1、By Ivan Fanglistenattentivelyspeakactivelyread &write in the librarycommunicate in the English cornerI Lead in How are they learning English?Tick out the ways you learn English & tell reasons1 ( )memorize the words.2 ( ) learn grammar rules3 ( ) talk with your classmate4( )have a dictation 5( )liste

2、n to the tape 6 ( ) learn English songs7( ) watch English films 8( ) talk to foreigner9 ( )reading stories10( ) practise writing EnglishWhat difficulties in learning English you face 1 learn words by heart2 listen3 learn grammar rules.4 write compositions. Reading:1.Most children have mastered their

3、 mother tongue . A. at the age of five B. by the age of eight C. before they are five D. since they were fiveCA2.Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except . A. the ability to memorize the words B. an interest in understanding their own thinking C. willingness to take

4、 chances D. confidence in their abilityB3. The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means . A. we are equipped with a special ability to learn languageB. the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around usC. parents can give children language lessonsD. peop

5、le can learn the language by themselvesC4. Whats the purpose of writing this article? A. Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.B. Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our mother tongue.C. Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we d

6、evelop our study skills.D. In fact, the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years. A We learn quite fast. B We are not taught but learn anyway. C Some people think that we are born with an ability to learn this. D We can learn faster if we develop study skills. E Most peo

7、ple have mastered this by the age of five.MMMFFIII Careful reading Say F or MF We learn this in a special place where we can get help.G It takes longer to learn this.H We Learn this by communicating with others.MMFIV Post-readingWhat are the differences between learning the first and second language

8、We learn Chinese by using it when we can begin to speak. However, we learn English when we are at school. What makes you a successful learner 1 have self-confidence in 2 have strong will and perseverance堅定不移堅定不移 3 form good habits 4 make a study plan 5 practice make perfect/keep on taking notes and

9、put them into practice /keep on memorizing words6 keep on doing intensive透徹的透徹的and extensive廣泛的廣泛的reading 7 practicing writing. Main idea of each paragragh . 1. The environmental factor of learning mother tongue. 2. Different opinions of language experts. 3. The difference between learning mother an

10、d learning a foreign language. 4. The characteristics of successful language learners. 5.Different learning ways of successful language learners 6. The importance of the purpose of learning. The purpose of writing the passage to tell us that learning a foreign language does not have to be twice as h

11、ard as learning our mother tongue.Key phrases 1 acquire a language 2 communicate with 3 make sense of sth 4 distinguish from 5 be equipped with 6 adjust to 7 be born with 8 regardless of /despite of /in spite of 9 as a consequence of/as a result of1掌握語言掌握語言2與與 交流交流3 弄懂弄懂4 區(qū)分區(qū)分5 裝備裝備6調整調整7天賦天賦8 盡管盡管9

12、 結果結果 10 in other words 11have sth in common 12 be curious about 13 take chances 14 be confident in/have confidence in 15 take risks 16 contribute to 17 adopt habits10 換句話換句話11 與與 有共同處有共同處12 對對 好奇好奇13 找機會找機會14 對對 有信心有信心15 冒險冒險16 對對 貢獻貢獻17 養(yǎng)成習慣養(yǎng)成習慣 Consolidation We learn our mother tongue by _ people

13、 around . But how were we able to _ what we heard and _ the mistakes and errors _ “good” language? Some experts believe that we are _ a special ability to learn language and that our brain _ the language we hear around us. Others think that we learn language _ we learn other things. Learning a forei

14、gn language is _ learning ones mother tongue. Research has shown that successful language learners do _ a few _. Successful language students gain _confidence_ and are able to _and _ the learning because they _ communicatingmake sense ofdistinguishfromequipped withadjusts itself toin the same wayDifferent fromsharecharacteristicsrelaxenjoyplanand _ their learning . And theyre more willing to_ and to _ themselves in new learningsituations. If we want to be successful language learners, w