1. Unit 1 How can we become good learners?

2. 1.How do people learn a foreign language? 2.Do you have good ways to learn English? 3.How can you improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing in English?

11. To learn to use verb + by … To learn how to learn and how to learn English better To learn new words: textbook, conversation, aloud, pronunciation …

12. Talk about how to learn Language Goal

13. _____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 1a Check ( ✔ ) the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

14. By speaking with foreigners By watching English movies By making pal-friends with foreigners By reading English newspaper By reading English stories

15. 1b Listen. How do these students study for a test? Write letters from 1a above. _____1. Meiping _____2. Peter _____3. Tony b e d

16. 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.

17. listening to the radio How do you study for a test? I study by… CRI Pair work

18. speaking English in class reading English texts How do you study for a test? I study by…

19. How do you study for a test? I study by… keeping English diaries

20. by 是个很常用的介词（有时也用作副词）， 在初中英语中的用法有以下几种： (1) 意为 “ 在 …… 旁 ” 、 “ 靠近 ” 。如： 他们在湖边画画。 They are drawing by the lake. (2) 意为 “ 不迟于 ” 、 “ 到 …… 时为止 ” 。如： 他在晚饭前会好的。 He will be all right by supper time. Language points

21. (3) 表示方法、手段，可译作 “ 靠 ” 、 “ 用 ” 、 “ 凭借 ” 、 “ 通过 ” 、 “ 乘坐 ” 等。如： 猴子用尾巴吊在树上。 The monkey was hanging from the tree by his tail. (4) 用于被动句中，表示行为主体，常译 作 “ 被 ” 、 “ 由 ” 等。如： 许多人讲英语。 English is spoken by many people.

22. (5) 组成其它短语 : 1) by the way : 意为 “ 顺便说 ” 、 “ 顺便问一 下 ” ，常做插入语。如： 顺便问一下，李丽在哪儿？ By the way, where’s Lily? 2) by oneself : 意为 “ 单独 ” 、 “ 自己 ” 。如： 我不能把她单独留下。 I can’t leave her by herself.

23. 3) by and by : 意为 “ 不久以后 ” 、 “ 不一会 儿 ” 。如： 不久以后，越来越多的人开始学英语了。 By and by, more and more people began to study English.