Unit1Howcanwebecomegoodlearners?HowdoyoustudyEnglish?studyEnglishstudyEnglishbyworkingwithfriendsby+doing通过做…by表方式、方法byreadingthetextbookaloud[ˈtekstbʊk]n.教科书,课本[əˈlaʊd]adv.大声地,出声地byaskingtheteacherforhelpasksbforhelp向某人求助eg:他向我求助Heasksmeforhelp.textbook教科书,课本aloud大声地,出声地Role-playtheconversation[ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn]n.交谈,谈话haveconversationswithsb与某人谈话Annie,I’malittlenervous.IhavetofinishreadingabookandgiveareportnextMonday.finishdoingsth.完成做某事giveareport作报告Thatdoesn’tsoundtoobad.ButI’maveryslowreader.Justreadquicklytogetthemainideafirst.Don’treadwordbyword.Readwordgroup.ButIdon’tunderstandmanyofthewords.Ihavetouseadictionary.Trytoguessaword’smeaningbyreadingthesentencebeforeandafterit.Youprobablyunderstandmorethanyouthink.[ˈsentəns]n.句子Thatsoundsdifficult!Well,bepatient.Ittakestime.Youcanbecomebetterbyreadingsomethingyouenjoyeveryday.Themoreyouread,thefasteryou’llbe.[ˈpeɪʃnt]adj.有耐心的/n.病人bepatientwithsb对某人有耐心bepatientofsth容忍某事the+比较级,the+比较级越…越…conversation交谈,谈话sentence句子patient有耐心的,病人HowIlearnedtolearnEnglish?Lastyear,IdidnotlikemyEnglishclass.Everyclasswaslikeabaddream.TheteacherspokesoquicklythatIdidnotunderstandhermostofthetime.Iwasafraidtoaskquestionsbecauseofmypoorpronunciation.Ijusthidebehindmytextbookandneversaidanything.[prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn]n.发音,读音so…that…如此…以至于…too…to…太…而不能…ThenonedayIwatchedanEnglishmoviecalledToyStory.Ifellinlovewiththisexcitingandfunnymovie!SoIbegantowatchotherEnglishmovies,too.AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthecharacterssaid,theirbodylanguageandtheexpressionsontheirfacehelpedmetogetthemeaning.fallinlovewith…爱上…expression[ɪkˈspreʃn]n.表情,表示,表达方式IalsorealizedIcouldgetthemeaningbylisteningforjustthekeywords.MypronunciationimprovedaswellbylisteningtotheconversationsinEnglishmovies.Idiscoveredthatlisteningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Ialsolearnedusefulsentenceslike“Itisapieceofcake”or“Itservesyouright”.[dɪˈskʌvə(r)]v.发现,发觉[ˈsi:krət]n.秘密,秘诀adj.秘密的,保密的keepasecret保守秘密Ididnotunderstandthesesentencesatfirst.ButbecauseIwantedtounderstandthestory,Ilookedthemupinadictionary.NowIreallyenjoymyEnglishclass.IwanttolearnnewwordsandmoregrammarsothatIcanhaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishmovies.lookup查阅,抬头看[ˈgræmə(r)]n.语法sothat以便Becausetheteacherspokesoquicklythatshedidnotunderstandhermostofthetime.Andshewasafraidtoaskquestionsbecauseofherpoorpronunciation.WhydidshefinditdifficulttolearnEnglish?findit+adj.+todosth发现做某事很…Shejusthidbehindhertextbookandneversaidanything.WhatdidshedoinEnglishclass?Listeningtosomethinginterestingisthesecrettolanguagelearning.Whatisthesecrettolanguagelearning?pronunciation发音,读音expressions表情,表示discover发现,发觉lookedup查阅,抬头看secret秘密,秘密的grammar语法REVIEW“by”Byhavingconversationswithfriends.Howdoyoupracticespeaking?practicedoingsth练习做某事Bymakingwordcards.Howdoyoulearnnewwords?Bywritinge-mailstomypenpal.Howdoyouimproveyourwriting?[pæl]n.朋友,伙伴penpal笔友BywatchingEnglishprograms.Howdoyoupracticelistening?Bylisteningtoatapeandrepeatingoutloud.Howdoyouimproveyourpronunciation?repeat[rɪˈpi:t]v.重复,重做Bytakingnotes,doingexercisesandmemorizingsentencepatterns.Howdoyoulearngrammar?takenotes做笔记memorize[ˈmeməraɪz]v.记忆,记住pattern[ˈpætn]n.模式,方式pal朋友,伙伴memorize记忆,记住pattern模式,方式repeat重复,重做ChallengesinEnglishlearningyourchallengeyourchallengeIcan’tpronouncesomeofthewords[prəˈnaʊns]v.发音pronunciationn.发音Ican’talwaysunderstandspokenEnglishIdon’tknowhowtoincreasemyreadingspeed[ɪnˈkri:s]v.增加,增长[spi:d]n.速度Ican’tspellsomeEnglishwordsIoftenmakemistakesingrammarmakemistakes犯错increase增加,增长pronounce发音speed速度Howcanyoubecomeasuccessfullearner?Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.[bɔ:n]v.出生/adj.天生的bebornwith天生具有dependon/upon取决于,依靠[əˈbɪləti]n.能力,才能havetheabilitytodosth有能力做某事CreatinganinterestinwhattheylearnStudiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.creat[kriˈeɪt]v.创造,创建[ˈæktɪv]adj.活跃的,积极的brain[breɪn]n.大脑[əˈtenʃn]n.注意,关注payattentionto关注,注意Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsandwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.[kəˈnekt]v.(使)联系,与…有联系connect…with…把…和…联系起来PracticingandlearningfrommistakesGoodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“Useitorloseit.”Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.“Practicemakesperfect.”Goodlearnerswillkeeppracticingwhattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.[ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt]adv.一夜之间,在夜间beafraidofdoingsth害怕某事DevelopingtheirstudyskillsItisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Goodlearnersknowthebestwaytheycanstudy.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Theyalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanoth