One year Miss Mary went to Japan to spend her holiday. She didn’t speak much Japanese, so she found it hard to talk with others. One day she decided to have lunch in a small restaurant in a village. She had seen some mushrooms in another village and thought they would taste very good, so she asked the waiter if she could have some for her meal.She had great difficulty in explaining to him because she didn’t know the Japanese word for mushrooms. At last she took out a pen and drew a picture of mushrooms. The waiter understood at once. He hurried out. A minute later he returned, carrying an umbrella.

The writer of the joke wants to tell us the importance of _____. A. drawing B. helping each other C. conversation D. learning a foreign language

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

Which foreign languages did Marx study? French English Russian

T OR F F F T T T T . Marx had to leave his homeland in hi 1 s 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. 6. Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto（共产党宣言） and Das Kapital（资本论）with Engels. F T T T T

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

Para 2-3

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.

Put the following sentences into right order: 8 A. Marx began to learn Russian in his fifties. B. Engels wrote to Marx and praised him. C. Marx had to leave Germany for political reasons. D. Marx kept on studying and using English. E. His English was limited when he got to England. F. Marx could write articles and reports in Russian. G. Marx worked hard to improve his English. H. He made rapid progress in English. I. He was able to write books in English. 5 1 6 2 9 3 4 7

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

words and expressions force sb. to do sth. before long make progress 强迫某人做某事 不久 before long make progress 取得进步 praise sb. for sth. 因...表扬某人 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 keep on doing 继续（做某事） 把...译成 translate... into

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 paragraph about Karl Marx. 2. Finish the workbook exercises.