1. UNIT 1 How can we become good learners?
Section B(2a—2e)
第 4 课 时

2. 学 习 目 标
学习本课时新单词、短语及句式：
单词：born，ability, create, brain, active, attention, connect,
overnight, review, knowledge, lifelong, wisely
短语：be born with, pay attention to, connect…with…
句式：But whether or not you can do this well depends on
your learning habits. 1
能谈论一些好的学习习惯； 2 3
学会怎样成为一名成功的学习者。

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

4. Being attentive in class.
Having an interest in class.
Preview what you’ll learn before a lesson.
Reviewing what has learned after each lesson.
Asking questions in class.
Having a study partner.

5. Fast reading 课 堂 学 习 1. What does the passage talk about?
2. Which four habits of successful learners can you find from the passage?
The passage talks about good learning habits.
Creating an interest in what you learn;
Practicing and learning from mistakes;
Developing their study skills;
Asking questions

6. Read the passage and find the words in 2d ,
then guess the meanings of them. If necessary,
look them up in the dictionary.
brain n connect v. overnight adv.
attention n. review v knowledge n.
ability n active adj. wisely adv.

7. Careful reading 2c Read the passage 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?
No, he doesn’t.
Yes, I do. Because whether or not one can learn well depends on his/her learning habits.

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

9. 3. What do the sayings “Use it or lose it” and “Practice makes perfect” mean? Do you agree with them?
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.
Yes, I do.

10. 4. Do good learners learn from mistakes, or
are they afraid of making mistakes?
Good learners learn from their mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes.

11. 5. What study skills does the writer talk about?
Do you have those study skills?
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.
Yes./No.

12. 6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong
journey? Why or why not?
Yes. Learning is a lifelong journey
because every day brings something new.

13. Read and fill in the blanks.
Some good learning habits from successful learners
•Creating an interest in what they learn
They often connect what they need to learn with something interesting. This way they will not (1)_____ _______.
•Practicing and learning from mistakes
Practice makes perfect. They (2)______ _________what they have learned. They are not afraid of making mistakes, and they learn from their mistakes.
•(3)________ ______ ______ _______
They have the best way to study, such as (4) _______ _____ and looking for ways to review.
Developing their study
skills
•Asking questions
Knowledge comes from questioning. They often ask questions (5) _____
_____ ______ _______.
during
or after class
keep
practicing
taking notes
get
bored

14. Group discussion 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…

15. Some sentence for giving opinions:
I think…
I feel…
I believe…
It is important to…

16. Summary be born with 1.天生具有 depend on 2.取决于，依靠 have sth. in common
3.有共同之处
4.注意，关注
5.把…和…联系起来
6.即使
7.一直做某事
8.害怕……
9.向……学习
10.熟能生巧
11.知识源于质疑
12.学习是一个终生的旅程
be born with
depend on
have sth. in common
pay attention to
connect…with…
even if
keep doing sth.
be afraid of
learn from
Practice makes perfect.
Knowledge comes from questioning.
Learning is a lifelong journey.

17. 课 堂 达 标
Ⅰ.单项选择
1.—A research suggests that walking helps people live longer.
—I quite agree, but it ________ when and how they walk.
A. keeps on B. decides on
C. moves on D. depends on
2. We haven’t decided 　　　　or not to go to the cinema.
A. If B. whether C. what D. weather D B

18. 3. In summer, food will go bad quickly we put it
into a fridge.
A. if B. unless C. as soon as D. while
4. You will still miss the flight_______ you catch a Didi car.
A. even if B. as if C. until D. before
5.It’s not very easy for Li Lei maths well.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learns
Ⅱ. 用所给词的适当形式填空
1. Jack ______( wise) decided to tell us the truth. B A C
wisely

19. 2. We should keep____________(practice)pronouncing
new words after class 3. Students can improve their English by____________
(review) notes.
4. Knowledge comes from__________(question). 5. Teachers should encourage students to take an ______
( act) part in discussions in class.
practicing
reviewing
questioning
active

20. Ⅲ. 根据句意，用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空填空。
1. Enough sleep can make sure our ________ work better.
2. Try to ________ an interest in what you learn.
3. They can get a lot of scientific __________ from such
an interesting activity.
4. My mother is my first teacher and my________ teacher.
create, knowledge, brain, lifelong
brains
create
knowledge
lifelong

21. Ⅳ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 张老师叫我注意拼写。
Mr. Zhang told me to ____ _______ __ my spelling.
2. 这条铁路把北京和上海连接了起来。
The railway _______ Beijing ____ Shanghai.
3.这两种文化有很多相同之处。
The two cultures ____ a lot __ ________.
4. 熟能生巧。为了学好英语，你需要大量的练习。
________ ______ ________. To learn English well,
you need a lot of practice.
pay attention to
connects with
have in common
Practice makes perfect

22. 5. 昨天卡萝尔要求给她时间考虑一下那件事。
Yesterday Carol asked for time to _____ ______ it.
6. 劳拉天生具有跳舞的能力。
Laura ___ ____ ____ the ability to dance.
7.你记下老师刚才说的内容了吗？
Have you ________ ______ what the teacher said just
now.
think about
is born with
written down

23. 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.

24. Thank you !