九上人教Unit1第2课时Section A 3a-3b

3b Complete the sentences with what Wei Fen learned from watching movies. Use words and phrases from the passage. 1. I can understand the meaning by watching
like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.” I did not understan小d菜th一ese碟sentences at first.你Bu活t b该ecause I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary. Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a bettermething interesting is the secret to language learning.
③ I looked them up in a dictionary.
Warming up
1. Do you like watching English movies?
behind my textbook and never said anything. Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their
Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language
Unit 1 How can we become good learners?
Section A 3a-3b
初中英语 九年级上册 RJ
Learning goals
1. New words: expression, discover, secret, grammar
2. Expression: look up 3. Sentences： ① I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.
2. Do you think it’s a good way to learn English?
3. How does watching English movies help us learn English?
How I Learned to Learn English
1.What do you think the text is about when you read this title? 2.What’s the girl doing in the picture? 3.What can we learn from an English movie?
expression n. 表情 character n. 角色 body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning.
I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the discover v. 发现；发觉 secret to language learning. I also learned useful sentences
1.find it +adj. +to do sth. 该结构为find的复合结构，其中it作形式宾语，真正的 宾语是后面的动词不定式短语，形容词在句中作宾语 补足语。 ➢ He finds it interesting to read stories to kids. ➢They find it relaxing to lie on the beach. 【拓展】“find+it+be+adj.(+for sb.) +to do sth.”为 “find+宾语从句” 结构。
their___b_o_d_y_l_an_g_u_a_g_e___ and the ___e_x_p_re_s_s_io_n_s___ on their faces.
2. I can get the meaning by listening for just the
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3. My pronunciation improved by listening to the _c_o_n_v_e_r_s_at_i_o_n_s_ in English movies. 4. I learned ___u_se_f_u_l__ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” by watching the movies. 5. I can find the meaning of the new words by looking them up in a__d_ic_t_io_n_a_r_y_.
eg. We find it is boring to listen to the long speech.
2.the secret to... ……的秘诀 secret / ˈsiːkrət / n.秘密;秘诀 adj. 秘密的；保密的 the secret to... 中to作介词，表示所属关系，意为“…... 的”。
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Find the answers from the text. 1.Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English? The teacher spoke so quickly that she could not understand her most of the time, and she was afraid to ask questions because of her poor pronunciation. 2.What did she do in English class? She just hid behind her textbook and never said anything.
How I Learned to Learn English Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly that I could not understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. So I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything. Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy
Wei Fen
Do you understand the meaning of the questions?
1. Why did Wei Fen find it difficult to learn English? 2. What did she do in English class? 3. What is the secret to language learning?
3a Read the passage about Wei Fen and answer the questions.
How I Learned to Learn English
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was
like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did
not understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask because of 因为 be afraid to do sth. 不敢做某事
questions because of my poor pronunciation. I just hid
learning. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.” I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary. Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies.
eg. The secret to his success is his hard work. 【拓展】类似的用法还有: the key to the lock; the answer to the question secret作名词时，还有“奥秘；奥妙”的意思。 eg. Mary takes great interest in the secrets of the universe.
3.What is the secret to language learning? For Wei Fen, listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
Read the passage, underline advantages(好处) of English movies for English study.