1、1.To read to learn whats Wei Fens difficulties in learning English and how she overcomes it2.To learn some words and expressions in the passage3.To master reading skills and develop good reading habits How do you study English?I study.by working with friendsby making word cardsby reading the textboo
2、kby listening to tapesby asking the teacher for helpWhat difficulties do you have in learning English?speaking and pronunciationlearning new words and grammarlisteningwritingWhat ways do you use to overcome those difficulties?talk with foreignersFor speaking and pronunciation:watch English TV progra
3、mmes or moviesFor listening:look up new words in a dictionaryFor learning new words:keep diaries in EnglishFor writing:The girl is Wei Fen.What do you think this passage is about?1.Did Wei Fen like English last year?2.How about now?No,she didnt like it last year.Now she really enjoys English.Answer
4、the questions.Changes in Wei Fens English learningLast year Now She did not like the English class.She couldnt understand her English teacher.She was afraid to ask questions and never said anything.She really enjoys the English class.She wants to learn new words and more grammar.Fill in the diagram.
5、Read the passage and answer the questions.3a1.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 h
6、er 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.True or False.1.She was afraid to ask questions.2.She could get the meaning by listening for just the key words.3.Her pronunciation did not
7、improve.4.Listening to something you are interested in is the secret to language learning.5.She learned some useful sentences like“Its a piece of cake”.6.She learned grammar from watching Toy Story.TFTTTF1.I can understand the meaning by watching their _ and the _ on their faces.2.I can get the mean
8、ing by listening for just the _.Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies.Use words and phrases from the passage.expressionskey wordsbody language n.表情表情;表示表示;表达方式表达方式3b3.My pronunciation improved by listening to the _ in English movies.4.I learned _ sentences like“Its a
9、piece of cake”by watching the movies.5.I can find the meaning of new words by looking them up in a _.conversationsusefuldictionaryn.交谈；谈话交谈；谈话Fill in the blanks and try to retell the passage.Wei Fen disliked her English class last year,because she couldnt understand her teacher.And her _ made things
10、 worse.Then one day,she _ a movie called Toy Story.She tried to _ by watching the characters body language and _ on their faces,by listening for _ and _ new words in a dictionary.Her pronunciation _ and she learned many _ as well.Now she enjoys learning English.improved poor pronunciationfell in lov
11、e withget the meaningexpressionskey wordsby looking upuseful sentences 爱上爱上Pay attention to the following phrases and sentences.1.Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?为什么魏芬觉得学英语很难？为什么魏芬觉得学英语很难？find it difficult/hard to do sth.发现做某事很困难发现做某事很困难 【find用法归纳用法归纳】find sb.doing sth.发现某人做某事发现某人
