Unit 1

How do you study for a test?

一单元分析

本单元围绕“ Learning to learn” 这一话题展开教学活动，帮助学生学会用“ verb +by with gerund” 的表达方式探讨学习英语 的策略，认清自己在学习方面的长处和不足。本单元的话题跟学生的学生生活有密切联系，学生很感兴趣，也容易理解。通过对一些学习话题的讨论，让学生明白英语学习的重要性，并能够根据所学知识进行交流和学习，了解哪些学习方法适合自己，从而有效地提高英语成绩。同时，也让学生学会面对困难，学会解决问题，养成良好的学习习惯，善于向同学、朋友、老师学习更好的方法，能给他人提出适当的解决方法，树立学好英语的信心。

二 学情分析

学生已积累了较丰富的语言基础知识，且本单元的话题” Learning to learn“, “Learning how to deal with your problems” 又源于实际的学习生活，因此学生的学习积极性会很高。通过本单元的学习，学会谈论学习生活中遇到的困惑和烦恼，并进行更深入的经验交流。有利于延伸和拓展知识范围，培养解决实际问题的能力。

三 教学分析

1. 语言技能目标

（ 1 ）能够介绍自己的学习方法

（ 2 ） 能够谈论学习中遇到的困难

（ 3 ）能够针对学习中遇到的困难给别人提建议

（ 4 ）能够评价学习方法

2. 语言知识目标

（ 1 ）熟练运用” “ verb +by with gerund“ 的表达方式谈论各种学习方法

（ 2 ）熟练运用 how 引导的特殊疑问句谈论学习中遇到的问题

（ 3 ）熟练运用” why don’t you …? You should.. Maybe…” 等句型给学习有困难的同学提供建议

3. 情感态度目标

（ 1 ）了解各种学习方法，培养用正确，科学的方法做事的能力，明白“一分耕耘，一分收获”的道理

（ 2 ）通过学习上的互相帮助，能够形成相互交流，相互促进的学习氛围

（ 3 ）通过对名人成功经历的了解，学会以良好的心态面对困难，解决问题

4. 文化意识目标

（ 1 ）能够用恰当的方式表达自己在学习上存在的困难和不足之处

（ 2 ）了解英美国家学生学习的方法

5. 学习策略目标

认知策略 交际策略 资源策略

四 重点难点

1. 教学重点

重点词汇： a loud , pronunciation, differently, quickly, pronounce, slowly, mistake, realize, matter, afraid, complete, secret, trouble, fast, soft, deal, unless, regard, duty, easily, influence, friendship, lose, development, face,

重点句型 : How do you study for tests?

I study by…

Have you studied with a group?

Maybe you should…

话题 :Learning how to learn

2. 教学难点

正确运用” verb +by with gerund” 的表达方式谈论学习中的困难，并提出相应的建议。

五、课时安排

5 课时

Welcome back!

Period 1

Hello, everyone!

He is good at playing basketball.

But he doesn’t do well in learning English.

There’s an English test on Tuesday.

Help me!

“How do you study for a test? ”

She learns English She learns English byby listening to listening to

tapes.tapes.

They learn English They learn English by by reading the reading the

textbook.textbook.

They learn English They learn English byby working with working with

friends.friends.

listening to listening to tapestapes

reading the textbookreading the textbook

working with friendsworking with friends

How do they study for an How do they study for an English test?English test?

She learns English She learns English by by asking the teacher for asking the teacher for

help.help.

He learns English He learns English by by making making vocabulary lists.vocabulary lists.

She learns English She learns English byby making making flashcardsflashcards..

asking the teacher for helpasking the teacher for help

making making vocabularyvocabulary listslists

making making flashcardsflashcards

？？

A: How do you study for a test?

B: I study by ….

A: What do you think of the way?

(How do you like the way?)

B: Very useful . / …

PairworkTry to think of other

ways.

Ask your partner how he or she studies for a test.

other ways for a test • doing exercises • doing some reciting• going over the exercises

and notebooks• taking part in extra

classes after school• get a tutor

I study by…

Give me some advice!

A: I think you may/ should study by…B: Why not …C: Why don’t you..d: How about doing…

He is asking some of his old friends for help.Who are they?

how do they study for a test from this picture?____ 1 Mei _____ 2 Pierre _____ 3 Antonioa c b

• A: Hey, gang. There’s a big test on Tuesday. I really need A: Hey, gang. There’s a big test on Tuesday. I really need some ___. Can you tell me how _____ _____ for a big test?some ___. Can you tell me how _____ _____ for a big test?

