Unit 1 How can we become good learners? 教學案例(人教版英語九年級)

學習目標

認知目標：

1. Talk about how to study. 學會討論各種學習方法和策略。

2. Find out your suitable learning methods. 找出適合自己的學習方法。

情感目標：

透過對學習方法的學習，培養學生用正確而科學的方法做事的能力，明白“一份耕耘，一份收穫”。

技能目標：

（1）熟練掌握下列詞彙： aloud pronunciation discover repeat note pronounce increase speed partner create active connect review knowledge wisely born attention

（2）熟練掌握下列短語： work with friends ask the teacher for help

read aloud look up practice pronunciation

connect…with… pay attention to

（3）掌握下列句型：

How do you study English?

I learn by working with a group.

Do you learn English by reading aloud?

Yes, I do. It helps my pronunciation.

How can I read faster?

You can read faster by reading word groups.

How can I improve my pronunciation?

One way is by listening to tapes.

But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.

重點、難點（Key points and difficulties）

1. 學會運用how來詢問做事方式

2. 學會運用by + doing的結構表達做事方式。by 介詞，表示“透過……方法

或途徑”，譯成“靠、透過”。by後面可以加名詞或動名詞短語。

3. 動名詞的構成：

動詞後加動名詞doing，相當於名詞，在句子中可以做主語、賓語、表語

定語等。

課時劃分

Period 1 Section A 1 (1a-2d)

Period 2 Section A 2 (3a-3b)

Period 3 Section A 3 (Grammar Focus-4c)

Period 4 Section B 1 (1a-2e)

Period 5 Section B 2 (3a-selfcheck)

Section A 1 (1a-2d)

Step 1 Warming up

T: How do you study English? Do you study English by the following ways? (Show some pictures and present the important phrases.)

T: How do you study English?

S: I study English by ______.

by working with friends.

by making word cards.

by asking the teacher for help.

by reading the textbook.

by working with a group.

by listening tapes.

Step 2 1a Check the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study.

___ a. by working with friends.

___ b. by making word card.

___ c. by reading the textbook.

___ d. by listening to tapes

___ e. by asking the teacher for help.

…

Step 3 Listening

1) Listen. How do these students study for a test? Write letters from 1a above.

2) Check the answers: b (Meiping); e (Peter); d (Tony)

Step 4 Guess

Show some pictures.

Guess: How does he/she study English? He/She studies English by…

How do they study English? They study English by…

Step 5 Pairwork

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.

A: How do you study for a test?

B: I study by…

Step 6 Listening

2a Listen and check the questions you hear.

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?

Answers: 1, 2, 4, 5

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.

Answers: d, b, c, a

Step 7 Pairwork

1. 2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b

A: Have you ever studied with a group?

B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.

Show some pictures.

1) A: Do you learn English by watching movies?

B: Yes, it’s a very interesting way.

C: No, it’s too hard to understand spoken English.

2) A: What about writing letters to a pen pal in America?

B: Yes, it helps to improve my writing skills and know a lot about

America.

3) A: Do you have conversations with friends in English?

B: Of course, we can talk about plenty of things like school, pets,

movies, and our parents.

2. 2c Role-play the conversation.

Step 8 Summary

How do you study English?

1. by working with friends

2. by watching English movies.

3. by making word cards.

4. by reading the textbook.

5. by listening to tapes.

6. by asking the teacher for help.

7. by reading aloud.

…

Step 9 Language points

1. I study by working with a group.

我透過小組活動來學習。

by作爲介詞，用法很多。請仔細觀察下面的例句，分析by的用法，然後補

全結論部分所缺的內容。

【例句】

1) Come and sit by us.

2) Peter goes to work by bus every day.

3) Tony will come back by 10:00 pm.

4) English is spoken by lots of people.

5) My brother studies history by working with a group.

【結論】

1) by可表示位置，(1) “__________”，如句1。也有“從……旁邊（經過）”之意。

2) by可表示交通、傳遞等的方式，如句2。

3) by可表示時間，“到（某時）之前；不遲於”，如句3。

4) by可用於構成(2) ________，“被，由”，如句4。

5) by可表示方式或手段，(3) “____________”結構在句中作方式狀語，“透過……方式（方法）”或“藉助……手段”，如句5。

Answers: (1) 在……旁邊 (2) 被動語態 (3) by + V-ing形式

【運用】根據提示，用含有by的短語完成各句。

1) Annie went to Beijing _______ (乘火車) yesterday.

