Word study:

1.motivation n.動機，積極性

eg The stronger the motivation, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.

一個人學外語的內在要求越高, 那么他就學得越快。

motive n. 動機；目的 adj.起動的；發動的

eg His motive for working so hard is that he needs money.

他這么賣命干的目的在于他需要錢。

I have to warn you that his motives have lain hidden.

我不得不提醒你他的動機還不明。

The motive power of trains is usually steam or electricity.

火車的動力通常是蒸汽或電。

motivate vt. -vated, -vating 引起動機；促起；激發

eg to motivate the child to learn new words激勵小孩子學習新詞

Examinations can motivate a student to seek more knowledge.

考試能夠促進學生尋求更多知識。

2.memorise 記住 （亦作： memorize）

eg He memorized the list of dates, but neglected the main facts.

他記住了日期，卻忽略了主要事實。

memory n.-ries 記憶力,回憶

eg Grandmother has a good memory；she can remember things which happened many years ago.

I had happy memories of my school.

speak from memory ...根據記憶而講述

eg This has been the hottest summer within my memory.

就我所記得的, 這是最熱的一個夏天。

He has a bad memory for dates.他對日期的記憶很差。

It brought back to me memories of my schooldays（=It reminded me of my schooldays）.它使我回想起我的學生時代。

bear [have, keep] in memory 記著, 沒有忘記

beyond [within] the memory of man [men] 在有史以前[來]

bring back [call] to memory 使想起

come to one's memory 想起, 清醒過來

in memory of 紀念...

memorial n.(=monument)紀念物； 紀念碑；紀念儀式;歷史記載

adj.記憶的; 紀念的; 追悼的

memorials of a past age一個昔日的歷史記錄

The Monument(Memorial) to the People’s Heroes人民英雄紀念碑

3．stick n. 枯枝，棍，手杖 a walking stick 一根拐杖

條狀物 a stick of chalk 一支粉筆

v. (stuck, stuck, sticking)

①（常與in, into, through連用）（把尖 物）插入，刺入，戳入

to stick a fork into a potato

用叉子叉上馬鈴薯

I stuck a needle into the cloth.

我把一根針扎進布里。

②（與in, into, on連用）粘住；貼住

I stuck a stamp on the letter.

我把一張郵票貼在信上。

③附著；固著

The wheels of the car stuck in the mud and we could not go on.

車輪陷入泥里，我們不能前進了。

④放，置

Stick the chair in the corner.

將椅子置于墻角。

⑤（與at連用）繼續努力做

If you want to play an instrument well, you’ve got to stick at it.

如果你想練好一種樂器，你必須持之以恒。

此外還有：

伸出，突出 stick out one’s arm伸出手臂

stick out above the water突出水面

使停止，阻塞 be stuck in/by…被困…

容忍，忍受 I can’t stick it any more.我再也忍受不了了。

堅持，堅守 stick to stick to a post 堅守崗位

stick to one’s word 遵守諾言

4. acquire v. =to get as one’s own; to gain (usu., by one’s own efforts) 常指經過自己的努力而獲得,得到

=form, learn 養成，學到

eg. After years of hard work, he acquired a lot of money.

經過幾年的艱苦勞動，他賺了不少錢。

She has acquired a habit of using colorful words.

使用華麗辭藻已成了她的習慣。

an acquired taste養成的愛好

acquisition n. (知識、技能等的)獲得，得到；購得物

acquisitive adj. 貪婪的，渴求獲取財物的

5．instruct vt. =teach, give orders，inform 指示，命令,告知，通知

instruct sb in sth.

instruct sb.(wh-…) to do sth

instruct sb. that…/ sb. be instructed that…

eg. He instructs his pupils in mathematics.

他教學生數學。

You will be instructed where to go as soon as the plane is ready.

