Unit 1

How do you study for a test?

Section A

Period 3 (3a-4)

ask the teacher for help listen to tapes

read the textbook watch English movies

Make up your own conversations:A:How do you study for a test?B: I study by….

New words on Page 4specific adj. 明确的 ; 详细而精确的memorize(memorizing) v. 记忆 ; 背诵grammar n.语法 ; 语法规则differently adv.不同地 ; 有区别地frustrate v.使失望 ; 使沮丧 ; 使厌烦 frustrating adj.令人沮丧的 ; 令人失望的quickly adv.快地 ; 迅速地add v.又说 ; 继续说

Free Talk

1. Do you think it’s boring to study grammar?

2. Which is the best way to study English?

3. Is joining the English club at school the best way to improve our English? Why?

1. Do you think it’s boring to study grammar?

2. Which is the best way to study English?

3. Is joining the English club at school the best way to improve our English? Why?

Read the article and find out the 7 ways of learningEnglish in the article and finish the chart on thetextbook.

Read the article and find out the 7 ways of learningEnglish in the article and finish the chart on thetextbook.

1. using English

2. reading English magazines

3. memorizing the words of pop songs

4. studying grammar

5. watching English movies

6. joining the English club

7. having conversations with friends

3a---Task 1

Ways of learning English

Not successful

OK Successful

Lillian Li

Wei Ming

Liu Chang

studying grammar

memorizing the words of pop songs

reading English magazines

watching English movies

studying grammar

having conversations with friends

joining the English club

Read the article and complete the chart.3a---Task 2

请根据课文内容判断下列句子的正 (T) 、误 (F).

( ) 1. Many students thought the best way to learn English is to use it.

( ) 2. Lilian Li thought the best way to learn new words was by memorizing them.

( ) 3. Lilian Li never studied grammar.

( ) 4. Wei Ming has learned English for seventy-two months.

T

T

T

Freading English magazines

3a---Task 3

( ) 5. Wei Ming thought watching English movies and studying grammar are great ways to learn a language.

( ) 6. Joining the English club at school was Liu Chang’s best way to improve her English.

( ) 7. The students in the club could get lots of practice.

( ) 8. Liu Chang thought having conversations with friends was helpful.

T

T

F

F

Studying grammar isn’t a bad way

was not helpful at all

• 1. ……the best ways to learn more English.• 动词不定式作定语修饰名词或不定代词后

置 .• 如： I have something to say.• She has a lot of homework to do.• 2. suggestion （可数名词） / advice （不可数

名词）建议• 一条建议： a piece of advice • a suggestion• 一些建议： some advice • some suggestions

3.…because he can watch the actors say the words.watch 是感官动词，与其类似的常见词还

hear ， see 等， 此类动词的宾语补足语可以用不带 to 的不定式

或动词的 -ing 形式。“watch/see/hear sb. do sth.” 结构通常指动作的

全过程。---I watched a boy draw a horse on the wall.“watch/see/hear sb. doing sth.” 结构则指正在

进行的动作。---I watched a boy drawing a horse on the wall.

4. …,he finds watching movies frustrating…

▲ “find+ 宾语 + 形容词”结构，意为“发现…怎么样”。

---I find it easy to get along with you.

---I find you easy to get along with.

我发现你容易相处 .

He finds it difficult to learn English. He finds English difficult to learn.

他发现学英语好难 .

• 5. frustrating a. 令人灰心的 , 沮丧的 ( 修饰物） • 　 frustrated a. 　感到灰心的 , 沮丧的 ( 修饰

人） • 类似的还有：• interesting 令人感兴趣的 ; • interested 感兴趣的 • boring 无聊的 ; • bored 感到无聊的• exciting 令人兴奋的 ; • excited 感到兴奋的• disappointing 令人失望的 ; • disappointed 感到失望的

6. ……watching English movies isn’t a bad way ……

▲ 动名词作主语，表示一种抽象，泛指的动作，而不是一次性的具体的动作，谓语动词通常用单数．如果两个动名词短语并列做主语时，则谓语动词用复数．Watching TV too much is bad for your eyes.Playing computer games and listening to music are my hobbies.

• 7. have fun 玩得愉快 • = have a great time

• = have a good time

• = have a wonderful time

• = have a nice time

• = enjoy oneself

have fun doing sth. 愉快地 / 开心做某事 如： They had fun playing basketball on

the playground.

8. end up doing sth. =finish doing sth. 终止做某事 , 结束做某事

如： We didn’t like it at first, but we ended up cheering.

( 一开始我们并不喜欢它 , 可最后我们却为之欢呼 .)

另外， end up with sth. 以…而告终 如： The party ended up with a song. 晚会以她

的歌唱而告终。

类似用法的词还有：end up doing sth.=finish doing sth. 结束干某事enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事mind doing sth. 介意做某事go on doing sth. 继续做某事be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事keep doing sth. 一直做某事consider doing sth. 考虑做某事can’t help doing sth. 禁不住做某事give up doing sth. 放弃做某事stop doing sth. 停止做某事

Phrases on Page 41. the best way to do sth. 2. for example3. read English magazines4. help a little5. feel differently6. watch sb. do sth.7. join the English club8. lots of9. have fun (doing sth.)10.have conversations with friends11. not…at all12.get excited about…13.end up doing sth. 14.do a survey about …

做某事最好的方法例如

看英语杂志有一点帮助

有不同的感受观看某人做某事

加入英语俱乐部大量，许多

做某事有趣和朋友进行会话

根本不对…感到兴奋

结束做某事做关于……的调查

用所给词的适当形式填空：

1.She studies by ________ (make) flashcards.

2.What about _______ (play) football ?

3. I think that __________ (watch ) English movies isn’t a bad way.

4.Wei Ming feels ________ (different ).

5.The best way _________ (learn ) more English is by using English .

6.The children get excited about _______ ( have ) computer class.

making

playing

watching

differently

to learn

having

单项选择 :1.The boy makes money ____ newspapers. A. sell B. in selling C. by selling D. on sell2. ______ a teacher is my dream . A. Be B. Being C. I am D. To being 3. Li Lei , I can’t hear you clearly . Please speak

_____. A. loud B. aloud C. loudly D. louder . 4. Those girls have beautiful _____. A. sounds B. noise C. voices D. voice5. At first we talked in English , but we ended up

____ in Chinese. A. speaking B. speak C. to speak D. spoke 6. Do you ever practice ___ English with

foreigners ? A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D.

saying

C

B

D

C

A

B

根据所给汉语意思完成下列句子 :1.它能有助于提高我的说话技巧 .

It can help to ________ my _______ _________.2. 记住流行音乐的歌词也有一些帮助 . __________ the words of _______ songs also

helps _____ ______. 3. 我通过向老师求助来学习 . I study ____ _______ the teacher _______ help . 4. 她又说和朋友们交谈根本是没有帮助的 . She _______ that ______ _______________ with

friends was _____ helpful _______ _____ . 5. 我们对唱英文歌曲感到很兴奋 . We _____ ______ _________ _______ English

songs .

improve speaking skills

Memorizing popa little

askingby for

added having conversationsnot at all

get excited about singing

3b PAIRWORK Role play. Student A, pretend to be one of the people in 3a. Student B, interview Student A about learning English.

A: I’m doing a survey about learning English.

Can I ask you some questions?

B: Sure.

A: Great! What’s your name?

B: Wei Ming.

A: And how do you learn English, Ming?

B:…

我可以问你一些问题吗？