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 gerund Target 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 practi
2、ce English 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 playing Section A Goals To talk about how to study To read ab
3、out how to study Procedures Warming up by greeting Hello, 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 a
4、fter me the target 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
5、. Maybe you should join 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
6、 me if you are brave enough. 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 h
7、ow to learn your lessons 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 study Next turn to page 2 and check the ways you study for an English test. Then add other ways you use sometimes. How do
8、 you study for a test? I study for a test_ 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 classmates Now raise your hand and report
9、 your added ways to the class. I will make a list of all the added ways on the blackboard. 1b Listening and writing Listen 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. Sec
10、tion A 1b Tapescript Boy1: 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:
11、 By making flashcards. Boy1: 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. A
12、nd then she gets mad. Boy1: Oh, well 1c Doing a pairwork Now 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
13、 such as coloring, matching. F. I study by singing English songs. 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
14、by speaking out words or phrases. M. I study 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 stu
15、dy by writing out simple poems. T. I study by reading 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 q
16、uestions. 2a Listening and checking Now lets go to page 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 Tapescript Girl1: Welcome to the English club. Today were going to talk about the best ways to learn Engl
17、ish. Who has an idea? Boy1: Do you learn English by watching 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 wit
18、h a group? Girl2: Yes, I have! Ive learned a lot that way. Girl1: 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 loo
19、k up new words in a dictionary. Girl3: Thats a great idea! 2b Listening and matching Listen again and match each question from 2a with an answer in the box on page 3. 2c Doing a pairwork Next we are going to make a conversation in pairs using the information from activities 2a and 2b. A: Have you ev
20、er studied with a group? B: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way. A: Have 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?
21、 B: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way. A: Have you ever read aloud to practice pronunciation? B: Yes, I have. Ive learned a lot that way. 3a Reading the article and completing the chart 1.Reading to the tape We are going to read the article on page 4. First we shall read to the tape together.
22、That is, we start reading aloud as the recorder goes, and we stop reading aloud 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 arti
23、cle into parts Next we are going to read aloud the article slowly and clearly. We will try to divide it into thoughtgroups. 3.Reading and underlining We 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
24、 notebook. This week/ we asked students/ at New Star High School/ about the best ways/ 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. Shes
25、aid that/ memorizing the words of pop songs/ also helped/ a little. When we asked 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 lear
26、n a language. He also thinks that/ watching English movies/ isnt a bad way/ because 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
27、improve her English. Students get lots of practice/ and they also have fun. She added that/ having conversations/ withfriends/ was not helpful/ at all. “We get excited/ about something/ and then/ end up speaking/ in Chinese,” she said. 4.Translating and completing the chart Because you have read thi
28、s article many times you are going to translate it into Chinese first and then complete the chart on page 4. Who will be the first to have a try? Ways of learning English Not successful OK Successful Lillian Li Studying grammar memorizing the words of pop songs reading English magazines Wei Ming wat
29、ching movies watching English movies studying grammar Liu Chang having conversations/ with friends joining the English club 3b Doing a pairwork Silence, 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 lea
30、rning English. Zhao: Excuse me, Li Hong. Could you help me with my English? Li: Yes, please. Whats 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 g
31、rammar. But I study it by reading English magazines. I put grammar learning into reading articles. That is the best way to understand English grammar. 4 Doing a pairwork Turn 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
32、listened to English them every day. I read English books many times a day. I learned many English songs 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 i
33、n the evening. I speak English very slowly. I play computer games in English. I read a lot of English sentences 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
34、 father. I learn English sounds from the tape. I use English-English dictionaries. I listen to recordings 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 Engl
35、ish. I use English more than my first language. Most of my reading (websites and books) is in English. Section B Goals To listen about learning English To talk about learning English To read about learning English Procedures Warming up by reading to the recording Hello, everyone. To begin with, lets
36、 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
37、my cat tell me these things? I dont speak pussy-cat language. 1a Reading and checking Learning 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
38、Making a list You 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 t
39、extbook. 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 co
40、nversations 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 me
41、morize the words. 18. I dont know how to studying grammar 19. I dont know how to watching English movies 20. I dont know how to joining the English club 21. I dont know how to improve her English 22. I dont know how to get lots of practice 13. I dont know how to ask teachers about the best ways to l
42、earn more English. 2a Listening and checking Paul 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 English 1._ cant get the pronunciation right. 2._ f
43、orget 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 matching Now listen again to Paul talking about his challenges at learning English and match them with thesolutions listed in the bo
44、x on page 5. While listening, pay attention to the structures of the sentences. Tapescript Teacher: 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, list
45、ening 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 th
46、em 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 pract
47、ice 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
48、 pairwork IN 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 ne
49、w 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 bas
