Section B (1a-1e)
Unit 1
How can we become good
learners?
Key words & phrases:
pronounce, increase, speed, partner,
understand spoken English, increase
my reading speed, spell some English
words, make mistakes in grammar
学习目标
Key sentences:
1. I can’t pronounce some of the words.
2. I can’t always understand spoken
English.
3. I don’t know how to increase my
English speed.
Challenges & Solutions
•• by by listening to tapes.listening to tapes.
•• by by studying with a group.studying with a group.
•• by by watching English programs on TV.watching English programs on TV.
•• by by enjoying English songs.enjoying English songs.
•• byby ... ...
How do you study English?
I study English …
Lead in: Revision
What things are difficult for you in
learning English?
Presentation: Free Talk
I can’t pronounce some of the words.
I can’t always understand spoken
English.
I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.
I can’t spell some English words.
I often make mistakes in grammar.
1.I don't know enough words to write well.
2.___________________________________
3.___________________________________
What other things are difficult for
you? Make a list.
1b
I can’t remember the new words.
I don’t know how to study grammar.
Do you have any good
advice for learning
English?
You should read English aloud.
Watching English movies can help your
pronunciation.
Why don’t you join an English language
club to practice speaking?
Would you mind remembering new words
by making word cards?
Please try to talk with your friends in
English as much as possible.
Advice
Listen and complete the learning
challenges he talks about.
Challenges
1. He can’t get the ____________ right.
2. He _________ a lot of new words.
3. He can’t always ___________ when
people talk to him.
4. He doesn’t get much __________
practice.
pronunciation
forgets
understand
writing
1c
Solutions
1. __________ can help.
2. He can always __________________ in his
notebook and study them at home.
3. He can __________________________ to
practice speaking.
4. He should find a __________ to practice
writing.
Listening
write the new words
join an English language club
pen pal
Listen again. Complete the solutions.1d
Listen and fill in the blanks.
Paul _____ ________ because he is having
_______ _______ English. First he can’t get the
pronunciation right. Then he can’t remember
the new words and sometimes he can’t
understand what people are saying in English.
And he doesn’t get much _______ ________.
looks worried
trouble learning
writing practice
His teacher Ms. Manson tells him to _____
___ the tape and ______ the sentences that are
difficult for him to _______ his pronunciation.
Then the teacher tells him to _____ the new
words in the notebook and study them ___
_____ or ___ _____ _____ on the way to school.
At last the teacher asks him to _____ the
English language club to _______ speaking and
_____ a pen pal.
practice
listen
to repeat
write
at
home in the train
join
practice
find
What things are difficult for you when
learning English? Role-play conversations
using the information from 1c and 1d.
make mistakes in grammar
be poor in writing
can’t get the pronunciation right
1. pronounce v. 发音
e.g. I don't know how to pronounce this word.
我不知道这个单词怎么发音。
Please pronounce after me.
请跟我发音。
Language Points
*pronounce on / upon 对…...发表意见
e.g. I don’t think I should pronounce on a matter
which I know little about.
我认为我不该对一个我知之甚少的问题发表意见。
*pronunciation n. 发音;读音
e.g. Do you know the pronunciation of the word?
你知道这个单词的读音吗?
知识拓展
1)How do you like your English teacher’s
_____________ (pronounce)?
2)He is good at grammar, but poor in
____________ (pronounce).
3) Every morning, he practices ____________
(pronounce) English words to improve his
spoken English.
pronunciation
pronunciation
pronouncing
Practice
2. increase v. 增加;增长;提高
e.g. Wide reading will increase your vocabulary.
博览群书会增加你的词汇量。
They have increased the price of petrol again.
他们又提高了汽油的价格。
The population of the earth is increasing
very
fast.
地球上的人口增长得很快。
*increase by 增长了…...
e.g. Traffic accidents have increased by three per-
cent in the past year.
去年交通事故增加了3%。
*increase to 增长到…...
e.g. The director hopes to be able to increase your
pay to 6000 yuan a month.
主任希望能将你的月工资提到每月6000元。
知识拓展
(烟台中考) In recent years the economy of our
country _____ rapidly.
A. is increased B. has increased
C. increased D. has been increased
答案: B
【点拨】由时间状语 in recent years 得知,用现在完
成时;句意是:“近几年,我国的经济迅速增长”
。此句中 increase 不能用于被动语态,故选 B。
中考链接
3. speed n. 速度
e.g. It can be dangerous to drive at high speed.
高速行驶危险。
What's the speed limit on the motorway?
高速公路的速度限制是多少?
The hurricane has a speed of 73 miles per hour.
