1. Unit 1 How do you study for a test?

2. I. Teaching Objectives:
1. Learn to talk about how to study.
2. How to give advice about study
for others.

3. II. Target Language: 1. How do you study for tests?
2. Well, I study by working with my classmates.
3. Have you ever studied with a group?
4. Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.
5. I’m having trouble learning English.
6. I can’t get the pronunciation right.
7. What about reading aloud to practice
pronunciation?
8. I do that sometimes. I think it helps.

4. II. Target Language: Why don’t you join an English language club
to practice speaking English?
10. Maybe you should join an English club.
11. The best way to learn new words is by
reading English magazines.
12. Studying grammar is a great way to learn a
language.
13. Memorizing the words of pop songs helps a
little.

5. III. Useful expressions:
by making flashcards
by making vocabulary lists
the best way to learn English
reading aloud to practice pronunciation
improve my speaking skills
have more specific suggestions
memorize the words of pop songs
watch the actors say the words
watch movies frustrating
end up

6. III. Useful expressions:
make mistakes
get the pronunciation
laugh at
take notes
write my own original sentences
have trouble making complete sentences
look up
first of all
To begin with
later on

7. IV. Grammar:
verb + by with gerund

8. Task 1:
Please tell us
how you learn English!

9. Let's learn English

10. Did you study English during summer vacation?

11. It is difficult to answer this question.
Why do people want to study English?
It is difficult to answer this question.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study.
Some people learn it because it is useful for their work.
Many people learn English for higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English.
Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

12. Why do you want to learn English?
How do you learn English?
How do they learn English?

13. She learns English
by listening to cassettes/tapes.
by listening to English language
music.

14. She learns English
by watching TV
by watching an English movie

15. by listening to the teacher in class.
She learns English
by listening to the teacher in class.
by taking English classes.

16. by communicating with foreigners
They learn English
by communicating with foreigners

17. They learn English
by studying with a group
by surfing the Internet.

19. asking teacher for help
reading in the library
joining a club
asking teacher for help
reading the textbook

20. Task 1: .
Please tell us
how you learn English!

21. How do you learn English?
e.g. by making vocabulary lists, by making
flashcards, by memorizing the words of
pop songs…….
I study English by asking teachers questions. It can help me solve some difficulties. I like to study by listening to cassettes. I think it improves my listening skills.
I study English by… because….

22. Please interview 3 classmates about their ways of learning English.
Name
Ways

23. Useful patterns: --- How do you study English
Useful patterns: --- How do you study English? --- I study by listening to cassettes studying with a group. --- Do you learn English by … --- Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. --- How/What about reading aloud? --- I do that sometimes …

24. by + V-ing Sum up I study English … by getting an English tutor.
by surfing the Internet.
by asking the teacher for help.
by + V-ing

25. “by”的用法 1、“方法或手段”，意为“通过；用……的 方法”。 I study for a test by working
with friends.
我通过和朋友们一起学习来参加考试。
2、 “以（某种方式）”，“通过”。
Don’t judge a man by his clothes.
不要以衣着取人。

26. 3、“通过……方式，传递的方式”等
A. We went to Europe by water and
returned by air.
我们乘船到欧洲去，坐飞机回来。
B. Shall I tell you the result by
letter or by telephone?
我是写信还是打电话把结果告诉你
C. What do you mean by that?
你是什么意思？

27. 4、 “在身边，在手头”。
Have you got any money by you?
你身上带钱了吗？
5、 “（时间）不迟于……， 到……时为
止，在……之前”。
You must hand in your homework by
tomorrow afternoon.
你们最迟明天下午要交作业。

28. 6、“凭借；靠；用；通过”。
She made a living by working as
a waitress.
她靠当侍者谋生。
7、“由于……的结果，凭着”。
I’m sorry I took your umbrella by
mistake.
对不起，我错拿了你的雨伞。

29. 8、 “被，由”。
He is reading a novel by Lu Xun.
他在读鲁迅写的一本小说。
9、 “握（抓、拿）住（身体等的某部分）”。
The old man took the little girl
by the hand.
那位老人牵着那个小女孩的手。
10、 “在……旁边，在……附近”。
There is a house by the river.
河附近有一座房子。

30. Task 2 Comment on the ways of learning English.
What is the best way to learn English or to improve your English? And why?

