Unit 1 Section A Period 1 (1a —2d）

Enjoy a song Lemon Tree.

Free talk 1. Do you like English? 2. How do you study English?

How do you study English? by listening to tapes 中国英语教师网 4

How do you study English? by working with friends 中国英语教师网 5

by asking the teacher for help How do you study English? by asking the teacher for help 中国英语教师网 6

How do you study English? by making word cards 中国英语教师网 7

by reading the textbook How do you study English? by reading the textbook 中国英语教师网 8

by surfing the Internet How do you study English? by surfing the Internet 中国英语教师网 9

by keeping a dairy in English How do you study English? by keeping a dairy in English

How do you study English? by going to English Corner

by taking part in English Contest How do you study English? by taking part in English Contest

Check (√) the ways you study English Check (√) the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study. ___ 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 _______________________________ by surfing the Internet by going to English Corner by keeping a dairy in English 中国英语教师网 13

1b Listen. How do these students study for a test 1b Listen. How do these students study for a test? Write letters from 1a above. ___1. Meiping ___2. Peter ___3. Tony b e d 中国英语教师网 14

Listen again and answer the questions below. When will they have a test? Why does Tony’s mother get mad about him when he listens to tapes? On Tuesday. Because she thinks he is listening to music.

Ask your partner how he or she studies for a test. PAIRWORK Ask your partner how he or she studies for a test. A: How do you study for a test? B: I study by working with a group. 中国英语教师网 16

listen to tapes every day speak English with your teachers and friends read English every morning read English magazines memorize the words of pop songs watch English movies keep a diary in English every day join the English club

A: How do you study for a test? B: I study by …

A: How do you study for a test? B: I study by …

Free talk Do you learn English by watching videos? 2. Have you ever practiced English conversations with friends? 3. What about listening to English tapes? 4. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation? 5. Have you ever studied English with a group?

√ 2a Listen and check ( ) the questions you hear. √ √ √ √ Questions 1. Do you learn English by watching videos? 2. Do you have conversations with friends in English? 3. What about listening to tapes? 4. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation? 5. Have you ever studied with a group? √ √ √ √ 中国英语教师网 21

Listen again. Match each answer below with a question above. 5 Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way. Oh, yes. It really improves my speaking skills. I do that sometimes. I think it helps. No. It’s too hard to understand spoken English. 2 4 1 中国英语教师网 22

Listen again and answer the question below. What does the girl think of keeping a diary in English? She thinks it helps to write in English every day.

Make conversations using the information from 2a and 2b. PAIRWORK Make conversations using the information from 2a and 2b. A: Have you ever studied with a group? B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way. 中国英语教师网 24

A: Have you ever studied by …? watch videos

practice conversations with friends A: Have you ever studied by …? B: … practice conversations with friends

Let’s enjoy a video about how to learn English.

Read the conversation between Jack and Annie and answer the questions. How does Jack feel? Why? He feels nervous because he has to finish reading a book and give a report next Monday. 中国英语教师网 28

2. What suggestions does Annie give to Jack? Read quickly to get main ideas. Don’t read word by word. Read word groups. Try to guess a word’s meaning by reading the sentences before and after it. 中国英语教师网 29

Free talk 1. Do you have good ways to learn English? 2. How can you improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing in English?

Language points 1. What about … ? ……怎么样? 常用来征求对方的意见、询问情况或提出建议，和How about …?意思相近 。about为介词，其后接名词、代词或 v-ing形式。 What about a cup of hot chocolate? 喝一杯热巧克力牛奶吗? What about going to a movie? 去看场电影如何？ What about your trip next week? 你下星期的旅行怎么样了?

(2008·自贡中考) --- What about _______ hiking this Sunday? --- Great. I’d like _______ with you. A. to go, going B. going, going C. going, to go 【解析】what about 后面接动词时要用v-ing形式，I’d like to do sth.表示“我想要做某事”。故正确答案为C。

(2008·泰州中考) --- What about ________ (have) a bird’s eye view of Shanghai? --- Great! I can’t wait to. 【答案】填having

(2011江西中考) ---Tomorrow is Mother's Day. What shall we give to mother as a present? ---- _______ some flowers? A. Have you bought B. Did you buy C. Will you buy D. What about D

喝杯咖啡怎么样？ ________ ________ drinking a cup of coffee? 答案：How about / What about

What about watching English movies tonight? (改为同义句) _______ _______ watch English movies tonight? 【解析】Why not。Why not …? 意为“为什么不……？”，后接动词原形，常用来提出建议。

