Unit 1

I not like playing games.

I learn English by ask the teacher for help.

It’s polite keep down your voice in public.

I have trouble make complete sentences.

3a Read the article and the statements. Write “T” or “F”. How I learned to learn English How I learned to learn English Last year my English class was difficult for me. Last year my English class was difficult for me. FirstFirst of of allall, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when , it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she talked to the class. she talked to the class. To begin withTo begin with, she spoke too , she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t understand every word. quickly, and I couldn’t understand every word. Later onLater on, , I I realized thatrealized that it doesn’t matter ifit doesn’t matter if you don’t understand you don’t understand every word. Also I every word. Also I was afraid towas afraid to speak speak in class, because I in class, because I thought my classmates might thought my classmates might laugh atlaugh at me me. I couldn’t . I couldn’t always make always make completecomplete sentencesentencess, either., either.

later on 以后 ; 随后be afraid to do sth 害怕去做… be afraid of sth/doing sth be afraid+that 引导的从句

laugh at sb 笑话 ; 取笑 ( 某人 )make a complete sentence 造完整的句子

first of all 首先 ; 第一

Then I started to watch English-language TV. It helped Then I started to watch English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the the secretsecrets of becoming a good language s of becoming a good language learnerlearner. Another . Another thing that I found very difficult was English Grammar. thing that I found very difficult was English Grammar. So I decided to So I decided to taketake lots of grammar lots of grammar notesnotes in every class. in every class. Then I started to Then I started to write my own original sentenceswrite my own original sentences usingusing the grammar I was learning. It’s amazing how much this the grammar I was learning. It’s amazing how much this helped. Now I am helped. Now I am enjoyenjoying ing learninglearning English English and I got an and I got an A this A this termterm. My teacher . My teacher is very is very impressimpressed.ed.take grammar notes 做语法笔记

enjoy doing 喜欢做…乐于做…impress v. 使感动… ; 给…深刻印象impress sth. on sb. impress sb. with sth. 使某人铭记某事

ReadingRead the passage quickly and find out the girl’s problems.①It wasn’t easy for her to understand the teacher.

②She was afraid to speak in class.

③Another thing that she found very difficult was English grammar.

Write “T”(for true) or “F”(for false)

The writer found learning English difficult becauseThe writer found learning English difficult because……

1. the teacher’s pronunciation was poor.1. the teacher’s pronunciation was poor.

2. people always laughed at her when she spoke.2. people always laughed at her when she spoke.

3. she had trouble making complete sentences.3. she had trouble making complete sentences.

4. English grammar was difficult.4. English grammar was difficult.

Her English improved when she started..Her English improved when she started..

5. going out with English-speaking friends.5. going out with English-speaking friends.

6. lots of 6. lots of listenlistening practice.ing practice.

7. using grammar in original sentences.7. using grammar in original sentences.

F

F

F

T

T

T

T

选择所给短语并用其适当形式填空。

1. He ____________ go there by himself at night.

2. Don’t__________ people in trouble.

3. At first things went well, but _________we ran into trouble.

4. We should __________ in every class.

laugh at, take notes, be afraid to, later on

take notes

later on

laugh at

is afraid to

1. 我意识到我对那件事感到兴奋。 I ________ that I _________ about that.2. 我经常在语法方面出错误。 I often ______________ in grammar.

realized got excited

make mistakes

3. 我飞快地记下了他的车牌号。 I wrote down his car number ________. 4. 这是一列快车。 This is a _____ train. 5. 别担心，我很快就回来。 Don’t worry. I’ll be back _____.

