3a—3e主要内容及教案内容

Unit 1 How can we become good learners? 学习目标

认知目标：

1. Talk about how to study. 学会讨论各种学习方法和策略。

2. Find out your suitable learning methods. 找出适合自己的学习方法。

情感目标：

通过对学习方法的学习，培养学生用正确而科学的方法做事的能力，明白“一份耕耘，一份收获”。

技能目标：

（1）熟练掌握下列词汇：

aloud

pronunciation

discover

repeat

note

pronounce

increase

speed

partner

create

active

connect

review

knowledge

wisely born

attention

（2）熟练掌握下列短语：

work with friends

ask the teacher for help

read aloud

look up

practice pronunciation

connect…with…

pay attention to

（3）掌握下列句型：

How do you study English?

I learn by working 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. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.

重点、难点（Key points and difficulties）

1. 学会运用how来询问做事方式

2. 学会运用by + doing的结构表达做事方式。by 介词，表示“通过……方法

或途径”，译成“靠、通过”。by后面可以加名词或动名词短语。

3. 动名词的构成：

动词后加动名词doing，相当于名词，在句子中可以做主语、宾语、表语

定语等。

课时划分

Period 1 Section A 1 (1a-2d) Period 2 Section A 2 (3a-3b) Period 3 Section A 3 (Grammar Focus—4c) Period 4 Section B 1 (1a-2e) Period 5 Section B 2 (3a-selfcheck) Section A 1 (1a-2d) Step 1 Warming up

T: How do you study English? Do you study English by the following ways? (Show some pictures and present the important phrases.)

T: How do you study English? S: I study English by ______.

by working with friends. by making word cards. by asking the teacher for help. by reading the textbook. by working with a group. by listening tapes. Step 2 1a Check the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study. ___ a. by working with friends. ___ b. by making word card. ___ c. by reading the textbook. ___ d. by listening to tapes ___ e. by asking the teacher for help. …

Step 3 Listening

1) Listen. How do these students study for a test? Write letters from 1a above. 2) Check the answers: b (Meiping); e (Peter); d (Tony) Step 4 Guess

Show some pictures.

Guess: How does he/she study English? He/She studies English by…

How do they study English? They study English by…

Step 5 Pairwork

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.

A: How do you study for a test?

B: I study by…

Step 6 Listening

2a Listen and check the questions you hear. 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?

Answers: 1, 2, 4, 5 2b Listen again. Match each answer below with a question above.

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.

Answers: d, b, c, a Step 7 Pairwork 1. 2c 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.

Show some pictures. 1) A: Do you learn English by watching movies?

B: Yes, it’s a very interesting way.

C: No, it’s too hard to understand spoken English.

2) A: What about writing letters to a pen pal in America?

B: Yes, it helps to improve my writing skills and know a lot about

America.

3) A: Do you have conversations with friends in English?

B: Of course, we can talk about plenty of things like school, pets,

movies, and our parents.

2. 2c Role-play the conversation. Step 8 Summary

How do you study English?

1. by working with friends 2. by watching English movies.

3. by making word cards.

4. by reading the textbook. 5. by listening to tapes.

6. by asking the teacher for help.

7. by reading aloud.

…

Step 9 Language points

1. I study by working with a group.

我通过小组活动来学习。

by作为介词，用法很多。请仔细观察下面的例句，分析by的用法，然后补

全结论部分所缺的内容。

【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. 【结论】

1) by可表示位置，(1) “__________”，如句1。也有“从……旁边（经过）”之意。

2) by可表示交通、传递等的方式，如句2。

3) by可表示时间，“到（某时）之前；不迟于”，如句3。

4) by可用于构成(2) ________，“被，由”，如句4。

5) by可表示方式或手段，(3) “____________”结构在句中作方式状语，“通过……方式（方法）”或“借助……手段”，如句5。

Answers: (1) 在……旁边

(2) 被动语态

(3) by + V-ing形式

【运用】根据提示，用含有by的短语完成各句。

1) Annie went to Beijing _______ (乘火车) yesterday. 2) His grandfather made a living _________ (靠卖水果) in the past.

