1. How can we become good learners?
Unit 1
How can we become good learners?
Section A
Period 3

2. Read and finish

3. Jack: Annie, I’m a little nervous. I have to
_______and ______.
Annie: That doesn’t sound ____.
Jack: But I’m a _____ reader.
Annie: Just read quickly to ____ at first. Don’t read
_____. Read _____.
Jack: But I don’t understand _____. I have to ______.
Annie: Try to guess a word’s meaning by ________.
You probably understand _______.
Jack: That sounds____!
Annie: Well, be ____. It takes time. You can become
better by ____________. The more ____, the
faster ______.

4. How I learned to learn English
Reading
How I learned to learn English

5. 1
Before you read
Look at the photo, the questions in 3a and the title to the story on page 3. Then answer the questions below.
1. Wei Fen.
Who is the young girl in the picture?
What does the passage talk about?
Did the young person love English at first?
2. It talks about learning English.
3. No, she didn’t. She find it difficult to learn it.

6. Read the title, the first sentence in each paragraphs and complete the table.
Time
Attitude
Last year
One day
Now
did not like the English class
fell in love with Toy Story
really enjoy the English class

7. Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.
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?
1. Because the teacher spoke so quickly that Wei Fen didn’t understand her most of the time.
2. She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything.
3. Listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.

8. 2
While you read
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions below.
1. Because she couldn’t understand her teacher and be afraid to ask questions.
Why did Wei Fen dislike her English class?
What’s her difficult in learning English?
Do you have any familiar situations? How do you feel at that time? Do you have any suggestions for your teacher?
2. Her pronunciation was poor.
3. Yes, I do. I can’t understand my teacher. I feel discouraged and frustrated. I want my teacher to speak slowly and explain to us.

9. watching an English movie
Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the chart.
watching their body language
and the expressions on their faces
get the
meaning by
listening for key words
looking up new words
in a dictionary
improve one’s pronunciation
watching an English movie
can
learn useful sentences

10. I can get the meaning by listening for just the _____________.
Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage. 3b P3
I can understand the meaning by watching their ______________ and the ___________ on their faces.
I can get the meaning by listening for just the _____________.
My pronunciation improved by listening to the ___________ in English.
I learned _______ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” by watching the movies.
I can find the meaning of new words by looking them up in a __________.
body language
expressions
key words
conversations
useful
dictionary

11. Changes in Wei Fen’s English learning
Read the last paragraph and complete the table.
Changes in Wei Fen’s English learning
Last year
Now
She did not like the English class
She couldn’t understand her
English teacher
She was afraid to ask questions
and never said anything
She really enjoy the English class
She wants to learn new words
and more grammar

12. Wei Fen disliked her English class last year, because she couldn’t understand her teacher. And her _________________ made the things worse. But one day, she _____________ a movie called Toy Story. She began to get the meaning by watching their ______________ and ___________ on their faces, by listening for ______________ and by ______________________ in a dictionary. Her _______________ was improved and many ______________ were learned. Now she enjoy learning English.
poor pronunciation 3
After you read
fell in love with
body language
Fill in the blanks.
expressions
key words
looking up new words
pronunciation
useful sentences

13. Language points
你可以选择用

14. Language points
1. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time?
* too...to : “太...而不能...” 表否定
so... that : “如此...以至于...” 表肯定
The boy is too young to go on his own.
The boy is so young that he can't go on his own.

15. 2. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies.
so that “以便，为了” （从句常用can,
could，would，may等）
She worked hard so that everything would be ready in time.
她努力工作，为的是及时准备好各项工作。

16. 3. But I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.
be afraid to do sth.
害怕做某事或不敢做某事
be afraid of doing sth.
⑴担心会发生某事或某情况
⑵害怕做某事或不敢做某事
He is afraid to go out [of going out] alone at night.
他不敢晚上一个人出去。
He was afraid of losing face.
他怕丢面子。

17. because of + 名词、代词、动名词
because + 句子
“因为” 句子
I didn’t buy it because it was too expensive.
He lost his job because of his age. 名词

18. 4. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie!
fall / be in love with 喜好，喜爱；恋爱
I fell in love with this house.
我喜欢上了这个房子。
He is in love with his work.
他热爱自己的工作。
They fell in love with each other.
他们彼此相爱了。
She was in love with him.
她与他相爱了。

19. Words:
expression; discover; secret; grammar
Phrases:
be afraid of; fall in love with; because of; hide behind; look...up
Patterns:
so...that...
It’s a piece of cake.
It serves you right.

20. Quiz

21. Translate and write them down.
球迷看到贝克汉姆（Beckham），太激动了，以至于大声呼喊（cry out）。
2. 她热爱自然和音乐。
When the football fans saw Beckham,
they got so excited that they cried out.
She falls in love with nature and music.

22. 3. 他们是因为我们来这里的。
4. 我在字典里查过这个词。
5. 她不敢开门。
They are here because of us.
I looked it up in the dictionary.
She was afraid to open the door.

23. 用所给词的适当形式填空
Harry just __________ (hide behind) until they had gone.
Luke is afraid of ________ (go) to bed in the dark.
Don’t be afraid to _____ (ask) for help.
She spoke ___ quietly ____ I could hardly hear her. (太......以至于)
hid behind
going
ask so
that

24. Homework
Make a survey about learning English in groups, and then interview others about their experiences of learning English. Write down your report.
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3. Preview the article on page 3.