1、Unit 9 LearningLesson 1 Active Learning An Active LearnerWhat do active learners do? Active learnersAre you an active learner?Do/Are you ? take notes focus on ask questions reflect on pay attention to listen to a different point of view curious open-minded Before you read, think about the following
2、questions.1. Do our brains learn by themselves?2. How can we become active learners?Read the first paragraph and answer questions. 1. What do most people believe about the human brains? Is it true?2. What is active learning?3. What is Kevin Daum going to talk about in the article?Most people believe
3、 that our brains learn automatically. But its not true.Active learning is training ourselves to be better learners, to actively take part in the learning process.Kevin Daum is going to talk about how to take an active role in your learning.Find the subheading for the corresponding paragraphs.Ask que
4、stions Get to the truthListen to the outer voiceFocus on the messageArgue with your inner voice12345Identify the learning actions, reasons and learning effects for teaching suggestion. 1. Listen to the outer voiceLearning actions: _Reasons: _Learning effects: _2. Argue with your inner voiceLearning
5、actions: _Reasons: _Learning effects: _3. Ask questionsLearning actions: _Reasons: _Learning effects: _4. Get to the truthLearning actions: _Reasons: _Learning effects: _5. Focus on the messageLearning actions: _Reasons: _Learning effects: _What is the most useful suggestion? Introduce it to others.
6、 1. Listen to the outer voice2. Argue with your inner voice3. Ask questions4. Get to the truth5. Focus on the messageWrite T or F. If its false, what should we do? Why?1) When in class, focus on the voice expressing your own opinion. ( )2) If you think a speaker is wrong, argue with him/her. ( )3) B
7、e curious to find more information about the topic. ( )4) Believe what is said in books. ( )5) Only engage in classes of your favourite teachers. ( )FFTFFRead the summary. Pay attention to the underlined parts. There are many things we can do to become better learners. We all have two voices. Our in
8、ner voices tell us personal opinions and our outer voices deal with others opinions and things we have heard. If we listen to our inner voices too much, they can 1 block us from learning. If our inner voices are difficult to control, we can 2 disagree with them. One of the best ways to promote activ
9、e learning is to ask questions. This helps us 3 gain more knowledge about a topic. 4 In a word, we should never stop being curious. Active learners also 5 try to question the world around them and understand the truth 6 deep within every idea. Finally, as active learners, we should never form opinio
10、ns about people 7 on the basis of first impressions.Use the phrases below to replace the underlined parts. in short based on at the heart of attempt toargue with achieve a higher level of understanding get in the way of learning1. block us from learning _2. disagree with _3. gain more knowledge _4.
11、in a word _5. try to_6. deep within _7. on the basis of_get in the way of learningargue with achieve a higher level of understanding in short attempt toat the heart of based on 1.Whats the main idea of the passage?The passage is mainly about what active learning is.2. What is the text type of the pa
12、ssage? Expository writing.3. Whats the main idea of each paragraph?Para. 1: What is active learning? Para. 2: Listen to the outer voice.Para. 3: Argue with your inner voice.Para. 4: Ask questions.Para. 5: Get to the truth.Para. 6: Focus on the message.Answer the questions according to the text.Choos
13、e the best answer according to the text.1) Most people believe that _.A. we need to train ourselves to be better learnersB. human brains learn all by themselvesC. we need to actively take part in the learning processD. it isnt always true that human brains are set on “automatic”2) How many suggestio
14、ns are given in the text to take an active role in learning?A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Six.3) Which one is the easiest way to promote active learning?A. Listening to the outer voice.B. Arguing with your inner voice.C. Asking questions.D. Getting to the truth.4) What can we learn from the text?A.
15、 The outer voice expresses your personal opinions.B. Active learners focus on what their brains are saying in the background.C. Active learners accept everything they learn.D. Active learners dont judge people based on first impressions or personal feelings.Verbs followed by verb-ing formsuggestkeep
16、riskend upstoptrycannot helpdoingVerbs followed by infinitiveneedattempt tryrefuseto doHave you spoken to Rachel? No. I tried to call her, but the line was busy. /No. I tried calling her, but the line was busy.Add the following verbs to the table.advise agree avoid cant stand dont mind enjoy starthe
17、lp like manage practise regret seem remember Verbs followed by verb-ing formVerbs followed by infinitiveadviseagreeavoidcant standdont mindenjoystartstarthelplikelikemanagepractiseregretregretseemrememberrememberGroup Work: Express yourself1. What other ways of active learning do you know?2. How wil
18、l you learn actively in the future?新北师大必修新北师大必修Book 3 Unit 9 LEARNINGLanguage points P52-531. approach n. v. an approach to sth / doing sthwith sth approaching Professor Wang came up with an approach to _ (solve) the problem. It is possible _ (解决这个问题) in a different way.solvingto solve the problem2.
