1、1Unit 1 How can we become good learners?Section B 1 (1a-2e)Step 1 DiscussionDo you have difficulty in learning English? What things are difficult for you?1a Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you? Read the list. Check () the statements that are true for you._ I cant pro
2、nounce some of the words._ I cant always understand spoken English._I dont know how to increase my reading speed._I cant spell some English words._I often make mistakes in grammar.注解: 1. I cant always understand spoken English. 【解析】speak spoke spoken v.说 【注意】部分动词的过去分词也可做该词的形容词：spoken 口语的 broken 坏掉的w
3、ritten 写作的2. I dont know how to increase my reading speed. 【解析】 “疑问词+动词不定式”作宾语【注意】what to do 后不需要跟宾语how to do后必须跟宾语【拓展】 “疑问词+动词不定式”结构：2know，tell, wonder,ask, find out, learn+what, which, when, where,how +动词不定式（to do）1b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.1. I dont know enough words
4、to write well.2._3._Step 2 Listening and speaking 1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.Answers: pronunciation, forgets, understand, writing1d Listen again. Complete the solutions.Answers: Listening, write the new words, join an Engli
5、sh language club, pen pal1e Role-play conversations using the information in 1c and 1d.A: I dont have a partner to practice English with.Challenges1. 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.3B: Maybe you should jo
6、in an English club.注解: Maybe you should join an English club. 【解析】join/join in/take part in (1) join=be a member of 参加, 指加入某种组织，并成为其中的一员。join the army / party 入伍/党join the club 加入俱乐部 join in 后接活动名称 join sb. 加入到某个人群之中(2) take part in参加，指加入群体活动中并在活动中发挥重要作用。Step 3 Discussion2a What good learning habits
7、 can you think of? Make a list and discuss them with your partner.Step 4 Reading 2b Read the passage quickly. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned?2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.1. Does the writer think that everyone is born with the ability to learn well? Do yo
8、u agree? Why or why not?2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with something you are interested in?3. What do the sayings “use it or lose it“ and “practice makes perfect“ mean? 4Do you agree with them?4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mist
9、akes?5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills?6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not? Step 5 Language points 1. It is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. 该句句型是 It is adj. for sb. to do sth.【注】若形容词表示事物特征的，如：ea
10、sy, difficult, hard, important等，须用介词for。 Its +adj. (kind, honest, friendly) + (of sb.) to do sth. 【注】若形容词表示人的性格、品质与特点，如：good, kind, nice, wrong等，用介词of。【中考链接】Its very convenient _ us to buy train tickets now because we can buy them either from the station or on the Internet. (2012山东东营)A. to B. of C.
11、by D. forAnswer: D 2. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting. connect v. 意为“连接；与有联系”5当表示把两个物体（A 和 B）连接起来时，常用结构是 connect A to / with / and B，其中 to表示把 A接到 B上，多用来指动作而不指状态。e.g. Connect the speaker to / with the record player, please.The subway connects the train s
12、tation and / with the airport.3. Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more.【think 相关短语】think about 想起，考虑think of 想到，认为think over 仔细考虑think out 考虑好think up 想出来think through 认真地考虑4. Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it.even th
13、ough=even if 即使, 引导让步状语从句【注】even though 引导让步状语从句时，不能与 but连用。【中考链接】This dress was last years style. I think it still looks perfect _ it has gone out this year. (2012青海)A. so that B. as if 6C. even though D. ever since Answer: C5. , they are not afraid of making mistakes.(1) be afraid of sth/doing sth
14、害怕做某事，担心（出现某种不良后果） 。 (2) be afraid to do sth 害怕去做, “怕” 或“不敢”去做某事。(3) be afraid +that 恐怕, 用于礼貌地表达可能令人不愉快的消息。(4) 回答别人的提问时，可用省略形式 Im afraid so (not)。6. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers.(1) try on 试穿 (2) try to do sth. 努力做某事，侧重尽力做(3) try doing sth. 试图做某事，侧重尝试做(4) try ones best to
15、 do sth.= do ones best to do sth. 尽某人最大努力做某事find out寻找，查明【拓展】find/look for/find out 找(1) find v. 找到，强调找到的结果 (2) look for 寻找，强调找东西的过程(3) find out 查明，找到，指经过调查，询问等弄清事实的真相7. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. 1) 此句中 whether or not you can do it well是个从句，用作整个句子的主语。这种
16、从句叫作“主语从句” 。又如：Whether you did it right or wrong isnt so important. Whats important is 7the experience you gained. 2) whether or not 是英语从句的一个连词结构，意思和功能相当于 whether, 表示“是否” ，常出现在宾语从句，主语从句中。使用时，也可把 whether和 or not分开，or not放到句尾。 例如:I cant tell whether or not the teacher likes me. 此句也可以写成: I cant tell wh
17、ether the teacher likes me or not.8. Knowledge comes from questioning. question在句子中作动词，是“质疑；质问；提问”的意思。例如：I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it.当 question用作动词，表示对某人或事物进行提问时，是一种十分正式的用法，有“提问；询问；审问”的意思。例如：The police questioned him for three hours before letting him go.Step 6 Gr
18、oupwork2e Do you think you are a good learner? What learning habits do you think are useful? Discuss with your group and share your ideas with the class.A: I think another way to become a successful learner is by trying to think about the same thing in different ways.B: I agree. I believe thatStep 7
19、 ExerciseI. 写出下列短语81. 注意，关注2. 把和联系起来3. 天生具有4. 取决于5. 即使6. 害怕7. 犯错误8. 向学习9. 熟能生巧II. 完成句子1. 好的学习者时常把他们需要学习的和有趣的东西联系起来。Good learners often _ what they need _ _ _ something interesting. 2. 即使你学得一些东西好，但你如果不用它将会忘记。_ _ you learn something well, you will forget it _ you use it. 3. 好的学习者也不害怕犯错误。Good learners are also _ _ _ making _. Step 8 HomeworkWrite a sentence using each word in the box.brain n. connect v. overnight adv.attention n. review v. knowledge n.ability n. active adj. wisely adv.9