根据汉语意思，用本课所学知识完成下列句子。

quickly

fast

soon

根据上句完成下句 , 使两句在意思上相同或相近，每空一词（含缩写）。1. I don't know what I should do. I don't know what ___ __. 2. Linda, did you have a good time at the party last night? Linda, did you ____ _______ at the party last night? 3. I think learning English is easy for me. I think _____ easy for me ___ learn English.

to do

enjoy yourself

it’s to

4. There are a lot of books in our school library. There are ____ __ books in our school library. 5. The problem is too difficult for us to solve. The problem is __ difficult _____ we can't solve it. The problem ____ easy ______ for us to solve.

lots of

so that

isn’t enough

3b3b Write a letter telling a friend how to become a better Write a letter telling a friend how to become a better language learner.language learner.DearDear ,,

I know it isn’t easy to learnI know it isn’t easy to learn , but I have some , but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldn’t ideas that may help. You said you couldn’t understand people who talked understand people who talked fastfast. Well, you can . Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not try to listen for the most important words, not every word. every word. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ Yours, Yours, ______ ______

Dear Li Lei, I know it isn’t easy to learn English well, 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. You can also do lots of

listening practice. I think it’s one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner. Another thing that I

think important is English grammar. In order to learn it well, you have to take a lot of grammar notes in every class. You can write English sentences using the grammar you are learning. You can also read more English books. Reading is as important as listening for us to learn English well. If you do so, I believe that you can learn English very well later on.

Yours, Meimei

He is communicating with his best friends.

1. What isn’t easy about learning English?2. What do you do about this?3. What is your favorite way to learn more English? says that listening is sometimes difficult if people

speak too fast.

native speakers talk too fast.

make up conversations in English

4 Interview

A: Wei Ming, What isn’t easy about learning English?B: Grammar.

A: What do you do about this?

B: I take lots of grammar notes in class.

A: What is your favorite way to learn more English?

B: Listening to English songs.

A: Thank you.

B: You’re welcome.

Interview

Report:My friend Wei Ming thinks grammar isn’t easy for him. So he takes a lot of notes in class. In his spare time, he likes listening to English songs.

快速翻译下列各句。快速翻译下列各句。 How do you come to school?How do you come to school? How are you?How are you? How far is it from your home to school?How far is it from your home to school? How long is the river?How long is the river? How long have you been collecting the stamps?How long have you been collecting the stamps? How deep is the river?How deep is the river? How wide is the road?How wide is the road? How tall is the tree?How tall is the tree? How heavy is the box?How heavy is the box? How much is the shirt?How much is the shirt? How much milk is there in the bottle?How much milk is there in the bottle? How many students are there in your class?How many students are there in your class? How often do you eat junk food?How often do you eat junk food? How soon will you be back? How soon will you be back?

1 Fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary.feel spell write down join find

1. You should new English words in a vocabulary list.2. If you don’t know how to new words, look them up in a dictionary.3. The best way to improve your English is to_____ an English club.4. Another thing that he very difficult was English grammar.5. This kind of paper very soft.

write down

spell

join

found

feels

Self check

2.Xu Zheng won a prize for his essay about the importance of English. Later, a reporter of the school magazine interviewed him. Here are the reporter’s notes on Xu Zheng and his essay on why English is important. Use them to write an article about Xu Zheng. Note on Xu Zheng Likes: taking notes/watching movies/listening to pop songs Finds difficult: pronunciation/native speakers talking too fast Learns by: making up conversations/speaking to friends in English Notes on Xu Zheng’s essay 1. Most people speak English as a second language. 2. English is used around the world for computers. 3. English is often used in science. 4. English can help us understand many new books and movies.

A sample version: Xu Zheng is a good student. He likes watching English movies and listening to pop songs. He finds pronunciation difficult. Sometimes he learns English by speaking to friends in English. He wrote an essay on why

Writing

English is important. In his essay he told us that most people speak English as a second language and some other things about English. He said that English could help us understand many new books and movies.

Xu Zheng is good at English. He likes taking notes ,watching English movies and listening to English pop songs. But first of all, he found it difficult to get the pronunciation right .When the native speakers spoke to him too quickly, he couldn’t understand them at all. So he decided to learn English by making up conversations and speaking to his friends in English. Time goes by, his English improves a lot. He wrote an essay about the importance of English. In it, he says most people speak English as a second language. English is very useful, it’s used around the world for computers, it’s often used in science, and it can also help us understand many new books and movies. Luckily, he won a prize for the essay. His teacher is very impressed.