Unit 1 How can we become good learners
Period 4 (Section B 2a-2e)
Xu Liu from Hongjia No.2 Middle School
1.Teaching aims:
1).Knowledge aims:
a. Get students to learn the words and phrases:
ability，create，brain，active，attention，connect，review，knowledge，wisely
pay attention to, c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )onnect-with, depend on, whether or not, learn from, have something in common
b. The students will be able to use the expressions:
Everyone is born ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )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.
He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.
They may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps.
2).Ability aims:
To improve the students’ reading abilities.
3).Emotional aims:
To develop studen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ts’ learning skills and get them to learn good learning habits. To get them remember: Learning is a lifelong journey.
2.学情分析
本节课的内容是新目标英语九年级第一单元Sec ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tion B的阅读课，谈论的是好的学习习惯，怎样成为好的学习者。对于九年级的学生来说部分学生已经有了一定的英语学习基础，并且这个话题是非常贴近学生生活并且对学生有利的。另外，前面几个课时关于怎么学英语也为这节课提供了很好的说的基础。因此，相信通过这一课的学习，学生能很好地了解好的学习习惯，会受益匪浅。
2.Teaching important points:
Consolidate the key words and expressions
3.Teaching difficult points:
Express one’s own opinion after learning the target language
4.Teaching aids:
CAI
5.Teaching procedures:
Step 1 An English song
Show students the music video of “see you again”.
(设计意图：选用最新电影《速度与激情7》的片尾曲是为了活跃气氛，让学生放松，也为下文的free talk做铺垫)
Step 2 Free talk
1).Ask students the following questions:
1.Do you like this English song What’s the name of it
2.Do you often listen to English songs
3.Why do you like listening to English songs
4.When do you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) listen to English songs (T: I often listen to English songs when I am driving the car.)
（设计意图：英文歌是学生平时经常接触的东西，通过询问有关英文歌的问题可以让学生有话可说，并将它和学习英语以及学习习惯联系起来。）
2).Show a pi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )cture and get students to tell what the boy is doing when he is listening to English songs.
S1：The boy is listening to music while doing his homework.
T: Is it a good habit
Ss; No, it isn’t. It’s a bad habit.
T：Yes, because you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )can’t pay attention to your study, and you will not get good grades. What should do if you want to get good grades
(Get Ss to say “you should have good habits.”)
（设计意图：通过呈现边做作业边听歌来引出不好的学习习惯，在此基础上引出若想取得好成绩，需要好的学习习惯。）
Step 3 Fast reading
Find out the title of the passage.
Question: How many paragraphs are there in the passage
Divide the passage into 3 parts.
Which four habits are mentioned
（设计意图：快速阅读让学生通过文章的标题，副标题以及图片来了解文章的结构以及大意。）
Step 4 Careful reading
Get students to rea ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d the paragraphs carefully one by one , then finish the task.
Read paragraph 1 and get students to answer the questions:
According to the writer, what kind of ability is everyone born with
What other abilities are people born with
How can people learn well
What is the topic sentence
Read paragraph 2 and get students to fill the chart.
Creating an interest in what they learn
Why
How
Example
Read paragraph 3 and get students to tell T or F.
a. If you are good at something, you don’t need to practice more.
b. Good learners ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )are not afraid of making mistakes, they always keep practicing.
c. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone overnight.
Read paragraph 4 and get students to fill in the blanks.
a. They may ________ by writing down __________ or by drawing_________.
b. They ________ ways to________ what they have learned.
c. They do this by ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ___________ or by ________ the information ___ another student.
5. Read paragraph 5 and answer the question:
Why good learners often ask questions
6. Get one student to read paragraph 6 and think:
Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey Why or why not
Then make the conclusion: Learn wisely and learn well.
7. Give the student ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s the tip: When you read a passage, pay attention to its structure.
T; The part one ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) shows us the opinion. The part two shows us the arguments. The part three draws a conclusion.
8.Give students some key words and get them to retell the passage.
（设计意图：通过细读让学生了解文章的大 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )意，并用回答问题，填空，填表格，判断正误等多形式来巩固学生对文章的理解。最后用复述的形式来检测。既培养了学生的阅读能力，也让学生在多样的答题形式下不枯燥。）
Step 5 Group work
Discussion:
a. Do you think you are a good learner
b. Get students to tell the other good learning habits.
c. What good learning habits are the most useful for you And why
d. Discuss in groups of 4 and share your ideas with the class.
（设计意图：通过讨论以及小组合作，让学生把好的习惯往课外延伸，既是对本节课的活学活用，也能让学生分享彼此好的学习习惯。）
Step 6 Homework
Level A: Finish the report.
Level B: Review the words and expressions we have learned today.
（设计意图：小组合作报告是课内的延伸，能检测学生对本节课知识点的掌握程度。另一个作业则是为了巩固本节课的知识点。）
Step7 Blackboard Design
Unit1 How can we become good learner
Section B 2a-2e
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Unit 1 How can you become good learners Section B (2a-2c)
Willow
listen to English songs
Free Talk
a good way to learn English
connect English with your hobby
It makes English not so boring.
when
listening to music while doing homework
He can’t pay attention to his study.
a bad learning habit
If you want to get good grades, what should you do
have good learning habits
title
Be______ in class.
active
How many
paragraphs are there
in the passage
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Let’s divide them
into 3 parts.
subtitle
副标题
How many habits of successful learners
are talked about
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Let’s divide them
into 3 parts.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Para 1
Para 2,3,4,5
Para 6
Para 1
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.
