1、Unit2LanguageLearning语言学习Unit 2Language LearningTeaching Objectives1. Match the people with the languages they speak.2. Help the students to pronounce correctly the vowels and consonants in Sound Recognition.3. Enable the students to speak appropriately in terms of expressing likes and agreements.4.
2、 Get the students to understand the dialogue in Listening and Speaking.5. Get the students to master some key words, expressions and structures in the text and to get the main idea of the text.6. Introduce the basic knowledge about Nouns and get the students to put the grammatical knowledge into use
3、.7. Get the students to understand the main idea of a passage.8. Study the further reading passage and finish the exercise (for advanced students). Key Points1. Sound RecognitionCorrect pronunciation of the following sounds:e, , , ，k, g f, v2. Listening & Speaking1) Talking about language learning2)
4、 Asking for and giving advice3. ReadingA. VocabulariesWordscommunication estimate native community widespread percent population important describe globalnowadaysconductscientific culture excitingExpressionsless thanlie inbe described asB. Structuresmore than any otherIt is estimated that.4. Grammar
5、Nouns (1)A. Classification of NounsB. Regular Changes of Plural Nouns5. WritingWrite a paragraph with detailed reasons or examples.Teaching Procedures I. Lead-inII. Sound RecognitionIII. Listening & SpeakingGetting into the Topic Testing Your Ears Script of the DialogueIV. ReadingWarming UpBackgroun
6、d Information Detailed Study of the TextFurther PracticeV. Grammar VI. Writing and AssignmentsI. Lead-in1. Write down the languages under each person. From left to right: Japanese, Russian, Arabian, Spanish.2. Encourage students to talk about their favorite language and reasons. For example: I want
7、to learn Japanese because I read a lot of Japanese comic books.II. Sound Recognition1. Play the recording and ask the students to listen carefully.2. Ask some students to give their choices.3. Check the answers and explain the differences between the sounds: e, ; , ; k, g; f, vNotes:发音要领e 1.舌端靠近下齿；2
8、.舌前部抬高，但略低干I的舌位；3.牙床介干半合半开之间，比I的牙床略大；4.唇形扁平。 1.舌端靠近下2.舌前部抬高，但其舌位是四个前元音中最低的；3.开口 比e大，是四个前元音中开口最大的音，介于半开和开之间；4.唇形扁平自然。 1.舌端离下齿，舌后抬高，略高于后元音a:; 2.双唇自然成圆形，略小于后元音a:; 3.牙床近于开，但略小于后元音a:。 1.舌端离下齿，舌后抬高，明显高于后元音; 2.唇形较圆，比后元音 更圆；3.牙床半开，较后元音的开口程度小。k g两者是一对清浊辅音，发音时舌后抬高，与软腭形成阻碍，气流冲破舌后与软腭的阻碍，由口腔爆破而出。发k时，声带不振动，k是清辅音；
9、发g 时，声带振动，g是浊辅音。f v两者是一对清浊辅音，发音时下唇轻轻接近上齿，气流经唇齿间空隙形成摩擦，由口腔而出。发f时声带不振动，f是清辅音；发v时，声带振动， v是浊辅音。4. Play the recording again and ask the students to repeat sentence by sentence. III. Listening & Speaking Getting into the Topic1. Brainstorm with the students some words, expressions or sentence patterns abo
10、ut language learning.2. Present to the students the following expressions:be useful/helpfulbe hard/difficult to learnspeak . wellpractise . . . withbe interested inbe good at3. Ask the students to make up sentences of their own by using these expressions.4. Present to the students some basic formula
11、s about likes and agreements.Talking about likes:Asking about likesDo you like/love .?Are you keen on .?Would you like .?Expressing likesI love .I am crazy about .I am fond of .Talking about agreements:Asking about agreementsCould I ask if ？Dont you think so?How do you think about it?Expressing agre
12、ementsI agree (with that). I am for it.I think so.5. Ask the students to role-play Dialogue 1 and Dialogue 2. Testing Your Ears1. Play the recording for the first time and ask the students to finish Activity C.Key: Talking with a ClassmateNote: It can be inferred from the mans words “Well，I do my ho
13、mework and go to class just as you do.” that the two speakers are classmates.2 Play the recording again and ask the students to finish Activity D.Key: talking to foreigners reading English newspapers working hard going to the English cornerNotes: The answers can be inferred from the following lines
14、in the dialogue:W: Maybe its because I started learning it earlier than you. But also，I really work hard at it.W: Well, you might try reading some English newspapers. And always talk to foreigners when you get a chance. If I were you, Id go to the English corner every week.3. Play the recording for
15、the third time and ask the students to finish Activity E.Key: 1.T2. T3 F 4. F 5 TNotes: Draw the students attention to the following expressions and sentences: work hard at You might try doing . make progressWhat else do you think would help?What if ,.? in that casein another way I get it.It must be
16、 very embarrassing if.4. Check the students answers and explain the key points. Script of the DialogueM: Its a little hard for me to learn English. Why is it so easy for you?W: Maybe its because I started learning it earlier than you. But also, I really work hard at it.M: Well, I do my homework and
