UNIT 1
How can we become good learners?
(Section B)
1a Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you? Read the list. Check (✔) the statements that are true for you.
I can’t pronounce some of the words.

I can’t understand spoken English.

I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.

I can’t spell some English words.

I make mistakes in grammar.
动词，发……音
英语口语
提高阅读速度
拼读；拼写
在语法方面犯错误
1b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list.
1. I don’t know enough words to write well.
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.
Challenges
1. He can’t get the right.
2. He a lot of new words.
3. He can’t always when people talk to him.
4. He doesn’t get much practice.
1d Listen again. Complete the solutions.
Solutions
1. can help.
2. He can always in his notebook and study them at home.
3. He can to practice speaking.
4. He should find a to practice writing.
1e Role-play conversations using the information in 1c and 1d.
A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with.
B: Maybe you should join an English club.
2a What good learning habits can you think of?
Discuss them with your partner.
2b Read the passage quickly.
Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned?
1. Creating an interest in what they learn
2. Practicing and learning from mistakes
3. Developing their study skills
4. Asking questions
阅读策略：USING DICTIONARIES

This can help you find the definition that matches the context of the word in the text.
定义
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 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.
每个人天生都具有学习的能力。
能 否
依靠；依赖
学习习惯
共同地
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 for you to pay attention to it for a long

time. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with

something they are interested in. 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 bored.
激发他们对所学内容的兴趣
study 研究
头脑
更活跃
注 意
联系
感到无聊
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 are also

not afraid of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did

not invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by trying

many times and learning from his mistakes.
be good at 擅长于……
不用就作废
即使=even though
熟能生巧。
be afraid of doing sth.害怕做某事
Developing their study skills
It is not enough to just study hard. You have to know how to study.
Good learners find out the best ways to learn well. For

example, they may take notes by writing down key
words or by drawing mind maps. Good learners 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.
找到；发现
画思维导图
Asking questions
Good learners often ask questions during or after class.
They even ask each other and try to find out the answers.

Knowledge comes from questioning.

Learning is a life-long 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.
互相；彼此
知识来源于质疑。
学习是一个终生的旅程
……的一部分
2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Does the writer think 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?

3. W hat do the sayings “use it or lose it” and “practice makes perfect” mean? Do you agree with them?
4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes?
5. W hat study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills?
6. Do you agree that learning is a life-long journey? Why or why not?
2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Does the writer think 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?
3. What do the sayings “use it or lose it” and “practice makes perfect” mean? Do you agree with them?
No, he doesn’t.
Yes, I do.
Because whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.
Because 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.
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.
4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes?
5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those
study skills ?
6. Do you agree that learning is a life-long journey? Why or why not?
学习技能
They learn from mistakes.
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 information to another student.
Yes. Because every day brings something new.
2d Find the following words from the passage in the dictionary. Then write a sentence using each word in the context(上下文) of the reading.
brain n.【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 connect v.【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL;IELTS】 overnight adv.【考研；CET6;CET4;】 attention n. 【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 review v. 【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 knowledge n. 【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】
ability n. 【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】 active adj.【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】
wisely adv.【考研；CET6;CET4;TOEFL】
e.g. brain: A good way to train the brain is to do some math exercises every day.
训练大脑
2e Can you think of other ways to become a successful learner? 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 agree. I believe that ...
用不同的方式
3a Your friend wants to improve his/her English and asks you for help. What are the three best ways to learn and why? Make some notes in the chart.
3b Write a letter to your friend. Give him/her some advice about the best ways to learn English. Use your notes in 3a.
...
Dear ...,
There are three good ways to learn English.
The first way is ...
The second way is ...
The third way is ...
Your friend,
Try to use the following expressions:
I think you should ...
If you do this, you will ...
It is also a good idea to ... because ...
You could try to improve your English by ... This will help you to ...
It is a good idea to do sth.
去做某事是一个好主意。
三个学英语的好方法
Thanks