Unit 1 How can we become good learners 单元教案（5课时）

Unit 1 How can we become good learners?
学习目标
认知目标：
1. Talk about how to study. 学会讨论各种学习方法和策略。
2. Find out your suitable learning methods. 找出适合自己的学习方法。
情感目标：
通过对学习方法的学习，培养学生用正确而科学的方法做事的能力，明白“一份耕耘，一份收获”。
技能目标：
（1）熟练掌握下列词汇： aloud pronunciation discover repeat note pronounce increase speed partner create active connect review knowledge wisely born attention
（2）熟练掌握下列短语： work with friends ask the teacher for help
read aloud look up practice pronunciation
connect…with… pay attention to
（3）掌握下列句型：
How do you study English?
I learn by working 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.
But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.
重点、难点（Key points and difficulties）
1. 学会运用how来询问做事方式
2. 学会运用by + doing的结构表达做事方式。by 介词，表示“通过……方法
或途径”，译成“靠、通过”。by后面可以加名词或动名词短语。
3. 动名词的构成：
动词后加动名词doing，相当于名词，在句子中可以做主语、宾语、表语
定语等。
课时划分
Period 1 Section A 1 (1a-2d)
Period 2 Section A 2 (3a-3b)
Period 3 Section A 3 (Grammar Focus—4c)
Period 4 Section B 1 (1a-2e)
Period 5 Section B 2 (3a-selfcheck)
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
Step 1 Warming up
T: How do you study English? Do you study English by the following ways? (Show some pictures and present the important phrases.)
T: How do you study English?
S: I study English by ______.
by working with friends.
by making word cards.
by asking the teacher for help.
by reading the textbook.
by working with a group.
by listening tapes.
Step 2 1a Check the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study.
___ a. by working with friends.
___ b. by making word card.
___ c. by reading the textbook.
___ d. by listening to tapes
___ e. by asking the teacher for help.
…
Step 3 Listening
1) Listen. How do these students study for a test? Write letters from 1a above.
2) Check the answers: b (Meiping); e (Peter); d (Tony)
Step 4 Guess
Show some pictures.
Guess: How does he/she study English? He/She studies English by…
How do they study English? They study English by…
Step 5 Pairwork
1c Make conversations about how you study for a test.
A: How do you study for a test?
B: I study by working with a group.
A: How do you study for a test?
B: I study by…
Step 6 Listening
2a Listen and check the questions you hear.
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?
Answers: 1, 2, 4, 5
2b Listen again. Match each answer below with a question above.
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.
Answers: d, b, c, a
Step 7 Pairwork
1. 2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b
A: Have you ever studied with a group?
B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.
Show some pictures.
1) A: Do you learn English by watching movies?
B: Yes, it’s a very interesting way.
C: No, it’s too hard to understand spoken English.
2) A: What about writing letters to a pen pal in America?
B: Yes, it helps to improve my writing skills and know a lot about
America.
3) A: Do you have conversations with friends in English?
B: Of course, we can talk about plenty of things like school, pets,
movies, and our parents.
2. 2c Role-play the conversation.
Step 8 Summary
How do you study English?
1. by working with friends
2. by watching English movies.
3. by making word cards.
4. by reading the textbook.
5. by listening to tapes.
6. by asking the teacher for help.
7. by reading aloud.
…
Step 9 Homework
How do you study English? What about physics and Chinese?
Make a list.
Section A 2 (3a-3b)
Step 1 Revision
Give the students some pictures, then let them talk about:
How do you study English?
I study by ______________.
Step 2 Reading
1. Warming up
Look at the picture on page 3, then let the students talk about:
The girl is Wei Fen. What is she doing? Can you guess how she studies
English?
2. Reading
Finish 3a: Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.
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?
secret n. 秘密; 秘诀 adj. 秘密的; 保密的
Answers:
1) The teacher spoke too quickly and Weifen did not understand her most of the time, but she was afraid to ask questions of her poor pronunciation.
2) She hid behind her textbook and never said anything.
3) For Wei Fen, the secret to language learning is listening to something interesting.
Finish 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.
2) I can get the meaning by listening for just the _________.
3) 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 _______.
Answers: body language expressions key words
conversations useful dictionary
expression n. 表情; 表示; 表达方式
Step 3 Summary
发现做某事很难 find it difficult to do sth.
语言学习的秘密 the secret to language learning
害怕做某事 be afraid to do sth.
爱上 fall in love with
肢体语言 body language
脸上的表情 the expressions on the faces
关健词 key words
对……感兴趣 be interested in
查字典 look up the word in the dictionary
Step 4 Homework
1. Recite the important sentences in the passage on page 3.
2. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.
Section A3 (Grammar Focus—4c)
Step 1 Free talk
Talk about the ways you learn other subjects. You can use the following phrases and sentences.
How do you learn Chinese/ math /physics/chemistry?
Do you learn history and geography by___________?
Step 2 4a
Answer the questions. Then 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.
Step 3 4b
make sentences using the structure “do sth. by doing” with the subjects in the box and information that is true for you.
e.g. I usually practice my English by taking notes / reading books and newspapers / speaking English with my classmates / memorizing sentence patterns.
Answers:
I like to learn math by solving new math problems every day.
I like to practice my physics by doing extra exercises.
I like to improve my chemistry by memorizing chemical terms and doing experiments.
I like to practice my Chinese by keeping a diary in Chinese.
I like to improve my history and geography by watching historical and geographical programs.
Step 4 4c
Check what you do to learn English. Then interview your partner.
A: Do you learn English by doing grammar exercises?
B: Yes, I do.
A: How often do you do them?
B:…
I learn English by…
My partner learns
English by…
yes
no
how often
yes
no
how often
doing grammar exercises.
taking notes in English.
reading English magazines.
keeping a diary in English.
using an English dictionary.
…
Step 5 Grammar
How do you learn English? I learn by studying with a group.
Do you learn English by reading aloud? Yes, 1 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.
by表示方式
★by作介词，可表示方式或手段，后接动词时，要用动词-ing形式。“by+动词-ing形式”可在句中作状语或表语。如：
Bill studies math by doing a lot of exercises.
One of her secrets is by reading more books.
★对“by+动词-ing形式”作状语提问时，要用how。如：
—How do you improve your listening?
—I improve my listening by listening to the radio.
活学活用
I. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 我喜欢通过和同班同学交谈练习我的英语。
I enjoy practicing my English ___ ______ ___ my classmates.
?2. 一种方法是通过多做练习题。
One way __ __ ____ more exercises.
Answers: by working with, is by doing, How did
Step 6 Homework
Write a short composition about how to learn English.
Section B 1 (1a-2e)
Step 1 Discussion
Do you have difficulty in learning English? What things are difficult for you?
1a Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you? Read the list. Check (?) the statements that are true for you.
____ I can't pronounce some of the words.
____ I can't always understand spoken English.
____I don't know how to increase my reading speed.
____I can't spell some English words.
____I often make mistakes in grammar.
1b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.
1. I don’t know enough words to write well.
2.____________________________________
3.____________________________________
Answers: I’m nervous when I try to speak English.
I can’t understand English movies.
Step 2 Listening and speaking
1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.


