1、1.Do you think learning English is important for your future?Why?2.Do you think it is difficult to learn English well?Why or why not?3.What are your problems?Listening,speaking,reading or writing?Read the text and answer the following questions.1.What has made more and more people decide to learn En
2、glish in recent years?2.According to some theories,what is the best way to learn a foreign language?3.How can teachers try to create a rich language environment in the classroom?4.What extra work can you do outside of the classroom?1.What has made more and more people decide to learn English in rece
3、nt years?The growth of international companies,the great advances in communications,and the fact that English has become the global language have made more and more people decide to learn English in recent years.2.According to some theories,what is the best way to learn a foreign language?The beat w
4、ay to learn a foreign language is to be surrounded by it,preferably by living in a country where the language is spoken.3.How can teachers try to create a rich language environment in the classroom?They need to make sure that there is an adequate amount of quality input in English,conveyed through v
5、arious mediums.4.What extra work can you do outside of the classroom?You can learn ten new words a day,listen to English songs,read the news in English after watching it in your own language,watch English DVDs,and study with friends.True or False1.Experts recommend doing 2 hours of extra work once a
6、 week.2.Listening to an English song several times can help you revise new vocabulary.FT3.Theres no point reading the news in English if youve already watched it in your own language.4.Watching your favorite DVD in English will improve your listening skills.FTBlank-filling after the second reading.M
7、any people _ in the 1700s that English _ be the global languages one day,which _ to be the case.With the growing international companies and the great advances in communications,more and more people _ to learn English as the second language.predictedwouldprovedtendAnd the fact is that speaking more
8、than one language makes you _.People have realized that in the _ of the native language environment,people can not learn it well.In _ words,you have to be _ by the language.stand out and get ahead absenceothersurroundedSadly,most of the English learners can not live in the native country,which means
9、 we can only depend on their school resources.So teachers have to _ rich language _,which can be _ to students _ various mediums.Since extra-curricula work mayguaranteeinput conveyed through _ language learning,here are some suggestions to English learners:setting _ targets;listening English songs;w
10、atching English DVD;studying with your friends;and rewarding yourself.Please remember to _ dedicated.accelerateworkablekeepThe whole structure of the passage.1st para:Why do we need to learn English?2nd para and 3rd para:How can we learn it well in terms of theory?4th para to the last:Some practical
11、 suggestions.1.It was predicted that 据人们推测据人们推测e.g.It was predicted that some jobs in the future will be done by computers.据人们推测据人们推测,未来的某些工作将由电未来的某些工作将由电 脑代替。脑代替。e.g.据说明年的油价会上涨。据说明年的油价会上涨。It is reported that oil price will go up next year.2.In todays world,being able to speak more than one language
12、,including English,is how you stand out and get ahead.stand out 突出突出e.g.Tom stands out in our class because he always gets the first in math test.相关短语：相关短语：stand for stand in stand up支持，袖手旁观，准备行动支持，袖手旁观，准备行动 暂时代替暂时代替 站起，起立；耐用站起，起立；耐用 get ahead取得成功，获得进步取得成功，获得进步e.g.Getting ahead at work is the most i
13、mportant thing to her at the moment.此刻对她来讲，最重要的是在工作上此刻对她来讲，最重要的是在工作上获得成功。获得成功。3.However,learning English as a foreign language is very difficult in the absence of native language environment.然而，没有语言环境，学语言是很难的。然而，没有语言环境，学语言是很难的。in the absence of缺乏，不存在缺乏，不存在e.g.In the absence of children,the picnic wa
14、s boring.没有孩子参加，野餐单调，乏味。没有孩子参加，野餐单调，乏味。4.Some respected theories on language acquisition believe that to attain a high level of fluency and accuracy in a foreign language,you need to be surrounded by it.一些备受尊重的语言习得理论认为，要一些备受尊重的语言习得理论认为，要想达到高水平的外语交流程度和准确性，想达到高水平的外语交流程度和准确性，你得置身于该语言的环境中。你得置身于该语言的环境中。a
15、ttain 实现，获得，赢得实现，获得，赢得e.g.More women are attaining positions of power in public life.5.Our latest English curriculum encourages teachers to create a rich language environment in the classroom.encourage sb.to do sth.鼓励某人做某事鼓励某人做某事 e.g.Teachers encouraged us to speak English as much as possible.老师鼓励我们
16、上课多说英语。老师鼓励我们上课多说英语。其反义词为其反义词为:discourage 6.What this means is that they make sure there is an adequate amount of input in English conveyed to the students through various mediums.这就意味着，他们要确保通过多种方这就意味着，他们要确保通过多种方 式给学生足够的英语输入量。式给学生足够的英语输入量。conveyed to the students through various mediums是过去分词用作后置定语，修
17、饰是过去分词用作后置定语，修饰an adequate amount of input。convey 传达，表达传达，表达e.g.Eyes can convey a lot of information.adequate 足够的，充分的足够的，充分的e.g.Is the water supply adequate?水的供应量足够吗？水的供应量足够吗？He has adequate money to support his family.他有足够的钱来养家。他有足够的钱来养家。7.This can take the form of reading and listening materials w
18、hich must be of the highest quality.足够量语言输入可以以高质量的阅读足够量语言输入可以以高质量的阅读 和听力材料的形式呈现。和听力材料的形式呈现。take the form/take a form of 以以的的形式出现（存在）形式出现（存在）e.g.A typical training programme takes the form of a series of workshops.一种典型的培训方案是以系列研讨的一种典型的培训方案是以系列研讨的 形式出现的。形式出现的。8.case 情况情况 in that case 如果那样的话如果那样的话 e.g.
19、I am sure that he will say hello to you.In that case,will you feel embarrassed?in case 万一万一 e.g.Please take this umbrella with you in case of rain.9.The chances that are small.的可能性很小。的可能性很小。e.g.The chances that he will be late are quite small.The chances that parents dont like their children are extremely small.
