Unit 2 StudyLecturer: Liu JunTeaching Objectives:Students (Ss) will be able to:to know about the characteristics of a successful language learner .Know more about word formation.Mastering the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.Be familiar with some conversational strategies in talking about favorite c ourses.Know translating skill：conversionKnow how to write post cards.Teaching Focus:Vocabulary: subject, diligent, native, stay up, get through, be likely to, challenge, passion, structure, engage, in short, a set of, a range of, assignment, appreciate, do sb. a favor, etc.Dialogue I& II: some conversational strategies in talking about your favori te courses and study on campus.Applied writing: Post cardTime Allotment:1st period2nd period3rd-4th periods5th-6th periods7th-8th periodsWarming-up Ac tivities; Lis tening and Sp eaking Pre-reading,While-reading, Text structure analysisFurther reading.Study languagepoints; group discussion, exercise checkingSummary of text A; Stylistic comments;check exercise; Further readingFurther reading/translationexercise/writing PracticeTeaching Methods:ExplanationGroup discussionQuestions and answersMulti-mediaPerformance Teaching Procedure: 1st Period1.Warming-up questions: pair-workGuess: Do you know the meaning of these words?Kowtow, Typhoon, Shanghai, Wonton, Lychee, Mandarin, egg roll, I Ching, Dim sum, Ginseng, Cheong Sam, Oolong, Coolie, Shangri-la Ketchup2.SpeakingTask 1Ask the students to work in pairs and practice sample dialogues1 My favorite subject is…2 discuss any trouble you’ve had with your studiesAsk some pairs to act outTask 2Dividing the students into groups of four or fiveTask 1Ask the students to work in groups and practice sample dialoguesTalk about your favorite subject.Discuss any trouble you’ve had with your studies.Talk about a coming test.Ask the students to work in groups to1) Understand the short dialogues on Page 26-27 of the Textbook2) To act out3.Focus on Listening1) Word tips:Subject: an area of knowledge which is studied in school, college or university 科目，学科.: Her major subject is chemistry..n. 主题，主语adj. 服从的；易患…的；受制于…的vt. 使…隶属；使屈从于…Stay up: to go to bed later than usual 熬夜.: We stayed up (late) to watch a film..: Often stay up late or be being done is before computer has very great harm to the skinDiligent：adj. careful and using a lot of effort 勤奋的, 刻苦的.: Henry is the most diligent student in our class.Get through：pass the exam 及格to succeed in talking to someone on the telephone 接通电话to use up or finish something 度过Be likely to: possibly 很可能2) Listening tasks:Short conversations and finish Part B and C on pages 30-402nd Period1.Lead-in questions: group discussion1 does you like it easy or difficult to learn English? Why?2 what is your purpose in learning a foreign language?3 how can we learn English well?Let students watch a short film of “Foreigner Learning Chinese”, and conclude the best way of learning a language: The Key to Successful Learning is 熟能生巧2.While-reading Intensive Reading (Text A)1). Pre-reading: Background information:There are many ways to improve your level of English:Read it. Read as many English books, newspapers and magazines as you can find. We also recommend the English version of the monthly magazine READERS DIGEST. It has short stories and articles.Listen to it.Try some of the radio stations, they have very good programs designed to help English learners and teachers.Talk it. Talk to friends who are also learning English. Make a rule that perhaps for an hour, or when you go out together, you will only speak English to each other! Find native English-speaking people who will give you conversation practice. Look at Other Learning Material on the Web. Browse English-learning websites as often as possible. They offer a lot of online English resources, with audio or visual effects.2) Scan the text as quickly as possible, grasp the opinions of the writer, and answer the following questions:1. Do adults agree that learning a language is easy?2. Can you list three pieces of advice that language teachers often offer to language learners?3. Do the successful language learners depend on the teacher?4. Why does the author say that successful language learners learn from their mistakes?5. How do the successful language learners deal with difficult communication?6. Which one is more important to a su ccessful language learner: “to learn to think in the language” or “to know the meaning of every word”?7. Why do successful language learners want to learn the language?8. Can you use three adjectives to describe the successful language learners?2) Text OrganizationSkimming the text, students are required to find the top sentences of each paragraph. And try to divide the text into 3 parts and summarize the main idea of each part. Part 1 (Para 1-3): Different people have different opinions of learning a foreign language.Part 2 (Para 4-7): Some suggestions are given for successful language learning. Part 3 (Para 8): Check yourself whether you are learning a language successfully.4. Assignment1. Review the text.2. After-class research: Find more tips on ways to improve your level of English3rd– 4th Periods1.Warming-up Activities:Ask some students to