Unit 19 Language

Lesson 1 Language learning

Teaching Aim:

(1)To introduce four kinds of noun clauses

①subject clause

②object clause

③appositive clause

④predicative clause

(2) to learn some strategies about learning a foreign language

Setting achievable targets; listening to English songs; watching the news in your own language and then reading an English newspaper; watching DVD; studying with friends; rewarding yourself

Stage 1 introduction of the topic-setting a discussion

Stage 2 reading extensively

①read for the first time and answer the true or false questions

②reading for the second time and answer the questions in exercise 2

Stage 3 reading intensively

Finish the summary of the whole passage. All the words needed are very important for language learning.

Stage 4 summarize the main idea of each paragraph and work out the structure of the passage

Stage 5 solve language puzzles