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FOREIGHLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITY Contents Warming upactivities Textstudy Languageapplication Summary Q AListeningpracticeDiscussion Warming upactivities Discussthefollowingquestions DoyouhaveanyprobleminEnglishlearning Ialwaysfeelitdifficultto It snoteasyformeto DoyouthinkgrammarisimportantinEnglishlearning 3 DoyouthinkgrammarisimportantinEnglishlearning Yes Thebasicbuildingblocksofalanguage essentialforeffectivecommunication putthewordsintherightorder helptoconveycorrect meaningfulmessage 3 DoyouthinkgrammarisimportantinEnglishlearning No aslongasonecanunderstandwhatotherissaying dynamicandnolanguageisfixed speaktheirnativelanguagewithouthavingstudieditsgrammar ListentoatalkaboutanEnglishlearner slearningexperienceandfillintheblankineachsentencebasedonwhatyouhear P2 MichaelstartedlearningEnglishby 2 MichaelfeelsdelightedandproudwhenhelistenstotheBeatlesbecausehe 3 BesideslisteningtoEnglishsongs Michaelalso listeningtotheBeatles canunderstandalotbetter readssciencefictionbooksinEnglish Pre readingactivities ListentoatalkaboutanEnglishlearner slearningexperienceandfillintheblankineachsentencebasedonwhatyouhear 4MichaelmadeagreatbreakthroughinlearningtheEnglishlanguageafter 5AccordingtoMichael Englishlearningbringshim successfullyfinishingreadingthefirstEnglishbook satisfactionandpleasure Listenandfillintheblank Whatisthebestwaytolearnanewlanguage Asmallstudyofforeignlanguagelearninginadultscomparedtwomethods Oneisknownasthe orclassroommethod Thisisthekindof classroomteachingwherestudentsaretaughtalotofinformationabout ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport Listentoashortpassageconcerninglanguagelearningandfillinthemissinginformation explicit traditional grammarrules Theothermethodisknownasthe orimmersionmethod Theideahereistolearnmuchthewaychildrendowhentheylearna Thatis bybeingwithnativespeakersand thelanguagethatsurroundsthem generallywithoutalotofexplanation implicit nativelanguage absorbing Listentoashortpassageconcerninglanguagelearningandfillinthemissinginformation Teachersmay thesetwomethodsintowhatProfessorMichaelUllmancallsimmersion styleclassroomteaching Butisthat abetterwaytolearnalanguage combine necessarily Listentoashortpassageconcerninglanguagelearningandfillinthemissinginformation Mr Ullmanwasthe forthenewstudy HeisaprofessorofneuroscienceatGeorgetownUniversityMedicalCenterinWashington Hesayshewas tofindthatcombiningthetwomethodsmightnothelpthebrainin thenewlanguage seniorinvestigator surprised processing Listentoashortpassageconcerninglanguagelearningandfillinthemissinginformation Mainidea structure Languagefocus Criticalthinking Textstudy Thispassageis thattalksabouttheauthor spersonalexperienceingiving tohisson Hestatesthatstudentscanlearnbetteriftheyare