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Unit 1
How can we become good learners?
Section B 1a-2e
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 spead.
___ I can’t spell some English words.
___ I often make mistakes in grammar.
1b
What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.
I don’t know enough words to write well.
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
I can’t pronounce some words.
I read very slowly.
I can’t always make complete sentences.
I can’t always understand spoken English.
How about joining an English club to practice speaking?
我不能明白英语口语。
I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.
Maybe you should read quickly to get main ideas ,don’t read word by word.
我不知道如何提升我的阅读速度。
A:Do you have trouble in learning English?
B:Yes,..
A:What?
B:
A:.You had better…..
1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Read the chart and predict the answers.
Challenges
1. He can’t get the _____________ right.
2. He _____________ a lot of new words.
3. He can’t always _______________ when people talk to him.
4. He doesn’t get much ______________ practice.
1c Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.
Challenges
1. He can’t get the _____________ right.
2. He _____________ a lot of new words.
3. He can’t always _______________ when people talk to him.
4. He doesn’t get much ______________ practice.
pronunciation
forgets
understand
writing
1d Listen again and complete the learning challenges he talks about.
Solutions
1. __________ can help.
2. He can always _________________ in his notebook and study them at home.
3. He can __________________________ to practice speaking.
4. He should find a _________ to practice writing.
Listening
write the new words
join an English language club
pen pal
Listen again and answer the following questions.
What’s Paul’s first problem?
A. He can’t get the pronunciation right.
B. He always forgets the new words.
C. He doesn’t get much writing practice.
2. When does the English club meet?
A. On Tuesdays and Fridays.
B. On Wednesdays and Fridays.
C. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.
1e Role-play conversations using the information in 1c and 1d.
Maybe you should join an English club.
I don’t have a partner to practice English with.
1. You should/could +v. 你应该做某事。
2. Why don’t you +v.?=Why not +v.?你为什么不..?
3.You had better (not) +v.你最好(不)做…
4. Don’t do sth 不要做某事
5. It is a good idea to do sth 做..是一个好主意
How/What about +doing sth?做某事怎么样?
7.You can improve…by doing sth
常用的表示建议的句型有:
4. Maybe you should join an English club.
【解析】join和take part in
(1) join=be a member of 参加, 指加入某种
组织,并成为其中的一员。
join the army / Party 入伍/党
join the club 加入俱乐部
(2) take part in 参加,指加入群体活动中
Eg:take part in a conpetition 参加比赛
I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.
【解析】 “疑问词+动词不定式”作宾语
【注意】 what to do后不需要跟宾语
how to do后必须跟宾语,如how to do it
【拓展】“疑问词+动词不定式”结构:
know,tell, ask,
wonder, learn
find out, + what, which,
when, where,
how + 动词不定
式(to do)
Ⅰ. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
We must learn to face the __________ in our
life.
2. He has trouble understanding _______ English.
solution, practice, mistake, spoken, challenges
Practice
challenges
spoken
3. Can you think of a good _______ to the
problem?
4. You can listen to the tapes to get much
listening _______.
5. The more careful you are, the fewer _______
you’ll make.
solution
practice
mistakes
Ⅱ. 单项选择
1. —Could you please show me _____ an e-mail?
—Sure. It’s easy to do.
A. when to send B. to send how
C. to send where D. how to send
2. His trouble is that he always makes mistakes
_____ spelling English words.
A. on B. with C. in D. by
D
C
3. He reads aloud to practice his _____ every morning.
A. voice B. sound
C. pronounce D. pronunciation
4. She wants to _____ an English club to practice speaking English.
A. join in B. join
C. take part D. take part in
5. There are _____ new words in this passage.
A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. much
D
B
C
Can you tell me how I can get to the zoo?
=_________________________________
I don’t know what I should do.
=________________________________
I don’t know what to do.
Can you tell me how to get to the zoo?
practice
Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空
1. Sometimes, I can’t get the____________ (pronounce) right.
2. I don’t know how__________ (improve) my spoken English.
3. The more careful you are, the fewer_________ (mistake)
you’ll make.
4. You can find a pen pal to practice________ (write).
5. She can’t______ (spell) English words. She often forgets a
lot of new words.
pronunciation
to improve
mistakes
writing
spell
who is the best Chinese learner?
who is the best math learner?
who is the best English learner?
who is the best physics learner?
Who is the best history learner?
who is the best ....... learner?
In our class,
Are they born with the ability to learn well?
be born with: 天生具有....
the ability to do sth. :做某事的能力
Free talk
What good habits of learning do they have?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
...
preview what they are going to learn
listen to the teacher carefully in class
take notes in class
do home carefully
review what they've learned before tests
Successful learners have some good habits in common.
be active in thinking, connect something new with
what you already have, do a lot of reading, study with a group, discuss with friends...
title
How many
paragraphs are there
in the passage?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common.
