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Unit 8 Find a new word in this unit to match the definition given. awful extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible 1. ________ 2. ___________ translator someone whose job is to change one written language into another 3.acquire ________to gain knowledge or learn a skill 4. patience _________ the ability to go on doing something for a long time without getting angry or annoyed 5. anxious ________ feeling worried and uneasy 6. ________ secure not feeling worried or troubled data information or facts with numbers for making 7. ________ decisions 8.interpreter ___________ someone whose job is to change one spoken language into another What is like a bridge That brings together you and me ? What is like an entrance From which we can enter another world ? What is like a train Which can take us to a bright future ? Talk about learning & study skills. Questions Yes Sometimes Not yet 1. Do you have a study plan when you study English? 2. Do you learn new words through context(语境）? 3. Do you learn grammar by using it? 4. Do you try to speak English as often as possible? 5. Do you think listening & speaking is as important as reading & writing? 6. Do you usually make an outline before you start writing? 7. Do you know how to improve your English? 5-7 “yes” You are great! You know how to study and improve your English very well. Keep up your good work! 3-4 “yes” Excellent! You can improve your English by knowing more learning skills and through your hard work! 1-2 “yes” Try your best and don’t always lose heart! It is a good start! Please have confidence in yourself and spend more time in your English learning! Pay more attention to your learning skills and study habits. Warming up Describe the following pictures and Students are reading in the school library. Some of them are sitting in front of the computers surfing on the Internet. Others are reading books and magazines. Students are having a lesson with their teacher. They are talking about something and the teacher is beside them listening or being ready to give some help. Students are having a lesson in the computer lab. They seem very attentive. Several students are talking to their teacher (maybe their classmate) in the schoolyard. Which of the things listed below are the most important when you are learning English? ( ) Memorize new words ( ) Learn grammar rules ( ) Practise pronunciation ( ) Learn English songs ( ) Learn study skills ( ) Make a study plan ( ) Play word games ( ) Watch English films ( ) Talk with your classmates ( ) Have group discussion ( ) Practise dictation ( ) Practise writing in English ( ) Listen to the tape ( ) Translate sentences ( ) Read English stories ( ) Listen to the teacher ( ) Learn phonetic alphabet ( ) Talk to native English speakers You are going to listen to a radio show called “Students’ Corner”. This is a call-in show in which people can call and ask questions about the topic being discussed. F The topic of the show is about learning 1. a language. study habits & study skills 2. T The caller wants to know how she can prepare for exams and improve her study skills. 3. The host says that there is no a secret to study better. F 4. T In order to study better, you’d better make sure that you have a study plan . 5. F The caller reads the passage over and over again, and she remembers everything well. well. can’t remember everything 6. The caller does a lot of exercises and they are usually F correct. wrong T 7. The caller do what the teacher tells her to do. 8. When studying, the caller likes to keep the TV on and T sit in her favourite chair. Listen to part 2 and fill the blanks below. turn off the TV and sit at a desk. This First, you should _____________ _________ to concentrate will help you _____________.Take a short break if you study plan relax Second, you should make a_________. need to _____. look over what Before you start doing your homework, __________ you need to do and ______ _________. decide how much time you’ll need do the same thing Plan your studying so that you don’t ________________ for too long. It will help you save time. You can also keep a keep track of your learner log. It’s a notebook where you _____________ what you’vewhat doneyou’ve learnt studies. Write down_______________, what you needorto_________. do and _________________ learnThis nextwill help you improve your work you should use ___________ ________________. Finally pre-reading and ____________ post-reading strategies. They will help you _____________________. learn more in less time Work in pairs. Discuss the ways to solve the following problems. 1.How can I learn new words better? 2.How can I improve my spoken English? 3.Why do we have to study English? How can I learn new words better? To remember new words is not very hard, the poin is how to keep them in mind as time goes by. First, you can use the tape to listen to them and try to dictate them. Second, you should make use of all your senses while remembering the words. The third is to repeat them shortly after memorizing the words. Repetition is very important if one wants to keep them in mind for long. Moreover, constant repetitions can do more good to good memory. How can I improve my spoken English? It is common for most of the Chinese learners. But this can be changed and improved. To speak good English you have to practise listening and try to follow the speakers, whoever they are, and try to follow a TV English show, a movie, or at least some tapes. Secondly, you shouldn’t pay much attention to making grammatical mistakes but should pay attention to the content that you want to talk about. You will find it easier to open your mouth and talk about things you are interested in. Thirdly, also the easiest, is that you should keep reading, listening and imitating（模仿） good speeches or the text you are learning. These can be very helpful. Why do we have to study English? In present day, the earth is becoming smaller and smaller and people in the world communicate with each other mostly in English. Besides, in China it is more important to learn English well if a person wants to have a well-paid job. To know some foreign languages including English is a necessary part of a person’s education. 1. Memorize new words and useful ecpressions. 2. Learn study skills. 3. Talk with your classmates or some other people ( native English speaker). 4. Listen to the tape, watch English films & read English stories. 5. Make a study plan. 6. Practise writing( an English diary / E-mail ). Homework 1. Preview the Reading passage. 2. “试吧”大考卷 3. Recite the new words.