Unit 2 How do you study for a test?

[话题](Topic): How to learn English

[重点词组](Key Phrases)

1. not at all 一点也不　　　　　　　　　　 2. end up (doing) sth 结束做某事

　 Last year my English class was ____1___for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she ___2___to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t ___3___every word. Later on, I realized it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word, ___4___. I was afraid to speak in class because I thought my classmates might laugh ___5__me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to ___6___ English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of ___7___a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English ___8___. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class.

(　 ) 1. A. lucky　　 B. happy　　 　C. difficult　　 　　　　　 D. great.

(　 ) 2. A. talked　　 B. talk　　　 　C. sing　　　 　　　　　　 D. sang

(　 ) 3. A. think　　 B. believe　　 C. forget　　　 　　　　　 D. understand

(　 ) 4. A. either　　 B. neither　　 C. also　　　 　　　　　　 D. too

(　 ) 5. A. to　　　　 B. with　　　 C. at　　　　 　　　　　 D. in

(　 ) 6. A. watched　 B. watch　　 C. watches　　 　　　　　 D. watching

(　 ) 7. A. making　　 B. becoming　 C. changing　　 　　D. turning

(　 ) 8. A. grammar　 B. words　　 C. pronunciation　 　D. tests

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Some people seem to have a secret for learning language. They can pick up new vocabulary, master rules of grammar, and learn to write in the new language __1__than others. Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners, we may discover a few__2___ which make language learning easier for them.

First of all, __3__ language learners are independent(独立的) learners. __4__, successful language learning is active learning. They look __5__every chance to __6__the language bravely. Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose(目的).

What kind of language learners __7__ you?

(　 ) 1. A more quickly　 B. quickly　　 　 C slowly　　 　　 D. more slowly

(　 ) 2. A. skill　　 　　　 　B. skills　 　　　 C. books　　 　　　 D. book

(　 ) 3. A. unsuccessful　 　B. successful　 C. beautiful　　 D. outgoing

(　 ) 4. A. Next　　 　　　　 　B. First　　　 　 C. In the end 　　D. At last

(　 ) 5. A. at　　　 　　　　 　B. into　　 　　 C. after　　　　 　　　 D. for

(　 　) 6. A. use　　 　　　　 　B. make　　 　 C. dance　　　 　 D. teach

(　 ) 7. A. is　　　 　　　　 　B. was　　　 C. are　　　　 　 D. were

8.　　　 I’m trying to find a ______to the puzzle.

7.　　　 That is a great _____to learn language.

6.　　　 If you great ______to learn language.

5.　　　 Can you make a _____with this word?

4.　　　 She can’t always understand when people ____to her.