3) The scientists have to arrive at the village _________ (八月以前). 4) Allen goes _______________ (经过邮局) on his way to school every

morning. 5) The book was written ____________ (由几个工程师).

Answers: 1) by train

2) by selling fruits

3) by August

4) by the post office

5) by several engineers

2. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?

大声朗读来练习发音怎么样？

辨析aloud, loud和loudly aloud出声地；大声地。常与read/ call等词连用, 不用于比较级。

e.g. Don’t read aloud in the library.

不要在图书馆大声朗读。

loud 大声地；喧闹地。指说话声和笑声，常与talk/ speak/ laugh/ sing等词连用, 常用比较级。

e.g. We can’t hear you. Please speak louder.

我们听不到你的声音。请再大声点。

loudly 高声地；喧闹地。可以和loud互换，含有“吵闹”的意思，不悦耳。

What about/ How about…?

后跟名词，代词或v.-ing。用于征求意见。

e.g. What about a cup of tea? 喝杯茶怎么样？

How about you? 你呢？

What /How about going to the zoo this afternoon?

今天下午去动物园怎么样？

3. It’s too hard to understand spoken English.

句中的it是形式主语, 不定式短语to understand spoken English是真正的

主语, too修饰形容词hard。该句句型为: It’s+too+adj.+ (for sb.)+to do sth. 意思是“(对某人来说)做某事是……的”。如：

It’s too easy for her to answer the question. It’s necessary to eat healthy food.

【链接】

too ... to ... 结构常表示“太……而不能……”, too后面接形容词或副词, to后面接动词原形。如：

The room is too dirty to live in.

He walks too slowly to get there on time. 【运用】

将下面的句子翻译成英语。

(1) 对他来说找一份工作很难。

___________________________________ (2) 经常和父母交流太有必要了。

___________________________________ ___________________________________ Answers: It’s hard / difficult for him to find a job.

It’s too necessary to communicate with parents often.

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

句中的word by word意思是“逐字地”，by表示速率。如：day by day意为“一天天地”，step by step意为“逐步地”。

【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。

(1) 他们逐句地讨论这个报告。

They discussed the report

_______ __ _______. (2) 学生们一个个地出去了。

The students went out ___ __ ___.

Answers: sentence by sentence, one by one

5. patient ★patient可作形容词，意为“有耐心的”，在句中可作定语或表语。如：

Dave is a patient person.

You’ll just have to be patient.

短语be patient with sb. 意为“对某人有耐心”。如：

She’s very patient with young children. ★patient还可作名词，意为“病人”。如：

Several patients are waiting to see the doctor.

【运用】

Ⅰ. 选出下列句子中patient的含义。

A. 病人 B. 有耐心的

(

) (1) Just be patient. I think you’re next.

(

) (2) He is a patient now. We should take good care of him. Ⅱ. 将下面的句子翻译成英语。

我们英语老师对每个学生都有耐心。

____________________________________________________

Answers: B A

Our English teacher is patient with every student.

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

“the+比较级+ ..., the +比较级+ ...”表示“越……，就越……”。如：

The warmer the weather is, the better I will feel. 【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。

你练习得越多，就写得越好。

_________ you practice, ________ you’ll write.

Answer: The more, the better

Step 10 Exercises

Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. 1. He goes to school ____ bike.

A. by

B. on

C. in

D. at

2. — How do you study English so well?

— By ____ lots of books.

A. read

B. look

C. watching

D. reading

Answers: A, D

Ⅱ. Complete the following sentences. 1. 大声朗读来练习发音怎么样？

What about ____________ to practice pronunciation?

2. 她通过读课本来学习英语。

She studies English __________ the textbook. 3. She improves her English _______________ (通过加入英语俱乐部).

Answers: 1. reading aloud

2. by reading

3. by joining an English club

Ⅲ. Translation. 1. 老师要求我大声朗读课文。

2. 不要这么大声。婴儿在睡觉。

3. 我爸爸经常开车去上班。

Answers: 1. The teacher asked me to read aloud the text.

