Period 1

Hello, everyone!

He is good at playing basketball.

But he doesn’t do well in learning English.

There’s an English test on Tuesday.

Help me!

“How do you study for a test? ”

She learns English She learns English byby listening to listening to

tapes.tapes.

They learn English They learn English by by reading the reading the

textbook.textbook.

They learn English They learn English byby working with working with

friends.friends.

listening to listening to tapestapes

reading the textbookreading the textbook

working with friendsworking with friends

How do they study for an How do they study for an English test?English test?

She learns English She learns English by by asking the teacher for asking the teacher for

help.help.

He learns English He learns English by by making making vocabulary lists.vocabulary lists.

She learns English She learns English byby making making flashcardsflashcards..

asking the teacher for helpasking the teacher for help

making making vocabularyvocabulary listslists

making making flashcardsflashcards

？？

other ways for a test • doing exercises • doing some reciting• going over the

exercises and notebooks

• taking part in extra classes after school

• getting a tutor

I study by…

A: How do you study for a

test?

B: I study by doing….

A: What do you think of the

way?

(How do you like the way?)

B: Very useful . / …

Ask your partner how he or she studies for a test.

Give me some advice!

A: I think you may/ should study by…B: Why not …C: Why don’t you..d: How about doing…

He is asking some of his old friends for help.Who are they?

How do they study for a test from this picture?

____ 1 Mei _____ 2 Pierre _____ 3 Antonioa c b

A: Hey, gang. There’s a big test on Tuesday. I really need A: Hey, gang. There’s a big test on Tuesday. I really need some ___. Can you tell me how _____ _____ for a big test?some ___. Can you tell me how _____ _____ for a big test?

B: Sure! Yes. Sure we will.B: Sure! Yes. Sure we will.A: You ____really ___ on the last English test, didn’t you, Mei?A: You ____really ___ on the last English test, didn’t you, Mei?C: Yeah, I did OK.C: Yeah, I did OK.A: well, ________________?A: well, ________________?C: __ making flashcards.C: __ making flashcards.A: ____ I’ll try that. How did you study, Pierre?A: ____ I’ll try that. How did you study, Pierre?D: By asking the teacher ___ help. She was really ____ I asked.D: By asking the teacher ___ help. She was really ____ I asked.A: That’s interesting. How do you study, Antonio?A: That’s interesting. How do you study, Antonio? E: I like to study by listening to tapes. But _______ my mother E: I like to study by listening to tapes. But _______ my mother

thinks I’m listening to ____. And then she gets mad.thinks I’m listening to ____. And then she gets mad.

Listen. Fill in the blanks.

help studyyou

did well

How did you studyByMaybe

for happy

sometimesmusic

1b

He got bad grades.

• Listening :10/20 • Writing : 6/15• Reading: 20/35• Words: 5/10• Grammar: 10/ 20 Total marks: 51/100

Find out the problems

Help him improve his English

→He should study by…

Listening:

①listening to tapes

②watching English-language movies

Help him improve his English

→He should study by…

Speaking:

①practicing conversations with friends②joining an English club

Help him improve his English

→He should study by…Reading:

①reading aloud to practice pronunciation②reading English magazines and newspapers

Help him improve his English

→He should study by…

Writing:

①keeping English diaries

②doing lots of exercises

Help him improve his English

→He should study by…

Grammar:

①doing lots of exercises②Keeping an English notebook

Help him improve his English

→He should study by…

Listening:

Speaking:

Reading:

Writing:

listening to tapes

practicing conversations with friends

reading aloud to practice pronunciation

keeping English diaries

watching English-language movies

joining an English club

doing lots of exercises

reading English magazines and newspapers

Grammar:doing lots of exercisesKeeping an English notebook

Communicate with others. Let’s see how they study English.

Give comments.

He/she/they /studies/study by…I think it’s … because…

helpful,useful,difficult.useless,interesting,…

improve speaking skills, , voices, speak too fast…

He follows the advice and joins an English club. They are discussing the best ways to learn English. Let’s see what they are talking about.

