4.Translating and completing the chart
Because you have read this article many times you are going to translate it into Chinese first and then complete the chart on page 4.
Who will be the first to have a try?
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Ways of learning
English |
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Not successful |
OK |
Successful |
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Lillian Li |
Studying grammar |
memorizing the words
of pop songs |
reading English
magazines |
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Wei Ming |
watching movies |
watching English
movies |
studying grammar |
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Liu Chang |
having
conversations/ with friends |
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joining the English
club |
3b Doing a pairwork
Silence, please! We are going to have a role play in pairs. One of the pair is to be one of the people in 3a. The other is to interview him or her about learning English.
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Zhao:
Excuse me, Li Hong. Could you help me with my English? Li: Yes, please. What’s the matter? Zhao: I have difficulty studying grammar. Li: Grammar? I never studying grammar. I study English mostly by memorizing the words of pop songs. Zhao: No grammar at all? Li: Yes, I did study grammar. But I study it by reading English magazines. I put grammar learning into reading articles. That is the best way to understand English grammar. |
4 Doing a pairwork
Turn to page 4 to check √what you do to learn English in the box.
Closing down by asking and answering-How did you learn English?
＊ I listened to English them every day.
＊ I read English books many times a day.
＊ I learned many English songs by heart.
＊ I sang the English songs to myself.
＊ I learned every new English word in the text.
＊ I learn English by going to English classes.
＊ I do English homework at school.
＊ I read English textbooks in the evening.
＊ I speak English very slowly.
＊ I play computer games in English.
＊ I read a lot of English sentences in the morning.
＊ I do well in class English tests.
＊ I get a lot of good advice on learning English from my teacher.
＊ I discuss English problems with my classmates.
＊ I follow the advice from my father.
＊ I learn English sounds from the tape.
＊ I use English-English dictionaries.
＊ I listen to recordings and English-language TV.
＊ I talk to native speakers every chance I got.
＊ I read books in English, mostly novels.
＊ I learn a lot of new words from English books.
＊ I write more and more e-mail in English.
＊ I use English more than my first language.
＊ Most of my reading (websites and books) is in English.
Section B
Goals
● To listen about learning English
● To talk about learning English
● To read about learning English
Procedures
Warming up by reading to the recording
Hello, everyone. To begin with, let’s listen and read to the recording of the text HOW DO YOU LEARN BEST? That is, read aloud to the tape, as fast as the tape goes, as clearly as the native reader reads. OK? Here we go!
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My cat speaks
English. Sometimes my cat comes to me and tells me that she is hungry. Or that her leg hurts. How does my cat tell me these things? I don't speak pussy-cat language. |
1a Reading and checking
Learning English can be both easy and difficult. What things are easy for you? And what things are difficult for you? Now turn to page 5, read the list on the top and check √the statements that are true for you.
1b Making a list
You have read and checked the statements true for you. Now think and make a list of other things difficult for you, too.
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I don’t know how
to…! |
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1. I don’t know how
to use commas. |
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2. I don’t know how
to work with others. |
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3. I don’t know how
to make flashcards. |
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4. I don’t know how
to read the textbook. |
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5. I don’t know how
to make vocabulary lists. |
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6. I don’t know how
to listen to tape. |
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7. I don’t know how
to ask the teacher for help. |
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8. I don’t know how
to study for a test. |
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9. I don’t know how
to work with a group. |
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10. I don’t know how
to watch English videos. |
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11. I don’t know how
to practice conversations with friends. |
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12. I don’t know how
to read aloud to practice pronunciation. |
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13. I don’t know how
to learn by using English. |
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14. I don’t know how
to get more specific suggestions. |
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15. I don’t know how
to read English magazines. |
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16. I don’t know how
to learn new words. |
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17. I don’t know how
to memorize the words. |
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18. I don’t know how
to studying grammar |
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19. I don’t know how
to watching English movies |
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20. I don’t know how
to joining the English club |
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21. I don’t know how
to improve her English |
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22. I don’t know how
to get lots of practice |
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13. I don’t know how
to ask teachers about the best ways to learn more English. |
2a Listening and checking
Paul is a nice boy. He works hard at his English, but still has many learning challenges. Now listen to find out what challenges he has and check them in the box on page 5.
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Challenges to Paul
at learning English |
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1._____ can’t get
the pronunciation right. 2._____ forget a lot of new words. 3._____ can’t understand when people talk to me. 4._____ can’t understand the words in magazines. 5._____ don’t get much writing practices. |
2b Listening and matching
Now listen again to Paul talking about his challenges at learning English and match them with the solutions listed in the box on page 5. While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences.
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Tapescript Teacher: You look worried, Paul. Boy: I am, Ms Mitchell. I’m having trouble learning English. Teacher: You said you liked English. What’s the problem? Boy: I can’t get the pronunciation right. Teacher: Well, listening can help. Why don’t you borrow the teacher’s tapes? You can listen to them at home and repeat the sentences that are difficult for you. Boy: That’s a good idea. But what about all the new words? I forget a lot of new words. Teacher: 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. Boy: That might really help! Thanks. Teacher: Can you understand when people talk to you? Boy: Well, no. Not always. Sometimes I just don’t understand what people are saying. Teacher: Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English? The English club meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Boy: Maybe I’ll go. The only other problem I have is that I don’t get much writing practice. Teacher: Maybe you should find a pen pal. Boy: That sounds like a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Ms Mitchell. |
2c Doing pairwork
IN pairs we are going to role play conversations using the information from activities 2a and 2b.