• B: Sure! Yes. Sure we will.B: Sure! Yes. Sure we will.• A: You ____really ___ on the last English test, didn’t you, A: You ____really ___ on the last English test, didn’t you,

Mei?Mei?• C: Yeah, I did OK.C: Yeah, I did OK.• A: well, _____________?A: well, _____________?• C: __ making flashcards.C: __ making flashcards.• A: ____ I’ll try that. How did you study, Pierre?A: ____ I’ll try that. How did you study, Pierre?• D: By asking the teacher ___ help. She was really ____ I D: By asking the teacher ___ help. She was really ____ I

asked.asked.• A: That’s interesting. How do you study, Antonio?A: That’s interesting. How do you study, Antonio?• E: I like to study by listening to tapes. But _______ my E: I like to study by listening to tapes. But _______ my

mother thinks I’m listening to ____. And then she gets mad.mother thinks I’m listening to ____. And then she gets mad.

1b Listen. Fill in the blanks.

help studyyou

did well

How did you study

ByMaybe

for happy

sometimesmusic

He got bad grades.

• Listening :10/20 • Writing : 6/15• Reading: 20/35• Words: 5/10• Grammar: 10/ 20 Total marks:

51/100 Find the problems

Help him improve his English

→He should study by…

Listening:

Speaking:

Reading:

Writing:

listening to tapes

practicing conversations with friends

reading aloud to practice pronunciation

keeping English diaries

watching English-language movies

joining an English club

doing lots of exercises

reading English magazines and newspaper

··· ···Grammar:doing lots of exercisesKeep an English notebook

Communicate with others. Let’s see how they study English.

Give comments.

He/she/they /studies/study by…I think it’s … because…

helpful,useful,difficult.useless,interesting,…

improve speaking skills, , voices, speak too fast…

He follows the advice and joins an English club. They are

discussing the best ways to learn English. • Let’s see what they are talking

about.

2a Listen and check()the questions you hear.

Questions

1. Do you learn English by watching English-language

videos?

2. Do You ever practice conversations with friends?

3. What about listening to tapes?

4. What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?

5. Have you ever studied with a group?

1. 2. 3. 4. d b c a

2b Listen again and match each question above with an answer below.a. Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that

way.

b. Oh, yes. It improves my speaking skills.

c. I do that sometimes. I think it helps.

d. No. it’s too hard to understand the voices.

A: Have you ever studied with a group?

B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.

/Sometimes. / Never.

A: How often do you do that?

B: I do it often. Because it helps a lot.often sometimes never

write vocabulary lists

read English books/magazines

study grammar

keep an English notebook

listen to tapes

ask the teacher questions

watch English-language TV

report• I have studied with a group and I do

it often because it helps a lot. However, my partner …/ so has my partner. As for…

useful, helpful, difficult, lazy, as for, not at all, improve…

Make the report complete.Try to recite.

Homework

Period 2

What did he do to improve English?

He studied by____________.

working with a group

listening to tapes

reading the text books aloud

Reading English newspapers

by keeping an English notebook

Note book

by surfing the Internet

asking the teacher for help

doing exercises

watching English language TV

Learn a lesson

Everything is possible if you put your heart into it!

The best ways to learn more English so he made a survey at New Star High

School.

1. What was the survey about?

2. What did many students say?

It was about the best ways to learn more English.

Many students said they learnt by using English.

Read the article and try to answer the questions:

ReadingReading

Find 7 ways of learning English in the

article.

using English

memorizing the words of pop songs

watching English movies

having conversations with friends

reading English magazines

studying grammar

joining the English club

Not successful OK Successful

Lillian Li

Wei Ming

 

Liu Chang

 

memorizing the words of pop songs

reading English magazines

watching English movies

studying grammar

having conversations with friends

joining the English club

studying grammar

II. Read and find out the 7 ways of learning English in the article.

请根据课文内容判断下列句子的正 (T) 误 (F):

( )1. Many students thought the best way to learn English

is to use it.

( )2. Lilian Li thought the best way to learn new words

was by memorizing them.

( )3. Lilian Li never studied grammar.

( )4. Wei Ming has learned English for seventy-two months.

