1、Book 1 Unit5 Languages around the World 河南省实验中学/红星高级中学 刘平原 18599826617Leading inReading WritingAssignmentReading WritingAssignmentLeading in vocabularygrammarusagecultural awareness.friendsteachersparentse-palsbooksInternet Blogs for learning EnglishLeading inReading WritingAssignmentReading Writing
2、AssignmentReading Leading inRead some posts from an online forum for Chinese students who are learning English.An online forum is an Internet-based place where people exchange ideas and opinions about a problem.Learning EnglishHey,everybody,what are your biggest problems with learning English?Hi!Ive
3、 been studying English since primary school.I used to get high marks in English,but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video,I can catch only a few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?Listening to English radio prog
4、rammes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk.I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language.Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite in English
5、.Its so much easier to just say“Open the window!”,but in English that can sound really terrible.I have to think about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say,“Open the window,please!”or“Could you open the window,please?”or even longer“Would you mind opening the window,please?”Yeah,thats rea
6、lly hard!I think it all depends on who youre talking to.If Im talking to a close friend,I can use short requests,like“Open the window”our relationship is close and were equals,so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us.But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to me,I must make m
7、y request longerand I must make it a question,not a demand,e.g.,“Could you open the window,please?”If Im talking to someone senior to me,then I should say,“Would you mind opening the window,please?”For me,vocabulary is my biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words!I cant keep all the new vocabu
8、lary straight in my head,and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly.HELP!Wang LeLiu WenJia XinLi Rui661.What kind of style is it?2.Who starts it?3.Who responds to it?4.What is it mainly about?A blog.Wang Le.Liu Wen,Jia Xin,Li RuiA discussion about problems with English learning.Learn
9、ing EnglishHey,everybody,what are your biggest problems with learning English?Hi!Ive been studying English since primary school.I used to get high marks in English,but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video,I can catch only a few
10、words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk.I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language.Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my p
11、ronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.Its so much easier to just say“Open the window!”,but in English that can sound really terrible.I have to think about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say,“Open the window,please!”or“Could you open the wi
12、ndow,please?”or even longer“Would you mind opening the window,please?”Yeah,thats really hard!I think it all depends on who youre talking to.If Im talking to a close friend,I can use short requests,like“Open the window”our relationship is close and were equals,so I only need a few words to bridge the
13、 gap between us.But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to me,I must make my request longerand I must make it a question,not a demand,e.g.,“Could you open the window,please?”If Im talking to someone senior to me,then I should say,“Would you mind opening the window,please?”For me,vocabulary
14、is my biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words!I cant keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head,and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly.HELP!Wang LeLiu WenJia XinLi RuipostsLearning EnglishHi!Ive been studying English since primary school.I used to get high marks in E
15、nglish,but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video,I can catch only a few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk.I also repeat w
16、hat I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language.Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.Its so much easier to just say“Open the window!”,but in English that can
17、 sound really terrible.I have to think about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say,“Open the window,please!”or“Could you open the window,please?”or even longer“Would you mind opening the window,please?”Yeah,thats really hard!I think it all depends on who youre talking to.If Im talking to
18、a close friend,I can use short requests,like“Open the window”our relationship is close and were equals,so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us.But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to me,I must make my request longerand I must make it a question,not a demand,e.g.,“Could yo
19、u open the window,please?”If Im talking to someone senior to me,then I should say,“Would you mind opening the window,please?”For me,vocabulary is my biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words!I cant keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head,and I certainly cant remember how to use them al
20、l properly.HELP!Wang LeLiu WenJia XinLi Ruistarter:TopicHey,everybody,what are your biggest problems with learning English?Hey,everybody,what are your biggest problems with learning English?Learning EnglishHey,everybody,what are your biggest problems with learning English?Listening to English radio
21、programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk.I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language.Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite in Eng
22、lish.Its so much easier to just say“Open the window!”,but in English that can sound really terrible.I have to think about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say,“Open the window,please!”or“Could you open the window,please?”or even longer“Would you mind opening the window,please?”Yeah,thats
23、 really hard!I think it all depends on who youre talking to.If Im talking to a close friend,I can use short requests,like“Open the window”our relationship is close and were equals,so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us.But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to me,I must ma
24、ke my request longerand I must make it a question,not a demand,e.g.,“Could you open the window,please?”If Im talking to someone senior to me,then I should say,“Would you mind opening the window,please?”For me,vocabulary is my biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words!I cant keep all the new vo
25、cabulary straight in my head,and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly.HELP!Wang LeLiu WenJia XinLi RuiResponse:Hi!Ive been studying English since primary school.I used to get high marks in English,but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English
