Unit 1 Unit 1 let’s try to speak English as much as possible let’s try to speak English as much as possible

newspaper magazineinternet ---A lot of things around us. ---Where can we see English in our daily life? 报纸 /´nju:zpeipə/ 杂志互联网

现在全世界共有 50 多个国家和地区把英文作为官 方语言. People from more than 50 countries speak English.

the UK 这些国家和地区曾经是英国殖民地. 英国

Canada New York (USA) 北美洲 : 纽约 ( 美国 ) 加拿大

大洋洲 : Australia New Zealand 澳大利亚 新西兰

Hong Kong 亚洲 : Singapore 香港 新加坡

2.What can you do if you understand English? A. Translator 翻译 据说外交部很多翻译员都是北外或北大毕 业的佼佼者。

B. Foreign trade B. Foreign trade businesspeople businesspeople (Business negotiation) 外贸商人 商务谈判

C. Guide

D. Teacher

Can you tell me how you learn English? What do you use when you learn English? Of course, we usually use our ears, eyes, mouths and hands. What can we do with them? listen ear listening

say talk speak read ask answer repeat mouth speaking

look see read check eye reading

translate match write copy number hand writing

Activity 1 Read the instruction and check ( √) the ones you understand.

2 Listen and read Read it as quickly as possible to find out the expressions of suggestion.

listening speaking reading writing always speak English in class. read English stories. Spell and pronounce new words aloud every day. Learning new words listen to the English radio Find some English pen friends and write to them. Activity : Write notes about:

Ms James: Welcome back, everyone! Today,we are going to talk about good ways to learn English. Ready?Who has some advice? Lingling: We should always speak English in class. Ms James: Good! Let’s try to speak English as much as possible. Daming:Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks? Ms James: That’s a good idea.And don’t forget to write down the correct answers next to the mistakes? What else?

Lingling: It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day. Ms James: Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about listening to the radio. Daming:Yes, that’s good for our pronunciation too. But there are so many new words. Ms James: You don’t need to understand every word. You just need to listen for key words and main ideas.

Daming: That’s the same for reading.English stories are so interesting. I get to know a lot about the world through reading. Lingling: I think writing is also important. Why don’t we try to find some English pen friends? We can write to them. Ms James:Excellent! I agree with you.

Choose the best answers ( )1. Why is Ms James going to give her students some advice? A. Because she is a good teacher. B. Because she likes giving others advice. C. Because it is a new term. ( ) 2. They are talking about_____ A. what they will do in the English class. B. how to speak English. C. how to learn English. C C

1. Read this conversation again and then check if the following statements are true. ( )1. Speak Chinese in class. ( ) 2. Write the mistakes in the notebooks. F T T ( )3. Write down the correct answers next to the mistakes.

F T T T ( ) 4. Check your vocabulary notebook every day. ( ) 5. Listen to English radio programme. ( ) 6. Read English stories. ( ) 7. Try to understand every word.

25 How much advice are there in the conversation?

. 5. How about listening to the radio? 3. Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks? 6. I think writing is also important. 7. Why don’t we try to find some English pen friends? 1. we should always speak English in class. 2. let’s try to speak English as much as possible. 4. It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day.

Look at the following pictures and try to use the expressions of suggestion

I’m not feeling well. Why don’t you see a doctor?

I can’t get any fish. Why not go to the market?