Unit 1 How can we become good learners?

学习目标

    认知目标：

       1. Talk about how to study. 学会讨论各种学习方法和策略。

       2. Find out your suitable learning methods. 找出适合自己的学习方法。

    情感目标：

       通过对学习方法的学习，培养学生用正确而科学的方法做事的能力，明白“一份耕耘，一份收获”。

    技能目标：

   （1）熟练掌握下列词汇： aloud  pronunciation  discover   repeat  note   pronounce  increase  speed   partner  create  active  connect  review  knowledge  wisely born   attention

   （2）熟练掌握下列短语： work with friends  ask the teacher for help

 read aloud   look up   practice pronunciation  

 connect…with…  pay attention to  

（3）掌握下列句型：

How do you study English?   

I learn by working with a group.

        Do you learn English by reading aloud?

Yes, I do. It helps my pronunciation.

        How can I read faster?  

You can read faster by reading word groups.

        How can I improve my pronunciation?

One way is by listening to tapes.

But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.

重点、难点（Key points and difficulties）

    1. 学会运用how来询问做事方式

2. 学会运用by + doing的结构表达做事方式。by 介词，表示“通过……方法

或途径”，译成“靠、通过”。by后面可以加名词或动名词短语。

    3. 动名词的构成：  

       动词后加动名词doing，相当于名词，在句子中可以做主语、宾语、表语

定语等。

课时划分

Period 1 Section A 1 (1a-2d)

Period 2 Section A 2 (3a-3b)

Period 3 Section A 3 (Grammar Focus—4c)

Period 4 Section B 1 (1a-2e)

Period 5 Section B 2 (3a-selfcheck)

Section A 1 (1a-2d)

Step 1 Warming up

      T: How do you study English? Do you study English by the following ways? (Show some pictures and present the important phrases.)

      T: How do you study English?

S: I study English by ______.

                     by working with friends.

by making word cards.

by asking the teacher for help.

by reading the textbook.

by working with a group.

by listening tapes.

Step 21aCheck the ways you study English. Then add other ways you sometimes study.

___ a. by working with friends.

___ b. by making word card.

___ c. by reading the textbook.

___ d. by listening to tapes

___ e. by asking the teacher for help.

…

Step 3 Listening

1) Listen. How do these students study for a test? Write letters from1aabove.

2) Check the answers: b (Meiping); e (Peter); d (Tony)

Step 4 Guess

 Show some pictures.

Guess: How does he/she study English? He/She studies English by…

       How do they study English? They study English by…

Step 5 Pairwork

      1cMake conversations about how you study for a test.

         A: How do you study for a test?

         B: I study by working with a group.

         A: How do you study for a test?

         B: I study by…

Step 6 Listening

      2aListen and check the questions you hear.

1 ____ Does anyone learn English by watching videos?

2 ____ Do you have conversations with friends in English?

3 ____ What about listening to tapes?

4 ____ What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?

5 ____ Have you ever studied with a group?

         Answers: 1, 2, 4, 5

2b Listen again. Match each answer below with a question above.

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

b. Oh, yes. It really improves my speaking skills.

c. I do that sometimes. I think it helps.

d. No. It’s too hard to understand spoken English.

         Answers: d, b, c, a

Step 7 Pairwork

1.2cMake conversations using the information in2aand 2b