Unit 1 How do you study for a test?Section B

1a Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you?

I can’t pronounce some of the words. I can’t understand spoken English. I read very I can’t spell some English words. I make mistakes in grammar.犯错；出错 adj.口语的；口说的；口头 的 slowly. v.慢地；缓慢地 v.发…音;正确(或清晰地)吐(字、音等)

2a Paul is learning English. Listen and check ( )the learning challenges he talks about.

Challenges

n.挑战

1. can’t get the pronunciation right2. forget a lot of new words 3. can’t always understand when people talk to me

4.5.

can’t understand the words in magazinesdon’t get much writing practice

2b Listen again. Match the challenges in 2a with the solutions.n.(问题;疑难等的) Solutions 解决;解答

a. 2 You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home. b.5

You should find a pen pal.

c. 1 Listening can help. d. 3 Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?

1.Why don't you join an English language club to practice

speaking English?你为什么不参加英语俱乐部练习说英语呢？ 【用法归纳】(1)“Why don't you do...?”相当于“Why not do...?”,常 用来建议或鼓励某人做某事。如： Why don't you stay at home?=Why not stay at home?

你为什么不待在家里呢？(2)join 意为“参加”,在此作及物动词，后面直接接宾语。 如： He joined the army when he was 16.他参军时 16 岁。

【针对训练】 —Bob, it's getting cold.________ take a jacket with you? A —All right, Daddy. A.Why not

B.What aboutC.Would you like D.You'd better

I’m Jenny. I’m very happy because I am a good language learner now. But it was difficult for me to have English classes last year.

1.首先 /一开始

this term laugh at first of all to begin with

2.以后；随后3.害怕去做……

4.记笔记5.嘲笑 6.造完整的句子 7.做大量的听力练习 8.秘诀之一

do lots of listening practice have trouble (in)doinglater on take notes make complete sentences be afraid to do one of the secrets

9.这学期10.有困难做某事

My Challenges My SolutionsCan’t follow the teacher Needn’t understand every word.

Be afraid to speak in Watch English-language class and can’t make TV, and do lots of listening practice. complete sentences.English grammar Take lots of grammar notes,and write my own original sentences.

2.First of all, it wasn't easy for me to understand the teacher

when she talked.首先，当老师说话时，我很难听懂她在说什么。【用法归纳】

it is/was+adj.+for sb. to do sth.是固定结构，意为“对某人来说做某事太 ”,这里的形容词一般是描述不定式所表示 的事情的词，如 easy, hard, difficult, necessary 等。如： It is difficult for me to finish the work in a week.

一

个星期内完成这项工作对我来说很难。

【相关链接】 it is/was +adj. +of sb. to do sth. 意为“某人能做某事真是

太 ”,这里的形容词一般是描述不定式逻辑主语的性格、品质的词，如 good, kind, nice 等。如：

It's nice of you to help me.你能帮助我真是太好了。 【针对训练】 A “It's really very kind ________ you to help me with the housework on Sundays.”said Grandma Huang.(2009 年广东) A.of B.with C.for D.from

3.I was also afraid to speak in class, because I thought my

classmates might laugh at me.我也害怕在课堂上说(英语),因为我觉得我的同学们可能会嘲笑我。 【用法归纳】 (1)be afraid to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“害怕做某事”。如： Tom is afraid to talk with the strangers. 汤姆害怕和陌生人说话。 (2)laugh at 是固定短语，意为“嘲笑；取笑”。如：

Don't laugh at beggars.不要嘲笑乞丐。

【相关链接】 (1)be afraid of sb./sth.意为“害怕某人/某物”。如： The girl is afraid of snakes.那个女孩怕蛇。

(2)be afraid of doing sth.意为“担心/害怕出现某种后果”。如：Jane keeps still because she is afraid of falling into the river. 简一动也不敢动，她怕掉进河里。 (3)be afraid that...意为“恐怕，担心 ”。如： I'm afraid that I can't pass the exam.恐怕我不能通过考试。 (4)I'm afraid so.意为“恐怕是”;I'm afraid not.意为“恐怕 不行”。

Dear Li Lei, I know it isn’t easy to learn English well, but I have some ideas that may help. You said you couldn’t understand people who talked fast. Well, you can try to listen for the most important words, not every word. You

can also do lots of listening practice. I think it’s one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner.

You can also read more English books. Reading is as important as listening for us to learn English well. If you do so, I believe that you can learn English very well later on. Yours, Meimei