Unit-1-Period-1.doc

Unit 1 How can we become good learners?
学习目标
认知目标：
1. Talk about how to study. 学会讨论各种学习方法和策略。
2. Find out your suitable learning methods. 找出适合自己的学习方法。
情感目标：
通过对学习方法的学习，培养学生用正确而科学的方法做事的能力，明白“一份耕耘，一份收获”。
技能目标：
（1）熟练掌握下列词汇： aloud pronunciation discover repeat note pronounce increase speed partner create active connect review knowledge wisely born attention
（2）熟练掌握下列短语： 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.
重点、难点（Key points and difficulties）
1. 学会运用how来询问做事方式
2. 学会运用by + doing的结构表达做事方式。by 介词，表示“通过……方法
或途径”，译成“靠、通过”。by后面可以加名词或动名词短语。
3. 动名词的构成：
动词后加动名词doing，相当于名词，在句子中可以做主语、宾语、表语
定语等。
课时划分
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.
Jack: Annie, I’m a little nervous. I have to finish reading a book and give a report next Monday.
Annie: That doesn’t sound too bad.
Jack: But I’m a very slow reader.
Annie: Just read quickly to get the main ideas at first. Don’t read word
by word. Read word groups.
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.
我通过小组活动来学习。
by作为介词，用法很多。请仔细观察下面的例句，分析by的用法，然后补全结论部分所缺的内容。
【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.
【结论】
1) by可表示位置，(1) “__________”，如句1。也有“从……旁边（经过）”之意。
2) by可表示交通、传递等的方式，如句2。
3) by可表示时间，“到（某时）之前；不迟于”，如句3。
4) by可用于构成(2) ________，“被，由”，如句4。
5) by可表示方式或手段，(3) “__________结构在句中作方式状语，“通过……方式（方法）”或“借助……手段”，如句5。
Answers: (1) 在……旁边 (2) 被动语态 (3) by + V-ing形式
【运用】根据提示，用含有by的短语完成各句。
1) Annie went to Beijing _______ (乘火车) yesterday.
2) His grandfather made a living _________ (靠卖水果) in the past.
3) The scientists have to arrive at the village __ (八月以前).
4) Allen goes _______________ (经过邮局) on his way to school every
morning.
5) The book was written ____________ (由几个工程师).
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?
大声朗读来练习发音怎么样？
辨析aloud, loud和loudly
aloud 出声地；大声地。常与read/ call等词连用, 不用于比较级。
e.g. Don’t read aloud in the library. 不要在图书馆大声朗读。
loud 大声地；喧闹地。指说话声和笑声，常与talk/ speak/ laugh/ sing等词连用, 常用比较级。
e.g. We can’t hear you. Please speak louder.
我们听不到你的声音。请再大声点。
loudly 高声地；喧闹地。可以和loud互换，含有“吵闹”的意思，不悦耳。
What about/ How about…?
后跟名词，代词或v.-ing。用于征求意见。
e.g. What about a cup of tea? 喝杯茶怎么样？
How about you? 你呢？
What /How about going to the zoo this afternoon?
今天下午去动物园怎么样？
3. It’s too hard to understand spoken English.
句中的it是形式主语, 不定式短语to understand spoken English是真正的主语。该句句型为: It’s+too+adj.+ (for sb.)+to do sth. 意思是“(对某人来说)做某事是……的”。如：
It’s too important to keep healthy.
It’s difficult for him to learn two languages.
【链接】
too ... to ... 结构常表示“太……而不能……”, too后面接形容词或副词, to后面接动词原形。如：
The room is too dirty to live in.
He walks too slowly to get there on time.
【运用】
将下面的句子翻译成英语。
1) 孩子们在那条河里游泳是危险的。It’s dangerous for the children to swim in that river.
2) 晚饭后散步太有必要了。It’s too necessary to take a walk after supper.
3) 水太烫, 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. 大声朗读以练习发音怎么样？
What about ____________ to practice pronunciation?
2. 她通过读课本来学习英语。
She studies English __________ the textbook.
3. She improves her English _______________ (通过加入英语俱乐部).
Answers: 1. reading aloud 2. by reading 3. by joining an English club
Ⅲ. Translation.
1. 老师要求我大声朗读课文。
2. 不要这么大声。婴儿在睡觉。
3. 我爸爸经常开车去上班。
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.