Unit 2 Language Section ⅠWelcome to the unit，Reading 课件（牛津版必修3）.ppt

Language learning begins with listening. Little children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these cant be said to show the babys international communication, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation leads on to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cant be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other time for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. 判断正误(True or False) 1．Language learning comes from speaking. (　　) 2．By six months babies are able to add new words to their store. (　　) 3．The use at seven months of “mama” is as a greeting only for his mother. (　　) 答案　1.F　2.T　3.F Ⅰ.阅读理解(根据Reading内容选择答案) 1．Whats the main reason for Englishs development? A．The borrowing from other languages. B．The mixing of different languages from different countries. C．The invasions. D．All of the above. 2．The base of Old English is . A．Celtic B．An