Unit 1 How can we become good learners

Period 1 Section A 1 (1a-2d)

 Studying aims

       1. Talk about how to study.   

       2. Find out your suitable learning methods.  

       3 Remember some important words and phrases

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 2 1a Check 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 from 1a above.

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

      1c Make 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

      2a Listen 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. 2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b

           A: Have you ever studied with a group?

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

        Show some pictures.

1) A: Do you learn English by watching movies?

             B: Yes, it’s a very interesting way.

       C: No, it’s too hard to understand spoken English.

     2) A: What about writing letters to a pen pal in America?

       B: Yes, it helps to improve my writing skills and know a lot about

America.

     3) A: Do you have conversations with friends in English?

       B: Of course, we can talk about plenty of things like school, pets,

movies, and our parents.

         2. 2c Role-play the conversation.

Step 8 Summary

       How do you study English?

       1. by working with friends

2. by watching English movies.

3. by making word cards.                             

4. by reading the textbook.

5. by listening to tapes.                                   

6. by asking the teacher for help.

7. by reading aloud.

         …

Step 9 Language points

    1. I study by working with a group.

      我通过小组活动来学习。

       by作为介词，用法很多。请仔细观察下面的例句，分析by的用法，然后补

全结论部分所缺的内容。

【例句】

1) Come and sit by us.

2) Peter goes to work by bus every day.

3) Tony will come back by 10:00 pm.

4) English is spoken by lots of people.