新时代大学英语第2册unit1Language.pptVIP

Language; Language;;;;Power of Words; Situation 1: It’s the first time that you deliver a speech in English. But you are always scared of speaking in front of the public, and you don’t think your English is good enough. So you are very nervous. You can’t even say a word fluently. When you manage to finish it at last, your teacher says to you, “Well done. I’m proud of you for trying.” ;Situation 2: You get a serious illness in the university and have to stay in hospital for some days, but your parents cannot come to take care of you. Your classmates say to you, “Don’t worry. We’ll be with you all the time.” ;Situation 3: You are doing your homework. But you find some questions are too difficult to answer. So you turn to one of your roommates for help. He says to you, “You are so stupid.” ; What other words have encouraged you, moved you, or hurt you? ;Sample: The other word that encouraged me is “Don’t give up; try it again” said by my coach when I got involved in a basketball training, practiced shooting the ball and failed to put it into the basket for many times. The other word that moved me is “Your birth gives me hope and I hope to give you happiness”, said by my mother on my 16th birthday. The other word that hurt me is “I won’t trust you any more”, said by one of my best friends, whom I promised to go shopping with the next day while later I found myself involved in something else and could not go. ;How to Learn English Well? Work with your group members to come up with at least seven suggestions on English learning and prepare a short report. 1）Choose one person in the group to present your report to the whole class; 2）When you have heard the reports from other groups, have you found any suggestions helpful? ;Samples: ① Think in English whenever possible; ② Use dictionaries and grammar guides constantly; ③ Watch English movies; listen to English broadcast and English songs; ④ Read English magazines and newspapers; ⑤ Read aloud