aneffectiveEnglishlesson properlytaught anarrative Scanthetext andgeneralizethemainideabyfillingtheblanks TraditionalEssaystructure IntroductionBody 2 4standardpara eachpresentingatopicsentenceandsupportingideasin150 250words Conclusion CanyoudividethetextintoTHREEparts P13 Whatdoesthesonthinkofthefather Para 1 Whywasthewritershockedbyhisstudent sanswer Paras 2 4 Whatconclusiondidthewriterdrawfromtheexampleofhisstudent Para 5 unfairlybear criticism deficits knowbetter Inhisson seyes thefatherisonewhohehastoobeyandanoddityabsorbedingrammar Para 1 Hewasshockedbyhisstudent sinabilitytodescribeproperlyherexcursiontoEurope Paras 2 4 Thesisofthenarration Itisunfairtoblamestudentsfortheirlanguagedeficiency Para 5 Introduction Explainswhystudentsshouldn tbeblamedfortheirlanguagedeficiencybyprovidingtworeasonsandoneexample Paras 6 10 ElaboratestheimportanceofgrammarandvocabularyinlearningEnglish Paras 11 13 Narratesanotherincidentwherehissonunconsciouslyutteredagrammaticallyperfectsentencewithasubjunctivemood whichmadetheauthorsoproudofhisson Paras 14 17 tedious Tellingthestoryhasbecometedious asIhavedoneitsomanytimes 冗长乏味的 adj 词语应用 讲述这个故事已经没什么意思了 因为我已经讲过很多次了 oddity Withhisneatsuitson hefeltlikeanodditywakinginthispoorneighborhood oddadj 古怪的 奇异的oddnumbervs evennumber 怪人 怪物 奇特的东西 n 词语应用 穿着笔挺的西装走在这个贫民区里 他觉得自己就像个怪物 感到有责任做某事 Parentsfeelobligedtoprovidethebesttheycanforchildren tobe feelobligedtodosth 短语逆译 短语应用 父母觉得有责任尽其所能给孩子提供最好的 Hefeltobligedtohelphismother evenifitmeantleavingcollege 他觉得有责任帮助母亲 即使这意味着他要离开大学 allergic Idon tenjoypicnicsbecauseIamallergictograss 对某事反感 过敏的 Adj 词语应用 大多数男人都不喜欢做家务 Mostmenareallergictohousework 我不喜欢野餐 因为我对草过敏 对某事认真 togetseriousabout tocurb corruption It stimetogetseriousaboutcurbingpoliticalcorruption tobe getseriousabout 短语逆译 短语应用 应该严肃认真地大力惩治政治腐败 意群提示 对某事认真 tobe getseriousabout 短语逆译 短语应用 It sTimetoGetSeriousAboutGoingtoMars NASASays It stimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrime 刚从 来 刚有 经历 principals freshfrom todealwith Schoolprincipalsshouldnotexpectteachers freshfromcollege todealwithalargegroupofdifficultchildren freshfrom 短语逆译 短语应用 学校的校长不应指望刚从大学毕业的老师来应付一大群难以对付的孩子 意群提示 earnest 非常认真的 郑重其事的 Adj 词语应用 在办公室他很认真投入 但是现在他放松多了 Attheofficehewasveryearnest buthe smorerelaxednow Whilethisconversationwasgoingon Iwaslisteningwithearnestattention TheracefortheWhiteHousebeginsinearnesttoday exclaim 呼喊 惊叫 v 词语应用 当一名年轻男子突然持枪从苏珊背后出现时 她害怕得惊叫起来 Susanexclaimedwhenayoungmanwithagunsuddenlyappearedfrombehindher Thatisit Usedinconversationtosaysth iscompletelyfinishedorthatasituationcannotbechanged 词语应用 就这样吧 我的升职再也没有指望了 我的老板甚至不想再见到我 Thatwasit Icouldnolongerhopeforapromotion andmybossdidn tevenwanttoseemeagain capture 记录下 捕捉 俘虏 逮捕 vt 词语应用 有一些艺术家善于捕捉到稍纵即逝的 fleeting 表情 Someartistsaregiftedtocaptureafleetingexpression Governmenttroopshavesucceededincapturingtherebelleader 