2. word by word 一字一字地, 逐字地 Don't read the report word by word now; just skim it. 现在，不要逐字读报告，大致地看一下就可以了。

day by day 逐日；一天天地 year by year 逐年；一年一年地 little by little 逐渐地，渐渐地 one by one 一个接一个地； 依次地 step by step 逐步地, 循序渐进地 side by side 肩并肩地； 一起

3. Well, be patient. patient adj. 耐心的 Please be patient. 请忍耐些。 I think I am quite a patient person. 我认为我是一个相当有耐心的人。 She was a good teacher. She was very patient with her pupils. 她是位好教师, 她对学生很有耐心。

[点拨] patient的常用搭配： be patient with sb. / sth. 对某人/某事有耐心 be patient at sth. 对某事有耐心 反义词是 impatient

[2011·苏州] 句子翻译 请将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。 51. 我们新来的英语老师年轻、漂亮、有耐心。 Our new English teacher is young, beautiful and patient.

(2013·南京市) Linda’s father hates waiting in long lines (2013·南京市) Linda’s father hates waiting in long lines. I think he’s just not very _______. A. patient B. talented C. popular D. powerful A

D Mike is very _______ because he always gives money to others. A. curious B. patient C. active D. generous (2012江苏淮安) — Mum, my little sister is crying all the time. — Mary, be ______! She feels sick. You should take good care of her. A. patient B. lazy C. polite D. fair A

知识拓展 patient n. 病人 The patient is too weak to speak. 病人太虚弱了，不能说话。 The doctor has been to see the patient. 医生来[去]看过病人了。

4. The more you read, the faster you’ll be. 这是英语中的“the+比较级, the+比较级”结构, 常表示“越……, 就越……”。 The more she learns, the more she wants to learn. 她越学就越想学。 The more they talked, the more encouraged they felt. 他们越说越感到鼓舞。

(2010·陕西) The _______ friends you have, the ________ you will be. 　A. more; happy B. many; happy 　C. more; happier D. many; happier C

(2010·芜湖) Remember this, John (2010·芜湖) Remember this, John. ______ careful you are, ______ mistakes you will take. 　　A. The more; the less　　 　　B. The more; the fewer 　　C. The less; the fewer　　 　　D. The more; the more B

(2011重庆中考) The more you smile, the _______ you will feel. A. happy B. happier C. happily D. more happily B

练一练 Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. He studies English by _______ (make) vocabulary lists. 2. What about _______ (watch) English - language movies to improve your English? 3. I'm a little _______ (tired). Let's take a short rest. 4. Over the years he has become _________ (patient). making watching tired more patient

Ⅱ. 单项选择 1. --- _____ do you study for a test? --- I study by reading textbooks. A. Why B. When C. How D. Who 2. She improves her spoken English _______ practicing conversations. A. in B. on C. by D. at

3. If you can’t do it yourself, you can ask others _____ help. A. of B. for C. in D. to 4. --- Why _____ an English club to practice English? --- Good idea. A. not join B. joining C. to join D. don’t join

5. --- _____ listening to music to relax? --- Sounds great. A. Shall we B. Why not C. Why don’t D. How about

句型展示 1. 大声朗读来练习发音如何？ What about________ _______ _______ practice pronunciation? 2. 你曾经参加过小组合作学习吗？ Have you ever_______ ______ ______ ______？ reading aloud to studied with a group

Interesting Facts about Languages There are over 6,900 spoken languages in the world. The population of Europe is about ¼ of the whole world, but Europeans speak only 234 languages. About 94% of all languages are regularly spoken by just 6% of the population of the world. Most languages are constantly used by less than one thousand native speakers.

K. David Harrison, a linguist from the Swarthmore College, predicts that by 2050 about 90% of spoken languages will be dead. In Papua New Guinea (巴布亚新几内亚) there are less than 5.5 million citizens and about 830 languages spoken by them.

The United Nation has six official languages, used in meetings: Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish, and Russian. The number of speakers of English in China is larger than that in the USA. The world's most widely spoken languages by number of native speakers and as a second language are: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, German and French.

You can become a very successful learner of English if you follow some basic rules. 1. Relax and enjoy speaking. 2. Learn about how you learn. 3. Learn memory techniques. 4. Immerse (浸) yourself. 5. Get connected. 6. Learn vocabulary systematically. 7. Get motivated: don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.