(
课件网) Unit 1 How can we become good learners Section A Period 2 3a-4c I study by… Revision How do you study English I study by… How do you study English I study by… How do you study English I study by… How do you study English I study by… How do you study English The girl is Wei Fen. What is she doing Can you guess how she studies English 1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English 2. What did she do in English class 3. What is the secret to language learning n. 秘密; 秘诀 adj. 秘密的; 保密的 3a Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions. Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything. Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to How I Learned to Learn English watch other English movies, too. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”. I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary. Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies. 1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English The teacher spoke too quickly. She was afraid to ask questions. She didn’t like her English class. 2. What did she do in English class She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything. 3. What is the secret to language learning Listening to something you are interested in is the secret to language learning. 1. Why did Wei Fan find it difficult to learn English 为什么魏芬发现学英语很难？ “find + it +adj. +to do sth.””发现做某事…” (2012.山东滨州) My pen pal Andrew found it difficult _____ Chinese well. learning B. learn C. to learn D. learned Language points C 2. What is the secret to language learning 语言学习的秘诀是什么？ the secret to … “…的秘诀” 其中to 为介词, 表 示所属，意为“…的….secret 在此处用作可数 名词，意为 “秘密；秘诀”。 Her age is a secret to us all. 她的年龄对我们大家来说是个秘密。 3. I was afraid to ask questions because because of my poor pronunciation. 但是因为我糟糕的发音，我害怕问问题。 be afraid to do sth. 意为“害怕做某事”。 I am afraid to travel by plane. 我害怕乘飞机旅行。 be afraid of sb/ sth. “害怕某人/某物”。 Are you afraid of ... ...
