吳淑蘭
(福建省云霄第一中學)
教育部制訂的《普通高中英語課程標準》對詞匯量是這樣規定的,七級要求學會2400~2500 個單詞和300~400個習慣用語和固定搭配;八級要求學會使用3000 個單詞和400~500 個習慣用語或固定搭配。如何高質量地完成詞匯教學目標是每位教師必須思考的問題。在繁重的高三英語教學中,除了包括合成、派生、轉化等方法的構詞法可以幫助學生掌握大量單詞,教師有必要采用多樣的詞匯復習方式和手段來幫助學生在語境中復習詞匯、運用詞匯,從而促進詞匯積累,促進聽、說、讀、寫技能和綜合運用英語能力的提高。本文在此介紹幾種有效的詞匯復習方法。
具體做法就是先將方法介紹給學生并做一示范,然后充分發揮學生的想象,從連詞成句到連詞成段,在此過程中既鞏固了詞匯也發展了學生的創造能力,提升寫作能力。
如,Mr.Black is an enthusiastic teacher who is always searching for some academic information on the website.His comprehension of teaching method is wonderful,and his instruction and description impress his students.He also corrects the students’behavior and encourages them to understand each other and not to get others embarrassed and bored.
此外,下面這種串詞方式也有助于學生掌握詞匯用法。
The applicant applied himself to applying for a post for teaching applied chemistry,saying that he would apply what he learnt to his teaching.
Manypeoplecontributedmoney tothepoorboy,which contributed to his returning to school.A reporter covered the story and contributed it to China Daily.
The little girl was the only survivor who survived the strong earthquake.She told the reporter that she had to survive on little food during the days when she was buried.Her survival was a real wonder.
在詞匯教學中利用聯想對同類詞進行歸納,可以舉一反三,復習已學詞匯,鞏固記憶,同時增強學生的學習興趣。同類詞歸納有很多方法,如word network(單詞網絡類),word tree(單詞樹),word house(單詞屋),word pyramid(詞匯金字塔)等。進入高三復習階段,按照課文的原來結構復習會讓學生覺得乏味,教師可以利用詞匯樹將話題與詞匯結合起來復習,不僅可以幫助學生系統記憶單詞,而且有助于激活學生關于某個話題已有的知識和經驗,培養寫作能力。
例如,話題19“世界和環境”是熱門話題,教師復習完相關詞匯后,可以找一篇環保話題的完形或閱讀,也可以設計短文填詞,讓學生盡可能多地重復或使用剛復習的詞匯,最后,2010 年福建高考卷中的書面表達又可以給學生一次“輸出”的操練機會。
脫離語境進行詞匯教學,既使學生記住了詞形和詞義,也很難正確地運用到實際中,因此,詞匯復習可以融入語篇教學中。例如必修2 Unit 1,要求學生縮寫或讓學生進行短文填詞練習。The Amber Room belongs to the seven wonders of the world.It was originally designed for the Palace of Frederick I.It took the country’s best artists about10 years to finish it.Everyone thought highly of its style and design.Several tons of amber as well as gold and jewels were used to make it,so no wonder it is worth a lot of money.But later,the next king decided to give it as a gift to the Russia people,who gave Prussia a troop of their best soldiers in return...
利用這篇短文,教師除了復習本單元重點詞匯belong,design等詞匯的用法,還可以拓展復習survive,remain 等詞,同時引導學生用對no wonder 和no doubt。總之,具體的語境為學生提供了復習詞匯及其用法的有利條件,也有助于學生發現并記住詞匯在使用形式上的特點及變化。
為了調動學生已有的語言知識,教師可以激發學生在復述課文的過程中,增加與話題相關的新鮮內容。有效的語言生成取決于對文本資源的利用和課外資源的挖掘,取決于教師在教學設計和教學過程中及時關注學生的學習興趣。
高中英語詞匯中有一部分單詞,學生已經掌握了它們的基本用法,但這些詞匯在不同的語境中往往有了新的含義,也就是我們通常所說的“熟詞生義”,教師在復習時應當引導學生關注這些詞匯的用法。例如,(1)The dark clouds promise rain.(v.有…的希望;使…有可能)
(2)Therefore,the funding for the park and museum should be increased significantly.(大大地)
(3)He was cut down by the lung cancer at an early age.(奪去生命)
許多單詞彼此之間都有聯系,有的拼法相似,有的意義相關,如近義詞、反義詞、上下義詞、同音詞等。學習時,可以訓練學生互相聯想,鞏固記憶。
閱讀理解試題取材較廣,表達地道,其中不乏優美的詞匯,教師可以精選完形填空和閱讀理解文章為材料復習詞匯,加強對詞匯活用能力的培養,同時可以引導學生仔細品味用詞的精確達意,提高學生的詞語辨析能力和寫作能力。
在搜尋某一對應表達時,人們聯想到的詞語將遠遠超過所需要的。也就是說,在翻譯句子的過程中不僅這個詞被激活了還有其他許多關聯詞的拼寫、讀音、意義和用法也會被激活.
例如,(1)她對學生很耐心也很關愛體貼。每當學生有難題她都詳細解答。She shows her patience and consideration whenever her students are faced with difficult problems.
(2)無論生活多忙碌,她總是盡力抽出時間研究紅樹林。However busy her life is/ Busy as her life is,she always manages to spare some time to do/carry out her research on mangrove forest.
(3)出國留學不僅可以開闊我們的視野,而且能豐富人生經驗。
Studying abroad can not only broaden our horizons but also enrich our life experience.
總之,詞匯教學是一項繁重而艱巨的任務,它貫穿于整個高三英語復習教學過程中。“授人以魚,不如授人以漁。”只要教師在平時教學中多留心觀察、總結歸納,學生就能多一些掌握詞匯的方法,提高詞匯復習的效率,從而掌握更多的詞匯,并靈活運用這些詞匯。
陳琳,王薔,程曉堂.普通高中英語課程標準(實驗)解讀[M].南京:江蘇教育出版社,2003.