2. Don’t talk so loudly. The baby is sleeping.

3. My father often goes to work by car. Step 11 Homework How do you study English? What about physics and Chinese?

Make a list. Section A 2 (3a-3b) Step 1 Revision

Give the students some pictures, then let them talk about:

How do you study English?

I study by ______________. Step 2 Reading

1. Warming up

Look at the picture on page 3, then let the students talk about: The girl is Wei Fen. What is she doing? Can you guess how she studies

English?

2. Reading Finish 3a: Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions. 1) Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English? 2) What did she do in English class? 3) What is the secret to language learning? secret n.

秘密; 秘诀

adj. 秘密的; 保密的

Answers: 1) The teacher spoke too quickly and Weifen did not understand her most of the time, but she was afraid to ask questions of her poor pronunciation.

2) She hid behind her textbook and never said anything. 3) For Wei Fen, the secret to language learning is listening to something interesting.

Finish 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 find the meaning of the new words by looking them up in a _______. Answers: body language

expressions

key words

conversations

useful

dictionary expression n. 表情; 表示; 表达方式

Step 3 Language points

1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?

find it difficult/hard to do sth.

发现做某事很困难

【find用法归纳】

find sb. doing sth. 发现某人做某事

find it + adj. + to do sth. 发现做某事很……

find it + adj. to do sth.中的it是形式宾语, adj.做宾补, to do sth.是真正的宾语。同类的动词还有think, feel, consider等。

【活学活用】

1) I found it __________ (interest) to talk with my grandfather 2) I found it hard for me ___________ (improve) spoken English. Answers: interesting, to improve

2. But I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.

afraid用法归纳

afraid用作形容词，意思是“害怕的；畏惧的”，在句中只能作表语。含有afraid的常用结构有：

★be afraid of sb. / sth. 意为“害怕某人

/ 物”。

如：

I’m afraid of my mother.

Jane is afraid of dogs.

★be afraid of doing / to do sth. 意为“害怕做某事”。如：

Mona alone at is afraid of walking / to walk night. 【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。

(1) 我和我的好朋友都害怕我们英语老师。

Both my good friend and I ______________ our English teacher.

(2) 我弟弟害怕坐飞机。

My brother ______________________ the plane.

Answers: are afraid of, is afraid of taking / to take 3. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.

discover v. 发现; 发觉

指偶然或经过努力发现原来客观存在但不为人所知的事物。

e.g. Columbus discovered America in 1492. 哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲。

4. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s

a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.”

a piece of cake和serves sb. right是英语中的两个习惯用语, 也可称作习语idiom(s)。同汉语中的成语类似, 习语是人们在长期的语言运用中约定俗成的一种固定表达方式, 其意思往往不是字面所表达的含义。

如: a piece of cake表示事情非常简单、易于解决, 相当于汉语的“小菜一碟; 小事一桩”; serves sb. right则相当于汉语说某人“活该”。

5. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary.

look up (在词典、参考书中或通过电脑)查阅时，其宾语可为名词(短语)或代词。当其宾语为名词(短语)时，该名词(短语)可位于up之后，也可位于look和up之间；当其宾语为代词时，该代词位于look和up之间。如：

You can look up a new word / look a new word up in the dictionary.

If you don’t know the word, you can look it up in the dictionary.

【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。

(1) 我在词典里查了这个单词的拼写。

I ____________________________________________________________ in the dictionary. (2) 我不认识这些单词，你能帮我在网上查查吗？

I don’t know these words. Can you help me ___________ on the Internet?

Answers: looked up the spelling of the word / looked the spelling of the word up, look them up

【look用法归纳】

look after

照顾

look like

看起来像

look out

当心, 小心

look through

浏览

look for

寻找

look forward to

期待

look around

向四周看

have/take a look

看一看

look over

检查

Step 4 Summary

发现做某事很难

find it difficult to do sth. 语言学习的秘密

the secret to language learning 害怕做某事

be afraid to do sth. 爱上

fall in love with 肢体语言

body language 脸上的表情

the expressions on the faces 关健词

key words 对……感兴趣

be interested in

查字典

look up the word in the dictionary Step 5 Homework

1. Recite the important sentences in the passage on page 3. 2. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.

Section A3 (Grammar Focus—4c) Step 1 Free talk Talk about the ways you learn other subjects. You can use the following phrases and sentences. How do you learn Chinese/ math /physics/chemistry? Do you learn history and geography by___________?

