Unit 1 How can we become good learners?

Section A 2a, B1a–B 1e

Do you know who the man in the picture is?

Let’s watch a video about him and then answer the questions:

What happened to him?

How did he solve the challengeshe faced?

He meets so big difficulties ,but he never give up .

At last, he succeed.

Now , face our difficulties bravely , find out

our solutions ,and we can succeed ,too.

学习目标一、熟练掌握以下词汇： make mistakes, pronounce, partner, increase, speed

二、口、笔头掌握以下句型

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

2. Maybe you should join an English club.

3. I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.

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

三、 1 ．能用本课句型陈述自己在学习中遇到的困难。

2 ．能用 “ Maybe you should …”, “Why don’t you …” 等句式为他人提出建议。

四、学会面对困难和挑战，学会解决问题。并能在学习和生活中互相帮助，激发学生的主动性和学习兴趣。

My name is Jack. I have some difficulties with

learning English.

Before listening

Read the conversation. Find out the challenges Jack faced and the solutions.

Difficulties Jack faces Solutions

He reads slowly.

Read quickly to get the main ideas.

Don’t read word by word.

Read word groups.

He doesn’t understand many of the words.

Try to guess a word’s meaning by reading the sentences before and after it.

Role-play the conversation.

studyinggrammar

memorizingnew words spoken

English

pronunciation

listeningpractice

writingpractice

Do you experience these difficulties when learning English?

reading speed

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

√

_____ I can’t pronounce some of the words.

_____ I can’t always understand spoken English.

_____ I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.

_____ I can’t spell some English words.

_____ I often make mistakes in grammar.

What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.

1. I don’t know enough words to write well.

2._______________________________

3.________________________________2. __________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________

My handwriting isn’t good.

I always forget a lot of new words.

Challenges1. He can’t get the ___________________ right.

2. He ________________ a lot of new words.

3. He can’t always __________ when people talk to him.

4. He doesn’t get much ___________ practice.

Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and

complete the learning challenges he talks about.

pronunciation

forgets

understand

writing

听力小贴士Listen to the key words.

Listen again. Complete the solutions.

Solutions

1. _______________________ can help.2. He can always ___________________ in his notebook and study them at home.3. He can _________________________ to practice speaking.4. He should find a _________________to practice writing.

Listeningwrite the new words

join an English language clubpen pal

Match the challenges to the solutions.

Challenges1. He can’t get the

___________________ right.

2. He ________________ a lot of new words.

3. He can’t always __________ when people talk to him.

4. He doesn’t get much___________ practice.

pronunciation

forgets

understand

writing

Solutions

1. ___________________ can help.

2. He can always ___________________ in his notebook and study them at home.

3. He can _________________________to practice speaking.

4. He could find a _________________ to practice writing.

Listening

write the new words

join an English language club

pen pal

Listen again and fill in the blanks.Ms. Manson: You look worried, Paul.

Paul: I am. Ms. Manson. I’m having trouble learning English.

Ms. Manson: You said you liked English. What’s the problem?

Paul: I can’t get the pronunciation right.

Teacher: Well, listening can help. listen to English songs on the radio and repeat the difficult words?

Paul: That’s a good idea. But what about all the new words? I forget a lot of the new words.

Ms. Manson: the new words in your notebook and review them from time to time. on the subway on the way to school.

Paul: That might really help! Thanks.

Ms. Manson: Can you understand when people talk to you?

Paul: Well, not always. Sometimes I just don’t understand what people are saying.

Ms. Manson: an English language club to practice speaking English? The English club meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Why don’t you

You can always writeYou can even study

Why don’t you join

Maybe you should find

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

Paul: Maybe I’ll go. The only other problem is that I don’t get much writing practice.

Ms. Manson: a pen pal.

Paul: That sounds like a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Ms. Manson.

Maybe you should find

当别人遇到困难，你给别人提建议时，可以用哪些

句型？

Why don’t you …? Why not …? Maybe you should … What about/How about …?You can/could …

I can’t always understand spoken English.

Why not …?

I can’t spell some English words.

How about …?

I can’t …Maybe you should …

观察与思考

Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English? practice 为动词时，后接名词、代词或动名词。表“练习做某事”时其为 ；作名词时， practice 不可数。① I need （很多练习） .②他们每天早晨练习弹吉他。 They practice ___________________ every morning.

动词

a lot of practice

playing the guitar

Group work: 小组讨论，记下小组成员的具体困难及解决办法

After listening

Name Challenges Solutions

我的收获Words ： ( 词 )

Reading skill( 听力技巧 )

Sentences( 句 )

make mistakes, pronounce, partner, increase, speed

1. I don’t have a partner to practice English with.2. Maybe you should join an English club.3. I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.4. Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?

Review: listen to the key words.

假设你在英语听力方面存在问题，积极主动向老师请教学习方法。编写一个你与老师之间的对话。要求：对于表达困难、解决方法和建议的方式，尽量采用不同句式，不要单一。