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(共26张PPT)
Unit 1
Unit 1
How can we become good learners
To read a passage about Wei Fen’s difficulties in learning English and how she overcomes them.
To learn some words and expressions.
To practice reading skills.
How do you study English
I study English …
by working with friends
by making word cards
by reading the textbook
by listening to tapes
by asking the teacher for help
by watching English films
…
speaking and pronunciation
learning new words
listening
writing
What difficulties do you have in learning English
slow reader
understanding grammar
by taking part in an English corner
For speaking and pronunciation:
by watching English TV programs or movies
For listening:
How do you overcome them
by looking up new words in a dictionary
For learning new words:
by keeping diaries in English
For writing:
Work in pairs. Talk about these questions:
What do you think the text is about when you read the title “How I Learned to Learn English”
What’s the girl doing in the picture
How do you think the girl is learning English, according to the picture
How does watching English movies help us learn English What can we learn from an English movie
Read the passage about Wei Fen.
n. 表情；表示；表达方式
v. 发现，发觉
查阅，抬头看
n. 语法
n. 秘密，秘诀
Last year
Now
She did not like the English class.
She couldn’t understand ___________________.
She ____________ ask questions and never said anything.
She really _______________________.
She wants to learn __________________________.
Fill in the table about Wei Fen’s changes.
her English teacher
was afraid to
enjoys the English class
new words and more grammar
( )1. She can get the meaning by listening for just the key words when watching English movies.
( ) 2. Her pronunciation did not improve.
( ) 3. She understood some useful sentences by looking
them up in a dictionary.
( ) 4. She learned grammar from Toy Story.
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Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English
The teacher spoke too quickly and Wei Fen
did not understand her most of the time, but
she was afraid to ask questions because of
her poor pronunciation.
2. What did she do in English class
She hid behind her textbook and never said anything.
3. What is the secret to language learning
For Wei Fen, the secret to language learning is listening to something interesting.
1. I can understand the meaning by watching their ___________ and the __________ on their faces.
2. I can get the meaning by listening for just the ____________.
Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.
expressions
key words
body language
3. My pronunciation improved by listening to the ____________ in English movies.
4. I learned ___________ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” by watching the movies.
5. I can find the meaning of new words by looking them up in a __________.
conversations
useful
dictionary
Fill in the blanks and try to retell the passage in your own words.
Wei Fen disliked her English class last year, because she couldn’t understand her teacher. And her _________________ made things worse. Then one day, she ______________ a movie called Toy Story. She tried to _______________ by watching the characters’ body language and the __________ on their faces, by listening for _________ and ____________ new words in a dictionary. Her pronunciation _________and she learned many useful ___________ as well. Now she enjoys learning English.
improved
poor pronunciation
fell in love with
get the meaning
expressions
key words
looking up
sentences
be afraid to do / of doing sth.
poor pronunciation
fall in love with ...
body language
the expression(s) on one’s face
listen for the key words
害怕做某事
发音不好
爱上……
身势语；肢体语言
某人脸上的表情
留意听关键词
as well
the secret to ...
language learning
It’s a piece of cake.
It serves you right.
look up the word in a dictionary
也；一样地
……的秘诀
语言学习
小菜一碟。
你活该。
在字典中查单词
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给首字母提示，补全所缺单词。
1. I gave Susan a gift and she accepted it with a happy e on her face.
2. —Mike, please promise me to keep the s to yourself.
—I promise.
expression
secret
3. Learning English is not simply learning new words and g rules. We also need to practice speaking and listening.
4. It's said that Shen Nong d tea as a drink thousands of years ago.
grammar
discovered
Ⅱ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示，写出所缺内容，每空一词。
1. Mr. Lin asked Tony to _______ _______(查阅) new words in the dictionary.
2. _______ _______( 起初), we didn't know how to solve the problem.
3. While reading I often pick out some _______ ________(有用的句子).
4. Lin Tao was afraid to communicate with foreigners because of his _______ ____________(发音不好).
look up
At first
useful sentences
poor pronunciation
5. Mr. Wang will _________ _______ _______(作报告) about how to learn English this Friday.
6. This book teaches people the way to _______ _______ _______(提高口语技能). I think it's helpful.
7. I looked through the passage quickly so that I could _______ _______ _______ _______(获取大意).
8. Developing a good habit is not easy. _______ _______ _______(这得慢慢来).
give/make a report
improve speaking
get the main idea
It / This takes
skills
time
Write a short passage about your ways of learning English. Try to write about your changes in learning English.
