Unit 1 How can we become good learners. Section A (3a-3b) 课件 +嵌入音频(共46张PPT)

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Section A (3a-3b)
Unit 1 How can we become good learners
Learning Goals
Key words & phrases:
expression, discover, secret, grammar, fall in love with, look up,
because of, so that, so…that…, as well .
Key sentences:
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English
2. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the
key words.
3. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the
conversations in English movies.
To learn to retell how Wei Fen improves her English.
Words & Expressions
Let's read
expression
discover
secret
look up
grammar
n. 表情；表示；表达方式
v. 发现；发觉
n. 秘密；秘诀 adj.秘密的；保密的
查阅；抬头看
n. 语法
Free talk
What difficulties do you have in learning English
learning new words
speaking
grammar
pronunciation
listening
writing
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 so 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 characters 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 looked 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。
While-reading
Task 1 skimming and matching
What is the main idea of each paragraph
Now she really enjoys English classes.
How she learned to learn English.
Last year,Wei Fen didn’t like English.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Task 2 scanning
Read the Para.1 and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English
2. What did she do in English class
Because the teacher spoke too quickly.
She was afraid to ask questions because of her poor pronunciation.
She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything.
nervous
afraid
worried
Read the Para.2 and answer the following questions.
2. How did Wei Fen learn English
She began to watch other English movies!
What happened to Wei Fen one day
She watched an English movie called Toy Story.
She fell in love with this exciting and funny movie.
Read the Para.3 and complete the chart.
Last year
Now
She did not like the English class.
She couldn’t understand her English teacher.
She was afraid to ask questions and never said anything.
She really enjoy the English class.
She wants to learn new words and more grammar.
Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.
3a
The teacher spoke so quickly that she could not understand her most of the time, and she was afraid to ask questions because of her poor pronunciation.
She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything.
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
For Wei Fen, listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
3b
Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from
watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.
1. I can understand the meaning by watching their _________________ and the ___________ on their faces.
I can get the meaning by listening for just the______________ .
body language
expressions
key words
My pronunciation improved by listening to the____________ in English movies.
4. I learned ___________ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” by watching the movies.
5. I can find the meaning of the new words by looking them up in a _____________.
conversations
useful
dictionary
Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.
3a
1.Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English
2.What did she do in English class
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 so 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.
Presentation
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 characters 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.
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 looked them up in a dictionary.
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.
Language Points
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English （教材P3）
find+it(形式宾语)+adj. + to do sth. 发现做某事怎么样
e.g. I find it interesting to read books.
我发现读书有趣。
类似结构还有：think/ feel it + 形容词+to do sth.
e.g. I think it necessary to tell her the result.
我认为有必要告诉她结果。
真正的宾语
【活学活用】
1) I found it __________ (interest) to talk with my grandfather.
2) I found it hard for me ___________ (improve) spoken English.
interesting
to improve
find it + adj. to do sth.中的it是形式宾语, 形容词做宾补, to do sth.是真正的宾语。
同类的动词还有think, feel, consider等。
2. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time.（教材P3）
so…that…表示“如此……以至于……”，其中so为副词，修饰形容词或副词，常见结构有：
3. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.
afraid用作形容词，“害怕的；畏惧的”，在句中只能作表语。含afraid的常用结构有：
be afraid of sb. / sth. “害怕某人 / 物”。
e.g. I’m afraid of my mother.
Jane is afraid of dogs.
be afraid of doing/to do sth. “害怕做某事”。
e.g. Mona alone at is afraid of walking / to walk
night.
【运用】完成句子，每空词数不限。
1) 我和我的好朋友都害怕我们英语老师。
Both my good friend and I ____________ our English teacher.
2) 我弟弟害怕坐飞机。
My brother _______________________ the plane.
are afraid of
is afraid of taking / to take
fall in love with 喜欢上……，爱上……
e.g. When I saw this beautiful city, I fell in love with it at once.
当我看到这座美丽的城市时，我立刻喜欢上了它。
fall in love with后可接sb.或sth.，表示动作，不可与时间段连用。
be in love with表示“与......相爱”，强调状态，可与表示一段时间的状语连用。
3. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! （教材P3）
4. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning.（教材P3）
although conj. 虽然；尽管 引导让步状语从句，与though 同义，相当于even if 或even though。although, though 不能与but 同用在一个句子中
e.g. The farmers still worked in the fields although it rained hard. 尽管雨下得很大，农民们仍然在地里工作。
expression n. 表情；表示；表达方式
express v . 表达，常用词组 express... to sb. 向某人表达……
e.g. Usually the expressions on your face can show everything.
通常你脸上的表情可以说明一切。
I found it difficult to express my thought to the old man.
