張春鳳
詞匯是語言的建筑材料,是組成句子的基石。如何教學生高效準確地掌握大量的生澀詞匯,是英語教師一直探討的課題。
利用字母組合的讀音規(guī)則,以舊帶新,記憶單詞寫法
詞的讀音和拼寫形式是詞存在的基礎,是各個詞相互區(qū)別的第一要素。在詞匯教學中,要注意音和形的統(tǒng)一與結(jié)合,通過反復練習在大腦中建立起一類一類詞的音、形模式聯(lián)系。如-eer:deer, career, engineer, pioneer;-ture:picture, adventure, gesture, creature。
利用構(gòu)詞法知識,向外圍輻射記憶單詞,并設置猜詞題及時運用鞏固
如在高一課本出現(xiàn)international,再根據(jù)學生非常熟悉的單詞internet,可以猜出inter-前綴的含義是相互間的,筆者就此設計一道猜詞題:There should be more interaction between teachers and students in class.學生積極思考,都猜出“互動”的含義。
設置好的語境來揭示詞匯準確多面的含義
如教授share一詞時,筆者畫了幾幅畫:一間集體宿舍;兩人合撐一把傘;同意對方意見;英國美國同時慶祝圣誕等。通過畫引導學生說出share a room, share an umbrella, share ones opinion, share the same custom等,使學生掌握其“分享,擁有共同的……”的含義。學生又想出share ones interest, share ones faith, share a book的搭配。
利用格言警句諺語等來豐富詞匯教學,既使學生受到陶冶,又記住新詞
如:“Work as though your strength were limitless”(貝納爾),要這樣工作,好象你的精力無窮;“He who hesitates is lost”(愛迪生),猶豫不決者失掉一切;“To read without reflection is like eating without digesting”(埃德蒙?伯克),讀而不思猶如食而不化。
通過組織小競賽來促進詞匯教學,既活躍課堂氣氛,又調(diào)動學生學習詞匯的興趣
如高一上第一單元大量描述性的詞匯,通過網(wǎng)上下載大量圖片,如劉胡蘭、陸毅、毛澤東、小兵張嘎、卓別林等,讓學生運用所學詞匯競相說出其特征。學生情緒高漲,開始慢慢喜歡上英語。
小臺階,勤反復,設置小型完形對話等多鞏固
仍以高一上第一單元為例。筆者先給學生看一段一個女孩的追星視頻,然后讓學生用第一單元生詞短語填寫一段文章。
Xiao Juan is a(l)fan of Andy Lau. In her heart, he is a(h)man. She tries her best to(h)his album, photos, etc.(I)to see him, Xiao Juan and her father even went to Hong Kong twice, but without luck. Seeing Xiao Juan was deep in(s), people who(c)her tried to persuade her to give up the impractical idea and choose a person who(s)her hobbies as a friend. But Xiao Juan(a)that it is her only goal in life, she can hardly(s)without him. There is not a proper(s)about the matter yet.
有了視頻的幫助和對單詞的熟識,學生很快就填好答案:loyal, handsome, hunt for, in order to, sorrow, care about, shares, argues, survive, solution.這樣,他們不但掌握了生詞,而且受到了教育。
用以上方法教詞匯,可以克服過去孤立教詞匯,教師講得過多,學生消化不良的缺陷。相反,學生感到有規(guī)律有效果,從而調(diào)動學習英語的積極性。
(作者單位:河北省遷安一中)