八年级第一单元

3.Why not write down our mistakes in our notebooks!
4. It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day!
5. How about listening to the radio?
Daming: That’s the same for reading. English
stories are so interesting . I get to know a lot about the world through reading.
Lingling: I think writing is also important . Why don’t we try to find some English pen friends? We can write to them.
Read it as quickly as possible to find out the expressions of suggestion. 尽可能快速地
Ms James: Welcome back, everyone! Today, we are going to talk about good ways to learn English. Ready? Who has some advice? Lingling: We should always speak English in class.
1
Unit 1 Let’s try to speak English as much as possible.
Learning goals：(学习目的)
1. Master the new words and phrases： advice should (shouldn’t) possible (impossible) write down notebook forget pronounce aloud pronunciation radio key ( key word ) main ( main idea ) excellent agree agree with sb. (agree about sth. agree to do sth. ) 2. Good ways to learn English 学英语的好方法 3. How to give advice to others (怎样提建议给别人)
Lingling: It’s a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud every day. Ms James: Thanks a lot, Lingling. How about listening to the radio. Daming: Yes, that’s good for our pronunciation too. But there are so many new words. Ms James: You don’t need to understand every word. You just need to listen for key words and main ideas.
2 Listen and answer the questions. Use
the words and expressions in the box.
dictionary grammar letter look up make a mistake understand
1 Which word did Daming not understand?
radio /'reɪdɪaʊ/ n.电台，广播 pronunciation / prənʌnsɪ'eɪʃən / n. 发音 key /ki: / adj.关键性的，非常重要的 key word 重点单词 main /meɪ/ adj.主要的，最大的 main idea 中心思想 excellent /'eksələnt/ adj.极好的，优秀的 agree /ə'gri: / v.赞同 agree with sb. 同意某人 agree about sth. 同意某事 agree to do sth. 同意去做某事
What parts of our body do we use when we are learning English?
eye mouth
hand
listen
listening
ear
ask
answer read repeat
speaking
mouth
say speak talk pronounce
Choose the best word and fill in the blanks.
Why don’t should how about a good idea why not J: You should ______ always speak English in class. And _________write down your mistakes in your notebooks. why not And don’t forget to write down the correct spelling and grammar next to the mistakes? What else? L: It’s __________ a good idea to spell and pronounce new words every day. How about J: That’s a good idea. Thanks a lot, Lingling. __________ listening to the radio or reading a newspaper in English? Why don’t L: I think everyone ___________ we try to find some English pen friends and write to them . J: Excellent! I agree with you.
Activity 3 Listen and read
Now here is a conversation between Ms James and her students Daming and Lingling .They are talking about good ways to learn English. 学英语的好方法
He didn’t understand the word ―spring‖. 2 What mistake did Lingling make? She made a grammar mistake. She said ―go‖ instead of ―went‖
3 How does Daming usually check the spelling of a word? He usually looks it up in the dictionary. 4 Why is it difficult for Daming to check the spelling of Cinema? It was difficult because he didn’t know the first letter.
Ms James: Excellent! I agree with you.
What advice can you find out ?
1.You should always speak English in class! 2.Let’s try to speak English as much as possible.
Ms James: Good! Let’s try to speak English as much as possible. Daming: Why not write down the mistakes in our notebooks? Ms James: That’s a good idea. And don’t forget to write down the correct answers next to the mistakes? What else?
look
see
reading
read
eye
check
write match
translate
copy
wrivity 2
1. Which word did Daming not understand? A. spring B. winter C. autumn 2. What mistakes did Lingling make? A. word B. grammar C. sentence 3. How does Daming usually check the spelling of a word? A. He look it up in the dictionary. B. He asks the teacher. C. He asks the friend. 4. Why was it difficult for Daming to check the spelling of cinema? A. He didn’t know the word’s meaning. B. He didn’t know the spelling. C. He didn’t know the first letter.
Now write notes about learning English.
Listening: listen to the radio _____________________________________________ Speaking: always speak English in class (as much as possible) _____________________________________________ Reading: read English stories _____________________________________________ Writing: write to English pen friends _____________________________________________ Learning new words: spell and pronounce new words aloud everyday _____________________________________________