2) His grandfather made a living _________ (靠賣水果) in the past.

3) The scientists have to arrive at the village _________ (八月以前).

4) Allen goes _______________ (經過郵局) on his way to school every

morning.

5) The book was written ____________ (由幾個工程師).

Answers: 1) by train 2) by selling fruits 3) by August 4) by the post office 5) by several engineers

2. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?

大聲朗讀來練習發音怎麼樣？

辨析aloud, loud和loudly

aloud出聲地；大聲地。常與read/ call等詞連用, 不用於比較級。

e.g. Don’t read aloud in the library. 不要在圖書館大聲朗讀。

loud 大聲地；喧鬧地。指說話聲和笑聲，常與talk/ speak/ laugh/ sing等詞連用, 常用比較級。

e.g. We can’t hear you. Please speak louder.

我們聽不到你的聲音。請再大聲點。

loudly 高聲地；喧鬧地。可以和loud互換，含有“吵鬧”的意思，不悅耳。

What about/ How about…?

後跟名詞，代詞或v.-ing。用於徵求意見。

e.g. What about a cup of tea? 喝杯茶怎麼樣？

How about you? 你呢？

What /How about going to the zoo this afternoon?

今天下午去動物園怎麼樣？

3. It’s too hard to understand spoken English.

句中的it是形式主語, 不定式短語to understand spoken English是真正的主語。該句句型爲: It’s+too+adj.+ (for sb.)+to do sth. 意思是“(對某人來說)做某事是……的”。如：

It’s too important to keep healthy.

It’s difficult for him to learn two languages.

【連結】

too ... to ... 結構常表示“太……而不能……”, too後面接形容詞或副詞, to後面接動詞原形。如：

The room is too dirty to live in.

He walks too slowly to get there on time.

【運用】

將下面的句子翻譯成英語。

1) 孩子們在那條河裏游泳是危險的。

It’s dangerous for the children to swim in that river.

2) 晚飯後散步太有必要了。

It’s too necessary to take a walk after supper.

3) 水太燙, 不能喝。

The water is too hot to drink.

Step 10 Exercises

Ⅰ. Choose the best answer.

1. He goes to school ____ bike.

A. by B. on C. in D. at

2. - How do you study English so well?

- By ____ lots of books.

A. read B. look C. watching D. reading

Answers: A, D

Ⅱ. Complete the following sentences.

1. 大聲朗讀來練習發音怎麼樣？

What about ____________ to practice pronunciation?

2. 她透過讀課本來學習英語。

She studies English __________ the textbook.

3. She improves her English _______________ (透過加入英語俱樂部).

Answers: 1. reading aloud 2. by reading 3. by joining an English club

Ⅲ. Translation.

1. 老師要求我大聲朗讀課文。

2. 不要這麼大聲。嬰兒在睡覺。

3. 我爸爸經常開車去上班。

Answers: 1. The teacher asked me to read aloud the text.

2. Don’t talk so loudly. The baby is sleeping.

3. My father often goes to work by car.

Step 11 Homework

How do you study English? What about physics and Chinese?

Make a list.

Section A 2 (3a-3b)

Step 1 Revision

Give the students some pictures, then let them talk about:

How do you study English?

I study by ______________.

Step 2 Reading

1. Warming up

Look at the picture on page 3, then let the students talk about:

The girl is Wei Fen. What is she doing? Can you guess how she studies

English ?

2. Reading

Finish 3a: Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.

1) 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?

secret n. 祕密; 祕訣 adj. 祕密的; 保密的

Answers:

1) The teacher spoke too quickly and Weifen did not understand her most of the time, but she was afraid to ask questions of her poor pronunciation.

2) She hid behind her textbook and never said anything.

3) For Wei Fen, the secret to language learning is listening to something interesting.

Finish 3b: Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.

1) I can understand the meaning by watching their ______________ and the

__________ on their faces.

2) I can get the meaning by listening for just the _________.

3) My pronunciation improved by listening to the _____________ in English

movies.

4) I learned ______ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” by watching the

movies.

5) I can find the meaning of the new words by looking them up in a _______.