政府军已经成功捕获叛乱分子的头目 condense 压缩 vt 词语应用 这一整章可以压缩成几个段落 Thewholechaptercouldbecondensedintoafewparagraphs Watervaporcondensestoformclouds condensedadj 压缩的 condensedwater冷凝水 condensedmilk炼乳 exceed 超过 超出 vt 词语应用 如果你行李超重 你必须额外付费 You llhavetopayextramoneyifyouexceedyourluggageallowance It sveryeasyforpeopletoexceeddietaryrecommendationsgivenwhatthemodernfoodsupplyis 在现代食物供给下 人们很容易就超过了建议饮食标准 distress 忧虑 苦恼 悲伤 n 词语应用 她过世前在医院度过了五年积极而快乐的生活 并没有因为患癌症而遭受多大的痛苦或忧伤 Shehadfiveyearsofactiveandhappylifeinthehospitalbeforeshedied withoutmuchpainordistressfromcancer downturn 衰退 下降 n ThedownturnintheautoindustryaffectedtheentireeconomyoftheUnitedStates 词语应用 汽车工业的衰退影响了整个美国的经济 distinguisheddistinctivedistinct adj Hisgrandfatherhadbeena universityprofessor Janehasavery voice Ihavethe feelingthatmyfrienddidn trealizewhatwashappening Oneofthe featuresofthisbookisits illustrations 卓越的 杰出的 著名的 特征 性格或外表 独特的 不同的明了的 清楚的 distinguished distinctive distinctive distinct distinct complimentarycomplementary adj Allguestswillreceivea bottleofchampagne Mrs Stevenswasmost aboutyourworkTheeconomiesofthetwocountriesare tooneanotherinnature 免费赠送的 赞美的互补的 complimentary complimentary complementary bulk 大部分 多半 n Becausethebulkoftheworkwassupervisedbytheowner theoverallcostisdifficulttoassess 词语应用thebulkofsth 因为大部分的工作是由业主监督 总体成本很难去评估 deficit 缺乏 不足 赤字 亏损 n Knowledge language sleepdeficit 词语应用 知识 语言 睡眠的缺乏 Owingtotheheavydeficit thecompanyisapparentlyonthevergeofbankruptcy 由于巨额亏损 该公司很明显已经到了破产的边缘 dumb 愚蠢的stupid adj Thequestionsweresetupjusttomakeherlookdumb 词语应用 这么问 就是为了让他出丑 b不发音的单词 你知道哪些 lamb comb climb bomb limb thumb stationarystationery adj n Stationarycarsintrafficjamscausedagreatdealofpollution Weregretthatweareunabletoaccepttelephoneordersforpersonalstationeryitems 不动的 静止的文具 nailsth down 将某物钉牢 最终确定 Willyounaildownthatlooseboardinthefloor 词语应用 请把那块松动的地板钉牢好吗 要把协议的所有细节都确定下来 两天的时间是不够的 Twodaysisn tenoughtonaildownthedetailsofanagreement proclaim 宣称 宣布 声明 v fml Britainproudlyproclaimsthatitisanationofanimallovers 词语应用 英国自豪地宣称自己是一个爱护动物的国家 proclaim claim exclaim proclaimclaimexclaim v Thegovernmenthas anewlaw They tohavediscoveredacureforthedisease Theoldman theland 老人要求得到这块土地 正式 公开宣告 中文里 宣告比声明要严肃 根据权利 声明 要求 索赔惊叫 呼喊 proclaimed claim claimed scandal 令人震惊的事 丑闻 n It sascandalthatapersoncanbestoppedbythepolicefornoreason 词语应用 警察竟可以毫无理由地拦人 这太令人震惊了 Theofficialgotinvolvedinascandalandwasforcedtoresignweekslater 那位官员卷入了一桩丑闻 几个星期后被迫辞职 迫使某人做某事 迫使某人接受某事 Hewasindifferenttothecriticismthatwasthrustonhim tothruststh upon onsb Usu passive 短语应用 对于强加给他的指责 他从未放在心上 Heneverenjoyedthefamethatwasthrustonhim 对于强加给他的名声 他从未感到过开心 proficiency 熟练 精通 n Englishproficiencyispartoftheadmissionrequirements 词语应用 具备英语的基本技能是入学要求的一部分 exposure 接触 体验 暴露 n Exposuretoasecondlanguageshouldtakeplaceinelementaryschool 词语应用 孩子们应该从小学就接触第二语言 ThedoctortoldMarythattoomuchexposuretothesunisbadfortheskinandmaycausecancer 