1. Lesson 82 How Marx Learn Foreign Languages Xing Xiuli

2. How Marx learned foreign languages Aims: 1. To enable Ss to get a better understanding of Marx’s life. 2. To get Ss to understand the importance of learning foreign languages. 3. To finish off some exercises related to the passage.

3. A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life. Karl Marx

5. A quiz When and where was Karl Marx born? 1. When and where was Karl Marx born? On may 5th,1818 in Germany. What is his native language? 2. What is his native language? German 3.What degree did he receive? A doctor’s degree. 4.His great works are: The Civil War in France The Civil War in France Das Kapital The Communist Manifesto 5. Friendship with: Engels

7. The Communist Manifesto Working people of all countries, unite!

8. Which languages did Marx master? What work did he do? German,English, French and Russian Revolutionary work

9. born in…,German…still young… forced to leave…for…Belgium….France…be fore long …move on…in 1849…made London the base for... born in…,German…still young… forced to leave…for…Belgium….France…be fore long …move on…in 1849…made London the base for...

10. 1.When did Marx start working hard to improve his English? 2.Did he make rapid progress and master the English language? How do you know it? made such rapid progress... began to write... in English for...;... so…that …wrote him a letter and praised…;in the years …kept on …;... was able to write... in English.

11. 3. What advice did Marx give us on how to learn a foreign language? When…learning …should not translate…into…; if so,…have not... When…use…,...forget all about their own; if not, …not really learnt the spirit of…and can’t …freely.

12. Information about Karl Marx Born: On May 5th, 1818; Germany Lived in: Germany, France, Belgium, England Moved to London in: 1849 Wrote (books): The Civil War in France; The Communist Manifesto Wrote articles about: Housing, the hard life of the peasants Studied languages: French, English, Russia Political idea: communism

13. Fill in the gap according to the passage Karl Marx is a man ______all over the world. He was born in_____. When he was still_____, he was forced to ______his homeland_____political reasons. He had ____in several countries _____he finally moved to England. As soon as he___in London, he found his English too___. So he started working hard to____it. Karl Marx is a man ______all over the world. He was born in_____. When he was still_____, he was forced to ______his homeland_____political reasons. He had ____in several countries _____he finally moved to England. As soon as he___in London, he found his English too___. So he started working hard to____it.

14. One of his well-known ___,The Civil War in France, was _____in English. One of his well-known ___,The Civil War in France, was _____in English. In order to study the ______in Russia, Marx began to learn Russian in his____. In order to study the ______in Russia, Marx began to learn Russian in his____. By the ___ofsix months,his Russian had been ____enough for him to read articles By the ___of six months,his Russian had been ____enough for him to read articles and reports in the language. Marx said, and reports in the language. Marx said, Before long he learnt the language ___ well that he began to write articles ___ English.

15. He must be able to ____the foreign language, forgetting all about his___.” Marx’s advice on ____to learn a foreign language is very useful to us. We must follow his ______in our English studies. “ When a person is learning a foreign language, he mustn’t always ______ everything into his own language.

16. Discussion: What do you think of Marx’s advice on learning a foreign language? What do you think of Marx’s advice on learning a foreign language? In your opinion,What is the best way to improve our English studies?

17. Write a short passage about the life of Karl Marx. Start like this: Writing Karl Marx was born in...

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