新视野1 unit 1 learning a foreign language(定).ppt

What I need Name list (mark the name of group leaders and write down their telephone numbers ) Score sheet (two pieces) We will learn: New Horizon College English 1 (second edition) Units 1,2,3,4,7,9,10 Reading book: section A section B Listening book: conversations and passages 1. When and where did you begin to learn English? 2. Do you enjoy learning English? Why? 3. How was your English teacher in junior or senior middle school? 4. Do you have any trouble learning English? If any, what is it? ... 2. Do you enjoy learning English? Why? Tips: —No, I don’t enjoy it because it is useless/too difficult. —Yes, I enjoy it very much. It can help me find a good job after graduation. learn the cultures of other countries. make some foreign friends. learn the value of hard work. Main idea of each paragraph Section A: Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life. Although at times learning a language was frustrating, it was well worth the effort. be worth sth./doing sth.: 值得 The job involves a lot of hard work but it’s worth it. He decided to have a look at the house for it is well worth buying. be rewarding enough for the time or effort e.g. 生活中并非一切都值得我们去冒险。 Not everything in life is well worth our risk. be one of the best in the class e.g. 在社交方面所有的良策之中, 诚信应列在首位。 On the list of good policies in social contact, honesty should be at the top. be no longer eager to do something e.g. 由于她的不诚实,我失去了与她建立进一步友谊的欲望。 As a result of her dishonesty, I lost my desire to form further friendship with her. not perfect at all; rather than perfect e.g. 尽管我们的环境还远不尽人意，我们并没有失去使其改善的意愿。 Although our environment is still far from perfect, we haven’t lost the desire to change it for the better. The situation was far from perfect, though.(para.4) 1) far from + adj./doing ：一点也不 Far from angry, he’s very happy. Far from helping the situation, you’ve just made it worse. 2) though: adv. 但是 Learning English