( )5. Wei Ming thought watching English movies and

studying grammar are great ways to learn a language.

( )6. Joining the English club at school was Liu Chang’s

best way to improve her English.

( )7. The students in the club could get lots of practice.

T

T

T

T

T

F

F

The best way to learn new words was by reading English magazines. … be + by doing

Memorizing the words of pop songs also helped a little.

… helps / helped a little. =… be a little helpful.

Studying grammar is a great way to learn a language.

… be + a great / good way

Watching English movies isn’t a bad way.

… be + not a bad way

Having conversations with friends was not helpful at all.

… be + helpful / successful not… at all

Write an article about the best ways to learn more English.

Homework

Period 3

Saying is one thing but doing is another thing.

He is meeting challenges now. n. 挑战

The difficulties he has in learning English

• New words: can’t pronounce some of the words /spell some English words

• Speaking: be afraid to speak

• Listening: can’t understand spoken English

• Writing: can’t make complete sentences

• Reading: read very slowly

• Grammar: make mistakes • …

1a Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you? Read the list. Check () the statements that are true for you.

I can’t pronounce some of the words.

I can’t understand spoken English.

I read very slowly.

I can’t spell some English words.

I make mistakes in grammar.

1b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.1. I don’t know how to use commas.

2. .

3. .

n. 逗号… can’t get the pronunciation right

… be afraid people might laugh at me

… can’t always make complete sentences

… forget a lot of new words

… can’t understand when people speak too quickly

… don’t get much writing practice

… can’t understand the words in magazines

Paul has the same challenges as his.

• Look at the pictures. What is he doing ?

He is asking the woman for help.

Who is the woman?

2a Paul is learning English. Listen and check ()the learning challenges he talks about.

Challenges

1. can’t get the pronunciation right

2. forget a lot of new words

3. can’t always understand when people talk to me

4. can’t understand the words in magazines

5. don’t get much writing practice

She is his English teacher.

2b Listen again. Match the challenges in 2a with the solutions.

Solutions

a. You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home.

b. You should find a pen pal.

c. Listening can help.

d. Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?

2

5

1

3

听 Section B(2a & 2b) 录音，完成下列短文。

Paul _____ _____ because he is having _____ _____ English. First he can’t get the pronunciation right. Then he can’t remember the new words and sometimes he can’t understand what people areSaying in English. And he doesn’t get much _____ _____.

His teacher Ms Mitchell tells him to _____ _____ the tape and_____ the sentences that are difficult for him to _____ his pronunciation. Then the teacher tells him to _____ the new words in the notebook and study them _____ _____ or _____ _____ _____ on the way to school.

At last the teacher asks him to _____ the English language club to _____ speaking and _____ a pen pal.

looks worried troublelearning

writing

practicelisten to

repeat

practice

write at home in the

train

joinpractice find

2c PAIRWORK Role play conversations using the information from activities 2a and 2b.

A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with.

B: Maybe you should join an English language club.

Advice:

Should, why not, why don’t you …

He learned a lot from Paul and wants to share the experience with you!

What challenges did he meet in learning English last year?

• 1. It was not easy for him to understand the teacher

• 2.He was afraid to speak in class.• 3. He couldn’t make complete

sentences.• 4. English grammar was difficult for

him.

How did she solve these difficulties?

• 1. watch English-language TV

• 2. doing lots of listening practice

• 3. take grammar notes in every class

• 4. write his own original sentences

3a Read the article. Then read the statements about the article. Write “T”(for true) or “F”(for false).

The writer found learning English difficult

because…

1. the teacher’s pronunciation was poor.

2. people always laughed at her when she spoke.

3. she had trouble making complete sentences.

4. English grammar was difficult.

F

F

T

T

Her English improved when she

started..

5. going out with English-speaking

friends.

6. lots of listening practice.

7. using grammar in original

sentences.

F

T

T

3a Read the article. Then read the statements about the article. Write “T”(for true) or “F”(for false).

Last year my English class was difficult for

me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to

understand the teacher when she talked to

the class. To begin with, she spoke too

quickly, and I couldn’t understand every

word. Later on, I realized that it doesn’t

matter if you don’t understand every word.

How I learned to learn English

以后 ; 随后

首先 ; 第一

刚开始的时候

be +adj. + for sb.

it +be +adj. + for sb. to do sth.

