1、Unit 1Have you ever been to an English corner?7Do you what is English corner ?Do you enjoy learning English?What are they learning now?Do you think its difficult to learn English?Do you like watching English films?Do you like listening to English songs?Which is more difficult?1. speaking to your cla

2、ssmates or speaking to people from the UK or the US?Look at the photos and answer the questions.Which is more difficult?2. doing English exercises or reading English stories?Which is more difficult?3. understanding written English or spoken English?Words review achieveachievement includingspeaker v.

3、 成功；實現(xiàn)成功；實現(xiàn) n. 成功成功 prep. 包括；包含包括；包含 n.說某種語言的人說某種語言的人 How has Tonys dad made progress in learning Chinese? a) He has been to classes. b) He has practised it every day. c) He did not do anything special.Listen and choose the correct answer.2 According to Tonys dad, what do you need to do to be good a

4、t a foreign language? a) You need to be very bright. b) You need to work hard. c) You need to go to classes. What does Tonys dad think about Chinese? a) It is easier than English. b) It is more difficult than English. c) It is as easy as English.Learning to learnWhen you listen to the recording, try

5、 to note down the key information. Your notes will then help you retell the main information. 3. Listen and read Betty: How much progress do you think youve made in English this year, Lingling?Lingling: I think Ive achieved a lot. I hope my English is good enough for the exams, anyway. Betty: I can

6、see you really enjoy learning English. Some people think English is too difficult and it requires too much effort to learn it well.Lingling: English is difficult at the begining. But if you keep trying, you can make progress quickly and find a lot of fun in learning it. good enough 足夠好。形容詞放足夠好。形容詞放e

7、nough 前面。前面。anyway 無論如何無論如何enjoy sth/doing sth. 喜歡某物喜歡某物/喜歡做某事。喜歡做某事。at the begining 起初，開始的時候。起初，開始的時候。keep doing sth. 繼續(xù)做某事。繼續(xù)做某事。make progress 取得進步。取得進步。 I hope I can continue to make progress next year. Betty:I think youve done really well. Have you ever been to an English corner? Lingling: You m

8、ean those clubs where people go to practise their English? I always thought they were for people who speak good English. Betty: Well, I went to an English corner once, and there were some people who didnt speak English very well. But they were happy to try, and other people, including some English s

9、peakers continue to do sth. 繼續(xù)做另外一件事。（已經(jīng)繼續(xù)做另外一件事。（已經(jīng) 完成另一件事）完成另一件事）continue doing sth.繼續(xù)做同一件事。繼續(xù)做同一件事。Speak English well 講好英語講好英語be happy to do sth. 很高興做某事。很高興做某事。including 包含，包括包含，包括 from the UK and the US, were happy to talk to them.Lingling: I dont have to go to an English corner. I can speak Eng

10、lish with you whenever we meet. Betty: Yes, Im always happy to speak to you in English. At the same time, you can also help me with my Chinese. I think Chinese will be more and more popular in the future.have to do sth. 不得不做某事不得不做某事 speak to sb. 對某人說話對某人說話 help sb. with sth. 幫助某人做某事幫助某人做某事 English m

11、ay not be difficult to learn as long as you keep on trying. _ Chinese may be more popular in the future. _ 3 Learning English can be a lot of fun._ 4 English is my favourite subject at school. _LBLLRead the passage and decide who might agree with the following sentences. Write B for Betty and L for

12、Lingling.1 Some people think English is difficult to learn because _ _.2 Youll find a lot of fun in learning English if _.3 You can go to an English corner if _ _.Read the passage again and complete the sentences in your own words.it requires too much effort to learn it well you keep trying you want

13、 to speak English well4 It is good to meet other speakers of English, although _ _.5 Lingling does not have to go to an English corner because _ _.you dont speak English very wellshe can speak English with Betty when they meet.1 How much have you _ this year in English? Have you made much _?achieve

