(课件网) Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 主题语境———人与自我之生活与学习 【语境概说】 本单元话题对接新课程标准“生活与学习”之“语言学习的规律、方法等”。单元话题可以使学生了解汉字是中华民族统一的最厚重的文化基石，中华民族的文化自信主要是汉字文化的自信。弘扬中华优秀传统文化，积极地参与世界文化的对话交流。 The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible. 学习一门语言的方法就是要尽可能经常地练习说。 Knowledge can change your fate and English can accomplish your future.知识改变命运，英语成就未来。 Words have a magical power.They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair. 言辞具有不可思议的力量。他们能带来最大的幸福，也能带来最深的失望。 1.Translate the following words and phrases. ①billion n. _____ ②native adj. _____ n. _____ ③attitude n. _____ ④refer vi. _____ vt. _____ ⑤refer to _____ 十亿 出生地的；本地的；土著的 本地人 态度；看法 提到；参考；查阅 查询；叫……求助于 指的是；描述；提到；查阅 2.Brainstorming：Which countries in the world do you know are English-speaking countries United Kingdom United States Canada Australia New Zealand Ireland 3.Fancy yourself a language expert.Answer the following questions. (1)How many languages are there in the world _____ (2)Which language has the most native speakers _____ (3)Which language is most frequently learned as a second language _____ 4.Finish Ex.1 on Page 60. There are around 7，000 living languages in the world today. That would be Mandarin Chinese，which has more than 1.3 billion native speakers. Around the world，the most commonly learned second language is English. Finish Ex.2～Ex.4 on Page 60. 1.Speaking—Finish Ex.5 on Page 61 by following the example. A：What language do you want to study B：I really want to study French.I think that... A：Do you want to go to France someday B：Yes，... 2.Pronunciation—英式英语和美式英语在读音上的区别 英式英语和美式英语在读音上的差异主要反映在元音字母a，o和辅音字母r的不同读音上。 (1)在ask，can’t，dance，fast，half，path 这一类的单词中，英国人将字母a读作/a /，而美国人则读作/ /，所以这些词在美国人口中就成了/ sk/，/k nt/，/d ns/，/f st/，/h f/和/p θ/。 (2)在box，crop，hot，spot这一类单词中，英国人将字母o读作/ /，而美国人则将o读作近似/a /音的/a/。所以这些词美国人读起来就成了/baks/，/krap/，/hat/和/spat/。 (3)辅音字母r在单词中是否读音是英式英语与美式英语的又一明显差异。在英式英语的r音节中不含卷舌音/r/，而美式英语的r音节中含卷舌音/r/，如下列词在英式英语和美式英语中读音是不同的： 英式英语读音 美式英语读音 car /ka / /kar/ door /d / /d r/ party /'pa tI/ /'partI/ board /b d/ /b rd/ 语言知识积累 Ⅰ.单词 1.phrase n. 短语 2.idiom n. 习语，成语 3.pronunciation n. 发音 4.grammar n. 语法 5.practice n. 练习 6.standard n.& adj. 标准(的) 7.knowledge n. 知识，学问 Ⅱ.短语 1.refer to/consult a dictionary查字典 2.have a command of掌握 3.enlarge one’s vocabulary扩大词汇量 4.take notes记笔记 5.set/take/write/note down写下；记下 6.lea ... ...