意识到，认识到 knew

I was also afraid to speak in class, because I

thought my classmate might laugh at me. I

couldn’t always make complete sentences,

either. Then I started to watch English

language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing

lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of

becoming a good language learner.

笑话 ; 取笑 ( 某人 )

害怕去做…

造完整的句子

很大的帮助

秘密 ; 机密

学习者

Another thing that I found very difficult was

English Grammar. So I decided to take lots of

grammar notes in every class. Then I started to

write my own original sentences using the

grammar I was learning. It’s amazing how much

this helped. Now I am enjoying learning English

and I got an A this term. My teacher is very

impressed. impress v. 使感动… ; 给…深刻印象impress sth on sb /impress sb with sth 使某人铭记某事

做笔记 ; 做记录

喜欢做…乐于做…

学期

Challenges Solutions

teacher, speak, too quickly, not understand

not, matter, if, not, understand, every word

Challenges Solutions

be afraid to, speak in class, laugh at,

1. watch English-language TV, help, a lot

2. do lots of listening practice, secret, a good language learner

not, make complete sentences,

Challenges Solutions

English grammar ， difficult / poor

1. decide to, take notes, lots of,

2. write, own original sentences …

What do you learn from him?

• We should face the challenges and solve them in a scientific way.

Share with others

3b Write a letter telling a friend how to become a better language learner.

Dear ,

I know it isn’t easy to learn , but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldn’t understand people who talked fast. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word.

Yours,

fast adv.快地 ;迅速地

Write an article about your own experiences of learning English.

Homework

Period 4

He is communicating with his best friends.

1. What isn’t easy about learning English?

2. What do you do about this?

3. What is your favorite way to learn more English?

says that listening is sometimes difficult if people speak too fast.

native speakers talking too fast.

make up conversations speak to friends in English

Pair work1. What isn’t easy about learning English?

2. What do you do about this?

3. What is your favorite way to learn more English?Report: I think…is difficult. I solve it by_______.

For me, _________ is the best way to learn more English.

However, my partner…

Why should we learn English?

the importance of English

• Most people speak English as a second language.

• English is used around the world in many ways.

• Help us to understand many new books and movies.

• …

Notes on Xu Zheng’s essay 1. Most people speak English as a second language.

2. English is popular around the world for computers.

3. English is popular in science. 4. English can help us understand many new books and movies.

__________________________________________________________________________

1 Fill in each blank with the correct word given.Change the form of the word if necessary.

feel spell write down join find

1. You should new English words in a vocabulary list.

2. If you son’t know how to new words, look them up in a dictionary.

3. The best way to improve your English is to an English club.

4. Another thing that he very difficult was English grammar.

5. This kind of paper very soft.

write down

spell

join

finds

feels

Preview reading. Finish 1b, 3a,3b.

Homework

Period 5

How did you deal with them?

fight with others get bad grades

be angry with others

too much home work

have disagreements with parents

problems

have no time to play

Life is boring

…

1. And unless we deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy.

2. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school.

3. Perhaps they said something you didn’t like, or you felt they were unfair.

4. We can solve a problem by learning to forget.

5. We must learn how to change these “problems” into “challenges”.

Look them up and try to use them correctly.

6. We deal with our problems by regarding problems as challenges.

7. 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.

8. We are probably quite healthy and smart.

9. Let’s face the challenges instead.

•How can we deal with our problems in the article?

We can deal with our problems …

by learning to forget.

by regarding problems as challenges.

by thinking of something worse.

•Why should we deal with problems?

They can make us ______________________.They can affect ________________________.They can also influence ___________________________________.

easily become unhappy what we do at school

the way we behave with our families

•What happens to children when they have disagreements?

•What may happen when people are angry with others for long?

Good friendships may be lost.

They decide not to talk to each other. But this usually does not last for long.

We can solve a problem by learning to forget.

work out

•What must we learn at school? Why?

We must learn how to change these “problems” into “challenges”.

Because education is an important part of our development.

•What’s our duty as young adults?

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.

•Who is Stephen Hawking?

He is a very clever scientist.

• What should we do after comparing ourselves to Stephen Hawking?

We should face the challenges instead of worrying about our problems.

Which way of dealing with problems do you think is the best ? Write about when you dealt with a problem that way.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Which way of dealing with problems do you think is the

best?I think ________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Write about a time when you dealt with a problem that way.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Homework

Think of another way of dealing with problems.