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Unit 1
How can we become good learners?
To learn to talk about how to study English.
To be able to use the structure by + v.-ing in speech.
Lots of people are learning English.
Make new friends.
People all over the world speak English.
Have fun traveling.
English is a major language in most countries.
is an official language in many countries.
Everyone can learn English well.
How can we become good English learners?
Find out some useful ways to study English
Talk about the ways you study English.
by making word cards
by reading English books
by doing exercises
by listening to tapes
by making notes
by working with friends
by watching videos
…
by + v.-ing “通过做某事”,表示方式,常用于回答how 问句
Check (√) the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study.
___ a. by working with friends
___ b. by making word cards
___ c. by reading the textbook
___ d. by listening to tapes
___ e. by asking the teacher for help
…
n. 教科书,课本
___ by reading aloud
___ by using the Internet
___ by joining the English club
___ by doing grammar exercises
___ by keeping a diary in English
___ by watching English movies or other programs
___ by writing letters/e-mails in English to a pen pal (n. 朋友)
___ by reading English books, newspapers or magazines
…
Some other ways to study English:
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Look at the picture. Then think about:
How many people do you think there are in the conversation?
What are their names?
What do you think they will talk about?
n. 交谈,谈话
___ 1. Meiping ___ 2. Peter ___ 3. Tony
girl's name
boy's name
boy's name
Three.
Something about study.
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… learn English by ______________.
word cards
ask the teacher
listen to tapes
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Listen. How do these students study for a test?
Write letters from 1a above.
___ 1. Meiping
___ 2. Peter
___ 3. Tony
b
e
d
___ a. by working with friends ___ b. by making word cards
___ c. by reading the textbook ___ d. by listening to tapes
___ e. by asking the teacher for help
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Meiping studies for a test ______________________.
Peter studies for a test ___________________________.
Tony studies for a test _______________________.
How does Meiping/Peter/Tony study for a test?
Meiping
Peter
Tony
by making word cards
by asking the teacher for help
by listening to tapes
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(跟读,模仿语音语调)
A: How do you study for a test?
B: I study by …
textbook
He is asking some questions.
Look at these questions, maybe
they are talking about ______________________.
the ways to learn English
Listen and check (√) the questions you hear.
Questions Answers
1. Does anyone learn English by watching videos? _____
2. Do you have conversations with friends in English? _____
3. What about listening to tapes? _____
4. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation? _____
5. Have you ever studied with a group? _____
√
√
√
√
adv. 大声地,出声地
n. 发音,读音
Listen again. Match each answer on the right with a question on the left.
a. Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.
b. Oh, yes. It really improves my speaking skills.
c. I do that sometimes. I think it helps.
d. No. It’s too hard to understand spoken English.
1 ____ 2 ____ 4 ____ 5____
d
b
c
a
1. Does anyone learn English by watching videos?
2. Do you have conversations with friends in English?
4. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?
5. Have you ever studied with a group?
Man: Welcome to the English club. Today we’re going to talk about _____________________________. Does anyone learn English by watching videos?
Girl 1: No. It’s too hard to understand spoken English.
Boy 1: What about ________________________? Do you learn English that way?
Girl 1: Yes, I do. ______________________________.
Listen again and complete the conversation.
keeping a diary in English
It helps to write English every day
the best ways to learn English
Boy 2: Have you ever studied with a group?
Girl 2: Yes, I have! I’ve learned a lot that way.
Boy 2: Do you ______________________________________?
Girl 2: Oh, yes. It really improves my speaking skills.
Girl 1: What about __________________________________?
Boy 1: I do that sometimes. I think it helps.
Girl 2: I do, too. And I often ______________________________.
Boy 2: That’s a great idea!
look up new words in a dictionary
have conversations with friends in English
reading aloud to practice pronunciation
Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b.
A: Have you ever studied with a group?
B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.
A: Do you learn English by watching TV shows?
B: Yes, ... / No, ...
A: What about writing e-mails to a pen pal?
B: Great idea! I … / Not so easy. ...
…
Exercise
单项选择。
1. —_____ do you study for a test?
—I study by reading textbooks.
A. Why B. When C. How D. Who
2. She improves her spoken English _______ practicing conversations.
A. in B. on C. by D. at
3. If you can’t do it yourself, you can ask others _____ help.
A. of B. for C. in D. to
4. ______ children there are in a family, ______ their life will be.
A. The less; the better B. The fewer; the better
C. Fewer; richer D. More; poorer
C
C
B
A
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Who are talking?
Who has the problem?
Who is going to help?
Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions:
Jack.
Annie.
Jack and Annie.
How does Jack feel at the very start?
What makes him have this kind of feeling?
Read the conversation and answer the questions:
He feels a little nervous.
He has to finish reading a book and give a report next Monday.
What are Jack's problems?
when he reads:
problem with words:
He is a very slow reader.
He doesn’t understand many of the words.
He has problem in reading.
What’s Annie’s advice?
when he reads:
problem with words:
Just read quickly to get the main ideas at first.
Don’t read word by word. Read word groups.
He is a very slow reader.
He doesn’t understand many of the words.
Try to guess a word’s meaning by reading the sentences before and after it.
n. 句子
What did Annie say in order to cheer Jack up?
Be patient.
You can become better by reading something you enjoy every day.
The more you read, the faster you'll be.
First, watch the flash. Then role-play the conversation.
Jack is ______________ about finishing reading a book and giving a report. Annie gives him some suggestions. For example, just ______________ to get the main ideas at first. And he should not read word by word but read _______________. Try to guess the meaning of an unknown word by reading the sentences before and after it. And ______________. It takes time.
a little nervous
read quickly
be patient
Now complete the summary.
word groups
make word cards
ask … for help
work with a group
improve speaking skills
give a report
a slow reader
get the main ideas
at first
read word by word
It takes time.
制作词卡
向……求助
小组合作
提高口语技能
作报告
读书慢的人
获取大意
起初;开始
逐字读
这得花时间 / 这得慢慢来。
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给首字母提示,补全所缺单词。
1. —Whose _________(课本) is this?
—It must be Linda's. Look! Her name is on the cover.
2. Peter wrote a story and he read it ________(大声地) to us.
3. —Jeremy, stop pushing! You need to be _______(有耐心的).
—OK, Mom. I'll wait for my turn.
4. In English class, Mr. Wang showed us a picture and asked us to write several __________(句子) to describe it.
textbook
aloud /
patient
sentences
loudly / loud
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II. 根据句意及所给汉语提示,完成下列句子,每空一词。
Learning how to ________ ________(耐心点) with people is
very important.
2. Jack, could you ________ ________ ________(造句) with “I”?
3. ________ ________(起初), I didn’t like my English teacher.
4. Don’t ________ ________ ________ ________(逐字读); read by groups.
5. Please ________ ________(朗读) the passage.
make a sentence
be patient
At first
read word by word
read aloud
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6. Learning French isn’t easy. ________ _______ _______(这得慢慢来).
7. It’s not easy to _______ _______ _______ _______(获取大意) in a short time.
8. ________ ________ ________(阅读课本) is very important for English learning.
9. When we ________ _____________ ________(和……谈话) people from other countries, we must try to understand each other’s culture.
It takes time
get the main ideas
Reading the textbook
have conversations with
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