ShOw to learn English Unit 3 Language in use .anguage practice We should always speak English in class Let's try to speak English as much as possible Why not write down our mistakes in our notebooks? It's a good idea to spell and pronounce new words aloud How about listening to the radio? 1 Listen and check(v) the expressions of advice you hear. a 1 Why dont we.?□ 5 Lets try to 2 How about . 6 Can you...? 3 We should 7 Remember to 4 We can 2 Listen again and answer the questions a I What is difficult for Charlie? 3 When does Charlie think they should meet? 2 How will Mary help him? 4 What does Mary think about reading newspapers? 3 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and say what Jack usually does go to bed /late get up/late listen/teacher/carefull not use/dictionary read/ English newspaper write/ words/ notebook Do you think his habits are good Why Why not? 6
Unit 3 4 Give jack some advice He should go to bed before nine o'clock 5 Read Helen's question and complete Diana's answer with the correct form of the word and expressions in the box. You need to use some of the expressions more than once how about should try to why dont why not FROM:Helen TO: Diana SUBJECT:How to improve speaking Hi. Diana I like English very much. My reading is good, but my speaking is poor. How can I improve my speaking Best Helen FROM:Diana TO: Helen SUBJECT: Re: How to improve speaking Hello. Helen You need to practise speaking more often. 1) you look for some English-speaking people in your town?(2) saying hello to them and asking them where they come from?(3) make friends with them and take them around your town Is there an English club in your town? If there is not, (4) start one with your friends?(5) playing a few games and listening to some music? You can watch English films together, and (6) peak English all the time. You (7 invite your new english speaking friends to your club Best Diana 7
S1HoW to learn English 6 Work in pairs. Read the problems of Student A and Student B Take turns to give advice. Use the expressions in the box to help you ask your teacher read aloud talk to your classmates use a dictionary Student As problems Student B's problems I like listening to English songs, but there are too many new words I can't speak English well I want to read an English book, but I cant It's difficult to remember new words choose the right one Now write down your advice You should use a dictionary to find the meaning of new words 7 Complete the conversation with the words in the box. advice check forget improve possible Helen: How can I (1) my reading James: Here is my(2) Choose a newspaper to read. First, think about what's happening today. What will be in the newspaper? Then read the titles of articles and choose one to read for more information. Don't stop to 3) every word. You don't need to know every word to understand the article. Learning only a few new words is enough. Try to use them as much as (4) Then you wont(5) them easily. 8
Unit 3 Around the wOrld English online In addition to English magazines, newspapers and radio. there are various kinds of english learning websites. Millions of people around the world visit them daily to improve their English If someone from Spain asks a question, they B、⊙ may get an answer from Canada instantly. On the Internet, you can chat with other English speakers freely, and enjoy the latest English songs. The Internet brings the world of English to you Module task: Making your English study plan 8 Write down what you are not good at in English What I am not good at What I should do Now write down what you should do. 9 Make an English study plan for this year Use the information in Activity 8 to help you. 10 Work in pairs. Discuss your study plan. This is my English study plan. I will listen to English radio programmes every day That s a good idea. You can also listen to some English songs 11 Think about your partner's advice and revise your English study plan 9
a2 Myhome town and my country Module task: Making a report comparing two places in your home town Unit 1 It's taller than many other buildings Listening and vocabulary 1 Look at the pictures and talk about them Use the words in the box to help you. g population river wide Now listen and complete. a Place: (1) Population: (2) million Jin Mao Tower: ( 3) metres high Place: (4) Population: (5) million Victoria Peak: (6) metres high 2 Listen and read Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend? Daming: Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen Tony: Where's Shenzhen? Daming: Well, it's on the coast near Hong Kong. It was a small village about thirty years ago, but today it's a very big city Tony: So it's a newer city than Hong Kong? Daming: Yes, it's a very new city. In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. It's getting bigger and busier. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I'm sure Tony: What's the population of Shenzhen? Daming: It's over ten million, I think. That's larger than Everyday English the population of many other cities in China. Its Hey! streets are much wider and cleaner too. I think How was your it's a beautiful city weekend? Tony: I'd like to go there one day → Pretty good! Daming: Remember to visit the Diwang Tower. It's taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen 10