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)
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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 ______.
Step 2 1a Check the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study. 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)
3) Listen again and complete the conversation. Boy: Hey, everybody. There’s a _______ on Tuesday. I really _____________. Can you tell me ____________ for a big test? Voices: Sure! Yes. Sure we will.
Boy: You _______________ the last English test, didn’t you, Meiping? Meiping: Yeah, I did OK.
Boy: Well, how did you study for it? Meiping: ____________________.
Boy: Maybe I’ll try that. So, how do you study for a test, Peter? Peter: _________________________. She’s always happy to __________________.
Boy: That’s interesting. How do you study, Tony?
Tony: I like to study _________________. But sometimes my mother thinks I’m _______________. And then she ________. Boy: Oh, maybe I won’t do that then. 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?
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B: I study by…
Step 6 Listening
2a Listen and check the questions you hear.
2b Listen again. Match each answer below with a question above. 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 Listen and finish the conversation. Step 8 Summary
How do you study English? Step 9 Language points
1. I study by working with a group. 【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。 【运用】根据提示，用含有by的短语完成各句。
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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. It’s too hard to understand spoken English. 句中的it是形式主语
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. 3. 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。
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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 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? 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
★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：
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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.
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。
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?
【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
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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 Grammar focus
Translate the following conversations. 1. —你如何学习英语？
—我通过小组学习。
2. —你通过大声阅读学习英语吗？ —是的。这帮助了我的发音。 3. —我如何能读得更快？
—你可以通过按照意群读的方式读得更快。 4. —我如何能提高我的发音呢？ —有一种方法是通过听录音。 Step 3 4a
Answer the questions. Then match the questions and answers. Step 4 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.
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• 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 5 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 My partner learns by… English by… yes no how often doing grammar exercises. taking notes in English. reading English magazines. keeping a diary in English. using an English dictionary. … yes no how often 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。
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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. 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.
A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with. B: 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
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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 1. Read the passage quickly. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned?
2. Complete the structure of the text.
Four good learning habits Creating an interest in what you learn Practicing and learning from mistakes Developing your __________ Asking questions
Creating an interest in what you learn 1) You can easily have a(n) ______ attention span (持续时间). 2) Your brain is more active.
Practicing and learning from mistakes 1) You can succeed by __________ and learning from mistakes. 2) Practice makes perfect.
Developing your study skills It’s not enough to just study hard. You have to know ______ to study.
Asking questions ___________ comes from questioning.
study skills; long; trying many times / practicing; how ; Knowledge
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?
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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? Step 5 Language points
1. I can’t always understand spoken English. speak →spoke →spoken v. 说
spoken 口语的 broken 坏掉的 written 写作的
2. I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.
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+ what, which, when, where, how + 动词不定 式（to do）
【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.
(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. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting.
connect v. 意为“连接；与……有联系” connect A to / with / and B
e.g. Connect the speaker to / with the record player, please.
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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。
_____________________________________________________________________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. …, 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 Step 6 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。
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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.
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