飛機一準備好就會通知你去何處。

instruction n.用法說明，指示， 命令，（計算機）指令

adj. an instruction book說明書

instructional adj. 教學的，教育的 ～ materials教材

instructive adj. 富有教益的，增長知識的

instructor n. 教練，導師

6. academic adj. 學院的, 理論的；學術的

eg academic year學年 academic rank學銜 academic degree 學位

academic research 學術研究

n.(C) 大學教師, 大學生; 學會會員; 學究式人物

academy n.(C) -mies學會

the Royal Academy皇家學會;學院；高等專科學校

an academy of music音樂學院

university n(C) （綜合）大學 Oxford University牛津大學

college n(C) （綜合大學中的）學院,獨立的）學院,高等專科學校

a college of agriculture農學院

evening college夜大學

institute n(C)學院; (大專)學校;

7. adopt vt. =to accept and use a suggestion, habit, etc. of

sb. else 采納，接受

=to take sb else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)收養，領養

eg. We are willing to adopt your plan.

我們愿意采納你的計劃。

Some people adopted a wait-and-see policy in this matter.

在這件事上有些人采取了觀望(wait-and-see)的態度。

She was forced to have her baby adopted.

她被迫把嬰兒給人領養。

The child was adopted into a wealthy family and received a good education.

這孩子被一個有錢人家收養，并受到了良好的教育。

adopted adj. 收養的, 移居的 their adopted son他們的養子

adoption n. 收養，領養； 采用；推選

put sb. up for adoption 提出讓人收養某人

the adoption of new technology新技術的采用

adoptive adj. 收養的，有收養關系的

8. operation n 操作;【醫】手術;運轉

be in operation在運轉中; 在行動中; 在實施中; 在生效中

come into operation開始工作[運轉];生效

go into operation開始工作[運轉];生效

perform an operation on sb. for a disease因某種病給某人動手術

9. broaden: vi. / vt. =(to cause to) become broad or broader 使擴大, 使寬闊

=to increase your knowledge, experience, etc 增長（知識、經驗等）

eg. broaden one’s horizons 打開眼界，拓寬視野

Travel broadens the mind. 旅行使人開闊心胸(眼界)。

The river broadens (out) at this point. 這條河到這里開始變寬。

Her smile broadened. 她笑得更加燦爛了。

“adj./n. +en→v.”使變得…

類似詞語： deepen, thicken, sweeten, straighten, quicken, brighten， darken, soften, harden, widen, shorten, sharpen, lengthen, strengthen

10．appropriate adj. =correct or suitable適當的， 合適的

常和for, to 連用。

Vt. =to set aside for some purpose撥出（款項）,盜用，挪用

eg. He made a speech appropriate to the occasion. 她作了個適宜該場合的演講。

Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party. 正式聚會上穿牛仔褲是不合適的。

Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.

現在既已找出問題的癥結，即可采取適當的行動。

inappropriate opp.不適合的

appropriateness n.

appropriately adv.

eg. Five million dollars has been appropriated for research into the disease.

已撥款五百萬元用于這種疾病的研究。

He was accused of appropriating club funds.他被指控盜用俱樂部資金。

Reading: Learning a foreign language: twice as hard

Lead in: ① How are they learning English?

② Tick out the ways you learn English & tell reasons

1 ( )memorize the words.

2 ( )learn grammar rules

3 ( )talk with your classmate

4 ( )have a dictation

5 ( )listen to the tape

6 ( )learn English songs

7 ( )watch English films

8 ( )talk to foreigner

9 ( )reading stories

10( )practise writing English

③ What difficulties in learning English you face?

Fast reading: 1 How do we learn our native language?

2 How can we make sense of what we learn and distinguish the mistakes ?

3 What are the difference between mother tongue and foreign language?

4 What are the characteristics of a successful learner? How does he learn

foreign language?

5 What is important? Why?

Careful reading:

I. Say F or M on p68.

II. Tell the sentences true or false

1. Everyday activities and interactions with other people are important when children are learning their mother tongue.

2. If we want to become successful language learner, we should try to learn all by ourselves.

3. If we could spend all our waking hours communicating with native speakers we would make greater progress in English.

4. We learn our mother tongue much faster than we do a foreign language.

5. If we want to become successful language learners, we must first build our confidence and develop our study skills.

6. Although experts don’t agree each other, they all share a common opinion : Life is a very successful language school.

7. We study our mother tongue all day long for about 5 years before we master it. But we only spend a few hours a week and in a few years’ time we can speak a foreign language.

