Unit 1 How can we become good learners?

textbook conversation aloud pronunciation sentence patient n. 教科书；课本 n. 交谈；谈话 adv. 大声地；出声地 n. 发音；读音 n. 句子 adj. 有耐心的； n. 病人 Words Review

1.How do people learn a foreign language? 2.Do you have good ways to learn English? 3.How can you improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing in English?

To learn to use verb + by … To learn how to learn and how to learn English better To learn new words: textbook, conversation, aloud, pronunciation …

Talk about how to learn Language Goal

_____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 1a Check ( ✔ ) the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

By speaking with foreigners By watching English movies By making pal-friends with foreigners By reading English newspaper By reading English stories

What ways do you often use in learning English? by taking notes by reading the textbook by keeping English diaries by having conversations with friends by reading aloud to practice pronunciation

What’s the function of such ways? have conversations with friends read aloud to practice pronunciation watch English videos listen to tapes read English textbooks establish language sense improve speaking skills improve listening practice reading enlarge the knowledge of English culture

1b Listen. How do these 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.

listening to the radio How do you study for a test? I study by… CRI Pair work

speaking English in class reading English texts How do you study for a test? I study by…

How do you study for a test? I study by… keeping English diaries

by 是个很常用的介词（有时也用作副词）， 在初中英语中的用法有以下几种： (1) 意为 “ 在 …… 旁 ” 、 “ 靠近 ” 。如： 他们在湖边画画。 They are drawing by the lake. (2) 意为 “ 不迟于 ” 、 “ 到 …… 时为止 ” 。如： 他在晚饭前会好的。 He will be all right by supper time. Language points

(3) 表示方法、手段，可译作 “ 靠 ” 、 “ 用 ” 、 “ 凭借 ” 、 “ 通过 ” 、 “ 乘坐 ” 等。如： 猴子用尾巴吊在树上。 The monkey was hanging from the tree by his tail. (4) 用于被动句中，表示行为主体，常译 作 “ 被 ” 、 “ 由 ” 等。如： 许多人讲英语。 English is spoken by many people.

(5) 组成其它短语 : 1) by the way : 意为 “ 顺便说 ” 、 “ 顺便问一 下 ” ，常做插入语。如： 顺便问一下，李丽在哪儿？ By the way, where’s Lily? 2) by oneself : 意为 “ 单独 ” 、 “ 自己 ” 。如： 我不能把她单独留下。 I can’t leave her by herself.

3) by and by : 意为 “ 不久以后 ” 、 “ 不一会 儿 ” 。如： 不久以后，越来越多的人开始学英语了。 By and by, more and more people began to study English.

2a Listen and check ( ✔ ) the questions you hear. QuestionsAnswers _____ 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? _________ √ √ √ √ d b c a

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.

It ’ s too hard to understand the voices. “too + 形容词 / 副词 + to + 动词原形 ” 结构， 意为 “ 太 …… 而不能 …… ” ，该句型用于肯定 句，但表示否定的意义。 He is too young to go to school. 他太小了，不能去上学。

too…to… 前面有 never ， not ， only ， but 等词时，或出现 too …not to do 的双重否定 时，否定词与不定式中的否定意义结合起来 构成了肯定意义。 It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

A: Have you ever studied with a group? B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way. 2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b.