3. WHAT DO THESE PICTURES REMIND YOU OF? WHAT DO THESE PICTURES REMIND YOU OF?

6. These pictures remind us of our school life in kindergarten primary school junior middle school senior middle school

7. 1. When and where did you begin to learn English? Tips: —I began to learn English... years ago. —I have learned English for... —My experience with English began in... when...

8. 2.Do you enjoy learning English? Why ? Tips: —No, I don’t enjoy it because it is useless/too difficult. —Yes, I enjoy it very much. It can help me  find a good job after graduation.  learn the cultures of other countries.  make some foreign friends.  learn the value of hard work.

9. 3. How was your English teacher in junior or senior middle school? —M y English teacher in... was Tips: kind/patient/encouraging/strict/impatient/ cold/always angry when I...

10. 4. Do you have any trouble learning English?  understand what others say.  remember so many words.  understand the grammar.  read quickly.  speak in public. — I always feel it difficult to... — It’s not easy for me to — I was frustrated by… — I have trouble doing... Tips:

11. Tips for making suggestions:  Why don’t you...?  It would be a good idea if you...  If I were you, I would...  I have an idea that may solve the problem.  How about...?  Have you thought about...?  You could always...

12. Step 1: Step 1: What good ways may lead you to successful English learning? Write them down on a card. Step 2: Step 2: The teacher collects and redistributes all the cards to the class. Every student adds more on the card from another. Step 3: The students exchange the cards and share ideas. Find out good ways for Successful English Learning.

13. Tips for talking about the good ways:  cooperate with your teacher  work with your partner  attend class on time  be active in class  arrange your time properly  ask questions  take good notes...

14. Ways of Learning a Foreign Language Listening Speaking Reading Writing Translating

15. LISTENING radio TV(CCTV9) cassette English songs English movies Online listening resources …

16. SPEAKING Questions-answering Class-discussingOral-presentation speech contest conversations …

17. READING books magazines newspapers Web pages …

18. WRITING diary E-mail composition letter messages …

19. TRANSLATING Translation exercises interpret

20. Some proverbs to learn Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧

21. Many different methods will produce the same result. So long as you meet the deadline, I don't care how much help you get--all roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马

22. 万事开头难

23. 冰冻三尺非一日之寒

24. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

25. A good beginning means half the success. 好的开始是成功的一半。

26. SUMMARY All in all, there is no easy way to learn a foreign language. All I can suggest is that “practice makes perfect”. Don’t ask “how to”, because “all roads lead to Rome”. “All things are difficult before they are easy”, so be confident of yourselves. “Rome is not built in one day” and “as you sow, so will you reap”. And we should remember “a good beginning means half the success” !

27. a. effective, helpful b. a good chance c. give in return d. exchange ideas e. take part in f. the smallest g. right of reaching h. self-control ___communicate ___participate in ___positive ___opportunity ___reward ___minimum ___access ___discipline a h g f e d c b Matching Game

28. Chinese to English 积极的方法 前一任老师 远不尽人意 网络课程 虚拟课堂 课程进度 得到好处 弥合鸿沟 positive method former teacher far from perfect online course virtual classroom the flow of the course reap the benefits of bridge the gap between

29. Guess Game One describes the word showed on the screen in English,the other tries to guess it without looking at it. If you are right, both of you get a mark. Pair work Ready?

30. 使沮丧 Hint: cause sb. to have feelings of disappointment, beginning with”f” frustrate

31. 积极的，肯定的 积极的，肯定的 positive

32. 交流，交际 交流，交际 communicate

33. 机会，时机 opportunity

34. 参与，参加 participate in

35. 益处，好处 benefit

36. 跟上，不落后 keep up with

37. 想做，想要 feel like sth./doing sth.