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Unit1
How can we become good
learners
人教版九年级上册Section A 1a -4c
The ways to study English
speaking
By asking the teacher for help
By working with a group
By having conversations with friends.
The ways to study English
reading
By reading the textbook
By reading aloud to practice pronunication .
Presentation
Check ( √ ) the ways you study for an English test. Then add other ways you sometimes study.
1a
____a. by working with friends
____b. by making word cards
____c. by reading the textbook
____d. by listening to tapes
____e. by asking the teacher for help ______________________
_______________________
How do you learn English
I learn by
working with friends .
How do you learn English
I learn by
making work cards .
How do you learn English
I learn by
reading the textbook .
How do you learn English
I learn by
listening to tapes
How do you learn English
I learn by
asking the teacher for help.
Listen and choose the right answers .
1. There is a big test _____
A. Friday B. Sunday C. Tuesday
2. Meiping studied for the last English to by ______ word cards .
A. making B. asking C. listening
3. _______studied for the English test by asking the teacher for help .
A. Meiping B. Peter C. Tony
4. ______ likes to study English by litening to tapes .
A. Meiping B. Petr C. Tony
5. Tony’s mother thinks he’s _____ to music .
A. listening B. looking C. keeping
C
A
C
B
A
Language points
Listening
1b
Listen and check your answers in 1a.
1b Listen. How do these students study for a test Write letters from the pictures below.
________ 1. Meiping
________ 2. Peter
________ 3. Tony
b
e
d
Exercise
Pair work
How do you study for a test
I study by working with a group.
How do you study ....
I study by ....
Summary
2a
Listening
Listen and check (√) the questions you hear.
Questions Answers
1. Does anyone learn English by watching
videos ______
2. Do you have conversations
with friends in English ________
3. What about listening to tapes ______
4. What about reading aloud to practice
pronunciation ______
5. Have you ever studied with a group ______
现在完成时: have /has +v-过去分词
Homework
Listen again. Match each answer
below with a question above.
Questions Answers
1. Does anyone learn English by watching
videos ______
2. Do you have conversations
with friends in English ________
3. What about listening to tapes ______
4. What about reading aloud to practice
pronunciation ______
5. Have you ever studied with a group ______
2b
d
b
c
a
a. Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.
b. Oh, yes. It really improves my speaking skills.
c. I do that sometimes. I think it helps.
d. No. It’s too hard to understand spoken English .
too...to.. 太...而不能.....
She is too young to go to school
It’s adj(for sb) to do sth (对某人来说)做某事..的
Tapescripts
T:Welcome to the English club . Today we are going to talk about the best way to learn English . Does anyone learn English by watching videos
S:No , it’s too hard to understand spoken English .
T: What about keeping a diary in English Do you learn English that way
S: Yes, I do . It helps to write English every day .
T: Have you ever studied with a group
S:Yes, I have . I have learned a lot that way .
T: Do you have conversations with friends in English
S: Oh, yes . It really improves my speaking skills.
T: What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation
S: I do that sometimes . I think it helps .
S1: I do , too. And I often look up new words in a dictionary .
T: That’s a good idea .
Reflection
2c
Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b.
Have you ever studied with a group
Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that day.
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Read 2d and answer:
1. What’s Jack’s problem when he reads
And what does Annie suggest
2. What’s Jack’s problem with words
And what’s Annie’s advice
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Fill in Jack’s problems .
a very slow reader
doesn’t understand many of the words
Annie’s Adice
quickly
the main ideas
word by word
word groups
reading the sentences before and after it
2d
Role-play the conversation.
Jack : Annie , I’m a little nervous . I have to finish reading a book and give a report next Monday .
Annie : But I’m a very slow reader .
Jack: But I’m a very slow reader .
Annie : Just read quickly to get the main ideas . Don’t read word by word , read word groups .
Jack: But I don’t understand many of the words . I have to use a dictionary .
Annie : Try to guess a word’s meaning by reading the sentences before and after it . You probably understand more than you think .
Jack : That sounds difficult .
Annie : Well , be patient . It takes time . You can become better by reading something you enjoy every day . The more you read , the faster you’ll be .
finish doing sth 做完某事
逐字
be patient with sb 对某人有耐心
patient adj. 有耐心的;可数n病人
patiently adv. 有耐心地(修饰动词)
patience n. 耐心
the +比较级,the+比较级 越..就越...