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I don’t have a
partner to practice English with. |
Maybe you should
join an English language club. |
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I can’t get the
pronunciation right. |
Listening can help. |
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I forget a lot of
new words. |
Write the new words
on cards and study them daily. |
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I can’t understand
when people talk to me. |
You can join an
English club to talk to people more in English. |
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I can’t understand
the words in magazines. |
You can look them up
in a dictionary. |
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I don’t get much
writing practices. |
Start writing an
English diary every day. |
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I read very slowly. |
You should read to
the recording of the text. |
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I make mistakes in
grammar. |
Why don’t study the
basic sentence patterns |
3a Reading and cutting
It’s time to read the text HOW I LEARN ENGLISH. Now read and check (/) the sentences.
We are going to read the text again to study the form and function of all the predicate verbs.
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How I learned to
learn English |
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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. Also/ I was afraid to
speak/ in class, because/ I thought/ my classmates/ 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 of the secrets of becoming a good
language learner. 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/(that) 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. |
Next we shall read the text for the third time to underline all the useful expressions. After class you are to copy them into your notebook.
All right, read the text the fourth time and circle all the signal words, or the linking words which connect all the short sentences.
Now you may read the statements in the box on page 6 following the text. Write “T” or “F” beside each statement.
3b Writing a letter
Your friend Lin Feng is having difficulties with her English. Write her a letter telling her how to become a better English learner.
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Dear Lin Feng, I know it isn’t easy to learn English, 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. It is difficult to understand by listening what you have not read or what you can’t understand well by reading. To listen well you have to read well. So keep on reading English. Listening and reading to the recording of the text is very important, too. Every text, after being read, should be listened to and read aloud to the tape. At first you may find it difficult to follow the reader reading aloud the text. Don’t worry. If you keep practicing you will be able to read aloud as fast as the native reader from the tape. And then you can understand people who talk fast in English. Yours, Tai Zuo |
3c Writing an article
You have been learning English for at least three years. That is such a long time. Now think about the things that have helped you the most in learning English. Write an article telling others about them.
4 Doing an interview
Next we shall do an interview in groups of four. Ask the three group mates about learning English. Take notes of what they say. Tomorrow you shall stand to tell the class about their answers.
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Q. What isn’t easy
about learning English? |
A. Reading is not
easy. |
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Q. What do you do
about this? |
A. I try to cut the
sentences into thought groups. |
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Q. What is your
favorite way to learn more English? |
I read and read
aloud a lot. These are the best way. |
Closing down by sing
To end this period let’s sing an English song.
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Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day, Little Johnny Wants to play. Rain, rain, go to Spain, Never show your face again. |
SELF CHECK
3.Reading and underlining
We shall read the article once again, this time, to underline all the useful expressions in it. After school, you are going to write them down in your notebook.
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This week/ we asked
students/ at New
Star High
School/ about the best ways/ to learn
more English. Many said/ they learnt/ by using English. Some students
had more specific suggestions. Lillian Li, for example, said/
the best way/ to learn new words/ was by reading English magazines.
She said that/ memorizing the words of pop songs/ also helped/ a
little. When we asked about studying grammar/ she said, “I never study
grammar. It's too boring.” Wei Ming feels differently. He's been learning English/ for six years/ and really loves it. He thinks/ studying grammar /is a great way/ to learn a language. He also thinks that/ watching English movies/ isn't a bad way/ because he can watch the actors/ say the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies/ frustrating/ because the people speak too quickly. Lin Chang said that/ joining the English club/ at school/ was the best way/ to improve her English. Students get lots of practice/ and they also have fun. She added that/ having conversations/ with friends/ was not helpful/ at all. "We get excited/ about something/ and then/ end up speaking/ in Chinese,” she said. |
2.Reading and dividing the article into parts
Next we are going to read aloud the article slowly and clearly. We will try to divide it into thought groups.
1.Reading to the tape
We are going to read the article on page 4. First we shall read to the tape together. That is, we start reading aloud as the recorder goes, and we stop reading aloud as the recorder stops. While reading, let’s pay enough attention to the pauses, the pronunciation and the intonation of the native reader. Make our reading aloud as the same as the reader’s.
2. Preview the new words in Unit 2.
1. What successful ways of studying have you learned through learning Unit 1 and from your classmates? Please write them out and tell us how you will do to improve your English from now on.
3. When they have finished, I’ll get them to give their answers one by one. Then we’ll correct the possible mistakes together. Of course I’ll make some necessary explanation to help them understand.
Step 4: Summary
This class we mainly revised Unit 1 through doing some exercises. We must learn to talk about how to study and grasp the way of expressing it, especially the pattern “verb+by doing sth.”
Step 5: Setting homework
Ⅵ、Homework design
5. Listen. The girls in our class are reading English ________. (loud)
Ⅲ、Change the dialogue with the correct sentences.
A. What other things are difficult for you?:
B. Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?
C. Yes, it improves my speaking skills.
D. What isn’t easy about learning English?
E. What about listening to cassettes?
A: Barbara, do me a favor, will you?
B: That all depends on what it is.
A: This is the problem, I’m still having trouble with my English.
B: _________________.
A:I can’t get my pronunciation right. I don’t know what to do.]
B: ______________ I do that sometimes. I think it helps.
A: I will do that. I think it will help.
B: _____________.
A: Sometimes I can’t understand what other people say if they speak too fast.
B: _______________.
A: English language club?
B: __________________.
A: All right. Maybe I’ll do that. It’s the only way I’ll be able to learn English fast enough, I guess.
4. I don’t know how _________ this sentence. (translate)
3. It seems that Mary is afraid _________ them about it. (tell)
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