Answers: body language expressions key words

conversations useful dictionary

expression n. 表情; 表示; 表達方式

Step 3 Language points

1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?

find it difficult/hard to do sth. 發現做某事很困難

【find用法歸納】

find sb. doing sth. 發現某人做某事

find it + adj. + to do sth. 發現做某事很……

find it + adj. to do sth.中的it是形式賓語, adj.做賓補, to do sth.是真正的賓語。同類的動詞還有think, feel, consider等。

【活學活用】

1) I found it __________ (interest) to talk with my grandfather

2) I found it hard for me ___________ (improve) spoken English.

Answers: interesting, to improve

2. But I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.

be afraid to do sth. 害怕去做某事

【afraid用法歸納】

be afraid of sth./doing sth. 害怕做某事(擔心出現某種不良後果)

be afraid to do sth. 害怕去做某事(“怕” 或“不敢”去做某事)

be afraid +that 恐怕……(禮貌地說出令人不快、失望或感到遺憾的事)

【活學活用】

Tina is so shy that she is afraid of ____ in front of a group.

A. to speak B. speak

C. speaking D. spoke

Answer: C

3. Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story.

called=named 叫做

【call用法歸納】

call sb.=telephone sb. =phone sb. =give sb. a call =ring sb. up

給某人打電話

call on sb. 拜訪某人

4. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.

discover v. 發現; 發覺

指偶然或經過努力發現原來客觀存在但不爲人所知的事物。

e.g. Columbus discovered America in 1492. 哥倫布於1492年發現了美洲。

5. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s

a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.”

a piece of cake和serves sb. right是英語中的兩個習慣用語, 也可稱作習語idiom(s)。同漢語中的成語類似, 習語是人們在長期的語言運用中約定俗成的一種固定表達方式, 其意思往往不是字面所表達的含義。

如: a piece of cake表示事情非常簡單、易於解決, 相當於漢語的“小菜一碟; 小事一樁”; serves sb. right則相當於漢語說某人“活該”。

6. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary.

look up (在詞典、參考書中或透過電腦)查閱; 擡頭看

【look用法歸納】

look after 照顧

look like 看起來像

look out 當心, 小心

look through 瀏覽

look for 尋找

look forward to 期待

look around 向四周看

have/take a look 看一看

look over 檢查

Step 4 Summary

發現做某事很難 find it difficult to do sth.

語言學習的祕密 the secret to language learning

害怕做某事 be afraid to do sth.

愛上 fall in love with

肢體語言 body language

臉上的表情 the expressions on the faces

關健詞 key words

對……感興趣 be interested in

語言學習的祕密 look up the word in the dictionary

Step 5 Homework

1. Recite the important sentences in the passage on page 3.

2. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.

Section A3 (Grammar Focus-4c)

Step 1 Free talk

Talk about the ways you learn other subjects. You can use the following phrases and sentences.

How do you learn Chinese/ math /physics/chemistry?

Do you learn history and geography by___________?

Step 2 4a

Answer the questions. Then match the questions and answers.

1. How do you practice speaking?

2. How do you learn new words?

3. How do you improve your writing?

4. How do you practice listening?

5. How do you improve your pronunciation?

6. How do you learn grammar?

a. By watching English programs.

b. By listening to a tape and repeating out loud.

c. By having conversations with friends.

d. By taking notes, doing exercises and reading a lot.

e. By making word cards.

f. By writing e-mails to my pen pals.

Step 3 4b

Complete these statements. Use information that is true for you.

match physics chemistry Chinese history geography

e.g. I usually practice my English by taking notes / reading books and newspapers / speaking English with my classmates / memorizing sentence patterns.

a. I usually practice my math by______.

b. I usually practice my physics by_______. c. I usually practice my chemistry by____.

d. I usually practice my Chinese by _____.

e. I usually practice my history and geography by ________.

Step 4 4c

Check what you do to learn English . Then interview your partner.

A: Do you learn English by doing grammar exercises?

B: Yes, I do.

A: How often do you do them?

B:…

I learn English by… My partner learns

English by…

yes no how often yes no how often

doing grammar exercises.

taking notes in English.

reading English magazines.

keeping a diary in English.

using an English dictionary.

…

Step 5 Grammar

How do you learn English? I learn by studying with a group.

Do you learn English by reading aloud? Yes, 1 do. It helps my pronunciation.

How can I read faster? You can read faster by reading word groups.

How can I improve my pronunciation? One way is by listening to tapes.