12、做某事 find it+adj.+to do sth.发现做某事很发现做某事很【语境应用语境应用】1)I found it _(interest)to talk with my grandfather.2)I found it hard for me _(improve)spoken English.interestingto improvefind it+adj.to do sth.中的中的it是形式宾语是形式宾语,形形容词做宾补容词做宾补,to do sth.是真正的宾语。是真正的宾语。同类的动词还有同类的动词还有think,feel,consider等。等。2.The teacher s
13、poke 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。老师说得太快了，很多时候我都听不懂。so.that“如此如此以至于以至于”，引导结果状语，引导结果状语从句。从句。so修饰形容词或副词。常见结构：修饰形容词或副词。常见结构：so+形容词形容词/副词副词+that从句；从句；so+形容词形容词+a(n)+单数可数名词单数可数名词+that从句。从句。suchthat和和sothat的的区分区分sothat与与suchthat之间的转换既为之间的转换既为 so与与such之间的转换。之间
14、的转换。so和和such的区别是：的区别是：so修饰形容词或副词修饰形容词或副词,such修饰名词。修饰名词。e.g.My brother runs so fast that I cant follow him.我弟弟跑得那么快以至于我跟不上他。我弟弟跑得那么快以至于我跟不上他。He is such a lovely boy.他是一个他是一个这样可爱的这样可爱的孩子。孩子。so修饰的形容词后可以有一个单数的可数修饰的形容词后可以有一个单数的可数 名词，其结构是名词，其结构是“so+形容词形容词+a/an+可数名可数名 词单数词单数”。such可以修饰可数名词单复数和不可数名词，可以修饰可数名词
15、单复数和不可数名词，名词前可以有形容词作定语，其结构是名词前可以有形容词作定语，其结构是“such+a/an+形容词形容词+可数名词单数可数名词单数”，“such+形容形容词词+可数名词复数可数名词复数/不可数名词不可数名词”。e.g.He is so clever a boy.=He is such a clever boy.他是一个如此聪明的孩子。他是一个如此聪明的孩子。It is such cold weather.这么冷的天气。这么冷的天气。（正）（正）It is so cold weather.（误）（误）如果可数名词复数前有如果可数名词复数前有many，few或不可或不可 数名词前
16、有数名词前有much，little修饰，用修饰，用so不用不用 such。so many（如此多的），（如此多的），so few（如（如 此少的）可以加可数名词复数。此少的）可以加可数名词复数。so much（如此多的），（如此多的），so little（如此少（如此少 的）可以加不可数名词。的）可以加不可数名词。巧记巧记so和和such的用法：的用法：名前名前such,形，副形，副so，多多少少也用，多多少少也用so；little属特殊，属特殊，“小小”用用such,“少少”用用so。当当little作作“小的小的”讲，修饰名词时，其前讲，修饰名词时，其前 面仍须用面仍须用such,而不用而
17、不用so。e.g.They are such little children that they cant do anything.这些孩子太小了，无法做任何事情。这些孩子太小了，无法做任何事情。3.I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies.为了能够对英语电影有更好的理解，我想学为了能够对英语电影有更好的理解，我想学 习新单词和更多的语法。习新单词和更多的语法。so that“以便，为了以便，为了”（从句中常用（从句中常用can,c
18、ould,would,may等）。等）。e.g.She worked hard so that everything would be ready in time.她努力工作，为的是及时做好各项准备。她努力工作，为的是及时做好各项准备。I didnt have lunch so that I would be hungry tonight.我不吃午饭，为的就是让自己今晚能感到饥我不吃午饭，为的就是让自己今晚能感到饥 饿。饿。【语境应用语境应用】单项选择。单项选择。1)Im going to take him to some famous hutongs _ he can learn more
19、about China.A.because B.when C.so that D.as if2)The movie is _ wonderful _ I want to see it again.A.too;to B.so;that C.as;as D.so;as3)Mark is _ popular a boy _ many students are around him.A.such;that B.such;as C.so;as D.so;that4.I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.我不敢问问题，
20、因为我的发音不标准。我不敢问问题，因为我的发音不标准。afraid用作形容词，用作形容词，“害怕的；畏惧的害怕的；畏惧的”，在，在句中只能作表语。含句中只能作表语。含afraid的常用结构有：的常用结构有：be afraid of sb./sth.“害怕某人害怕某人/物物”。e.g.Im afraid of my mother.我害怕我妈妈。我害怕我妈妈。Jane is afraid of dogs.简害怕狗。简害怕狗。be afraid of doing/to do sth.“害怕做某事害怕做某事”e.g.Mona is afraid of walking/to walk alone at
21、night.Mona害怕晚上自已一个人走路。害怕晚上自已一个人走路。be afraid+that“恐怕恐怕”,用于礼貌地表达可用于礼貌地表达可能令人不愉快的消息。能令人不愉快的消息。回答别人的提问时，可用省略形式回答别人的提问时，可用省略形式Im afraid so(not)。afraid so（not）具体用法如下具体用法如下：(1)Im afraid so.意为意为“恐怕如此恐怕如此”。多用于。多用于 情景对话情景对话,对别人的提问作出推测式回答。对别人的提问作出推测式回答。(2)Im afraid not.意为意为“恐怕不是恐怕不是”。【语境应用语境应用】完成句子，每空词数不限。完成句子