医生对玛丽说 在太阳底下晒太久对皮肤有害 可能会致癌 expose 接触 体验 v Childrenshouldbeexposedtosecondlanguageinprimaryschool 词语应用 有些孩子从来没有接触过古典音乐 be getexposedto 孩子们应该从小学就接触第二语言 Somechildrenareneverexposedtoclassicalmusic adequateabundant Hedoesn tearnalargesalarybutitis forhisneeds Wehave proofofhisguilt 在数量或质量上足以满足特定的标准 刚好够用 没有多余 充裕 绰绰有余 强调数量很多货充足有余 adequate abundant competent 合格的 能干的 adj 词语应用 我的秘书非常能干 但是她没有多少耐心 Mysecretaryisperfectlycompetent butshedoesn thavemuchpatience jerkjerky 猛地一动 在行进中 不平稳的 颠簸的 n adj 词语应用 那辆旧的公交车猛地一动 车上的乘客都突然摇晃了一下 Theoldbusstartedwithajerk sothepassengersshookalofasudden 你这个废物 混蛋 Youaresuchajerk Afterthebuscametoajerkyhalt thepassengersgotoffthebushurriedly getlost 迷茫 困惑 不知所措 词语应用 当你快速阅读的时候 理解力会上升 因为你看到的是一个整体画面 而没有拘泥于单个词汇 Whenyoureadfaster yourcomprehensiongoesupbecauseinsteadofgettinglostinthewords youseethegeneralpicture scratch 物件或皮肤上的 划痕 词语应用 手表上的划痕几乎小得看不见 Thescratchonthewatchwasalmosttoominutetosee n fromscratch从零开始 从头开始 Itmaybethefirsttimeinyearswhenyouhavehadtostartfromscratchmakingnewfriends tuneup调整 调节 使达到最佳状态 为 乐器 调音 Inordertokeepdriverssafe mechanicsareurgedtomakesurethatcarenginesareproperlytunedup tune 短语应用 为了确保司机的安全 一定要敦促机械师确保汽车发动机已调整好 Someoneiscomingtomorrowtotunethepiano 明天会有人来给钢琴调音 asset 有利条件 长处 资产 财产 n 懂外语是一门重要的技能 是促进社交和商贸的一个有利条件 它会给旅游和娱乐业带来新的生机 Knowingaforeignlanguageisanimportantskill amajorsocialandbusinessassetthatwillbringnewlifetotheworldsoftravelandentertainment 除了银行账户里的钱以外 我的资产还包括房子 车子和家具 Inadditiontothemoneyinabankaccount myassetsincludemyhouse mycar andmyfurniture sour 酸的 adj 词语应用 我嘴里有从胃中返出的酸味 InmymouthIhaveasour vinegartastecomingfromthepitofmystomach 洋洋得意 怒气冲冲 graduatefromuniversity swellwithpride Herheartswelledwithprideasshestoodwatchingherdaughtergraduatefromuniversity 短语应用 当她站在那儿看到她女儿大学毕业的情景时 内心充满了骄傲 意群提示 toswellwithpride anger motivationfamilysupportpeerpressurefinancialstatusfuturecareergoals WhatarethemostimportantfactorsthatencouragestudentstolearnEnglish 2 Inwhatwayscanteachersimprovethetechniqueofteachinggrammar usemorecommunicativewaysencouragealotofinteractionsputsentencesinmeaningfulcontexts readalotfromonlinesourceswatchTV listentoradio watchEnglishonlinevideostalkoftenwithEnglishspeakerslistencarefullyandextensivelyusedictionariestolookupunfamiliarwordsusenewwordsasoftenaspossible 3 Howcanstudentsmoreeffectivelyenlargetheirvocabulary WhatdoyouthinkoftheEnglishmaniainChina WatchavideoclipaboutEnglishmaniainChinaanddiscussthefollowingquestion VideoWatching Tips Criticalthinking Back Criticalthinking Languageapplication Writingdevices Oralreproduction Paragraphtranslation Introduction Simileisafigureofspeechthatcomparestwodifferentthingsandthecomparisonisindicatedbythewordasorlike Examples Learninggrammarandagoodvocabularyisjustlikedrivingwitharoadmapinawell conditionedcar Writingdevices Figurativelanguage sim