Section B (2a-Self Check)
Unit 1
How can we become good
learners?
Key words & phrases:
born, ability, create, brain, active,
attention, connect, overnight, review,
knowledge, lifelong, wisely, pay attention
to, connect…with
学习目标
Key sentences:
1. Everyone is born with the ability to
learn.
2. Learning is a lifelong journey because
every day brings something new.
A: I don’t have a partner to practice
English with.
B: Maybe you should join an English
club.
What things are difficult for you in
learning English?
Lead in: Revision
Do you think English is difficult or easy?
Why?
How do you learn to learn English well?
Do you have any learning habits?
Pre-reading
listening to music when learning
Is the habit good or bad? Why?
looking up a dictionary when
meeting new words
Is the habit good or bad? Why?
correcting the mistakes in time
Is the habit good or bad? Why?
asking the teacher for help
Is the habit good or bad? Why?
ability n.能力;才能
brain n. 大脑
active adj. 活跃的;积极的
attention n. 注意;关注
pay attention to 注意;关注
Words and expressions
connect v.(使)连接;与......有
联系
review v. & n. 回顾;复习
knowledge n.知识;学问
wisely adv. 明智地;聪明地
overnight adv. 一夜之间;在夜间
What good learning habits can you
think of? Make a list and discuss them
with your partner.
2a
1.Asking questions in class.
2.Having an interest in the subject.
3.Having a study partner.
...
Read the passage quickly. Which
four habits of successful learners are
mentioned?
1. Creating an interest in what they learn
2. Practicing and learning from mistakes
3. Developing their study skills
4. Asking questions
2b
While-reading
阅读策略:USING DICTIONARIES
This can help you find the definition(定义) that
matches the context of the word in the text.
使用词典——这可以帮你找到与文中词的语境相
匹配的定义。
How Can You Become a
Successful Learner?
Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But
whether or not you can do this well depends on
your learning habits. Research shows that
successful learners have some good habits in
common.
Creating an interest in what they learn
Studies show that if you are interested in
something, your brain is more active and it is also
easier for you to pay attention to it for a long
time. Good learners often connect what they need
to learn with something interesting. For example,
if they need to learn English and they like music
or sports, they can listen to English songs or
watch sports programs in English. This way they
will not get bored.
Practicing and learning from mistakes
Good learners think about what they are good at
and what they need to practice more. Remember,
“use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something
well, you will forget it unless you use it. Practice
makes perfect. Good learners will keep practicing
what they have learned, and they are not afraid of
making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not
invent the telephone overnight.
Developing their study skills
It is not enough to just study hard. Good learners
know the best way they can study. For example,
they may take notes by writing down key words
or by drawing mind maps. They also look for
ways to review what they have learned. They may
do this by reading their notes every day or by
explaining the information to another student.
He succeeded by trying many times and learning
from his mistakes.
Asking questions
Good learners often ask questions during or after
class. They even ask each other and try to find out
the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning.
Learning is a lifelong journey because every day
brings something new. Everything that you learn
becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn
wisely and learn well.
1. Does the writer think that everyone is born with the
ability to learn well? Do you agree? Why or why not?
2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to
learn with something you are interested in?
No, he doesn’t. Yes, I do.
Because whether or not you can do this well depends on
your learning habits.
Because if you are interested in something, your brain
is more active and it is also easier for you to pay
attention to it for a long time.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.2c
3. What do the sayings “use it or lose it” and “practice
makes perfect” mean? Do you agree with them?
4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they
afraid of making mistakes?
1) Even if you learn something well, you will forget it
unless you use it.
2) We should keep practicing what we have learned so
that we can be good at it.
3) Yes, I do.
They learn from mistakes.
5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do
you have those study skills?
6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey?
Why or why not?
学习技能
Taking notes by writing down key words or by drawing
mind maps, looking for ways to review what they have
learned, and doing this by reading their notes every day
or by explaining the information to another student.
