BOOK One (The Second Edition)Unit 1Learning a Foreign LanguageⅠ.Aims:Students will be able to:1.grasp the main idea and structure of the text;2.appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text;3.master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4.conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related tothe theme of the unit.Ⅱ.New Lexis:positive, opportunity, communicate, continual, reward, minimum, commitment, favorite, post, virtual, access, benefit, gap, embarrassat times, be worth sth./doing sth. Not only…but also…, far from, a couple of , get/have/obtain access to, participate in, keep up with, feel like sth./doing sth. give up, think out, come across, reap the benefits, trade for , give sb. insights intoⅢ. Structure:1.while….2.not only….but also…Ⅳ. Pre-reading Activities1.Listen to the passage and answer the following questions according to what you hear.1)When did the speaker start to learn English, and when did he gain command ofthe language?Suggested answer: the speaker started to learn English when he was in junior middle school. He gained command of the language after he tookEnglish through an online course.2.)Besides the language itself, what else did the speaker gain from learning a foreign language online?Suggested answer: Online learning has taught the speaker to better manage his time so that he could include his online studies in his busyschedule. Learning better time management has paid manyrewards since.3)How could online learning help you with your English?(open-ended)Suggested answer:To provide enough information;To avoid embarrassment when I can’t answer questions inclassroom;To study at my own pace;………….2. Warming-up1) When and where did you begin to learn English?— I began to learn English... years ago.— I have learned English for...— My experience with English began in... when...2) Do you enjoy learning English? Why?—No, I don’t enjoy it because it is useless / toodifficult.— Yes, I enjoy it very much. It can help mefind a good job after graduation.learn the cultures of other countries.make some foreign friends.learn the value of hard work.3) How was your English teacher in junior or senior middle school?— My English teacher in... waskind/patient/encouraging/strict/impatient/cold/always angry.4) Do you have any trouble learning English? If any, what is it?understand what others say.remember so many words.understand the grammar.read quickly.speak in public.— I always feel it difficult to...—It’s not easy for me to…5) What are the advantages of learning English online?equal opportunity to do...any place, any time or pacecheaper and more convenientquicker and easier to get access tomuch information and to teachersstudent-centeredno limit to the number of students...Ⅴ. Background Information:T he education systems seem similar for different countries, but we use different terms to describe them. A junior middle school refers to a school in the US for children who are twelve to fifteen years old while in Britain a junior school refers to a school for children aged seven to eleven years. In China, a junior middle school refers to a stage of education after primary or elementary school, and a senior middle school refers to a stage of education after primary or elementary school, and a senior middle school refers to a stage of education after junior middle school and before college or university. More information about the Us education system is available in the following paragraphs.Most Americans attend twelve years of primary and secondary school. With a secondary school diploma or certificate, a student can enter college, university, vocational school and other professional schools.Primary and secondary school: Begins around age six for US children. They attend five or six years of primary school. Next they go to secondary school, which consists of either a two-, three-year program or a four-year program. This is called “middle school”or “junior high school”and “senior high school”(often just called “high school”).Higher education: after finishing high school, US students may go on to college or university. College or university study is known as “higher education”.Study at a college or university leading to the Bachelor’s Degree is known as undergraduate education. Study beyond the Bachelor’s Degree is known a graduate or postgraduate education. M.D and Ph. D. are both doctorate degrees, awarded todoctors of medicine and doctors of philosophy respectively.StageⅠPresentationIntroductory remarksThe author presents readers with his own language learning experiences at different stages. And at different stages, the author met different teachers and consequently formed different attitudes towards English learning.A.Vocabulary1.reward:vt. Give something in return for good and valuable doings.The teacher rewarded the student for his high scores.Our hard work was finally rewarded.n. something as a return for good and valuable doings.This game had its excitement, challenges, and rewards.rewarding : a. satisfying and worthwhileTeaching is a rewarding career.reward sb. with sth.; reward sb. for sth;2. frustrate: vt.1) cause someone to have feelings of disappointmentShe was frustrated by her failure in the college entrance exam.2)cause the failure of somethingThick fog frustrated their attempt to land on the tiny island.frustrating: a. making someone feel annoyed, upset, or impatientIt’s frustrating when you’re in a hurry and the traffic isn’t moving.frustration. n. the feeling of being disappointed, annoyed, or upset.a sense of frustration3. junior:be junior toseniorsuperiorFreshman, sophomore, junior, senior,4.positive: a.1)helpful and encouraging in achieving somethingif you want to improve your situation you must adopt a positive attitude.2)definite; allowing no room for doubtThe boss must be positive before making a decision about whether these workers should be fired.5.former: a. of an earlier periodthe former president / wifen. the first of the two people or things just mentionedGiven the choice between a piece of chocolate and a book, most will choose the former.Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.6.access: n.1)(U) the right to have or use somethingIf you do not have access to the Internet, we’ll send someone to help you.2)(C) the means of entering a place.The soldiers guarded the only access to the building.get/ have /obtain access to: have the right to have or use somethingYou obtain access to your data by typing in a user name and password.7.participate (in)Members can participate in any of the activities organized by the club.mitment:1)(U) the hard work and loyalty that someone gives to an organization, activity,etc.It’s a part-time program, but total commitment is still necessary for completing it.2)(C) a promise to follow certain beliefs or actions.He made a commitment to help all children learn English, but he soon found it impossible without an online course.9. embarrass: vt. make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortableThe others embarrassed her when they laughed at her mistake.Being unable to answer the questions embarrassed some students. embarrassing: a. making someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable.It was embarrassing that I couldn’t remember his name.10. reap: vtReap the benefits (of hard study)Reap the rice in the field.reap the benefit/reward/profit/fruit of11. insight: n. (C.U) an accurate or deep understanding of somethingWe help troubled students gain some insight into their own problems.gain insight into sth了解，洞悉12. communicate:vi. Send and exchange feelings, opinions, or information.Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by email.We communicate with each other using sign language.vt. make opinions, feelings, or information known or understood by others.She communicated her feelings to her teacher.13. gap:bridge the gap: reduce or get rid of the difference between two things.Learning a foreign language helps us bridge the gap between two different cultures. The policy bridged the gap between the poor and the rich.14. be worth sth./doing sth: be rewarding enough for the time, effort, money, etc.He’s decided to have a look at the house for it is well worth buying.15. far from: not…at all; rather thanFar from being angry, he’s very happy.Far from helping the situation, you’ve just make it worse.16. trade for: exchange forHe decided to trade his goat for rice.I would trade my dictionary for your book.17. now that: because of something or as a result of something.Now that all has arrived , we can begin our class.18. instead of: rather thanI feel like staying home alone instead of going out shopping with friends.You should be out for fresh air instead of staying indoors all day.19. reach out to: communicate with; contactWith the introduction of the internet, we can reach out to our friends by email. Compare:1)reach out for: try to getYou must reach out for any opportunity that comes your way.2)reach for: hold out one’s hand to get somethingHe reached for the phone and dialed the number.B.Text Study1.Part Division of the Text2. Structure AnalysisA.General Statement + Specific Details + Conclusion1)What is the General Statement?2)What are the specific details?3)What is the conclusion?The General Statement (the Main Idea)Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.(Para.1)The Specific DetailsEnglish Learning Experiences:Difficult : a. in senior middle school. (Para. 3)b. at college. (Para.4 )Rewarding :a. in junior middle school (Para. 2)b. with the online course. ( Paras.5—7 )ConclusionLearning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but one that I wouldn’ t trade for anything. (Para. 8)B. The way to develop paragraphs:cause and effectThe cause and effect technique can make clear the reasons why something happens by showing the relation between cause and effect.List the cause and effect of Para. 2, 3, and 4.Para. 2Cause: The kind and patient teacher often praised the students.Effect: I eagerly answered questions, not worrying about making mistakes. I was at the top of my class.Para. 3Cause: The new teacher quickly punished those who gave wrong answers.Effect: I lost my eagerness to answer questions and my desire to say anything in English.Para. 4Cause: Large classes made me only able to answer a couple of questions in each class period. Many students spoke much better than I did.Effect: I was afraid to speak. My English seemed to stay at the same level.3.Difficult sentences1)Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life. (Para.1)Paraphrase:learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult things I’v ever done, but it provided more benefits than any other experience Ihave had.2)While my former teacher had been patient with all of the students, my new teacher quickly punished those who gave incorrect answers. (Para.3)Paraphrase: my junior middle school teacher had been patient with all the students, but my new teacher was impatient and quick to punish those who gavewrong answers.While: conj. used to introduce information which contrasts with information in the main clauseWhile…, 而……,Eg.(1) While I like you personally, I don’t think what you are doing is right.(2)While professors are talking about economic theories, company chairmen areconcerned with profits.“TranslationI drink black coffee while he prefers cream in his coffee.While most students look forward to learning English online, some cannot bear the thought.3)it didn’t take me long to lose my eagerness to answer questions. (Para.3) Paraphrase: After a short time, I was no longer eager to answer questions.4)Not only did I lose my joy in answering questions, but I also lost my desire to sayanything at all in English.