17、go to class just as you do. But I make little progress. What else do you think would help?W: Well, you might try reading some English newspapers. And always talk to foreigners when you get a chance. If I were you, Id go to the English corner every week.M: What do people usually talk about in the Eng
18、lish Corner?W: Whatever interests them, such as study, music, books, movies, and travelling.M: What if I can understand others questions?W: You can ask them to repeat the question.M: It must be very embarrassing if I still cant understand.W: Dont worry. In that case, they will try to explain the que
19、stion to you in another way.M: OK, I get it. Thank you very much.W: My pleasure.IV. Reading Warming Up1. Ask the students to check the items in Warming Up and ask a few students to give their choices and reasons.2. Ask the students to scan the text and fill in the table in Warming Up, and discuss wh
20、at else they know about English.3. The teacher may ask the students the ways to learn English well，and make a list of them. Background InformationThe Importance of EnglishEnglish is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be said to be the single most important language. Yes，ot
21、her languages are important too，but not for the same reasons as English is important. English is important because it is, maybe，the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English, the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important f
22、or their local values and culture.There are various reasons for the importance of English language. They are listed below.Travel: When a person travels to another part of the world either for the sake of business or even as a tourist，the languages may differ. In these conditions, English is the lang
23、uage that helps people to deal with the situation. It is like a universal language.Education/Studies: The presence of English as a universal language assumes importance in the fact that more and more people leave their countries not only for the sake of business and pleasure, but also for studying.
24、Education has increased the role of English. People who go to another country to study can only have English as their medium of study. This is because the individual will not be able to learn a subject in the local language of the country. This again reinforces the fact that English language is very
25、 important.Correspondence: All correspondence between offices in different countries and also between political leaders of various countries is in English. This linking factor also tells of the importance of English language.The Internet: In spite of the growth of the Internet in various languages,
26、English is the mainstay of the Internet users. This is the language in which most of the information and websites are available. It is very difficult to translate each and every relevant webpage into the language of various countries. With the Internet becoming very important in E-commerce and also
27、in education, English language is bound to grow. Thus the importance of English as a language is emphasized. Detailed Study of the TextText properFor teachers9 referencePara.1Why is it so important to learn English? The answer is: because it is the single most important language in the world for com
28、munication. It is estimated that there are 300 million native speakers of English in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, and New Zealand. There are another 300 million who use English as a second language and a further 100 million use it a
29、s a foreign language. Of those nations where English is spoken as a second language, India has the most such speakers. India now has more people who speak or understand English than any other country in the world.1. Why is it so important to learn English?Because it is the most important language fo
30、r communication.2. How many speakers of English are there in the world?There are altogether 700 million speakers of English, 300 million native speakers, 300 million second language speakers, and 100 million foreign language speakers.3. What do “such speakers” (underlined) refer to here?They refer t
31、o people who speak English as a second language.Main ideaEnglish is an important language to learn which has speaker around the world.1. The answer is: because it is the single most important language in the world for communication.The answer is: because it is the only most important language in the world for people to share their ideas and feelings with each munication: n. act of sharing ideas and feelings with other people or giving information 交流， 交际，沟通 e.g. Teachers must have good co
