【導讀】learningEnglish.timeavailable.Listening&speaking(telephoning,meetings,negotiations,publicspeaking,tmentioned.Nations.puterterminology.andAsia.

　　

【正文】 ch. S3: What did he say? S1: He told us to go round the corner on the right, go straight on and then cross the overpass. The drugstore will be ahead. Selfassessment criteria: Did you cooperate well with your partner(s) while practicing? Can you ask for directions and give directions clearly? Can you express your ideas fluently? If not, what?s your main problem? Did you go naturally between American English and British English while talking to each other. V. Writing 1. Making a poster First ask the students to make educated guesses about how English can help some aspect of Chinese life, in particular its economy. Then, in pairs students work on their poster. Finally, ask several pairs to present their poster in class for assessment. A Sample poster CHINA?S FUTURE LIES WITH LEARNING ENGLISH Reasons for learning English: ※ World trade is done in English。 ※ International anization (such as the UN) use English。 ※ We need contact with the developed Western world to build our country。 ※ The developed world uses English in its dealings. Why the Chinese language will not do? ※ Very few people in the West speak Chinese。 ※ Chinese is a difficult language to learn。 ※ Most businessmen do not have time to learn new languages every time they enter a new international market. SO CHINA?S FUTURE LIES WITH LEARNING ENGLISH Assessment 1) Can you give persuasive reasons for the topic on your poster? 2) Can you verbalize your ideas fluently? 3) Can you put your own English learning experiences into a broader perspective? 4) Can you anize your ideas in a logical way? 5) Have you made a brainstorming map before you set out to design your poster? Do you think it helps your writing? 6) What kind of mistakes have you made in your writing? What can you do to avoid such mistakes? Further Applying The teacher may also guide the students to do the writhing task in the Workbook on page 53. You may take the following steps: Step 1: Students divided into groups of four share their own learning experiences and ideas about English learning. Step 2: Students make a list as follows: My problems Ideas for improvement Why I like English My future with English Step 3: Make notes about the paragraphs for the writing. Step 4: The teacher helps develop ideas in a positive and encouraging way. Step 5: Students write about the topic after class as homework. Sample version: My experience of learning English Many people all over the world speak English as their second language. It is not too much to say that it has bee an international language. Studying English can make life fun. It enables you to watch American movies, read English books and listen to English songs. Moreover, as English is an international language, you will be able to municate with foreigners when you are on a trip abroad. Traveling will be more interesting that way. It is a good idea to make friends with foreigners. In my opinion, it is the best way to improve your English. In addition, it will be fun and it will expand your view of the world. If you make friends with a native speaker, you can practice your spoken English more often and then you can municate with people around the world. You can also bee familiar with the customs and habits of different cultures. There are some people who are afraid to make friends with foreigners because they are not confident of their English. However, many foreigners do not care about grammar. They will get your key words in the sentence and figure out the whole meanings. Therefore, it is unnecessary to be afraid to make friends with them。 just go head! Learning English helps us meet different people and learn more about their culture, thus facilitating mutual understanding and harmony. Briefly said, English is so useful to us that we should all learn it.