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Unit 1 How can we become good learners?
Section B（2a-2e）
Language goals
Learn to use dictionaries and talk about how to be a successful
learner.
Key words and phrases
born, be born with, ability, create, brain, active, attention, pay
Teaching attention to ,connect, connect...with... overnight, review,
Aims knowledge,
lifelong, wisely
Key sentences
1. Everyone is born with the ability to learn.
2. It's also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time
.
3. Use it or lose it.
Teaching
Guide students to find suitable learning methods and develop good
Difficulties
learning habits.
Teaching
Aids A tape recorder ,CAI or multimedia courseware
Teaching Procedures Tips
Step 1 Revision & Free Talk
The T can present some pictures to guide Ss to review some
ways
to learn English. Ss can review what they learned from four
sides:
listening/speaking/reading/writing
The T can ask Ss to talk about their learning habits. The T can
use these prompts:
1Do you have any good learning habits?
Do they work well?
How can we become successful learners?
Step 2 Presentation & Reading
2a
To prompt Ss to think about good learning habits across all
subjects, the T may have Ss work in groups instead and have
the groups share their views with the class.
Suggested answers:
1.Being attentive in class.
2.Having an interest in the subject.
3.Reading the relevant text before a lesson.
4.Reviewing what has been taught after each lesson.
5.Asking questions in class.
6.Having a study partner/buddy.
2b
Task 1 Skimming
To read a passage quickly to get an idea of what it is
about is to skim the passage. The T can give Ss some tips
to help them skim a passage effectively.
To skim a passage, you should read:
the heading and sub-heading
the first paragraph
the first sentence in each paragraph
the last paragraph
Suggested answers:
1. Creating an interest in what they learn
2. Practicing and learning from mistakes
3. Developing their study skill
4. Asking questions .
Task 2 Dividing and paying attention to the structure
part 1: para. 1
part 2: para. 2,3,4,5
part 3: para. 6
2c
Task 3 Scanning
The T make Ss read the passage carefully and finish the task
in 2c. For some Ss in need, the T can change the questions to
make them easier to understand. These questions are for
reference:
21.According to the writer, what kind of ability is everyone born
with?
2.Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn
with something you're interested in?
3.What's the Chinese translation for "use it or lose it" and
"practice makes perfect"?
4.Are good learners afraid of making mistakes? What do they do
with the mistakes?
5.What study skills does the writer talk about? List them.
6. Why do many people say learning is a lifelong journey?
Answers:
1. No, he doesn’t. No, I disagree. Because whether or not you can
do this well depends on your learning habits.
2. This is because studies show that if you are interested in
something, your brain is more active and it is easier for you to pay
attention to it for a long time. You will not also get bored.
3. Use it or lose it: If you stop doing something, you will forget
how to do it.
Practice makes perfect: If you do something again and again,
you
will become very good at it.
Yes, I do.
4. They learn from mistakes, and they are not afraid of making
mistakes.
5. Take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind
maps.
Look for ways to review what they have learned, for example,
read their notes every day or explain the information to another
student.
For some high-level Ss , the T can provide some extended
questions for them to talk about so that they can improve
their speaking skills and practice their logical capability. For
example:
1.Besides the ability to learn, what other abilities do you think
everyone is born with?
2. When people say “you’re never too old to learn”, what do
they mean?
2d
The T should ask Ss to bring their dictionaries to class in
advance and then make them do the task in 2d. The types of
dictionaries are not limited. Ss can be allowed to bring all
kinds of dictionaries so that the T can guide them to compare
3the advantages and disadvantages of all kinds. The T may
also review parts of speech before ask Ss to complete the
activity.
Suggested answers:
·The brain is one of the most important parts of the body.
·Draw a line to connect these two points.
·Don't expect to learn a new skill overnight.
·It is important to pay attention in class.
·At the end of every day, I try to review the new words I learned that day.
·Learning a new language also helps us to gain some knowledge of the
culture of its native speakers.
·Scientists believe that only humans have the ability to learn a complex
language.
·My brother is active and enjoys sports.
·Her mother wisely advised her wot to give up studying English.
2e
The activity is to encourage Ss to express their opinions using
the target language. Before Ss start their discussion, the T may
prompt Ss to recall some sentence starters for giving opinions,
e.g. I think..., I feel..., I believe..., It is important to...,etc.
Step 3 Language points learning
create v. 创造；创建 The
creation n . 创造 creator n . 创造者 creative adj . 有创造力 language
的 points are
active adj. 活跃的；积极的 for
activity n . 活动 actively adv .活跃地；积极地 reference
only.
pay attention to 注意；关注 to为介词, 后接名词、代词、动词
的-ing形式或从句,短语中的attention 前可以加no, more等修饰
词，意为“没有注意或多加注意”。
connect v.（使）连接；与……有联系，connect的名词形式是
connection。
connect... to/with... 把……和……相连接；
connect… with...还可表示“把......和…...联系起来”
knowledge常用作不可数名词。但有时可用a knowledge，常与介词
of或 about 连用，表示“…...方面的知识”。
succeed v. 成功
succeed（in）doing sth. 成功做某事
相关词汇：success(n. 成功) successful(adj . 成功的)
4successfully(adv .成功地)
Step 5 Summary & Homework
Summary The T can encourage Ss to summarize the key points The
of this class to help Ss consolidate the knowledge. homework
Homework: can vary
Read and recite the passage in 2b. with the
Do the exercises in students’ book. specific
conditions.
In this period，the most important thing is reading.It is a good time to
train the students' ability of reading quickly and efficiently.Usually we do
some work to deal with new words and phrases before reading.While
reading，students should learn to catch the main and the most important
Teaching ideas as quickly as they can.They must learn some new words and new
Reflection language items.They are supposed to be able to use dictionaries to look up
the new words.They need to have reading strategies and the teacher should
teach them these.After reading, we can talk about the reading passage and
discuss some questions to check how well the students learn from the
passage.
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