動名詞

定義: 它是一種兼有動詞和名詞特徵的非謂語動詞形式。

基本形式: V-ing

作用: 動名詞具有名詞的性質，在句中可以做主語、表語、賓語、定語等。

動名詞的基本用法

1. 用作主語

所表動作比較抽象，或者泛指習慣性的動作。

e.g. Playing with fire is dangerous.

注意：動名詞做主語，有時先用it作形式主語，把動名詞置於句末。這種用法在習慣句型中常用。

1) It is no use/ good / useless + doing…

2) It is a waste of time + doing …

3) It is fun + doing …

在以上結構中常用動名詞作主語。

e.g. It’s no use crying over spilt milk. (覆水難收）

There is no joking about the matter.

It is fun playing with children. 和孩子們一起玩真好。

2. 用作賓語

1) 作動詞的賓語

常見的此類動詞有：practise, enjoy, finish, give up, cannot help, keep, keep on, mind, miss, put off, depend on, think about, succeed in, worry about, be used to, get used to, look forward to, pay attention to等。

e.g. How do you practice speaking?

I have to finish reading a book and give a report.

2) 作介詞的賓語

1. I learn English by doing grammar exercises.

2. Shall we have a rest or get down to doing our work?

3. He was late again because of getting up late.

4. Lock the doors and windows before going out.

5. What/How about the two of us playing games？

活學活用

1. She can’t help ________ (cry) after _________ (hear) the bad news.

2. Do you feel like _______ (have) a break?

3) 既可接動名詞又可接不定式的常用動詞有：remember, forget, regret, mean, try等，但表達的意義不同。

e.g. I remember seeing her at the hotel.

我記得在賓館見過她。(動作發生了)

I will remember to see her at the hotel.

我記着要去賓館見她。(動作尚未發生)

remember/forget/ regret to do 動作尚未發生

doing動作已經發生

try to do 設法、努力去做，盡力

doing 試試去做（看有何結果）

mean to do 打算做（主語一般是人）

doing意味着（主語一般是物）

regret to do 對將要做的事抱歉

doing 對已經發生的事感到後悔

stop to do停下去做另外一件事

doing停止做手頭的事情

3. 作表語

動名詞作表語時句子主語常是表示無生命的事物的名詞或what引導的名詞性從句。表語動名詞與主語通常是對等的關係，表示主語的內容，主語、表語可互換位置。

e.g. Your task is cleaning the windows.

你的任務就是擦窗戶。

(Cleaning the windows is your task.)

What I hate most is being laughed at. 我最痛恨的就是被別人嘲笑。

(Being laughed at is what I hate most.)

動名詞有時態和語態的變化。

動名詞的時態和語態的基本形式：（以write爲例）

時態

語態 一般時 完成時

主動語態 writing having written

被動語態 being written having been written

注意：動名詞的否定形式是：not writing

動名詞的複合結構：

動名詞的邏輯主語＋動名詞＝動名詞的複合結構

Would you mind _____（我開窗戶嗎）？

Would you mind my / me opening the window?

my/ me 稱爲動名詞的邏輯主語。

I can’t understand Jack /Jack’s leaving his wife.

I can’t understand his/him leaving his wife.

Jack’s/ His leaving his wife is unbelievable.

Step 6 Exercises

1. My watch needs ________, but I have no time to go to town to have it _______.

A. to repair; repaired

B. to be repaired; repairing

C. repairing; repaired

D. being repaired; repaired

2. You should apologize to your sister for _____ her the truth.

A. telling B. not telling C. telling not D. not tell

3. ---The light in the office is still on.

---Oh, I forgot ___________ it off.

A. turning B. turn C. to turn D. having turned

4. Hearing the bad news, the mother couldn’t help ________.

A. to cry B. crying C. cry D. cries

5. Our teacher told us to spend some time _______ English every day.

A. to practise speaking

B. practising speaking

C. to practise to speak

D. practising to speak

6. It is no use _______ without doing.

A. to promise B. promising

C. promise D. to be promised

Step 7 Homework

Write a short composition about how to learn English.

Section B 1 (1a-2e)

Step 1 Discussion

Do you have difficulty in learning English? What things are difficult for you?

1a Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you? Read the list. Check () the statements that are true for you.