Yes. Because every day brings something new.
Look up the following words from the passage in
the dictionary. Then write a sentence for each word.
brain n. connect v. overnight adv.
attention n. review v. knowledge n.
ability n. active adj. wisely adv.
e.g. brain: A good way to train the brain is to do some
math exercises every day. 训练大脑
Post-reading
2d
connect:This railway line connects Beijing and
Guangzhou.
overnight:The actor became famous overnight.
attention:We must pay attention to our
pronunciation.
review:We should review the lessons in time.
knowledge:Knowledge comes from questioning.
...
Do you think you are a good learner? What
learning habits do you think are useful? Discuss with
your group and share your ideas with the class.
A: I think another way to become a successful
learner is by trying to think about the same thing
in different ways.
B: I agree. I believe that ...
用不同的方式
2e
Language Points
1. Everyone is born with the ability to learn.每个
人天生都具有学习的能力。
1)be born with意为“天生具有”,常指本来就具有某
种天分、性格或患有某种疾病等。
e.g.He was born with a gift for music.
他天生具有音乐天赋。
2)ability此处用作不可数名词,意为“能力”,其后常
接to do,表示“做……的能力”。
e.g.He has the ability to speak English fluently.
2.But whether or not you can do this well depends on
your learning habits.但是你是否能把这做好取决于
你的学习习惯。
whether or not意为“是否”,常出现在宾语从句、
主语从句中。
e.g.Whether or not we're successful, we can be
sure that we did our best.
●whether和if均可引导宾语从句,表示“是否”,在口语
或间接引语中两者可以互换。
e.g.Ask him whether/if he can come.
问问他是否来。
但在下列情况下,只能用whether,不能用if:
a.whether引导的从句常和连词or或or not连用,而if不能;
b.当宾语从句提到首句时,只能用whether,不能用if;
c.whether后可以接动词不定式,if 不能。
Practice
用whether或if填空。
1. ________ it's true or not, I can't tell.
2. I don't know _______ to accept or refuse.
3. I wonder __________ I can get some advice
from you.
Whether
whether
whether/if
3. Studies show that if you are interested in
something, your brain is more active and it is
also easier for you to pay attention to it for a
long time.研究表明,如果你对某事感兴趣,你
的大脑就会更活跃,你也更容易长时间关注它。
1)be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”,相当
于show/take/have/feel (an) interest in,后接名词、
代词或动名词。
e.g.Are you intereted in Physics?
2)It is +adj.+of/for sb. to do sth.
①若形容词是指人的性格、品质,如kind,good,
nice,polite等,用of;
②若形容词仅仅描述事物,如difficult,important,
easy等,用for。
Practice
用of或for填空。
1.It's kind ____ you to help me.
2.It's necessary ____ us to drink plenty of water.
of
for
4.Good learners think about what they are
good at and what they need to practice more.
善于学习的人会考虑他们擅长什么以及需要
多练习什么。
1)think about意为“考虑”,其后可接名词、
代词或v.-ing等。
e.g.He is thinking about a problem.
拓展
think of 想到,对……有想法
think over反复思考
2)be good at意为“擅长”,其后接名词、
代词或v.-ing,其同义短语为do well in。
e.g.I'm good at English.=I do well in
English.
拓展
be good with 与……相处得好
be good for对……有益处
be good to对……和蔼/友善
5. Good learners will keep practicing what they
have learned, and they are not afraid of making
mistakes. 好的学习者会继续练习他们已经学到
的,而且他们不害怕犯错误。
1)keep doing sth.意为“一直做某事”
keep sb. doing sth.让某人一直做某事
e.g.Sorry, I have kept you waiting so long.
拓展
2)be afraid of意为“害怕……”,其后接名词、
代词或v.-ing。
【辨析】be afraid of和be afraid to
be afraid of doing sth. 担心某件不称心的事情会发生
be afraid to do sth. 因害怕不良后果而不敢做某事
e.g.Jack was afraid to climb the tree, for he
was afraid of falling down from it.杰克不敢爬
树,因为他害怕从树上掉下来。
Your friends wants to improve his/her English and
asks the three best ways to learn and why? Make some
notes in the chart.
