高三英语教案 Unit 8 Learning a foreign language (reading, vocabulary & grammar)

We have a pile of/piles of homework to do. 我们有许多作业要作。
easygoing adj. living without undue worry or concern; relaxed or informal in attitude or standards 悠闲的；随遇而安的；宽大的
Our manager's an easygoing person; she never gets angry.
我们的经理是个随和的人,她从不发怒。
PLA (=People’s Liberation Army) 中国人民解放军
tyre n. rubber ring, full of air, that fits round the wheel of a motorcar, bicycle, etc.轮胎
I have a flat tyre----it needs some air in it. 我的车胎瘪了——需要打气。
overweight adj. too heavy 超重的
He eats too much and is quite overweight. 他吃得太多，因此身体太重。
teens n. the ages from 13 to 19 十三岁到十九岁的年龄；青少年
boys in their teens 少男；十三到十九岁的男孩
put an end to v. stop sth. happening 结束；终止
Let's put an end to smoking. 让我们停止吸烟吧！
operation n.[c] the act of a surgeon who cuts the body of a patient（外科）手术
He has to have an operation to undergo at once. 他不得不马上动手术。
n.[u] working, the way something works 工作；运转
The machine came into operation. 机器开始运转了。
knock down strike to the ground with a blow, etc; shoot down 击倒；撞倒
I was almost knocked down by a motorcar. 我差点被一辆汽车撞倒。
level n. surface parallel with horizon; such a surface with reference to its height 平面；水平面
The river level rose after the rain. 雨后河里的水面升高了。
n. how high something is 高度；级别；水平
We are working hard to catch up with the advanced world levels.
我们正在努力工作，以赶上世界先进水平。
junior adj. the younger; of lower rank or position年少的；等级较低的
He is three years junior to me. 他比我小三岁。
After graduation from a junior middle school, he entered a senior middle school.
他初中毕业后进入高中。
n. a younger person 年少者；晚辈
She is my junior by seven years. 她比我小七岁。
I am his junior in life. 我是她的晚辈。
senior adj. older 年长的
I am five years senior to him. 我比他大五岁。
adj. more advanced in education 较高年级的
He studies in a senior middle school. 他念高中。
n. an older person 年长者
Paul is my senior by two years. 保罗长我两岁。
n. a person of longer service, higher rank 上司；前辈
He was my senior. 他过去是我的上级。
ie [,aI`i:] (=that is to say, in other words) 也就是
option n.[u] right or power of choosing 选择权；选择
You must do it; you have no option. 你必须做这件事，你没有选择的余地。
n.[c] thing that is or may be chosen 选择物
None of the options is satisfactory. 所选之物无一令人满意。
broadenv. to make or become broad or broader.（使）变宽，（使）扩大
For college students to do a part-time job will broaden their outlook.
打工使大学生开阔了眼界。
fall behind not keep up; be left as in a race 赶不上；落后
Several of the runners fell behind in the race. 有几个赛跑者在比赛中落后了。
association n. an organized body of people who have an interest, an activity, or a purpose in common; a society 协会；社团
According to the American Automobile Association, since 1964 all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts.
根据美国汽车协会的资料,自从一九六四年以来在美国出售的所有汽车都装有保险带。
appropriate adj. right 适合的；适当的
Choose the appropriate words from the list below. 从下表中选择适当的词。
postcode n. 邮政编码
proficiencyn. the state or quality of being proficient; competence 熟练；精通
attain proficiency in spoken English 精通英语会话

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?
Careful reading
Main idea of each paragraph .
1. The environmental factor of learning mother tongue.
2. Different opinions of language experts.
3. The difference between learning mother and learning a foreign language.
4. The characteristics of successful language learners.
5.Different learning ways of successful language learners
6. The importance of the purpose of learning.
The purpose of writing the passage to tell us that learning a foreign language
does not have to be twice as hard as learning our mother tongue

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
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
3.Successful language learners usually step away from the academic challenges. F
4The less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the worse their language acquisition.F

Choose the best answers
1.Most children have mastered their mother tongue . 答案：C
A. at the age of five B. by the age of eight C. before they are five D. since they were five
2.Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except . 答案：A
A. the ability to memorize the words B. an interest in understanding their own thinking
C. willingness to take chances D. confidence in their ability
3.The best option for the exchange students is . 答案：A
A. living with local people B. living in the dormitory

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