U19课前学案(教师版).doc

Unit 1 9 Language 一．词汇学习（猜—查—记） Warm-up 1. Living in a country where the language is used as the mother tongue is the best for learning a foreign language. 2. The?process?of *?input?and?output?information?to?and?from?a?computer is complex. 3. When we are writing, we’d better pay much attention to its fluency, accuracy even the punctuation, which influence our marks greatly . 4. I wonder if the royal family ever eats a curry or a plate of fish and chips? 5. The East and the West were joined together again in 1990 and people celebrated nationwide. 6. I am very thankful for this as now it’s much easier to travel to the rest of Europe. 7. We have one of the most famous constitutions in the world protecting the rights of everyone in our country, represents freedom and liberty. 8. Parts of my country are desert and others parts are jungle but there are also beautiful beaches. 9. The best way to start the day is to have breakfast at an outdoor cafeteria. 10.A person folds his arms across his chest. Lesson 1 Language Learning It was predicted as early as the 1700s that English would one day be the global language and that has proved to be the case in the last few decades. The growth of international companies and the great advances in communications have started the trend for learning English as a foreign language. However, learning English as a foreign language is very difficult in the absence of a native language environment. Some respected theories on language acquisition believe that to attain a high level of fluency and accuracy in a foreign language, you need to be surrounded by it. Our latest English curriculum encourages teachers to create a rich language environment in the classroom. What this means is that they make sure there is an adequate amount of input in English conveyed to the students through various mediums. Quality input ensure quality output , whether it is speaking for writhing. Experts say that just 15 minutes of extra-curricular study a day can