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1、Unit One Learning a Language Warm up Question Speaking from your own experience what effective ways would you like to suggest to help others learn English 1 reading and listening as much as we can 2 talking to native speakers whenever it is possible 3 visiting the English Corner on campus 4 watching
2、 English movies surfing the Internet 5 Using English whenever and wherever possible 6 learning good passages by heart 7 memorizing lists of words to develop vocabulary 8 working on a grammar book systematically to achieve accuracy 1 个人看法 personal opinion 2 不费什么力气 with very little effort 3 提到 a refer
3、ence to 4 哭笑不得 don t know whether to laugh or cry 5 另谋出路 look for another job 6 合格的教师 a qualified teacher 7 可笑的噱头 a ridiculous claim 8 在情理之中 It is natural 9 做 没用It is no use doing 10 这有几分道理 This is true to a certain extent 11 比 具有很大优势 have a great advantage over others 12 走向另一极端go to the opposite ex
4、treme 13 完全对等的东西 a precise equivalent 14 反之亦然 and vice versa 15 建立在 基础上 be based on 16 行为主义心理学 behaviorist psychology 17 热衷于 be fond of 18 我个人认为 in my personal opinion 19 将 与 联系起来 relate to 20 值得牢记的是 It is worth remembering that 21 交际手段 a means of communication 22 与 大同小异 be probably very similar to
5、23 值得一提的相关问题 a relevant point worth mentioning 24 做 将可受益 It will be helpful to Listen and Think Directions George is an English teacher He gives advice to students all around the world about English learning on the BBC Learning English website Here is his answer to a question from a student named Hi
6、sham Please I want to improve my English How can I do it listen to the answer What is the advice that George gives to Hisham write down his points as many as possible vWell Hisham it s hard to give specific advice without knowing more about you so I m going to give you some general advice which will
7、 may be of interest to other listeners and readers vPoint 1 Be clear about why you want to learn English Do you want it for your job to help you get a job to talk to English speakers to help you study vPoint 2 Be clear about how good you want your English to be How good do you want to be at speaking
8、 English listening reading writing vPoint 3 Have a clear image of yourself when you have achieved the proficiency that you want What will you see what will you hear how will you feel vPoint 4 If possible enroll on a language course If you can t put yourself in situations where you can use English wh
9、ich leads on to vPoint 5 Look for opportunities to learn and use English Speak English whenever you can Listen to the radio and CDs in English read and write in English If you look for opportunities you will find them Global Reading Directions Text A has six paragraphs 1 6 Choose the most suitable h
10、eading for each paragraph from the list of headings below A A good method that suits all students does not exist B The behaviorist approach C Two false attitudes toward English learning D The role of fellow students E Advertisements often give the false impression F The role of interest 1 E 2 A 3 C
11、4 B 5 F 6 D 1 According to Will Pidcroft the writer of this text can English be mastered within a very short period of time No Will Pidcroft doesn t think that English can be mastered within a short period of time 2 What is the belief held by behaviorists in terms of language learning Behaviorists b
12、elieve that language learning is a kind of habit formation So they are fond of making students repeat phrases and do exercises where they continually have to change one word in a sentence 3 What does Pidcroft say about one s interest in language learning Pidcroft thinks that interest is a very impor
13、tant factor in language learning 4 What distinguishes human beings from parrots and chimpanzees according to Pidcroft Parrots and chimpanzees make noises that are meaningless while the speech sounds human beings make are meaningful and they can relate them to their own lives In other words human bei
14、ngs use language to communicate Detailed Reading As English is becoming an international language and thus a useful tool for people in the world to communicate with one another more and more people are learning English And they naturally hope that they can become competent users of this language wit
15、hin the shortest possible time But are there easier quicker ways to master English Read the following essay and see what a language teacher has to say There is often a reference to William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens to encourage him even more When I see advertisements like this I don t know whet
16、her to laugh or cry If it were as easy to learn English as they say I would have to look for another job because very few qualified teachers would be needed But a large number of people must believe these ridiculous claims or else the advertisements would not appear Every day I see advertisements in the newspapers and on the buses claiming that it is easy to learn English According to these advertisements with very little effort on the student s part he will be able to speak the language fluentl
