Unit 1 How can we become good learners
Section A 2 (3a-3b)
Step 1 Revision
Give the students some pictures, then let them talk about:
How do you study English?
I study by ______________.
Step 2 Reading
1. Warming up
Look at the picture on page 3, then let the students talk about:
The girl is Wei Fen. What is she doing? Can you guess how she studies
English?
2. Reading
Finish 3a: Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.
1) Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?
2) What did she do in English class?
3) What is the secret to language learning?
secret n.秘密; 秘诀 adj. 秘密的; 保密的
Answers:
1) The teacher spoke too quickly and Weifen did not understand her most of the time, but she was afraid to ask questions of her poor pronunciation.
2) She hid behind her textbook and never said anything.
3) For Wei Fen, the secret to language learning is listening to something interesting.
Finish 3b: Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.
1) 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
movies.
4) I learned ______ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” by watching the
movies.
5) I can find the meaning of the new words by looking them up in a _______.
Answers: body language expressions key words
conversations useful dictionary
expression n. 表情; 表示; 表达方式
Step 3 Language points
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?
find it difficult/hard to do sth. 发现做某事很困难
【find用法归纳】
find sb. doing sth. 发现某人做某事
find it + adj. + to do sth. 发现做某事很……
find it + adj. to do sth.中的it是形式宾语, adj.做宾补, to do sth.是真正的宾语。同类的动词还有think, feel, consider等。
【活学活用】
1) I found it __________ (interest) to talk with my grandfather
2) I found it hard for me ___________ (improve) spoken English.
Answers: interesting, to improve
2. But I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.
afraid用法归纳
afraid用作形容词，意思是“害怕的；畏惧的”，在句中只能作表语。含有afraid的常用结构有：
★be afraid of sb. / sth. 意为“害怕某人 / 物”。如：
I’m afraid of my mother.
Jane is afraid of dogs.
★be afraid of doing / to do sth. 意为“害怕做某事”。如：
Mona alone at is afraid of walking / to walk night.
