1、Unit 1 How can we Unit 1 How can we become good learners?become good learners?How do you study English?study Englishstudy Englishby working with friendsby+doing 通过做by表方式、方法by reading the textbook aloudtekstbk n.教科书,课本lad adv.大声地,出声地by asking the teacher for helpask sb for help向某人求助eg:他向我求助He asks me
2、 for help.textbook教科书,课本aloud大声地,出声地Role-play the conversationknvsen n.交谈,谈话have conversations with sb与某人谈话Annie,Im a little nervous.I have to finish reading a book and give a report next Monday.finish doing sth.完成做某事give a report作报告That doesnt sound too bad.But Im a very slow reader.Just read quick
3、ly to get the main idea first.Dont read word by word.Read word group.But I dont understand many of the words.I have to use a dictionary.Try to guess a words meaning by reading the sentence before and after it.You probably understand more than you think.sentns n.句子That sounds difficult!Well,be patien
4、t.It takes time.You can become better by reading something you enjoy every day.The moreyou read,the faster youll be.pent adj.有耐心的/n.病人be patient with sb对某人有耐心be patient of sth容忍某事the+比较级,the+比较级越越conversation交谈,谈话sentence句子patient有耐心的,病人How I learned to learn English?Last year,I did not like my Engl
5、ish class.Every class was like a bad dream.The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time.I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.I just hide behind my textbook and never said anything.prnnsien n.发音,读音sothat如此以至于tooto太而不能Then one day I watched an E
6、nglish movie called Toy Story.I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie!So I began to watch other English movies,too.Although I could not understand everything the characters said,their body language and the expressions on their face helped me to get the meaning.fall in love with爱上expression
7、kspren n.表情,表示,表达方式I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words.My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies.I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.I also learned useful sentences
8、 like“It is a piece of cake”or“It serves you right”.dskv(r)v.发现,发觉si:krt n.秘密,秘诀adj.秘密的,保密的keep a secret保守秘密I did not understand these sentences at first.But because I wanted to understand the story,I looked them up in a dictionary.Now I really enjoy my English class.I want to learn new words and mo
9、re grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies.look up查阅,抬头看grm(r)n.语法so that 以便Because the teacher spoke so quickly that she did not understand her most of the time.And she was afraid to ask questions because of her poor pronunciation.Why did she find it difficult to learn E
10、nglish?find it+adj.+to do sth发现做某事很She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything.What did she do in English class?Listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.What is the secret to language learning?pronunciation发音,读音expressions表情,表示discover发现,发觉looked up查阅,抬头看sec
11、ret秘密,秘密的grammar语法REVIEW“by”By having conversations with friends.How do you practice speaking?practice doing sth练习做某事By making word cards.How do you learn new words?By writing e-mails to my pen pal.How do you improve your writing?pln.朋友,伙伴pen pal 笔友By watching English programs.How do you practice li
12、stening?By listening to a tape and repeating out loud.How do you improve your pronunciation?repeatrpi:t v.重复,重做By taking notes,doing exercises and memorizing sentence patterns.How do you learn grammar?take notes做笔记memorizememraz v.记忆,记住patternptn n.模式,方式pal朋友,伙伴memorize记忆,记住pattern模式,方式repeat重复,重做Ch
13、allenges in English learningyour challengeyour challengeI cant pronounce some of the wordsprnans v.发音pronunciationn.发音I cant always understand spoken EnglishI dont know how to increase my reading speednkri:s v.增加,增长spi:d n.速度I cant spell some English wordsI often make mistakes in grammarmake mistake
14、s犯错increase增加,增长pronounce发音speed速度How can you become a successful learner?Everyone is born with the ability to learn.But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common.b:n v.出生/adj.天生的be born with 天生具有depend
15、 on/upon取决于,依靠blti n.能力,才能have the ability to do sth有能力做某事Creating an interest in what they learnStudies 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.creatkriet v.创造,创建ktv adj.活跃的,积极的brainbren n.大脑tenn n.注
16、意,关注pay attention to关注,注意Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting.For example,if they need to learn English and they like music or sports,they can listen to English songs and watch sports programs in English.This way they will not get bored.knekt v.(使)联系,与有联系con
17、nectwith把和联系起来Practicing and learning from mistakesGood learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more.Remember,“Use it or lose it.”Even if you learn something well,you will forget it unless you use it.“Practice makes perfect.”Good learners will keep practicing what t
18、hey have learned,and they are not afraid of making mistakes.Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight.He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.vnat adv.一夜之间,在夜间be afraid of doing sth害怕某事Developing their study skillsIt is not enough to just study hard.Good l
19、earners know the best way they can study.For example,they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps.They also look for ways to review what they have learned.They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student.rvju:v.&n.回顾,回复Ask
20、ing questionsGood learners often ask questions during or after class.They even ask each other and try to find out the answers.Knowledgecomes from questioning.nld n.知识,学问Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new.Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes y
21、ou,so learn wisely and learn well.wazl adv.明智地,聪明地lafl adj.终身的,毕生的ability能力,才能born出生,天生的create创造,创建active活跃的,积极的brain大脑attention注意,关注overnight一夜之间connect连接review回顾,复习lifelong终身的,毕生的knowledge知识,学问wisely明智地,聪明地1.I think Paul is not a(n)_ student.I agree.He dislikes waiting and gets angry easily someti
22、mes.A.patient B.outgoing C.generous D.shy 2.Do you know who _ America,Andy?Sorry,I dont know.A.invented B.created C.discovered D.notedAC3.Can you _ the opening time on the Internet?A.look for B.look after C.look at D.look up4._ did you achieve your dream?By working hard,of course.A.When B.Why C.How
23、D.WhatAC5.Tommy,you can never let others know what I have told you today.Dont worry.I will keep the_.A.secret B.money C.address D.grade6.The worlds population will still _ unless we do something to control it.A.finish B.agree C.increase D.expectAC7.We often do lots of experiments in our _ classes.A.chemical B.history C.Chinese D.physics8.I didnt catch what you said just now.Could you _ it?OK.Listen to me carefully this time.A.tell B.say C.repeat D.read DC