Revision : 1. 他们有一座自己的房子。 They have a house of their own. 2. 你和他们相处得怎么样？ How are you getting on / along with them ? 3. 昨天我在超市遇到一位老朋友。 I came across an old friend at the supermarket yesterday. 4. 我发现一些单词很难记。 I find some words hard to remember .

Why are you learning foreign languages? A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life. By Karl Marx

How Marx Learned Foreign Languages Lesson 82 Karl Marx How Marx Learned Foreign Languages

Words and expressions: native praise encourage force works move on master situation rapid base limited article homeland Engels revolutionary Belgium keep on doing sth. translate---into---

Watch a video and tell the sentences true or false.

T OR F F 2. Marx’s English was good when he got to England. 1. Marx had to leave his homeland in his fifties. 2. Marx’s English was good when he got to England. 3. Marx began to learn Russian in the 1870’s. 4. Engles’ praise encouraged Marx a lot. 5. According to Marx, an English learner should try to think in English. F F T T T

Questions for reading: Why was Marx forced to leave his homeland ? to make a living by teaching B. to meet Engles C. to work for the newspaper D. for political reasons 2. When Marx came to England, he ____. Knew little English B. knew some English C. didn’t know English D. knew English quite well 3. Marx had difficulty in learning _____. vocabulary B. grammar C. idioms D. B and C

4. If we want to use a foreign language freely, we must ____. A. Learn by heart as many new words as we can B. first make it clear how to use the grammar C. always translate it into our native language D. try to forget our native language when we use it 5. When meet with a new word, you’d better____. Look it up in the dictionary B. ask your teacher C. Try to guess the meaning D. ask your deskmate

Detailed reading: Para 1 early life Marx’s ________ the base for his place of birth native language leave his homeland for places he went to Germany German political reason Belgium France England the base for his revolutionary work London

Para2-3 At school French English find…limited Getting to England start working hard to… that... make rapid progress write…in English Before long praise…for... write back to…encourage… be not sure about...

Para 4 studying In the years that followed, Marx kept on _______ and _____ English.He ________the language __ well ____ he was able to write _____ in English. using mastered so that books

Para 5 1. When did Marx begin to learn Russian? 2. Why did he learn Russian? 3. What progress did he make?

In the 1870’s, when Marx was in his fifties, he Para 5 1.When did Marx begin to learn Russian? In the 1870’s, when Marx was in his fifties, he began to learn Russian. 2.Why did he learn Russian? Because he found it important to study the situation in Russia. 3.What progress did he make? At the end of six months he had learned enough to read articles and reports in Russian.

Experience of learning foreign languages para2-5 Experience of learning foreign languages At school French English find…limited Getting to England start working hard to… make rapid progress that... write…in English Before long praise…for... write back to…encourage… be not sure about... keep on studying and using... master… well write…in English Later on in his fifties begin to learn... In the 1870s At the end of six months read… in Russian

What’s Marx’s advice on how to a foreign language? para 6 Advice on how to learn a foreign language Question: What’s Marx’s advice on how to a foreign language?

What is Marx’ advice on how to learn a foreign language? When people are learning a foreign language, they should not translate everything into their own language. When they use the foreign language, they should try to forget all about their own. By Karl Marx

What’s your advice on how to learn Discussion: What’s your advice on how to learn a foreign language, such as English? possible suggestions listen to some English tapes or programs listen carefully in class read English newspapers or magazines read stories in simple or original English talk with your English teacher speak English with your classmates find a penfriend and write letters in English keep a diary in English

The structure of the passage (para 1) Marx’s early life (para2-5) Experience of learning foreign languages How Marx learned English How Marx learned Russian (para 6) Advice on how to learn foreign languages

Further Comprehension What can you infer from the article? A. Only studying abroad can help foreign language learners. B. One is never too old to learn. B. One is never too old to learn. C. On one’s way to success, praise and encouragement are the most important things.

Fill in the blanks with proper phrases: force…to..., before long, make rapid progress, encourage, keep on doing, praise, translate…into... Yang Mei wanted to improve her English and asked her teacher for advice. The teacher told her she should______herself____do a lot of reading. Sometimes she tried to ________ the stories_____ Chinese, but her teacher told her that it was not necessary. Yang Mei_______ reading for some time. __________, she ___________________. So far, she has read over 150 short stories. She felt greatly __________ and she has decided to read an English novel in the original. force to translate into kept on Before long made rapid progress encouraged

Homework 1. Write a short passage about Karl Marx. 2. Finish the workbook exercises.