Preview Grammar Focus.(共25张PPT)
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English
为什么Wei Fen觉得学英语很难？
find it + adj. + (for sb.) to do sth.
发现(对某人来说)做某事……
it是形式宾语, 形容词作宾补, 不定式(短语)是真正的宾语。
同类的动词还有think, feel, consider等。
e.g. I found it interesting to talk with my grandfather.
The girl thinks it easy for her to improve spoken English.
2. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time.
老师说得太快了，很多时候我都听不懂。
so ... that 如此……以至于，引导结果状语从句
so后跟形容词或副词，即“so + 形容词 / 副词 + that从句”
e.g. Mike walked so fast that I couldn’t follow him.
It is so expensive a restaurant that I have never been there.
so修饰形容词或副词, such修饰名词。
e.g. He was so weak that he could hardly stand up.
Everything happened so quickly that I hadn’t had time to think.
He came to such a sudden stop that we almost hit him.
I’d put on such a lot of weight that I couldn’t get into
my trousers.
such…that & so…that
such修饰的单数可数名词前有形容词时，其结构为：
“such + a(n) + 形容词 +单数可数名词 + that从句”
so 的相关结构为：
“so + 形容词 + a(n) +单数可数名词 + that从句”
e.g. She is such a lovely girl that all her classmates like her.
=She is so lovely a girl that all her classmates like her.
It’s such a tiny kitchen that I don’t have to do much to keep it clean.
=It’s so tiny a kitchen that I don’t have to do much to keep it clean.
【注意】
如果名词前有表示数量多少的词，如 many, few, much,
little等修饰时，用so不用such。
e.g. There were so many people in the park that we had to return home.
I paid so little attention to him that I didn’t know what he was doing.
【语境应用】填入合适的词语使两句话意思相同或相近，每空一次。
He is such a kind person that all of us like him.
He is _________ _________ _________ all of us like him.
2) The problems were so difficult that nobody could work them out.
They were __________ _________ _________ __________ nobody could work them out.
such difficult problems that
so kind that
3. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.
我不敢问问题，因为我的发音不标准。
be afraid to do sth. 不敢做某事、害怕做某事
be afraid of sb. / (doing) sth. 害怕某人(某事物)；
害怕(做)某事
e.g. Zoe was afraid to go back in the house.
I’m afraid of my mother.
Jane is afraid of dogs.
Mona is afraid of walking alone at night.
be afraid + (that)从句 恐怕、害怕、担心……
I’m afraid so. 恐怕是的、恐怕如此。
I’m afraid not. 恐怕不是、恐怕不行。
e.g. He was afraid that the other kids would laugh at him.
—Is she very ill
— I’m afraid so (=Yes).
— Did you see him
— I’m afraid not (=No).
【链接】
【语境应用】请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子，每空一词 （含缩写）。
这个女孩怕蛇。
The girl _______ _______ _______ snakes.
2) 我妹妹不敢独自呆在家。
My sister is ______ ______ ______ at home alone.
3) 恐怕我明天不能参加你的聚会。
______ ______ ______ I ______ go to your party tomorrow.
4) “你妈妈不舒服吗？”“恐怕是。”
“Does your mother feel sick ” “_______ _______ _______.”
is afraid of
afraid to stay
I’m afraid that
I’m afraid so
can’t
4. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie!
我爱上了这部令人兴奋和有趣的影片！
fall in love with 爱上……，强调动作；
be in love with (与……)恋爱中，指状态，二者可受deeply, hopelessly, madly等副词修饰。
e.g. I’m afraid he’s fallen in love with you.
He’s madly in love with the book.
【语境应用】完成句子。
我第一次到上海就爱上了这座城市。
I ________ _________ _________ ________ Shanghai the very first time I visited the city.
Karen与一个比她年长许多的男人谈恋爱。
Karen _________ _________ _________ _________ a man who was much older than her.
fell in love with
was in love with
5. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
我发现听些有趣的东西是学习语言的秘诀。
discover v. 发现; 发觉
e.g. Columbus discovered America in 1492.
My sister discovered that the tapes were missing.
The mother discovered him (= unexpectedly found him)
stealing money.
