3. Which sentence describes one’s mother tongue or a foreign language?

4. A We are not taught but learn anyway. B Some people think that we are born with an ability to learn this. C We can learn faster if we develop study skills. D Most people have mastered this by the age of five. E We learn this in a special place where we can get help. F It takes longer to learn this. G We learn this by communicating with others. F F M M M M M and F

5. Fast reading Tell whether each of the following sentences is true or false.

6. ( )1.Learning a language is only memorizing words, phrases and structures. ( ) 2.Although experts don’t agree with each other, they all share a common opinion :Life is a very successful language school. ( )3.Learning a foreign language is quite different from learning one’s mother tongue. ( )4.We learn a foreign language much slower than we learn our mother tongue. ( )5.Successful learners have some similar characters. ( )6.Most children have mastered their mother tongue at the age of seven. F more than T T F T faster F five

7. Careful reading Read the text carefully and answer the following questions. 更多资源 xiti123.taobao.com

8. 1. The sentence “ Life is a very successful language school” means _____. 2.How is learning a foreign language different from learning one’s mother tongue? 3.What characteristics do the successful language learners share ？ 4. What’s the purpose of writing this article?

9. 1.The sentence “ Life is a very successful language school” means _____. A. We are equipped with a special ability to learn language. B.The key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us. C. Parents can give children language lessons. D. People can learn the language by themselves

10. 2.How is learning a foreign language different from learning one’s mother tongue? A.We spend all day long learning a foreign language. B. We can communicate with other speakers frequently, just as we do in learning one’s mother tongue. C.we learn a foreign language in a school and have few chances to learn it. D. it’s slower to learn a foreign language than one’s mother tongue.

11. 3.Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except _____. A.the ability to memorize the words B.an interest in understanding their own thinking C.willingness to take chances D. confidence in their ability

12. 4. What’s the purpose of writing this article? A.Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue. B.Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our mother tongue. C.Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we develop our study skills. D.The number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years.

13. Main idea of each paragraph Learning A Foreign Language : Twice As Hard ? No Purpose Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 A question Answers Differences Characteristics Skills Conclusion

14. When we learn a language, we do more than just m______ words. Language a________ is a complex process and people learn in different ways. We acquire our mother tongue by c____________ with our parents and others around us. We make s_____ of what we hear and d_________ from bad language. We are e_______ with an ability to adjust ourselves to the language and culture by which and in which we are living. To be successful we have to take chances and take c________ in our ability to learn English. emorize cquisition ommunicating ense istinguish quipped onfidence

15. Paragraph2 Others think that we learn language in the same way we learn other things, such as walking or solving problems, and that what we are born with is a general ability to learn and adapt, not a language-specific part of the brain. 宾语从句 定语从句 主语从句 Difficult sentences

16. Paragraph3 That may not seem true to you--- think of all the hours of hard work you have spent learning English! 定语从句 spend something (in) doing something on something eg:1.The students spend their energy cleaning the place up. i.e. The hours he should have spent ________(study)were used to play football. studying Difficult sentences

17. 除了其他 …… 以外 Paragraph4 The data suggests that what successful language learners have in common is, among other things, that they are interested in understanding their own thinking, curious about the world, willing to take chances and confident in the their ability. 宾语从句主语从句 表语从句 among other things(or people ） what is that Difficult sentences i.e.At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in the city.

18. Paragraph 5 The less anxious and more relaxed the learner (is ), the better their language acquisition(is). the more ---,the more--- =>the + 比较级 + 陈述句,the + 比较级 + 陈述句 越 …… 越 -…… eg; The higher the ground, the cooler the air. i.e.The more careful you are, the fewer mistakes you make. Difficult sentences

19. Paragraph6 If we develop our study skills, we may find that learning a foreign language does not have to be twice as hard as learning our mother tongue, but can in fact be twice as easy and a lot of fun. 宾语从句 learning a foreign language as learning our mother tongue Difficult sentences

20. Exercises 1. 你英语听得越多，它就变得越简单。 The more you listen to English, the easier it will be. 4.I had invited 50 guests to the party, but actually twice _____ came. A. more than B.as many C. as much D. less than 2. 大量的时间我都花在了解释这个计划上。 There is lots of time I spendexplaining the plan. B i.e. I find the difficulty/trouble he has ___________ (read) the novel. (in) reading

21. Phrases 1 acquire a language 2 communicate with 3 make sense of sth. 4 distinguish from 5 be equipped with 6 adjust to 7 be born with 8 regardless of / despite /in spite of 9 as a consequence of /as a result of 1 掌握语言 2 与 …… 交流 3 弄懂 4 区分 5 装备 6 调整 7 天赋 8 尽管 9 作为 …… 结果

22. 10 in other words 11have sth. in common with 12 be curious about 13 take chances 14 be confident in /have confidence in 15 take a risk/risks 16 contribute to 17 adopt habits 10 换句话 11 与 …… 有共同处 12 对 …… 好奇 13 找机会 14 对 …… 有信心 15 冒险 16 对 …… 贡献 17 养成习惯

23. Discussion How can we learn a foreign language well? 更多资源 xiti123.taobao.com