1、Section B (2a-Self Check),Unit 1 How can we become good learners?,学练优九年级英语（RJ） 教学课件,Key words & phrases: born, ability, create, brain, active, attention, connect, overnight, review, knowledge, lifelong, wisely, pay attention to, connectwith,学习目标,Key sentences: 1. Everyone is born with the ability to
2、 learn. 2. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new.,A: I dont have a partner to practice English with. B: Maybe you should join an English club.,What things are difficult for you in learning English?,Lead in: Revision,Do you think English is difficult or easy? Why? How
3、do you learn to learn English well? Do you have any learning habits?,Pre-reading,listening to music when learning,Is the habit good or bad? Why?,looking up a dictionary when meeting new words,Is the habit good or bad? Why?,correcting the mistakes in time,Is the habit good or bad? Why?,asking the tea
4、cher for help,Is the habit good or bad? Why?,ability n.能力；才能 brain n. 大脑 active adj. 活跃的；积极的 attention n. 注意；关注 pay attention to 注意；关注,Words and expressions,connect v.（使）连接；与有 联系 review v. & n. 回顾；复习 knowledge n.知识；学问 wisely adv. 明智地；聪明地 overnight adv. 一夜之间；在夜间,What good learning habits can you thin
5、k of? Make a list and discuss them with your partner.,2a,1.Asking questions in class. 2.Having an interest in the subject. 3.Having a study partner. .,Read the passage quickly. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned?,1. Creating an interest in what they learn,2. Practicing and learni
6、ng from mistakes,3. Developing their study skills,4. Asking questions,2b,While-reading,阅读策略：USING DICTIONARIES This can help you nd the denition(定义) that matches the context of the word in the text.,使用词典这可以帮你找到与文中词的语境相匹配的定义。,How Can You Become a Successful Learner? Everyone is born with the ability
7、to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common.,Creating an interest in what they learn Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier fo
8、r you to pay attention to it for a long time. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bor
9、ed.,Practicing and learning from mistakes Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, “use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. Practice makes perfect. Good learners will keep practicing what they h
10、ave learned, and they are not afraid of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight.,Developing their study skills It is not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way they can study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by d
11、rawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student.,He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.,Asking questions Good learners often ask questions duri
12、ng or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.,1. Does the writer th
13、ink that everyone is born with the ability to learn well? Do you agree? Why or why not? 2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with something you are interested in?,No, he doesnt.,Yes, I do.,Because whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.,Because
14、 if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time.,Read the passage again and answer the questions.,2c,3. What do the sayings “use it or lose it” and “practice makes perfect” mean? Do you agree with them? 4. Do good le
15、arners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes?,1) Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it.,2) We should keep practicing what we have learned so that we can be good at it.,3) Yes, I do.,They learn from mistakes.,5. What study skills does the writer ta
16、lk about? Do you have those study skills? 6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not?,学习技能,Taking notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps, looking for ways to review what they have learned, and doing this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the
17、information to another student.,Yes. Because every day brings something new.,Look up the following words from the passage in the dictionary. Then write a sentence for each word.,brain n. connect v. overnight adv. attention n. review v. knowledge n. ability n. active adj. wisely adv.,e.g. brain: A go
18、od way to train the brain is to do some math exercises every day.,训练大脑,Post-reading,2d,connect:This railway line connects Beijing and Guangzhou. overnight:The actor became famous overnight. attention:We must pay attention to our pronunciation. review:We should review the lessons in time. knowledge:K
19、nowledge comes from questioning. .,Do you think you are a good learner? What learning habits do you think are useful? Discuss with your group and share your ideas with the class.,A: I think another way to become a successful learner is by trying to think about the same thing in different ways. B: I
20、agree. I believe that .,用不同的方式,2e,Language Points,1. Everyone is born with the ability to learn.每个人天生都具有学习的能力。 1)be born with意为“天生具有”，常指本来就具有某种天分、性格或患有某种疾病等。 e.g.He was born with a gift for music. 他天生具有音乐天赋。 2)ability此处用作不可数名词，意为“能力”，其后常接to do，表示“做的能力”。 e.g.He has the ability to speak English fluent
21、ly.,2.But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.但是你是否能把这做好取决于你的学习习惯。 whether or not意为“是否”，常出现在宾语从句、 主语从句中。 e.g.Whether or not were successful, we can be sure that we did our best. whether和if均可引导宾语从句，表示“是否”，在口语或间接引语中两者可以互换。 e.g.Ask him whether/if he can come. 问问他是否来。,但在下
22、列情况下，只能用whether，不能用if：,Practice,用whether或if填空。 1. _ its true or not, I cant tell. 2. I dont know _ to accept or refuse. 3. I wonder _ I can get some advice from you.,Whether,whether,whether/if,3. Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier fo