19、 assume vt.It is assumed that-clauseassumption n.assuming conj. =supposing =providing =provided We all made the _ (assume) that the company would be closed. _ (assume) that the proposal is accepted, the economy will continue to improve.assumptionIt is assumed3. reflect vt. vi.reflect on reflection n
20、. Your performance as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of _ (反思) what you learn. Their actions clearly _ (反映) their thoughts.reflecting onreflect4. flexible adj.flexibility n. The company aims to provide _ ( 一种灵活的工作方式) for its employees.a flexible way of working 5. promote vt.promo
21、tion n. _ (promote) the development of economy, the central government took a series of measures. If you perform well, you will get _(promote).To promote promoted 新北师大必修新北师大必修Book 3Book 3 Unit 9 LEARNINGGrammar P55Look at the coloured verbs in the article. Complete the table. Add the following verbs
22、 to the table above. Use a dictionary to help you.Verb + verb-ing formVerb + infinitiveadvise, agree, avoid, cant stand, dont mind, enjoy,start, help, like, manage, practise, regret, seem, rememberLead-in9suggest, keep, risk, end up, stop, try, cant help, advise, avoid, cant stand, dont mind, enjoy,
23、 start, practise, like, regret, rememberneed, attempt, try, refuse, agree, start, help, manage, like, seem, regret, rememberSummary接动词接动词-ing或不定式的动词或不定式的动词Verbs followed by verb-ing form or infinitive1. 定义：接动词-ing或不定式的动词，即动词-ing或不定式作动词的宾语。2. 跟动词跟动词-ing 形式作宾语的动词（短语）形式作宾语的动词（短语）考虑建议盼原谅，承认推迟没得想consider
24、, suggest/advice/recommend, look forward to, excuse/pardon, admit, delay/put off, fancy避免错过继续练，否认完成就欣赏avoid, miss, keep/keep on, practice, deny, finish, enjoy/appreciate禁止想象才冒险，不禁介意准逃亡forbid, imagine, risk, cant help, mind, allow/permit, escape例句：He tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhe
25、althy.他尽量不吃甜食，因为它们对身体健康不利。Im looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. 我期待着尽快收到你的来信。3. 3. 跟动词不定式作宾语的动词（短语）跟动词不定式作宾语的动词（短语）决心学会想希望，拒绝设法愿假装decide/determine, learn, want, expect/hope/wish,refuse, manage, volunteer, pretend主动答应选计划同意请求帮一帮offer, promise, choose, plan,agree, ask/beg, help4.
26、4. 跟动词不定式作宾语的动词（短语）跟动词不定式作宾语的动词（短语）和跟动词和跟动词-ing -ing 形式作宾语的动形式作宾语的动词（短语）词（短语）forget/remember/regret/stop/try/mean/cant help/go on例句：She failed to come to school yesterday.她昨天没来上学。You promised to buy me a gift.你曾答应给我买一件礼物。1) The applause grew louder and louder, and he kept _ (stay).2) All of us are l
27、ooking forward to _ (live) in a harmonious society.3) He pretended _ (study) when his mother stepped into the room.4) Stop criticizing your children like this, or they will refuse _ (tell) you their true feelings.随堂练stayinglivingto be studyingto tellComplete the text with the correct form of the ver
28、bs in brackets.Recently, Ive managed _ (become) a more active learner. When Im reading a book or listening to my teacher, I try _ (forget) what Ive learnt before or what I think about the book or the person giving me the information and practise _(concentrate) on the information itself. At the begin
29、ning, I found it difficult to do this and I couldnt help _ (question) the ideas I was reading or hearing. But now Ive learnt to avoid _(listen) to my inner voice all the time and sometimes I even argue with it.to becometo forgetconcentratingquestioninglistening10On the other hand, I also attempt _ (ask) as many questions as I can. I ask my teachers a lot of questions and Ive noticed that the answers to the questions have really helped me understand the topic a lot better.to ask
