Unit 1

How can we become good

learners?

textbook

conversation

aloud

pronunciation

sentence

patient

n. 教科书；课本n. 交谈；谈话adv. 大声地；出声地n. 发音；读音n. 句子adj. 有耐心的；n. 病人

Words Review

1.How do people learn a foreign language?

2.Do you have good ways to learn English?

3.How can you improve your speaking,

listening, reading and writing in English?

To learn to use verb + by …

To learn how to learn and how to learn English better

To learn new words: textbook, conversation, aloud, pronunciation …

Talk about how to learn

Language GoalLanguage Goal

_____a. by working with friends

_____b. by making word cards

_____c. by reading the textbook

_____d. by listening to tapes

_____e. by asking the teacher

for help

1a Check ( ) the ways you study ✔

English. Then add other ways you sometimes study.

✔

✔

✔

✔

By speaking with foreigners

By watching English movies

By making pal-friends with foreigners

By reading English newspaper

By reading English stories

What ways do you often use in

learning English?

by taking notes

by reading the textbook

by keeping English diaries

by having conversations with friends

by reading aloud to practice

pronunciation

What’s the function of such ways?

have conversations with friendsread aloud to practice pronunciationwatch English videoslisten to tapesread English textbooks

establish language sense

improve speaking skillsimprove listeningpractice readingenlarge the knowledge of English culture

1b Listen. How do these students study

for a test? Write letters from 1a above.

_____1. Meiping

_____2. Peter

_____3. Tony

b

e

d

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.

listening to the radio

How do you study for a test?I study by…

CRI

Pair work

speaking English in class

reading English texts

How do you study for a test?I study by…

How do you study for a test?I study by…

keeping English diaries

by 是个很常用的介词（有时也用作副词）， 在初中英语中的用法有以下几种： (1) 意为“在……旁”、“靠近”。如： 他们在湖边画画。

They are drawing by the lake.

(2) 意为“不迟于”、“到……时为止”。如： 　

他在晚饭前会好的。 He will be all right by supper time.

　

Language points

(3) 表示方法、手段，可译作“靠”、“用” 、“ 凭借”、“通过”、“乘坐”等。如：猴子用尾巴吊在树上。 The monkey was hanging from the tree by

his tail.

(4) 用于被动句中，表示行为主体，常译 作“被”、“由”等。如：许多人讲英语。 English is spoken by many people.

(5) 组成其它短语 :

1) by the way : 意为“顺便说”、“顺便问一 下”，常做插入语。如：　 顺便问一下，李丽在哪儿？ By the way, where’s Lily?

2) by oneself : 意为“单独”、“自己”。如： 我不能把她单独留下。 I can’t leave her by herself.

3) by and by : 意为“不久以后”、“不一会 儿”。如： 不久以后，越来越多的人开始学英语了。 By and by, more and more people

began to study English.

　

2a Listen and check ( ) the questions ✔

you hear.

Questions Answers_____ 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?

_________

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√

√

√

d

b

c

a

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.

It’s too hard to understand the voices.

“too + 形容词 / 副词 + to + 动词原形”结构，意为“太……而不能……”，该句型用于肯定句，但表示否定的意义。

He is too young to go to school.

他太小了，不能去上学。

too…to… 前面有never ， not ， only ， but 等词时，或出现too …not to do 的双重否定时，否定词与不定式中的否定意义结合起来构成了肯定意义。

It’s never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

A: Have you ever studied with a group?

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

way.

2c Make conversations using the

information in 2a and 2b.