Unit 1,by listening to tapes. by studying with a group. by watching English programs on TV. by enjoying English songs. by taking part in English Contest.,How do you study English?,I study English ,Revision,by asking the teacher for help. by reading English magazines and newspapers. by surfing the Internet. by making word cards. by reading the textbook.,I study English ,by going to English Corner. by doing grammar exercises. by taking notes carefully. by having the English class carefully. by doing my homework seriously.,I study English ,What things are difficult for you in learning English?,Free talk,cant pronounce some of the words,What things are difficult for you in learning English?,cant understand spoken English,What things are difficult for you in learning English?,dont know how to increase my reading speed,What things are difficult for you in learning English?,cant spell some English words,What things are difficult for you in learning English?,make mistakes in grammar,What things are difficult for you in learning English?,What other things are difficult for you in learning English?,Free talk,I dont know how to speak English well. I cant remember the new words. I dont know how to make word cards. I dont know how to study grammar. I dont know how to use commas.,List five difficult things for you to learn English.,You should read English aloud. Watching English movies can help your pronunciation. Why dont you join an English language club to practice speaking? Would you mind remembering new words by making word cards? Please try to talk with your friends in English as much as possible.,Free talk,Do you have any good advice for learning English?,1c Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.,Challenges 1. He cant get the _ right. 2. He _ a lot of new words. 3. He cant always _ when people talk to him. 4. He doesnt get much _ practice.,pronunciation,forgets,understand,writing,Solutions 1. _ can help. 2. He can always _ in his notebook and study them at home. 3. He can _ to practice speaking. 4. He should find a _ to practice writing.,Listening,write the new words,join an English language club,pen pal,1d Listen again. Complete the solutions.,Listen and fill in the blanks.,Paul _ _ because he is having _ _ English. First he cant get the pronunciation right. Then he cant remember the new words and sometimes he cant understand what people are saying in English. And he doesnt get much _ _.,looks,worried,trouble,learning,writing,practice,His teacher Ms Mitchell tells him to listen to _ _ and _ the difficult words. Then the teacher tells him to write the _ words in the notebook and _ them from time to time. At last the teacher asks him to _ an English language club to _ speaking and _ a pen pal.,new,English songs,repeat,review,join,practice,find,Listen and fill in the blanks.,What things are difficult for you when learning English? Ask your partner to give advice. Role-play conversations using the information from 1c and 1d.,Pair work,I dont have a partner to practice English with.,Maybe you should join an English club.,make mistakes in grammar,Maybe you should .,be poor in writing,Maybe you should .,cant get the pronunciation right,Maybe you should .,1. I cant pronounce some of the words. pronounce v. 发音 I dont know how to pronounce this word. 我不知道这个单词怎么发音。 People pronounce the word differently in this part of the country. 在国内这一地区，这个单词的发音不同。 Please pronounce after me. 请跟我发音。,ronounce on / upon 对发表意见 I dont think I should pronounce on a matter which I know little about. 我认为我不该对一个我知之甚少的问题发表意见。 pronunciation n. 发音；读音 He forgot thepronunciationof this word. 他把这个字的读音忘了。 You should look up the rightpronunciationof this word in the dictionary. 你应该查字典找出这个单词的正确读音。,知识拓展,2. I dont know how to increase my reading speed. increase v. 增加；增长；提高 Wide reading will increase your vocabulary. 博览群书会增加你的词汇量。 They have increased the price of petrol again. 他们又提高了汽油的价格。 The population of the earth is increasing very fast. 地球上的人口增加得很快。,increase by 增长了 Traffic accidents have increased by three percent in the past year. 去年交通事故增加了3。 increase to 增长到 The director hopes to be able to increase your pay to 6000 yuan a month. 主任希望能将你的月工资提到每月6000元。,知识拓展,speed n. 速度 It can be dangerous to drive at high speed. 高速行驶危险。 Whats the speed limit on the motorway? 高速公路的速度限制是多少? The hurricane has a speed of 73 miles per hour. 飓风每小时73英里。,increase speed 提高速度 lose speed 减速 pick up speed 加速 reach a speed 达到某一速度 at a speed of 60 miles an hour 以每小时六十英里的速度,how to increase my reading speed为“疑问词+不定式”结构，在句中作及物动词的宾语，该句也可以改为一个复合句： I dont know how I can increase my reading speed. He didnt know how to answer her. 他不知道该怎样回答她。,动词不定式前面有时加上连接代词what, which或连接副词when, where, how, 构成不定式短语，常用于know, tell, wonder, ask, find out, learn等动词之后作宾语。 Please explain to me where to begin and how to do it. 请给我解释该从哪里开始及该怎么做。,There are so many kinds of MP3 in the shop. We cant decide _. A. what to buy B. to buy what C. which to buy D. to buy which 【点拨】句意为：商店里有许多种（类）MP3。我们不能决定买哪一