彭明芳

激活·素養(yǎng)解讀

實(shí)踐·讀寫整合

English learning methods

英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)方法

1 Learning a foreign language is a challenge tous. Like lots of English learners， we have met with avariety of difficulties in learning English well. Wordslearning may be the first difficulty as it is hard for usto memorize a large number of words. Then reading and writing ability is another difficulty. Without a good mastery of vocabulary and grammar，we cant understand what the sentences mean in the text and don‘t know how to writean article. However， only if we have a regular study in English learning， can we deal withthem.

2 Here are some methods to improve your skills in learning English， which willhelp you become a better English learner. First of all， study every day. Learning any newlanguage is a timeconsumingprocess. Rather than try a few hours of review once or twice aweek， most experts say short， regular study sessions are more effective. As little as 30minutes a day can help you improve your English skills over time. Whats more， readingEnglish newspapers and books， listening to music or watching TV can not only helpyou develop your reading and speaking skills but also help you know more about theculture. By doing so repeatedly， youll unconsciously improve your pronunciation， grammarand enlarge your vocabulary. Besides， it will help you develop cultural awareness， which isvery important in crossculturalcommunication. Last but not least， repetition is a key tolearning English， and writing exercises is a great way to practice. Take 30 minutes at theend of a day or before sleeping to write down what happened during your day. Once you‘re comfortable writing about your day， challenge yourself and have some fun with creativewriting exercises. You may even discover youve got a talent for writing.

3 Why should we spend hundreds of hours learning English？ What we should know isthat learning English is more than just passing an exam or getting a qualification—it opensdoors to new opportunities， helps you to communicate with others and makes travellingoverseas more fulfilling.

Activity A Reading for understanding

語(yǔ)篇解碼

（一）主題歸納

What is the text mainly about？

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（二）結(jié)構(gòu)分析與信息梳理

Fill in the blanks according to the text with only one word for each blank.

Activity B Reading for writing

一、詞塊積累

a variety of difficulties 各種各樣的困難

without a good mastery of vocabulary and grammar 沒有掌握好詞匯和語(yǔ)法

deal with 處理

improve your English skills 提升你的英語(yǔ)技能

enlarge your vocabulary 擴(kuò)大你的詞匯量

cultural awareness 文化意識(shí)

crosscultural

communication 跨文化交流

get a talent for 獲得……的天賦

get a qualification 取得學(xué)歷

open doors to 向……敞開大門

二、典句賞析

（一）定語(yǔ)從句

Here are some methods to improve your skills in learning English， which will help youbecome a better English learner. 這里有一些提升英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)技能的方法，它們將幫助你成為一個(gè)更好的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句中，which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，which指代前面的整句話。

【例句仿寫】我們的文化與西方文化不同，這給我們的外語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)帶來(lái)了困難。

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（二）動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)

What‘s more， reading English newspapers and books， listening to music or watchingTV can not only help you develop your reading and speaking skills but also help you knowmore about the culture. 更重要的是，閱讀英語(yǔ)報(bào)紙和書籍、聽音樂或看電視不僅可以幫助你發(fā)展你的閱讀和口語(yǔ)技能，也可以幫助你了解更多的文化。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句用了三個(gè)動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)部分用not only...but also...結(jié)構(gòu)闡述了閱讀英語(yǔ)報(bào)紙和書籍、聽音樂、看電視的好處。

【例句仿寫】閱讀各種各樣的書籍，不僅可以增長(zhǎng)我們的知識(shí)，還能開闊我們的眼界。

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三、寫作遷移

假定你是高中生李華，你的朋友Tom是一名來(lái)自美國(guó)的交換生，他在中文學(xué)習(xí)中遇到了困難，希望你給他提供一些建議。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列要點(diǎn)給他寫一封建議信。

1. 學(xué)習(xí)中文的具體方法和建議；

2. 希望提供的建議對(duì)他有所幫助。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80詞左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 至少需要使用一個(gè)本文中解析過的句式；

4. 注意段落內(nèi)的邏輯關(guān)系

Dear Tom，

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Yours，

Li Hua

寫作導(dǎo)引

激活思維

本次寫作任務(wù)是寫一封建議信。來(lái)自美國(guó)的交換生Tom在中文學(xué)習(xí)上遇到了困難，故向你求助。請(qǐng)你結(jié)合自己的學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn)，給Tom提供一些具體的學(xué)習(xí)建議，希望提供的建議對(duì)他有所幫助。題目要求使用定語(yǔ)從句或動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)。這些寫作要求與所給語(yǔ)篇的主題語(yǔ)境是緊密相關(guān)的。我們可以通過整合同一主題的閱讀材料的內(nèi)容和語(yǔ)言，梳理寫作思路和積累素材。

