Unit 1 How can we become good learners?,Period 1 warming-up & lead-in,Warming-up,You are a Junior Three students now, how do you feel about your new life?,The main task in Junior Three is study, so we should become good learners. What is a good learner?,How do you learn English,By having English class carefully. By taking notes carefully. By finishing homework seriously. By listening to the tapes. By reading English magazines and newspapers. By getting an English tutor.,Section A,1a Check the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study.,by working with friends by making word cards by reading the textbook by listening to tapes by asking the teacher for help,考点链接,By doing 表示通过方式(形式、方法)eg: 通过努力学习，我进入了夷陵中学。Ask for 请求、询问、向要 Ask sb to do sth 让某人做某事eg: She asked me to do more work.,By working hard, I entered Yi Ling Middle school.,她要求我做更多工作。,Listening,1b Listen. How do this students study for a test? Write letters from 1a above.,_1. Meiping _2. Peter _3. Tony,b,e,d,1c. Make conversations about how you study for a test.,study for a test 准备考试prepare for a test 准备考试,New words for today,Textbook n 课本 Conversation n 交谈 Aloud adv 大声地 Pronunciation n 发音 Sentence n 句子 Patient adj 有耐心的 Expression n 表达 Discover v 发现 Secret n/adj 秘密,2a Listen and check the questions you hear.,Do you learn English by watching videos?,Do you ever practice conversations with friends?,What about listening to tapes?,What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?,Have you ever studied with a group?,d,b,c,a,T: Welcome to the English club. Today we are going to talk about the best ways to learn English. Does anyone learn English by watching videos? S: No, its too hard to understand spoken English. T: What about keeping a diary in English? Do you learn English that way? S: Yes, I do. It helps to write English every day. T: Have you ever studied with a group? S: Yes, I have. I have learned a lot that way.,听力文本参考,T: Do you have conversations with friends in English? S: Oh, yes. It really improves my speaking skills. T: What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation? S: I do that sometimes, I think it helps. S1: I do, too. And I often look up new words in a dictionary. T: Thats a good idea.,2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b,现在完成时的一般疑问句,2d. Role-play the conversation.,Jack: Annie, Im a little nervous. I have to finish readinga book and give a report next Monday. Annie: That doesnt sound too bad. Jack: But Im a very slow reader. Annie: For the first time, just read quickly to get the mainideas. Dont read word by word, read word groups. Jack: But I dont understand many of the words. I have touse a dictionary.,Annie: Try to guess a words meaning by reading the sentences before and after it. You probably understand more than you think. Jack: That sounds difficult! Annie: Well, be patient. It takes time. You can becomebetter by reading something you enjoy every day.The more you read, the faster youll be.,Do you know the differences among take、cost、spend and pay?,3a. Read the passage about Wei Fan and answer the question.,Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?What did she do in English class?What is the secret to language learning?,The first paragraph.,She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything.,Listening to something you are interested in.,3b. Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.,I can understand the meaning by watching their _ and the _ on their faces. I can get the meaning by listening for just the_ My pronunciation improved by listening to the _ in English movies. I learned_ sentences like “Its a piece of cake” by watching the movies. I can get the meaning of the new words by looking them up in a _ .,body language,expressions,key words,interesting conversations,useful,dictionary,How do you learn English?,I learn by studying with a group.,Do you learn English by reading aloud?,Yes, I do. It helps my pronunciation.,How can I read faster?,You can read faster by reading word groups.,How can I improve my pronunciation?,One way is by listening to tapes.,Section B,1. lets talkWhat things are difficult for you in learning English?,Listening Speaking Reading Writing,The basic skills in English,I cant pronounce some of the words. I cant understand spoken English. I dont know how to increase my reading speed. I cant spell some English words. I make mistakes in grammar. ,Listening,1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.,pronunciation,forgets,understand,writing,1d. Listen again. Complete the solutions,Listening,write the new words,join an English club,pen pal,T: You look worried, Paul. S: I am, Ms. Manson. I am having trouble learning English. T: You said you liked English. Whats the problem? S: I cant get the pronunciation right. T: Well, listening can help. Why dont you listen to English songs on the radio and repeat the difficult words? S: Thats a good idea, but what about all the new words? I forget a lot of new words. T: You can always write the new words in your notebook and review them from time to time. You can even study on the subway on the way to school.,