英语人教版九年级全册Unit 1Section B1a-1e.docx

Section BGoals 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!My cat speaks English. Sometimes my cat comes to me and tells me that she is hungry. Or that her leg hurts. How does my cat tell me these things? I dont speak pussy-cat language.1a Reading and checkingLearning English can be both easy and difficult. What things are easy for you? And what things are difficult for you? Now turn to page 5, read the list on the top and check the statements that are true for you.1b Making a listYou have read and checked the statements true for you. Now think and make a list of other things difficult for you, too.I dont know how to!1. I dont know how to use commas.2. I dont know how to work with others.3. I dont know how to make flashcards.4. I dont know how to read the textbook.5. I dont know how to make vocabulary lists.6. I dont know how to listen to tape.7. I dont know how to ask the teacher for help.8. I dont know how to study for a test.9. I dont know how to work with a group.10. I dont know how to watch English videos.11. I dont know how to practice conversations with friends. 12. I dont know how to read aloud to practice pronunciation.13. I dont know how to learn by using English.14. I dont know how to get more specific suggestions.15. I dont know how to read English magazines.16. I dont know how to learn new words.17. I dont know how to memorize the words.18. I dont know how to studying grammar19. I dont know how to watching English movies20. I dont know how to joining the English club21. I dont know how to improve her English22. I dont know how to get lots of practice13. I dont know how to ask teachers about the best ways to learn more English.2a Listening and checkingPaul 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. Challenges to Paul at learning English1._ cant get the pronunciation right.2._ forget a lot of new words.3._ cant understand when people talk to me.4._ cant understand the words in magazines.5._ dont get much writing practices.2b Listening and matchingNow 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.TapescriptTeacher: You look worried, Paul.Boy: I am, Ms Mitchell. Im having trouble learning English.Teacher: You said you liked English. Whats the problem?Boy: I cant get the pronunciation right.Teacher: Well, listening can help. Why dont you borrow the teachers tapes? You can listen to them at home and repeat the sentences that are difficult for you.Boy: Thats a good idea. But what about all the new words? I forget a lot of new words.Teacher: You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home. You can even study in the train on the way to school.Boy: That might really help! Thanks.Teacher: Can you understand when people talk to you?Boy: Well, no. Not always. Sometimes I just dont understand what people are saying.Teacher: Why dont you join an English language club to practice speaking English? The English club meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.Boy: Maybe Ill go. The only other problem I have is that I dont get much writing practice.Teacher: Maybe you should find a pen pal.Boy: That sounds like a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Ms Mitchell.2c Doing pairworkIN pairs we are going to role play conversations using the information from activities 2a and 2b. I dont have a partner to practice English with.Maybe you should join an English language club.I cant get the pronunciation right.Listening can help.I forget a lot of new words.Write the new words on cards and study them daily.I cant understand when people talk to me.You can join an English club to talk to people more in English.I cant understand the words in magazines.You can look them up in a dictionary.I dont get much writing practices.Start writing an English diary every day.I read very slowly.You should read to the recording of the text.I make mistakes in grammar.Why dont study the basic sentence patterns3a 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. How I learned to learn EnglishLast year/ my English class/ was difficult/ for me. First of all, it wasnt easy/ for me/ to understand the teacher/ when she talked to the class. To begin with, she spoke/ too quickly, and I couldnt understand every word. Later on, I realized that/ it doesnt matter/ if you dont understand /every word. Also/ I was afraid to speak/ in class, because/ I thought/ my classmates/ might laugh at me. I couldnt always make complete sentences, either. Then/ I started to watch English-language TV. It helped/ a lot. I think that/ doing lots of listening practice/ is of the secrets of becoming a good language learner. Another thing/ that I found/ very difficult/ was English grammar. So/ I decided to take lots of grammar notes/ in every class. Then/ I started to write my own original sentences/ using the grammar/(that) I was learning. Its amazing/ how much/ this helped. Now/ I am enjoying learning English/ and I got an A/ this term. My teacher is very impressed.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.Dear Lin Feng,I know it isnt easy to learn English, but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldnt understand people who talked fast. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word. It is difficult to understand by listening what you have not read or what you cant understand well by reading. To listen well you have to read well. So keep on reading English. Listening and reading to the recording of the text is very important, too. Every text, after being read, should be listened to and read aloud to the tape. At first you may find it difficult to follow the reader reading aloud the text. Dont worry. If you keep practicing you will be able to read aloud as fast as the native reader from the tape. And then you can understand people who talk fast in English.Yours, Tai Zuo3c 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 about them.4 Doing an interviewNext we shall do an interview in groups of four. Ask the three group mates about learning English. Take notes of what they say. Tomorrow you shall stand to tell the class about their answers.Q. What isnt easy about learning English?A. Reading is not easy. Q. What do you do about this?A. I try to cut the sentences into thought groups. Q. What is your favorite way to learn more English?I read and read aloud a lot. These are the best way. Closing down by singTo end this period lets sing an English song.Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day, Little JohnnyWants to play.Rain, rain, go to Spain, Never show your face again.SELF CHECK1.Filling in the blankWe shall make a check on our use of expressions first. Turn to page 7 and fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary. Then make your own sentences with each word.Complete the sentencesMake your sentences1. You should write down new English words in a vocabulary list.Dont trust your memory. Write it down.2. If you dont know how to spell new words, look them up in a dictionary.I dont know how to spell your name.3. The best way to improve your English is to join an English club. Id like to join the school football tea. 4. Another thing that he find very difficult was English grammar.I find it easy to learn English.5. This kind of paper feels very soft.Do you feel cold?2.Writing an articleTurn to page 7 and write an article about Xu Zheng using the notes on Xu and his essay.Xu Zheng: a boy fond of English Most people in the world speak English as a second language. And so does Xu Zheng. Yesterday I asked Xu Zheng about his ways to learn English. He said he learns by making up conversations and speaking to friends in English. When I asked about studying pronunciation, he said he spent much time on it, but he still found native speakers pronunciation difficult to learn. I said to him, “You are a computer student. Why are you so interested in English?” “English popular in science. And it is popular around the world for computers,” he told me. “I like writing notes, watching movies and listening to pop songs. But I like reading in English online most, ” added he.Xu Zheng is right. English can really help us understand many new things from other countries. Lets learn from Xu Zheng. Lets be fond of English, too.I Reading: How do we deal with our problems?As English is learned mostly through reading in China, we shall now turn to page 8 to learn to read the article entitled: How do we deal with our problem?Before reading, please go over the vocabulary list for reading on page 146. Get yourself familiarized with all the words and expressions to be found in the article. While reading try to divide the sentences into thought groups and underline all the expressions useful to you. While you are reading it for the second time, try to circle all the linking words and try translating the text into Chinese.How do we deal with our problem?Rich or poor, young or old, we all have problems. And unless we deal with our problems, we easily become unhappy. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school. It can also influence the way we behave with our families. So how do we deal with our problems? There are many ways.By learning to forgetMost of us have probably been angry with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didnt like, or you felt unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may be lost.When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected. Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually does not last for long. This is an important lesson for us: we can solve a problem by learning to forget.By regarding problems as challengesMany students often complain about school. They might feel they have too much work to do sometimes, or think the rules are too strict. We must learn how to change these problems into challenges. Education is an important part of our development. As young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.By thinking of something worseBy comparing yourself to other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, who regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He cant walk or even speak, but he has become very famous and successful. We are probably quite healthy and smart. Lets not worry about problems. Lets face the challenges instead.After reading, copy the underlined expressions into your Phrase Book as home. 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