UNIT9LEARNINGLesson2LanguageLearningTipsTolistentoaninterviewabouteffectivewaystolearnEnglishToextractspecificinformationwhilelisteningandcompletemissinginformation

TodiscusseffectivewaysoflearningEnglishTolistentoaninterviewonthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishTolistentoandpractisewaysofshowinginterestwhilespeakingShareyourlearningdifficultiesyouhaveinEnglish.

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beagoodlearnerListenforunderstandingListentofindoutthe3callers’questionsaboutlearningEnglish.callersQuestionsaboutlearningEnglishCaller1YangAnSuQinHowtolearnEnglisheffectivelyHowtolearnnewwordsHowtolearnEnglishgrammarListenforunderstandingListenagaintofindoutDr.Smith’sadvice.EffectiveEnglishlearningQuestions

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IncreaseyourknowledgeofEnglish___________________by________moreand_________moreLearnwordsin________andinchunksUseitin_________and________activitiesbeyondtheclassroomreadinglisteningcontextspeakingwritingListenforunderstandingI:Welcometotoday’sprogramme.We’veinvitedDr.Smithtosharewithus_________strategiesforlearningEnglish.Hello,Dr.Smith,manyofourlistenershavequestionsaboutlearningEnglish.Isupposeyou’rereadytotake______fromourlisteners.Sostartphoningin!Listenandcompletethemissinginformation.effectivecallsListenforunderstandingC1:Hello,Dr.Smith.I’vespentalotoftimereadingEnglish____________,butI’vemadelittle________.MyquestionsishowtolearnEnglisheffectively.DS:Well,myadviceisto________________________ofEnglishbeyondtheclassroom.Onewaytodothatisbyreadingmore.Iwould___________thatyoutry_________classicliterature,suchasshortstoriesandnovelsrewritteninsimpleEnglish.Theotherwayistolistenmore,forexample,listeningtoEnglishprogrammes.Withsufficient_____________,I’msureyoucanlearnEnglisheffectively.Y:Hello,Dr.Smith.MynameisYangAn.Ifind___________newwordsverydifficult.increaseyourknowledgerecommendsimplifiedlanguageinputcoursebooksprogressmemorisingListenforunderstandingDS:Hi,YangAn.Sowhatdoyou________dotomemorisenewwordsY:Ijusttrytomemorisethe________anditissodifficultand_______.DS:Well,Idon’tthinkmemorisingthewordlististhebestwaytolearnwords.First,youshouldlearnwordsincontext.Forexample,whenreadingEnglishstories,tryto_______________evenwhenyou____________somenewwords.Alotofthetime,you’llbeableto______themeaningofan__________wordwithoutlookingitup.Also,youshouldlearnwordsinchunks.Forexample,wesay“openthebook”,but“turnonthecomputer”.Orwesay“eatanapple”,but“takethemedicine”.Y:Ok.Isee.SoIneedtolearnwordsincontextandinchunks.Thankyouverymuch.normallywordlistboringkeepreadingoncomeguessunfamiliaracrossListenforunderstandingListentotheprogram.Completethenotesinthetable.WhatdifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglisharementionedListtheexamples.AspectsExampleswaysofpronouncingwordswater,tomato,example,usesofwordsdancingintheclassroomlift(英)/elevator(美),football(英)/soccer(美),subway(美)/underground(tube)(英)Listenandimitate.CompletethesentencesintheTalkBuilder.1.—Wehavedifferentwaysofpronouncingwords.Forexample,…—That’sodd!____________________!Dotheystillmeanthesamething2.—Isay“example”and“dancingintheclassroom”,butRobert…—_________!Howdopeople…WowTheysoundsodifferentAhInterestingTheysoundsodifferentWow/Ah3.—Wesay“l(fā)ift”,butAmericanssay“elevator”.

—___________!4.—TheAmerican“subway”iscalledthe“underground”intheUK,orthe“tube”inLondon.

—____________!Ineverrealized…Wow/AhInterestingWowTheysoundsodifferentAhInterestingCanyouaddmoreexpressionsforshowinginterest?Discussthequestions.1.DoyoufindDr.Smith’sadvicehelpful2.WhatareotherwaystolearnEnglishvocabularyandgrammareffectivelyadvicelearningwordseffectivelearninglearninggrammarincontextandinchunksuseitinspeakingandwritingactivitiesincreaseyourknowledge①Writingandrewritingcanbehelpful.②Translatingandbacktranslatingcanalsobehelpful.③WatchingmoviesandTVseriesanddubbing(配音)isanotherpossibleway....Suggestedanswers:RoleplaytheinterviewonP108-109.DoyouknowthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish(e.g.spelling,pronunciation,vocabulary,etc.)Givesomeexamples.SHOWINGINTEREST(1)BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishBritishEnglishAmericanEnglish褲子

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