Unit 1How do you study for a test?

1.by , , , , e.g. 1) The house was destroyed by fire. Explanation

2) travel by air /land/sea. 3) go by train /boat/ bus 4) shake sb. by the hand 5) I study English by watching English movies.

, by, : 1 e.g. There is a power station by the river. 2 e.g. come by the highway 3 e.g. by mistake

4 e.g. some articles written by Lu Xun 5 e.g. a room 5m by 4m 6 e.g. one by one

I learn Chinese by listening to How do you study Chinese? cassettes the radio songs parents speaking friends speaking

by speaking it every day . by reading it every day. (text books, newspapers, magazines, story books ) by watching TV, by watching movies, by memorizing the words of pop songs.

How do you learn English? by listening cassettes.by studying with a group.by watching English programs on TV.by enjoying English songs.by taking part in English classes. I study English

by getting an English tutor.by reading English magazines and newspapers.by surfing the Internet.by making flashcards.by reading the textbook.

by asking the teacher for help.by making vocabulary lists.by taking notes carefully.by having the English class carefully.by finishing my homework seriously.

Girl 1: Welcome to the English club. Today were going to talk about the best ways to learn English. Who has an idea?Boy 1: Do you learn English by watching English-language videos?Listening text

Girl 2: No. Its too hard to understand the voices.Boy 1: What about keeping a diary in English? Do you learn English that way? Girl 2: I think so .It helps to write English every day.

Girl 3: Have you ever studied with a group?Girl 2: Yes, I have! Ive learned a lot that way. Girl 1: Do you ever practice conversations with friends?Girl 2: Oh, yes. It improves my speaking skills.

Boy 1: What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?Girl 3: I do that sometimes. I think it helps.Boy 2: I do too. And I always look up new words in a dictionary.Girl 3: Thats a great idea!

Practice (2c: P3)A sample dialogue:S1: Have you ever practiced conversations with your friends?S2: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way.S3: Have you ever read aloud to practice your pronunciation?S4: No, I havent. I think its too hard.

How questionsHow 1.how How do you do? (), How do you do? 2.how, ""-How is your mother? -She is very well. Grammar Focus (P3)

3. how ""-How do you come to school? -By bike. 4. how ""-How do you like this book -Very much.

Structures: 1. How + do + you / we / they + do + something? We / They + do + by + sth. / doing. 2. How + does + he / she / it + do + something? He / She / It + does + by + sth. / doing.

how what How What

1. How is your summer holiday? It is perfect. (, ) 2. How did you travel around the world? I traveled by bike. (, )

3. What do you learn at school? I learn Chinese, English and other subjects. ()

Lillian LiI think learning English by reading magazines is the best way. 2. Memorizing the words of pop songs helps a little.3. Studying grammar is too boring.

Wei MingStudying grammar is a great way to learn a language. 2. Watching English movies is not a bad way. 3. I find watching movies frustrating because the people speak too quickly.

Liu Chang1. Joining the English club is the best way to improve English.2. Having conversations with friends is not helpful at all.

Language points: 1. ask sb. about sth. 2.the best way to do sth. 3.the words of pop songs 4.help a little 5.watch sh . do sth. 6. find sb./sth. +adj. /7.have fun =have a good time 8.not at all 9.get /be excited about sth. 10. end up doing sth.

Explanation 1. ask sb. about sth. about e.g. Ask students about the best way of learning. ask sb. to do sth. to

e.g. He asked his mother to buy him a new bicycle. 2. Many said they learnt by using English.

many many students. e.g. We can put away many of these plates. We dont need this many. 3. frustrating a.

e.g. Watching movies to learn English is frustrating because the people speak too quickly. , frustrated a., (

e.g. I felt frustrated at that time. interesting disappointing boring exciting interested disappointed bored excited

4. end up doing sth. , , , finish doing sth., , e.g. When we practice speaking English, we often end up speaking in Chinese.

stop doing sth. : stop doing sth. e.g. We had to stop singing because somebody knocked at the door. end up with

e.g. The party ended up with her singing. 5. -ing, ,

e.g. 1). I think that doing lots of practice is one of the secrets of learning. doing lots of practice

2I am enjoying learning English. 3Seeing is believing. seeingbelieving

I think learning English by memorizing the words of pop songs is a great/good way. is not a bad waySentence patterns:Speaking

is helpful/ isnt helpful at all. successful.helps a lot/ helps a little.

cant get the pronunciation rightListening can help.

forget a lot of new wordsYou can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home. cant always understand when people talk to me Why dont you join an English language club to practice speaking English?

Challenges

Solutions

dont get much writing practiceYou should find a pen pal.

Challenges Solutions

Listening text(T: Teacher B: boy)T: You look worried, Paul.B: I am, Ms Mitchell. Im having trouble learning English.T: You said you liked English. Whats the problem?B: I cant get the pronunciation right.

T: Well, listening can help. Why dont you borrow the teachers tapes? You can listen to them at home and repeat the sentences that are difficult for you.B: 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 study them at home. You can even study in the train on the way to school.B: That might really help! Thanks.T: Can you understand when people talk to you?

