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选择性必修第四册
U2 Understanding Each Other
Integrated Skills
Discussing the Popularity of Learning Chinese
Lead-in
Do you know what day April 20th is?
Chinese Language Day 联合国中文日
Nowadays, more and more foreigners are learning Chinese in different ways.
The increasing popularity of learning Chinese
2. What do you think is the most challenging aspect for foreigners while learning Chinese?
Listening
Pronunciation
Reading
Writing
1. What might be the reasons behind Chinese’s increasing popularity?
Listen to 3 talks about learning Chinese and complete the table below.
Name The reason for learning Chinese The place to learn Chinese The most difficult aspect of learning Chinese
Thomas (1) ________________
___________________ At high school and university (2) _______________
Jenny Enjoying learning new things At the local community centre (3) _______________
Pedro (4) _________________
____________________ (5) ____________ Pronunciation
Having been interested in Chinese culture
Writing
Reading
Visiting China next year
On the Internet
Listening
What suggestions would you give to them?
After listening
Name Difficulty Suggestions
Thomas Writing
Jenny Reading
Pedro Pronunciation
Chat with native speakers.
Watch Chinese movies, shows and videos.
Learn Chinese songs.
Do intensive reading.
Join a reading club.
Practice writing journals in Chinese.
Reasons for Learning Chinese
1
Being Interested in Chinese culture
2
Enjoying learning new things
3
Visiting China
Activity 1 Listening for resources
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A. True or False Questions
Listen to the talks and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Thomas studies Chinese literature, history, politics and economics,
as well as the Chinese language. T/F
2. Thomas lived in Shanghai for six months in his fourth year at
university. T/F
3. Speaking Chinese was harder than Jenny had expected. T/F
4. Jenny plans to continue learning Chinese. T/F
5. Pedro is not very confident about his Chinese. T/F
third
easier
Daniel has found a feature article about the popularity of learning Chinese around the world. Read it and figure out its structure.
Activity 2 Reading for Structure
Introduction
Mary-Jo Saunders
Phenomenon
More and more ambitious
parents are signing ...
Reasons
It is easy to
understand why…
The Structure
Popularity of Learning Chinese
A global economic power
Wonderful Chinese history and culture
An example of learning Chinese outside China
The current situation of learning Chinese in the whole world
Read the feature article again and fill in the following mind map.
Popularity of learning Chinese
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Why learning Chinese is becoming so popular
Activity 2 Read for the structures
Read the article on Page 23 again and answer the following questions.
Reading
1. What evidence can prove the popularity of learning Chinese across the world?
2. Why is learning Chinese becoming so popular?
1.What evidence can prove the popularity of learning Chinese across the world?
2.Why is learning Chinese becoming so popular?
Chinese has been included in the education systems of more than 75 countries. Over 4,000 overseas universities offer Chinese language courses and about 25 million people are learning Chinese outside China.
(1) People who can speak Chinese will get more job opportunities.
(2) Some people want to learn about the history and culture of China, and learning Chinese provides access to this.
1.More and more ambitious parents in the world are signing their children up for Chinese classes.
2.Learning Chinese is becoming so popular that the language has been included in the education systems of more than 75 countries.
描述现象句子
Activity 3 Read for some beautiful sentences
3.China is already a global economic power, and its influence is growing.
4.It has created thousands of local jobs, many of which need people with a knowledge of Chinese.
5.Another reason is that studying Chinese provides access to wonderful Chinese history and culture.
分析原因句子
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