unit 1 some strategies for learning english at the start of our course, it is advisable to provide...
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Unit 1 Some Strategies for Learning English
At the start of our course, it is advisable to provide some
strategies for English learning.
Unit 1 Some Strategies for Learning English
1. Useful Expressions 2. Text Interpretation 3. Word Family 4. Sentence Structure 5. Translation Practice 6. Reading Skill 7. Guided Writing8. Homework
Useful Expressions
战略计划 Strategic plan
Cram for a test
通讯工具 / 手段
长期努力 精通英语 可持续发展
投诉信
Means of communication Prolonged effort
A good command of Eng.
Sustainable development
A letter of complaint
仓促用功备考
Useful Expressions
Bound book 精装书
扩大会议
绵绵不断的雨
Commit to flames
犯罪 Have some acq. with
航线
Constant rain 付之一炬
Commit a crime
略懂,略知
Air / sea route
Enlarged meeting
Useful Expressions
习惯用法 Idiomatic usage
指定一个日期
附加税
校园里 舞伴 可靠的信息来源
分辨,区别
Additional tax On campus
Dancing partner
A reliable source of Inf.
Tell … apart
Assign a day
Useful Expressions
笔友 Pen pal 文化差异
总而言之 文字处理 资本积累
专心 / 专注于
Cultural difference In summary/ To sum up
Word processing
Capital accumulation
Be absorbed in
1. Warm-up questions
2. Global analysis
3. Detailed reading
4. Picture talk
5. Inspiring quotations
Text Interpretation
Content questions (7)
1. Warm-up questions
Related topics
1) What contributes to effective English learning?
2) Are learning strategies the most important?
3) What is the greatest difficulty you have? Have you worked out any solution?
4) How can we practice speaking English in everyday situations?
◆ What type is the text? A narration B description C exposition D argumentation
2. Global analysis
◆ What pattern is the text organized in? A problem-solution B cause-effect C general-specific D time / sequence
记叙文 a movie描述文 a picture说明文 a lecture议论文 a debate
问题 - 解决因果总 - 分时间 / 顺序
1. It takes great diligence and prolonged efforts.2. Note 1: while3. …various strategies you can employ…4. Have you complained about your memory?5. You find it simply impossible to memorize…6. It is not your memory that is at fault.7. If you cram your head with too many words at
a time, some are bound to be crowded out.8. What you need to do is to deal with words in
… ways according to how … they occur …
3. Detailed reading
9. While active words demand constant practice and useful words must be committed to memory, words that do not often occur in everyday situations require just a nodding acquaintance.
10. You will find concentrating on active and useful words the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary.
11. Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills.
3. Detailed reading
12. In addition to language tapes especially prepared for your course, you can …
13. The first time you listen to a taped …, you may not be able to catch a great deal.
14. With each repetition you will get sth more.15. Seize opportunities to speak.16. It is true that … but you can seek out…17. Apart from compositions assigned by your
…18. It pays to absorb as much as you can from
reading and listening …
3. Detailed reading
4. Picture talk
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5. Inspiring quotations
1. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
学习只能循序渐进,而不能跃进。
3. There is no royal road to learning.
书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。
2. More haste, less speed.
成功的秘诀在于对目标的执着追求。4. The secret of success is, consistency
to purpose.
欲速则不达。
Strategist, industrious, continuous, momentary, grasp, master, memorial, stuff, likely, entrust, acquaint, focus, efficient, reduce, partnership, detailed, output, buddy, motive, summary, absorption
IV. Enriching your word power (9-11)
Word Family
According to / In my opinion (11-12)
not only … but also (13)
It is true that … but (14)
Sentence Structure
It is true that I am ugly, but I am gentle.E.g.
1. Mrs. Smith complained to me that she often found it simply impossible to communicate with her 16-year-old daughter.
2. I firmly believe that reading simplified English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary.
3. I don’t think we’re doing enough to protect our environment from pollution.
4. In addition to / Apart from writing composition on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us 8 books to read during the summer vocation.
Translation Practice
5. We’ve learned from reliable sources that a native English speaker is going to teach us spoken English next term / semester.
6. Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills.
7. If you have any questions about these learning strategies, please feel free to ask me. And I’ll explain them in greater detail.
8. The Canadian girl is good at seizing every opportunity to speak Chinese. That’s why she has gained a good command of spoken Chinese in less that three years.
Translation Practice
How to read a text It is advisable to read a comprehensio
n passage at least twice: first to obtain a general impression of the text, second to concentrate on the important details. Sometimes a third reading is necessary to check difficult items. (17)
Reading Skill
Combination: Using Connectives
Connectives refer to words that can join parts of a sentence or different sentences. They are necessary for the establishment of logical relations in an essay.
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Review
Preview
Recitation
Fast reading
Learning plan
Learning journal
Homework
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