Karl MarxKarl Marx Marx was born in Germany in

1818. In the 19th century,he led the

worker’s movement. Together with

Engels, in 1848, Marx wrote the

book “Communist Manifesto”. In

1864, he founded the First Inter-

national base in London. He published

“Das Kapital” in 1867. He devoted

all his life to revolutionary cause.(1818-1883)

How Marx Learned Foreign LanguagesHow Marx Learned Foreign Languages

1. Which foreign languages did Marx study?

2. What work did Marx do?

French,English,Russian

He wrote articles and books.

Note makingNote making

Name: Karl Marx

Born:

Studied at:

Live in:

Moved to London in:

Wrote (books):

Wrote articles about:

Studied (languages):

Political ideas:

May 5th,1818;Germany

high school,a university

Germany,France,Belgium,England1849

The Civil War in France;Manifesto

housing,hard life of …

French,English,RussianCommunism

True or False statementsTrue or False statements1. Karl Marx was born in Belgium. ( )

2. He was forced to leave his homeland when

he was young. ( )

3. Marx was good at learning foreign

languages. ( )

4. In one of his books, Marx gave some

advice on how to learn English. ( )

False

True

True

False

Reading Reading ComprehensionComprehension

1. What was Marx’s native language?

2. Why did he leave Germany?

3. Why did he go to London?

4. What did Engels do when he found Marx had made rapid progress in English?

5. When did Marx start to learn Russian?Why?

Discussion

What’s Marx’s advice on how to learn a foreign language?

Not to translate everything into their own language

Try to forget all about their own language

Learn the spirit of the foreign language and use it freely

Language pointsLanguage points1. force sb. to do sth.;be forced to do sth.;

force sb./sth. +prep.phr./adv./adj.

We were forced to put off our visit to the Great Wall because of bad weather.

如果他不想学习，你是无发强迫他学习的。

2.be sure of/about;be sure to do;be sure that;

make sure that-clause./of

for sure/certain

It’s certain that ….

John was not sure/certain whether they could come or not.

Language points: Language points: 4. so+adj. (+a+n.)+that;

such a (+adj.) + n. +that

such+adj.+n.(pl.)+that;

such +adj.+n.(u)+that

so many/much/few/little + n. + that …

But: such little children

5. praise sb. for (doing) sth.

6. encourage sb. to do sth.;encourage doing sth.

7. keep (on) doing sth.

8 。 In the years that followed

=in the following years

4.before long; (not) long before

Language Language points:points:9.It closed with words that quickly became

famous…He closed his welcoming speech with the warm words”drink to the health of our friends”.

We begin our class with a song.

The speaker began his talk with an ancient story.

Language points:Language points:10. He received his doctor’s degree in April 1841.

Have you received his letter?He has always received acclaim from the audience.He won’t receive her as his son’s wife.These new books on science are warmly received.The new lecture hall can receive 4,000 people.

Language points:Language points:keep on doing ; keep doing

.Although it started raining, we ________ working.

.He ________ talking and laughing when the teacher came into the classroom.

.You should ______ waiting here until he comes.

.You should not ______ thinking about it.

.Even when he was in hospital, he _________ writing his books.

kept on

kept on

keep

keep

kept on

Keep on 含有强调重复性和决心的意思