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Unit1HaveyoueverbeentoanEnglishcorner?7DoyouwhatisEnglishcorner?DoyouenjoylearningEnglish?Whataretheylearningnow?Doyouthinkit’sdifficulttolearnEnglish?DoyoulikewatchingEnglishfilms?DoyoulikelisteningtoEnglishsongs?Whichismoredifficult?1.speakingtoyourclassmatesorspeakingtopeoplefromtheUKortheUS?Lookatthephotosandanswerthequestions.Whichismoredifficult?2.doingEnglishexercisesorreadingEnglishstories?Whichismoredifficult?3.understandingwrittenEnglishorspokenEnglish?Wordsreviewachieveachievementincludingspeakerv.成功；实现n.成功prep.包括；包含n.说某种语言的人1HowhasTony’sdadmadeprogressinlearningChinese?a)Hehasbeentoclasses.b)Hehaspractisediteveryday.c)Hedidnotdoanythingspecial.Listenandchoosethecorrectanswer.2AccordingtoTony’sdad,whatdoyouneedtodotobegoodataforeignlanguage?a)Youneedtobeverybright.b)Youneedtoworkhard.c)Youneedtogotoclasses.3WhatdoesTony’sdadthinkaboutChinese?a)ItiseasierthanEnglish.b)ItismoredifficultthanEnglish.c)ItisaseasyasEnglish.LearningtolearnWhenyoulistentotherecording,trytonotedownthekeyinformation.Yournoteswillthenhelpyouretellthemaininformation.3.ListenandreadBetty:Howmuchprogressdoyouthinkyou'vemadeinEnglishthisyear,Lingling?Lingling:IthinkI'veachievedalot.IhopemyEnglishisgoodenoughfortheexams,anyway.Betty:IcanseeyoureallyenjoylearningEnglish.SomepeoplethinkEnglishistoodifficultanditrequirestoomuchefforttolearnitwell.Lingling:Englishisdifficultatthebegining.Butifyoukeeptrying,youcanmakeprogressquicklyandfindalotoffuninlearningit.goodenough足够好。形容词放enough前面。anyway无论如何enjoysth/doingsth.喜欢某物/喜欢做某事。atthebegining起初，开始的时候。keepdoingsth.继续做某事。makeprogress取得进步。IhopeIcancontinuetomakeprogressnextyear.Betty:Ithinkyou'vedonereallywell.HaveyoueverbeentoanEnglishcorner?Lingling:YoumeanthoseclubswherepeoplegotopractisetheirEnglish?IalwaysthoughttheywereforpeoplewhospeakgoodEnglish.Betty:Well,IwenttoanEnglishcorneronce,andthereweresomepeoplewhodidn'tspeakEnglishverywell.Buttheywerehappytotry,andotherpeople,includingsomeEnglishspeakerscontinuetodosth.继续做另外一件事。（已经完成另一件事）continuedoingsth.继续做同一件事。SpeakEnglishwell讲好英语behappytodosth.很高兴做某事。including包含，包括fromtheUKandtheUS,werehappytotalktothem.Lingling:Idon'thavetogotoanEnglishcorner.IcanspeakEnglishwithyouwheneverwemeet.Betty:Yes,I'malwayshappytospeaktoyouinEnglish.Atthesametime,youcanalsohelpmewithmyChinese.IthinkChinesewillbemoreandmorepopularinthefuture.havetodosth.不得不做某事speaktosb.对某人说话helpsb.withsth.帮助某人做某事1Englishmaynotbedifficulttolearnaslongasyoukeepontrying.______2Chinesemaybemorepopularinthefuture._____3LearningEnglishcanbealotoffun._____4Englishismyfavouritesubjectatschool._____LBLLReadthepassageanddecidewhomightagreewiththefollowingsentences.WriteBforBettyandLforLingling.1SomepeoplethinkEnglishisdifficulttolearnbecause_________________________________________________________.2You’llfindalotoffuninlearningEnglishif_________________________________.3YoucangotoanEnglishcornerif_________________________________________.Readthepassageagainandcompletethesentencesinyourownwords.itrequirestoomuchefforttolearnitwellyoukeeptryingyouwanttospeakEnglishwell4ItisgoodtomeetotherspeakersofEnglish,although____________________________________________________.5LinglingdoesnothavetogotoanEnglishcornerbecause_______________________________________________________.youdon'tspeakEnglishverywellshecanspeakEnglishwithBettywhentheymeet.1Howmuchhaveyou_________thisyearinEnglish?Haveyoumademuch_________?achieveprogressrequirespeakerachievedprogressCompletethequestionswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.2HowcanyougetmorepracticewithEnglish_________fromtheUKandtheUS?3Whatdoesit________tolearnEnglishwell?speakersrequire1.HowmuchhaveyouachievedthisyearinEnglish?Haveyoumademuchprogress?2.HowcanyougetmorepracticewithEnglishspeakersfromtheUKandtheUS?3.WhatdoesitrequiretolearnEnglishwell?Nowworkinpairs.Askandanswer.1.IthinkI’veachievedalot.achievev.表示“成功;实现”。名词为achievement.e.g.Hehasachievedhisdreamalready.他已经实现了他的梦想。2.It’salsothesubjectthatI’mbestat,althoughmyspokenEnglishisnotthatgood.that是在这里是副词，表示“那么,那样”。e.g.Don’tworry.Thesituationisnotthatbad.别着急,情况没那么糟。3.YoumeanthoseclubswherepeoplegotopractisetheirEnglish?youmean表示“你是说…”。常用于口语中,用于核实你是否听懂了某人所说的话或对事实进行澄清。e.g.—DoyourememberJane?你还记得简吗？—ThewomanwemetinScotland,youmean?你指的是我们在苏格兰见到的那位女士吗？Youmeanwe’resupposedtotellyouifwewanttoleaveearly?你是说,如果我们想早些离开就应该告诉你,是吗？动词mean在口语中还有很多其他的用法，请看下面的句子:I’lltakethatsandwichawayifyoudon’teatitproperly-Imeanit!你要是不好好吃,我就把三明治拿走—我是认真的！（表示“对某事是认真的”）SeewhatImean?Everytimeshecallsmeupshewantsmetodosomethingforher.懂我的意思吗？她每次给我打电话都是想让我给她做事。（表示“意指,意思说”）I’msorry,butIdidn’tmeanit.对不起，我不是有意的。（表示“有意，故意”）4.IalwaysthoughttheywereforpeoplewhospeakgoodEnglishalready.在这个句子中,thought表示“原以为(但实际并非如此或现在不那样认为了)”。e.g.Ithoughthewashonest,butIwaswrong.我原以为他是诚实的,但我错了。5.Buttheywerehappytotry,andotherpeople,includingsomeEnglishspeakersfromtheUKandtheUS,werehappytotalktothem.speaker表示“说某种语言的人”。includingprep.包括;包含。e.g.Mymotherboughtabagoffood,includingsomemeatandvegetables.我妈妈买了一袋食品，包括一些肉和蔬菜。Englishisdifficulttolearnatthebeginning.Butifyoukeeptryi