1、 To listen to an interview about effective ways to learn EnglishTo extract specific information while listening and complete missing information To discuss effective ways of learning EnglishTo listen to an interview on the differences between British and American EnglishTo listen to and practise way
2、s of showing interest while speakingShare your learning difficulties you have in English.difficulty with pronunciation, spelling, grammar, difficulty to understand the structure of a new language.What tips do you know about learning English? Give reasons for each of your tips.to read simplified clas
3、sic worksto check the dictionary while readingto guess the meaning of an unfamiliar wordto memorise grammar rules and do a lot of exercisesMatch the words with the correct meanings.classic, unfamiliar, simplified, memorize sth. that has been made easier to understand admired by many people and havin
4、g a value that has continued for a long time to learn sth. by heart not known to you; not have any experience of sth.simplifiedclassicmemoriseunfamiliarExample: My tip for learning English is to read simplified classic works because they can increase my knowledge of English beyond the classroom.List
5、en to an interview about effective ways of learning English. Which topics are mentioned?How to: increase knowledge of English learn new words use a dictionary learn grammar deal with unfamiliar words be a good learnerListen again. Complete the missing information.1. What is Dr. Smiths advice on effe
6、ctive English learning? Dr. Smiths advice to _ of English beyond the classroom. One way to do that is _. He recommends that you try _. The other way is to _.increase your knowledgeby reading moresimplified classic literaturelisten more2. What is his suggestion on learning words? Firstly, you should
7、_. A lot of the time, youll be able to _ of an unfamiliar word without _. Also, you should learn _. For example, we say “open the book”, but “turn on the computer”.learn words in contextguess the meaninglooking it upwords in chunks3. What advice does he give on learning grammar? Just memorising the
8、rules is _. His advice is that when you learn a grammar rule, you should try to use it in _. By doing so, youll be learning grammar in a more natural way than from a grammar book.not helpfulspeaking and writing activitiesDiscuss the questions.1. Do you find Dr. Smiths advice helpful?2. What are othe
9、r ways to learn English vocabulary and grammar effectively?advicelearningwordseffective learninglearning grammarin context and in chunksuse it in speaking and writing activitiesincrease your knowledge Writing and rewriting can be helpful. Translating and back translating can also be helpful. Watchin
10、g movies and TV series and dubbing(配音配音) is another possible way.Role play the interview on P108-109. Do you know the differences between British and American English (e.g. spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, etc.)? Give some examples.British EnglishAmerican EnglishBritish English American English裤
11、子裤子 薯片薯片 电梯电梯 看电影看电影 人行道人行道 Vocabulary differencetrouserspantscrisps chipselevatorliftwatch a moviewatch a filmsidewalkpavementListen to the program. Complete the notes in the table. What differences between British and American English are mentioned? List the examples.AspectsExamplesways of pronoun
12、cing words water, tomato, example, uses of wordsdancing in the classroomlift(英英) / elevator(美美), football(英英) / soccer(美美),subway(美美) /underground (tube)(英英) Listen and imitate. Complete the sentences in the Talk Builder.1. We have different ways of pronouncing words. For example, Thats odd! _! Do t
13、hey still mean the same thing?2. I say “example” and “dancing in the classroom”, but Robert _! How do people?WowThey sound so differentAhInterestingThey sound so differentWow/Ah3. We say “lift”, but Americans say “elevator”. _!4. The American “subway” is called the “underground” in the UK, or the “t
14、ube” in London. _! I never realizedWow/AhInterestingWowThey sound so differentAhInterestingCan you add more expressions for showing interest?Role play the interview on P109. 1. My question is how to learn English effectively. 我的问题是怎样有效地学英语。我的问题是怎样有效地学英语。 effectively adv. in a way that produces the i
15、ntended result or a successful result 有效地有效地 【拓展拓展】 effective adj. 有效的有效的, 生效的生效的 effect n. 影响影响; 结果结果; 效应效应 have a(n) effect on 对对有有影响影响effect短语短语have the effect of 产生产生的结果的结果take effect 开始起作用开始起作用, 见效见效 have no/little/much/a great effect on对对没有没有/几乎没有几乎没有/有很大有很大/有重大影响有重大影响bring/put sth. into effec
16、t 使生效使生效, 实施实施come into effect 生效生效, 开始实施开始实施in effect 实际上实际上, 有效有效【链接链接】【语境应用语境应用】根据提示完成下列句子。根据提示完成下列句子。1) It is said that violent video games _ (对对有影响有影响) kids brains. 2) The new tax law will not _ (生效生效) until January. 3) _ (实际上实际上), increasing numbers of people choose to work from home nowadays.
17、4) I spoke to him _ (没有作用没有作用); he went on just the same. have an effect ontake effect In effect without any effect2. I would recommend that you try simplified classic literature 我建议你试着读经典文学作品的简写本我建议你试着读经典文学作品的简写本 recommend vt. to tell sb. that sth. is good or useful, or that sb. would be suitable f
18、or a particular job, etc 推荐推荐 to advise someone to do sth., especially because you have special knowledge of a situation or subject 建议建议recommend that sb. (should) do sth. 建议某人做某事建议某人做某事recommend doing sth. 建议做某事建议做某事recommend sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事建议某人做某事recommend sth. to sb. 向某人推荐某物向某人推荐某物recommen
19、d sb. as 推荐某人为推荐某人为recommend sb. for 推荐某人担任推荐某人担任【常用结构常用结构】e.g.I recommend you to think very carefully before you do it.We recommend that you (should) get rid of your bad habits.Can you recommend some new story books to me / me some new story books?I recommend these pills for your cough.【语境应用】翻译句子。【
20、语境应用】翻译句子。1) 如果你去北京，我建议参观长城。如果你去北京，我建议参观长城。 If you go to Beijing, I recommend visiting the Great Wall.2) 我建议你看一下这部电影。我建议你看一下这部电影。 I recommend you to see this film. / I recommend you (should) see this film.3) 你可以给我推荐一家好的餐馆吗？你可以给我推荐一家好的餐馆吗？ Could you recommend me a good restaurant? / Could you recomme
21、nd a good restaurant to me?3. Today, were honoured to have two special guests with us to tell us about this. 今天我们很荣兴有两位特别来宾和我们一起谈论这件事。今天我们很荣兴有两位特别来宾和我们一起谈论这件事。 be honoured to do sth. 很很荣幸做某事荣幸做某事 e.g. I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech.【拓展拓展】 feel honoured to do sth. (做做某某事事)感到荣幸感到荣
22、幸 be hounoured for 因因而受尊敬而受尊敬 be honoured as 被尊为被尊为 in honour of 为了纪念为了纪念Search online to find more differences between British and American English.Listen to the paragraph read by two different speakers. Which speaker has a British accent and which has an American accent?English is a crazy language
23、. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins werent invested in England or French fires in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbread, which arent sweet, are meat. We find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a
24、guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write buthammers dont ham? (Richard Lederer)Act out a dialogue between an expert and a learner talking about differences between British and American English. The expert gives examples and the learner responds with interest.1. Search online to find more differences between British and American English.2. Finish Ex. 2 from Workbook page 88 and Ex. 5 from Workbook on page 89.
