Lesson 82Lesson 82

How Marx Learn Foreign How Marx Learn Foreign LanguagesLanguages

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How Marx learned foreign languagesHow Marx learned foreign languages

Aims:Aims:

1. To enable Ss to get a better

understanding of Marx’s life.

2. To get Ss to understand the importance

of learning foreign languages.

3. To finish off some exercises related to

the passage.

A foreign A foreign language is a language is a weapon in the weapon in the struggle of life.struggle of life. Karl MarxKarl Marx

Karl Marx

A quizA quiz1. When and where was Karl Marx born?When and where was Karl Marx born?

On may 5th,1818 in Germany.On may 5th,1818 in Germany.2. What is his native language?What is his native language? GermaGerma

nn3.3.What degree did he receive?What degree did he receive?A doctor’s degree.

4.4.His great works are:His great works are:

The Civil War in FranceThe Civil War in FranceDas KapitalDas Kapital

The Communist The Communist ManifestoManifesto5. 5. Friendship with:Friendship with:EngelsEngels

The Communist ManifestoThe Communist Manifesto

Working Working people people of all of all countriecountries, unite!s, unite!

Which languages did Marx master?Which languages did Marx master?

What work did he do?What work did he do?

German ,English, French and RussianGerman ,English, French and Russian

Revolutionary workRevolutionary work

born in…,German…still born in…,German…still young… forced to leave… young… forced to leave…for…Belgium….France…for…Belgium….France…before long …move on…in before long …move on…in 1849…made London the base 1849…made London the base for...for...

1.1.When did Marx start working When did Marx start working hard to improve his English?hard to improve his English?

2.2.Did he make rapid progress Did he make rapid progress and master the English and master the English language? How do you know language? How do you know it?it?made such rapid progress... made such rapid progress... began to write... in English began to write... in English for...; ... so…that …wrote him for...; ... so…that …wrote him a letter and praised…;in the a letter and praised…;in the years …kept on …; ... was able years …kept on …; ... was able to write ... in English.to write ... in English.

3. 3. What advice did Marx give What advice did Marx give us on how to learn a foreign us on how to learn a foreign language?language?When…learning …should not When…learning …should not translate…into…; if so,…have translate…into…; if so,…have not...not...When…use…,...forget all When…use…,...forget all about their own; if not, …not about their own; if not, …not really learnt the spirit of…really learnt the spirit of…and can’t …freely.and can’t …freely.

Information about Karl MarxInformation about Karl Marx

Born: On May 5th, 1818; GermanyLived in:Germany, France, Belgium,

EnglandMoved to London in: 1849

Wrote (books): The Civil War in France; The Communist Manifesto

Wrote articles about: Housing, the hard life Housing, the hard life of the peasantsof the peasants

Studied languages:Studied languages: French, English, Russia

Political idea: communismcommunism

Fill in the gap according to the Fill in the gap according to the passagepassage

Karl Marx is a man ______all over Karl Marx is a man ______all over the world. He was born in_____. the world. He was born in_____. When he was still_____, he was When he was still_____, he was forced to ______his forced to ______his homeland_____political reasons. He homeland_____political reasons. He had ____in several countries _____hehad ____in several countries _____he finally moved to England. As soon finally moved to England. As soon as he___in London, he found his as he___in London, he found his English too___. So he started English too___. So he started working hard to____it. working hard to____it.

One of his well-known ___ ,One of his well-known ___ ,The The Civil Civil War in FranceWar in France, was _____in , was _____in English.English. In order to study the ______in Russia, In order to study the ______in Russia, Marx began to learn Russian in Marx began to learn Russian in his____.his____.

By the ___ofBy the ___of six months,his Russian six months,his Russian had been ____enough for him to read had been ____enough for him to read articlesarticles

and reports in the language. Marx and reports in the language. Marx said, said,

Before long he learnt the Before long he learnt the language ___ well that he began to language ___ well that he began to write articles ___ English.write articles ___ English.

He must be able to ____the foreign He must be able to ____the foreign language , forgetting all about language , forgetting all about his___.”his___.”Marx’s advice on ____to learn a Marx’s advice on ____to learn a foreign language is very useful to foreign language is very useful to us. We must follow his ______in our us. We must follow his ______in our English studies.English studies.

““ When a person is learning a When a person is learning a foreign language, he mustn’t foreign language, he mustn’t always ______always ______

everything into his own language. everything into his own language.

DiscussionDiscussion::

What do you think of Marx’s What do you think of Marx’s advice on learning a foreign advice on learning a foreign language?language?

In your opinion,What is the In your opinion,What is the best way to improve our best way to improve our English studies?English studies?

Write a short passage about Write a short passage about the life of Karl Marx. Start the life of Karl Marx. Start like this:like this:

WritingWriting

Karl Marx was born in...Karl Marx was born in...

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