Unit 1
Section B-1
Period 1 (1a-2a)
How can we become good learners
by listening to tapes.
by studying with a group.
by watching English programs on TV.
by enjoying English songs.
by taking part in English classes.
How do you study English?
I study English …
Revision
by asking the teacher for help.
by reading English magazines and newspapers.
by surfing the Internet.
by making word cards.
by reading the textbook.
by asking the teacher for help.
by doing grammar exercises.
by taking notes carefully.
by having the English class carefully.
by finishing my homework seriously.
What things are difficult for you in learning English?
Free talk
can’t pronounce some of the words
can’t understand spoken English
don’t know how to increase my reading speed
can’t spell some English words
make mistakes in grammar
What other things are difficult for you in learning English?
Free talk
I don’t know how to speak English well.
I can’t remember the new words.
I don’t know how to make word cards.
I don’t know how to study grammar.
I don’t know how to use commas.
Free talk
Do you have any good advice for learning English?
You should read English aloud.
Watching English movies can help your pronunciation.
Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking?
Would you mind remembering new words by word cards?
Please try to talk with your friends in English as much as possible.
1c Listen and complete the learning challenges he talks about.
Challenges
1. He can’t get the ____________ right.
2. He _________ a lot of new words.
3. He can’t always ___________ when
people talk to him.
4. He doesn’t get much __________
practice.
pronunciation
forgets
understand
writing
Solutions
1. ____________ can help.
2. He can always _________ in his
notebook and study them at home.
3. He can ___________ to practice
speaking.
4. He should find a __________ to
practice writing.
pronunciation
forgets
understand
writing
1d Listen again. Complete the solutions.
Listen and fill in the blanks.
Paul _____ ______ because he is having ________ ______ English. First he can’t get the pronunciation right. Then he can’t remember
the new words and sometimes he can’t understand what people are saying in English. And he doesn’t get much ________ ______.
looks
worried
trouble
learning
writing
practice
His teacher Ms Mitchell tells him to _____ ___ the tape and ______ the sentences that are difficult for him to _______ his
pronunciation. Then the teacher tells him to _____ the new words in the notebook and study them ___ _____ or ___ _____ _____ on the way to school. At last the teacher asks him to _____ the English language club to _______ speaking and _____ a pen pal.
practice
listen
to
repeat
write
at
home
in
the
train
join
practice
find
What things are difficult for you when learning English? Role-play conversations using the information from 1c and 1d.
Pair work
make mistakes in grammar
pronounce v. 发音
I don't know how to pronounce this word.
我不知道这个单词怎么发音。
People pronounce the word differently in this part of the country.
在国内这一地区，这个单词的发音不同。
Please pronounce after me.
请跟我发音。
Language points
pronounce on / upon 对…发表意见
I don’t think I should pronounce on a matter which I know little about.
我认为我不该对一个我知之甚少的问题发表意见。

pronunciation n. 发音；读音
知识拓展
1). How do you like your English teacher's ______________ (pronounce).
2). He is good at grammar, but poor in ____________ (pronounce).
3). Every morning, he practices _________ (pronounce) English words to improve his spoken English.
pronunciation
pronunciation
pronouncing
increase v. 增加；增长；提高
Wide reading will increase your vocabulary.
博览群书会增加你的词汇量。
They have increased the price of petrol again.
他们又提高了汽油的价格。
The population of the earth is increasing very fast.
地球上的人口增加得很快。
increase by 增长了…
Traffic accidents have increased by three per cent in the past year.
去年交通事故增加了3％。
increase to 增长到…
The director hopes to be able to increase your pay to 6000 yuan a month.
主任希望能将你的月工资提到每月6000元。
知识拓展
1). (2012烟台中考) In recent years the economy of our country _____ rapidly.
A. is increased B. has increased
C. increased D. has been increased
【解析】有时间状语 in recent years 得知，用现在完成时；句意是：“近几年，我国的经济迅速增长” 。此句中 increase 不能用于被动语态，故选 B。
2). (2013山东泰安) One of the best ways for people to keep healthy is to _______ good eating habits
A. grow B. develop
C. increase D. find
3). I failed in the English test last term, so I'm going to _______ it this year．
A. practice B. grow
C. improve D. increase
B
C
speed n. 速度
It can be dangerous to drive at high speed.
高速行驶危险。
What's the speed limit on the motorway?
高速公路的速度限制是多少?
The hurricane has a speed of 73 miles per hour.
飓风每小时73英里。
increase speed 提高速度
lose speed 减速
pick up speed 加速
reach a speed 达到某一速度
at a speed of 60 miles an hour
以每小时六十英里的速度
make mistakes 犯错；出错
I make mistakes in grammar.
我在语法方面出错。
make mistakes或make a mistake意为“犯错；出错”，其后常接in引起的介词短语，表示在某一方面出错。
I ______ a mistake. Please don’t be angry with me.
A. make B. made
C. will make D. had made
解析：由下句“请不要生我的气”可知“我犯了个错误”，要用一般过去时，故选 B。
你又犯错误了吗?

