Unit 1 Section A (3a-4c).pptx

Unit 1 How can we become good learners ? Section A 3a-4c Have you ever tried to learn English by watching English movies? Do you find it easy or difficult to understand what the characters say in the movie? Why? How can we have a better understanding of English movies? R ead 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? 3a How I Learned to Learn English Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke s o quickly that I did not understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything. learn to do sth. 学会去做某事 hide 隐藏 Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story . I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too . Although I could not understand everything the character s said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words . 被叫做 fall in love with 爱上 …… begin to do sth. 开始去做某事 也 人 物 肢体语言 关键词 My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning. I also learned useful sentences like “ It’s a piece of cake ” or “ It serves you right .” I did not understand these sentences at first . But because I wanted to understand the story, I look ed them up in a dictionary. n. 发 音 v. 发 现 …… 的秘诀 小菜一碟 你活该 起 初 look up （在词典中）查找；查阅 也 Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies. n. 理 解 那么我可以更好地理解英文电影。 1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English? The teacher spoke too quickly. She was afraid to ask questions. She didn ’ t like her English class. 2. What did she do in English class? She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything. 3. What is the secret to language learning? Listening to something interest ing is the secret to language learning. ● How can we have a better understanding of English movies? 1) Try to listen for just the key words instead of every word. 2) Try to guess the meaning by watching their body language and the expressions on their faces. 3) Look up some new words in a dictionary . ● Do you find it easy or difficult to understand what the characters say in the movie? Why? 1) Sometimes they speak too quickly . 2) There are some new words . 3) We can’t understand some sentence patterns . Summary Language Points 1 ． Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English ？ 为什么魏芬发现学习英语很难？ it 是 find 的形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式短语， difficult 充 当宾语补足语。有类似用法的词还有 think ， make ， feel ， consider 。 2. What is the secret to language learning? 语言学习的秘诀是什么？ the secret to … “…… 的秘诀 ” 其中 to 为介词 , 表示所属， secret 在此 处用作可数名词，意为 “ 秘密；秘诀 ”。 e.g. Her age is a secret to us all. 她的年龄对我们大家来说是个秘密。 4 . I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. be afraid to do sth 怕而不敢做某事 be afraid of do ing sth 害怕 或担心做某事 3. so… that … 意为“ 如此 …… 以至于 …… ”，引导结果状语从句， so 后用 形容词 或 副词原形。 so that 引导目的状语从句时，意为“ 以便；为了 ”。从句中常 使用 can\could\may\might\will\would\should 等情态动词或助动词。 5. Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story . I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! 之后有一天，我看了一部名为 《 玩具总动员 》 的英 文电影。我爱上了这部令人兴奋而有趣的电影！ called Toy Story 为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰名词 movie 。 fall in love with “爱上某人 / 某物”。 be in love with 意为 “ 与 … 相爱”，表状态。 6. as well 意为 “ 也；和；又 ” 。其用法与 too 相同，多 用于肯定句末尾。 【 辨析 】 a lso, too , as well , either 均含“也”之意。 also 比 too 正式一些 ， 语气较重，只用于肯定句，一般紧靠动词。 too 语气较轻，多用于口语，在肯定句中使用，通常位于句末。 as well 一般不用否定句，通常放在句末，强调时可放在句中。 either 用于否定句，放在句末，之前加逗号。 7. discover 动词， 意为 “ 发觉；发现 ”， 多指发现已经存在而不为人知的事物。 【 辨析 】 find 和 invent ① find 意为 “ 找到；发现 ”， 指寻找的结果，通常指偶然发现。 ② invent 意为 “ 发明 ”， 指发现以前没有的事物。 8. look up look up 意为 “ ( 在词典、参考书等中 ) 查阅；查找 ” 。是 “ 动词＋副词 ” 短语 ， 名词作宾语时 ， 可放在短语中间或后面；代词作宾语时 ， 代词 一定要放在短语之间。 Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage. I can understand the meaning by watching their___________ and the ___________ on their faces. I can get the meaning by listening for just the ____________. My pronunciation improved by listening to the ___________ in English movies. I learned _______ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” by watching the movies. I can find the meaning of new words by looking them up in a __________. body language expressions key words conversations useful dictionary 3b How do you learn English? I learn by studying with a group. Do you learn English by reading aloud? Yes, I do. It helps my pronunciation. Grammar Focus You can read faster by reading word groups. How can I read faster? How can I improve my pronunciation ? One way is by listening to tapes. 介词 by 的用法 1 ． by 表示 方式、方法或手段 ，后接名词或动名词，意为“使用某物； 靠；乘 ( 车、船 ) 等”。 e.g. Do you learn English by reading aloud ？ 你通过朗读来学习英语吗？ I often go to school by bike. 我经常骑自行车去上学。 2. by 表示 时间 ，意为“ 到 …… 时 ( 为止 ) ；在 …… 以前、不迟于 ”。 e.g. Can you finish your work by nine o'clock ？ 你能在 10 点前完成你的工作吗？ Language Points 3. by 表示 地点、位置 。意为“靠近 ；在 …… 旁边 ”。 e.g. The boy often reads books by the river. 这个男孩经常在河边读书。 4. by 表示 移动的方向 。意为“ 从 …… 旁边 过”。 e.g. He walked by me without speaking. 他从我旁边经过，没有说话。 5. by 表示 根据 ，意为“按照”。 e.g. What time is it by your watch ？你的手表几点了？ 6. by 表示 被抓着 ，被接触的身体的某一部分。 e.g. She took me by the hand. 她拉着我的手。 Match the questions and answers. 4a 4b Make sentences using the structure “do sth. by doing” with the subjects in the box and information that is true for you . math 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. I like to learn math __________________________________. by solving new math problems every day I usually practice my physics __________________________. by doing a lot of exercises I like to study my chemistry____________________________ ______________________. by memorizing chemical terms and doing experiments I like to practice my Chinese____________________________. I like to improve my history and geography _______________________________________________. by watching historical and geographical programs by keep ing a diary in Chinese Check ( ) what you do to learn English. Then interview your partner. 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 books/ magazines keeping a diary in English using an English dictionary … A: Do you learn English by doing grammar exercises? B: Yes, I do. A: How often do you do them? B: … 4c √ Now, let’s summarize some ways of learning English. Summary A. Listening listening to English tapes listening to English radios listening to English songs B. Speaking speaking English in class speaking English aloud speaking English with a foreigner reading English textbooks C. Reading reading English newspapers reading English magazines D. Writing writing English compositions writing/keeping diaries in English writing emails to your friends E. Watching watching English films watching English TV program watching English DVDs asking the classmates for help F. Asking asking the teacher for help making word cards G. Making/Doing making vocabulary lists doing a lot of exercises memorizing the words and phrases H. Memorizing Homework 老师可以在这里布置作业奥 ~