____ I can't pronounce some of the words.

____ I can't always understand spoken English.

____I don't know how to increase my reading speed.

____I can't spell some English words.

____I often make mistakes in grammar.

註解:

1. I can’t always understand spoken English.

【解析】speak →spoke →spoken v.說

【注意】部分動詞的過去分詞也可做該詞的形容詞：spoken 口語的 broken 壞掉的written 寫作的

2. I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.

【解析】“疑問詞+動詞不定式”作賓語

【注意】what to do後不需要跟賓語

how to do後必須跟賓語

【拓展】“疑問詞+動詞不定式”結構：

know，tell, wonder,

ask, find

out, learn+ what, which, when, where,

how + 動詞不定式（to do）

1b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.

1. I don’t know enough words to write well.

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

Step 2 Listening and speaking

1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.

Answers: pronunciation, forgets, understand, writing

1d Listen again. Complete the solutions.

Answers: Listening, write the new words, join an English language club, pen pal

1e Role-play conversations using the information in 1c and 1d.

A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with.

B: Maybe you should join an English club.

註解: Maybe you should join an English club.

【解析】

join/join in/take part in

(1) join=be a member of 參加, 指加入某種組織，併成爲其中的一員。

join the army / party 入伍/黨

join the club 加入俱樂部

◆ join in 後接活動名稱

◆ join sb. 加入到某個人羣之中

(2) take part in參加，指加入羣體活動中並在活動中發揮重要作用。

Step 3 Discussion

2a What good learning habits can you think of? Make a list and discuss them with your partner.

Step 4 Reading

2b Read the passage quickly. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned?

2c Read the passage again 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?

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

3. What do the sayings "use it or lose it" and "practice makes perfect" mean? Do you agree with them?

4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes?

5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills?

6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not?

Step 5 Language points

1. It is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time.

該句句型是It is adj. for sb. to do sth.

【注】若形容詞表示事物特徵的，如：easy, difficult, hard, important等，須用介詞for。

It’s +adj. (kind, honest, friendly) + (of sb.) to do sth.

【注】若形容詞表示人的性格、品質與特點，如：good, kind, nice, wrong等，用介詞of。

【中考連結】

It’s very convenient ___ us to buy train tickets now because we can buy them either

from the station or on the Internet. (2012山東東營)

A. to B. of C. by D. for

Answer: D

2. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting.

connect v. 意爲“連接；與……有聯繫”

當表示把兩個物體（A和B）連接起來時，常用結構是connect A to / with / and B，其中to表示把A接到B上，多用來指動作而不指狀態。

e.g. Connect the speaker to / with the record player, please.

The subway connects the train station and / with the airport.

3. Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice

more.

【think相關短語】

think about 想起，考慮

think of 想到，認爲

think over 仔細考慮

think out 考慮好

think up 想出來

think through 認真地考慮

4. Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it.

even though=even if 即使, 引導讓步狀語從句

【注】even though 引導讓步狀語從句時，不能與but連用。

【中考連結】

-This dress was last year’s style.

- I think it still looks perfect ______ it has gone out this year. (2012青海)

A. so that B. as if

C. even though D. ever since

Answer: C

5. …, they are not afraid of making mistakes.

(1) be afraid of sth/doing sth害怕做某事，擔心（出現某種不良後果）。

(2) be afraid to do sth 害怕去做…, “怕” 或“不敢”去做某事。

(3) be afraid +that 恐怕…, 用於禮貌地表達可能令人不愉快的消息。

(4) 回答別人的提問時，可用省略形式I’m afraid so (not)。

6. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers.

(1) try on 試穿

(2) try to do sth. 努力做某事，側重盡力做

(3) try doing sth. 試圖做某事，側重嘗試做

(4) try one’s best to do sth.= do one’s best to do sth. 盡某人最大努力做某事

find out尋找，查明

【拓展】find/look for/find out 找

(1) find v. 找到，強調找到的結果

(2) look for 尋找，強調找東西的過程

(3) find out 查明，找到，指經過調查，詢問等弄清事實的真相

7. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.

1) 此句中whether or not you can do it well是個從句，用作整個句子的主語。這種從句叫作“主語從句”。又如：

Whether you did it right or wrong isn’t so important. What’s important is the

experience you gained.