Did you make a mistake again?
by mistake 由于差错，错误地
I took your bag instead of mine by mistake.
我错拿了你的手提包，还以为是我的呢。
mistake ... for ... 错把……当成……
I mistook the house for a hotel.
我把这栋房子错当作旅馆了。
知识拓展
经典例析
The boy often _______ in pronunciation.
A. makes mistakes B. by mistake
C. make mistakes D. make a mistake
【点拨】句中缺少谓语，应用动词短语，排除B项，by mistake意为“错误地，由于差错”。make mistakes或make a mistake意为“犯错；出错”，固定短语；句中主语是第三人称单数，且时态为一般现在时，故谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式，排除C、D两项。故选A。
I don’t know how to increase my reading speed.
how to increase my reading speed为“疑问词+不定式”结构，在句中作及物动词的宾语，该句也可以改为一个复合句：I don’t know how I can increase my reading speed.
He didn’t know how to answer her.
他不知道该怎样回答她。
动词不定式前面有时加上连接代词what, which或连接副词when, where, how, 构成不定式短语，常用于know, tell, wonder, ask, find out, learn等动词之后作宾语。
Please explain to me where to begin and how to do it.
请 给我解释该从哪里开始及该怎么做。
There are so many kinds of MP3 in the shop. We can’t decide _______.
A. what to buy B. to buy what
C. which to buy D. to buy which

【点拨】句意为：商店里有许多种（类）MP3。我们不能决定买哪一种。考查“疑问词+动词不定式”作宾语，首先排除B、D两项，由第一句知道要买MP3，排除A。故选C。
(2013 山东济宁) — I will go to Harbin for my summer vacation. What about you? —I haven’t decided where ________.
A. go B. went C. going D. to go
【解析】由句意“－我将去哈尔滨过暑假，你呢？－我还没有决定去哪里。”可知， 后可接宾语从句，也可接“疑问词+不定式”结构。故排除 A、B 和C 项。
(2013 山东青岛) — Excuse me. Could you please tell me ______ my car?
— Sure. Park it right here. I’ll help you.
A. how to stop B. where to park
C. where to stop D. when to park
【解析】park 指“停放车辆” stop 指“停止、阻止”(某物、人)。句意：打扰一下，你能告诉我到哪里去停放我的车吗？所以选择答案B。
have trouble (in) doing (做……) 有困难
I have trouble walking.
我走路有困难。
practice doing 练习(做…… )
The girls are practicing singing the new song in the next room.
姑娘们正在隔壁练习唱新歌。
Ⅰ. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
We must learn to face the __________ in our
life.
2. He has trouble understanding _______
English.
solution, practice, mistake, spoken, challenges
Practice
challenges
spoken
3. Can you think of a good _______ to the
problem?
4. You can listen to the tapes to get much
listening _______.
5. The more careful you are, the fewer _______
you’ll make.
solution
practice
mistakes
Ⅱ. 单项选择
1. —Could you please show me _____ an e-mail?
—Sure. It’s easy to do.
A. when to send B. to send how
C. to send where D. how to send

2. His trouble is that he always makes mistakes
_____ spelling English words.
A. on B. with C. in D. by
D
C
3. He reads aloud to practice his _____ every morning.
A. voice B. sound
C. pronounce D. pronunciation
4. She wants to _____ an English club to practice speaking English.
A. join in B. join
C. take part D. take part in
5. There are _____ new words in this passage.
A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. much
D
B
C
III. 英汉短语互译
1. spoken English
2. 犯错；出错
3. get the pronunciation right
4. 参加一个英语俱乐部
5. 练习说英语
英语口语
make mistakes
正确地发音
join an English club
practice speaking English
IV. 完成句子。
1. 你应该找一个笔友。
You _______ _______ a pen pal.
2. 你为什么不加入一个英语俱乐部来练习讲英语呢？
_______ _______ you join an English club to practice _______ English?
should find
Why
don’t
speaking