Learning objectives By the end of this class

Learning objectives: By the end of this class, you will: 1. Learn some key words and expressions, like switch , hook, comprehensive, accessible, reveal , ect. Learn some keys and strategies to solve problems. Learn a lesson from the cloze test about learning foreign language.

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Reflecting & Exploring (Para 1) I’ve been obsessed（困 扰） with languages for as long as I can remember. My dad could talk to everyone with ease, confidently 36 between languages. His abilities made a big impression on me, but he didn’t 37 me to follow his lead. A. distinguishing B. switching Tip 1: context 上下文 A. threaten B. encourage

Questions for you : 1. How do you understand the sentence” His abilities made a big impression on me, but he didn’t encourage me to follow his lead. ”? Suggestive answer : I was impressed by his abilities but my father advised me not to consider him as my example. 2. What conclusion can you draw from the sentence? Suggestive answer : My father had a great effect on me in learning languages.

(Para 2) I wasn’t a(n) 38 language learner. I made slow progress with French at school and almost gave it up. But things felt different when I 39 German at university – loving many German writers in translation, I wanted to read them in their 40 tongue, and that’s been my main 41 for learning new ones since. Once I got German, I was 42 ; Tip(38): context 上下文 38. A. sensitive C. individual B. average D. natural gifted（P 3: have a gift for） 39. A. took on B. put down C. made up D. went over Tip(39): 反义词复现 40. A. simple C. native B. sharp D. polite Tip(40): 同源词复现 41. A. advantage B. appreciation C. foundation D. motivation 上� 的… 42. A. shocked C. depressed B. relieve D. hooked

Read to consolidate • My dad could switch languages Problems confidently but he didn’t encourage me to of my follow his lead. learning • For ____of talent for learning lack languages, I nearly gave up French.

Read to consolidate • 3. ______ by reading many Motivated A German writers’ works in original favorable versions, I took on German at turning ____ university. point in • 4. The _____ acquisition of languages seemed learning a good way to have a comprehensive languages overview of the world.

French, Latin, Greek and Sanskrit quickly followed. The idea of having a 43 overview of the world has always fascinated me, and 44 languages seemed a good way of achieving that. By my 20 s, I’d set my heart on 45 the rest of my life to learning as many as I could. 使…着迷 广泛的… 43. A. comprehensive B. historical C. scientific D. skeptical 44. A. speaking C. imitating 45. A. adjusting C. reducing B. selecting D. acquiring B. devoting D. attaching Tip固定搭配： devote one’s life to doing

Questions for you : 1. Can the word ”comprehensive” be replaced by “big”? Why? 2. List some adjectives to describe the writer’s mood change in learning languages. frustrated ______ interested _______ desperate hooked fascinated ______ determined

(Para 3) I’m often asked what thesecret 46 is, and whether some people have a gift 49. A. affordable for absorbing words and phrases. The B. accessible ��、�心、集中 C. invisible truth is that it’s down to endless D. assessable concentration reading, hours of 47_____– studying and practicing grammar. 48 Gradually , all these wonderful _______ languages start to swim into focus, and ever increasing numbers of great works become 49. . How to translate the sentence? 参考：慢慢地，这些 美妙的语言开始入脑 入心，形成思想，我 也能够因此而接触到 越来越多的伟大作品。

Questions for you : 1. What does the author want to tell us about learning languages? Suggestive answers : 1. There is no brief way to learn languages. 2. Practise makes perfect. 3….

(Para 4 ) 信息后置: 整体理解 rewards It’s hard, but the 50 _____ can be thrilling. When I 信息前置 started studying Spanish, there was a moment 信息后置 suddenly 51 revealed when the living language _____ itself to me. Something 52 similar ______ happened when I heard Swedish spoken around me. It seemed to 53 combine elements of languages I was familiar with. ____ All it took was three weeks and I was able to 54 communicate _____ effectively in complex conversations. T 50：由后文可知，作者在短短 3周就能熟练地用瑞 典语与人交谈，这是作者学习多种语言给他带来的 回报。

Read to consolidate • Only a small number of people have a gift for lies leaning languages. The truth 6. _____ in endless hours of concentration. • It is 7. ______ worthwhile to spend more time on Therecipe ____ reading, studying and practicing grammar. for learning • All these wonderful languages start to swim languages into focus, so large amounts of great works well understand become easy to 8. _____. • Gradually I find there are 9. ______ similarities among languages, so it becomes easier to learn a new language

(Para 5) Now, I can read about three dozen languages and speak most of them fluently. I think I’m much richer for that – it makes me more 55 confident ____. Tip: 上下文首 尾呼� (第一段： confidently) Now I have a good Benefit of understanding/knowledge 10. _________ of three dozen learning languages, which enables me to have a languages conversations more confidently.

Questions for you : 1. What is the best title for the passage? ( ) A. The effective ways to learn languages. B. My father’s influence on me to learn languages. C. My experience of learning different languages. D. What contributed to a successful language learner.

Answers to the cloze test: 36 -45 BBDAC DDADB 46 -55 ACABD ACBCD

Useful words and expressions: 必背词汇 1. switch 2. threaten 3. hook 4. comprehensive 5. skeptical 6. accessible/access 7. combine 8. compromise 9. transform 10. distinguish/ distinction 词块积累 11. be obsessed with 12. make a big impression on 13. set one’s heart on 14. swim into focus 15. reveal sth to sb 16. devote … to 17. Sth become accessible 18. speak… fluently

How to do cloze tests? Steps? Step 1: Go through the passage (2 --3 minutes) Step 2: Read carefully and choose the answers（8— 10 minutes ） Step 3: Review and check (2 --3 minutes) 三步曲：读——填——读

Learning to know Learning to do Learning to be

From this article, we know that the author got through and was a successful language learner finally. Can you tell me what contributed to a successful language learner?

1. rewiew what we've learned 2. Polish up your writing

Practice makes perfect.