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

Which foreign languages did Marx study? French English Russian

. 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. T OR F F T F T T T

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

Para 2-3

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

Para 4 In the years that followed, Marx kept on _______ and _____ English.He ________the language __ well ____ he was able to write _____ in English. studying using so that mastered 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 began to learn Russian. Because he found it important to study the situation in Russia. At the end of six months he had learned enough to read articles and reports in Russian. 1.When did Marx begin to learn Russian? 2.Why did he learn Russian? Para 5

Put the following sentences into right order: 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

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

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

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

Discussion: What’s your advice on how to learn a foreign language, such as English? 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 possible suggestions

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

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

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

Fill in the blanks with proper phrases: 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..., before long, make rapid progress, encourage, keep on doing, praise, translate…into... force to translate into kept on Before longmade rapid progress encouraged

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