Unit 1 How can we become good learnersPeriod 2(Section A 3a－3b)课件(共16张PPT)

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Unit 1　How can we become good learners
Period 2(Section A 3a－3b)
教学目标 1. 能用知识目标中的句型对各种学习方法进行讨论，探讨最佳学习方法2. 学会面对挑战并找到好的解决方法
重点词汇 expression, discover, secret, grammar, look up
重点句型 ①I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words.②I also learned useful sentences like “It's a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”．③I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
难点 ①The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time.②I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies.
1. discover发现；发觉
【点拨】discover是动词，意为“发现(某地、某事、事实、答案等)”。如：
①Columbus discovered America.
哥伦布发现了美洲大陆。
②They soon discovered the truth.
不久他们便发现了真相。
【辨析】discover, invent, look for, find与find out
(1)discover意为“发现”，指发现原先已存在但不为人知的事物。如：They discovered an oil field.
他们发现了一个油田。
(2)invent意为“发明”，指创造原先没有的东西。如：Do you know who invented the steam engine
你知道是谁发明了蒸汽机吗？
(3)look for意为“寻找”，指寻找的动作和过程。如：What are you looking for 你在找什么？
(4)find意为“找到；发现”，指寻找的结果，通常指偶然发现。如：
We found Miss Zhao in the library.
我们在图书馆里找到了赵老师。
(5)find out指经过观察、调查查出或弄明白事情的真相。如：
When Edison was a child, he liked to find out how things worked.
当爱迪生还是个孩子时，他就爱弄明白各种事情的来龙去脉。
2. be afraid to do sth.
害怕做某事；不敢做某事
【点拨】该短语中afraid是形容词，意为“害怕的”，它的近义词是terrified, frightened。
【延伸】和afraid相关的搭配还有：be afraid of sb./sth. 害怕某人/某物；be afraid of doing sth. 害怕做某事，担心做某事；I'm afraid＋从句，用于委婉地拒绝，意为“恐怕……”；I'm afraid so. 恐怕是这样的；I'm afraid not. 恐怕不是这样的。
3. look up查找；查阅
【点拨】look up的宾语是名词时，该名词宾语可以位于look up之后，也可以位于look和up之间；look up的宾语是代词时，该代词宾语只能位于look和up之间。
【延伸】和look相关的短语还有：look at 看；look for 寻找； look out 小心； look out of 向……外看； look down向下看；look up 向上看，查阅；look around 环顾四周；look through浏览；look after照顾；look over检查；look forward to期待，渴望。
4. finish doing sth. 完成做某事
【点拨】finish(＝end up)后若跟动词，只能跟动词－ing形式。
【延伸】类似用法的短语还有：enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事；mind doing sth.介意做某事；practice doing sth. 练习做某事；consider doing sth. 考虑做某事；avoid doing sth. 避免做某事；suggest doing sth. 建议做某事；try doing sth. 尝试做某事。
5. at first起初；一开始
【点拨】at first和first, first of all是近义表达。
【延伸】与at相关的短语还有：at home在家；at noon在中午；at night在夜晚；at last最后，终于；at times有时，偶尔；at the same time同时，然而；at the moment现在，此刻；at once立刻，马上；at present目前，现在；at least至少。
1. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time.
老师说得如此快，以至于大部分时候我都听不懂她的意思。
【点拨】so...that... 意为“如此……以至于……”，引导结果状语从句，so后接形容词或副词原级。常用于以下结构中：
①The boy is so young that he can't finish this work by himself.
这个男孩还太小，他不能独立完成这个工作。
②She had so many things to do that she had no time to watch TV.
她有这么多事要做，以至于她没时间看电视。
③He is so helpful a boy that we all like him.
他是个非常乐于助人的孩子，因此我们大家都喜欢他。
【延伸】such...that...也表示“如此……以至于……”，但such修饰名词。常用于以下结构中：
如：
Sarah is such a hard-working girl that she often works late into the night.
莎拉是个非常勤快的女孩，因此她经常工作到深夜。
【辨析】so...that...与so that...
(1)so...that...引导结果状语从句，意为“如此……以至于……”。如：
I'm so tired that I can't go on climbing the mountain.
我是如此的累，以至于我不能继续爬山了。
(2)so that...引导目的状语从句，意为“为了……；以便……”。如：
We study hard so that we can pass the exam.
我们努力学习为的是能通过考试。
2. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies.
通过听英语电影中的对话，我的发音也改善了。
【点拨】as well意为“也”，一般不用在否定句中，通常放在句末，强调时可放在句中。如：
He studies English, and I study English as well.他学英语，我也学英语。
【延伸】also, too, either 这些词也含“也”的意思。
(1)also比too正式一些，语气较重，只用于肯定句，一般紧靠动词。如：
I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words.
我也意识到我只靠听关键词就能听懂意思。
(2)too语气较轻，多用于口语，在肯定句中使用，通常位于句末，前面逗号可加可不加。如：
Then I began to watch other English movies, too.
然后我也开始看其他英语电影。
(3)either用于否定句，放在句末，前面加逗号。如：I couldn't see a dog, or anything else, either.我没能看到狗，也不能看到其他的任何东西。
3. What is the secret to language learning 语言学习的秘诀是什么？
【点拨】the secret to... 意为“……的秘诀”，其中to为介词，表示所属，意为“……的”。secret此处用作可数名词，意为“秘诀；秘密”。
如：①I think that careful planning is one of the secrets to success.
我认为仔细计划是成功的秘诀之一。
②—How old are you, Miss Li
李小姐，您多大了？
—Oh, it's a secret.哦，这是一个秘密。
【延伸】secret也可作形容词，意为“秘密的；隐秘的”。如：
He tried to keep it secret from his family.
这件事他试图瞒着家里人。