Revision 1 They have a house of their

Revision : 1. 他们有一座自己的房子。 They have a house of their own. 2. 你和他们相处得怎么样？ How are you getting on / along with them ? 3. 昨天我在超市遇到一位老朋友。 I came across an old friend at the supermarket yesterday. 4. 我发现一些单词很难记。 I find some words hard to remember.

Why are you learning foreign languages? A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life. By Karl Marx

Lesson 82 How Marx Learned Foreign Languages

Words and expressions: native praise encourage force works move on master situation rapid base limited article homeland Engels revolutionary Belgium keep on doing sth. translate---into---

Watch a video and tell the sentences true or false.

T OR F F 1. Marx had to leave his homeland in his fi F 2. Marx’s English was good when he got to T 3. Marx began to learn Russian in the 187 T 4. Engles’ praise encouraged Marx a lot. T 5. According to Marx, an English learner s to think in English.

Questions for reading: 1. Why was Marx forced to leave his homeland ? A. to make a living by teaching B. to meet Engles B. C. to work for the newspaper D. for political reasons 2. When Marx came to England, he ____. A. Knew little English B. knew some English B. C. didn’t know English well D. knew English quite 3. Marx had difficulty in learning _____.

4. If we want to use a foreign language freely, we must ____. A. Learn by heart as many new words as we can B. first make it clear how to use the grammar C. always translate it into our native language D. try to forget our native language when we use it 5. When meet with a new word, you’d better____. A. Look it up in the dictionary B. ask your teacher B. C. Try to guess the meaning D. ask your

Detailed reading: Para 1 early life Marx’s ____ place of birth Germany native language German leave his homeland for political reason places he went to Belgium France England the base for his revolutionary work London

Para 2 -3 At school French English find…limited Getting to England start working hard to… make rapid progress that. . . write…in English Before long praise…for. . . write back to…encourage be not sure about. . .

Para 4 In the years that followed, Marx kept on studying _______ using English. He ____the mastered so well and _____ language __ that he was able to write _____ books in English. ____

Para 5 1. When did Marx begin to learn Russian? 2. Why did he learn Russian? 3. What progress did he make?

Para 5 1. When did Marx begin to learn Russian? In the 1870’s, when Marx was in his fiftie began to learn Russian. 2. Why did he learn Russian? Because he found it important to study t situation in Russia. 3. What progress did he make? At the end of six months he had learned to read articles and reports in Russian.

para 2 -5 Experience of learning foreign languages French English find…limited Getting to England start working hard to… make rapid progress that. . . write…in English Before long praise…for. . . write back to…encourage… be not sure about. . . keep on studying and using. . . Later on master… well write…in English in his fifties In the 1870 s begin to learn. . . At the end of six monthsread… in Russian At school

para 6 Advice on how to learn a foreign lan Question: What’s Marx’s advice on how to a foreign language?

What is Marx’ advice on how to learn a foreign language? When people are learning a foreign language, they should not translate everything into their own language. When they use the foreign language, they should try to forget all about their own. By Karl Marx

Discussion: What’s your advice on how to learn a foreign language, such as English? possible suggestions listen to some English tapes or programs listen carefully in class read English newspapers or magazines read stories in simple or original English talk with your English teacher speak English with your classmates find a penfriend and write letters in English keep a diary in English

The structure of the passage (para 1)Marx’s early life (para 2 -5)Experience of learning foreign langu How Marx learned English How Marx learned Russian (para 6)Advice on how to learn foreign langu

Further Comprehension What can you infer from the article? A. Only studying abroad can help foreign language learners. B. One is never too old to learn. C. On one’s way to success, praise and encouragement are the most important things.

Fill in the blanks with proper phrases: force…to. . . , before long, make rapid progres encourage, keep on doing, praise, translate…in Yang Mei wanted to improve her English and asked her teacher for advice. The teacher told her force to she should______herself____do a lot of reading. into Sometimes she tried to ____ translate the stories_____ Chinese, but her teacher told her that it was not kept on reading for some time. necessary. Yang Mei_______ Before long she __________. made rapid progress So far, she _____, has read over 150 short stories. She felt greatly encouraged _____ and she has decided to read an English novel in the original.

Homework 1. Write a short passage about Karl Marx. 2. Finish the workbook exercises.