UNIT1Howcanwe

becomegoodlearners?

SectionB(Reading)

DoyouthinkEnglishisdifficultoreasy?

HowdoyoulearntolearnEnglishwell?Doyouhaveanylearninghabits?Whataresuccessfullearners’goodstudyhabits?TASKSHowdoyoustudyEnglish?IstudyEnglishby…listeningtoEnglishtapes.speakingEnglishwithteachersandfriends

readingEnglisheverymorning

readingEnglishmagazinesand

newspaperreadingthetextbookmemorizingthewordsofEnglishpopsongs

keepinganEnglishdiaryeveryday

joiningtheEnglishclubpracticingEnglishconversationswithfriendsreadingEnglishaloudtopracticepronunciationworkingwithfriendswhatotherwaysdoyoustudyEnglish?IstudyEnglishbymakingwordcardsaskingtheteacherforhelpwatchingEnglishprogramsonTV.watchingEnglishmovies

andvideossingingEnglishsongs.enjoyingEnglishsongs.takingpartinEnglishclasses.surfingtheInternet.doinggrammarexercises.takingnotescarefully.finishinghomeworkseriously.studyingwithagroup.HowCanYouBecomeaSuccessfulLearner?Everyoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.Researchshowsthatsuccessfullearnershavesomegoodhabitsincommon.Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn

Studiesshowthatifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Goodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Forexample,iftheyneedtolearnEnglishandtheylikemusicorsports,theycanlistentoEnglishsongsorwatchsportsprogramsinEnglish.Thiswaytheywillnotgetbored.。SKIMMINGPracticingandlearningfrommistakes

Goodlearnersthinkaboutwhattheyaregoodatandwhattheyneedtopracticemore.Remember,“useitorloseit”!Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.Practicemakesperfect.Goodlearnersarealsonotafraidofmakingmistakes.AlexanderGrahamBelldidnotinventthetelephoneovernight.Hesucceededbytryingmanytimesandlearningfromhismistakes.Developingtheirstudyskills

Itisnotenoughtojuststudyhard.Youhavetoknowhowtostudy.Goodlearnersfindoutthebestwaystolearnwell.Forexample,theymaytakenotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps.Goodlearnersalsolookforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned.Theymaydothisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.Askingquestions

Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass.Theyevenaskeachotherandtrytofindouttheanswers.Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Learningisalife-longjourneybecauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Everythingthatyoulearnbecomesapartofyouandchangesyou,solearnwiselyandlearnwell.Thestructureofthepassage123546SKIMMINGReadthetitle,subtitlesandtheintroductiontoanswerthequestionsonpage6.1.Whatdoesthepassagetalkabout?2.What’sthesecrettobeasuccessfullearner?3.Whataresuccessfullearners’habits?4.Islearningalifelongjourney?TIP:

Readthepassagequickly,especiallythetitleandsubtitles,togetthemainpoints.

Ittalksabouthowtobeasuccessfullearner.Yourabilitytolearndependsonyourlearninghabits.(1)Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn.(2)Practicingandlearningfrommistakes.(3)Developingtheirstudyskills.(4)Askingquestions.Yes,itis.Matchthedetailedinformationwiththeirsubtitles.Writecorrectnumbersintheblanks.(1)Creatinganinterestinwhattheylearn(2)Practicingandlearningfrommistakes(3)Developingtheirstudyskills(4)AskingquestionsGoodlearnersoftenconnectwhattheyneedtolearnwithsomethinginteresting._______Goodlearnersknowthebestwaytheycanstudy._______Goodlearnersoftenaskquestionsduringorafterclass._______Goodlearnerswillkeeppracticingwhattheyhavelearned,andtheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes._______(1)(3)(4)(2)Mind-mapFOURGOODHABITSCreatinganinterestinwhattheylearnPracticingandlearningfrommistakesDevelopingtheirstudyskills

Askingquestionsmoreactiveeasiermusicorsportsthebestwaysnotes

mindmapsAlexanderGrahamBelltelephonequestionsuseitorloseitPracticemakesperfectKnowledgecomesfromquestioning.SCANNINGASKANDANSWER

Doesthewriterthinkthateveryoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearnwell?Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?Whyisitagoodideatoconnectsomethingyouneedtolearnwithsomethingyouareinterestedin?Whatdothesayings“Useorloseit”and“Practicemakesperfect”mean?Doyouagreewiththem?Dogoodlearnerslearnfrommistakes,oraretheyafraidofmistakes?Whatstudyskillsdoesthewritertalkabout?Doyouhavethesestudyskills?Doyouagreethatlearningisalifelongjourney?Whyorwhynot?Doesthewriterthinkthateveryoneisbornwiththeabilitytolearnwell?Doyouagree?Whyorwhynot?Whyisitagoodideatoconnectsomethingyouneedtolearnwithsomethingyouareinterestedin?ASKANDANSWERNo,he/shedoesn’t.Yes,Ido.Iagreebecausewhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearninghabits.

Becauseifyouareinterestedinsomething,yourbrainismoreactiveanditisalsoeasierforyoutopayattentiontoitforalongtime.Whatdothesayings“Useorloseit”and“Practicemakesperfect”mean?Doyouagreewiththem?Dogoodlearnerslearnfrommistakes,oraretheyafraidofmistakes?ASKANDANSWER(1)Evenifyoulearnsomethingwell,youwillforgetitunlessyouuseit.(2)Weshouldpracticewhatwehavelearnedsothatwecanbegoodatit.(3)Yes,Ido.Theylearnfrommistakes.Whatstudyskillsdoesthewritertalkabout?Doyouhavethesestudyskills?Doyouagreethatlearningisalifelongjourney?Whyorwhynot?ASKANDANSWERTakingnotesbywritingdownkeywordsorbydrawingmindmaps,lookingforwaystoreviewwhattheyhavelearned,anddoingthisbyreadingtheirnoteseverydayorbyexplainingtheinformationtoanotherstudent.Yes,Ido.Becauseeverydaybringssomethingnew.Fillintheblankswiththewordsinthetext.

Everyoneisbornwiththe_______tolearn.Butwhetherornotyoucandothiswelldependsonyourlearning_______.Yoush