Unit 1 Have you ever been to an English corner?,Module 7 English for you and me,Look and talk,What are they learning now?,Warming-up,Do you think its difficult to learn English? What do you think are the good ways to learn English?,listen to English songs,watch English films,read English magazines,Warming-up,Have you ever been to an English corner? Do you like it?,Warming-up,Look at the photo and answer the questions.,Which is more difficult,1 speaking to your classmates or speaking to people from the UK or the US?,2 doing English exercises or reading English stories?,3 understanding written English or spoken English?,Pre-listening,Listen and choose the correct answer.,1. How has Tonys dad made progress in learning Chinese? a) He has been to classes. b) He has practised it every day. c) He did not do anything special. 2. According to Tonys dad, what do you need to do to be good at a foreign language? a) You need to be very bright. b) You need to work hard. c) You need to go to classes. 3. What does Tonys dad think about Chinese? a) It is easier than English. b) It is more difficult than English. c) It is as easy as English,Pre-listening,Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.,1. What does Lingling think of her progress in English this year? 2. Does Lingling have to go to an English corner? 3. Who can go to an English corner? Any English lovers.,She thinks she has achieved a lot.,No, she doesnt have to.,While-listening,Listen again and decide who might agree with the following sentences. Write B for Betty and L for Lingling.,1 English may not be difficult to learn as long as you keep on trying. _ 2 Chinese may be more popular in the future. _ 3 Learning English can be a lot of fun. _ 4 English is my favourite subject at school. _,L,B,L,L,While-listening,Post-listening,Role-play the conversation.,Language points,1. How much progress do you think youve made in English this year, Lingling? 你觉得今年你在英语方面取得了多大的进步，玲玲？ (1) how much 意为“多少”，用于询问不可数名词的量。 e.g. How much rice is there in the bag? (2) progress是不可数名词，意为“进步”。 make progress 意为“取得进步”，progress前还可用slow, rapid和 great等形容词修饰。 e.g. Tony has mage great progress in learning Chinese.,Post-listening,2. including some English speakers from the UK and the US, were happy to talk to them. 包括一些来自英国和美国的说英语的人，都乐于和她们交谈。 including介词，意为“包括，包含在内”，常与后面的名词和 代词一起构成介宾短语。 e.g. Forty students, including me, are now in the classroom. included形容词，一般位于名词或代词之后，意为“包括在内” 。 e.g. Forty students are now in the classroom, me included.,Post-listening,speaker名词，意为“说某种语言的人；说话者，演讲者”。由动词speak加上表人的名词后缀-er构成。 e.g. I want to make friends with English speakers. 【拓展】speaker还可意为“扬声器”。spoken是speak的形容词形式，表被动，意为“口头的，口语的”；speaking也是speak的形容词形式，表主动，常用于构成复合形容词。 e.g. We can hear the sound from the speakers.,Post-listening,Complete the sentences in your own words.,1. Some people think English is difficult to learn because _. 2. Youll find a lot of fun in learning English if _. 3. You can go to an English corner if _.,English grammar is difficult,you keep trying,you want to practise,spoken English,4. It is good to meet other speakers of English, although _. 5. Lingling does not have to go to an English corner because _.,they didnt speak English very well,she can speak English with Betty,Post-listening,Complete the questions with the correct form of the words in the box.,1 How much have you _ this year in English? Have you made much _? 2 How can you get more practice with English _ from the UK and the US? 3 What does it _ to learn English well?,achieve progress require speaker,achieved,progress,speakers,require,Post-listening,Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.,English is difficult to learn at the beginning. But if you keep trying, you can make progress quickly and find a lot of fun in learning it. I hope I can continue to make progress next year.,Post-listening,Listen and check.,English is difficult to learn at the beginning. But if you keep trying, you can make progress quickly and find a lot of fun in learning it. I hope I can continue to make progress next year.,Post-listening,Read the paragraph aloud.,English is difficult to learn at the beginning. But if you keep trying, you can make progress quickly and find a lot of fun in learning it. I hope I can continue to make progress next year.,Post-listening,Well, I went to an English corner once, and there were some people who didnt speak English very well. But they were happy to try, and other people, including some English speakers from the UK and the US, were happy to talk to them.,Read the paragraph aloud. Make sure you stress the important words. Then listen and check.,Post-listening,Work in pairs. Talk about your progress in English. Use your answers in Activity 5 to help you.,Do you think youve made any progress in English this year?,Yes, I do. Ive learnt a lot of new words, although ,Post-listening,Summary,Key words and phrases: achieve, including, speaker, spoken English, make progress Key sentences: I think Ive achieve