Unit 1 Section B-2 Period 2 (2a-3b)

Review Translate the phrases. spoken English increase reading speed spell English words make mistakes in grammar get the pronunciation right join an English club 英语口语 提高阅读速度 拼写英语单词 犯语法错误 正确地发音 加入一个英语俱乐部

Enjoy a song I Believe I Can Fly.

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. 中国英语教师网

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

Is the habit good or bad? Why? listening to music when learning 中国英语教师网 6

Is the habit good or bad? Why? looking up a dictionary when meeting new words 中国英语教师网 7

Is the habit good or bad? Why? correcting the mistakes in time 中国英语教师网 8

Is the habit good or bad? Why? asking the teacher for help 中国英语教师网 9

2b Read the passage quickly and answer the question. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned? Creating an interest in what they learn. Practicing and learning from mistakes. Developing their study skills. Asking questions. 中国英语教师网

2c Read the passage again and answer the questions. The keys: 1.The writer thinks that everyone is born with the ability to learn well. I agree with the writer that everyone is born with the ability to learn, but learning well depends on the learning habits that one develops. 2. This is because studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. You will also not get bored. 中国英语教师网 11

3. Use it or lose it: If you stop doing something, you will forget how to do it. Perfect makes perfect: If you do something again and again, you will become very good at it. 4. They learn from mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes. 5.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. 6. (Answers will vary.)

2d Write a sentence for each word. The brain is one of the most important parts of the body. 2. Draw a line to connect these two points. 3. Don’t expect to learn a new skill overnight. 4. It is important to pay attention in class. 5. At the end of every day, I try to review the new words I learned that day. 中国英语教师网 13

6. Learning a new language also helps us to gain some knowledge of the culture of its native speakers. 7. Scientists believe that only humans have the ability to learn a complex language. 8. My brother is active and enjoy sports. 9. Her mother wisely advised her not to give up studying English.

3b Write a letter to your friend 3b Write a letter to your friend. Give him / her some advice about the best ways to learn English. Dear Wenxin, There are three good ways to learn English. One way is being interested in what you are doing. If you are interested in something, your brain will be more active and you will be more focused. If you like music, I think you should listen to English songs. If you do this, you will be able to improve your pronunciation. 中国英语教师网 15

I hope these three ways will work well for you! Your friend, ________ It is also a good idea to read English books because well-written books can teach you many new words and how they are used. You could try to improve your English by watching English movies. This will help you to improve your listening and speaking skills as you will have a chance to listen to natural speech. I hope these three ways will work well for you! Your friend, ________ 中国英语教师网 16

Translate the phrases. be born with depend on have … in common pay attention to connect … with … get bored think about Practice makes perfect. learn from one’s mistakes 生而具有… 取决于；依赖；依靠 有…共同之处 注意 / 留意… 把…和…连接/联系起来 感到厌烦；感到无聊 考虑 / 思考… 熟能生巧。 从所犯错误中吸取教训

take notes write down key words draw mind maps look for explain … to … find out the answers 记笔记 记下 / 写下关键词 绘制思维导图 寻找… 向…解释… 找出答案

Language points be born with 意为“生而具有…” She was born with weak eyesight. 她天生视力差。 People are born with natural rights. 人人生而具有天赋的权利。 He was born with a very good memory . 他生来记性好。

2. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. 这句话中的主语是whether or not you can do this well，是由whether 引导的主语从句。 Whether she is coming or not doesn’t matter too much. 她来不来都无关紧要。

depend on 在这里的意思是“取决于…” The price depends on the quality. 价钱取决于质量。 Your success depends on whether you work hard or not. 你的成功取决于你是否努力工作。 depend on 依赖；依靠 Children depend on their parents for food and clothing. 小孩依赖他们的父母供给衣食。

(2013年荆州市) — How long does it take you to cook these potatoes? — It ________________ (取决于) the size of them. (depend) depends on

pay attention to 注意 / 关注…(to是介词) I hope you will pay attention to this problem. 希望你对此给予关注。 Children, pay attention to what I have to say. 孩子们，请注意我将要说的话。 Everyone should pay attention to preserving his own eyesight. 每人都应注意保护视力。

5. connect v. (使)连接；与…有联系 Connect the fridge (up) to the electricity supply. 接通冰箱的电源。 Can you connect me with Los Angeles, please? 请给我接通洛杉矶的电话，好吗？ He doesn't seem to connect with anybody. 他好像和谁都不来往。

“把…和…连接起来”,英文的表达方式是connect ... with ...。 The Suez Canal connects Africa with Asia. 苏伊士运河把非洲和亚洲连接起来。 The two towns are connected by a highway. 两个城市由一条公路连接起来。 connect本身含有“接在一起”的意思, 用each other意思重复。

例文赏析 Mr. Brown, Recently I have had a discussion about the ways to learn English better with Allen, a student from Britain. In his opinion, the best ways are by reading English newspapers and talking with friends. He also believes that sometimes seeing English films isn’t a bad way.

I quite agree with him. However, I think we can go surfing online, where we can find a lot of information in English to read. Besides, we can look for an pen pal from an English-speaking country so that we can get to know something about his or her country. Finally, learning English grammar well is also a great help. Liu Mei

A sample version Dear Li Lei, I know it isn’t easy to learn English well, but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldn’t understand people who talked fast. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word. You can also do lots of listening practice. I think it’s one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner. Another thing that I think important is English

grammar. In order to learn it well, you have to take a lot of grammar notes in every class. You can write English sentences using the grammar you are learning. You can also read more English books. Reading is as important as listening for us to learn English well. If you do so, I believe you can learn English very well. Yours, Meimei