Unit 1 1 Talk about how to study . 2 by working with friends 3 by asking the teacher for help 4 Do you learn English by watching English-language videos ? 5 Do you ever practice conversations with friends ? 6 What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation ? 7 Have you ever studied with a group ? 8 Ive learned a lot that way . 9 It improves my speaking skills . 10 Ido that sometimes . 11 Its too hard to understand the voices . 12 This week we asked students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English 13 Some students had more specific suggestions . 14 She said that memorizing the words of pop songs also helped a little . 15 Its too boring . 16 Wei Ming feels differently. 17 Hes been learning English for six years and really loves it. 18 He also thinks that watching English movies isnt a bad way because he can watch the actors say the words . 19 Sometimes , however , he finds watching movies frustrating . 20 Students get lots of practice and they also have fun . 21 She added that having conversations with friends was not helpful at all . 22 We get excited about something and then end up speaking in Chinese Section B 1 I cant pronounce some of the words . 2 I cant understand spoken English . 3 I make mistakes in grammar 4 I get the pronunciation right . 5 Why dont you join an English language club to practice speaking English ? 6Idont have a partner to practice English with . 7 To begin with , she spoke too quickly , and I couldnt understand every word . 8 Later on, I realized that it doesnt matter if you dont understand every word. 9 I was also afraid to speak in class ,because I thought my classmates might laugh at me . 10I couldnt always make complete sentences , either . 11 So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class . 12 she had trouble making complete sentences .Self check and Reading 1 If you dont know how to spell new words , look them up in a dictionary . 2 This kind of paper feels very soft . 3 most people speak English as a second language . 4 And unless we deal with our problems ,we can easily become unhappy .5It can also influence the way we behave with our families . 6perhaps they said something you didnt like ,or you felt they were unfair . 7 Time goes by ,and good friendships may be lost 8 when we are angry , however , we are usually the ones affected . 9Sometimes they have disagreements and decide not to talk to each other . 10Many students often complain about school . 11They might feel they have too much work to do sometimes, or think the rules are too strict. 12 As young adults , it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers . 13 By comparing yourself to other people ,you will find your problem are not so terrible. 14He cant walk or even speak , but he has become very famous and successful . 15Lets face the challenges instead .Unit 2 1He used to wear glasses . 2 She used to have short hair . 3 Our teacher is friendly to us .4Dont you remember me ? remember to do sthremember doing sth 5You are Paula , arent you? 6 Did you use to play the piano ? 7 I m more interested in sports . 8 I play soccer and Im on the swim team . 9speaking in front of a group 10 Are you still afraid of the dark? 11Im terrified of the dark . 12 What do you do about it ?你是怎么做的呢？ 13 I go to sleep with my bedroom light on .Section B 1Iused to hate gym class . 2 I dont worry about tests . 3 We have to take the bus to school . 4I used to eat candy all the time . 5 I used to chew gum a lot . 6 My biggest problem is that Im too busy . 7 Then Igo right home and eat dinner . 8 Before I started high school , I used to spend a lot of time playing games with my friends ,but I just dont have the time anymore. 9 In the evening , I used to watch TV or chat with my grandmother , but now I have to study. 10 These days ,I hardly ever have time for concerts . 11 I really miss the old days. 12 My life has changed a lot in the last few years. 13. I dont mind them. 14 My daily life is different and I used to like different things when I was a child.Self check and Reading 1. It will make you stressed out . 2. It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot. 3. Martin Murray is a fifteen-year -old boy. 4. However ,after his fathers death a few years ago ,Martins life become much more difficult. 5. His mother couldnt afford to pay for her childs education. 6. His mother looked after him as well as she could . 7. Unfortunately ,Martin still caused problems for himself and his family. 8. Luckily, his mother was very patient and didnt give up trying to help him . 9. In the end ,she made a difficult decision :to send him to a boys boarding school.10. Even the teacher agreed that Mar tin was wasting his time . 11. The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother . 12. Martin called his mother ,but to his surpri