Section B (1a – 1d)

Review

• How do you study English ?

• I study English by…

How do you study English?I study English …

by working with friends.

by making word cards.

by reading the textbook

• by listening to tapes.

• by studying with a group.

• by watching English programs on TV.

• by enjoying English songs.

• by taking part in English classes.

• by listening to tapes.

• by studying with a group.

• by watching English programs on TV.

• by enjoying English songs.

• by taking part in English classes.

by listening to tapesby asking the teacher for help

by taking part in English Contest

by watching English movies

by watching English programs on TV

by reading English magazines and newspapers.

by reading English magazines and newspapers.

by having the English class carefully.

by having the English class carefully.

Learning English is very important. But also it’s difficult. What things are difficult for you in learning English?--- I can’t remember the new words

Lead-in

• Do you have any problems in learning English?

• I can’t …

can’t pronounce some of the words

can’t spell some English words

can’t understand spoken English

can’t understand spoken English

don’t know how to increase my reading speed

make mistakes in grammar

What other things are difficult for you in learning English?

1b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.1. I don’t know enough words to write well. 2. _______________________________________3. _______________________________________

I don’t know how to speak English well.

I can’t remember the new words.

I don’t know how to make word cards.

I don’t know how to study grammar.

I don’t know how to use commas.

Do you have any good advice for learning English?

You should read English aloud.

Watching English movies can help your pronunciation.

Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking?

Would you mind remembering new words by word cards?

Please try to talk with your friends in English as much as possible.

1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.

Challenges1. He can’t get the ____________ right.

2. He _________ a lot of new words.

3. He can’t always ___________ when

people talk to him.

4. He doesn’t get much __________

practice.

pronunciation

forgets understand

writing

1d Listen again. Complete the solutions.

Solutions1. ____________ can help.

2. He can always __________________ in his

notebook and study them at home.

3. He can ____________________ to practice

speaking.

4. He should find a __________________ to

practice writing.

Listening

write the new words

join an English club

pen pal

Listen and fill in the blanks. Paul _____ ______ because he is having ________ ______ English. First he can’t get the pronunciation right. Then he can’t remember the new words and sometimes he can’t understand what people are saying in English. And he doesn’t get much ________ ______.His teacher Ms Mitchell tells him to _____ ___ the tape and ______ the sentences that are difficult for him to _______ his pronunciation. Then the teacher tells him to _____ the new words in the notebook and study them ___ _____ or ___ _____ _____ on the way to school. At last the teacher asks him to _____ the English language club to _______ speaking and _____ a pen pal.

looks worried troublelearning

writing practice

practice

listen torepeat

write at home in the train

joinpractice find

• 1 、 pronounce some of the words. 拼读一些单词

• 2 、 understand spoken English. 懂得口语

• 3 、 how to increase my reading speed. 怎样提高我的阅读速度

• 4 、 spell some English words. 拼写一些英语单词

• 5 、 make mistakes in grammar. 语法方面出错误

• 6 、 have a partner to practice English with. 有伙伴一起练习英语

Recite the phrases

• 7 、 Maybe=perhaps 大概、或许• 8 、 join an English club. 加入英语俱乐部 • 9 、 in his notebook 在他的笔记里• 10 、 study them at home. 在家里学习它们• 11 、 practice speaking. 练习口语• 12 、 get the right 得到正确的，取得权利• 13 、 get much practice. 多多练习

What things are difficult for you when

learning English? Role-play

conversations using the information from

1c and 1d.A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with.B: Maybe you should join an English club.

pronounce v. 发音I don't know how to pronounce this word.

我不知道这个单词怎么发音。People pronounce the word differently in this part of the country.

在国内这一地区，这个单词的发音不同。Please pronounce after me.

请跟我发音。

Language points

pronounce on / upon …对 发表意见

I don’t think I should pronounce on a matter which I know little about.

我认为我不该对一个我知之甚少的问题发表意见。

pronunciation n. 发音；读音

知识拓展

1). How do you like your English teacher's ______________ (pronounce).

