【正文】 cry B. crying C. cry D. cries 5. Our teacher told us to spend some time _______ English every day. A. to practise speaking B. practising speaking C. to practise to speak D. practising to speak 6. It is no use _______ without doing. A. to promise B. promising C. promise D. to be promised Step 7 Homework Write a short position about how to learn English. Section B 1 (1a2e) Step 1 Discussion Do you have difficulty in learning English? What things are difficult for you? 1a Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you? Read the list. Check (? ) the statements that are true for you. ____ I can39。t pronounce some of the words. ____ I can39。t always understand spoken English. ____I don39。t know how to increase my reading speed. ____I can39。t spell some English words. ____I often make mistakes in grammar. 注解 : 1. I can’t always understand spoken English. 【解析】 speak → spoke → spoken 【注意】部分動詞的過去分詞也可做該詞的形容詞： spoken 口語的 broken 壞掉的written 寫作的 2. I don’t know how to increase my reading speed. 【解析】 “疑問詞 +動詞不定式 ”作賓語 【注意】 what to do后不需要跟賓語 how to do后必須跟賓語 【拓展】 “疑問詞 +動詞不定式 ”結構： know，tell, wonder, ask, find out, learn+ what, which, when, where, how + 動詞不定式（ to do） 1b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list. 1. I don’t know enough words to write well. Step 2 Listening and speaking 1c Paul finds it difficult to learn English. Listen and plete the learning challenges he talks about. Answers: pronunciation, fets, understand, writing 1d Listen again. Complete the solutions. Answers: Listening, write the new words, join an English language club, pen pal 1e Roleplay conversations using the information in 1c and 1d. A: I don’t have a partner to practice English with. B: Maybe you should join an English club. 注解 : Maybe you should join an English club. 【解析】 join/join in/take part in (1) join=be a member of 參加 , 指加入某種組織，并成為其中的一員。 join the army / party 入伍 /黨 join the club 加入俱樂部 ◆ join in 后接活動名稱 ◆ join sb. 加入到某個人群之中 (2) take part in 參加，指加入群體活動中并在活動中發(fā)揮重要作用。 Step 3 Discussion 2a What good learning habits can you think of? Make a list and discuss them with your partner. Step 4 Reading 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. 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. 2b Read the passage quickly. Which four habits of successful learners are mentioned? 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. Does the writer think that everyone is born with the ability to learn well? Do you agree? Why or why not? 2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with something you are interested in? 3. What do the sayings use it or lose it and practice makes perfect mean? Do you agree with them? 4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes? 5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills? 6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not? Step 5 Language points 1. It is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. 該句句型是 It is adj. for sb. to do sth. 【注】若形容詞表示事物特征的，如： easy, difficult, hard, important等，須用介詞 for。 It’s +adj. (kind, honest, friendly) + (of sb.) to do sth. 【注】若形容詞表示人的性格、品質與特點，如： good, kind, nice, wrong等，用介詞 of。 【中考鏈接】 It’s very convenient ___ us to buy train tickets now because we can buy them either from the station or on the Inter. (2020山東東營 ) A. to B. of C. by D. for Answer: D 2. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting. connect v. 意為 “連接；與 …… 有聯系 ” 當表示把兩個物體（ A和 B）連接起來時，常用結構是 connect A to / with / and B，其中 to表示把 A接到 B上，多用來指動作而不指狀態(tài)。 . Connect the speaker to / with the record player, please. The subway connects the train station and / with the airport. 3. Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. 【 think相關短語】 think about 想起，考慮 think of 想到，認為 think over 仔細考慮 think out 考慮好 think up 想出來 think through 認真地考慮 4. Even if you learn something well, you will fet it unless you use it. even though=even if 即使 , 引導讓步狀語從句 【注】 even though 引導讓步狀語從句時，不能與 but連用。 【中考鏈接】 —This dress was last year’s style. — I think it still looks perfect ______ it has gone out this year. (2020青海 ) A. so that B. as if C. even though D. ever since Answer: C 5. …, they are not afraid of making mistakes. (1) be afraid of sth/doing sth害怕做某事，擔心（出現某種不良后果）。 (2) be afraid to do sth 害怕去做 …, “ 怕 ” 或 “不敢 ”去做某事。 (3) be afraid +that 恐怕 …, 用于禮貌地表達可能令人不愉快的消息。 (4) 回答別人的提問時，可用省略形式 I’m afraid so (not)。 6. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. (1) try on 試穿 (2) try to do sth. 努力做某事，側重盡力做 (3) try doing sth. 試圖做某事，側重嘗試做 (4) try one’s best to do sth.= do one’s best to do sth. 盡某人最大努力做某事 find out尋找，查明 【拓展】 find/look for/find out 找 (1) find v. 找到，強調找到 的結果 (2) look for 尋找，強調找東西的過程 (3) find out 查明，找到，指經過調查，詢問等弄清事實的真相 7. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. 1) 此句中 whether or not you can do it well是個從句，用作整個句子的主語。這種從句叫作 “主語從句 ”。又如： Whether you did it right or wrong isn’t so important. What’s important is the experience you gained. 2) whether or not 是英語從句的一個連