1、Section A 2 (3a-3b)Step 1 RevisionGive the students some pictures, then let them talk about:How do you study English?I study by _.Step 2 Reading1. Warming upLook at the picture on page 3, then let the students talk about:The girl is Wei Fen. What is she doing? Can you guess how she studies English ?
2、2. ReadingFinish 3a: Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.1) Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English?2) What did she do in English class?3) What is the secret to language learning?secret n. 秘密 ; 秘诀 adj. 秘密的; 保密的Answers:1) The teacher spoke too quickly and Weifen did not
3、 understand her most of the time, but she was afraid to ask questions of her poor pronunciation.2) She hid behind her textbook and never said anything.3) For Wei Fen, the secret to language learning is listening to something interesting.来源:gkstk.ComFinish 3b: Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen
4、 learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.1) I can understand the meaning by watching their _ and the _ on their faces.2) I can get the meaning by listening for just the _.3) My pronunciation improved by listening to the _ in English movies.4) I learned _ sentences like “
5、Its a piece of cake” by watching the movies.5) I can find the meaning of the new words by looking them up in a _.Answers: body language expressions key words conversations useful dictionaryexpression n. 表情; 表示; 表达方式Step 3 Language points 1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English? find it
6、 difficult/hard to do sth. 发现做某事很困难【find 用法归纳】find sb. doing sth. 发现某人做某事 find it + adj. + to do sth. 发现做某事很find it + adj. to do sth.中的 it 是形式宾语, adj.做宾补, to do sth.是真正的宾语。同类的动词还有 think, feel, consider 等。【活学活用】1) I found it _ (interest) to talk with my grandfather2) I found it hard for me _ (improve
7、) spoken English.Answers: interesting, to improve2. But I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. be afraid to do sth. 害怕去做某事【afraid 用法归纳】be afraid of sth./doing sth. 害怕做某事(担心出现某种不良后果 )be afraid to do sth. 害怕去做某事(“ 怕” 或 “不敢”去做某事) be afraid +that 恐怕(礼貌地说出令人不快、失望或感到遗憾的事) 【活学活用】Ti
8、na is so shy that she is afraid of _ in front of a group. A. to speak B. speak C. speaking D. spokeAnswer: C来源:学优高考网 gkstk3. Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. called=named 叫做 【call 用法归纳】call sb.=telephone sb. =phone sb. =give sb. a call =ring sb. up 给某人打电话 来源:学优高考网call on sb.
9、 拜访某人 4. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning. discover v. 发现; 发觉指偶然或经过努力发现原来客观存在但不为人所知的事物。来源:gkstk.Come.g. Columbus discovered America in 1492. 哥伦布于 1492 年发现了美洲。 5. I also learned useful sentences like “Its a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.
10、” a piece of cake 和 serves sb. right 是英语中的两个习惯用语, 也可称作习语idiom(s)。同汉语中的成语类似, 习语是人们在长期的语言运用中约定俗成的一种固定表达方式, 其意思往往不是字面所表达的含义。如: a piece of cake 表示事情非常简单、易于解决, 相当于汉语的“ 小菜一碟; 小事一桩”; serves sb. right 则相当于汉语说某人“活该” 。6. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary.look up (在
11、词典、参考书中或通过电脑)查阅; 抬头看【look 用法归纳】look after 照顾 look like 看起来像 look out 当心, 小心 look through 浏览 look for 寻找 look forward to 期待 look around 向四周看 have/take a look 看一看 look over 检查 来源:gkstk.ComStep 4 Summary发现做某事很难 find it difficult to do sth.语言学习的秘密 the secret to language learning害怕做某事 be afraid to do sth.爱上 fall in love with肢体语言 body language脸上的表情 the expressions on the faces关健词 key words对感兴趣 be interested in 语言学习的秘密 look up the word in the dictionaryStep 5 Homework1. Recite the important sentences in the passage on page 3.2. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.
