Outside_view 视听说 Book 4 Unit 9 Words of wisdom 教学课件.ppt

2 I have heard of people going overseas,  Attending class and then spending all their  time with other Chinese students. That is a  waste – it is good advice to go out into the  community and use English. 3 I will try to be bolder and talk to English native speakers whenever I have an opportunity. 4 ? Yes, or I might be picking up errors and  poor pronunciation. ? No, as long as the teacher conducts good  classes I don’t mind. I have had some  wonderful Chinese teachers of English.  Someone who has learned English  themselves knows the problems better. Back Outside view 1 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. I’m going to the States to learn English. Any suggestions? Speak to Americans! 1 Can you think of three pieces of advice to  people going to the United States to learn  English? 2 What advantages and disadvantages do  adults have when learning English? What about children? 3 Why might it be a good idea to be able to laugh at yourself when learning a language? 4 What are the advantages of studying: with a private tutor on a one-to-one basis? in a class with students from your country? in a class with students from different countries? Example answers Additional activity “Meeting” the new words Look through the word list on page 102 for one minute. Get yourself familiar with the pronunciation and meaning of the words. Be ready for a test! Here are the Chinese meanings. Do you still remember the words? 犹豫的 改变 比···重要 海绵 hesitant vary outweigh sponge 2 Watch Part 1 of the video clip and complete the  sentences. 1 First of all, don’t be afraid to ____________________. 2 So if you are afraid to speak to an American that  means that you’re passing up ___________________ _____________________ which is really what it’s all  about. 3 A good way to do this is to ___________________ ____________. speak to Americans a