汉语有句俗话叫“熟读唐诗三百首，不会做诗也会‘诌’”，它道出了在语言学习上“积累”与“生成”的关系。学习英语要有大量的语言积淀，而这种积淀是进行语言迁移和语言生成的前提和基础。要学好英语，就要大量的诵读，记忆。语言学家曾说：Language is nothing but remembering and memorizing.(语言即记忆)。而我们在学习中，却常常很“功利”，总是寄希望于别人给自己“讲”会，或者有什么“速成”的“捷径”。于是，我们就习惯于“听”课，并惊叹别人的侃侃而谈；我们忘记的恰恰是自己坚持不懈的有效训练。殊不知，英语学习最好的捷径就是诵读，这是一个高度自控的语言实践方式。
目前，我们在学习英语时，面对的最大问题就是“语境”的缺失和“应试”的压力，往往形成了很多人学习英语就是做题、考试的误区。缺少交流的语境，更需要自己先“充足电”，然后才能在适当的语境下，轻松自如地驾驭语言，与人交流。
诵读什么？其实，可以记忆的材料多种多样，可以根据个人的爱好。这里，我特别想和同学们说的，就是怎么选择和记忆课本的语句、语段和语篇。
教材是我们的学习之“本”。每一个单元，老师在课上都做了充分的讲解，理解上的问题可以迎刃而解；而记忆，就要看同学们能不能“发功”了。过去常常出现这样的现象，一册书学过之后，再看看书的目录，很多同学都回忆不起来我们究竟学了什么？除了又多了几个词(有时连多的几个词都记不住)，主要话题信息、表达方式和主要观点等，没有清晰的回忆，学习成了“竹篮打水”。
课本每个单元的三个大阅读材料，往往都蕴涵“佳”句“靓”段，如何判断选择呢？
一、用词有亮点：含有新词、新的搭配和结构，特别是在语段中为避免重复而使用相近意思的词汇组(群)。
例一Unit 15 Destinations Rio de Janeiro
Visitors who get tired of the sand and the sun can cool off in one of the many cafés，shops and restaurants on Copacabana’s main avenue.
例二Unit 17 Disabilities DISABLED? NOT ME!
Today there are more opportunities for disabled people to develop their potential，live a rich life and make a contribution to society.
例三Unit 16 The United States of America THE AMERICAN SOUTH
Ever since the Civil War, the South has struggled to find ways to deal with its troubled past.The history of the South is one of suffering：the suffering of the Native Americans who were killed or driven off their land by European settlers；the pains of slaves brought from Africa by greedy slave traders；the death and poverty of the Civil War；the hardships of unemployment and civil unrest in the post-war years and the Great Depression；the many sacrifices of the Civil Rights Movement.
二、语言结构典型：英语词法、句法中的典型例句，特别是在优美语篇中的有典型语言结构的句子，对理解和记忆好语法，有很大的帮助。
例一Unit 15 Destinations
Every now and then，we get the itch to travel.This phenomenon，sometimes called wanderlust，may explain why people spend so much money on trips to interesting places.Should you feel the urge to pack your bags and explore what the world has to offer，you might want to consider one of the destinations below.
例二Unit 15 Destinations Kitzbuhel
Should you have enough energy left after a day on the slopes，you can take a dip in the pool，work out at the gym or go dancing in one of the city’s many hotels and clubs.
例三Unit 16 The United States of America THE AMERICAN SOUTH
The city saw a series of fierce fights between blacks and whites in the 1960s and Dr King was shot and killed in 1968.(拟人句式)
例四Unit 18 INVENTIONS
The true challenge for any inventor is to dare to dream and believe that what seems impossible today may one day become possible.
According to their theories，what we think of as empty space does in fact contain energy in the form of movement.(未完待续)
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