Unit 1 How can we become good learners?

Period 1 warming-up & lead-in

Warming-up

You are a Junior Three students now, how do you feel about your new life?

excited interested curious …

nervous lonely afraid …

The main task in Junior Three is study, so we should become good learners. What is a good learner?

a good learner

good grades good ways to study ……

How do you learn English

By having English class carefully.By taking notes carefully.By finishing homework seriously.By listening to the tapes.By reading English magizines and newspapers.By getting an English totur.

Section A

1a 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

考点链接

By doing… 表示通过…方式 ( 形式、方法 )

eg: 通过努力学习，我进入了夷陵中学。

Ask … for 请求、询问、向…要Ask sb to do sth 让某人做某事

eg: She asked me to do more work.

By working hard, I entered Yi Ling Middle school.

她要求我做更多工作。

Listening

1b Listen. How do this students study for a test? Write letters from 1a above.

_________1. Meiping _________2. Peter __________3. Tony

b e

d

1c. Make conversations about how you study for a test.

A : How do you study for a test?

B : I study by working with a group.

• study for a test 准备考试• prepare for a test 准备考试

New words for today

Textbook n 课本Conversation n 交谈Aloud adv 大声地Pronunciation n 发音 Sentence n 句子Patient adj 有耐心的Expression n 表达Discover v 发现Secret n/adj 秘密

Keep it as a secret.

Keep it secret.

2a Listen and check the questions you hear.

Do you learn English by watching videos?Do you ever practice conversations with

friends?

What about listening to tapes?

What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?

Have you ever studied with a group?

d

b

c

a

T: Welcome to the English club. Today we are going to talk about the best ways to learn English. Does anyone learn English by watching videos?S: No, it’s too hard to understand spoken English.T: What about keeping a diary in English? Do you learn English that way?S: Yes, I do. It helps to write English everyday.T: Have you ever studied with a group?S: Yes, I have. I have learned a lot that way.

听力文本参考

T: Do you have conversations with friends in English?S: Oh, yes. It really improves my speaking skills.T: What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?S: I do that sometimes, I think it helps.S1: I do, too. And I often look up new words in a dictionary.T: That’s a good idea.

拓展：常见提建议的句子：

1. what/how about+doing

2.why don’t you+do

3.why not+do

4.Let’s+do

5.Shall we/I+do

2c Make conversationsusing 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.

现在完成时的一般疑问句

2d. Role-play the conversation.

Jack: Annie, I’m a little nervous. I have to finish reading

a book and give a report next Monday.

Annie: That doesn’t sound too bad.

Jack: But I’m a very slow reader.

Annie: For the first time, just read quickly to get the main

ideas. Don’t read word by word, read word groups.

Jack: But I don’t understand many of the words. I have to

use a dictionary.

Annie: Try to guess a word’s meaning by reading the

sentences before and after it. You probably

understand more than you think.

Jack: That sounds difficult!

Annie: Well, be patient. It takes time. You can become

better by reading something you enjoy every day.

The more you read, the faster you’ll be.

Do you know the differences among

take 、 cost 、 spend and pay?

3a. Read the passage about Wei Fan and answer the question.

Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?

What did she do in English class?

What is the secret to language learning?

The first paragraph.

She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything.

Listening to something you are interested in.

3b. Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.

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 English movies.

4. I learned________ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” by watching the movies.

5. I can get the meaning of the new words by looking them up in a ___________ .

body language expressions

key words

interesting conversations

useful

dictionary

Grammar Focus

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.

Section B

1. let’s talk

What things are difficult for you in learning English?

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

The basic skills in English

I can’t pronunce some of the words.

I can’t understand spoken English.

I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.

I can’t spell some English words.

I make mistakes in grammar.

… …

Listening 1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and complete the learning challeges he talks about.

Challeges

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. Complete the solutions

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 club

pen pal

T: You look worried, Paul.

S: I am, Miss Medicine. I am having trouble learning English.

T: You said you liked English. What’s the problem?

S: I can’t get the pronunciation right.

T: Well, listening can help. Why don’t you listen to English songs on the radio and repeat the difficult words?

S: That’s a good idea, but what about all the new words? I forget a lot of new words.

T: You can always write the new words in your notebook and review them from time to time. You can even study on the subway on the way to school.

S: That might really help, thanks.

T: Can you understand when people talk to you?

S: Well, not always. Sometimes I just don’t understand what people are saying.

T: Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English? The English club meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

S: Maybe I will go. The only other problem is that I don’t get much writing practice.

T: Maybe you should find a pan pal.

S: That sounds like a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Miss Medicine.

1e. Role-play conversations using the information in 1c and 1d.

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

B: Maybe you shouldn’t join an English club.

Reading: How Can You Become a Successful Learners?

Useful expressions:

1. Be born with… 天生的… eg: Everyone is born with the ablity to learn.

2. have… in common 有共同点 eg: Successful learners have some good habits in

common.

3 Pay attention to 注意… eg: It is also easier for you to pay attention to it for

a long time.

4 It is (not)+adj+ to do sth

eg: It is not enough to just study hard.