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Unit 1
How can we become good learners?
Section B
1a~1e
What’s your difficulties in learning English?
I can’t always make complete sentences.
I don’t get much writing practice.
I read very slowly.
I can’t pronounce some words.
I don’t know how to speak English well.
1a
Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you? Read the list. Check (√) the statements that are true for you.
___ I can’t pronounce some of the words.
___ I can’t always understand spoken English.
___ I don’t how to increase my reading speed.
___ I can’t spell some English words.
___ I often make mistakes in grammar.
Language point
1. I can’t always understand spoken English.
not always意为“不总是;不一定总”,是部分否定的用法。
当not与always,all,everything,everyone,everybody
等词连用时,表示部分否定。
People who have a lot of money are not always happy.
有钱人不一定总是幸福。
2. I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.
a.“连接词+动词不定式”作宾语
连接代词what,who, which和连接副词when, where, how, why等可以与不定时一起构成“wh-/h-连接词+动词不定式”结构,在句中作主语、宾语、表语或宾语补足语等成分。
I really don’t know what to write about.
我实在不知道写些什么。
Language point
Language point
b. increase此处用作及物动词,意为“增加;增长”。
increase to … 增加/增长到……
The price of petrol increased by 5%.
汽油的价格增加了5%。
The population in this city will increase to 1,000,000.
这个城市的人口将增加到100万。
increase by … 增加/增长了……
a. make mistakes 犯错
make mistakes in 在某方面犯错
3. I often make mistakes in grammar.
He always makes mistakes in spelling the new words.
他总是在拼写新单词时犯错。
Language point
【拓展】
b. mistake… for… 把……误认为……
c. by mistake 错误地
The teacher mistook me for my twin brother.
老师错把我当成了我的孪生哥哥。
Language point
I brought other baggage by mistake.
我拿错了别人的行李。
1b
What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.
I don’t know enough words to write well.
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I can’t pronounce some words.
I read very slowly.
I can’t always make complete sentences.
1c
Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and complete the learni