Unit 1 How can we become good learners？Section B 2a-2e 课件 (共20张PPT)

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Section B 2a-2e
Unit 1
How can we become good learners
Warming-up
Do you think English is difficult or easy Why
How do you learn English well
Do you have any good learning habits
Is the habit good or bad Why
Warming-up
listening to music when learning
looking up the new words in the dictionary
Pre-reading
Good learning habits:
1. listen to the teachers carefully in class
2. take notes
3. have conversations with friends to improve spoken English.
4. watch English movies
5. often ask the teachers for help
6. read books and magazines
2a
What good learning habits can you think of Make a list and discuss them with your partner.
Listen and read the passage. Check if any of the habits you listed in 2a are mentioned. Which four habits of successful learners can you find from the passage
1. Creating an interest in what they learn.
2. Practicing and learning from mistakes.
3. Developing their study skills.
4. Asking questions.
While-reading
2b
While-reading
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
what they need to practice more
Practice makes prefect
learning from mistakes
While-reading
drawing mind maps
reading notes
Ask questions during or after class
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Does the writer think that everyone is born with the ability to learn well
Do you agree Why or why not
No, he/she doesn’t.
Yes, I do. Because whether or not you can do this well depends on your
learning habits.
2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with
something you are interested in
Because if I am interested in something, my brain is more active and it’s
also easier for me to pay attention to it for a long time.
2c
While-reading
3. What do the sayings “Use it or lose it” and “Practice makes perfect” mean
Do you agree with them
“Use it or lose it” means if you stop doing something, you will forget how to do it.
“Practice makes perfect” means if you do something again and again, you will
become very good at it.
Yes, I do.
4. Do good learners learn from mistakes, or are they afraid of making mistakes
They learn from mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes.
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5. What study skills does the writer talk about Do you have those study skills
Taking notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. Looking
for ways to review what has been learned, for example, reading notes every day
and explaining the information to another student.
Yes./ No.
6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey Why or why not
Yes, I do. Because every day brings something new.
While-reading
brain n. connect v. overnight adv.
attention n. review v. knowledge n.
ability n. active adj. wisely adv.
Look up the following words from the passage in the dictionary. Then write a sentence for each word.
e.g. brain: A good way to train the brain is to do some math exercises every day.
2d
Post-reading
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 ...
2e
Post-reading
Post-reading
Language points
1. Everyone is born with the ability to learn.每个人天生具有学习的能力。
(1) be born with 意为“生而具有；生就”
e.g. He was born with a good memory.
(2) ability 意为“能力；才能”。
常用短语: the ability to do sth. 意为“做某事的能力”
have ability in doing sth. 意为“有能力做某事”
e.g. He has the ability to speak Chinese fluently.
Post-reading
2. But whether or not you can do this well depend on your learning habits.但是你是
否能学好取决于你的学习习惯。
(1) whether or not 意为“是否”，whether引导主语从句，不能与if替换。
(2) depend on 意为“视……而定；取决于；依靠”，后加名词、代词或动名
词，不能用于进行时态和被动语态。
e.g. We depend on the newspaper for daily news.
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3. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common. 研究
表明，成功的学习者有一些共同的好习惯。
have sth. in common (with sb./ sth.) 意为“与某人、某物有相同之处”。
e.g. Their methods have a lot in common.
4. 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。
be interested in… 意为“对……很感兴趣”，相当于take an interest in…
e.g. Are you interested in learning English
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5. Good learners often connects what they need to learn with something
interesting.好的学习者经常把他们需要学习的东西和感兴趣的东西
联系起来。
connect v.（使）连接；与 有联系→ connection n. 连接
connect...with... 意为“把……与……连接起来”。
e.g. A railway connects Beijing with Shanghai.
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6. Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more.
优秀的学习者考虑他们擅长什么和需要多练习什么。
(1) think about 意为“考虑，思考 ”
拓展：think of 意为“想起，认为”，think over 意为“再三考虑，仔细思考”。
e.g. He is thinking about a problem.
(2)be good at… 意为“擅长……”，后加名词、代词、动名词。相当于do well
in… 意为“在某方面做得好”。
e.g. I am good at dancing.
Post-reading
7. Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. 即使是你学
得好的东西，如果你不使用，就会忘记。
(1) even if 意为“即使；纵然；尽管”，引导让步状语从句，相当于even though。
e.g. We can buy things even if we don’t take any money.
(2) unless 意为“除非；如果不”，引导条件状语从句，相当于if...not。在许多
情况下二者可以互换。
e.g. You will fail the exam unless you work hard.= If you don’t work hard, you will
fail the exam.
Summary
Key words and phrases:
born, ability, create, brain, active, review, knowledge, wisely, be born with, pay attention to, connect … with…
Key sentences:
How can you become a successful learner
Whether or not you can do this well depend on your learning habits.
Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting.
Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it.
Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new.
1. Make sentences with new words and phrases in this passage.
2. Preview Section B 3a-Self check.
Homework