Unit Four Lesson Two An Interview with a Good Language Learner (period 2) Teacher: Hu Xinyi Grade Eight Class One Time: 18/12/2008

Your learning aim: 1. Review new words 2. Review the importance of English 3. Tuning in 4. Learn the Text and find out good ways to improve English skills 5. Have a contest

With a good command of English,what can you do ? II. Review the importance of English

watch English television programmes talk with native speakers of English Tuning in: Good ways to learn English listen to English broadcacts

keep an English diarypractise speaking English take every opportunity to practise English buy an English newspaper

Do a questionnaire to see whether you are a good language learner. Do you often …? 1) listen to English songs? 2) keep an English diary? 3) read English stories or newspapers? 4) listen to English broadcasts? 5) watch English cartoons or films? 6) watch CCTV-9 programmes? 7) remember eight or ten words a day? 8) take every opportunity to practise English? If the answer is yes, you can get 100 marks.

If you get 0~300 marks, that means you need to do better; If you get 400~600 marks, that means you are doing well; If you get 700~800 marks, that means you are excellent. Comment

Text Task 1 What's your problem when you learn English? How can we solve them?

Skills Ways to improve English skills Listening Speaking Reading Writing Listen to English __________ and watch TV programmes. practise ________ English in and out of class read English ______ and ___________ keep an English _____ broadcasts speaking stories newspapers diary Task 2 listen twice and find out 4 ways to improve English skills

Task 3 Listen again and judge “true” or “false”. 2. She thinks “If you speak English in and out of class, you can improve your spoken English.” 3. Keeping an English diary helps her a lot in writing. 4. She reads English newspapers after she gets up. 5. Li fang says the key to her success is to practice. 6. She only wants to be a teacher of English when she grows up. 1. Li Fang won third prize in the English Speech Contest.F T T F F T 1. Li Fang won first prize in the English Speech Contest. 4. She reads English newspapers before she goes to bed. 6. She wants either to be a teacher of English or to be a diplomat when she grows up.

Li Fang won f_____ prize in the English Speech Contest. Now she is telling us how she has d_______ his English. She thinks the best way is to p_______. She takes every o__________ to practise speaking English i__ and o__ of class. She keeps an English diary. She listens to English b_________ and watches English p___________ in her spare time. She enjoys r______ English stories and newspapers before she goes to bed. Her dream is e____ to be a diplomat or to be a teacher of English. Task 4 Read the Text in pairs and then complete the passage to consolidate the Text irst roadcasts rogrammes eveloped ractise pportunity nut eading ither

Suppose you are a Language Doctor, give a classmate of yours some English learning advice. ★ discuss in pairs ★ Have a contest between boys and girls, see who can give more tips.

Homework 1.Write an English study plan for winter holiday. 2. Try to recite the Text