Unit8Goforit8BWhydon’tyoulearntosingEnglishsongs?SingingEnglishsongshelpsusinmanyaspects.1.Wecanlearnsomenewwords.2.3.4.Therhythmofthemusichelpswithpronunciation.It’sfuntosing.ItmaksusmoreinterestedinstudyingEnglish.

Matchthewordswiththeirdefinitionsstagetogivesbsupport,courageorhope

native

araisedareawhereactorsperform

encourageconnectedwiththeplacewhereyouwerebornandlivedforthefirstyearsofyourlife

toputforwardanideaoraplanforotherpeopletothinkabouttowriteorspeakaboutsborsththeprocessofimprovingordeveloping

progress

mentionsuggestFindthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Paragraph1:

Paragraph2:Paragraph3:Paragraph4:JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’scompetition,saidsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.TodaymanyChinesepeoplewanttoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.

Anewreadingstrategy:summarizewhowhyhowmany

howwherewhat

1.WhoenteredacompetitionbysingingpopularEnglishsongs?Whowonthecompetition?

2.WhydidJiaMeihavetoworkhardatEnglishsixmonthsearlier?3.HowmanyfunwaysarementionedtolearnEnglish?Twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChina.A40-year-oldmanwontheman’scompetition,anda19-year-oldgirlcalledJiangMeiwonthewomen’scompetition.BecauseshefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough.Four.Qestions4.Howdidthesingerssingonstage?5.Wheredoesthewinnerofthemen’scompetitioncomefrom?6.WhatmadeJiangMeimoreinterestedinlearningEnglish?Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearlyonstage.He’sfromXi’an.SingingEnglishsongs.StatementsTrueFalseNotmentionedThreegoodwaysofimprovingEnglisharementionedThewinnersbothagreedtheywerethebestsinger.StudyingEnglishhelpedJiangMeiwintheprize.Singingsongsdoesn’tmeanyoucanspeakEnglishwell.ReadingEnglishbooksisabetterwayoflearningEnglishthanwatchingmovies√√√√√LanguagepointsTwenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChinaenteredacontestbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.enter:takepartin(參加),come/gointo(進(jìn)來(lái)/去)e.g.Didyouseeanyoneenterthehousejustnow?2.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.as+adj./adv.+as,aswellas(又，也,不但……而且)e.g.MrSmithspeaksFrenchasfluentlyashiswife.Plantsneedairandwateraswellaslight.Languagepoints3.ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.suggest+n.suggestdoingsthsuggest+thatclausee.g.WesuggestthatJim_____________(start)atonce.Dadsuggests_________(visit)theSummerPalacetomorrow.4.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.besides除了……之外;還有,而且except除了……之外

beside在……旁邊nothingbut僅僅,只有

besidesexceptnothingbut(should)startvisitingvisitingLanguagepoints

e.g.WeallwenttotheShaolinTemple_____Kitty,becauseshewasbadlyill.Thereisaswimmingpool_______thestadium.AlltheboysvisitedtheBuckinghamPalace_____Tim,becausehe’ssointerestedintheplacewhereQueenElizabethⅡworksandlives.Itisn’tagoodhabittoeattoomuchfastfood.Itcostsalotofmoney.__________,toomuchfastfoodmakesyouheavy.Hisjacketlookscool____________twoofthebuttonsareoutofstyle..Herarticleisexcellent_______afewspellingmistakes.

exceptbesidebesidesBesidesexceptthatexceptfor

wayn.路,路線,方式,手段

bythewayonthe/one’sway(to)

loseone’swayawaytodosth/ofdoingsth

inoneway:inaway,insomeways在某種程度上

inthe/one’sway妨礙,擋住……的路indifferent/severalwayse.g.Ifyou__________inaforest,youcanstayin.aplaceandaskforhelp.__________,what’sthepopulationofLondon?Imetanoldfriendofmine___________home.There’redifferentways___________(cook)mutton.Wecancookmutton______differentways.___________itwasoneofourbiggestmistakes.Couldyoumoveyourcaralittle——it’s__________.loseyourwayBythewayonthewaytocook/ofcookinginInawayintheway5.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearly.nearlyadv.almostadv.e.g.Tonglinghasapopulationof__________350,000.There’s________nothinginMrObama’soldhouse,becausehe’ssopoor.Itisnot_________ashotaslastyear.

nearly/almostalmostnearlywaysmentionedinthepassagewayswethinkof

WaystolearnEnglishSingpopularEnglishsongsWatchEnglishmoviesReadEnglishbooksMakefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglishGototheEnglishcornerChatwithothersonlineinEnglishVisitwebsitesinEnglishWritetoothersinEnglishListentoVOAandBBC

Writing

Writeasummaryofthereadingusingnomorethan100words.

Suggestedwords:Chinesepeople,improveEnglish,singers,enteracontest,singpopularEnglishsongs,JiangMei,winner,encourage,funways,findagoodway

.

TodaymanyChinesepeoplewanttoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Twenty-fouryoungsingersfromaroundChinaenteredacontestbysin