Unit 1
How can we become good learners
Section B-1
Period 2 (2a-3b)
Enjoy a song I Believe I Can Fly.
A: I don’t have a partner to practice
English with.
B: Maybe you should join an English
club.
What things are difficult for you in learning English?
Do you think English is difficult or easy?
Why?
How do you learn to learn English well?
Do you have any learning habits?
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 teacher for help
Is the habit good or bad? Why?
Creating an interest in what they learn.
Practicing and learning from mistakes.
Developing their study skills.
Asking questions.
2b Read the passage quickly and answer the question.
Which four habits of successful learners
are mentioned?
F
2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
The keys:
F
2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
Can you think of other ways to become
a successful learner?
Make good use of your agenda.
Use your agenda to stay organized and follow through with your plans. Also, use your agenda to set time limits.
Stay organized.
Keep papers in chronological order- they'll be easier to find later when studying. If your binder starts to get full, transfer old papers into another binder to keep at home.
Join a sport.
Try your hardest at both your sport and your schoolwork and you should be more than great - you're healthy and on top of your schoolwork.
Review your notes when you have free time.
Don't compare yourself with others.
Every day you should only be trying to get better. Focus on yourself. Focus on what you can do to make yourself better. Then, most importantly, go for it!
Don't procrastinate (拖延).
It's best to accustom yourself to getting things done early and out of the way rather than waiting until the very last minute.
Get enough sleep. Eat breakfast and lunch.
Never give up.
Again, cliché (陈腔滥调), but important. Learn from your mistakes and you will go a long way. Just remember,
no one is perfect.
重复的行为造就了我们。因而，卓越不是一种举动，而是一种习惯。
--- 亚里斯多德
Language points
be born with 意为“生而具有…”
She was born with weak eyesight.
她天生视力差。
People are born with natural rights.
人人生而具有天赋的权利。
He was born with a very good memory .
他生来记性好。
born of 出生于…家庭；源于
He was born of German parents.
他的父母是德国人。
born in 出生于…
My little daughter was born in December.
She was born in America.
知识链接
2. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.
这句话中的主语是whether or not you can do this well，是由whether 引导的主语从句。
Whether she is coming or not doesn’t matter too much.
她来不来都无关紧要。
depend on 在这里的意思是“取决于…”
The price depends on the quality.
价钱取决于质量。
Your success depends on whether you work hard or not.
你的成败取决于你是否努力工作。
depend on 依赖；依靠
Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
小孩依赖他们的父母供给衣食。
Try to guess its meaning when you meet a new word. Don’t ________ your dictionary all the time.
A. keep on B. depend on C. decide on

— When shall we have the sports shows?
— Any day next week, __________________ (因为它取决于) the weather. (depend)
B
because it depends on
(2013年荆州市)
— How long does it take you to cook these
potatoes?
— It ________________ (取决于) the size of
them. (depend)
depends on
3. active adj. 活跃的；积极的
Ms. Brown is active in the party.
布朗女士在晚会上很活跃。
He is an active member of the school's stamp club.
他是学校集邮俱乐部的一名活跃会员。
The mayor's wife is active about public welfare.
市长的妻子积极从事社会福利工作。
activity n. 活动
Do you have any after-school activities?
你们有校车或课外活动吗?
active的比较级和最高级分别是more active和most active
The girls in your class are more active than those in our class .
你们班的女同学比我们班活跃。
知识链接
(2011本溪) Sally is ______ in class now, but 
she used to be a very shy girl. 
A. honest          B. silent         
C. quiet         D. active
(2013年荆州市) The meat will stay ______ for several days if you put it in the fridge.
A. fresh B. active
C. natural D. common
D
A
(2011年山东省烟台市) We do lots of outdoor _________ (active) when spring comes.

