Unit 1

How do you study for a test?

Section A

Period 1 (1a-2c)

Free talk

1. How do people learn a foreign language?

2. Do you have good ways to learn English?

3. How can you improve your speaking,

listening, reading and writing in English?

by surfing the Internet

How do you learn English?

How do you learn English?

by keeping a diary in English

How do you learn English?

by going to English corner

How do you learn English?

by taking part in English Contest

How do you study for an English test?

by listening to tapes

by working with friends

How do you study for an English test?

by asking the foreign teacher for help

How do you study for an English test?

by making flashcards

How do you study for an English test?

by reading the textbook

How do you study for an English test?

1.“by + 名词 / 动名词”常常表示手段、方式或方法，可以用来回答 how 引导的特殊疑问句。

---How do you go to school?

---I go to school by bus.

--- How do you learn English?

--- I learn English by watching English

movies.

Language points

Lin Lin often practices English _______ chatting with her American friends. A. in B. by C. for D. with

【解析】选 B。句意：林林经常通过和美国朋友聊天练习英语。

用 by ， with ， in 填空1. I study for a test_____reading aboud

every morning.

2. We see _____our eyes.

3. Can you say it ______English?

4. I’d like to write a letter _____a pen.

5. We often talk about movies____Chinese.

6. I went to Beijing _____train last Sunday.

by

with

in

with

inby

Check ( ) the ways you study for an English test. Add

other ways you use sometimes.

___ by working with friends ___ by making flashcards ___ by reading the textbook ___ by making vocabulary lists ___ by listening to tapes ___ by asking the teacher for help ___ _______________________ ___ _______________________

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Listen. How do these students study for a test? Write letters from the pictures above.

___1. Mei ___2. Pierre ___3. Antoniobca

2. ask 用法 :• ask sb. (not) to do sth. 叫某人 ( 不 ) 做某

事 Please ask the boys not to play in the street.

• ask sb. for sth. 询问某人某事 Students shouldn’t ask their parents for too

much money.

• ask sb. about sth. 关于某事询问某人 He asked me about how to study English.

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3. read, look, see, watch 用法• read 看，阅读 read a book

• look 瞧，看着（强调看的过程） look at the blackboard

• see 看见（强调看的结果） What can you see in the picture?

• watch 观看，观赏 watch a football match

Language points

A: How do you study for a test?

B: I study by working with a group.

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

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?

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4. aloud adv. 出声地， 大声地 Please read aloud so that I can hear you. 请大声朗读，好让我能听到。aloud: 强调出声，能让人听见，无比较级。用于修饰 cry, call, shout 等动词时，有高声之意。 loud: 指声音响亮，高声说话，一般放在所修饰的动词后面。 loudly: 与 loud 含义相同，可放在动词之前或之后，用以说明声音的强度，含“喧闹”的意味。

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请用 loud, aloud, loudly 填空。1.Li Lei, it’s your turn to read the words __________.2.Don’t talk so ______________ . The baby is

asleep.3.Please speak ________ so that I can hear you

clearly.4.Lots of people spoke ________ in the street. It was

too noisy.

aloudloud / loudlylouder

loudly

1. 大声朗读来练习发音如何？What about________ _______ _______

practice pronunciation?

2. 你曾经参加过小组合作学习吗？Have you ever_______ ______ ______

______？

reading aloud to

studied with a

group

句型展示

Listen again. Match each question above with an answer below.

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?

a

c

d

b

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.

Make conversations using the information from 2a and 2b.

5. What/How about… ? “意为 ……怎么样 ? ”，常用来征求对方的意见或询问有关情况。 about

为介词，其后接名词、代词或 v. -ing形式。

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What about watching English movies tonight? (改为同义句 )_______ _______ watch English movies tonight? 【解析】 Why not 。 Why not…? “意为 为什么不…… ”？ ，后接动词原形，常用来提出建议。

Language points

voice :

noise :

sound :

“ 声音、嗓音”。指说话、唱歌等人和物的比较动听的声音。

“ 嘈音、声音”。强调人和物的吵闹、喧哗等难听的声音。

“ 声音”。泛指各种各样的声音。

请用 voice , noise . sound 填空。

1.She spoke to her mother in a soft ( 柔和的 ____

2.Don’t make any _______ in class.

3.There is lots of ______in the street .

voice

noise

sound

6

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7. It’s + adj. +(for sb.) + to do It’s good for us to have sports after school.

• 注意 :

① 句型中有时 for sb. 可以省略 .

It’s important to learn English well.

② 上述结构中的介词 for 有时要用 of 替换 , 用of 替换时 , 结构中的形容词一定是表示对人的品质的一种评价 ( 批评 , 表扬或责备 ).

It’s kind of you to help me with my English.

It’s careful of you to make few mistakes in the exams.

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8. too + adj. / adv. + to do 太．．．以致不能．．．E.g. 1. The boy is too young to go to school. The boy is so young that he can’t go to school The boy is not old enough to go to school. 2. He got up too late to catch the early bus. He got up so late that he didn’t catch the

early bus. He didn’t get up early enough to catch the

early bus.

Language points

Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空。1. He studies English by________ (make)

vocabulary lists.

2. What about __________(watch) English

-language movies to improve your English?

making

watching

3. Have you ever _______ (speak) to a foreigner? 4. I practice _______ (pronounce) by reading aloud. 5. It’s fun _______ (study) with a group.

spokenpronunciation

to study

Ⅱ. 单项选择 1. --- _____ do you study for a test? --- I study by reading textbooks. A. Why B. When C. How D. Who 2. She improves her spoken English _______ practicing conversations. A. in B. on C. by D. at

3. If you can’t do it yourself, you can ask others _____ help. A. of B. for C. in D. to 4. --- Why _____ an English club to practice English? --- Good idea. A. not join B. joining C. to join D. don’t join 5. --- _____ listening to music to relax? --- Sounds great. A. Shall we B. Why not C. Why don’t D. How about

Grammar Focus

How do you study for a test?

I study by listening to tapes.

How do you learn English?

I learn by studying with a group.

Do you learn English by reading aloud?

Yes, I do.

Do you ever practice conversations with friends?

Oh, yes. It improves my speaking skills.

Have you ever studied with a group?

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