Unit1Howdoyoustudyforatest (2).doc

Unit 1 How do you study for a test?Part 1: Teaching designStructures: verbby with gerundTarget language: How do you study for test?Well, I study by working with my classmates.Have you ever studied with a group?Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way. I dont have a partner to practice English with.Maybe you should join an English club.Vocabulary: flashcard, take notes, frustrating, memorize, aloud, comma, make mistakes, pronunciation, be afraid to, What about? Why dont you?Learning strategies: Personalizing, Role playingGoals To talk about how to study To read about how to studyProceduresWarming up by greetingHello, everyone! From now on you are a ninth grader. Congratulations to you and I wish you a great success in your studies!Today we shall take up the first unit in this new term, Unit 1 How do you study for a test?Look at the blackboard and read after me the target language for this unit. When you read pay attention to the structure of the sentence.Learning to Learn is very important. And learning to pass a test is also very important to you. Learning couldnt be easier!If you have not developed good ways or methods to study for a test, talk to your classmates about it, your parents, or the teacher like me if you are brave enough. You should be brave enough to talk to others about your problems with your studies. Next Id like to give you some useful practical advice about studying for a test and also ask you questions to make you think about things such as:using your time effectively motivation how to learn your lessons in the ninth grade year different modes of teaching you may meet how to develop particular skills, such as note-taking in class 1A: Checking the ways you studyNext turn to page 2 and check the ways you study for an English test. Then add other ways you use sometimes.How do you study for a test?1b Listening and writingListen to understand how these people in the picture on page 2 study for a test. Write letters from the pictures. While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences.1c Doing a pairworkNow in pairs ask your partner how he or she studies for a test.2a Listening and checkingNow lets go to page 3. Listen to the tape and check the questions you ask.While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences.2b Listening and matching3a Reading the article and completing the chartGoals To listen about learning English To talk about learning English To read about learning EnglishProceduresWarming up by reading to the recordingHello, everyone. To begin with, lets listen and read to the recording of the text HOW DO YOU LEARN BEST? That is, read aloud to the tape, as fast as the tape goes, as clearly as the native reader reads. OK? Here we go!1a Reading and checking1b Making a list2a Listening and checking Paul is a nice boy. He works hard at his English, but still has many learning challenges. Now listen to find out what challenges he has and check them in the box on page 5.2b Listening and matching Now listen again to Paul talking about his challenges at learning English and match them with the solutions listed in the box on page 5. While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences.2c Doing pairworkIN pairs we are going to role play conversations using the information from activities3a Reading and cuttingIts time to read the text HOW I LEARN ENGLISH. Now read and check (/) the sentences.We are going to read the text again to study the form and function of all the predicate verbs. Next we shall read the text for the third time to underline all the useful expressions. After class you are to copy them into your notebook. All right, read the text the fourth time and circle all the signal words, or the linking words which connect all the short sentences. Now you may read the statements in the box on page 6 following the text. Write “T” or “F” beside each statement. 3b Writing a letterYour friend Lin Feng is having difficulties with her English. Write her a letter telling her how to become a better English learner.3c Writing an articleYou have been learning English for at least three years. That is such a long time. Now think about the things that have helped you the most in learning English. Write an article telling others