Answers: pronunciation, forgets, understand, writing
1d Listen again. Complete the solutions.

Answers: Listening, write the new words, join an English language club, pen pal
1e Role-play conversations using the information in 1c and 1d.
A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with.
B: Maybe you should join an English club.
注解: Maybe?you?should?join an?English?club.?
Step 3 Discussion
2a What good learning habits can you think of? Make a list and discuss them with your partner.
Answers:
Being attentive in class.
Having an interest in class.
Reading the relevant text before a lesson.
Reviewing what has been taught after each lesson.
Asking questions in class.
Having a study partner.
Step 4 Reading
2b Read the passage quickly. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned?
2c 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?
2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with something you are interested in?
3. What do the sayings "use it or lose it" and "practice makes perfect" mean? Do you agree with them?
4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes?
5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills?
6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not?
Answers:
1. No, he doesn’t. The writer thinks everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.
2. 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. You will also not get bored.
3. Use it or lose it: If you stop doing something, you will forget how to do it.
Practice makes perfect: If you do something again and again, you will become very good at it.
4. Yes. Good learners learn from their mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes.
5. Take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps.
Look for ways to review what has been learnt, e.g. read the notes every day or explain the information to another student.
6. Yes. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new.
Step 5 Groupwork
2e 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…
Step 6 Homework
Write a sentence for each word in the box.

Section B 2 (3a-selfcheck)
Step 1 Free talk
Talk about how we can learn English well with your partner.
How can we learn English well?
by taking part in relevant activities in English
by reading English story book
by listening to tapes over and over again
by making word cards
by watching videos
Step 2 3a-3b
3a Your friend wants to improve his/her English and asks you for help. What are
the three best ways to learn and why? Make some notes in the chart.
Best ways to learn
Reasons
Examples
1. Being interested in what you do
If you are interested in something, your brain will be more active and …
If you like music, you can learn English by listening to English songs.
Taking part in relevant activities in English
practice oral English
by doing English game
Reading some books
improve your reading speed
by reading English story books
3b Write a letter to your friend. Give him /her some advice about the best ways
to learn English. Use your notes in 3a.
Use the following expressions to help you:
There are three good ways to …
I think you should…
If you do this, you will…
It is also a good idea to …because…
You could try to improve your English by…
This will help you to…
Sample
Dear...,
There are three good ways to learn English. One way is being interested in what you are doing. If you are interested in something, your brain will be more active and you will be more focused. If you like music, I think you should listen to English songs. If you do this, you will be able to improve your pronunciation.
It is also a good idea to read English books because well-written books can teach you many new words and how they are used. You could try to improve your English by watching English movies. This will help you to improve your listening and speaking skills as you will have a chance to listen to natural speech.
I hope these three ways will work well for you!
Your friend,
…
Step 3 Self check
Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
practice develop remember prepare
take notes until worry about everything
Are you stressed out each time you have a test? You don’t have to be if you __________ smart study skills. Remember to ___________ in class and review them on your own or with friends after class. Then __________ what you learned by doing exercises. Try to study and _________ information bit by bit instead of waiting ________ the last minute to study ___________ at once. If you __________ well for a test, then there’s nothing to ___________!
Answers: develop, take notes, practice, remember, until, everything, prepare, worry about
2. Number these sentences in order to make a conversation.
_____What’s the matter?
_____ Well, I practice my listening by listening to the tape over and over again until I can understand everything.
_____ So you want to practice your listening?
_____ Hi, Jake. I need your help.
_____ Uh-huh. Do you have any advice?
_____OK, I’ll try that.
_____ I have a listening test next week.
Answers: 2, 6,4,1,5,7,3
3. Give advice to these people.
1. Jane is a very slow reader.
She should improve her reading speed _________________________________.
2. Li Ming wants to improve his listening.
He could practice his listening __________________________________.
3. Meiping doesn’t know many English words.
She could learn more words ____________________________.
Answers:
1. by not reading word by word but reading word groups
2. by listening to tapes
3. by making word cards/ by reading English books
D. look it out
Step 5 Homework
Make a conversation with your partner about how can we learn English well.