3. 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.

4. 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

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

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

7. Which foreign languages did Marx study?
French
English
Russian

8. 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

9. 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

10. Para 2-3

11. 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...

12. 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

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

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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?

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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.

22. 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

23. 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

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