2). He is good at grammar, but poor in ____________ (pronounce).

3). Every morning, he practices _________ (pronounce) English words to improve his spoken English.

pronunciation

pronunciation

pronouncing

speed n. 速度It can be dangerous to drive at high speed.

高速行驶危险。What's the speed limit on the motorway?

高速公路的速度限制是多少 ?

The hurricane has a speed of 73 miles per hour.

飓风每小时 73 英里。

increase speed 提高速度lose speed 减速pick up speed 加速reach a speed 达到某一速度at a speed of 60 miles an hour

以每小时六十英里的速度

make mistakes 犯错；出错 I make mistakes in grammar.

我在语法方面出错。make mistakes 或 make a mistake 意为“犯错；出错”，其后常接 in 引起的介词短语，表示在某一方面出错。

I ______ a mistake. Please don’t be angry with me. A. make B. made C. will make D. had made

解析：由下句“请不要生我的气”可知“我犯了个错误”，要用一般过去时，故选 B 。

by mistake 由于差错，错误地 I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.

我错拿了你的手提包，还以为是我的呢。 mistake ... for ... 错把……当成……I mistook the house for a hotel.

我把这栋房子错当作旅馆了。

have trouble (in) doing ( 做…… ) 有困难 I have trouble walking.

我走路有困难。practice doing 练习 ( 做…… ) The girls are practicing singing the new song in th

e next room.

姑娘们正在隔壁练习唱新歌。

increase v. 增加；增长；提高Wide reading will increase your vocabulary.

博览群书会增加你的词汇量。They have increased the price of petrol again.

他们又提高了汽油的价格。The population of the earth is increasing very fast.

地球上的人口增加得很快。

increase by 增长了…Traffic accidents have increased by three per cent in the past year.

去年交通事故增加了 3 ％。 increase to …增长到

The director hopes to be able to increase your pay to 6000 yuan a month.

主任希望能将你的月工资提到每月 6000 元。

知识拓展

1). (2012 烟台中考 ) In recent years the economy of our country _____ rapidly.

A. is increased B. has increased

C. increased D. has been increased

【解析】有时间状语 in recent years 得知，用现在完成时；句意是：“近几年，我国的经济迅速增长” 。此句中 increase 不能用于被动语态，故选 B 。

2). (2013 山东泰安 ) One of the best ways for people to keep healthy is to _______ good eating habits

A. grow B. develop

C. increase D. find

3). I failed in the English test last term, so I'm going to _______ it this year ．

A. practice B. grow

C. improve D. increase

B

C

Ⅰ. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.We must learn to face the __________ in our

life.

2. He has trouble understanding _______

English.

solution, practice, mistake, spoken, challenges

challenges

spoken

3. Can you think of a good _______ to the

problem?

4. You can listen to the tapes to get much

listening _______.

5. The more careful you are, the fewer _______

you’ll make.

solution

practice

mistakes

Ⅱ. 单项选择 1. —Could you please show me _____ an e-mail? —Sure. It’s easy to do. A. when to send B. to send how C. to send where D. how to send

2. His trouble is that he always makes mistakes _____ spelling English words. A. on B. with C. in D. by

D

C

3. He reads aloud to practice his _____ every morning. A. voice B. sound C. pronounce D. pronunciation 4. She wants to _____ an English club to practice speaking English. A. join in B. join C. take part D. take part in 5. There are _____ new words in this passage. A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. much

D

B

C

III. 英汉短语互译1. spoken English

2. 犯错；出错 3. get the pronunciation right

4. 参加一个英语俱乐部 5. 练习说英语

英语口语 make mistakes

正确地发音 join an English club

practice speaking English

IV. 完成句子。1. 你应该找一个笔友。 You _______ _______ a pen pal. 2. 你为什么不加入一个英语俱乐部来练习讲英语呢？ _______ _______ you join an English club to practice _______ English?

should find

Why don’tspeaking