我发现向老人表达我的想法很难。
5. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies.（教材P3）
as well 也，和， 多用于口语，通常用于句末。
e.g. Children put up Christmas stockings for their pets as well.
孩子们也为他们的宠物挂上圣诞袜子。
通常用于肯定句
She can sing, and she can dance as well. =She can sing and she can dance, too. = She can sing, and she can also dance.
He didn’t know the answer. I didn’t know, either.
通常用于否定句
also as well too either
靠近动词
常用于句末
辨析： as well, also, too与either
6. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.（教材P3）
discover v. 发现；发觉
e.g. How did she discover the beach 她是怎么发现这片海滩的？
I discovered at last what he said was quite true.
我最后发现他所说的属实。
Her parents discovered her playing with a cat in a room.
她父母发现她正和一只猫在一个房间里玩。
secret n. 秘密；秘诀 adj. 秘密的；保密的 常用结构：
(1) the secret to/ of……的秘诀
e.g. The secret to success is hard work. 成功的秘诀是艰苦工作。
(2) keep the secret =keep sth. to oneself 保守秘密
e.g. You must keep it to yourself. 你必须保守秘密。
(3) keep sth. secret 对某事保密(其中 secret 是形容词作宾语补足语)
e.g. Please keep his illness secret as far as possible.
请尽可能地对他的病情保密。
7. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary.（教材P3）
look up(在词典或参考书中) 查阅；抬头看 动副短语, 宾语为代词时要放在look up之间。
e.g. If you don’t know the word, please look it up in the dictionary. 如果你不知道这个单词，请查一下字典。
She looked up from her book as I entered the room.
【运用】单项选择。
1) This morning I ______ some new restaurants on the Internet for I wanted to take Mia to a nice restaurant for her birthday.
A. picked up B. looked up
C. cleaned up D. gave up
2) If you want to know what the words mean, you can ______ in the dictionary.
A. look it up B. look up it
C. look them up D. look up them
【look归纳】
look after 照顾
look like 看起来像
look out 当心, 小心
look through 浏览
look for 寻找
look forward to 期待
look around 向四周看
have/take a look 看一看
look over 检查
a piece of cake和serve sb. right 都是英语的习惯用语，也可称作习语( idiom) ，类似于汉语的成语。习语是人们在长期的语言运用中确定或形成的一种固定表达方式，所表达的意思不能从字面上去理解。
It’s a piece of cake. 小菜一碟。
It serves you right. 你活该。
practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
love me, love my dog 爱屋及乌
actions speak louder than words 行动胜于言辞
No pain, no gain 不劳则无获
8. “It’s a piece of cake” “It serves you right.” （教材P3 ）
（1）本句中，so that意为“以便，为了”，常用来引导目的状语从句，从句中常有can, could, should等情态动词。 可与in order that互换。
He got up early this morning so that he could catch the early bus.
= He got up early this morning in order that he could catch the early bus.
（2）so that 意为“因此，所以”，引导结果状语从句，此时从句中一般不含can, could 等情态动词。
Li Lei studied hard, so that he passed the exam.
9. … so that I can have a better understanding of …（教材P3 ）
【运用】单项选择。
1. I’m going to take him to some famous hutongs ______ he can learn more about China.
A. because B. when
C. so that D. as if
2. The movie is ______ wonderful ______ I want to see it again.
A. too; to B. so; that
C. as; as D. so; as
3. Mark is ______ popular a boy ______ many students are around him.
A. such; that B. such; as
C. so; as D. so; that
Words:
expression; discover; secret; grammar
Phrases:
be afraid of; fall in love with; because of; hide behind; look...up
Patterns:
so...that...
It’s a piece of cake.
It serves you right.
find it difficult to do sth.
the secret to language learning
be afraid to do sth.
fall in love with
body language
the expressions on the faces
key words
be interested in
look up the word in the dictionary
发现做某事很难
语言学习的秘密
害怕做某事
爱上
肢体语言
脸上的表情
关键词
对……感兴趣
查字典
Practice
Exercises
一、单项选择。
1. — Tommy, you can never let others know what I have told you
today.
— Don’t worry. I will keep the ______.
A. secret B. money C. address D. grade
2. — Shall we call for a taxi
— OK. Let me ______ the phone number in the Yellow Pages. 　　
A. look at B. look for 　
C. look up 　 D. look after
A
C
二、完成句子。
1.他跑得太快，以至于我们都追不上他。
He ran _____ ______ ______ we couldn’t keep up with him.
2. 迈克坐在教室前面以便能看清黑板。
Mike sits in the front of the classroom ___ ______ he can see the blackboard clearly.
3.The sports meeting was put off because it rained heavily. （改为同义句）
The sports meeting was put off _________ ____ the heavy rain.
so fast that
so that
because of
Homework
Read and recite the passage in 3a.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!