23、r you to pay attention to it for a long time.研究表明，如果你对某事感兴趣，你的大脑就会更活跃，你也更容易长时间关注它。 1）be interested in意为“对感兴趣”，相当于show/take/have/feel (an) interest in,后接名词、代词或动名词。 e.g.Are you intereted in Physics?,2)It is +adj.+of/for sb. to do sth. 若形容词是指人的性格、品质，如kind,good, nice,polite等，用of； 若形容词仅仅描述事物，如difficult,i
24、mportant, easy等，用for。,Practice,用of或for填空。 1.Its kind _ you to help me. 2.Its necessary _ us to drink plenty of water.,of,for,4.Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more.善于学习的人会考虑他们擅长什么以及需要多练习什么。 1）think about意为“考虑”，其后可接名词、代词或v.-ing等。 e.g.He is thinking about
25、 a problem.,拓展,think of 想到，对有想法 think over反复思考,2）be good at意为“擅长”,其后接名词、代词或v.-ing，其同义短语为do well in。 e.g.Im good at English.=I do well in English.,拓展,be good with 与相处得好 be good for对有益处 be good to对和蔼/友善,5. Good learners will keep practicing what they have learned, and they are not afraid of making mis
26、takes. 好的学习者会继续练习他们已经学到的，而且他们不害怕犯错误。 1）keep doing sth.意为“一直做某事” keep sb. doing sth.让某人一直做某事 e.g.Sorry, I have kept you waiting so long.,拓展,2)be afraid of意为“害怕”,其后接名词、代词或v.-ing。 【辨析】be afraid of和be afraid to,e.g.Jack was afraid to climb the tree, for he was afraid of falling down from it.杰克不敢爬树，因为他害怕
27、从树上掉下来。,Your friends wants to improve his/her English and asks the three best ways to learn and why? Make some notes in the chart.,3a,Write a letter to your friend. Give him/ her some advice about the best ways to learn English. Use your notes in 3a.,Use the following expressions to help you: There
28、are three good ways to . I think you should . If you do this, you will . It is also a good idea to . because . You should try to improve your English by . This will help you to .,3b,Write an article about the things that have helped you the most in learning another language.,假如你叫Liu Mei。前不久，你和来自英国的一
29、位中学生Allen一起讨论了一个话题：The ways to learn English better。现请你根据他的观点和你自己的观点，用英语给你的外籍老师Mr. Brown写一篇关于这次讨论的汇报材料。注意： 1所写内容必须包括表格中他的观点和你自己的至少三个观点。 2词数：70个左右（不包括已给出部分）。,写作在线,Mr. Brown， Recently I have had a discussion about the ways to learn English better with Allen, a student from Britain. _ _ _ _ _ Liu Mei,此
30、篇作文以谈论怎样学习英语为主线，主要内容是谈论英语学习的方法。写作内容渗透着本单元的话题和语言目标谈论怎样学习。 在写作过程中要明确以下几点： （1）由作文要谈及的主要内容决定我们在写作中要运用表示方式的“by+v. -ing”结构，动名词短语作主语等。 （2）结合话题内容，我们在写作过程中要大量用到表达英语学习方式的短语。,思路点拨,Mr. Brown, Recently I have had a discussion about the ways to learn English better with Allen, a student from Britain. In his opini
31、on, the best ways are by reading English newspapers and talking with friends. He also believes that sometimes seeing English films isnt a bad way.,例文赏析,I quite agree with him. However, I think, we can go surfing online, where we can find a lot of information in English to read. Besides, we can look
32、for an e-pal from an English-speaking country, so that we can get to know something about his or her country. Finally, learning English grammar well is also a great help. Liu Mei,You have read the article about how to learn English well. Can you write a letter to tell one of your friends how to beco
33、me a better language learner? First, you should pay attention to the form of a letter.,Dear Li Lei, I know it isnt easy to learn English well, but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldnt understand people who talked fast. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not ev
34、ery word. You can also do lots of listening practice. I think its one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner. Another thing that I think important is English,A sample version,grammar. In order to learn it well, you have to take a lot of grammar notes in every class. You can write English
35、 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,1,Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.,practice develo
36、p remember prepare take notes until worry about everything,Self Check,Are you stressed out each time you have a test? You dont have to be if you_ smart study skills. Remember to _in class and review them on your own or with friends after class. Then _ what you learned by doing exercises. Try to stud
37、y and _ information bit by bit instead of waiting _ the last minute to study _ at once. If you _ well for a test, then theres nothing to _.,develop,take notes,practice,remember,until,everything,prepare,worry about,2,Number these sentences in order to make a conversation.,_ Whats the matter? _ Well,
38、I practice my listening by listening to the tape over and over again until I can understand everything. _ So you want to practice your listening? _ Hi , Jake, I need your help. _ Uh-huh. Do you have any advice ? _ OK ,Ill try that. _ I have a listening test next week.,2,6,4,1,5,7,3,3,Give advice to
39、these people.,1) Jane is a very slow reader. She should improve her reading speed,by reading them over and over again.,by reading aloud by herself.,by reading after listening to the tape.,by practice reading for twenty minutes every day.,2) Li Ming wants to improve his listening,He could practice hi
40、s listening,by remembering new words.,by listening to radio for twenty minutes every day.,by watching people saying on TV.,by reading the text every day.,3)Meiping doesnt know many English words.,She could learn more words,by reading them over and over again.,by writing them while reading.,by readin
41、g them in pairs.,by making word cards.,by listening to the tape.,Key words & phrases: born, ability, create, brain, active, attention, connect, overnight, review, knowledge, lifelong, wisely, pay attention to, connectwith Key sentences: 1. Everyone is born with the ability to learn. 2. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Writing practice,Summary,Memorize the new words and phrases. Do the exercises in students book.,Homework,Thank you!,