2) whether or not 是英語從句的一個連詞結構，意思和功能相當於whether, 表示“是否”，常出現在賓語從句，主語從句中。使用時，也可把whether和or not分開，or not放到句尾。 例如:

I can’t tell whether or not the teacher likes me. 此句也可以寫成: I can’t tell whether the teacher likes me or not.

8. Knowledge comes from questioning. question在句子中作動詞，是“質疑；質問；

提問”的意思。例如：

I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it.

當question用作動詞，表示對某人或事物進行提問時，是一種十分正式的用法，有“提問；詢問；審問”的意思。例如：

The police questioned him for three hours before letting him go.

Step 6 Groupwork

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…

Step 7 Exercise

I. 寫出下列短語

1. 注意，關注

2. 把…和…聯繫起來

3. 天生具有…

4. 取決於

5. 即使

6. 害怕

7. 犯錯誤

8. 向…學習

9. 熟能生巧

II. 完成句子

1. 好的學習者時常把他們需要學習的和有趣的東西聯繫起來。

Good learners often _______ what they need __ _____ ____ something

interesting.

2. 即使你學得一些東西好，但你如果不用它將會忘記。

_____ __ you learn something well, you will forget it ______ you use it.

3. 好的學習者也不害怕犯錯誤。

Good learners are also ___ _____ __ making __________.

Step 8 Homework

Write a sentence using each word in the box.

Section B 2 (3a-selfcheck)

Step 1 Free talk

Talk about how we can learn English well with your partner.

How can we learn English well?

by taking part in relevant activities in English

by reading English story book

by listening to tapes over and over again

by making word cards

by watching videos

Step 2 3a-3b

3a Your friend wants to improve his/her English and asks you for help. What are

the three best ways to learn and why? Make some notes in the chart.

Best ways to learn Reasons Examples

1. Being interested in what you do

If you are interested in something, your brain will be more active and …

If you like music, you can learn English by listening to English songs.

Taking part in relevant activities in English

practice oral English

by doing English game

Reading some books

improve your reading speed

by reading English story books

3b Write a letter to your friend. Give him /her some advice about the best ways

to learn English. Use your notes in 3a.

Use the following expressions to help you:

There are three good ways to …

I think you should…

If you do this, you will…

It is also a good idea to …because…

You could try to improve your English by…

This will help you to…

Sample

Dear...,

There are three good ways to learn English. You can learn by making word cards, reading story books, listening to tapes and so on. I think you should learn English by reading some English story books. If you do this, you will improve your reading speed. …

Your friend, …

Step 3 Self check

in the blanks with the words in the box.

practice develop remember prepare

take notes until worry about everything

Are you stressed out each time you have a test? You don’t have to be if you __________ smart study skills. Remember to ___________ in class and review them on your own or with friends after class. Then __________ what you learned by doing exercises. Try to study and _________ information bit by bit instead of waiting ________ the last minute to study ___________ at once. If you __________ well for a test, then there’s nothing to ___________!

2. Number these sentences in order to make a conversation.

_____What’s the matter?

_____ Well, I practice my listening by listening to the tape over and over again until I can understand everything.

_____ So you want to practice your listening?

_____ Hi, Jake. I need your help.

_____ Uh-huh. Do you have any advice?

_____OK, I’ll try that.

_____ I have a listening test next week.

3. Give advice to these people.

1. Jane is a very slow reader.

She should improve her reading speed _________________________________.

2. Li Ming wants to improve his listening.

He could practice his listening __________________________________.

3. Meiping doesn’t know many English words.

She could learn more words ____________________________.

Step 4 Exercises

單項選擇題。

1. Good learners often ask ____ because they know knowledge comes from_____.

A. question, question B. questions, questions

C. questions, questioning D. questioning, questioning

2. I sometimes learn English by _______ English-language videos.

A. Watch B. watching

C. looking D. looking at

3. -____ do you study for an English test?

-By making vocabulary lists.

A. What B. When

C. How D. Who

4. Jean practices English by ________ English-language videos.

A. read aloud B. reading aloudly

C. read aloudly D. reading aloud

5. My pronunciation is not good._______ reading aloud to practice pronunciation?

A. How B. What

C. What about D. Can

6. ______ the English club at school is the best way to improve our English.

A. Join B. Joined

C. Joining D. Joins

7. If you don’t know a word, you must ______ in a dictionary.

A. look it up B. look up it

C. look over it D. look it out

Step 5 Homework

Make a conversation with your partner about how can we learn English well.