share their research results with the whole class.2.Brief review of the content of the textnguage pointsExplain the difficult words and sentences, including language and grammatical points.Focus:Successful: adj. achieving the results wanted or hoped for成功的，有成效的；有成就的，飞黄腾达的eg: were you successful in finding a new house?He is a successful writerMore: be successful in success n.succeed v. succeed in doing sth.Guarantee: v. to promise that something will happen or exist 确保；担保，保证.: The students are not guaranteed jobs when they graduateWe cannot guarantee the punctual arrival of trains in foggy weatherMore: quality guaranteeSimilar: adj. looking or being almost, but not exactly, the same相似的.: my problems are very similar to yoursThese two triangles are similar trianglesMore: be similar to; be similar; in similarityDepend：v. to trust someone or something and know that they will help you or do what you want or expect them to do依靠，依赖；视……而定，取决（于）(on/upon) .: the old man depended on his daughter to keep houseSuccess depends on your effects and abilityMore: dependence n. dependent，dependable a. It depends.Purpose：n. goal, aim目的，意图；用途，效果 (pursuit).: the purpose of conducting a business is to make moneyThe purpose of a screen door is to keep flies outRegularly: adv. happening or doing something often定时地，定期地，规则地.: The bookstore regularly gets free publications.Practice speaking the language every dayvt. + doing sthSuch as avoid, consider, delay, dislike, enjoy, escape, excuse, finish, give up, cannot help, mind, miss, postpone, risk, cannot standThey find it easy to practice using the language regularly because they want to learn with it.vt. + it + OC + O (to do sth. / that-clause).: They consider it necessary to keep their dorm clean and tidy.I think it a pity that you didn’t try harder.You must keep it in mind that you are a student.2) Explain some difficult sentences, encourage students to paraphrase some sentences.3. Post-reading ExercisesReading comprehension exercises (see textbook P35-37)4.AssignmentReview the phrases and expressionsTry to retell the Reading Text A5th– 6th Periods1.Lead-inAsk several students to retell the Reading Text A.2.Extensive Reading Text B1)Pre-reading：Questions and DiscussionWhat is the biggest challenge to you during your English learning? Explain.How to develop a passion for learning English?Imagine yourself in the futureRemember that you are already goodUse your English whenever you can2) While-reading: Scanning1. Scanning and find answers to these questions as quickly as possible:1. What is the author’s long cherished position about the strong points of the Internet?2. How did the author start his argumentation?3. When and how did the fragmentation of society begin?4. Why does the author discuss the question whether the Internet is a real place?5. According to the author, what underlies the trend of overusing the Internet in our society?6. Does the author believe it is within human capacity to reap the benefit of the Internet without being penalized?3) Structure analysis and Rhetorical features:The argumentation can be divided into 3 parts.Part 1 (Para 1-2): introductionPart 2 (Para 3-7): body of argumentation. Evidence and reasonsPart 3 (Para 8): ConclusionThe author of this text seems to believe that the Internet has both advantages and disadvantages. This self-contradiction is partly illustrated by the use of antonyms such as globalization and alienation. Some other pairs of antonyms (including words and expressions) are used for the same purpose.3) Explain some key words and language points in Text B.Focus:Challenge n. 挑战；艰巨的任务，努力追求的目标. Life is a challenge, meet it.As the international globalization trend continues, new opportunitiesand challenges are emerging in China.Passion n. 激情，热情；激怒，激情爆发. His life passion is dancing and drinking.Process n. 过程，进程；步骤，方法.:He is quick in his thought processesThink about / think back/ think of/ think well of/ think over/ think up /think out/ think aloudRequire v. 需要，有赖于；要求，命令(requirement).:All passengers are required to show their tickets.Engage v. 从事，参加；保证，答应engage in / engaged.: At college he engaged in gymnastics.He engaged to pay back the money.Studying engages most of a serious stude nt’s time.a set of 一套，一组，一系列.: We encountered a new set of problems.a range of 一排，一行；一系列.: We could see a range of hills in the distance.There is a range of opinions on this issue.The hotel offers a wide range of facilities and services.Improve v. 改进，增进；增加，提高(improvement).: The company needs to improve performance in all these areas.5.AssignmentReview the phrases and expressions7th –8th Periods1.Post-reading of Text BDo the exercises and check the answers.3. Translation Skills: (Conversion)A word in one language belonging to a certain part of speech is not necessarily to be turned into one of the same part of speech in another language.Different expression in English and ChineseFor example: verbsHe admires th e President’s stated decision to fight for the job.他对总统声明为保住其职位而决心奋斗表示钦佩The growing awareness by millions of Africans of their extremely poor and backward living conditions has prompted them to take resolute measures and create new ones.原译：数以百万计的非洲人对于他们非常贫穷落后的生活条件的日益觉醒促使他们采取坚决的措施，创造新的生活条件。