22、，每空词数不限。1)我和我的好朋友都害怕我们英语老师。我和我的好朋友都害怕我们英语老师。Both my good friend and I _ our English teacher.2)我弟弟害怕坐飞机。我弟弟害怕坐飞机。My brother _ the plane.are afraid of is afraid of taking/to take5.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。我发现听些有趣的东西是学习语言
23、的秘诀。discover v.发现发现;发觉发觉 指偶然或经过努力发现原来客观存在但不为指偶然或经过努力发现原来客观存在但不为人所知的事物。人所知的事物。e.g.Columbus discovered America in 1492.哥伦布在哥伦布在1492年发现了美洲。年发现了美洲。【辨析辨析】invent v.发明发明通过劳动运用聪明才智通过劳动运用聪明才智“发明发明/创造创造”出以出以前从未存在过的新事物。前从未存在过的新事物。e.g.Edison invented the electric light.爱迪生发明了电灯。爱迪生发明了电灯。6.I also learned useful
24、sentences like“Its a piece of cake”or“It serves you right.”我也学会了有用的句子像我也学会了有用的句子像“这简直是小菜这简直是小菜一碟一碟”“”“你活该你活该”。a piece of cake和和serves sb.right是英语中是英语中的两个习惯用语的两个习惯用语,也可称作习语也可称作习语idiom(s)。同汉语中的成语类似同汉语中的成语类似,习语是人们在长期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的语言运用中约定俗成的一种固定表达方式式,其意思往往不是字面所表达的含义。其意思往往不是字面所表达的含义。a piece
25、of cake表示事情非常简单、易于解决表示事情非常简单、易于解决,相当于汉语的相当于汉语的“小菜一碟小菜一碟;小事一桩小事一桩”;serves sb.right则相当于汉语说某人则相当于汉语说某人“活该活该”。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。因为我想了解这个故事，所以我查了字典。look up(词典、参考书或电脑词典、参考书或电脑)查阅时，其宾查阅时，其宾语可为名词语可为名词(短语短语)或代词。当宾语为名词或代词。当宾语为名词(
26、短短语语)时，该名词时，该名词(短语短语)可位于可位于up之后，也可位之后，也可位于于look和和up之间；当其宾语为代词时，该代之间；当其宾语为代词时，该代词位于词位于look和和up之间。之间。e.g.You can look up a new word/look a new word up in the dictionary.你可以用词典查生词。你可以用词典查生词。If you dont know the word,you can look it up in the dictionary.如果你不认识这个单词，你可以查字典。如果你不认识这个单词，你可以查字典。【语境应用语境应用】单项选择
27、。单项选择。1)This morning I _ some new restaurants on the Internet for I wanted to take Mia to a nice restaurant for her birthday.A.picked up B.looked up C.cleaned up D.gave up2)If you want to know what the words mean,you can _ in the dictionary.A.look it up B.look up it C.look them up D.look up them【拓展拓
28、展】look短语归纳短语归纳look after 照顾照顾 look like 看起来像看起来像 look out 当心当心,小心小心 look through 浏览浏览 look for 寻找寻找 look forward to 期待期待 look around 向四周看向四周看 have/take a look 看一看看一看 look over 检查检查 poor pronunciation 发音不好发音不好listen for the key words 听关键词听关键词as well 也也look up the word in a dictionary 在词典中查单词在词典中查单词fa
29、ll in love with.爱上爱上Its a piece of cake.这简直是小菜一碟。这简直是小菜一碟。It serves you right.你活该。你活该。.根据语境及所给首字母提示，补全所缺单根据语境及所给首字母提示，补全所缺单 词。词。1.I dont know the rules of g_,so I have difficulty in English writing.2.“I dont understand,”he said,with an e_ of surprise on his face.grammar expression3.You cook so delic
30、ious food.Whats your s_?Just practice more.4.With the teachers help,David d _math was not hard to learn.secretdiscovered.根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。1.由于她的发音不好，她几乎不回答老师由于她的发音不好，她几乎不回答老师 的问题。的问题。She hardly ever answers the teachers questions because of her _ _.2.如果你不知道如何使用这个单词，你可以查如果你不知道如何使
31、用这个单词，你可以查 词典。词典。If you dont know how to use the word,you can _ _ _ _ _ _.poor pronunciation look it up in the dictionary3.Tina要来参加聚会，她妹妹也要来。要来参加聚会，她妹妹也要来。Tina is coming to the party and her sister is coming _ _.4.听关键词是获取大意的好方法。听关键词是获取大意的好方法。Its a good way to get the main idea by _ _ _ _ _.as welllistening for the key words1.Recite the words and phrases in this lesson.2.Preview Grammar Focus.
