unit8 Learning a foreign language.pptVIP

Students are reading in the school library. Some of them are sitting in front of the computers surfing on the Internet. Others are reading books and magazines. Students are having a lesson in the computer lab. They seem very attentive. Several students are talking to their teacher (maybe their classmate) in the schoolyard. In present day, the earth is becoming smaller and smaller and people in the world communicate with each other mostly in English. Besides, in China it is more important to learn English well if a person wants to have a well-paid job. To know some foreign languages including English is a necessary part of a person’s education. Homework 1. Preview the Reading passage. 2. “试吧”大考卷 3. Recite the new words. * * Unit 8 Find a new word in this unit to match the definition given. 1. ________ extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible 2. ___________ someone whose job is to change one written language into another 3. ________to gain knowledge or learn a skill 4. _________ the ability to go on doing something for a long time without getting angry or annoyed 5. ________ feeling worried and uneasy 6. ________ not feeling worried or troubled 7. ________ information or facts with numbers for making decisions 8. ___________ someone whose job is to change one spoken language into another awful translator acquire patience anxious secure data interpreter What is like a bridge That brings together you and me ? What is like an entrance From which we can enter another world ? What is like a train Which can take us to a bright future ? Talk about learning study skills. 7. Do you know how to improve your English? 6. Do you usually make an outline before you start writing? 5. Do you think listening speaking is as important as reading writing? 4. Do you try to speak English as often as possible? 3. Do you learn grammar by using it? 2. Do you learn new words through context(语境）? 1. Do you have a study plan when you st