Listen and check()the questions you hear.

Questions

1. Do you learn English by watching English-language

videos?

2. Do You ever practice conversations with friends?

3. What about listening to tapes?

4. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?

5. Have you ever studied with a group?

2a

1. ____ 2. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____d b c a

Listen again and match each question above with an answer below.

a. Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.

b. Oh, yes. It improves my speaking skills.

c. I do that sometimes. I think it helps.

d. No. it’s too hard to understand the voices.

2b

A: Have you ever studied with a group?

B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.

/Sometimes. / Never.

A: How often do you do that?

B: I do it often. Because it helps a lot.

often sometimes neverwrite vocabulary lists

read English books/magazines

study grammar

keep an English notebook

listen to tapes

ask the teacher questions

watch English-language TV

• I have studied with a group and I do it often because it helps a lot. However, my partner …/ so has my partner. As for…

useful, helpful, difficult, lazy, as for, not at all, improve…

Make the report complete.Try to recite.

Homework

Period 2

What did he do to improve English?

He studied by____________.

working with a group

listening to tapes

reading the text books aloud

Reading English newspapers

by keeping an English notebook

Note book

by surfing the Internet

asking the teacher for help

doing exercises

watching English-language TV

Learn a lesson

Everything is possible if you put your heart into it!

The best ways to learn more English, so he made a survey at New Star High School.

1. What was the survey about?

2. What did many students say?

It was about the best ways to learn more English.

Many students said they learnt by using English.

Read the article and try to answer the questions:

ReadingReading3a

Find 7 ways of learning English in the

article.

using English

memorizing the words of pop songs

watching English movies

having conversations with friends

reading English magazines

studying grammar

joining the English club

Not successful OK Successful

Lillian Li

Wei Ming

 

Liu Chang

 

memorizing the words of pop songs

reading English magazines

watching English movies

studying grammar

having conversations with friends

joining the English club

studying grammar

Ways of learning English

请根据课文内容判断下列句子的正 (T) 误 (F):

( )1. Many students thought the best way to learn English

is to use it.

( )2. Lilian Li thought the best way to learn new words

was by memorizing them.

( )3. Lilian Li never studied grammar.

( )4. Wei Ming has learned English for seventy-two months.

( )5. Wei Ming thought watching English movies and

studying grammar are great ways to learn a language.

( )6. Joining the English club at school was Liu Chang’s

best way to improve her English.

( )7. The students in the club could get lots of practice.

T

T

T

T

T

F

F

The best way to learn new words was by reading English magazines. … be + by doing

Memorizing the words of pop songs also helped a little.

… helps / helped a little. =… be a little helpful.

Studying grammar is a great way to learn a language.

… be + a great / good way

Watching English movies isn’t a bad way.

… be + not a bad way

Having conversations with friends was not helpful at all.

… be + helpful / successful not… at all

Write an article about the best ways to learn more English.

Homework

Period 3

Saying is one thing but doing is another thing.

He is meeting challenges now.

n. 挑战

The difficulties he has in learning English

• New words: can’t pronounce some of the words /spell some English words

• Speaking: be afraid to speak

• Listening: can’t understand spoken English

• Writing: can’t make complete sentences

• Reading: read very slowly

• Grammar: make mistakes • …

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 understand spoken English.

I read very slowly.

I can’t spell some English words.

I make mistakes in grammar.

1a

What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.

1. I don’t know how to use commas.

2. .

3. .

n. 逗号… can’t get the pronunciation right

… be afraid people might laugh at me

… can’t always make complete sentences

… forget a lot of new words

… can’t understand when people speak too quickly

… don’t get much writing practice

… can’t understand the words in magazines

1b

Paul has the same challenges as his.

• Look at the pictures. What is he doing ?

He is asking the woman for help.

Who is the woman?She is his English teacher.

Paul is learning English. Listen and check ()the learning challenges he talks about.

Challenges

1. can’t get the pronunciation right

2. forget a lot of new words

3. can’t always understand when people talk to me

4. can’t understand the words in magazines

5. don’t get much writing practice

2a

Listen again. Match the challenges in 2a with the solutions.

