6. joining the English club
7. having conversations with friends
Read the article and complete the chart. Ways of learning English
Not successful
OK
Successful
(T ) 3. Lilian Li never studied grammar.
(T ) 4. Wei Ming has learned English for seventy-two months.
( F ) 5. Wei Ming thought watching English movies and studying grammar are great ways to learn a language.
Lillian Li
studying grammar
Wei Ming
having Liu Chang conversations
with friends
memorizing the words of pop songs watching English movies
reading English magazines
( T ) 6. Joining the English club at school was Liu Chang’s best way to improve her English.
( T ) 7. The students in the club could get lots of practice.
Unit 1 How do you study for a test?
Section A Period 2 ( 3a — 4)
湖北省十堰市房县教学研究室 马秀山
How do you learn English?
by watching English movies
How do you learn English?
I’m sorry. I can’t remember your name. 对不起，我想不起你的名字了。
frustrate v. 使懊恼；使沮丧
The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out.
恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 frustrating adj. 使人懊恼的；使人沮丧的 (常 用来修饰事物)
an frustrating event 令人烦恼的事 frustrated adj. 挫败的；失意的 (修饰人)
I’m feeling rather frustrated in my present job; I need a change.
studying grammar
joining the English club
请根据课文内容判断下列句子的正(T)、误(F).
(T ) 1. Many students thought the best way to learn English is to use it.
( F ) 2. Lilian Li thought the best way to learn new words was by memorizing them.
( F) 8. Liu Chang thought having conversations with friends was helpful.
Language points
memorize v. 记住，熟记 He could memorize nothing.
他什么也记不住。 memorize 的名词形式是memory (回忆) I have a vivid memory of her face.
by surfing the Internet
How do you learn English?
by keeping a dairy in English
How do you learn English?
by going to English corner
How do you learn English?
to improve our English? Why?
New Words
specific adj. memorize v. grammar n. differently adv. frustrate v. quickly adv. add v.
明确的；具体的 记住；熟记 语法；语法规则 不同地；有区别地 使失望；使沮丧 快地；迅速地 补充；继续说
她的容貌栩栩如生地印在我脑海里。
辨析memorize 和 remember
memorize指有意识地、下功夫把某事的整 个细节都记在脑子里。
An actor must be able to memorize his lines. 演员须能记住台词。
remember含义较广，多指无意识地回忆起 往事，也可指通过主观努力去记忆。
Read the article and find out the 7 ways of learning English in the article and finish the chart on the textbook.
1. using English 2. reading English magazines 3. memorizing the words of pop songs 4. studying grammar 5. watching English movies
by taking part in English Contest
Talk about the following questions.
1. Do you think it’s boring to study grammar? 2. Which is the best way to study English? 3. Iห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ joining the English club at school the best way