第一冊側(cè)重語音,第二冊側(cè)重語法,第三冊是詞匯、寫作,第四冊是閱讀,難得一套書可以最大限度滿足不同層次、不同類型英語學(xué)習(xí)者的需求。
那么,怎樣才能學(xué)好《新概念英語》呢?
閱讀課文
新概念的課文多以故事呈現(xiàn),趣味性強,而且難度層層遞進,很適合用來做閱讀材料。
推薦多次閱讀,熟悉文章,培養(yǎng)語感。
如第二冊的Lesson 15——Good News,作者深諳反轉(zhuǎn)的魅力,短短幾句描述出“我”忐忑——絕望——驚喜的心情轉(zhuǎn)變。
The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad.
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.
'Mr.Harmsworth,' I said in a weak voice.
'Don't interrupt,' he said.
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
單詞解析
新概念里出現(xiàn)的單詞都是最基本常用的詞匯,實用且重要,一定要掌握。如果單純記單詞不容易記住,可以放到句子里去理解學(xué)習(xí)。
如上文中出現(xiàn)的單詞精講:
secretary 起源于拉丁語,發(fā)音略難。記憶secretary可以聯(lián)系secret(秘密)這個詞。身為秘書,接觸公司的各項事務(wù),自然能了解到不少秘密。
nervous:adj. 焦慮的,緊張的
像許多學(xué)生考試前總會很緊張,就可以說Examinations make me nervous.
關(guān)聯(lián)詞語:irritable adj. 易怒的
He is such an irritable person, you can hardly speak to him.
look up:抬頭看,向上看;查閱
look the word up in the dictionary 查字典
when I entered=when I went into his office
afford:
1. v. 買得起(常與can/can't連用)
I can't afford the apartment.(房價逆天了…)
Cuz I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost, if you can afford me. (水果姐Katy Perry歌曲里的歌詞,去聽聽都唱了啥)
2. v. 擔(dān)負得起(損失、后果等),花得起(時間)
I can't afford to be hurt.(玻璃心傷不起~)
I can't afford time gossiping with you.
such adj. 如此的,這樣的(修飾名詞),名詞前可加形容詞。
such a cute baby ;such good news
so adj.如此的,這樣的(修飾形容詞/副詞)
*當(dāng)名詞前用many/much修飾時,前面用so,而非such
例如:so many people
turn n. 輪流,輪班
It's your turn. 輪到你了。
in a… voice 表示用……的聲音
in a loud/low voice
interrupt v. 打斷,停止
You interrupted my thoughs.
He interrupeted his work to eat his lunch.
extra adj. 額外的
數(shù)量+extra+名詞:再有多少……
課后練習(xí)
進行課后鞏固練習(xí),檢驗學(xué)習(xí)效果。學(xué)完后反復(fù)誦讀課文,嘗試逐句翻譯,加深對學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容的記憶。
新概念的課后習(xí)題一般包括理解(考察對課文的掌握)、結(jié)構(gòu)(考察語法)、詞匯(考察單詞記憶),為學(xué)習(xí)者提供多維度的鞏固練習(xí)。
嘗試背誦
在學(xué)習(xí)過程中,背誦一些經(jīng)典課文對英語的記憶、理解非常有益。尤其對于英語初學(xué)者而言,背誦可以掌握許多經(jīng)典的句型、語法和詞匯,能為以后的學(xué)習(xí)奠定基礎(chǔ)。
背誦《新概念》是種什么體驗?zāi)?
網(wǎng)友有話說:
背完新概念2到4后,我基本就沒聽過英語課了,上課呈凝望狀態(tài)。經(jīng)典就是經(jīng)典,永遠不會過時。
背完新概念,長句復(fù)合句都能脫口而出,口語也沒什么口音。