(Para.3)Paraphrase: I lost my joy in answering questions, and I also lost my desire to say anything at all in English.W ith “not only” or “only” placed at the beginning of a sentence, its order should be inverted (倒装).More:neither/little/only/hardlyseldomneither/n ot… nornot untilunder no circumstancesno sooner... than...scarcely (hardly)... when...Practice(1)We have been told that under no circumstances ____ the telephone in the office for personalaffairs.A. may we useB. we may useC. we could useD. did we use(2)The organization had broken no rules, but _____ had it acted responsibly.A. neitherB. soC. eitherD. both(3) I could not persuade him to accept it, _____ make him see the importance of it.A. if only I could notB. or I could notB. nor could I D. no more than I could(4) Only under special circumstances _______ to take make-up tests.A. are freshmen permittedB. freshmen are permittedC. permitted are freshmenD. are permitted freshmen(5) Not until the game had begun ______ at the sports ground.A. had he arrivedB. would he have arrivedC. did he arriveD. should he have arrived5)I soon got access to the necessary equipment, learned how to use the technologyfrom a friend and participated in the virtual classroom 5 to 7 days a week. (Para.5) Paraphrase: I got the right to use the necessary equipment, learned how to use the technology from a friend, and took part in the online classroom 5 to 7days a week.6)Once in a while I cried out of frustration, and sometimes I felt like giving up.(Para.7)Paraphrase: Sometimes I cried because of disappointment and sometimes I wanted to stop trying.7)But I didn’t feel intimidated by students who spoke faster than I did because Itook all the time I needed to think out my ideas and wrote a reply before posting it on the screen (Para.7)Paraphrase:But I didn’t feel frightened by students who spoke faster than I did, because I took all the time I needed to think carefully and I wrote myreply before I put it on the screen.8)Learning a foreign language has been a most trying experience for me, but onethat I wouldn’t trade for anything. (Para.8)Paraphrase:leaning a foreign language has been an experience full of difficulties and challenges, but I wouldn’t exchange it for anything else.9)Now that I speak a foreign language, instead of staring into space when English isbeing spoken, I can participate and make friends. (Para.8)Paraphrase: because I can speak a foreign language, I am able to take part in English conversations and make friends, and I no longer look thoughtlessly intothe distance when people around me are speaking English.StageⅡReproductionSuppose you are the author. Work with your partner to talk about your experiences of learning English at different stages in time sequence. Remember to use the information you learned from the text.A sample beginningA: When did you begin to learn English?B: I began to learn English at the age of 12 when I was in junior middle school. How about you?StageⅢSummaryLearning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences. Although at times, learning a language was frustrating, it was well worththe effort. In junior middle school, my foreign teacher praised all of the students. I benefit a lot from this positive teaching method. In senior middle school, the teacher always punishedthose who gave incorrect answers. So I lost my joy in answering questions and my desire to sayanything at all in English. In college, I had no opportunity to speak in class. I felt intimidated. Online learning changed everything. Although it requires much time commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course, I succeeded in foreign language learning. Learning a foreign language has been a most trying experience. I have learned insights into another culture as well as the language points. StageⅣHomework1)To ask students to be familiar with the text again and memorize the new words and phrases.2) Students should be ready for dictation about the key words and sentences.3) Finish the exercises in Unit 1.4) Teacher may assign Ss to do ‘Translation’ on p. 12.5) Useful expressions值得……的well worth the effort积极的方法positive method前一任老师former teacher遇到生词come across new words网络课程online course虚拟课堂virtual classroom课程进度the flow of the course得到好处reap the benefits of茫然不解stare into space参与participate in6) Multiple Choic e①The people living in these apartments have free ____ to that swimming pool.A. assessB. excessC. processD. access②The two friends haven’t ______ with each other.A. associatedB. wroteC. communicatedD. heard③If you get up early and run every day, you will ______ a lot from it.A. profitB. benefitC. deriveD. receive④Teachers have free _______ to the library.A. accuseB. accessibleC. accessD. approach⑤You can learn anything with a _______attitude.A. positiveB. constructiveC. negativeD. sensitive⑥High interest rates _______ people fromborrowing money.A. frustrateB. discourageC. disappointD. disturb⑦He felt _________ when he found he haddifficulty with most of the math problem.A. frightenedB. terrifiedC. encouragedD. frustrated⑧Why can’t you do this small _____ for me? I’ve helped you often in the past.A. favoriteB. favorableC. favorD. demand⑨His attitude to work mainly depends on ______ from the work.A. the offerB. the awardC. the rewardD. the reflection⑩The students were participating _________ an international energy-saving competition between towns in New England and Canada.A. forB. toC. inD. at7)Writing—Cause and Effect WritingWrite a paragraph of about 80 words, using the 5 patterns.Topic: English StudyGeneral Statement: I want to study English for different reasons.For your referenceWriting—Cause and Effect WritingI want to study English for different reasons. Firstly, English is generally considered as the most common language of communication throughout the world. For example, English is widely used in many fields such as science, business, entertainment, just to name a few. Therefore, learning English enables me to have the opportunity to communicate with people from different backgrounds and cultures. Secondly, learning English broadens my horizon, giving me insights into other cultures. And my mind is opened to new ways of viewing things.。