1、kindergartenreciteaccenthandwritingfluentcooperatecitebroaden ones mindn.学前班；幼儿园学前班；幼儿园vt.吟诵；列举吟诵；列举n.口音，腔调；重音；着重口音，腔调；重音；着重点，强调点，强调n.手写，书写；笔迹，书法手写，书写；笔迹，书法adj.（尤指外语）流利的，（尤指外语）流利的，熟练的熟练的vi.合作，协作；协助，配合合作，协作；协助，配合vt.提及，列举；引用，引述提及，列举；引用，引述拓展视野，开阔眼界拓展视野，开阔眼界 Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese
2、 immediately.Unit 2 Understanding each otherAs one of the six official working languages of the United Nations(UN),Chinese Language Day has been celebrated since 2011.Chinese Language Day 联合国中文日联合国中文日 Watch the video and find the answer.What might be the most challenging aspect for foreigners while
3、learning Chinese?Before listeningListeningDaniel is listening to three talks about learning Chinese.Listen and finish the exercises below.A1 Listen to the talks and decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F).Circle the incorrect information in the false statements and correct it
4、in the blanks.1.Thomas studied Chinese literature,history,politics and economics,as well as the Chinese language.2.Thomas lived in Shanghai for six months in his fourth year at university.3.Speaking Chinese was harder than Jenny had expected.4.Jenny plans to continue learning Chinese.5.Pedro is not
5、very confident about his Chinese.T/FT/FT/FT/FT/FP22 A1A2 Listen to the talks again and complete the table below.P22 A2 Having been interested in Chinese culture Writing Visiting China next yearOn the InternetReadingReadingDaniel has found a feature article about the popularity of learning Chinese ac
6、ross the world.B Read the article and answer the following questions.P22 B1.What evidence can prove the popularity of learning Chinese across the world?2.Why is learning Chinese becoming so popular?1.What evidence can prove the popularity of learning Chinese across the world?Chinese has been include
7、d in the education systems of more than 75 countries.Over 4,000 overseas universities offer Chinese language courses and about 25 million people are learning Chinese outside China.2.Why is learning Chinese becoming so popular?China is already a global economic power,and its influence is growing.Lear
8、ning Chinese may help people get more job opportunities.TalkingC In pairs,discuss the popularity of learning Chinese.Use the following questions to help you.What examples of foreigners learning Chinese do you know about?Why are more and more people starting to learn Chinese across the world?Do you t
9、hink learning Chinese will continue to be popular in the future?Why or why not?P24 CTipUsing fillersFillers are words or sounds that you use to give you some time to think about what you are going to say and to let your partner know that you have not finished talking.Fillers that are commonly used i
10、nclude:basically,right,so,well,yeah,you know,like,kind of,um,uh,er,etc.WritingD Write an article about the popularity of learning Chinese.Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.Planning your writing Learning about the the structureWhen writing an article about th
11、e popularity of learning Chinese,you can follow the structure below:Introduce the phenomenon.You can give one or two typical examples of foreigners learning Chinese.Analyse the reasons behind the phenomenon.Predict the future.Learning about the languageWhen introducing a phenomenon,we often use a fo
12、rmal and objective tone.The passive voice is a useful device to make your introduction sound objective and convincing.You can use the structure“it+be+verb-ed form+that-clause”,e.g.It is claimed/estimated/found that.Checking your writingRemember to check your writing after you finish and exchange dra
13、fts between youand your partner.Pay attention to the following aspects:It has been found that around the world,the number of people learning Chinese at schools,universities,community centres or online is growing.The language has been included in the education systems of more than 75 countries.Over 4
14、,000 overseas universities offer Chinese language courses and its estimated that about 25 million people are learning Chinese outside China.Never has the demand been greater.As a Chinese,its interesting that foreigners find our native language fascinating.However,I can understand their fascination,b
15、ecause Chinese is a charming language filled with a long history,beautifully written characters,rich culture and considerable depth in its meaning.Any foreigner who masters the Chinese language would feel that it is a worthy accomplishment.There are several other reasons why foreigners are choosing
16、to learn Chinese.Tourists may choose to take courses in Chinese before their trip.By learning useful travel expressions,they can navigate their way around the city and carry out basic tasks such as ordering food or negotiating prices.Other foreigners might choose to study Chinese at a Chinese univer
17、sity so that they can apply for jobs that may require a good knowledge of the Chinese language.For example,the China Belt and Road Initiative has created thousands of local jobs in many countries along the Silk Road.Working together with Chinese engineers may require people who can speak Chinese.So
18、possible job applicants would be motivated to learn Chinese as an additional language.There is no doubt that learning Chinese will continue to be popular in the future.Knowing Chinese can lead to many opportunities for both Chinese people and foreigners.Moreover,learning Chinese can broaden peoples
19、minds and enrich their lives in many different ways.应用文写作应用文写作假如你是李华，为了庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年，你们学校举办了以“汉字之美”为主题的文化活动，请你邀请正在学习汉字的外国朋友Henry参加此次活动，帮助他学习汉字，了解中国文化。请你根据以下要点提示，用英文给你的朋友写一封邀请信。1.活动时间地点；2.活动内容，如观看汉字发展史电影，写古诗等。3.参加活动的好处及学习汉语的重要性注意：1.120词左右；2.适当增加信息，使行文连贯；3.参考词汇：周年 anniversary 汉字 Chinese characterPar
20、t 1.Vocabulary 1参加汉语课程 _ 2读汉语报纸和杂志 _ 3变得越来越受欢迎 _ 4唱中文歌 _ 5流利地说汉语 _ 6中国经济的发展 _ attend Chinese coursesread Chinese newspaper and magazinesbecome increasingly popularsing Chinese songsspeak fluent Chineseeconomic development of ChinaPart 2.Sentence patterns1.随着经济的发展 2.人们常说 3.为什么的主要原因是 4.除此之外，我们不应该忽视 5.
21、考虑到所有这些因素，我们可以安全地得出结论 with the development of economyIt is often said that.The main reason why.is that.Besides,we shoundt ignore.Taking all these factors into consideration,we can safely conclude that.Dear Henry,In order to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of Ch
22、ina,our school has held a cultural activity themed“The Beauty of Chinese Characters”.Im glad to invite you to attend this activity.It will be held in the stadium,on Tuesday.There are a lot of events in the activity,including watching movies about the development history of Chinese characters and wri
23、ting ancient poems and so on.Participating in this activity will make you more interested in the Chinese language.As is known to us all,the Chinese language is playing a very important role in the world.Learning it well will help us to have a better understanding of Chinese culture.Hope you can be present at this activity on time!Yours，Li Hua1.Polish your article.2.Finish the exercises in Learning English.H