飓风每小时73英里。
increase speed 提高速度
lose speed 减速
pick up speed 加速
reach a speed 达到某一速度
at a speed of 60 miles an hour
以每小时六十英里的速度
知识拓展
4. make mistakes 犯错;出错
e.g. I make mistakes in grammar.
我在语法方面出错。
make mistakes或make a mistake意为“犯错;
出错”,其后常接in引起的介词短语,表示
在某一方面出错。
I ______ a mistake. Please don’t be angry
with me.
A. make B. made
C. will make D. had made
答案: B
【解析】由下句“请不要生我的气”, 可
知
“我犯了个错误”,要用一般过去时,故
选 B。
Practice
*by mistake 由于差错,错误地
e.g. I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.
我错拿了你的手提包,还以为是我的呢。
*mistake ... for ... 错把……当成……
e.g. I mistook the house for a hotel.
我把这栋房子错当作旅馆了。
知识拓展
The boy often _______ in pronunciation.
A. makes mistakes B. by mistake
C. make mistakes D. make a mistake
【点拨】句中缺少谓语,应用动词短语,排除B 项,
by mistake意为“错误地,由于差错”。
make mistakes或make a mistake意为“犯错;出错”
,固定短语;句中主语是第三人称单数,且时态为一
般现在时,故谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式,排除C、
D两项。故选A。
典例解析
5. I don’t know how to increase my reading
speed.
*how to increase my reading speed为“疑问词
+不定式”结构,在句中作及物动词know的宾
语,该句也可以改为一个复合句:
I don’t know how I can increase my reading
speed.
动词不定式前面有时加上连接代词what,
which或连接副词when, where, how, 构成不定式
短语,常用于know, tell, wonder, ask, find out,
learn等动词之后作宾语。
e.g.
Please explain to me where to begin and how to
do it.
请给我解释该从哪里开始以及该怎么做。
1.There are so many kinds of MP6 in the shop.
We can’t decide _______.
A. what to buy B. to buy what
C. which to buy D. to buy which
【点拨】句意为:商店里有许多种(类)MP6。我们
不能决定买哪一种。考查“疑问词+动词不定式”作宾
语,首先排除B、D两项,由第一句知道要买MP6,排
除A。故选C。
Practice
2.— I will go to Harbin for my summer
vacation. What about you?
—I haven’t decided where ________.
A. go B. went C. going D. to go
【点拨】由句意 :“-我将去哈尔滨过暑假,你呢?
-我还没有决定去哪里。”可知, 后可接宾语从句,
也可接“疑问词+不定式” 结构。故排除 A、B 和C 项,
选择D项。
3.— Excuse me. Could you please tell me
______ my car?
— Sure. Park it right here. I’ll help you.
A. how to stop B. where to park
C. where to stop D. when to park
【点拨】park 指“停放车辆”, stop 指“停止、阻
止 (某物、人) ”。句意:打扰一下,你能告诉我到
哪里去停放我的车吗?所以选择答案B。
Ⅰ. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.We must learn to face the __________ in our
life.
2. He has trouble understanding _______
English.
solution, practice, mistake, speak, challenge
challenges
spoken
Exercises
3. Can you think of a good _______ to the
problem?
4. You can listen to the tapes to get much
listening _______.
5. The more careful you are, the fewer _______
you’ll make.
solution
practice
mistakes
Ⅱ. 单项选择
1. —Could you please show me _____ an e-mail?
—Sure. It’s easy to do.
A. when to send B. to send how
C. to send where D. how to send
2. His trouble is that he always makes mistakes
_____ spelling English words.
A. on B. with C. in D. by
D
C
3. He reads aloud to practice his _____ every
morning.
A. voice B. sound
C. pronounce D. pronunciation
4. She wants to _____ an English club to practice
speaking English.
A. join in B. join
C. take part D. go to
5. There are _____ new words in this passage.
A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. much
D
B
C
III. 英汉短语互译
1. spoken English
2. 犯错;出错
3. get the pronunciation right
4. 参加一个英语俱乐部
5. 练习说英语
英语口语
make mistakes/ make a mistake
正确地发音
join an English club
practice speaking English
IV. 完成句子。
1. 你应该找一个笔友。
You _______ _______ a pen pal.
2. 你为什么不加入一个英语俱乐部来练习讲
英语呢?
_______ _______ you join an English club
to practice ________ English?
should find
Why don’t
speaking
Key words & phrases:
pronounce, increase, speed, partner, understand
spoken English, increase my reading speed, spell
some English words, make mistakes in grammar
Key sentences:
1. I can’t pronounce some of the words.
2. I can’t always understand spoken English.
3. I don’t know how to increase my English speed.
Challenges & Solutions
Summary
1. Memorize the new words and phrases.
2. Preview the passage in 2b.
Homework
Thank
you!