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Ways of learning EnglishWays of learning EnglishPeriod 2Period 2

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1. 你是怎么为考试作准备的 ?

2. 我通过制作教学抽认卡学习的 .

3. 他是怎么学习英语的 ?

How do you study for a test?

I study by making flashcards.

How does he study English?

4. 他是通过看教材而学习的 .

5. 他是通过听英语磁带而学习的 .

6. 我是通过向老师求教而学习的 .

He studies by reading the textbook.

He studies by listening to English tapes.

I study by asking the teacher for help.

　　　 Look at the pictures, 　Ask ＆ answer in pairs.

A: How do you study English?

B: I study by … …

There’s an English test on Monday.

Can you tell me how you study for a test?

By working with friends

By reading the textbook.

By making flashcards.

She studies for a test by listening to tapes.

A: Have you ever studied with a group?

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

A: Have you ever practiced conversations

with friends?

B: Oh, yes. It improves my speaking skills.

A: …

B: …

Ways of learning English

Not successful OK Successful

Lillian Li

Wei Ming

Liu Chang

studying grammar

memorizing the words of pop songs

reading English magazines

sometimes the people speak too quickly

watching English movies

studying grammar

having conversations with friends

joining the English club

3a Read the article and complete the chart.

3a Read the article and complete the chart. How do you learn best?How do you learn best?

This week we This week we askedasked students at New Star High students at New Star High School about the best ways to learn more English. School about the best ways to learn more English. Many Many said said they learnt by using Englishthey learnt by using English. Some . Some students had more students had more specific specific suggestions. Lillian Li, suggestions. Lillian Li, for example, said the best way to learn new words for example, said the best way to learn new words was was by reading English magazinesby reading English magazines. She said that . She said that memorizingmemorizing the words of pop songs the words of pop songs also helped a also helped a littlelittle. When we asked about studying . When we asked about studying grammargrammar, she , she said, “I never study grammar. It’s too boringsaid, “I never study grammar. It’s too boring .” .”

specificspecific adj.adj. 明确的明确的 ;; 详细而精确的详细而精确的memorize(memorizing)memorize(memorizing) v.v. 记忆记忆 ;; 背诵背诵

grammargrammar n.n. 语法语法 ;; 语法规语法规则则

Wei Ming feels Wei Ming feels differentlydifferently. He’s been learning En. He’s been learning English for six years and really loves it. He thinks glish for six years and really loves it. He thinks studstudying grammarying grammar is a great way to learn a language. H is a great way to learn a language. He also thinks that e also thinks that watching English movieswatching English movies isn’t a b isn’t a bad way because he can watch the actors say the woad way because he can watch the actors say the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies rds. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies frustratingfrustrating because the people speak too because the people speak too quicklyquickly..

differentlydifferently adv.adv. 不同地不同地 ;; 有区别有区别地地frustratefrustrate v.v. 使失望使失望 ;; 使沮丧使沮丧 ;; 使厌烦使厌烦

frustratingfrustrating adj.adj. 令人沮丧的令人沮丧的 ;; 令人失望的令人失望的quicklyquickly adv.adv. 快地快地 ;; 迅速地迅速地

Liu Chang said that Liu Chang said that joining the English clubjoining the English club at at school was the best way to improve her English. school was the best way to improve her English. Students get lots of practice and they also have fun. Students get lots of practice and they also have fun. She She addadded that having conversations with friends ed that having conversations with friends was was notnot helpful helpful at allat all. “We get . “We get excitedexcited about about something and then something and then end upend up speaking in Chinese,” speaking in Chinese,” she said.she said.

add add v.v. 又说又说 ;; 继续说继续说

not at allnot at all 根本根本(( 不不 );); 全然全然 (( 不不 ))

excitedexcited adj.adj. 激动的激动的 ;; 兴奋的兴奋的

get excited about get excited about 对…感到兴奋对…感到兴奋

end upend up 结束结束 ;; 告终告终

请根据课文内容判断下列句子的正 (T) 误 (F): ( )1. Many students thought the best way to learn English is to use it. ( )2. Lilian Li thought the best way to learn new words was by memorizing them. ( )3. Lilian Li never studied grammar. ( )4. Wei Ming has learned English for seventy-two months. ( )5. Wei Ming thought watching English movies and studying grammar are great ways to learn a language. ( )6. Joining the English club at school was Liu Chang’s best way to improve her English. ( )7. The students in the club could get lots of practice. ( )8. Liu Chang thought having conversations with friends was helpful.

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Lillian Li1. I think learning English

by reading magazines

is the best way.

2. Memorizing the words of pop

songs helps a little.

3. Studying grammar is too boring.

Write down the ways of learning English. (Lillian Li, Wei Ming and Liu Chang)

Wei Ming1. Studying grammar is a great

way to learn a language.

2. Watching English movies is

not a bad way.

3. I find watching movies

frustrating because the

people speak too quickly.

1. Studying grammar is a great

way to learn a language.

2. Watching English movies is

not a bad way.

3. I find watching movies

frustrating because the

people speak too quickly.

Liu Chang

1. Joining the English

club is the best way to

improve English.

2. Having conversations

with friends is not helpful at all.

Explanation Explanation 1. ask sb. about sth. 问某人某件事情 about 后面加名词或动名词。 e.g. Ask students about the best way of learning.

问学生们最好的学习方法。 ask sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事，请某人做某事， to 后面加动词原

形 .

e.g. He asked his mother to buy him a new bicycle.

