1、Warm-upIn this unit you willRead magazine and newspaper articles.Talk about language and language learning.Listen and learn how to show sympathy in dialogues.Listen to dialogues.Use listening strategies to identify different English Accents.Write a formal letter.Study noun clauses.In the world,peopl
2、e use different kinds of language to communicate.listeningWhat language skills do we need when we learn a foreign language?speakingreadingwriting Find the meaning of the following Key Words in a dictionary.Then match them to the language skills they are related with.KEY WORDS:input,output,fluency,ac
3、curacy,punctuation,accent1.Listening:input,fluency,accuracy,accent2.Speaking:output,fluency,accuracy,accent3.Reading:input,fluency,accuracy,punctuation4.Writing:output,fluency,accuracy,punctuationWork in groups naming some countries that belong to the following groups.Finish the table.English is use
4、d in most kinds of communications.First language or Mother language 指一个人从小就从父母或周围正常的社会环境指一个人从小就从父母或周围正常的社会环境中自然而然习得的并用于交际目的的语言，又中自然而然习得的并用于交际目的的语言，又被称为母语或本族语。被称为母语或本族语。Second Language 指在母语以外，在官方、商业以及社会中广指在母语以外，在官方、商业以及社会中广 泛应用着的语言。泛应用着的语言。Foreign Language 指母语以外，只在学校里学习而在日常社会指母语以外，只在学校里学习而在日常社会 生活中很少
5、有交际用途的语言。生活中很少有交际用途的语言。English as a first languageEnglish as a second languageEnglish as a foreign languageCanada,the U.S.,the UK Ireland,Australia,New Zealand,South AfricaIndia,Kenya,Pakistan,Sri Lanka,Zimbabwe,South Africa,Nigeria,Singapore,the PhilippinesSweden,the Netherlands,Thailand,China,Japa
6、n,Germany,FranceListen to the six people talking.Try to identify their accents.Answers:1.British 2.German 3.American 4.Chinese 5.Australian 6.FrenchWork in pairs.Discuss what messages the following body language communicates.1.Two people clap their hands together in the air.to encourage or congratul
7、ate each otherto say that something is well done2.A person pats another on the back.3.A person kisses another person on both cheeks.to greet or welcome people4.A person folds his arms across his chest.to show irritation(恼怒，生气恼怒，生气),disagreement or nervousnessIn our life we often use body language to express our feelings.What body languages do we often use?DiscussionA person shows an upright thumb.to say that something is well doneboybabytake a photocall
