人教版高中英语第三册Unit8 learning a foreign language.docVIP

Unit 8 learning a foreign language Teaching procedures Step1 Pre-reading 1.What are some of the difficulties we must face when we try to learn a foreign language ? 2.How do we learn oue mother tongue ? 3.How is learning a foreign language different from learning our mother tongue ? 4.What are the characteristics of successful language learners ? 5.How do these characteristics and skills help us learn ? 6.How can we develop our confidence ? 7.What can we do to learn better and faster ? Step2 Fast reading 1 What is the most puzzling question in learning our mother tongue? 2 If we develop our study skills and way of learning, is learning foreign language twice as hard or as easy? Step3 Careful reading Step4 Tell the sentences true or false 1 Although experts don’t agree each other, they all share a common opinion :Life is a very successful language school. T（第2段） 2 We study our mother tongue all day long for about 5 years before we master it. But we only spend a few hours a week and in a few years’ time we can speak a foreign language. T（第3段） 3.Successful language learners usually step away from the academic challenges. F（第5段） 4The less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the worse their language acquisition.F（第5段） Step5 Reading comprehension ： Choose the best answers1.Most children have mastered their mother tongue .  A.at the age of five B.by the age of eight  C.before they are five D.since they were five  答案：C （第2段） 2.The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means . A.we are equipped with a special ability to learn language B.the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us C.parents can give children language lessons D.people can learn the language by themselves 答案：B （第2段） 3.Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except . A.the ability to memorize the words B.an interest in understanding their own thinking C.willingness to take chanc