Solutions

a. ___ You can always write the new words in

your notebook and study them at home.

b. ___ You should find a pen pal.

c. ___ Listening can help.

d. ___ Why don’t you join an English language

club to practice speaking English?

2

5

1

3

2b

听 Section B(2a & 2b) 录音，完成下列短文。

Paul _____ _____ because he is having _____ _____ English. First he can’t get the pronunciation right. Then he can’t remember the new words and sometimes he can’t understand what people aresaying in English. And he doesn’t get much _____ _____.

His teacher Ms Mitchell tells him to _____ _____ the tape and_____ the sentences that are difficult for him to _____ his pronunciation. Then the teacher tells him to _____ the new words in the notebook and study them _____ _____ or _____ _____ _____ on the way to school.

At last the teacher asks him to _____ the English language club to _____ speaking and _____ a pen pal.

looks worried troublelearning

writing

practicelisten to

repeat

practice

write at home in the

train

joinpractice find

Role play conversations using the information from activities 2a and 2b.

A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with.

B: Maybe you should join an English language club.

Advice:

Should, why not, why don’t you …

2c

Read the article. Then read the statements about the article. Write “T”(for true) or “F”(for false).

The writer found learning English difficult

because…

1. the teacher’s pronunciation was poor.

2. people always laughed at her when she spoke.

3. she had trouble making complete sentences.

4. English grammar was difficult.

F

F

T

T

3a

Her English improved when she

started..

5. going out with English-speaking

friends.

6. lots of listening practice.

7. using grammar in original sentences.

F

T

T

What challenges did she meet in learning English last year?

• 1. It was not easy for her to understand the teacher

• 2.She was afraid to speak in class.• 3. She couldn’t make complete

sentences.• 4. English grammar was difficult for her.

How did she solve these difficulties?

• 1. watch English-language TV• 2. doing lots of listening practice• 3. take grammar notes in every class• 4. write her own original sentences

Last year my English class was difficult for

me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to

understand the teacher when she talked to

the class. To begin with, she spoke too

quickly, and I couldn’t understand every

word. Later on, I realized that it doesn’t

matter if you don’t understand every word.

How I learned to learn English

以后 ; 随后

首先 ; 第一

刚开始的时候

be +adj. + for sb.

it +be +adj. + for sb. to do sth.

意识到，认识到 knew

I was also afraid to speak in class, because I

thought my classmate might laugh at me. I

couldn’t always make complete sentences,

either. Then I started to watch English

language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing

lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of

becoming a good language learner.

笑话 ; 取笑 ( 某人 )

害怕去做…

造完整的句子

很大的帮助

秘密 ; 机密

学习者

Another thing that I found very difficult was

English Grammar. So I decided to take lots of

grammar notes in every class. Then I started to

write my own original sentences using the

grammar I was learning. It’s amazing how much

this helped. Now I am enjoying learning English

and I got an A this term. My teacher is very

impressed. impress v. 使感动… ; 给…深刻印象impress sth on sb /impress sb with sth 使某人铭记某事

做笔记 ; 做记录

喜欢做…乐于做…

学期

Challenges Solutions

teacher, speak, too quickly, not understand

not, matter, if, not, understand, every word

Challenges Solutions

be afraid to, speak in class, laugh at,

1. watch English-language TV, help, a lot

2. do lots of listening practice, secret, a good language learner

not, make complete sentences,

Challenges Solutions

English grammar ， difficult / poor

1. decide to, take notes, lots of,

2. write, own original sentences …

What do you learn from him?

• We should face the challenges and solve them in a scientific way.

Share with others

Write a letter telling a friend how to become a better language learner.

Dear ,

I know it isn’t easy to learn , but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldn’t understand people who talked fast. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word.

Yours,

fast adv. 快地 ; 迅速地

3b

Write an article about your own experiences of learning English.

Homework

Period 4

He is communicating with his best friends.

