Lesson 82 Unit 21 How Marx Learned Foreign Languages

Read and try to get the general idea Aims and requirements : Learn from Karl Marx how to learn a foreign language

Background of Reading §Do you know about ? Karl Marx Which of the following is connected with him? A. British B. scientist C. politician D. a German E. knew many languages F. His close friend was Engels G. died in England H. lived in Lenin’s times Which of the following were written by him? A. the Civil War in France B. War and Peace( 和平 ) C. the Communist Manifesto D. the Necklace E. Capital( 资本论 ) F. Gone With The Wind( 乱世佳人 ) √ √ √ ㄨ ㄨ Who is he ? ㄨ √ √ √ √ ㄨ √ ㄨ √

1.Karl Marx was born in France. 2. He was forced to leave his homeland because of the political reasons. 3. Karl Marx made Paris the base for his revolutionary work. 4. After getting to England, he found his English was good. 5. He made rapid progress in his English study. 6.Marx wrote the Civil War in France in English. 7. In the 1870s, Marx began to learn Japanese. 8. Marx once gave some advice on how to learn English well. (F) (T) (F) (T) (F) (T)

1.In what country was Karl Marx born? Germany 2.What was Marx’s native language? German 3.Where did Marx stay before he went to France? in Belgium 4.Why did he leave Germany? for political reasons 5. Why did he go to London? for his revolutionary work 6.Did he find his English good enough when he got to England? too limited 7.What did Engels do when he found Marx had made rapid progress in English? praised him 8.What was Marx’s answer in his letter to Engels? encouraged him greatly 9.What did he do with his English later on? kept on studying English and using it 10.When did Marx start learning Russian? Why? in his fifties; to study the situation in Russia 11.How long did it take him to learn Russian well enough to read articles? six months 12.What advice did Marx give on how to learn a foreign language? not translate everything into, use the foreign language, forget all about his own Some questions to help you understand the text Marx’s study of foreign languages Marx’s advice on foreign language study the reason for Marx’s move

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Try to retell the text Germany homeland;Belgium;France England; London,base had learned found;limited improve made progress ;write articles praised; encouraged kept on;write…in English the situation in Russia; 6 months, read…in Russian translate…into; use…freely at school got to London in 1818 young later in 1849 in 1853 in the following years in his fifties Marx’s advice before long

Discussion: §What do you think of Marx’s advice on how to learn a foreign language? §How do you usually learn English? And why do you want to learn English?

When it comes to language learning,you are the boss. You may say, “Isn’t it the teacher’s job to teach me what to learn?” Actually effective( 有效 ) learners do not rely on( 依靠 ) teachers to spoon-feed( 填鸭 ) them. They are go-getters. They look for chances to use their new language and to learn new vocabulary. They know that language proficiency( 娴熟 ) won’t just drop out of the sky,and that learning comes by doing. In short, they are active learners. In fact,think of ways to use English in your everyday life. That is, put yourself in situations where you will be forced to communicate( 交际 ) in English, and you will see more progress over time. You need large help of English input to feed your language development. When you use the language, it will become your own. My suggestion

At home after school!  Do exercise 3 in Workbooks  Tell Marx’s experience in learning foreign languages  Write a short summary of the passage