《Have you ever been to an English corner?》English for you and me PPT课件

Discussion

How do you learn English? 

What are your problems in learning English?

What do you think are the good ways to learn English?

1 Look at the photos and answer the questions.

Which is more difficult …

1. speaking to your classmates or speaking to people from the UK or the US?

2. doing English exercise or reading English stories?

3. understanding written English or spoken English?

2 Listen and choose the correct answer. 

1.How has Tony’s dad made progress in learning Chinese?

a) He has been to classes.  

b) He has practised it every day.  

c) He did not do anything special.

2. According to Tony’s dad, what do you need to do to be good at a foreign language?

a) You need to be very bright.

b) You need to work hard.

c) You need to go to classes.

3. What does Tony’s dad think about Chinese?

a) It is easier than English.

b) It is more difficult than English.

c) It is as easy as English.

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Complete the sentences in your own words.

1. Some people think English is difficult to learn because _____________.

2. You’ll find a lot of fun in learning English if  ______________.

3. You can go to an English corner if _____________.

4. It is good to meet other speakers of English, although______________.

5. Lingling does not have to go to an English corner because ____________.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

achieve   progress  require  speaker

1. How much have you _______ this year in English? Have you made much _______? 

2. How can you get more practice with English _______ from the UK and the US?

3. What does it _______ to learn English well?

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Language  points

1. Progress n. 进步(不可数名词),常用rapid, great, much, some等修饰词。  

1) make progress 取得进步 

make great progress 取得很大进步

How much progress have you made?

2) make progress in (doing) sth 在(做)某事取得进步

I have made great progress in maths this term.

I made rapid progress in speaking English.

2. achieve v. 成功；实现(主语是人)  achievement n.

achieve success / victory / one’s dream  

取得成功/ 胜利/ 实现某人的梦想 

At last, he achieved his dream.

No one can achieve anything without effort.

come true 主语是梦想、蓝图、计划等。

Your dream will come true one day.

3. anyway adv. 无论如何；不管怎样

Anyway, he must have eaten a lot  because now he is fat. 

4. written English 英语书面语

spoken English 英语口语

English – speaking 说英语的

How can I improve my spoken English?

I want to travel to English– speaking countries.

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Language points 

1. I think I’ve achieved a lot.

achieve   v. 达到；取得

通常表示“实现梦想, 获得成功”等。

You will achieve your goals if you study hard.

如果你努力学习,你就会达到你的目标。

You will never achieve anything if you spend your time that way. 

你若总是这样消磨时间, 就永远不会有所成就。 

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2. I hope my English is good enough for the exams, anyway.

enough  adv. 充足地，足够地

He is brave enough to face dangers.

他很勇敢, 足以面对各种危险。

He plays well enough for a beginner.   

对于初学者来说,他弹奏得相当不错。

注意：enough用作副词修饰形容词、副词或动词，位于所修饰词之后。

enough  adj. 充足的; 足够的   

I haven’t got enough time (time enough) for reading.

我没有足够的时间读书。

注意：enough用作形容词在句中可作定语或表语。作定语时，它的位置较灵活，既可放在所修饰词前，也可放在所修饰词后。

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3. … although my spoken English is not that good.

that 在这里是用作副词，意思是“那么，那样”，主要用于口语中。

Don’t worry. The situation is not that bad.

别着急，情况没那么糟。

Is the problem that easy?

问题有那么简单吗?

4. … you can make progress quickly …

make progress  取得进步

He made progress in English gradually.

他在英语方面逐渐取得进步。

我很高兴你取得了巨大的进步。

I am very glad that you __________. 

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