词条 意义及用法 例句
invent “发明；创造”，指发明世界上原本不存在的东西 Who invented the computer
find “找到；发现”，指寻找的结果 We were surprised to find Mary there.
find out 指通过观察、探索 (努力) 而发现事实的真相。 Please find out when the train leaves.
make 对原料进行加工、处理并制成新的产品, 重在制造。 They began to make big machines.
discover 指发现以前不知道的事实或者偶然发现或找到一直在寻找的某人或某物 I’ve discovered a super restaurant near here!
invent, find, find out, make & discover
【语境应用】根据句意选用invent, find, make, discover或find out的适当形式填空。
1) My mother _________ bread for me every week.
2) They first __________ this protein (蛋白质) about five years ago.
3) Can you tell me who _________ electricity
4) I can’t _________ my eraser. Have you seen it
5) Visit our website to _________ more.
makes
discovered
invented
find
find out
the secret to (doing) sth. (做)……的秘诀是
e.g. As suggested by many doctors, the secret to reducing stress is relaxation.
像许多医生建议的那样，缓解压力的最佳办法是放松休息。
【注意】secret根据语义，后面也可跟介词behind, of, about等。
e.g. the secret behind Steve Job’s extraordinary success
斯蒂夫·乔布斯非凡成功背后的秘诀
the secrets of life / nature / the universe
生命/大自然/宇宙等的奥秘
They were so secret about everything.
他们无论对什么都那样神秘兮兮的。
6. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.”
我也学会了有用的句子像 “这简直是小菜一碟”,“你活该”。
a piece of cake和serves sb. right是英语中的两个习语idiom(s)。同汉语中的成语类似, 习语是人们在长期的语言运用中约定俗成的一种固定表达方式, 其意思往往不是字面所表达的含义。
e.g. be comfortable in one’s own skin 欣然接纳自我
under the weather 身体不大舒服的
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) ___________________________ (那对你来说是小菜一碟), but for me it’s quite different.
2) A: Tommy came late again and was punished by Mr. Mrton.
B: _____________________ (他活该). I told him yesterday to arrive early.
It’s a piece of cake to you
(It) serves him right
7. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary.
因为我想了解这个故事，所以我查了字典。
look up (在词典、参考书或电脑中)查阅
当宾语为代词时，该代词位于look和up之间
e.g. You can look up a new word / look a new word up in the dictionary.
If you don’t know the word, you can look it up in the dictionary.
look after 照顾
look like 看起来像
look out 当心, 小心
look through 浏览
look up 查阅
look back 回顾
look down on 轻视；瞧不起
look for 寻找
look forward to 期待
look around 向四周看
look at 看
look over 检查
look into 调查
look on 旁观
look短语归纳
1) I _____________ my friend’s cats while she’s away.
2) Every kid should _____________ their homework before handing it in.
3) The boss, whose report I’ve read, _____________ women workers, and seldom employs them.
4) You have to _______________ the word in a dictionary if you cannot guess its meaning.
5) _____________! There’s a car coming.
look after
look over
looks down on
look up
Look out
【语境应用】用方框中的短语的恰当形式填空。
look up, look down on, look over, look out, look after
8. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies.
为了能更好地理解英语电影，我想学习新单词和更多的语法。
so that ... “以便；为了”，可引导目的状语从句，从句中的谓语动词常和can，may等情态动词连用。
e.g. Mr. Green spoke slowly so that the children could understand him.
You should keep milk in the fridge so that it stays fresh.
so that ... “因此”，也可引导结果状语从句。
e.g. He got up late so that he failed to arrive there on time.
【语境应用】根据汉语意思用so…that, such…that, so that 结构完成英语句子，每空一词。
1) 天太黑了，以至于我看不清杰克的脸。
It was ________ ________ ________ I couldn’t see Jack’s face clearly.
2) 他那么疼爱女儿, 经常给她们买贵重的玩具。
He loves his daughters ________ ________ ________ he often buys them expensive toys.
so dark that
so much that
3) 彼得每天早晨锻炼身体以便保持健康。
Peter does exercise every morning ________ ________ he can keep healthy.
4) 这演讲枯燥无味, 我都睡着了。
It was ________ ________ boring speech ________ I fell asleep.
5) 拿近一些，好让我看得更清楚些。
Bring it nearer ________ ________ I may see it better.
so that
such a that
so that

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