Unit oneUnit onehow do you study how do you study

for a test?for a test?Section ASection A

A: You did really well on the last English test, didn’t A: You did really well on the last English test, didn’t you?you?

B: Yeah, I did it OK.B: Yeah, I did it OK.

A: Well, how did you study?A: Well, how did you study?

B: By listening to tapes.B: By listening to tapes.

A: Maybe I’ll try that.A: Maybe I’ll try that.

There’s an English test on Monday.

Can you tell me how you study for a test?

I study for an English test by working with friends.

I study for an English test by making flashcards.

How does she study?

By reading the textbook.

By making vocabulary list.

How does he study?

She studies for a test by listening to tapes.

I study by asking the teacher for help.

She was very happy.

pairworkMake your own conversation, then act out.

by joining a study group; by practicing conversations with my friends; by reading aloud every morning; by watching English-language TV Note

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A: How do you study for a test?

B: I study by working with a group.

A: How do you study for a test?

B: I study by making flashcards.

A: How do you learn new words?

B: I learn new words by making a list.

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A: Have you ever studied with a group?

B: Yes, I have. I’ve learned a lot that way.

How do you study for a test?

I study by listening to cassettes.

How do you learn English?

I learn by studying with a group.

Do you learn English by reading aloud?

Yes, I do.

by doing sth: 当你询问怎样做某事或告诉别人怎样做某事时 ,常用此形式 , 表示“通过…方式、方法”或“借助某种手段”。 eg. How does he make a living? He lives by writing. 他怎样谋生呢？他以写作为生。 By working hard I made great progress this term. 通过刻苦努力，我在本学期取得了巨大的进步。

Not successful OK Successful

Lillian Listudying grammar

memorizing the words of pop songs

reading English magazines

Wei Mingwatching movies frustrating

watching English movies

studying grammar

Liu Changhaving conversations with friends

getting lots of practice

joining the English club

请根据课文内容判断下列句子的正 (T) 误 (F): ( )1. Many students thought the best way to learn English is to use it. ( )2. Lilian Li thought the best way to learn new words was by memorizing them. ( )3. Lilian Li never studied grammar. ( )4. Wei Ming has learned English for seventy-two months. ( )5. Wei Ming thought watching English movies and studying grammar are great ways to learn a language. ( )6. Joining the English club at school was Liu Chang’s best way to improve her English. ( )7. The students in the club could get lots of practice. ( )8. Liu Chang thought having conversations with friends was helpful.

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A: I’m doing a survey about learning English.

Can I ask you some questions?

B: Sure.

A: Great! What’s your name?

B: Wei Ming.

A: And how do you learn English, Ming?

B: I think studying grammar is a great way.

A: Do you often watch English movies?

B: Yes, I do it sometimes. I can watch the actors say the words.

But sometimes I find it frustrating because the people speak too quickly.

A: I hope that you can get good grades in English.

Thank you very much for this interview. Goodbye.

B: You’re welcome. Bye.

I don’t understand grammar well.

I can’t learn by listening to tapes or watching TV.

When I practice having conversations with my friends, I can’t help ending up with my own language.

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A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with.A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with.

B: Maybe you should join an English language club.B: Maybe you should join an English language club.

英语学习包括发音、词、句、语法等，需要培养的技能包括听、说、读、写等方面的能力。讯问你的同伴在哪方面有困难，并提出一些建议帮助他。

problem solutions

pronunciationcan’t get the pronunciation

Listening can help

new words

sentences

grammar

writing

speaking

listening

A: Do you have any problem learning English?

B: Yes.

A: What’s the problem?

B: I forget a lot of new words.

A: Why don’t you make flashcards? I think it can help a lot.

B: Thank you. I’ll try it.

Do you like English?

How is your English study?

Yes No not good good better best

A: Do you like English?A: Do you like English?

B: B:

A: How is your English study?A: How is your English study?

B: It’s….B: It’s….

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Tony Tony

EnglishEnglish

Your classmates won’t laugh at you. You should Your classmates won’t laugh at you. You should keep taking notes in every class. And try to do keep taking notes in every class. And try to do some exercises. I think you will get good grades if some exercises. I think you will get good grades if you keep trying. you keep trying.

You should speak more in class.You should speak more in class.

Jerry Jerry

A: Lily, what isn’t easy about learning English?A: Lily, what isn’t easy about learning English?

B: Grammar.B: Grammar.

A: What do you do about this?A: What do you do about this?

B: I take lots of grammar notes in class.B: I take lots of grammar notes in class.

A: What is your favorite way to learn more English?A: What is your favorite way to learn more English?

B: Listening to English songs.B: Listening to English songs.

A: Thank you.A: Thank you.

B: You’re welcome.B: You’re welcome.

write down write down

spell spell

joinjoin

found found

feels feels

deal v. : tackle the problem or task set 处理

unless conj.: if…not 除非

unfair adj. :not right or just 不公平

affected adj. :influenced 被影响

solve v. :find an answer to 解决

challenge n. :something with the quality of demanding competitive action, interest or thought 挑战

regard v.: consider or think about sb./ sth. In the specified way 认为

smart adj. clever 聪明的

duty n.: moral or legal obligation 责任，义务

instead adv. : as an alternative or replacement 代替

smart smart adj.adj. My sister is very smart. My sister is very smart.

solvesolve v.v. We must solve the problem today. We must solve the problem today.

regardregard v.v. We regard your action as a crime. We regard your action as a crime.

insteadinstead adv.adv. We’ve no coffee. Would you like tea instead? We’ve no coffee. Would you like tea instead?

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