内容正文:
nullUnit 4
How can we become good
learners?
Section A (3a-4c)
翻译句子
1.你是怎么为考试作准备的?
2.我通过制作单词抽认卡学习的.
3.他是怎么学习英语的?
How do you study for a test?
I study by making word cards.
How does he study English?
4. 他是通过看教材而学习的.
5. 他是通过听英语磁带而学习的.
6. 我是通过向老师求教而学习的.
He studies by reading the textbook.
He studies by listening to English tapes.
I study by asking the teacher for help.
New words
expression discover secret grammar
repeat note physics chemistry memorize pattern
What are they doing?
They are watching an English movie.
Who has ever watched an English movie?
Is it a good way to learn English?
Is watching English movies a good way
for Wei Fen to learn English ?
Reading
Read the passage and tell True(T) or False(F)
(1)Wei Fen was good at English at first.
(2)Wei Fen’s pronunciation is not good.
(3)She thinks watching English language movies is helpful to her English.
(4)She could understand the meaning only by listening for the key words .
(5)Her English has improved a lot now.
F
T
T
F
T
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1.Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?
She didn’t understand her teacher most of the time.
2.What did she do in English Class?
She hid behind her textbook and said anything
3. What is the secret to language learning?
Listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
While you read
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions below.
Why did Wei Fen dislike her English class?
What’s her difficult in learning English?
Do you have any familiar situations? How do you feel at that time? Do you have any suggestions for your teacher?
1. Because she couldn’t understand her teacher and be afraid to ask questions.
2. Her pronunciation was poor.
3. Yes, I do. I can’t understand my teacher. I feel discouraged and frustrated. I want my teacher to speak slowly and explain to us.
watching an English movie
can
Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the chart.
get the
meaning
by
watching their body language
and the expressions on their faces
listening for key words
looking up new words
in a dictionary
improve one’s pronunciation
learn useful sentences
Read the last paragraph and complete the table.
Changes in Wei Fen’s English learning
Last year
Now
She did not like the English class
She couldn’t understand her
English teacher
She was afraid to ask questions
and never said anything
She really enjoy the English class
She wants to learn new words
and more grammar
Read and complete the sentences in 3b .
1.I can understand the meaning by watching their __________ and the __________ on their faces.
2.I can get the meaning by listening for just the ______.
3.My pronunciation improved by listening to the ___________ in the English movies.
body language
expressions
key words
conversations
4.I learned______ sentences like"It's a piece of cake" by watching the movies.
5.I can find the mesning of new words by looking them up in the _______.
useful
dictionary
Language points
1.辨析discover与find
discover表示“偶然”或“经过努力”发现客观存在的事物、真理或错误 例如:Who discovered The America? 谁发现的美洲?
find意为“发现,找到”,指对某种事物的寻求,也指对丢失的事物的找到 I can’t find my keys.我找不到钥匙了。
2.It’s a piece of cake.=It’s easy.
例如:
——Can you finish the work on time?
——你能按时完成工作吗?
——Of course. It’s a piece of cake.
——当然了,太简单了。
3.It serves you right.你活该!
例如:
It serves you right to have lost your purse .
you ' re always too careless with it.
你丢了钱包真是活该,你总是对它太不小心。
4. so...that的用法
The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time.
老师说得那么快,以至于大多数时间我都不理解。
so...that...如此……以至于,so后跟形容词或副词,that引导结果状语从句,表示前情所导致的结果。
How do you learn English? I learn by studying with a group.
Do you learn English by reading aloud? Yes, I do. It helps my pronunciation.
How can I read faster? You can read faster by reading word groups.
How can I improve my pronunciation? One way is by listening to tapes.
Grammar Focus
Grammar Focus.
阅读Grammar Focus中的句子,然后做填空练习。
1.Do you learn math by _______(take) notes?
2.He learn a lot of new words by______(read) English magazines.
3.It’s a good way to learn Chinese by _______(join) a club.
4.Is it helpful to learn physics by ______(do) exercises?
