Unit-1how-can-we-Unit-1how-can-we-become-good-learners-become-good-learners-Section-A-3aSection-A-3aSection APeriod TwoLead-in 1Look at the picture and say the names of the body parts.123456789listenlisteningearWhat is the relationship between body parts and language learning?say talk speakreadaskanswerrepeat mouthvocabularyspeakingpronunciationlookseewatchcheckreadingeyevocabularytranslatematchwritecopynumbergrammarwritinghand4 skills of EnglishLead-in 2How do you practice listening?By listening to a tape or a radio program in English.How do you practice speaking?By having conversations with friends, talkingwith foreign friends or telling stories in English in class.How do you improve your reading?By reading English newspapers, books and magazines.How do you improve your writing?By writing e-mails to my pen pals or keeping diaries in English.How do you learn new words?By making word cards or looking up new words in a dictionary.How do you improve your pronunciation?By watching English programs and repeating out loud.How do you learn grammar?By taking notes, doing exercises and reading a lot.Before you read1Look at the photo, the questions in 3a and the title to the story on page 3. Then answer the questions below.1. Who is the young girl in the picture?2. What does the passage talk about?3. Did the young people love English at first?1. Wei Fen.2. It talks about learning English.3. No, she didnt. She find it difficult to learn it.Read the title, the first sentence in each paragraphs and complete the table.TimeAttitude (态度态度)Last yearl l One dayl l Nowl l did not like the English classfell in love with Toy Storyreally enjoy the English classRead the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.3aP31.Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?2.2. What did she do in English class?3.3. What is the secret to language learning?1. Because the teacher spoke so quickly that Wei Fen didnt understand her most of the time.2. She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything.3. Listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.While you read2Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions below.1. Why did Wei Fen dislike her English class?2. Whats her difficult in learning English?3. Do you have any familiar situations? How do you feel at that time? Do you have any suggestions for your teacher?1. Because she couldnt understand her teacher and be afraid to ask questions.2. Her pronunciation was poor.3. Yes, I do. I cant understand my teacher. I feel discouraged and frustrated. I want my teacher to speak slowly and explain to us. Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the chart.get the meaningbywatching their body language and the expressions on their faceslistening for key words looking up new words in a dictionarywatching an English movie canimprove ones pronunciationlearn useful sentencesRead the last paragraph and complete the table.Changes in Wei Fens English learningLast year Now She did not like the English classShe couldnt understand her English teacherShe was afraid to ask questions and never said anythingShe really enjoy the English classShe wants to learn new words and more grammarComplete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.3bP31.I can understand the meaning by watching their _ and the _ on their faces.2. I can get the meaning by listening for just the _.3. My pronunciation improved by listening to the _ in English.4. I learned _ sentences like “Its a piece of cake” by watching the movies.5. I can find the meaning of new words by looking them up in a _.body languageexpressionskey wordsconversationsusefuldictionaryWei Fen disliked her English class last year, because she couldnt understand her teacher. And her _ made the things worse. But one day, she _ a movie called Toy Story. She began to get the meaning by watching their _ and _ on their faces, by listening for _ and by _ in a dictionary. Her _ was improved and many _ were learned. Now she enjoy learning English. poor pronunciationfell in love withbody languageexpressionskey wordslooking up new words pronunciation useful sentences 3After you readFill in the blanks and copy the passage on your notebook and then recite it. Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. _ But I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything.Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! _ Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped the key words. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies. _ I also learned useful sentences like “Its a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”. I did not understand these sentences at first. _.Now I really enjoy my English class, I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies. a. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary. b. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time. c. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning. d. So I began to watch other English movies, too.Tonis English Learning Tips1.Ask yourself weekly: What do I want to learn this week?2.Quickly review important new information shortly before going to bed.3.While doing exercises and alone at home or in your room, speak English aloud.4.Do five to ten minutes of listening at least four times a week.5.Look for situations in which you must speak / read / listen to English.There is no end to learning. Never too old to learn. There is no royal road to learning. 学无止境。学无止境。 活到老，学到老活到老，学到老。 Proverbs about learning学问无坦途。学问无坦途。结束结束