Step 2 4a Answer the questions. Then match the questions and answers. 1. How do you practice speaking? 2. How do you learn new words? 3. How do you improve your writing? 4. How do you practice listening? 5. How do you improve your pronunciation? 6. How do you learn grammar? 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. Step 3 4b make sentences using the structure “do sth. by doing” with the subjects in the box and

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. Answers: •

I like to learn math by solving new math problems every day. •

I like to practice my physics by doing extra exercises. •

I like to improve my chemistry by memorizing chemical terms and doing experiments. •

I like to practice my Chinese by keeping a diary in Chinese. •

I like to improve my history and geography by watching historical and geographical programs. Step 4 4c Check what you do to learn English. Then interview your partner. A: Do you learn English by doing grammar exercises?

B: Yes, I do. A: How often do you do them? B:…

I learn English by…

yes

no

how often

doing grammar exercises.

taking notes in English.

My partner learns English by…

yes

no

how often

reading English magazines.

keeping a diary in English. using an English dictionary. …

Step 5 Grammar

How do you learn English? I learn by studying with a group. Do you learn English by reading aloud? Yes, 1 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. by表示方式

★by作介词，可表示方式或手段，后接动词时，要用动词-ing形式。“by+动词-ing形式”可在句中作状语或表语。如：

Bill studies math by doing a lot of exercises. One of her secrets is by reading more books. ★对“by+动词-ing形式”作状语提问时，要用how。如：

—How do you improve your listening? —I improve my listening by listening to the radio.

活学活用

I. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。

1. 我喜欢通过和同班同学交谈练习我的英语。

I enjoy practicing my English ___ ______ ___ my classmates. 2. 一种方法是通过多做练习题。

One way __ __ ____ more exercises. Answers: by working with, is by doing, How did Step 6 Homework Write a short composition about how to learn English. Section B 1 (1a-2e) Step 1 Discussion Do you have difficulty in learning English? What things are difficult for you? 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 know how to increase my reading speed. ____I can't spell some English words. ____I often make mistakes in grammar. 1b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list. 1. I don’t know enough words to write well.

2.____________________________________ 3.____________________________________ Answers: I’m nervous when I try to speak English.

I can’t understand English movies. Step 2 Listening and speaking

1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. 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.

Answers: 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.

Answers: Listening, write the new words, join an English language club, pen pal 1e Role-play conversations using the information in 1c and 1d.

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

B: Maybe you should join an English club. 注解: Maybe you should join an English club. 【解析】

join/join in/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

◆ join in 后接活动名称

◆

join sb. 加入到某个人群之中

(2) take part in参加，指加入群体活动中并在活动中发挥重要作用。

Step 3 Discussion 2a What good learning habits can you think of? Make a list and discuss them with your partner.

Answers:

•

•

•

•

•

Being attentive in class. Having an interest in class. Reading the relevant text before a lesson. Reviewing what has been taught after each lesson. Asking questions in class.

•

Having a study partner. Step 4 Reading

2b Read the passage quickly. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned? 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1. Does the writer think that everyone is born with the ability to learn well? Do you agree? Why or why not?

2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with something you are interested in?

3. What do the sayings "use it or lose it" and "practice makes perfect" mean? Do you agree with them? 4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes? 5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills? 6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not?

Answers:

1. No, he doesn’t. The writer thinks everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.

2. Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. You will also not get bored. 3. 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. Yes. Good learners learn from their mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes.

5. Take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. Look for ways to review what has been learnt, e.g. read the notes every day or explain the information to another student. 6. Yes. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new.