14、progress require speaker achievedprogressComplete the questions with the correct form of the words in the box.2 How can you get more practice with English _ from the UK and the US?3 What does it _ to learn English well?speakersrequire1. How much have you achieved this year in English? Have you made

15、much progress?2. How can you get more practice with English speakers from the UK and the US?3. What does it require to learn English well?Now work in pairs. Ask and answer.1. I think Ive achieved a lot. achieve v. 表示表示“成功成功; 實現(xiàn)實現(xiàn)”。 名詞為名詞為achievement. e.g. He has achieved his dream already. 他已經(jīng)實現(xiàn)了他的夢

16、想。他已經(jīng)實現(xiàn)了他的夢想。2. Its also the subject that Im best at, although my spoken English is not that good. that是在這里是副詞，表示是在這里是副詞，表示“那么那么, 那那樣樣”。 e.g. Dont worry. The situation is not that bad. 別著急別著急, 情況沒那么糟。情況沒那么糟。3. You mean those clubs where people go to practise their English? you mean表示表示“你是說你是說 ”。常用于口

17、語中。常用于口語中, 用于核實你是否聽懂了某人所說的話或?qū)τ糜诤藢嵞闶欠衤牰四橙怂f的話或?qū)κ聦嵾M行澄清。事實進行澄清。 e.g. Do you remember Jane? 你還記得簡嗎？你還記得簡嗎？ The woman we met in Scotland, you mean? 你指的是我們在蘇格蘭見到的那位你指的是我們在蘇格蘭見到的那位 女士嗎？女士嗎？You mean were supposed to tell you if we want to leave early? 你是說你是說, 如果我們想早些離開就應(yīng)該告如果我們想早些離開就應(yīng)該告訴你訴你, 是嗎？是嗎？動詞動詞mean在

18、口語中還有很多其他的用法，在口語中還有很多其他的用法，請看下面的句子請看下面的句子:Ill take that sandwich away if you dont eat it properly - I mean it! 你要是不好好吃你要是不好好吃, 我就把三明治拿走我就把三明治拿走我是認真的！我是認真的?。ū硎荆ū硎尽皩δ呈率钦J真對某事是認真的的”）See what I mean? Every time she calls me up she wants me to do something for her. 懂我的意思嗎？她每次給我打電話都是懂我的意思嗎？她每次給我打電話都是想讓我給她做

19、事。想讓我給她做事。（表示（表示“意指意指, 意思意思說說”）Im sorry, but I didnt mean it. 對不起，我不是有意的。對不起，我不是有意的。（表示（表示“有意，有意，故意故意”）4. I always thought they were for people who speak good English already. 在這個句子中在這個句子中, thought表示表示“原以為原以為(但實際并非如此或現(xiàn)在不那樣認為但實際并非如此或現(xiàn)在不那樣認為了了)”。 e.g. I thought he was honest, but I was wrong. 我原以為他是誠實

20、的我原以為他是誠實的, 但我錯了。但我錯了。5. But they were happy to try, and other people, including some English speakers from the UK and the US, were happy to talk to them. speaker表示表示“說某種語言的人說某種語言的人”。 including prep. 包括包括; 包含。包含。 e.g. My mother bought a bag of food, including some meat and vegetables. 我媽媽買了一袋食品，包括一些

21、肉和我媽媽買了一袋食品，包括一些肉和蔬菜。蔬菜。 English is difficult to learn at the beginning. But if you keep trying, you can make progress quickly and find a lot of fun in learning it. I hope I can continue to make progress next year.Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress.Now listen again and chec

22、k.Read the paragraph in Activity 6 aloud. English is difficult to learn at the beginning. But if you keep trying, you can make progress quickly and find a lot of fun in learning it. I hope I can continue to make progress next year. Well, I went to an English corner once, and there were some people who didnt speak English very well. But they were happy to try, and other people, including some English speakers from the UK and the US, were ha