他请求母亲给他买一辆新自行车。 2. Many said they learnt by using English.

许多学生说他们通过使用英语来学习英语。many 在这里是代词，而不是形容词，意为 many students.

e.g. We can put away many of these plates. We don’t need this many.

我们可以把许多盘子收起来，用不着这么多。

1. ask sb. about sth. 问某人某件事情 about 后面加名词或动名词。 e.g. Ask students about the best way of learning.

问学生们最好的学习方法。 ask sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事，请某人做某事， to 后面加动词原

形 .

e.g. He asked his mother to buy him a new bicycle.

他请求母亲给他买一辆新自行车。 2. Many said they learnt by using English.

许多学生说他们通过使用英语来学习英语。many 在这里是代词，而不是形容词，意为 many students.

e.g. We can put away many of these plates. We don’t need this many.

我们可以把许多盘子收起来，用不着这么多。

3. frustrating a. 令人灰心的，令人沮丧（修饰物，事件） e.g. Watching movies to learn English is frustrating becau

se the people speak too quickly.

通过看电影来学英语是让人灰心的 , 因为剧中人物说话太快了。

frustrated a. 灰心的 , 沮丧的 ( 修饰人） e.g. I felt frustrated at that time.

那时我觉得很沮丧。类似的还有： interesting 令人感兴 interested 感兴趣的 disappointing 令人失望的 disappointed 失望的趣的 boring 无聊的 bored 感到无聊的 exciting 令人兴奋的 excited 兴奋的

3. frustrating a. 令人灰心的，令人沮丧（修饰物，事件） e.g. Watching movies to learn English is frustrating becau

se the people speak too quickly.

通过看电影来学英语是让人灰心的 , 因为剧中人物说话太快了。

frustrated a. 灰心的 , 沮丧的 ( 修饰人） e.g. I felt frustrated at that time.

那时我觉得很沮丧。类似的还有： interesting 令人感兴 interested 感兴趣的 disappointing 令人失望的 disappointed 失望的趣的 boring 无聊的 bored 感到无聊的 exciting 令人兴奋的 excited 兴奋的

4. end up doing sth. 终止做某事 , 结束做某事 , 后面加动名词短语 , 相当于 finish doing sth., 表示结束做某事 , 事情已完成。

e.g. When we practice speaking English, we ofte

n end up speaking in Chinese.

但要注意与 stop doing sth. 的区别 :

stop doing sth. 指停止做某事，有可能是暂时的，不久还会继续下去。

e.g. We had to stop singing because somebody kn

ocked at the door.

另外， end up with… 以…而告终，后面加名词或动名词。 e.g. The party ended up with her singing.

晚会以她的歌唱而告终。

4. end up doing sth. 终止做某事 , 结束做某事 , 后面加动名词短语 , 相当于 finish doing sth., 表示结束做某事 , 事情已完成。

e.g. When we practice speaking English, we ofte

n end up speaking in Chinese.

但要注意与 stop doing sth. 的区别 :

stop doing sth. 指停止做某事，有可能是暂时的，不久还会继续下去。

e.g. We had to stop singing because somebody kn

ocked at the door.

另外， end up with… 以…而告终，后面加名词或动名词。 e.g. The party ended up with her singing.

晚会以她的歌唱而告终。

5. 在本单元中，出现了大量的动名词。我们有必要了解动名词的结构和用法。动名词即动词的 -ing 形式，相当于名词。在句子中可做主语 , 宾语 , 表语等。 e.g.

1). I think that doing lots of listening practice is one

of the secrets of learning.

doing lots of listening practice 为动名词短语，做从句中的主语。 listening 做定语 , 修饰 practice.

2 ） I am enjoying learning English.

动名词短语做宾语。3 ） Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。 （ seeing 做

主语， believing 做表语）

5. 在本单元中，出现了大量的动名词。我们有必要了解动名词的结构和用法。动名词即动词的 -ing 形式，相当于名词。在句子中可做主语 , 宾语 , 表语等。 e.g.

1). I think that doing lots of listening practice is one

of the secrets of learning.

doing lots of listening practice 为动名词短语，做从句中的主语。 listening 做定语 , 修饰 practice.

2 ） I am enjoying learning English.

动名词短语做宾语。3 ） Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。 （ seeing 做

主语， believing 做表语）

3b PAIRWORK Role play. Student A, pretend to be one of the people in 3a. Student B, interview Student A about learning English.A: I’m doing a survey about learning English.A: I’m doing a survey about learning English.

Can I ask you some questions?Can I ask you some questions?

B: Sure.B: Sure.

A: Great! What’s your name?A: Great! What’s your name?

B: Wei Ming.B: Wei Ming.

A: And how do you learn English, Ming?A: And how do you learn English, Ming?

B:…B:…

PAIRWORK Check() what you do to learn English. Then interview your partner.

I do this… My partner does this…

often sometimes never often sometimes never

write vocabulary lists

read English books/magazines

study grammar

keep an English notebook

listen to cassette

ask the teacher questions

watch English-language TV

We can learn English by … writing vocabulary listsreading English books/magazines/newspapersstudying grammarmemorizing the words of pop songskeeping an English notebooklistening to tapesasking the teacher questionswatching English-language TV/videosreading aloud to practice pronunciationpracticing conversation with friendslooking up words in a dictionarysurfing the Internetkeeping a diary in Englishjoining the English club……

watch out-look program on CCTV-10

at 12:15

read English aloud every morning

keep notebook in class

keep English diary every day

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