisteningpractice.Mostimportantly,bepatientwithyourself.Languagelearningisamarathon,notasprint.UNIT2IhopethesetipswillmakeyourChineselear