莆田二十八中学 陈海泉

1 Greeting 2 Enjoying a song

Make sentences which includes “wh- + to do” according to the pictures. wonder, where not know, how I wonder where to go. I don’t know how to go to Beijing.

not know, which ? what, next I don’t know which one to buy. He doesn’t know what to do next.

Discuss the ways of learning English, and put G ( good ) or B ( bad ) in front of each sentence. □ a. Write Chinese pinyin beside the English words. □ f. Check your spelling with a dictionary. □ b. Listen to English songs after class. □ g. Read books,newspapers and magazines in English. □ c. Look up all the new words when you read a text. □ h. Translate every day. □ d. Be afraid of speaking English aloud in public. □ i. Don’t listen to English radio programs. □ e. Only study grammar. □ j. Speak Chinese in English class. b g b b b b g b b b

1. How many problems did the writer have in learning English before? There were three. 2. How many ways of the writer tell us how to learn English well? There are four. Listening, speaking, reading, writing methods. Listen and answer.

Have you learned other languages besides Chinese? I have learned English for three years at school. At first, it was hard for me to understand the teacher when she talked to the class. She spoke too quickly. Also, I was afraid to speak English in class because I thought my classmates might laugh at me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. But now I am enjoying learning English. I have come to realize that it doesn’t matter if I don’t understand every word. One of the secrets of becoming a good language learner is to do lots of listening practice. I often watch English programs on TV and listen to English songs. I’ve also joined the English club at school to improve my oral English. And my favorite way to learn new words is to read English magazines. I take lots of grammar notes in class. In order to practice my writing, I keep on a diary. Last but not least, I keep on trying and never give up.

Read 1a again,and then write down the learning methods mentioned in the passage. Watch English programs on TV and listen to English songs. Join the English club at school. Read English magazines. Keep a diary and take lots of grammar notes. Listening: Speaking: Reading: Writing:

Choose the right answers. 1. At that time I didn’t know _________. A. to go to which school B. to go which school C. which school to go D. which school to go to 2. Could you give me ________ on how to learn English well? A. some adviceB. some advices C. an advice D. advice 3.They arrived at the hotel just now. They don’t know which room_________. A. to live B. for living C. to live in D. to living D C A

Grammar focus Wh- + to do I don’t know what to do. He is thinking about where to go. Could you give us some advice on how to learn English well ? How to improve it was my biggest problem. My difficulty in learning English is how to get the pronunciation right.

Useful expressions Could you make yourself understood in the U.S.A.? I dare not speak English in public. I beg your pardon?/Pardon? I’m sorry, I only know a little English. How do you say… in English? I don’t know how to say/spell that in English. I'm sure that you will make great progress as long as you stick to them.

3 Project 1. What do you think of your English now? Check (√) and do a self-assessment. 1. I can remember ____ of the new words. 2. I’m good at ____. () all() most () some ( ) few () grammar() reading () listening() writing () speaking() learning new words

3. The useful ways in English learning are ____. 4. The difficult parts in English learning are ____. () making a vocabulary notebook () keeping a diary () taking part in the English corner () reading a text aloud () doing lots of listening practice () singing English songs () reading English newspapers () communicating with others () listening() speaking () vocabulary() grammar () reading() writing

5. What I need to improve is ____. () listening() reading () grammar () writing () vocabulary () speaking 2. According to your assessment and the English learning methods you have read about, make a plan on how to learn English better.

Write a letter to your teacher and talk about the learning methods you are using now. Dear Mr. Chen, I’m very happy to tell you that …

keep on + doing sth. eg: Why do you keep on laughing all the time? + sb.\sth.doing sth. eg: You keep me waiting for two hours.