Why don’t you learn to sing
English songs?
Section 1 Before You Read
PAIRWORK
How many English songs can you think of?
Which are your favorites?
Section 1 Before You Read
PAIRWORK
How can singing English songs help your English?
Make a list.
We can learn some new words.
We can improve the oral English.
Section 1 Before You Read
Reading strategy:
To understand the important ideas from the text,
we must “summarize”. Do this by answering
“who, what, where, why” questions as you read.
理解文章的重点，必须对文章加以提炼、总结。一般
需要回答是谁、干什么、在哪里和为什么这些问题。
Section 3 After You Read
Are these statements true, false, or not mentioned in the reading?
Statements
True False
Three good ways of improving English are mentioned.
√
The winners both agreed that they were best singers.
√
Studying English helped Jiang Mei win the prize.
Not
mentioned
√
Singing songs doesn’t mean you can speak English well.
√
Reading English books is a better way of learning
English than watching movies.
√
Section 2 While You Read
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.
参加
通过唱英文流行歌曲
和本国人一样好
几乎所有的歌手都唱得很清晰，在台上看起来很舒服。
Section 2 While You Read
The singers really came from all age groups, and from
all over China. The winner of the men’s competition was a
40-year-old man from Xi’an and the winner of the women’s
competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both
winners were very modest and said that they didn’t think
they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the
winner of the women’s 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.
两个赢家都很谦虚，说他们不认为他们唱得比其他歌手好。
唱英文歌让她对英语学习更感兴趣。
Section 2 While You Read
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.
鼓励
奥运会
Section 2 While You Read
Have you ever heard of the Beijing speaks English
program? If not, why don’t 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, you’ll find a good way to learn English better.
北京说英语
它给北京人提供很多对英语感兴趣的方法。
交朋友
足够努力
Section 3 After You Read
Have you ever tried improving your English using any of the ways mentioned
in the reading? What other ways can you think of to improve your English?
Join an English club.
Listen to English news.
Read English novels.
Use flash cards.