Unit 3 English Around the World
Topic 3 Could you give us some advice on how to learn English well?
Section A
English is the most widely used all over the world. We may use it when we …
Free talk
I can remember ____ of the new words.
( ) all ( ) most
( ) some ( ) few
2. I’m good at ____.
( ) grammar ( ) reading
( ) listening ( ) writing a composition
( ) speaking ( ) learning new words
Do you have difficulty learning English?
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3. The difficult parts in English learning are ____.
( ) listening ( ) pronounce words correctly
( ) vocabulary ( ) grammar
( ) reading ( ) writing a composition
4. What I need to improve is ____.
( ) listening ( ) reading
( ) grammar ( ) writing
( ) vocabulary ( ) speaking
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5. Do you often...?
( ) sing English songs
( ) read English newspapers
( ) keep a diary
( ) take part in the English corner
( ) take notes
( ) feel sleepy in English class
( ) feel bored and nervous in English class
Do you have courage to answer the teacher’s questions in class?
Dare you answer the teacher’s questions in class?
What dare you not do?
I dare not…
No, I dare not answer the teacher’s questions in class.
1b Listen to 1a and number the problems.
_____ It seems that I haven’t made any progress, though
I work hard.
_____ It’s too difficult for me to remember new words.
_____ I dare not speak English in public.
_____ Americans spoke too quickly.
_____ I couldn’t have long conversation with American
people.
_____ I always feel sleepy in English classes.
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Name
Difficulty
Wang Junfeng
He works hard but he hasn’t ___________ He feels like ________.
Li Ming
He _________ speak English in public, and he always _________ in English classes. He is really _______ the final exam.
Li Xiang
It’s difficult for him to _______________ .
dare not
feels sleepy
afraid of
remember new words
made progress
giving up
Read 1a and fill in the blanks.
Match the following phrases with their proper meanings and keep them in your mind.
have been to
place of interest
make yourself understood
have long conversation with sb.
work hard at
be afraid of
make progress (in)
what to do
feel like doing
give up doing
与……长谈
把自己的意思说清楚
曾经去过某地
害怕……
想做某事
名胜
在某方面努力
放弃做某事
做什么
在……取得进步
情态动词
实义动词
+ v. 原形
常用于否定句和疑问句
e.g. How dare you speak to me like that?
+ to do (不定式)
可用于任一句式
e.g. He didn’t dare to say anything in the meeting.
dare
1. I know oral English is very important, but I dare not speak English in public.我知道口语是很重要的,但是我不敢在公众场合说英语。
Language Points
be afraid of (doing sth) 害怕(做)….
e.g. 我害怕掉进泳池里。
I’m afraid of falling into the swimming pool.
be afraid to do sth. 不敢做….
e.g. 大多数女孩不敢走夜路。
Most of the girls are afraid to walk at night.
2. I’m really afraid of the final exam.我真的很害怕期末考试。
Language Points
sth.
doing sth.
My mother was so tired that she didn’t feel like doing
the housework today.
feel like
3. At times I feel like giving up.有时候我都想放弃了。
give up
sth.
doing sth.
e.g. 妈妈今天如此累以至于不想做家务。
e.g. 尽管他病得很严重了,他还没有戒烟。
Although he was seriously ill, he didn’t give up smoking.
Language Points
Li Ming’s difficulty
Miss Wang’s suggestion
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3a Listen to the conversation and check Li Ming’s difficulties.
Then listen again and match them with Miss Wang’s suggestions.
( ) 1. can’t read English news ___
( ) 2. can’t pronounce well ___
( ) 3. forgets new words ___
( ) 4. can’t always understand
the dialog when watching
English movies ___
( ) 5. isn’t good at grammar ___
( ) 6. isn’t good at writing
compositions ___
take part in the English
corner
b. copy new words in a
notebook and take it
with him
c. keep a diary in English
d. listen to the tape
e. sing English songs
f. buy a grammar book
3b Make up conversations in pairs based on 1a and 3b.
The following words may help you!
make myself understood, oral English,
dare not speak, feel sleepy, be afraid of, difficult to remember new words, feel like giving up, work hard at, ask sb. for help
1c Read 1a and tick the words you find in it.
Study the words and pay attention to the word
formation.
( ) wonder ( ) wonderful ( ) under ( ) understand
( ) quick ( ) quickly ( ) courage ( ) discourage
( ) real ( ) really ( ) sleep ( ) sleepy
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Write down new words in the brackets by
following the example.
re + tell
dis + cover
dis + like
in + direct
im +possible
un +healthy
un +happy
head +ache
grand +daughter
fire + place
( retell )
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( )
( )
( direction )
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direct + tion
ill +ness
develop + ment
wonder + ful
home + less
excite +ing
snow +y
main +ly
film +maker
down +stairs
discover
dislike
indirect
impossible
unhealthy
unhappy
headache
granddaughter
fireplace
illness
development
wonderful
homeless
exciting
snowy
mainly
filmmaker
downstairs
prefix
suffix
Fill in the blanks.
1. Mr. Smith ____________ (曾经去过)China several times
and he has visited many_________________(名胜).
2. ----_______(吸烟)is bad for your health.
----Yes, and I’ll try my best to ______________(戒除它).
3. Oh, My God! I failed the driving test again. Can you tell me
_____________(该怎么办).
4. I ________________ (害怕知道)the result of the exam.
5. I’m thirsty, and I ____________ (想喝)a cup of tea.
6. After following Miss Wang’s advice, I ________________ (取得很大的进步)in oral English.
Exercises
am afraid of knowing
Smoking
places of interest
has been to
feel like drinking
made great progress
what to do
give it up
( ) 7.--- Could you please tell me ___ the Christmas tree?
--- Sure.
A. how to decorate B. how decorate
C. how to decorating D. how decorating
( ) 8. No one can tell me ___ next.
A. what to do it B. how do it
C. how to do D. what to do
( ) 9. Speak louder, or you can’t make yourself ______ .
A. hear B. hearing C. heard D. to hearing
( ) 10. I’m sorry but I ___________ you to tell a lie, or my father
will punish me.
A. not dare help B. dare not help
C. don’t dare help D. dare help not
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A
D
B
Exercises
Choose the best answer.
summary
We learn:
We can:
Some words: oral, sleepy, final, real
retell, indirect, granddaughter
pronounce, dialog, copy, notebook,
diary, tape
2. Some phrases: keep a diary, make yourself understood,
work hard at, be afraid of,
make progress (in), what to do
feel like doing, give up
3. Some sentences:
(1) I know oral English is very important, but I dare not speak English in public.
(2) At times I feel like giving up.
1.Form new words based on Word Formation.
development, indirect, homeless
2.Express our difficulties in learning English .
Assignment
Read 1a.
Memorize the useful expressions and key sentences which we learn today.
Finish Section A in your workbook.
Preview Section B.
Thank you!