How can we become good leamers Unit 1 How can we become good leamers Section B (2a – 2e)

What things are difficult for you in learning English? A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with. B: Maybe you should join an English club. 2

Do you think English is difficult or easy? Why? How do you learn to learn English well? Do you have any learning habits?

Is the habit good or bad? Why? listening to music when learning 4

Is the habit good or bad? Why? looking up a dictionary when meeting new words 5

Is the habit good or bad? Why? correcting the mistakes in time 6

Is the habit good or bad? Why? asking the teacher for help 7

New words ability n.能力；才能 brain /brein/ n. 大脑 active /＇æktiv/ adj. 活跃的；积极的 attention n. 注意；关注 pay attention to 注意；关注 connect v.（使）连接；与⋯.有联系 review /ri＇vju:/ v. & n. 回顾；复习 knowledge n.知识；学问 wisely /＇waizli/ adv. 明智地；聪明地 overnight adv. 一夜之间；在夜间

句子预习检测 1.好的学习者时常吧他们需要学习的和他们感兴趣的联系起来。 Good learners often ______ what they need ____ _____ _______ something they are interested in. 2.即使你学得一些东西好，但你如果不用它将会忘记。 ________ _______ you learn something well. you will forget it ______ you use it.

3. .好的学习者也不害怕犯错误。Good learners are also _____ ______ ______ making _______ . 4.他尝试了许多次成功了，并且从错误中学到很多。He succeeded by _____ _____ _______ and ____ ______ his mistakes. 5.他们可以记下关键词来记笔记，或者画出思维图。 They may______ _______ by ______ ______ _____ words or _____ ______ _______ .

2a What good learning habits can you think of? Discuss them with your partner.

2b Read the passage quickly. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned? 1. Creating an interest in what they learn 2. Practicing and learning from mistakes 3. Developing their study skills 4. Asking questions 阅读策略：USING DICTIONARIES This can help you find the definition that matches the context of the word in the text. 定义 使用词典 这可以帮你找到与文中词的语境相匹配的定义。

How Can You Become a Successful Learner? Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common. 每个人天生都具有学习的能力。 能 否 依靠；依赖 学习习惯 共同地

Creating an interest in what they learn 激发他们对所学内容的兴趣 Creating an interest in what they learn 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. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something they are interested in. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored. study 研究 头脑 更活跃 注 意 联系 感到无聊

Practicing and learning from mistakes Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, “use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. Practice makes perfect. Good learners are also not afraid of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes. be good at 擅长于…… 不用就作废 即使=even though 熟能生巧。 be afraid of doing sth.害怕做某事

Developing their study skills It is not enough to just study hard. You have to know how to study. Good learners find out the best ways to learn well. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. Good learners also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student. 找到；发现 画思维导图

Asking questions Good learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning. Learning is a life-long journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well. 互相；彼此 知识来源于质疑。 学习是一个终生的旅程 ……的一部分

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? Yes, I do. No, he doesn’t. Because whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Because 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. 1.Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. 2.We should keep practicing what we have learned so that we can be good at it. 3.Yes, I do.

They learn from mistakes. 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 life-long journey? Why or why not? They learn from mistakes. 学习技能 Taking notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps, looking for ways to review what they have learned, and doing this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student. Yes. Because every day brings something new.

2d Find the following words from the passage in the dictionary 2d Find the following words from the passage in the dictionary. Then write a sentence using each word in the context(上下文) of the reading. brain n.【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 connect v.【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL;IELTS】 overnight adv.【考研；CET6;CET4;】 attention n. 【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 review v. 【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 knowledge n. 【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 ability n. 【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 active adj.【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 wisely adv.【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 e.g. brain: A good way to train the brain is to do some math exercises every day. 训练大脑

B: I agree. I believe that ... 2e Can you think of other ways to become a successful learner? 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 ... 用不同的方式

Phrases 1、whether or not与否 2、each other互相（两者），one another（三者以上）互相，彼此 3、in common通常 4、Everyone is born with the ability to learn.每个人与生带来的学习能力。 5、Creating an interest in what they learn学习中创造兴趣 6、pay attention to…注意到……注意力集中到……

7、Your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time.你的大脑越活跃，就越容易长时间集中精力学习它。 8、Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something they are interested in.优秀学生通常把兴趣和学习内容联系起来。 9、get bored疲倦，劳累

10、Practicing and learning from mistakes（练习）实践和从错误中学习 11、“use it or lose it” “取舍” 12、Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 13、Good learners are also not afraid of making mistakes优秀学生也不怕出错误。 14、Developing their study skills 提高学习技能

15、It is not enough to just study hard.仅仅努力学习是不够的。 16、You have to know how to study.你必须知道怎样学习。 17、Good learners find out the best ways to learn well.优秀学生找到最佳学习方法去学好。 18、They may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps.他们记下关键词或者在大脑中画草图。 19、by reading their notes查看他们的笔记方式

20、by explaining the information to another student学生互相用所学的知识进行解释方式 21、Knowledge comes from questioning.学问相长。 22、Learning is a life-long journey because every day brings something new.学习是一个终身过程因为每天都有新鲜事物产生。

23、Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.你所学的每一样东西成为你自己的一部分，逐步改变你，因此越学越聪明,越学越好。