How does Annie cheer Jack up
1. Be patient !
2. You can become better by reading something you enjoy every day .
3. The more you read , the faster you’ll be.
Lead in
Is there any way you can get meaning of the movie
key words
body language
expressions on their faces
面部表情
Do you think it’s a good wa to learn English
How does watching English movies help us learn English
The story of Wei Fen
Wei Fen probably studies English by __________________ .
Does she like this way How do you know
The expression on her face shows that she likes this way .
n.表情,表达方式
express v. 表达
Predict (推测) from the title (标题)
1. What does the passage mainly talk about
2. Was she good at learning English at first
How she learned to learn English .
No, she wasn’t
learn to do sth
1
2
3
Read and match the main ideas
Wei Fen’s English learning English
Wei Fen’s difficulty in learning English
how she learned to learn English
Read and answer
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English
2. What did she do in English class last year
The teacher spoke so quickly that she did not understand most of time .
so ...that ...+句子 如此...以至于...(结果状语从句)
She was afraid to ask questions because of her poor pornunciation .
be afraid to do sth
因害怕而不敢做某事
be afraid of (doing )sth 害怕(做)某事
She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything .
hide-hid-hidden
How she learned to learn English
called
fell
with
fall-fell-fallen
began to
improved
useful sentences
It’s a piece of cake .
It serves you right
How did she get the menaing
What did she discover from her own experience
1.Through characters’ body language and expressions
2. By listening for just the key words.
3. By looking sentences up in a dictionary .
dis+appear:消失
dis+cover:
Listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
n.秘密;秘诀 the secret to /of
in secret 秘密地
keep a secret 保密
adj. 秘密的; 保密的
复合句
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 discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning .
定语从句
让步状语从句
主语从句
后置定语
定语从句
动名词作主语
My pronunciation improved as well
My pronunciation improved , too.
My pronunciation also improved .
My proninciation didn’t improve , either.
四 “也”
肯定,句末,无逗号
肯定,句末,有逗号
肯定,句中
否定,句末,逗号
Lan Practice
too either aslo neither as well
1. If he doesn’t go , I won’t go _______ .
2. In this field (领域), he has lots of knowledge (知识)and experience _______ .
3. Simon likes playing football , and he ______ likes playing basketball .
4. He likes swimming , and his wife likes it , _____ .
Read and answer
1. What’s Wei Fen’s English learning plan
She wants to learn new words and more grammar so that she can have a better understanding of English movies .
adj.通情达理的,善解人意的,体谅人的
n. 理解,了解 understanding of sth
so ...that +句子:如此..以至于(结果状语从句)
so that :以便,为了(目的状语从句)
The __________ Wei Fen’s English learning
change
话说故乡
What can we learn from the passage
didn’t like
become
interested in
English movies
enjoy
The change depends on _____________
interst
Exercise
We always meet lots of problems in our studying
Just face them
The interest is the best
Summary
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 watchingtheir______________ and the __________ on
their faces.
I can get the meaning by listening for just the ____________ .
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 _____________.
body language
expressions
key words
conversations
useful
dictionary
Grammar
Grammar Focus
How do you learn English I learn by studying with a group.
Do you learn English by reading aloud Yes, I do. It helps my pronunciation.
How can I read faster You can read faster by reading word groups.
How can I improve my pronunciation One way is by listening to tapes.
4a Match the questions and answers.
1. How do you practice speaking ________
2. How do you learn new words ________
3. How do you improve your writing ________
4. How do you practice listening ________
5. How do you improve your pronunciation ______
6. How do you learn grammar ________
a. By watching English programs.
b. By listening to a tape and repeating out loud.
c. By having conversations with friends.
d. By taking notes, doing exercises and reading a lot.
e. By making word cards.
f. By writing e-mails to my pen pals.
c
e
f
b
a
d
4b Make sentences using the structure “do sth. by doing” with the subjects in the box and information that is true for you.
math physics chemistry Chinese
history geography
e.g. I usually practice my English by taking
notes/ speaking English with my classmates
/ memorizing sentence patterns.
4c Pairwork : Check( ) what you do to learn English. Then interview your partner.
I learn English by… My partner learn English by… yes no how often yes no how often
doing grammar exercises
taking notes in English
reading English books/magazines
writing in an English diary
using an English dictionary
A: Do you learn English by doing grammar exercises
B: Yes, I do.
A: How often do you do them
B:...
Homework
1. Learn Grammar Focus.
2. Make sentences with “by doing”.