31. What is the best way to learn English or to improve your English
What is the best way to learn English or to improve your English? And why?
I I think studying English by working with
a group is a good way because you can
ask others when you have questions.
I think surfing the Internet is a bad
way because you have to use a computer.
I think studying English by … is …
because …

32. Useful patterns: --- Which way do you think is the
best to study English? --- I think talking with foreigners is
the best way.
--- Why?
--- Because it can improve our
spoken English and listening.
How about you?
--- I don’t think so. I think …ing is
the best one because …

33. 1.V-ing （动名词）做主语 2.谓语的单复数 V-ing Memorizing the words of pop songs
helped a little.
He thinks studying grammar is a
great way to learn a language.
1.V-ing （动名词）做主语
2.谓语的单复数

34. exercise
Studying
_________ English is important.
_________ more improves listening
skills.
________ too much can make us fat.
________well and ________well ________( help) us study well.
Listening
Eating
sleeping
Eating
help

35. Find some suitable ways of learning English .
Task 3
Find some suitable ways of learning English .

36. Complete the sentences
In our school, most students
memorize new words by ___________.
2. ________is a good way to practice
speaking English.
3. About 60% of the students improve
their listening by ___________.

37. 4. Almost all the students think it is necessary to _____________when they learn English because they can help each other.

38. Listen and answer the questions.
Why does the speaker suggest singing English songs?
What doesn’t he agree with?
How many questions did the speaker answer?
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39. Reading Task: P4: 3a Ways of learning English Not S… OK S… Lillian Li
studying grammar
Wei Ming
Liu Chang
memorizing the words of pop songs
reading English magazines
watching English movies
studying grammar
having conversa-tions with friends
joining the English club after school

40. Try to find some suitable ways of learning English which are for you, why?
I think I can study English by listening to English songs
because I love music too.
I don’t think I can study English by getting an English tutor
because I want to learn by myself.
I ( don’t ) think I can study English by …, because …

41. Task 4
Difficulty and advice

42. Mary’s advice. 1. ____________________________.
2. ____________________________.
3. ____________________________.
（听力文章在教案里）

43. Mary’s advice.
1. She should explain to them how she feels and tell them that she’s growing up and needs more freedom..
2. Every time she goes out, she should tell them where she’s going and who she is going to be with.

44. Mary’s advice.
3. She should tell her mother that she wants to go shopping with her and show her clothes she likes.

45. Pre-task:
How about your English learning?
Do you think learning English can
be difficult for you?
2. Can you pronounce all the new words?
3. Can you spell all the new English words?
4. Can you understand spoken
English ?

46. 5. Do you often make mistakes in grammar?
6. Do you often read very slowly?
What things are difficult for you ?
( Please make a list:)
I don’t know how to use commas.
I don’t know __________________
_____________________________

47. Task 4 Difficulty and advice
List three difficulties in learning English. Then ask your partner for advice. ( Section B. 1a )
Difficulties
Advice 1. 2. 3.

48. Useful patterns: --- I can’t pronounce some words.
What should I do? --- I think you should listen more.
You can / may…
Why not…?
You’d better… …

49. I’m sorry to hear that he/she can’t …
I’m sorry to hear that he/she can’t ….… I think he/she should listen to English cassettes or radio. It can improve his/her listening. And I think talking more with foreign teachers is also a good way.It can make him/her speak faster and faster.
I hope he/she can do better in speaking English soon.

50. Exchange ways of learning English
Task 5
Exchange ways of learning English

51. Task 5 Exchange ways of learning English
Topic of Class Meeting:
Please share your good ways of learning English with others.
Ways, Feelings, Results
Write a passage about how you learn English.

52. Sample:
It is not easy to learn English well. But good ways can always help us. As for me, I think listening more and speaking more are the most important ways. They can improve our listening and spoken English. And I study by asking teachers questions. It can help me solve some difficulties. I hope all of us can learn English well in good ways.

53. Task 6
Learn something new.

54. e. g. No one knows how man learned to make words
e.g. No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those make by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him ----water spla-shing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he

55. learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

56. Reading： How do we deal with our problems?

57. Do you have any problems in your life and study?
2. Are they big or small?
3. What are they?
4. How do you often deal with them?

58. Scan the reading and check the ways of dealing with problems that are mentioned.

59. by talking to people about them
by trying to forgot about them
by thinking your problem is not big
by seeing a psychologist
by breaking off a friendship
by thinking of a problem in a positive way.

60. Which way of dealing with problems do you think is the best
Which way of dealing with problems do you think is the best? Write about a time when you dealt with a problem this way.
Think of another way of dealing with problems. Tell a partner about this.

61. Hawking