B: Well, no. Not always. Sometimes I just dont understand what people are saying.T: Why dont you join an English language club to practice speaking English? The English club meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

B: Maybe Ill go. The only other problem I have is that I dont get much writing practice.T: Maybe you should find a pen pal.B: That sounds like a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Ms Mitchell.

Dear Li Lei, I know it isnt easy to learn English well, but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldnt understand people who talked fast. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word. You can also do lots of

listening practice. I think its one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner. Another thing that I think important is English grammar. In order to learn it well, you have to take a lot of grammar notes in every class. You can write English sentences using the grammar you

are learning. You can also read more English books. Reading is as important as listening for us to learn English well. If you do so, I believe that you can learn English very well later on. Yours, Meimei

A sample version: Xu Zheng is a good student. He likes watching English movies and listening to pop songs. He finds pronunciation difficult. Sometimes he learns English by speaking to friends in English. He wrote an essay on why

English is important. In his essay he told us that most people speak English as a second language and some other things about English. He said that English could help us understand many new books and movies.

A= a reporter of the school magazine B=Xu Zheng A: Hello! Nice to meet you. Could I ask you some questions?B: Yes ,please .A: You won the English prize at the school. How do you learn English ?B: I learn by..A: What things are difficult for you ?B: I can't get the pronunciation and .A: What is your hobby?B: I like and .A: What do you think of English ?B: I think that .

1._______________________(is the best way to learn new words.2._____________________________(is also a good way to learn English. It can help a little. 3.He thinks ______________(is a great way to learn a language. 4. He also thinks that ________________________ ( isnt a bad way to learn English. 5.__________________________________(is the best way to improve English. .Studying grammarsMemorizing the words of pop songstaking noteswatching English moviesJoining the English club at school

Challenges1.First of all , it was not easy for him to understand the teacher when she talked.2.He was also afraid to speak in class.3.He couldn't always make complete sentences ,either.4. Another thing that he found very difficult was English grammar .Solutions1.He started to watch English-language TV. It helped a lot .2. He thinks that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner.3.He decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class.4. He started to write his own original sentences using the grammar.

How do you study for a test?OKNow lets work in pairs.I study by

Boy 1: Hey, gang. Theres a big test on Tuesday. I really need some help. Can you tell me how you study for a big test? Voices: Sure! Yes. Sure we will. Boy 1: You did really well on the last English test, didnt you, Mei? Girl 1: Yeah. I did OK. Boy 1: Well, how did you study? Girl 1: By making flashcards. Boy 1: Maybe Ill try that. How did you study, Pierre? Boy 2: By asking the teacher for help. She was really happy I asked. Boy 1: Thats interesting. How do you study, Antonio? Boy 3: I like to study by listening to cassettes. But some times my mother thinks Im listening to music. And then she gets mad. Boy 1: Oh, well1b?

Girl 1: Welcome to the English club. Today were going to talk about the best ways to learn English. Who has an idea? Boy 1: Do you learn English by watching English-language videos? Girl 1: No. Its too hard to understand the voices. Boy 1: What about keeping a diary in English? Do you learn English that way? Girl 2: I think so. It helps to write English every day. Girl 3: have you ever studied with a group? Girl 2: Yes, I have! Ive learned a lot that way. Girl 1: Do you ever practice conversations with friends? Girl 2: Oh, yes. It improves my speaking skills. Boy 1: What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation? Girl 3: I do that sometimes. I think it helps. Boy 2: I do too. And I always look up new words in a dictionary. Girl 3: Thats a great idea!A2a

How do you study for a test?I study by listening to cassettes.How do you learn English?I learn by studying with a group.Do you learn English by reading aloud?Yes, I do.by doing sth: ,, eg. How does he make a living? He lives by writing. By working hard I made great progress this term.

Reading(P8)

1. By learning to forget: My friend and I often quarreled about some maths problems, and sometimes both of us decided not to talk to each other any more. But we will be friend again after a day List the ways of dealing with problems mentioned in it.

or two. Both of us agree that we should learn to forget the unhappy moment. 2. By regarding problems as challenges: When I was in the primary school, my maths was very poor. Whenever I met a difficult problem, I would ask my mother or my friends for help. Now as

a middle school student, I decide to change my way of studying maths. I will try all my best to learn it well by changing problems into challenges. 3. By thinking of something worse: You know, Im a little fat and not very tall. Once in a PE class, we were

asked to do high jump. I was very afraid to do that. After several times efforts, I felt disappointed. But later, I found some others couldnt finish the task, either. It encouraged me a lot and I finished my task eventually.

Explanation 1. unless e.g. I will go to the Great Wall tomorrow unless it is cloudy.2. be angry with sb. e.g. Our teacher is angry with us because we dont listen to him in class.

3. see sb. doing sth. seehear, watch, find

e.g. When I passed by his room, I heard him singing an English song. 4.change ... into ... e.g. Please change the Chinese sentences into English.

Thank you for listening!