3. Detailed reading
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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. You will find concentrating on active and useful words the most effective route to enlarging your vocabulary. Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speakingriching your word power (9-11)
Sentence Structure

According to / In my opinion (11-12) not only … but also (13) It is true that … but (14)
3. Detailed reading
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It takes great diligence and prolonged efforts. Note 1: while …various strategies you can employ… Have you complained about your memory? You find it simply impossible to memorize… It is not your memory that is at fault. If you cram your head with too many words at a time, some are bound to be crowded out. What you need to do is to deal with words in … ways according to how … they occur …
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
4. The secret of success is, consistency to purpose.
成功的秘诀在于对目标的执着追求。
Word Family

Strategist, industrious, continuous, momentary, grasp, master, memorial, stuff, likely, entrust, acquaint, focus, efficient, reduce, partnership, detailed, output, buddy, motive, summary, absorption
1. Useful Expressions 2. Text Interpretation 3. Word Family 4. Sentence Structure 5. Translation Practice 6. Reading Skill 7. Guided Writing 8. Homework
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
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。 2. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 3. There is no royal road to learning.
E.g. It is true that I am ugly, but I am gentle.
Translation Practice
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Mrs. Smith complained to me that she often found it simply impossible to communicate with her 16-year-old daughter. I firmly believe that reading simplified English novels is an easy and enjoyable way of enlarging our vocabulary. I don’t think we’re doing enough to protect our environment from pollution. In addition to / Apart from writing composition on a weekly basis, our English teacher assigned us 8 books to read during the summer vocation.
A letter of complaint
Cram for a test
仓促用功备考
Useful Expressions

Bound book
精装书
Constant rain


绵绵不断的雨
Commit to flames
付之一炬
Commit a crime


犯罪
Have some acq. with



资本积累
专心/专注于
Capital accumulation
Be absorbed in
Text Interpretation
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Warm-up questions Global analysis Detailed reading Picture talk Inspiring quotations
记叙文 a movie 描述文 a picture 说明文 a lecture 议论文 a debate
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pattern is the text organized in? A problem-solution 问题-解决 B cause-effect 因果 C general-specific 总 -分 时间 / 顺序 D time / sequence
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
Useful Expressions

战略计划
Strategic plan Means of communication
通讯工具/手段 长期努力

Prolonged effort
A good command of Eng.
精通英语


可持续发展
投诉信
Sustainable development
Reading Skill

How to read a text
It is advisable to read a comprehension 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)
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In addition to language tapes especially prepared for your course, you can … The first time you listen to a taped …, you may not be able to catch a great deal. With each repetition you will get sth more. Seize opportunities to speak. It is true that … but you can seek out… Apart from compositions assigned by your … It pays to absorb as much as you can from reading and listening …
Translation Practice
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We’ve learned from reliable sources that a native English speaker is going to teach us spoken English next term / semester. Seeing English movies on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build your speaking skills. If you have any questions about these learning strategies, please feel free to ask me. And I’ll explain them in greater detail. 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.