(2012年山东省淄博市) — Is John an ______ boy?
— Yes, he never tells lies.
A. honest B. active
C. athletic D. outgoing
A
activities
4. attention n. 注意；关注
She gave her aging parents much attention.
她悉心照料年迈的双亲。
He likes to be the centre of attention.
他喜欢成为大家注意的人物。
She turned her attention to a new problem.
她把注意力转移到一个新问题上。
pay attention to 注意 / 关注…(to是介词)
I hope you will pay attention to this problem.
希望你对此给予关注。
Children, pay attention to what I have to say.
孩子们，请注意我将要说的话。
Everyone should pay attention to preserving his own eyesight.
每人都应注意保护视力。
(2012年荆州市中考) 根据括号内的汉语和句末括号内的英语单词提示完成句子。
After that, her teacher _________________ (更多地关注) her. (pay)
解析：注意比较级的用法。
paid more attention to
(2007年江苏泰州市中考) Students should pay attention to ________ the teacher in class.
A. hear B. listen to
C. listening to D. hearing of
C
5. connect v. (使)连接；与…有联系
Connect the fridge (up) to the electricity supply.
接通冰箱的电源。
Can you connect me with Los Angeles, please?
请给我接通洛杉矶的电话，好吗？
He doesn't seem to connect with anybody.
他好像和谁都不来往。
“把…和…连接起来”,英文的表达方式是connect ... with ...。
The Suez Canal connects Africa with Asia.
苏伊士运河把非洲和亚洲连接起来。
The two towns are connected by a highway.
两个城市由一条公路连接起来。
connect本身含有“接在一起”的意思, 用each other意思重复。
(2009·河南中考)
Taiwan is part of China. We _______ the same history and culture.
　　A. explain　　 B. express
　　C. connect 　　D. share
D
6. review v. 回顾；复习
Before falling asleep, Helen reviewed the day's happenings.
海伦在入睡前回想了当天发生的事情。
She is reviewing her lessons in the classroom.
她正在教室里温习功课。
Review your notes as quickly as you can after class.
课后尽可能快地温习你的笔记。
review n. 复习；回顾
Before the examinations we had a review of the term's work.
我们在考试之前复习了整个学期的功课。
Perhaps we need a quick review of what we've gone through so far.
或许我们应很快地回顾一下我们前一段时间的工作。
知识链接
do a review 复习
give a review of 回顾…
have a review of 对…进行复习,复习…
(2013·扬州市中考)
--- Mr. Li, I can’t understand everything in class.
--- Don’t worry! I’ll ________ the main points at the end.
A. record B. review
C. require D. remember
B
7. knowledge n. 知识；学问
Although he is a child, he knows much knowledge of science.
尽管还是个孩子, 他懂得很多科学知识。
He is poor in money, but rich in knowledge.
他贫于金钱， 但富于学问。
She has a wide/broad knowledge of computers.
她对计算机有广博的知识。
knowledge是不可数名词, 没有复数形式。
knowledge n. 了解；知道
I have little knowledge of cooking.
我几乎不懂烹饪技术。
Travel increases one's knowledge of the world.
旅游增进人对世界的了解。
They did it without my knowledge.
他们是背着我做这件事的。
知识链接
(2009·大连市中考)
There is more _______ today so life is more dangerous and less healthy.
A. knowledge B. freedom
C. pollution D. population
C
Many people agree that _____ knowledge of English is a must in _____international trade today.
A. a;/ B. the; an C. the ; the D. /;the
解答：trade是不可数名词，泛指类别时不加任何冠词，排除B、 C、 D。knowledge原为抽象名词，如knowledge指具体“一门学问”或“一门学问的掌握了解”可与不定冠词连用，a knowledge of English“英语知识”。
A
将下列汉语翻译成英语。
1. 学英语最好的办法就是加入一个英语俱乐部。
________________________________________
________________________________________
2. 这些单词很难, 你可以查字典。
________________________________________
________________________________________
The best way to learn English / of learning English is to join an English club.
These words are very difficult, and you can look them up in the dictionary.
3. 对我来说完成这项任务很难。
_________________________________________
4. 我在学英语方面有困难。
_________________________________________
5. 我害怕夜晚一个人呆在家。
_________________________________________
It is very hard / difficult for me to finish this task.
I have some trouble learning English.
I am afraid to stay at home alone at night.
Write a letter telling a friend how to become a better language learner.
Write an article about the things that have helped you the most in learning another language.
写作在线
假如你叫Liu Mei。前不久，你和来自英国的一位中学生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）。
Mr. Brown，
Recently I have had a discussion about the ways to learn English better with Allen, a student from Britain. ______________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________

Liu Mei
思路点拨
此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。
例文赏析
Mr. Brown,
Recently I have had a discussion about the ways to learn English better with Allen, a student from Britain. In his opinion, the best ways are by reading English newspapers and talking with friends. He also believes that sometimes seeing English films isn’t a bad way.
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 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 become a better language learner? First, you should pay attention to the form of a letter.
Dear Li Lei,
I know it isn’t easy to learn English well, but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldn’t understand people who talked fast. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word. You can also do lots of listening practice. I think it’s 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 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
INTERVIEW
Ask three classmates about learning
English. Take notes and then tell the class about their answers.