1. According to the writer, what kind of ability is everyone born with?
Everyone __ ____ ____ the ability to_____.
2. How can people learn well?
It depends on ______ ______.
is born with learn
learning habits
How many habits of successful learners
are talked about?
Careful reading
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Why?
How?
Example?
The brain is more active.
It’s easier to pay attention to it
for a long time.
Connect what they need to learn
with something interesting.
They need to learn English
and they like music or sports.
They can listen to English songs or
watch sports programs in English..
so
so
They will not
get bored..
Creating an interest
in what they learn
practicing supporting sentences
Practice makes perfect.
Use it or lose it.
不用就作废。
熟能生巧。
Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it.
Good learners will keep practicing what they have learnt.
If you are good at something, you don’t need to practice more. Is it true?
They ________ ways to________ what they have learned.
They may ________ by writing down __________ or by drawing_________.
Developing their study skills
take notes
key words
mind maps
look for
review
They do this by ___________ or by ________ the information ___ another student.
reading notes
explaining
to
How to develop
their study skills?
With an interest and lots of practice, is it enough to just study hard?
When do good learners often ask questions?
Why do they ask questions ?
译Knowledge comes from questioning.
During or after class.
They try to find out the answers because knowledge comes from questioning.
知识源于质疑。
Read and answer
6 Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.
What is learning like?
译Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new.
So what should you do?
Learn wisely and learn well.
学习是一个终身的旅程,因为每天都会带来新事物。
The structure of this passage:
A.
4
2
3
1
5
B.
C.
1
3
2
1
2
5
4
3
4
5
6
6
6
结构
Let’s choose
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
Does the writer think that everyone is born with the ability to learn well? Do you agree? Why or why not?
No.
No, I don’t. Because whether or not you can learn well depends on your learning habits.
2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with
something you are interested in?
Because if you are interested something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time.
2c
3. What do the sayings “use it or lose it” and “practice makes perfect” mean? Do you agree with them?
Use it or lose it: If you stop doing something, you will forget how to do it.
Practice makes perfect: If you do something again and again, you will become very good at it.
4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes?
Yes. Good learners learn from their mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes.
Creating an interest in what you learn, practicing and leaning from mistakes, developing study skills and asking questions.
Yes, I do./ No, I don’t.
6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not?
5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills?
Yes, I do. Because learning is a lifelong journey
because every day brings something new.
1. 注意,关注
2. 把…和…联系起来
3. 天生具有…
4. 取决于
5. 即使
6. 害怕做某事
7.查明
8. 有共同之处
9. 向…学习
10. 熟能生巧
pay attention to
connect…with…
be born with…
depend on
even if
be afraid to do / of doing
find out
have sth. in common
learn from
Practice makes perfect.
Phrases summary
Tips: When you read a passage, pay attention to its structure(结构).
part 1
part 2
part 3
paragraph 1
paragraph 2,3,4,5
paragraph 6
show us the opinion(论点)
show us the arguments (论据)
draw a conclusion (得出结论)
Article structure(结构)
课堂总结
How can we become a successful learner?
Topic:
Successful learners have some good habits in common.
Argument:
create an interest
…
your brain is more active and you can pay attention to it for ……
practice and learn from mistakes
Practice makes perfect.
We can learn a lot.
develop study skills
They can help us learn better
ask questions
Knowledge comes from questioning.
Conclusion:
Learning is a lifelong journey, so learn wisely and learn well.
rn
Look up the following words from the passage in the dictionary. Then write a sentence for each word.
brain n. connect v. overnight adv.
attention n. review v. knowledge n.
ability n. active adj. wisely adv.
brain: A good way to train the brain is to do some math exercises every day.
USING DICTIONARY
This can help you find the definition that matches the context of the word in the text.
2d
Do you think you are a good learner? What learning habits do you think are useful? Discuss with your group and share your ideas with the class.
A: I think another way to become a
successful learner is by trying to think
about the same thing in different ways.
B: I agree. I believe that…
For example:
I think watching English movies can improve my listening.
I think asking questions is helpful.
2e
Useful learning habits Reason
asking questions ……
…..
In my group, we think the following learning habits are useful.
First, we should_________________, because______________.
Second, ________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.
Just learn wisely and learn well.
Group work
There is no end to learning.
Never too old to learn.
There is no royal road to learning.
学无止境。
活到老,学到老。
学问无坦途。
Wish you a good learner!
Let’s remember
Level A:
1.熟读2b课文
Level B:
1.读背P5-6的单词;读背2b的笔记
Homework
eq \b\lc\{(\a\vs4\al\co1(作主语——How to do it is a question. , 该怎样做是一个问题。,作宾语——I really don't know what to write about. ,我实在不知道该写些什么。,作表语——The question is where to put it. ,问题是该把它放在哪儿。,作宾语补足语——I asked him how to learn English. ,我问他如何学习英语。))
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