1. What isn’t easy about learning English?

2. What do you do about this?

3. What is your favorite way to learn more English?

says that listening is sometimes difficult if people speak too fast.

native speakers talking too fast.

make up conversations speak to friends in English

1. What isn’t easy about learning English?

2. What do you do about this?

3. What is your favorite way to learn more English?Report: I think…is difficult. I solve it by_______.

For me, _________ is the best way to learn more English.

However, my partner…

Why should we learn English?

the importance of English

• Most people speak English as a second language.

• English is used around the world in many ways.

• Help us to understand many new books and movies.

• …

Notes on Xu Zheng’s essay 1. Most people speak English as a second language.

2. English is popular around the world for

computers.

3. English is popular in science. 4. English can help us understand many new

books and movies.

__________________________________________________________________________

Fill in each blank with the correct word given.Change the form of the word if necessary.

feel spell write down join find

1. You should new English words in a vocabulary list.

2. If you don’t know how to new words, look them up in a dictionary.

3. The best way to improve your English is to an English club.

4. Another thing that he very difficult was English grammar.

5. This kind of paper very soft.

write down

spell

join

found

feels

SELFCHECK 1

How did you deal with them?

fight with others

get bad grades

be angry with others

too much home work

have disagreements with parentsproblems

have no time to play

Life is boring

…

It’s not a problem – it’s a challenge. Enjoy

facing it.

Who is this?It is Stephen Hawking – a great scientist.

What’s wrong with him?He can’t walk or even speak.

Oh! It is a big problem to him.

• Stephen Hawking 斯蒂芬 · 霍金，是本世纪享有国际盛誉的伟人之一，剑桥大学应用数学及理论物理系教授，当代最重要的广义相对论和宇宙论家。获得了 1988 年的沃尔夫物理奖。他因此被誉为继爱因斯坦之后世界上最著名的科学思想家和最杰出的理论物理学家。他还证明了黑洞的面积定理。霍金的生平是非常有传奇性的，在科学成就上，他是有史以来最杰出的科学家之一。

1. And unless we deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy.

2. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school.3. Perhaps they said something you didn’t like, or you felt they were unfair.4. We can solve a problem by learning to forget.5. We must learn how to change these “problems” into “challenges”.

Look them up and try to use them correctly.

6. We deal with our problems by regarding problems as challenges.

7. As young adults, it is our duty to try

our

best to deal with each challenge in

our

education with the help of our

teachers.

8. We are probably quite healthy and smart.

9. Let’s face the challenges instead.

•How can we deal with our problems in the article?

We can deal with our problems …

by learning to forget.

by regarding problems as challenges.

by thinking of something worse.

•Why should we deal with problems?

They can make us ______________________.They can affect ________________________.They can also influence ___________________________________.

easily become unhappy how we do at school

the way we behave with our families

•What happens to children when they have disagreements?

•What may happen when people are angry with others for long?

Good friendships may be lost.

They decide not to talk to each other. But this usually does not last for long.

We can solve a problem by learning to forget.

work out

•What must we learn at school? Why?

We must learn how to change these “problems” into “challenges”.

Because education is an important part of our development.

•What’s our duty as young adults?

As young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.

•Who is Stephen Hawking?

He is a very clever scientist.

• What should we do after comparing ourselves to Stephen Hawking?

We should face the challenges instead of worrying about our problems.

Problems

1.____have too much homework2.____You feel the teachers are unfair3.____be angry with friends, parents or teachers4.____the school rulers are too strict5.____meet a very big problem

Solutions

a. By learning to forget

b. By regarding problems as challenges

c. By thinking of something worse

b

a

a

b

c

Scan the reading, and check the ways of dealing with problems that are mentioned.

by talking to people about them

by thinking your problem is not big

by breaking off a friendship

by trying to forget about them

by seeing a psychologist

by thinking of a problem in a positive way

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√√

√√

Which way of dealing with problems do you think is the best ? Write about when you dealt with a problem that way.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Which way of dealing with problems do you think is the

best?I think ________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Write about a time when you dealt with a problem that way.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Homework

Think of another way of dealing with problems.

Thank you!