1、Unit 1 How do you study for a test?Part 1: Teaching design (第一部分：教学设计)Structures: 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 Eng
2、lish 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 playingSection AGoals To talk about how to study To read about how to
3、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 targ
4、et language for this unit. When you read pay attention to the structure of the sentence.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 j
5、oin an English club.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 e
6、nough. 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 lesson
7、s 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?I s
8、tudy for a test_来源: 学优中考网By reading to the tape; By underlining the expressions; By reading beyond the text; By doing used exam papers; By going over exercises books; By copying down the text; By learning the text by heart; By speaking with classmatesNow raise your hand and report your added ways to
9、 the class. I will make a list of all the added ways on the blackboard.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.Section A 1b TapescriptBo
10、y1: Hey, gang. Theres a big test on Tuesday. I really need some help. Can you tell me how you study for a big test?Voices: Sure! Yes. Sure we will.Boy1: You did really well on the last English test, didnt you, Mei?Girl1: Yeah, I did OK.Boy1: Well, how did you study？Girl1: By making flashcards.Boy1:
11、Maybe Ill try that. How did you study, Pierre?Boy2: By asking the teacher for help. She was really happy I asked.Boy1: Thats interesting. How do you study, Antonio?Boy3: I like to study by listening to cassettes. But sometimes my mother thinks Im listening to music. And then she gets mad.Boy1: Oh, w
12、ell1c Doing a pairworkNow in pairs ask your partner how he or she studies for a test.A: How do you study for a test?B: I study by working with a group.C: I study by listening to English.D. I study by playing games with my classmates.E. I study by doing actions such as coloring, matching.F. I study b
13、y singing English songs.来源:学优中考网G. I study by writing letters and emails.H. I study by acting out simple dialogues.I. I study by listening to and understanding stories.J. I study by writing simple sentences.K. I study by imitating from the recording.L. I study by speaking out words or phrases.M. I s
14、tudy by doing simple role plays.N. I study by reading and understanding simple stories.O. I study by using daily expressions.P. I study by performing short plays.Q. I study by performing simple rhymes.R. I study by writing sentences for pictures.S. I study by writing out simple poems.T. I study by r
15、eading aloud correctly.U. I study by playing text plays.V. I study by working with classmates.W. I study by going over the text before class.X. I study by copying words and expressions.Y. I study by looking and saying.Z. I study by asking others questions.2a Listening and checkingNow lets go to page
16、 3. Listen to the tape and check the questions you ask.While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences.Section A 2a, 2b TapescriptGirl1: Welcome to the English club. Today were going to talk about the best ways to learn English. Who has an idea?Boy1: Do you learn English by watchin
17、g English-language videos?Girl2: No. Its too hard to understand the voices.Boy1: What about keeping a diary in English? Do you learn English that way?Girl2: I think so. It helps to write English every day.Girl3: Have you ever studied with a group?Girl2: Yes, I have! Ive learned a lot that way.Girl1:
18、 Do you ever practice conversations with a friend?Girl2: Oh, yes. It improves my speaking skills.Boy1: What about reading aloud to practice pronunciation?Girl3: I do that sometimes. I think it helps.Boy2: I do too. And I always look up new words in a dictionary.Girl3: Thats a great idea!2b Listening
19、 and matchingListen again and match each question from 2a with an answer in the box on page 3.2c Doing a pairworkNext we are going to make a conversation in pairs using the information from activities 2a and 2b.A: Have you ever studied with a group?B: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way.A: Have
20、you ever learned English by watching videos?B: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way.A: Have you ever practiced conversations with friends?B: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way.A: Have you ever listened to tapes?B: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way.A: Have you ever read aloud to practic
21、e pronunciation?B: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way.3a Reading the article and completing the chart1.Reading to the tape来源:学优中考网We are going to read the article on page 4. First we shall read to the tape together. That is, we start reading aloud as the recorder goes, and we stop reading aloud
22、 as the recorder stops. While reading, lets pay enough attention to the pauses, the pronunciation and the intonation of the native reader. Make our reading aloud as the same as the readers.2.Reading and dividing the article into partsNext we are going to read aloud the article slowly and clearly. We
23、 will try to divide it into thought groups.3.Reading and underliningWe shall read the article once again, this time, to underline all the useful expressions in it. After school, you are going to write them down in your notebook.This week/ we asked students/ at New Star High School/ about the best wa
24、ys/ to learn more English. Many said/ they learnt/ by using English. Some students had more specific suggestions. Lillian Li, for example, said/ the best way/ to learn new words/ was by reading English magazines. She said that/ memorizing the words of pop songs/ also helped/ a little. When we asked
25、about studying grammar/ she said, “I never study grammar. Its too boring.”Wei Ming feels differently. Hes been learning English/ for six years/ and really loves it. He thinks/ studying grammar /is a great way/ to learn a language. He also thinks that/ watching English movies/ isnt a bad way/ because
26、 he can watch the actors/ say the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies/ frustrating/ because the people speak too quickly.Lin Chang said that/ joining the English club/ at school/ was the best way/ to improve her English. Students get lots of practice/ and they also have fun. She adde
27、d that/ having conversations/ with friends/ was not helpful/ at all. “We get excited/ about something/ and then/ end up speaking/ in Chinese,” she said.4.Translating and completing the chartBecause you have read this article many times you are going to translate it into Chinese first and then comple
28、te the chart on page 4.Who will be the first to have a try?Ways of learning EnglishNot successful OK SuccessfulLillian Li Studying grammarmemorizing the words of pop songsreading English magazinesWei Ming watching movies watching English moviesstudying grammarLiu Chang having conversations/ with fri
29、endsjoining the English club3b Doing a pairworkSilence, please! We are going to have a role play in pairs. One of the pair is to be one of the people in 3a. The other is to interview him or her about learning English.Zhao: Excuse me, Li Hong. Could you help me with my English?Li: Yes, please. Whats
30、the matter?Zhao: I have difficulty studying grammar.Li: Grammar? I never studying grammar. I study English mostly by memorizing the words of pop songs. Zhao: No grammar at all?Li: Yes, I did study grammar. But I study it by reading English magazines. I put grammar learning into reading articles. Tha
31、t is the best way to understand English grammar.4 Doing a pairworkTurn to page 4 to check what you do to learn English in the box. Closing down by asking and answeringHow did you learn English? I listened to English them every day. I read English books many times a day. I learned many English songs
32、by heart. I sang the English songs to myself. I learned every new English word in the text. I learn English by going to English classes. I do English homework at school. I read English textbooks in the evening. I speak English very slowly. I play computer games in English. I read a lot of English se
33、ntences in the morning. I do well in class English tests. I get a lot of good advice on learning English from my teacher. I discuss English problems with my classmates. I follow the advice from my father. I learn English sounds from the tape. I use English-English dictionaries. I listen to recording
34、s and English-language TV. I talk to native speakers every chance I got. I read books in English, mostly novels. I learn a lot of new words from English books. I write more and more e-mail in English. I use English more than my first language. Most of my reading (websites and books) is in English. S
35、ection 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 fas
36、t 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 b
37、oth 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 di
38、fficult 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
39、 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 E
40、nglish.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 joini
41、ng 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
42、 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 pra
43、ctices.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.
44、 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
45、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
46、?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
47、 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
48、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
49、 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