素材積累

本次寫作任務(wù)是基于同一主題的語(yǔ)篇閱讀的寫作，我們可以通過學(xué)習(xí)、模仿并運(yùn)用閱讀中的語(yǔ)言表達(dá)，如詞塊和句型，積累寫作的語(yǔ)言素材。

（一）說(shuō)明寫信目的

1. Im writing to give you some tips/suggestions on how to spend gift money. 我寫這封信是想就如何花壓歲錢給你一些建議。

2. How is everything going？ I am very happy to hear from you. You have asked for myadvice on how to get along well with your classmates and I will try to make some helpfulsuggestions. 最近好嗎？我很高興收到你的來(lái)信。你問了我關(guān)于如何與同學(xué)相處的建議，我會(huì)盡量給你一些有幫助的建議。

3. I know you have trouble in learning English after reading your letter. I am writing toexpress my views concerning it. 讀了你的信后，我知道你在學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)上有困難。我寫信給你是為了表達(dá)我對(duì)這個(gè)問題的看法。

（二）詳細(xì)描述你給對(duì)方提出的建議

1. To cope with this problem， there are at least three things you can do. 要解決這個(gè)問題，至少有三件事你可以做。

2. First of all， you‘d better buy some books to enrich yourself. 首先，你最好買一些書來(lái)豐富自己。

3. What I strongly suggest is that you try to communicate with others as often aspossible no matter how shy or upset you are. 我強(qiáng)烈建議你盡可能多地和他人交流，無(wú)論你有多么害羞或苦惱。

4. You may as well join in a summer camp， which not only broadens your horizons butalso helps you develop the spirit of teamwork. 你不妨參加一個(gè)夏令營(yíng)，這不但能開闊你的眼界，而且有助于你培養(yǎng)團(tuán)隊(duì)精神。

5. Whats more， it would be beneficial if you can take part in more afterclassactivities.其次，如果你能參加更多的課外活動(dòng)，效果會(huì)很好。

6. In addition， another way contributing to the success of solving the problem is thatyou try to understand the culture and tradition of native students. 此外，另一個(gè)可以幫助你有效解決這個(gè)問題的方法是你嘗試?yán)斫獗镜貙W(xué)生的文化和習(xí)俗。

7. While accepting the culture of others， you can understand yours better. 當(dāng)接受別人的文化時(shí)，你可以更好地理解你自己的文化。

8. Having a facetofacetalk with your classmates and friends is a good choice. 與你的同學(xué)和朋友面對(duì)面交流是個(gè)很好的選擇。

（三）希望自己的建議能給對(duì)方帶來(lái)幫助

1. I hope my suggestions will be of benefit to you./I hope you will find these suggestionsuseful. 我希望我的建議對(duì)你有用。/我希望這些建議對(duì)你有用。

2. I sincerely hope my advice will be helpful to you. If there is more I can do to help，please let me know. 我真心希望我的建議對(duì)你有幫助。如果還有什么我能幫助的，請(qǐng)讓我知道。

3. I believe that you will take my suggestions into consideration. I hope they could beof some help to you. 我相信你會(huì)考慮我的建議。希望它們能對(duì)你有所幫助。

寫作支架

根據(jù)任務(wù)中的要求，語(yǔ)篇結(jié)構(gòu)可定為“寫信目的+具體建議+表達(dá)期望”。文章的框架如下：

Dear Tom，

I am writing to express my views concerning... （寫信目的）

In my opinion， there are at least three things you can do. First of all， what I strongly suggest is that?________ . What＇s more， it would be beneficial if you can ________. Last but?not least， ________. （具體建議）

I hope my suggestions will be of benefit to you. （表達(dá)期望）

Yours，

Li Hua

語(yǔ)篇過手

根據(jù)以上提供的主題、主題表達(dá)和語(yǔ)篇結(jié)構(gòu)，寫一封建議信。第一段表明寫作目的；第二段闡述提供的具體建議和方法；最后，希望自己的建議能有所幫助?？傇~數(shù)控制在80左右。

同時(shí)，學(xué)習(xí)運(yùn)用前文閱讀中出現(xiàn)的定語(yǔ)從句或者動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)等高級(jí)表達(dá)和結(jié)構(gòu)。寫作時(shí)尤其要注意文章的內(nèi)在邏輯關(guān)系，以及語(yǔ)言的準(zhǔn)確性、流利性和得體性。