Module 7 English for you and me

Unit 1 Have you ever been to an English corner?

Words: achieve including speaker Phrases: not that good, an English corner, don’t have to Patterns: It’s also the subject that I’m best at, although my spoken English is not that good. I can speak with you whenever we meet.

Listening and vocabulary Look at the photo and answer the questions. Which is more difficult speaking to your classmates or speaking to people from the UK or the US? 2. doing English exercises or reading English stories? 3. understanding written English or spoken English?

Have you ever been to an English corner? An English corner is a small square/a place, where students and or others practice their English skills, especially, spoken English. What do you think of it?

1. To be able to identify how Lingling learnt English 2. To learn some key words and useful expressions 3. To learn to use the following expressions to ask and give information about one’s learning experience: — How much progress you’ve made in... — I think I’ve achieved a lot. 4.What do you think is the most diffcult and what makes you feel hard in learning English? (List the problems on the Bb) Task1 listening

P 57 2.Listen and choose the correct answer. 1. How has Tony’s dad made progress in learning Chinese? a) He has been to classes. b) He has practised it every day. c) He did not do anything special. 2. According to Tony’s dad, what do you need to do to be good at a foreign language? a) You need to be very bright. b) You need to work hard. c) You need to go to classes

3. What does Tony’s dad think about Chinese? a) It is easier than English. b) It is more difficult than English. c) It is as easy as English.

Lingling and Betty are talking about English learning. Listen and read. Finish the following tasks.

Task 2 1.What are Lingling and Betty talking about? They are talking about English 2. How about Lingling’s spoken English? Her spoken English is not that good. 3. What did Betty see when he went to the English corner? He saw some people who didn’t speak English very well were happy to try and some native English speakers were happy to talk to them.

Task 3 make progress not good enough English corner in the future spoken English not that good be best at... at the beginning continue to... 取得进步 足够好 英语角 在将来 英语口语 不是很好 最擅长 …… 起初 继续做 …… Translate the following phrases into English.

Task 4 Now decide who might agree with the following sentences. Write B forBetty and L for Lingling. 1. English may not be difficult to learn as long as you keep on trying. _L__ 2. Chinese may be more popular in the future. _L__ 3. Learning English can be a lot of fun. B___ 4. English is my favourite subject at school. L

Task 5 4.Complete the sentences in your own words 1. Some people think English is difficult to learn because ________________________ 2. You’ll find a lot of fun in learning English if ____________________________. 3. You can go to an English corner if _____________________________________. it requires too much effort to learn it well you keep trying you want to practise your English

4. It is good to meet other speakers of English, although _____________________. 5. Lingling does not have to go to an English corner because ________________________ you don’t speak English very well. she can speak to Betty whenever they meet

Group-work give your partners the suggestions to his or her problems in learning English (choose either of them) Task 6 A :What do you think is the most diffcult in learning English? B :What do you suggest about it?

Let’s see which group does the best.

1. I hope is not that good. 3. It’s also the subject that I’m best at, although my spoken English is not that good. 4. I can speak English with you whenever we meet. Summary