Section B Unit one How do you study for a test?

1. 我的叔叔经常询问我的学习情况. My uncle often _____ me ______ my study. 2. 他说最好的学习新单词的方法是通过看 英语杂志. He said the best ____ __ learn the new words was ___ reading newspapers. asksabout wayto by

3. 听磁带是一种好的学习英语的方法. _________ ___ _____ is a good way to learn English. 4. 他们到头来还是说中文. They ______ ___ _________ in Chinese. Listening to tapes endedupspeaking

Do you have any trouble /problems (in) learning English? What are they?

I can’t pronounce some of the words. I can’t get the pronunciation right. pronounce (v). 发音 ; 正确 / 清晰地吐字 / 音 What should I do? Well, listening can help. Why don`t you borrow the teacher`s tapes and listen to them ?

I can’t understand spoken English. spoken (adj.) 口语的；口说的；口头的 What should I do? Why don`t you join an English language club to practice speaking English ? 笔头的；书面的 written (adj.)

I make mistakes in grammar. I don ’ t know how to use commas. /mis`teik/ n. 错误 /`k ɔ mə/ n. 逗号 What should I do? You should take lots of notes in class and ask your teacher for help and do lots of exercises.

I read very slowly. What should I do? You should do lots of reading practice. I can`t understand the words in magazines. You should guess their meanings from the context or look them up in a dictionary.

I always forget the new words I don’t get much writing practice. You should write them in your notebook and study them whenever you are free. Maybe you should find a pen pal. challenges /` ʧ ælən ʤ / n. 挑战 solutions /sə`lu: ʃ ən/ n. 解决, 解答 solve /səlv/ v. 解决, 解答 the solution to sth = the answer to sth

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2c PAIRWORK Role play conversations using the information from activities 2a and 2b. A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with. English with. B: Maybe you should join an English language club. language club.

challengessolutions pronunciation new words sentences grammar writing speaking listening can’t pronounce some of the words Listening can help

用下列词组造句  first of all  to begin with  later on  laugh at  be afraid to  take notes

3a 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. Her English improved when she started.. 5. going out with English-speaking friends. 6. lots of speaking practice. 7. using grammar in original sentences. F F F T T T T

How I learned to learn English How I learned to learn English Last year my English class was difficult. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she talked. 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. I was also afraid to speak in class, because I thought my classmates might laugh at me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Last year my English class was difficult. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she talked. 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. I was also afraid to speak in class, because I thought my classmates might laugh at me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. later on 以后 ; 随后 be afraid to do sth 害怕去做 … laugh at sb 笑话 ; 取笑 ( 某人 ) adj. 完整的 ; 完全的 make complete sentences first of all 首先 ; 第一 to begin with 一开始 It doesn`t matter 没关系 n. 句子 be afraid of sth/doing sth be afraid+that 引导的从句

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. 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. 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. 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. secret secret (n.) 秘密 ; 机密 learne learner (n.) 学习者 take notes take notes 做笔记 ; 做记录 enjoy doing enjoy doing 喜欢 / 乐于做 … term term (n.) 学期 impress impress (v.) 使感动 ; 给 … 深刻印象 = semester impress sth on sb /impress sb with sth impress sth on sb /impress sb with sth 使某人铭记某事 impressed impressed (adj.) 感动的 ; 印象深刻的

first of all 首先 to begin with 一开始 later on 后来，随后 also 也，而且（用于肯定句） either 也（用于否定句） so 因此 then 然后 first of all 首先 to begin with 一开始 later on 后来，随后 also 也，而且（用于肯定句） either 也（用于否定句） so 因此 then 然后 表示顺序或承接的连词或词组 :

3b 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

◆ first of all → at first → first and last( 始终 ) → from first to last( 自始至终 ) → from the first( 从头 ) → first person( 第一人称 ) → first aid( 急救 )

◆ begin with 以 … 作为开始 Let`s begin with ABC. ◆ to begin with 首先 ; 一开始 We can`t give Tom the position, to begin with, he`s too young; secondly, I want my son to have the job.

◆ later on → It will be colder later on. ◆ sooner or later → Sooner or later, you will realize you made mistakes.

◆ matter v. → It doesn’t matter to me what you do. ◆ matter n. → What`s the matter with the CD ?

◆ be afraid to → Don’t be afraid to ask for help. ◆ be afraid of → Don’t be afraid of asking for help.

◆ speak 侧重动作本身 ◆ say 说话内容 ◆ tell 告诉 tell sb. sth. ◆ talk 交谈, 侧重双方

◆ laugh 出声的笑 He laughs best who laughs last. ◆ laugh at 嘲笑, 取笑 Don’t laugh at a person who is in trouble.

◆ complete He has the complete works of Hemingway. ◆ completely You have done the job completely successfully.

◆ another Drink another glass of milk. He arrived in one car, his wife in another. ◆ other Other people The other boys are at home.

◆ others Some stayed while others left. ◆ one… another… 一个 … 再一个 ( 不受数量限制 ) ◆ one… the other… 一个 … 另一个 ( 指两个当中另一个 )

◆ decide The boy decided not to become a singer. ◆ original 原始的, 独创的 the original price an original work of art

◆ enjoy doing sth. He enjoys living here. ◆ enjoy oneself =have fun =have a good time

◆ impress sth. on sb. ◆ impress sb. with sth. 1.I impressed on him the importance of his work. 2. His words are strongly impressed on my memory. 3. This book impresses me with beautiful pictures.

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