Why don't you learn to sing English songs?

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1. Do you like music?2. How many English songs can you think of? What are your favorites?

Listen to some English songs.Do you know the names of these songs?You raise me upMy lovetake me to your heartwe will rock youBetter man

Do you think English songs can help you learn English?How can they do that?1.We can learn some new words.2.We can speak native English. 3.We can learn some beautiful sentences.4.We can know English culture.5.We can learn some idioms.

Why dont you learn to sing English songs? China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.

The singers really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from Xian, and the winner of the womens competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didnt think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the womens competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.

This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics, said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English.

Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why dont you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, youll find a good way to learn English better.

1. Which country will be the host for the 2008 Olympics?

2. How many singers entered the contest?

3. How old were the singers?China24They came from all age groups.

4. Where was the winner of the mens competition from?

5. Who was the winner of the womens competition?

6. Why did Jiang Mei win?

He is from Xian.She is a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Because she studied English hard. Singing English songs help her improve her English.

7. Did the winners think they were better than the other singers?

8. What does Beijing Speaks English suggest?

9.How many fun ways to learn English are there in the text? What are they?

No, they didnt. It suggests ways for Beijongers to take an interest in learning English.4Singing English songs, watching English movies, reading English books, making friends with a native speaker of English.

Judge if the statements in 3a are true, false or not mentioned.

StatementsTrueFalse Not mentionedThree good ways of improving English are mentioned.The winners both agreed that they were the best singers.Studying English helped Jiang Mei win the prize.Singing songs doesnt mean you can speak English well.Reading English books is a better way of learning English than watching movies.

Find out the new words in the passage.

China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.The Olympics=the Olympic Games enter v. nearly adv. singsang clearly adv. stage n. native adj. from across China=from all over China by+/-ing as++as

The singers really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from Xian, and the winner of the womens competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didnt think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the womens competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.winner n. modest adj. earlier adj. interested adj.

This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics, said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English.encourage v. encourage sb. to do sth. progress n. make progress spokesperson n. the Olympic Committee Its + + to do sth. have fun with sth.

Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why dont you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, youll find a good way to learn English better.hear of suggest v. take an interest in besides prep. make friends with find out

Discuss in Groups: What other ways can you think of to improve your English?

3c Close your books. Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words.(,,100.)

Because China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics,many Chinese people are trying to improve their English in different ways. Singing English songs is one way. Singers from across China entered a contest by singing English songs. Some of them were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. A winner said singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. So this kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. And it is a good idea to have fun with English.

Write some ways that you want to be a volunteer of the Olympics in 2008. Then ask a partner to give you some suggestions to achieve this dream. (08,.)

We can see the fire in the sky We feel the beating of our hearts together This is our time to rise above We know the chance is here to live forever For all time Hand in hand we stand All across the land We can make this world a better place in which to live Hand in hand we can! Start to understand Breaking down the walls that come between us for all time All the time Breaking down the walls between us Hand in hand Breaking down the walls Every time we give it all We feel the flame eternally inside us Lift our hands up to the sky The morning calm helps us to live in harmony For all time

Hand in handfrom Seoul Olympic Game