26、speakers talking in a video,I can catch only a few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?Hi!Ive been studying English since primary school.I used to get high marks in English,but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English speakers talking in a vid
27、eo,I can catch only a few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?Brief introductionTopic sentencesSupporting detailsExpress thanksLearning EnglishHey,everybody,what are your biggest problems with learning English?Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast nativ
28、e speakers talk.I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language.Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.Its so much easier to just say“Open the w
29、indow!”,but in English that can sound really terrible.I have to think about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say,“Open the window,please!”or“Could you open the window,please?”or even longer“Would you mind opening the window,please?”Yeah,thats really hard!I think it all depends on who you
30、re talking to.If Im talking to a close friend,I can use short requests,like“Open the window”our relationship is close and were equals,so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us.But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to me,I must make my request longerand I must make it a quest
31、ion,not a demand,e.g.,“Could you open the window,please?”If Im talking to someone senior to me,then I should say,“Would you mind opening the window,please?”For me,vocabulary is my biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words!I cant keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head,and I certainly c
32、ant remember how to use them all properly.HELP!Wang LeLiu WenJia XinLi RuiResponse:Hi!Ive been studying English since primary school.I used to get high marks in English,but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video,I can catch only a
33、 few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk.I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language.Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare
34、 my pronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.Its so much easier to just say“Open the window!”,but in English that can sound really terrible.I have to think about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say,“Open the window,please!”or“Could you open t
35、he window,please?”or even longer“Would you mind opening the window,please?”adviceproblemLearning EnglishHey,everybody,what are your biggest problems with learning English?Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk.I also repeat what I hear to help myself
36、 to experience the feeling of the language.Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.Its so much easier to just say“Open the window!”,but in English that can sound really terrible.I
37、have to think about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say,“Open the window,please!”or“Could you open the window,please?”or even longer“Would you mind opening the window,please?”Yeah,thats really hard!I think it all depends on who youre talking to.If Im talking to a close friend,I can use
38、short requests,like“Open the window”our relationship is close and were equals,so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us.But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to me,I must make my request longerand I must make it a question,not a demand,e.g.,“Could you open the window,please?
39、”If Im talking to someone senior to me,then I should say,“Would you mind opening the window,please?”For me,vocabulary is my biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words!I cant keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head,and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly.HELP!Wang LeLi
40、u WenJia XinLi RuiResponse:Hi!Ive been studying English since primary school.I used to get high marks in English,but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video,I can catch only a few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advic
41、e?Yeah,thats really hard!I think it all depends on who youre talking to.If Im talking to a close friend,I can use short requests,like“Open the window”our relationship is close and were equals,so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us.But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to
42、me,I must make my request longerand I must make it a question,not a demand,e.g.,“Could you open the window,please?”If Im talking to someone senior to me,then I should say,“Would you mind opening the window,please?”For me,vocabulary is my biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words!I cant keep al
43、l the new vocabulary straight in my head,and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly.HELP!adviceproblem Liu Wen Jia Xin Li RuiNameProblemAdvicehow to be polite in English towards different peoplecant remembernew vocabulary anduse it use short requests for close friends use longer requ
44、ests for people who are not so close use more polite phrases for people senior to you sort out words based on topics learn word formation make a short story .have trouble withlistening to totally getthe main idea listen to English radio programs repeat what you hear record your voice and compare it
45、with the radio hostsJia xins adviceLi Ruis adviceYour adviceLeading inReading WritingAssignmentReading WritingAssignmentwriting Leading inUseful ExpressionsUseful expressions to list your problems in learning English and give some useful advice.problems I dont know how to.is a big difficulty for me.
46、I cannot.I have no ideas how/what.My biggest problem is.I(also)have trouble with.advice You might try.Its very important.My advice is.This worked for me.Group WorkWork in groups to fill the following form.Name The biggest problem AdviceWritingAccording to what you disscuss in the group work,write a
47、post about your biggest problem in your English learning.Showing off Your post will be the best!I have trouble with phrasal verbs.There are so many of them and it seems impossible to work out the meanings just from the words.Some of the verbs even have different meanings.For example,put off can mean
48、 postpone,discourage(someone from doing something),and make someone dislike(something).I try to use phrasal verbs sometimes,but I usually use the wrong one!My classmates had some suggestions for me.One was to use flash cards and towrite down the phrasal verb on one side and a sentence using the phra
49、sal verb on theother side.Then I can study them when I have time,like on the bus.Anothersuggestion was to use the phrasal verb in a sentence that is true for me,so that itseasy to remember.For example,I always put off doing my homework.I think myclassmates gave me some good advice.Next time I hear a
50、 phrasal verb,Ill write idown and think of a sentence that uses the verb.Maybe Ill draw a picture too,to make it easier to remember.Writing Sample Leading inReading WritingAssignmentReading WritingAssignmentWriting Leading inAssignment 1.Work in group to make a complete blog.2.Write a post to give a
