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1、No. 20 Middle School Zhang FanNo. 20 Middle School Zhang FanWhy dont you learn to sing Why dont you learn to sing English songs?English songs?Period 6the Monkey KingChinese DragonPandasChinese TigerTibet antelopesMilu deer1. Do you like music?2. How many English songs can you think of? What are your
2、 favorites?Now lets listen to some English songs.Do you know the names of these songs?Big big worldpretty boyMy heart will go ontake me to your heartwe will rock youthe day you went awayDo you think English songs can help you learn English?How can they do that?1.We can learn some new words.2.We can
3、speak native English. 3.We can learn some beautiful sentences.4.We can know English culture.5.We can learn some idioms.Why dont you learn to sing English songs?China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty
4、-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.The singers really came from all age groups, and
5、from all over China. The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from Xian, and the winner of the womens competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didnt think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the wo
6、mens competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak Eng
7、lish. “Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics,” said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English.Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why dont you find
8、out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If y
9、ou look hard enough, youll find a good way to learn English better.1. Which country will be the host for the2008 Olympics?2. How many singers entered the contest?3. How old were the singers?China24They came from all age groups.4. Where was the winner of the mens competition from?5. Who was the winne
10、r of the womens competition?6. Why did Jiang Mei win?He is from Xian.She is a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Because she studied English hard. Singing English songs help her improve her English.7. Did the winners think they were better than the other singers?8. What does Beijing Speaks English suggest
11、?9.How many fun ways to learn English are there in the text? What are they?No, they didnt. It suggests ways for Beijongers to take an interest in learning English.4Singing English songs, watching English movies, reading English books, making friends with a native speaker of English.StatementsTrueFal
12、se Not mentionedThree good ways of improving English are mentioned. The winners both agreed that they were the best singers. Studying English helped Jiang Mei win the prize. Singing songs doesnt mean you can speak English well. Reading English books is a better way of learning English than watching
13、movies.Judge if the statements in 3a are true, false or not mentioned.Find out the new words in the passage.China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a cont
14、est by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. The Olympics=the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会enter v. 参加；进入 nearly adv. 几乎singsang clearly adv. 明朗地；明显地 sta
15、ge n. 舞台 native adj. 本地的；本国的from across China=from all over China 来自全中国 by+名词/动词-ing 通过；以as+形容词或副词原形+as 像一样The singers really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from Xian, and the winner of the womens competition was a 19-year-
16、old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didnt think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the womens competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that
