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课件网) Unit 5 Languages around the World Reading for Writing Fast-reading Task : Skim the text for answers to the questions 1.Where does the passage probably come from 2. What are text talking about An online website or blog. The problems of learning English. Careful-reading Share the answers Problems of learning English Learners Problems Advice Liu Wen Jia Xin Li Rui My biggest problem is listening. I can only catch a few words not the main idea. I find it hard to be polite in English. It disturbs me that I don’t know how to remember words and use them properly. It is a good idea to listen to English program; repeat what you hear and record your voice. My advice is to use English depending on who you are talking to. After-reading Task: Reflect on yourself. What are your problems in learning English. I don’t know how to……. ……….is a big challenge/difficulty for me. …………stop(s)from getting better. I have trouble with…………… ……………get(s) in my way to study English better. …………is a headache for me. Learning English Wang Le Liu Wen Jia Xin Li Rui start the topic reply to Wang Le reply to Liu Wen reply to Jia Xin Reading for main idea post starter 楼主 Hi! I’ve been studying English since primary school. I used to get high marks in English, but now I’m having a lot of trouble with my listening. When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video, I can catch only a few words. I can never quite get the main idea. Any advice Liu Wen Name Problem Liu Wen Yeah, that’s really hard! I think it all depends on who you’re talking to. If I’m talking to a close friend, I can use short requests, like “Open the window”– our relationship is close and we’re equals, so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us. But if I’m talking to someone who isn’t very close to me, I must make my request longer—and I must make it a question, not a demand, e.g., “Could you open the window, please ” If I’m talking to someone senior to me, then I should say, “Would you mind opening the window, please ” For me, vocabulary is my biggest problem—there are just SO MANY new words! I can’t keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head, and I certainly can’t remember how to use them all properly. HELP! Li Rui Name Problem Advice Jia Xin how to be polite in English use short requests for close friends use longer requests for people who are not so close use more polite phrases for people senior to you Li Rui remembering new vocabulary Your advice Li Rui's advice carry a small notebook with you everywhere, and add new words when you learn them, learn word chunks instead of single word, learn word formation. Find out the sentences related to the difficulties in learning English. Reading But now I’m having a lot of trouble with my listening. I can never quite get the main idea. My biggest headache is how to be polite in English. For me, vocabulary is my biggest problem. I can ... ...
