1. Module 1 How to learn English
Unit 1 Let’s try to speak English as much as possible.

2. Free talk Ask and answer 1. Do you enjoy learning English?
2. Why do you learn English?
3. Do you think English is useful?
4. How do you learn English?

3. How do you usually learn English?
s____ing
peak
l____ing
isten
English
w__ing
rit
r___ing
ead

4. To study English, what will you learn at first?
s____ing
peak
l____ing
isten
English
letter
w__ing
rit
r___ing
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5. What else do we need to learn?
s____ing
peak
l____ing
isten
grammar
vocabulary
pronunciation
English
letter
sentence
w__ing
rit
r___ing
ead

6. Listening and vocabulary
Read the instructions and check (√ )
the ones you understand. √
1 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
2 Correct the spelling.
3 Listen and check the words you hear.
4 Practise saying the words.
5 Match the words with their meanings.
6 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. √ √ √ √ √

7. Listening
Now here is a conversation between Ms James and her students Daming and Lingling .

8. 2 Listen and answer the questions. Use
the words and expressions in the box.
dictionary grammar letter look up
make a mistake understand
1 Which word did Daming not understand?
2 What mistake did Lingling make?
He didn’t understand the word “spring”.
She made a grammar mistake. She said “go”
instead of “went”

9. 3 How does Daming usually check the spelling
of a word?
4 Why is it difficult for Daming to check the
spelling of cinema?
He usually looks it up in the dictionary.
It was difficult because he didn’t know the first letter.

10. This is Tina. She is bad at English
This is Tina. She is bad at English. Can you guess what her problems are?

11. Tina’s problems I always make mistakes in exams.
It is hard to understand every word in English stories.
I always make mistakes in exams.
I am
afraid of speaking English in front of others.

12. Can you give her some advice on learning English?
What you think she should do
speaking English making mistakes understanding every word while reading

13. Listening:
Now here is a conversation between Ms James and her students Daming and Lingling .They are talking about how to learn English well.

14. Now write notes about learning English.
Listening: listen to the radio
_____________________________________________
Speaking:
Reading:
Writing:
Learning new words:
always speak English in class (as much as possible)
read English stories
write to English pen friends
spell and pronounce new words aloud every day

15. 4 Underline the correct words.
Here is my (1) advice / notebook on learning English. Speak English (2) always / as much as possible in class, and listen to English (3) in the newspaper / on the radio. I (4) agree / forget it is a good idea to look up new words in the (5) notebook / dictionary. You can find the (6) correct / excellent pronunciation and learn the meaning.

16. Read aloud

17. How many pieces of advice can we find?
We should speak… Let’s try to speak… Why not write down… Don’t forget to write down… It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce… How about listening to… You just need to …. Why don’t we try to find… You’d better … ….

18. Find out the good ways to help Tina.
Tina’s problems
Possible answers
I am afraid of speaking English in front of others.
I always make mistakes in exams.
It is hard to understand every word in English radio or stories.
Let’s speak English as much as possible.
______________________________________
________________________________________________________
Don’t forget to write down the mistakes in the notebooks.
You just need to listen or read for key words and main ideas.

19. Are there any other ways to improve English?
Sing English
songs
watch movies
in English
read books
in English
have a conversation
with foreigners
keep a diary
watch
English TV
programmes

20. Practice Let’s help each other.
A: Which do you think is difficult for you about learning English?
B: I think it’s difficult to improve my listening/speaking /grammar/reading/writing. Can you give me some advice?
A: Sure. You should …
B: Good idea! What else？
A: How about(doing)….?
B: Thanks a lot. I think I can learn English better with your help.

21. Task
Interview your group members , write down what is difficult for them in learning English and give them some advice. At the end of the class, group leaders will give us a report.
Names
Problems
Advice S1 S2 S3

22. Supporting language
A: Learning English is very interesting but it can also be difficult. What is difficult for you in learning English?
B: It is difficult for me to…/I can’t…
A: I think you should... /Why don’t you …
/ How about…/You’d better…
/ why not…? I think it helps a lot.
/I think it’s a good idea to…

23. Report
Learning English is difficult. Different students have different problems.
A can’t …. I think he can ….
And it is difficult for B to …. It’s a good idea to …
C has some difficulty in …. She should …
As for me, I can’t … They gave me some advice. I think doing …is the best way to improve….
Although English is hard to learn, it’s so interesting and helpful, we all like learning English. And we all believe where there is a will, there is a way.

24. Homework