8. Successful language learners usually step away from the academic challenges.

9. The less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the worse their language acquisition.

II. Reading comprehension ：

1. Most children have mastered their mother tongue.

A. at the age of five

B. by the age of eight

C. before they are five

D. since they were five

2. The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means .

A. we are equipped with a special ability to learn language

B. the key to learn the language well is to communicate with the people around us

C. parents can give children language lessons

D. people can learn the language by themselves

3. In fact, we learn English much faster than we may have thought because ________.

A. A lot of people are born with a special ability to learn a foreign language.

B. English learning always takes place in class.

C. Communicating with people often takes too much time.

D. We can get a lot of help and the learning is more efficient.

4. The text tells us that successful language learners______.

A. spend as many hours studying English as they do their mother tongue.

B. always have different plans for their learning

C. want very much to become translators and interpreters.

D. are usually very impatient in learning a language.

5. From the text we can see _______.

A. The stronger the motivation is, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.

B. Interest, curiosity, willingness and confidence are more important than anything else.

C. We’ll find it easier to learn English if we can learn something from successful language learners.

D. Both B and C.

6. Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except .

A. the ability to memorize the words

B. an interest in understanding their own thinking

C. willingness to take chances

D. confidence in their ability

7. What’s the purpose of writing this article?

A. Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.

B. Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our mother tongue.

C. Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we develop our study skills.

D. In fact, the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years.

Answers: 1.T F T F T T T F F 2. C B D B D A C

Post-reading:

What are the differences between learning the first and second language?

What makes you a successful learner?

What’s the main idea of each paragraph?

What’s the purpose of writing the passage?

Language points

1．I spend hours on English every day, but I don’t feel I’m making any progress. (P66)

progress n.前進, 進行, 進展，進步, 上進; 發展; 改進; 【生】發育, 進化

eg The building of the house is in progress .房子在建造中。

vi.前進, 進行, 進步; 進展; 發達, 發展

eg The work is progressing steadily.工作正在扎實地進行。

相關短語： in progress在進行中, 在舉行

make progress in在...方面取得進步[進展]

make progress towards朝著...(目標)前進

make progress with把...向前推進; 在...(方面)取得進展, 進行

2. Some believe that we are equipped with a special ability to learn language and that our brain adjusts itself to the language we hear around us. (P67 Para2)有人認為，我們具有學習語言的特殊能力，而且我們的大腦會自動調節接受我們聽到的身邊的語言。

1) equip vt. =to provide oneself, or another with what is necessary for doing sth. / to make able /fit/prepared “裝備，配備” 常與with 或for 連用。

eg. The reading-room is not equipped with air-conditioning.

閱覽室里沒有裝空調。

The soldiers were equipped with the latest weapons.

這些士兵配備了新式武器。

Your education will equip you for your future life.

你所受到的教育將使你具備未來生活的能力。

The hospital is well equipped. / This is a well-equipped hospital. 這家醫院設備齊全。

注：equip 賓語必須是被裝備的對象而非裝備物。

equipment n. U裝備，設備，設備，器材

n. C 可表示各種設備

eg. The equipment of his lab took time and money.

裝備他的實驗室需要時間和金錢。

The workers carried most of their equipment on their backs. 工人們把大部分設備背在背上。

Military equipments were sent to the front.

軍事設備被送往前線。

注：一件設備 a piece of equipment

兩件設備 two pieces of equipment

equipment 偶爾有復數形式，但不可說two / several / some equipments。

類似短語： be furnished with be supplied with

be provided with be fitted with

be burdened with be loaded with

be crowded / packed with be covered with

be filled with

2) adjust vt. / vi. = to change sth slightly, esp because it is not in the right position調節，調整

=to get (sb) used to new conditions or a new situation （使）適應

adjust sth

adjust sth to

adjust (oneself / itself) to

be adjusted

eg. My watch needs adjusting. I will adjust it. 我的表需要調節。我要把它調一下。

These desks and seats can be adjusted to the heights of any child. 這些桌椅可以按孩子的身高進行調節。

She found it hard to adjust to working at night. 她發現很難適應夜間工作。

The body will soon adjust itself to the climate. 身體很快會適應新氣候的。

同義詞： adapt oneself to 使自己適應……

adapt one’s thinking to the new condition 使自己的思想適應新的情況

adapt sth. for a particular use 使某物適合某一特殊用途

3． in other words (P67Para3) in a word in words with the words

have a word with sb. have words with