Unit 1 How do you study for a test?

1. Unit 1 How do you study for a test? Section B

2. Do you have any trouble /problems (in) learning English? What are they?

3. I can’t pronounce some of the words. I can’t get the pronunciation right. pronounce (v). 发音; 正确/清晰地吐字/音 What should I do? Well, listening can help. Why don`t you borrow the teacher`s tapes and listen to them ?

4. I can’t understandspoken English. spoken (adj.) 口语的；口说的；口头的 written (adj.) 笔头的；书面的 What should I do? Why don`t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?

5. I make mistakesin grammar. I don’t know how to use commas. What should I do? You should take lots of notes in class and ask your teacher for help and do lots of exercises.

6. What should I do? I read very slowly. You should do lots of reading practice. I can`t understand the words in magazines. You should guess their meanings from the context or look them up in a dictionary.

7. Find out your own difficulties in learning English • I have a problem. I can’t remember the new words. • I can’t pronounce some of the words. • I can’t understand spoken English. • I always make mistakes in grammar. • I read very slowly. • I don’t know how to speak English well.

8. Give suggestions： • You should read English aloud. • Listening can help . • Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking. • Would you mind remembering new words by making flashcards? • Please try to talk with your friends in English as much as possible.

9. 2c PAIRWORK Role play conversations using the information from activities 2a and 2b. A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with. B: Maybe you should join an English language club. can’t get the pronunciation right Listening can help.

10. You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home. forget a lot of new words can’t always understand when people talk to me Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?

11. don’t get much writing practice You should find a pen pal.

12. 3a Read the article. Then read the statements about the article.Write “T”(for true) or “F”(for false) The writer found learning English difficult because… 1. the teacher’s pronunciation was poor. 2. people always laughed at her when she spoke. 3. she had trouble making complete sentences. 4. English grammar was difficult. Her English improved when she started.. 5. going out with English-speaking friends. 6. lots of speaking practice. 7. using grammar in original sentences. F F T T F T T

13. 表示顺序或承接的连词或词组: • first of all 首先 • to begin with 一开始 • later on 后来，随后 • also 也，而且（用于肯定句） • either 也（用于否定句） • so 因此 • then 然后

14. Keypoints： • first of all 首先;第一 • It wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher. • 对于我来说听懂老师并不容易。 • eg 对于我们来说学好英语很重要 • It’s important for us to learn English well. • 3. to begin with 首先，一开始 • begin with 以…作为开始 • eg. Let`s begin with ABC. • 4. later on 稍后；以后 • eg. 晚些时候我再把有关这一切告诉你。 • I' ll tell you all about it later on.

15. 5. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word. 如果你不明白每一个词并不要紧。 matter n. What’s the matter with you? 6. be afraid to do sth 害怕去做… be afraid of sth/doing sth be afraid+that 引导的从句 eg. 不要害怕向老师求助。 Don’t be afraid to ask the teacher for help. Don’t be afraid of asking the teacher for help. 7. laugh at me 嘲笑我 8. make complete sentences 做完整的句子 9. either 也 用于否定句/ 两者中的任一个 我也没有足够的钱。 在路的任一边 matter v. I don’t have enough money, either. on either side of the road

16. Doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets • of becoming a good language learner. • 做大量的听力练习是成为一个好的语言学习者的秘密之一。 • 11. one… another… 一个…另一个(不受数量限制) • eg. He arrived in one car, his wife in another. • one… the other 一个…另一个(指两个当中另一个) • There are two cars. One is his, the other is his wife’s. • 12. take lots of grammar notes 做大量的语法笔记 • 13. My teacher is very impressed. • 14. have trouble doing sth. • a problem/problems

17. 思考一 the wayto… 类似结构： 思考二 get excited 其他get短语： the key to my bike the answer to this question get annoyed get bored/tired/ 思考三 与end有关的短语 end up in the same place/doing sth. at the end of 在。。。末 in the end 最后，终于

18. 3a Read the article. Then read the statements about the article. Write “T”(for true) or “F”(for false). How I learned to learn English Last year my English class was difficult for me. Firstof all, it wasn’t easy for me _____________ the teacher when she talked to the class.____________, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t understand every word.________, I realized that _______________if you don’t understand every word. Also I _______________________, because I thought my classmate might ___________ me. I couldn’t always make completesentences, __________. to understand To begin with Later on it doesn’t matter was afraid to speak in class laugh at either first of all首先;第一 laugh at sb笑话;取笑(某人) later on以后;随后 complete adj.完整的;完全的 be afraid todo sth 害怕去做… be afraid of sth/doing sthbe afraid+that引导的从句 sentencen.句子 make a sentence造句

19. to watch Then I started ________English language TV. It helped a lot. I think that _________________________is one of the ________ of __________a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English Grammar. So I decided _________________________in every class. Then I started to write my own original sentences _______________ 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 __________. doing lots of listening practice secrets becoming to take lots of grammar notes using the grammar impressed take notes 做笔记;做记录 enjoy doing 喜欢做…乐于做… secretn.秘密;机密 impressv.使感动…;给…深刻印象impress sth on sb /impress sb with sth使某人铭记某事 learnern.学习者 termn.学期

20. Writing P13 Dear Li Lei, I know it isn’t easy to learn Englishwell, 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

