5. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s
a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.” 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。
C. so; as
D. so; that
3. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. afraid用作形容词，“害怕的；畏惧的”， 在句中只能作表语。含afraid的常用结构有 ： be afraid of sb. / sth. “害怕某人 / 物”。 e.g. I’m afraid of my mother. Jane is afraid of dogs.
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?
dictionary
1. Recite the important sentences in the passage on page 3.
2. Remember the words and phrases in this lesson.
2) I found it hard for me _t_o_i_m_p_r_o_v_e__ (improve) spoken English.
2. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not
understand her most of the time.
n. 秘密; 秘诀 adj. 秘密的; 保密的
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English? The teacher spoke too quickly and Wei Fen did not understand her most of the time, but she was afraid to ask questions because of her poor pronunciation.
I study by…
How do you study English?
I study by…
How do you study English?
I study by…
The girl is Wei Fen. What is she doing? Can you guess how she studies English?
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English? find it 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……
want to see it again.
A. too; to
B. so; that
C. as; as
D. so; as
3. k is ______ popular a boy ______
many students are around him.
A. such; that
B. such; as
Complete the sentences with what 3b Wei Fen learned from watching
movies. Use words and phrases from the passage.
1. I can understand the meaning by watching their _b_o_d_y__la_n_g_u_a_g_e__ and the e_x_p_r_e_s_s_io_n_s_ on their faces.
find it + adj.+ to do sth.中的it是形式宾语, 形容词做宾补, 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 _in_t_e_r_e_st_i_n_g_ (interest) to talk with my grandfather.
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 (词典、参考书或电脑)查阅时，其 宾语可为名词(短语)或代词。当宾语为名 词(短语)时，该名词(短语)可位于up之后， 也可位于look和up之间；当其宾语为代词 时，该代词位于look和up之间。
Look at the pictures and make conversations with your partner.
How do you study English?
I study by…
How do you study English?
I study by…
How do you study English?
be afraid of doing/to do sth. “害怕做某事”。 e.g. Mona alone at is afraid of walking / to walk
night. 【运用】完成句子，每空词数不限。 1) 我和我的好朋友都害怕我们英语老师。
Both my good friend and I _a_r_e_a_f_r_a_id__o_f_ our English teacher. 2) 我弟弟害怕坐飞机。 My brother i_s_a_f_r_a_id__o_f_t_a_k_in_g__/_t_o_t_a_k_e_ the plane.
2. I can get the meaning by listening for just the _k_e_y_w_o_r_d_s_. n. 表情; 表示;
表达方式
3. My pronunciation improved by listening to the _c_o_n_v_e_r_sa_t_i_o_n_s_ in English movies.
so ... that & so that so ... that“如此……以至于”，引导结果状 语从句。so修饰形容词或副词。常见结构： ① so+形容词 / 副词+that从句；② so+形容 词+a(n)+单数可数名词+that从句。 so that“为了；以便”，引导目的状语从句。
【运用】单项选择。
2. What did she do in English class? She hid behind her textbook and never said anything.
3. What is the secret to language learning? For Wei Fen, the secret to language learning is listening to something interesting.
e.g. You can look up a new word / look a new word up in the dictionary. If you don’t know the word, you can look it up in the dictionary.
【运用】单项选择。
1) This morning I ______ some new restaurants
you can ______ in the dictionary.
A. look it up
B. look up it
C. look them up
D. look up them
【look归纳】
look after
照顾
look like
看起来像
look out
当心, 小心
look through 浏览
1. I’m going to take him to some
famous hutongs ______ he can learn
more about China.
A. because
B. when
C. so that
D. as if
2. The movie is ______ wonderful ______ I
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。
e.g. Columbus discovered America in 1492.
look for
寻找
look forward to 期待