3a
Best ways to learn Reasons Examples
1.Being interested
in what you do
If you are interested
in something, your
brain will be more
active and ...
If you like music,
you can learn
English by
listening to
English songs.
2.
3.
Write a letter to your friend. Give him/
her some advice about the best ways to learn
English. Use your notes in 3a.Use the following expressions to help you:
There are three good ways to ...
I think you should ...
If you do this, you will ...
It is also a good idea to ... because ...
You should try to improve your English by ...
This will help you to ...
3b
Write an article about the things that
have helped you the most in learning
another language.
假如你叫Liu Mei。前不久,你和来自英国的
一位中学生Allen一起讨论了一个话题:The
ways to learn English better。现请你根据他的观
点和你自己的观点,用英语给你的外籍老师Mr.
Brown写一篇关于这次讨论的汇报材料。注意:
1.所写内容必须包括表格中他的观点和你自
己的至少三个观点。
2.词数:70个左右(不包括已给出部分)。
写作在线
Mr. Brown,
Recently I have had a discussion about the
ways to learn English better with Allen, a
student from Britain. ______________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Liu Mei
此篇作文以谈论怎样学习英语为主线,主
要内容是谈论英语学习的方法。写作内容渗透
着本单元的话题和语言目标——谈论怎样学习。
在写作过程中要明确以下几点:
(1)由作文要谈及的主要内容决定我们在
写作中要运用表示方式的“by+v. -ing”结构,
动名词短语作主语等。
(2)结合话题内容,我们在写作过程中要
大量用到表达英语学习方式的短语。
思路点拨
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.
例文赏析
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 e-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
You have read the article about
how to learn English well. Can you
write a letter to tell one of your friends
how to become a better language
learner? First, you should pay
attention to the form of a letter.
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
A sample version
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 that you can learn English very
well later on.
Yours,
Meimei
1 Fill in the blanks with the words in the
box.
practice develop remember
prepare take notes until
worry about everything
Self Check
Are you stressed out each time you have a test? You
don’t have to be if you_________
smart study skills. Remember to ____________in
class and review them on your own or with friends
after class. Then ___________ what you learned by
doing exercises. Try to study and __________
information bit by bit instead of waiting _________
the last minute to study ___________ at once. If you
_________ well for a test, then there’s nothing to
_______________.
develop
take notes
practice
remember
until
everything prepare
worry about
2 Number these sentences in order to make a conversation.
____ What’s the matter?
____ Well, I practice my listening by listening to the
tape over and over again until I can understand
everything.
____ So you want to practice your listening?
____ Hi , Jake, I need your help.
____ Uh-huh. Do you have any advice ?
____ OK ,I’ll try that.
____ I have a listening test next week.
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4
1
5
7
3
3 Give advice to these people.
1) Jane is a very slow reader.
She should improve her reading speed
by reading them over and over again.
by reading aloud by herself.
by reading after listening to the tape.
by practice reading for twenty minutes every
day.
2) Li Ming wants to improve his listening
He could practice his listening
by remembering new words.
by listening to radio for twenty minutes
every day.
by watching people saying on TV.
by reading the text every day.
3)Meiping doesn’t know many English words.
She could learn more words
by reading them over and over again.
by writing them while reading.
by reading them in pairs.
by making word cards.
by listening to the tape.
Key words & phrases:
born, ability, create, brain, active, attention, connect,
overnight, review, knowledge, lifelong, wisely,
pay attention to, connect…with
Key sentences:
1. Everyone is born with the ability to learn.
2. Learning is a lifelong journey because
every day brings something new.
Writing practice
Summary
1. Memorize the new words and
phrases.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Homework
Thank
you!