教學目標
知識目標
一、教學目標與目標
通過本單元教學，使學生進一步掌握過去完成時的用法，並複習一般過去時態。通過學習馬克思如何學習外語來了解外語學習的重要性及這位偉人的科學精神。
二、教學重點與難點
l.重點詞彙 force; rapid; praise; encourage; have a talk with; come across; make progress; before long; move on; keep on (doing something); translate. . . into. . .
2.重要句型 1) In 1849, he went to England and made London the base for his revolutionary work. 2) He made such rapid progress that before long he began to write articles in English for an American newspaper. 3) His English was so good that Engels wrote him a letter and praised him for it. 4) He found it important to study the situation in Russia.
3.語法掌握過去完成時的用法;複習一般過去時：1) Marx had learnt some English before he got to England. 2) After he arrived in England, Marx worked hard to improve his English. 3) When all his money had gone, Marx had to leave his house in London.
4.日常交際用語談論語言學習(Talking about language study)：
1) How are you getting on with your English lessons? 2) My grammar is improving, but I find idioms and useful expressions hard to learn. 3) Which do you find easiest/most difficult—listening, speaking, reading or writing? 4) If you have a problem with. . . , you should . . .
能力知識
1.掌握本單元的重點詞彙、詞組和句型，並能寫一篇描寫人物的短文。
2.一般過去時與過去完成時的區別。
德育目標
通過本單元的學習，使學生認識到馬克思的一生是偉大的一生，要向馬克思學習，從小樹立遠大的理想;用馬克思學習外語的精神來感染學生，從而培養學生克服困難的頑強意志和毅力。更值得我們每一個人學習的是他的那種「活到老，學到老」的美德。
教學建議
課文分析
本單元閱讀通過馬克思學習外語一事來說明外語學習的重要性，其中介紹了一些有關外語學習的方法，都可以供作借鑑。分為三部分：
Part 1 (Paragraph 1) Brief introduction to Karl Marx before the year 1849, in which year he made London the base for his revolutionary work
Part 2 (Paragraphs 2-5) Marx's success in learning English and Russian and his advice on how to learn a foreign language
Part 3 (Paragraphs 6-8) Marx and Engels started a new programme called 「Communism」.
卡爾·馬克思的生平以時間為順序列表如下：
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In 1818
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was born in Germany
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as a young man
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was forced to leave his homeland for political reasons; went to Belgium and France.
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in April 1841
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received his doctor’s degree
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in 1849
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went to England; made London the base for his revolutionary work
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later
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started working hard to improve his English; made rapid progress
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in 1853
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