21. pronunciation 1. I don’t know the right____________(发音) of the word. 2. Lucy was very _________(激动的) at the news 3. In the English exam, I made a lot of m________. 4. I can't read this word well. Do you know how to p__________ the word? 5. It's necessary to learn a language by studying g_________. 6. When we heard the exciting news, we got e_____. 7. Sorry, I can’t follow you .Can you speak more s________? 8. Please be more careful, or you’ll make more m_______. 9. Don’t tell others, it’s a s_______ between us. 10. It’s impolite to l________ at the people in trouble excited istakes ronounce rammar xcited lowly istakes ecret augh

22. The world’s population is one of the biggest • _________(challenge) of the world today. • 2.The best way of learning a language is by • ___________（use）it. • 3. The little girl is afraid _______ （go) out at night. • 4. Don’t be afraid of_______ (make) mistakes • when you speak English. • 5. Now many teenagers enjoy _______ • (listen) to pop songs. • 6. You should look up the right _______ • (pronounce) of this word in the dictionary. • 7. I don’t know the ____________(pronounce) • of the word. • 8. Can you___________(pronounce) the word? challenges using to go making listening pronunciation pronunciation pronounce

23. 9. ________(study)grammar is a great way to learn  a language. 10. I found the story very ___________(interest). 11. I am having trouble __________ (work) out the problem. 12. We should practice _________( speak ) English aloud every morning. 13. I think____________ (speak) English is more difficult than written English. 14. After the boy ate an apple, he asked for_________(另一个） 15. I have two pens, one is new, ___________ (另一个）one is old. 16. There are so many books. I really can’t decide ______. A. where to buy B. which to buy C. what to buy D. how to buy Studying interesting working speaking spoken another the other B

24. C 17. Why not _______ our sports club? A. take part in B. take part C. join D. join in 18. My dad bought me a new MP4, but I don't know ____. --Let's read the instructions. A. what to use B. which one to use C. how to use it D. when to use it 19. We found ____ difficult to learn English well in such a short time. A. it B. this C. oneD. that 20.--Mr. Wang, I have trouble ____ the text. --Remember ____ it three times at least. A. to understand; reading B. understanding; reading C. understanding; to read D. to understand; read C A C

25. 1.我决定每节课都做大量的语法笔记。 I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class. 2.首先，对我而言，听懂老师的话并不容易。 First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher. 3.为什么你不参加英语俱乐部来练习你的英语呢？ Why don’t you join an English club to practice your English? 4.我害怕课上发言 I am afraid to speak in class. 5.我也不能说完整的句子。 I couldn’t make complete sentences, either. 6.做大量的听力练习是成为一个好的语言学习者秘诀之一。 Doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner. 7. 我没有伙伴练习英语。 I don’t have a partner to practice English with.

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27. Reading P15 Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions: 1.Does everyone have their problems? Yes, they do. 2.How do we deal with our problems? By learning to forget, By regarding problems as challenges By thinking of something worse. 3.How does Stephen Hawking deal with his problems? He regards his many physical problems as unimportant.

28. Keypoints: • How do we deal with our problems? • 我们怎样处理我们的问题？ • 2. unless 除非，如果不 （= if…not） • eg. 我们明天将去购物，除非天下雨。 • We will go shopping tomorrow unless it rains. • We will go shopping tomorrow if it doesn’t rain. • 3. worry about v. 担心… • be worried about adj. • 4. be angry with sb. 生某人的气 • argue with sb. 和某人吵架 • 5. Time goes by, and good friends may be lost. • 随着时间的流逝，美好的友谊可能会失去。 • 6. see sb. doing sth. • do sth. 看见某人正在做某事 看见某人经常做某事

29. ask/tell 7. decide (not) to do sth. 决定（不）做某事 8. last for long 持续很长时间 eg. 会议持续了2个小时。 The meeting lasted for 2 hours. 9. We can solve a problem by learning to forget. 我们可以通过学着忘记来解决问题。 learn to do sth. 学做某事 10. regard problems as challenges 把问题看做挑战 regards … as… 把…视为… eg. 我把他视为我最好的朋友。 I regard him as my best friend. 11. complain about sth/doing sth. 抱怨（做）某事 12. have too much work to do 有太多工作要做 eg 我妈妈总是有太多衣服要洗。 My mother always has too much clothes to wash.

30. 13. It’s one’s duty to do sth. 做某事是某人的责任 eg 努力学习是我们的责任。 It’s our duty to study hard. 14. try one’s best to do sth. 尽某人最大努力做某事 eg。 我们应尽最大努力学好英语。 We should try our best to study English well. 15. with the help of… 在…的帮助下 eg. 在老师的帮助下，我取得了很大进步。 With the help of the teacher, I made great progress.

31. 1. If you don’t know the words, ______ in the dictionary. A. look them up B. look up them C. look at them D. look them at 2. You'll miss the train ______ you hurry up.A. unless B. as C. if D. until 3. I decided __________(not play) the computer games. 4. They tried their best _________ (open) the box. 5. It’s our duty __________(keep) the classroom clean. A A not to play to open to keep

32. 6. 提高你的英语的最好办法是加入英语俱乐部。 The best way to improve your Englishis to join an English club. 7. 他发现很难的另外一件事情是英语语法。 Another thing that he found very difficult was English grammar. 8. 我们可以通过学着忘记来解决问题。 We can solve a problem by learning to forget. 9. 在老师的帮助下，我取得了很大进步。 With the help of the teacher, I made great progress. 10. 我们应该把问题看成挑战。 We should regard problems as challenges.