5.She improves her English by _______(keep) diaries in English every day.
taking
reading
joining
doing
keeping
【例句】
1. Come and sit by us.
2. Peter goes to work by bus every day.
3. Tony will come back by 10:00 pm.
4. English is spoken by lots of people.
5. My brother studies history by working with a group.
By 的用法总结
介词by的用法.
1) I am drawing pictures by the lake. 表示位置:____________________
2) Your son will be all right by supper time
表示时间:____________________ 。
3)Every day he goes there by train表示 by译为:____________________
4)He studies English by reading textbooks.
by译为:_________________________________
“在……旁”、“靠近”
“不迟于”“到……时为止”
表示“乘坐”某种交通工具。
“靠”“用” “凭借”、“通过”等。
(5) 组成其它短语:
1) by the way :
意为“顺便说”、“顺便问一 下”,常做插入语。
如: By the way, where’s Lily?
顺便问一下,李丽在哪儿?
2) by oneself : 意为“单独”、“自己”。
如: I can’t leave her by herself.
我不能把她单独留下。
3) go by:意为“路过”、“经过”。
He went by the library. 他路过图书馆。
a. By watching English programs.
b. By listening to a tape and repeating out loud.
c. By having conversations with friends.
d. By taking notes, doing exercises and reading a lot.
e. By making word cards.
f. By writing e-mails to my pen pals.
How do you practice speaking?
How do you learn English?
How do you improve your writing?
How do you practice listening?
How do you improve your pronunciation?
How do you learn grammar?
4a
Match the questions and answers.
match physics chemistry
Chinese history geography
Complete these statements. Use
information that is true for you.
e.g. I usually practice my English by taking notes / reading books and newspapers / speaking English with my classmates / memorizing sentence patterns.
记句型
4b
a. I usually practice my math by______.
b. I usually practice my physics by_______.
c. I usually practice my chemistry by____.
d. I usually practice my Chinese by _____.
e. I usually practice my history and
geography by ________.
Pairwork
Check what you do to learn English. Then interview your partner and give a report like:
I often learn English by ....
I sometimes learn English by ....
I never learn English by ....
My partener often learns English by....
I learn English by … My partner learns English by …
yes no how often yes no how often
doinggrammar exercises
taking notes in English
reading English books /magazines
writing in an English diary
I learn English by … My partner learns English by …
yes no how often yes no how often
uisng an English dictionary
...
Summary
Today we have learnt:
1.New words and expressions:
expression , discover; secret; grammar; be afraid of ; fall in love with; at first; look up
2.so...that...与so that
Exercises
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1. —Can you tell me your to success?
—There’s no easy way to learn English well. Just work hard.
A. secret B. trouble C. rule D. story
2. In the 19th century, gold was in California.
A. discovered B. invented C. seen D. created
3. —Excuse me. Do you know Mr Smith’s phone number?
—Sorry. But you can in this phone book.
A. look up it B. look up them
C. look it up D. look them up
4. I find difficult to understand what native English speakers say.
A. that B. this C. it D. them
5. My Spanish teacher spoke quickly I could hardly understand him.
A. too; to B. such; that
C. so; that D. very; that
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1. 我第一次来到香港, 就爱上了这个城市。
I ______ ______ ______ ______ Hong Kong when I first came here.
2. 当你说英语时, 不要害怕犯错误。
Don’t ______ ______ ______ make mistakes when you speak English.
3. 他们起得很早以便及时赶到车站。
They got up early ______ ______ they can get to the station in time.
4. 一个人在水塘里游泳是很危险的。
_____________ in the pool alone ______ dangerous.
5. ——我们能通过这次化学考试吗?
——小菜一碟。
—Can we pass the chemistry exam?
—It’s ______ ______ ______ ________.
fell in love with
be afraid to
so that
Swimming
is
a piece of cake
1.Write a short composition about how to learn English well.
2.Try to retell the passage.
3.Pre-view the new words in Section B.
Homework
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