1. According to the writer, what kind of ability is everyone born with
2. What other abilities are people born with
Everyone __ ____ ____ the ability to_____.
3. How can people learn well
It depends on ______ ______.
is born with learn
learning habits
4.What is the topic sentence
Para 2
Creating an interest in what they learn
The brain is more active.
It’s easier to pay attention to it for a long time.
Connect what they need to learn
with something interesting.
They need to learn English
and they like music or sports.
Why
How
Example
They will not
get bored..
1.If you are good at something, you don’t need to practice more.
2.Good learners are not afraid of making mistakes, they always keep practicing.
3.Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone overnight.
Para 3
True of false.
“ ”
Use it or lose it.
T
F
F
“ ”
Practice makes perfect.
He tried many times and learning
from his mistakes.
They ________ ways to________ what they have learned.
They may ________ by writing down __________ or by drawing_________.
Developing their study skills
take notes
key words
mind maps
look for
review
They do this by ___________ or by ________ the information ___ another student.
reading notes
explaining
to
Para 4
How to develop
their study skills
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.
？
Para 5
The more you question, the more knowledge you will learn.
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.
Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey Why or why not
Para 6
Learn wisely and learn well.
Conclusion:
Tips: When you read a passage, pay attention to its structure(结构).
part 1
part 2
part 3
paragraph 1
paragraph 2,3,4,5
paragraph 6
show us the opinion（论点)
show us the arguments (论据)
draw a conclusion (得出结论)
How can we become a successful learner
Topic:
Successful learners have some good habits in common.
Argument:
create an interest
…
your brain is more active and you can pay attention to it for ……
practice and learn from mistakes
Practice makes perfect.
We can learn a lot.
develop study skills
They can help us learn better
ask questions
Knowledge comes from questioning.
Conclusion:
Learning is a lifelong journey, so learn wisely and learn well.
How can we become a successful learner
Topic:
Successful learners have …..
Argument:
create an interest
…
your …. is more active and you can …… it for a long time
practice and learn ….
Practice …...
We can learn a lot.
develop ……
They can help us learn better
ask questions
Knowledge comes from …..
Conclusion:
Learning is a ….. journey, so learn ….and learn…...
Do you think you are a good learner
2e
Discussion
What learning habits are the most useful for you
Discuss in groups of 4, and share your ideas
with the class.
Do you know other good learning habits
2e
Group work
Useful learning habits Reason
asking questions ……
…..
In my group, we think the following learning habits are useful.
First, we should_________________, because______________.
Second, ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.
Just learn wisely and learn well.
Homework
Level A: Finish the report.
Level B: Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
good learning habits
looking up new words
in the dictionary
asking the teacher
for help
taking notes
listening to the
teacher carefully
be active in class
….
____ can you b________ a successful learners All of you are ____ ____ the ability to learn. If you want to do this well, it ______ on your learning _____. Here are some good learning habits for you. First, you should c_______ an interest in what you learn. Because your brain will be _____ if you are interested in something. And it can help you ___ _______ ___ it for a long time. Also , we need to ______ knowledge with our interests. Second, you should practice and learn from the _______. Don’t be ______ of making mistakes. Remember , p________ makes p______. No one can succeed o________ without working hard. What’s more, you need to _______ your learning skill. You should find the best______, such as t_____ notes and r__________ what they have learned. Of course, it’s important to ___ questions, because ___________comes from questioning. Anyway, learning is a ____________ journey . Just learn w_____ and learn well.
How
ecome
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with
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habits
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active
pay
attention
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connect
mistakes
afraid
ractice
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develop
way
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ask
knowledge
lifelong
isely
Homework
Finish the report.
2. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
2d 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.
brain n. connect v. overnight adv.
attention n. review v. knowledge n.
ability n. active adj. wisely adv.
大脑
（使）连接
一夜之间；在夜间
注意；关注
回顾；复习
知识；学问
能力；才能
活跃的；积极的
明智地；聪明地
pay attention to
active
born
ability
connect...with
overnight
review
knowledge
lifelong
wisely
good learning
habits
creating an interest
in what they learn
practicing and
learning from
mistakes
developing their
study skills
asking questions
Life is a lifelong journey.
You are never too old to learn.
Just learn wisely and learn well.
板书设计
How can you become
a successful learner
Para 2
Creating an interest in what they learn
Why
How
Example
The brain is more active.
It’s easier to pay attention to it
for a long time.
Connect what they need to learn
with something interesting.
They need to learn English
and they like music or sports.
They can listen to English songs or
watch sports programs in English..
so
so
They will not
get bored..
Is the habit good or bad
copying homework
Is the habit good or bad
listening to music while doing homework
You can’t pay attention to your study.
Is the habit good or bad
looking up new words in the dictionary
Is the habit good or bad
correcting mistakes in time
You won’t make the same mistakes next time.
Is the habit good or bad
asking the teacher for help
Do you know other good habits
taking notes
listening to the teacher carefully
be______ in class
active
success
“English is the bridge to the world.”
“__________ is the bridge to success.”
knowledge
working hard
good habits
……..Section B (2a-2e)
Group Work.
Share your opinions in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) group of 4, then choose one student to make a report.（4人一组，选出一个学生汇报）
Questions:
1.What learning habits do you think are the most useful for you
2.And why
Useful learning habits Reason
asking questions Knowledge comes from questioning.
…… ……
In my group, w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e think the following learning habits are useful. First, we think we should_________________,because_______________________________________Second, ______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
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