Unit 1How can we become good learners?本单元围绕学习的话题，讲述了学习的障碍及对应的解决方法，对学生的学习有重要意义。

Section A内容上侧重英语学习的方法，学生要学习、训练相关的语言内容和技能。

学生要重点掌握并能熟练、正确地运用与学习主题相关的单词和各种表达学习方法的短语、功能及句型结构How do you study/learn…？I study/learn…by…How can I…？You can…by…；以及学会用“by＋v.－ing形式”结构来表达方式方法。

Section B在Section A谈论英语学习的基础上，在话题上，从英语的学习困难及解决方案，拓展到优秀学习者的学习习惯；在语言上，巩固和丰富了与学习相关的话题词汇；在技能上，将听、说能力综合，突出阅读训练，由读促写；在策略上，引导学生关注优秀学生的学习方式，并借鉴运用；在情感上，鼓励学生面对困难，积极探索解决方案，不断改进学习方法，提高学习效率。

The First Period—Section A(1a－2d)Teaching Important Points【教学重点】Key words & phrases：textbook，conversation，aloud，pronunciation，sentence，patient；study for，ask the teacher for help，work with a group，be patientKey sentences：1.—How do you study for a test?—I study by working with a group.2.—Does anyone learn English by watching videos?—No.It's too hard to understand spoken English.3.—Have you ever studied with a group?—Yes，I have.I've learned a lot that way.Key structure：verb＋by doingeg：I study by working with a group.Teaching Difficult Points【教学难点】★Practice the structure “verb＋by doing” in listening and speaking.Teaching Aids【教学工具】A tape recorder，CAI or multimedia courseware.Teaching Steps【教学过程】★Step 1Leading in【新课导入】(Ⅰ)1．GreetingGreet the class and briefly talk with the students about their holidays.2．DiscussingDiscuss with the students，like this：T：What do you usually do when you study English?S1：I often read English books.T：(To class) Good.He studies English by reading English books.That's a good way.(Then to another student)Now，what do you usually do when you study English?S2：I…3．Practice with more students.★Step 1Leading in【新课导入】(Ⅱ)1．GreetingGreet the class and tell the students the goal of this unit.2．PreparationT：Today we are going to talk about how to study.How do you study English?Collect the students' answers and prepare the language items for this period.★Step 2Cooperative inquiry【合作探究】1．Finish the task in 1a①Work in groups.Add more ways of studying English.②Read these phrases in 1a.Tell them the usage of “by doing” phrases.③Help students to say out their ways of studying.2．Finish the task in 1b①Read the instructions.②Play the recording for the first time.Students only listen.③Play the recording a second time.Ask them to match the ways with the names.④Check the answers with the whole class.3．Finish the task in 1c①In groups，interview their partners about how they study for a test.②One from each group reports to the class.4．Finish the tasks in 2a－2b①Use PPT or pictures for the students to learn the new words.Read the questions in 2a.②Get the students to guess the answers in 2b.③Play the recording for the first time.Students listen and check the questions.④Play the recording again.Students listen and match the answers with the questions in 1a.⑤Check the answers with the whole class.5．Finish the task in 2c①Show the pictures of the conversations.②Students work in pairs.③Ask three pairs to say out their conversations to the class.Show the PPT to help.6．Finish the task in 2d①Talk about the picture and scan the conversation.②Ask the students to read aloud the conversation in 2d.Learn the new words and phrases.③Ask these questions：How does Jack feel at the very start?What makes him feel like this(nervous)?What's Jack's problem when he reads？And what does Annie suggest?What's Jack's problem with words？And what's Annie's advice?④Check the answers with individual students to see how well they understand.⑤Play the recording and get the students to follow the teacher in the recording.Then ask two pairs to act out the conversation.★Step 3Homework1．Do a survey：How do you study for an English test?2．Imagine that you are Jack and Annie.Make a conversation to talk about your English study.3．Translate the following sentences into English.(1)你是怎样学习英语的？我通过大量阅读来学习。

________________________________________________________________________(2)理解这个问题对我来说太难了。

________________________________________________________________________(3)我通过听磁带来练习发音。

________________________________________________________________________Board Design板书设计Unit 1How can we become good learners?Section A(1a－2d)1．—How do you study for a test?—I study by working with a group.by asking the teacher for help，by reading the textbook，by doing(v.＋ing)…2．—Have you ever studied with a group?—Yes，I have.I've learned a lot that way.textbook，conversation，read aloud，pronunciation(pronounce)，sentence，patientword by word，a little nervousTeaching Reflection【教学反思】This is the first period of the unit.So it is important to get the students to know what they will learn in this unit.At the beginning the teacher should teach the main structure “by＋doing”，and get the students to practice it in listening and speaking.Then we can come to reading practice.And new words and expressions are always main points in the first period of a unit.We'd better learn them while listening，speaking and reading.Do not separate them from the meaning group.The Second Period—Section A(3a－4c)Teaching Important Points【教学重点】Key words & phrases：expression，discover，secret，grammar，repeat，note，physics，chemistry；so…that/so that，because of，fall in love with，look up，take notesKey sentences：1.—How can I improve my pronunciation?—One way is by listening to tapes.2.—How can I read faster?—You can read faster by reading word groups.3.I usually practice my English by taking notes.4.It's a piece of cake.5.It serves you right.Key structure：verb＋by doingeg：Do you learn English by doing grammar exercises?Teaching Difficult Points【教学难点】★Practice the structure “verb＋by doing” in reading comprehension.Teaching Aids【教学工具】A tape recorder，CAI or multimedia courseware.Teaching Steps【教学过程】★Step 1Leading in【新课导入】(Ⅰ)1．Greeting2．BrainstormingQuickly ask questions about their English studying，using “by doing”．3．Ask pairs of students to act out the conversation in 2d.★Step 1Leading in【新课导入】(Ⅱ)1．Greeting2．Revision①Write the structure “by＋doing” on the board and get the students to say some sentences about their English learning，using the structure.②Role－play the conversation in 2d.★Step 2Cooperative inquiry【合作探究】1．Finish the task in 3a①Help the students to understand the demand in 3a and read the three questions.②Quickly read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the three questions.③Check and discuss the answers to the questions.2．Finish the task in 3b①Read the instructions.②Read aloud the passage.③Get the students to work by themselves and complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learn from watching TV.④Check the answers with the whole class.3．Finish Grammar Focus①Read aloud the sentences in the grammar frame until fluently.②Find out the preposition phrases “by…”．③Remind that we use “by doing…”to talk about how we study or learn.Practice some sentences.4．Finish the task in 4a①Use PPT to show the six questions.②Get the students to add more ways of learning English.5．Finish the task in 4b①Read the instructions and the sample sentence in 4b.Then ask a student to make a new sentence as an example.②Students work in groups.③Ask one student from each group to say out the sentences to the class.6．Finish the task in 4c①Check what the students do to learn English.②Interview their partners.③Write a report to tell what they do to learn English and report to the class.★Step 3Homework1．Interview more students about how they learn English after class.2．Write a report about “Do we study English by doing the same thing？”3．Translate the following sentences into English.(1)我通过看英文电影来训练听力和口语。