Step 5 Language points

1. I can’t always understand spoken English.

【解析】

speak →spoke →spoken v. 说 【注意】

部分动词的过去分词也可做该词的形容词：

spoken 口语的

broken 坏掉的

written 写作的

2. I don’t know how to increase my reading speed. 【解析】

句中的how to increase my reading speed是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构，在句中作宾语。

如：

Nick doesn’t know what to buy for his mother. Can you tell me where to find this kind of bike? 【注意】what to do后不需要跟宾语

how to do后必须跟宾语

【拓展】“疑问词+动词不定式”结构：

know，

tell, wonder, ask, find out, learn+

【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。

(1) 海伦想知道怎样才能到达邮局。

Helen wonders ___________ to the post office. (2) 我妹妹不知道什么时候离开。

My sister doesn’t know ______________.

Answers: how to get, when to leave 3. I often make mistakes in grammar.

what, which, when, where, how + 动词不定

式（to do）

(1) make mistakes 犯错

make mistakes in 在某方面犯错

(2) mistake… for…

把…误认为… (3) by mistake错误地

4. It is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time.

该句句型是It is adj. for sb. to do sth. 【注】若形容词表示事物特征的，如：easy, difficult, hard, important等，须用介词for。 It’s +adj. (kind, honest, friendly) + (of sb.) to do sth. 【注】若形容词表示人的性格、品质与特点，如：good, kind, nice, wrong等，用介词of。

It’s very convenient ___ us to buy train tickets now because we can buy them either from the station or on the Internet.

A. to B. of C. by D. for Answer: D

5. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting.

connect v.

意为“连接；与……有联系”

当表示把两个物体（A和B）连接起来时，常用结构是connect A to / with / and B，其中to表示把A接到B上，多用来指动作而不指状态。

e.g. Connect the speaker to / with the record player, please.

The subway connects the train station and / with the airport. 【运用】将下面的句子翻译成英语。

这条路将我们村和那个小镇连接起来了。

_____________________________________________________________________ Answer: This road connects our village with that small town. 6. Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. 【think相关短语】

think about 想起，考虑

think of 想到，认为

think over 仔细考虑

think out 考虑好

think up 想出来

think through 认真地考虑

7. Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. even though=even if 即使, 引导让步状语从句

【注】even though 引导让步状语从句时，不能与but连用。

—This dress was last year’s style. — I think it still looks perfect ______ it has gone out this year. (2012青海) A. so that

B. as if C. even though D. ever since Answer: C 8. …, they are not afraid of making mistakes.

(1) be afraid of sth/doing sth害怕做某事，担心（出现某种不良后果）。 (2) be afraid to do sth 害怕去做…, “怕”

或“不敢”去做某事。

(3) be afraid +that 恐怕…, 用于礼貌地表达可能令人不愉快的消息。

(4) 回答别人的提问时，可用省略形式I’m afraid so (not)。

9. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. (1) try on 试穿 (2) try to do sth. 努力做某事，侧重尽力做

(3) try doing sth. 试图做某事，侧重尝试做

(4) try one’s best to do sth.= do one’s best to do sth. 尽某人最大努力做某事

find out寻找，查明

【拓展】find/look for/find out 找

(1) find v. 找到，强调找到的结果 (2) look for 寻找，强调找东西的过程

(3) find out 查明，找到，指经过调查，询问等弄清事实的真相

10. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.

1) 此句中whether or not you can do it well是个从句，用作整个句子的主语。这种

从句叫作“主语从句”。又如：

Whether you did it right or wrong isn’t so

important. What’s important is the

experience you gained.

2) whether or not 是英语从句的一个连词结构，意思和功能相当于whether, 表示“是否”，常出现在宾语从句，主语从句中。使用时，也可把whether和or not分开，or not放到句尾。

例如:

I can’t tell whether or not the teacher likes me. 此句也可以写成: I can’t tell whether the teacher likes me or not. 11. Knowledge comes from questioning. question在句子中作动词，是“质疑；质问；

提问”的意思。例如：

I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it.

当question用作动词，表示对某人或事物进行提问时，是一种十分正式的用法，有“提问；询问；审问”的意思。例如：

The police questioned him for three hours before letting him go. Step 6 Groupwork 2e 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…

Step 7 Exercise I. 写出下列短语

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

7. 犯错误

8. 向…学习

9. 熟能生巧

II. 完成句子

1. 好的学习者时常把他们需要学习的和有趣的东西联系起来。

Good learners often _______ what they need __ _____ ____ something interesting. 2. 即使你学得一些东西好，但你如果不用它将会忘记。

_____ __ you learn something well, you will forget it ______ you use it. 3. 好的学习者也不害怕犯错误。

Good learners are also ___ _____ __ making __________. Step 8 Homework Write a sentence for each word in the box. brain

n.

connect v.

overnight adv.

attention

n

review

v.

knowledge

n.

ability

n.

active

adj.

wisely

adv.

Section B 2 (3a-selfcheck) Step 1 Free talk Talk about how we can learn English well with your partner. How can we learn English well? by taking part in relevant activities in English by reading English story book by listening to tapes over and over again by making word cards by watching videos Step 2 3a-3b 3a Your friend wants to improve his/her English and asks you for help. What are

the three best ways to learn and why? Make some notes in the chart. Best ways to learn Reasons

Examples If you like music, you can 1. Being interested in what If you are interested in you do something, your brain will learn English by listening

be more active and …

to English songs.

by doing English game

Taking part in relevant activities in English

Reading some books

practice oral English

improve your reading speed

by reading English story books

3b Write a letter to your friend. Give him /her some advice about the best ways

to learn English. Use your notes in 3a. Use the following expressions to help you: There are three good ways to …

I think you should…

If you do this, you will…

It is also a good idea to …because…

You could try to improve your English by…

This will help you to…

Sample

Dear...,

There are three good ways to learn English. One way is being interested in what you are doing. If you are interested in something, your brain will be more active and you will be more focused. If you like music, I think you should listen to English songs. If you do this, you will be able to improve your pronunciation. It is also a good idea to read English books because well-written books can teach you many new words and how they are used. You could try to improve your English by watching English movies. This will help you to improve your listening and speaking skills as you will have a chance to listen to natural speech.

I hope these three ways will work well for you! Your friend,

…

Step 3 Self check 1.

Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. practice

develop

remember

prepare

take notes

until

worry about

everything Are you stressed out each time you have a test? You don’t have to be if you __________ smart study skills. Remember to ___________ in class and review them on your own or with friends after class. Then __________ what you learned by doing exercises. Try to study and _________ information bit by bit instead of waiting ________ the last minute to study ___________ at once. If you __________ well for a test, then there’s nothing to ___________!

Answers: develop, take notes, practice, remember, until, everything, prepare, worry about

2. Number these sentences in order to make a conversation. _____What’s the matter?

_____ Well, I practice my listening by listening to the tape over and over again until I can understand everything. _____ So you want to practice your listening? _____ Hi, Jake. I need your help. _____ Uh-huh. Do you have any advice? _____OK, I’ll try that.

_____ I have a listening test next week. Answers: 2, 6,4,1,5,7,3 3. Give advice to these people. 1. Jane is a very slow reader.

She should improve her reading speed _________________________________. 2. Li Ming wants to improve his listening.

He could practice his listening __________________________________. 3. Meiping doesn’t know many English words.

She could learn more words ____________________________.

Answers:

1. by not reading word by word but reading word groups

2. by listening to tapes 3. by making word cards/ by reading English books Step 4 Exercises 单项选择题。

1. Good learners often ask ____ because they know knowledge comes from_____.

A. question, question

B. questions, questions

C. questions, questioning

D. questioning, questioning

2. I sometimes learn English by _______ English-language videos.

A. Watch

B. watching

C. looking

D. looking at 3. —____ do you study for an English test?

—By making vocabulary lists.

A. What

B. When

C. How

D. Who 4. Jean practices English by ________ English-language videos.

A. read aloud

B. reading aloudly

C. read aloudly

D. reading aloud 5. My pronunciation is not good._______ reading aloud to practice pronunciation?

A. How

B. What

C. What about

D. Can 6. ______ the English club at school is the best way to improve our English.

A. Join

B. Joined

C. Joining

D. Joins 7. If you don’t know a word, you must ______

in a dictionary.

A. look it up

B. look up it

C. look over it

D. look it out

Answers: CBCDCCA Step 5 Homework

Make a conversation with your partner about how can we learn English well.