How do you study for a test?

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Unit 1 How do you study for a test?
Section B
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Do you have any trouble /problems
(in) learning English? What are they?
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• I cant pronounce some of the words.
• I cant get the pronunciation right.

pronounce (v). ?? ??/?????/?
What should I do?
Well, listening can help. Why dont you borrow
the teachers tapes and listen to them ?
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• I cant understand spoken English.

spoken (adj.) ?????????
written (adj.) ??????
What should I do?
Why dont you join an English language club to
practice speaking English ?
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• I make mistakes in grammar.
• I dont know how to use commas.

What should I do?
You should take lots of notes in class and ask
your teacher for help and do lots of exercises.
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What should I do?

• I read very slowly.

You should do lots of reading practice.
I cant understand the words in magazines.
You should guess their meanings from the
context or look them up in a dictionary.
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2c PAIRWORK Role play conversations using the
information from activities 2a and 2b.
A I dont have a partner to practice
English with. B Maybe you should join an English
language club.
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3a Read the article. Then read the statements
about the article. Write T(for true) or F(for
false)
The writer found learning English difficult
because 1. the teachers pronunciation was
poor. 2. people always laughed at her when she
spoke. 3. she had trouble making complete
sentences. 4. English grammar was difficult. Her
English improved when she started.. 5. going out
with English-speaking friends. 6. lots of
speaking practice. 7. using grammar in original
sentences.
F
F
T
T
F
T
T
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• first of all ????
• It wasnt easy for me to understand the teacher.
• ??????????????
• eg ?????????????
• Its important for us to learn English well.
• 3. to begin with ??,???
• begin with ?????
• eg. Lets begin with ABC.
• 4. later on ????
• eg. ????????????????
• I' ll tell you all about it later on.

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5. It doesnt matter if you dont understand
every word. ??????????????? matter n.
Whats the matter with you? 6. be afraid to do
sth ???? be afraid of sth/doing sth be
afraidthat ????? eg. ?????????? Dont be afraid
to ask the teacher for help. Dont be afraid of
asking the teacher for help. 7. laugh at me
??? 8. make complete sentences ?????? 9. either
? ?????/ ??????? ????????? ??????
matter v.
I dont have enough money, either.
on either side of the road
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• Doing lots of listening practice is one of the
  secrets
• of becoming a good language learner.
• ??????????????????????????
• 11. one another ?????(??????)
• eg. He arrived in one car, his wife in another.
• one the other ?????(????????)
• There are two cars. One is his, the other is his
  wifes.
• 12. take lots of grammar notes ????????
• 13. My teacher is very impressed.
• 14. have trouble doing
  sth.
• a problem/problems

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pronunciation
1. I dont know the right__________(??) of the
word. 2. Lucy was very _________(???) at the
news 3. In the English exam, I made a lot of
m________. 4. I can't read this word well. Do
you know how to p__________ the word? 5. It's
necessary to learn a language by studying
g_________. 6. When we heard the exciting news,
we got e_____. 7. Sorry, I cant follow you .Can
you speak more s________? 8. Please be more
careful, or youll make more m_______. 9. Dont
tell others, its a s_______ between us. 10. Its
impolite to l________ at the people in trouble
excited
istakes
ronounce
rammar
xcited
lowly
istakes
ecret
augh
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• The worlds population is one of the biggest
• _________(challenge) of the world today.
• 2.The best way of learning a language is by
• ___________(use)it.
• 3. The little girl is afraid _______ (go) out at
  night.
• 4. Dont be afraid of_______ (make) mistakes
• when you speak English.
• 5. Now many teenagers enjoy _______
• (listen) to pop songs.
• 6. You should look up the right _______
• (pronounce) of this word in the dictionary.
• 7. I dont know the ____________(pronounce)
• of the word.
• 8. Can you___________(pronounce) the word?

challenges
using
to go
making
listening
pronunciation
pronunciation
pronounce
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9. ________(study)grammar is a great way to learn
 a language. 10. I found the story very
___________(interest). 11. I am having trouble
__________ (work) out the problem. 12. We
should practice _________( speak ) English aloud
every morning. 13. I think____________ (speak)
English is more difficult than written
English. 14. After the boy ate an apple, he asked
_________(???) 15. I have two pens, one is new,
___________ (???)one is old. 16. There are so
many books. I really cant decide ______. A.
where to buy B. which to buy C. what to
buy D. how to buy
Studying
interesting
working
speaking
spoken
another one
the other
B
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C
17. Why not _______ our sports club? A. take part
in B. take part C. join D. join in 18. My
dad bought me a new MP4, but I don't know ____.
--Let's read the instructions. A. what to use
B. which one to use C. how to use it D.
when to use it 19. We found ____ difficult to
learn English well in such a short time. A. it
B. this C. one D. that 20.--Mr. Wang, I
have trouble ____ the text. --Remember ____ it
three times at least. A. to understand reading
B. understanding reading C. understanding to
read D. to understand read
C
A
C
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1.???????????????? I dicided to take take lots of
grammar notes in every class. 2.??,????,??????????
? First of all, it wasnt easy for me to
understand the teacher. 3.????????????????????? Wh
y dont you join an English club to practice your
English? 4.??????? I am afraid to speak in
class. 5.??????????? I couldnt make
complete sentences,either. 6.?????????????????????
???? Doing lots of listening practice is
one of the secrets of becoming a good
language learner. 7. ?????????? I dont
have a partner to practice English with.
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1 Fill in each blank with the correct word
given.Change the form of the word if necessary.
SELF CHECK
feel spell write down join
find
1. You should new
English words in a vocabulary list. 2. If you
dont know how to new words,
look them up in a dictionary. 3. The best way to
improve your English is to an English
club. 4. Another thing that he
very difficult was English grammar. 5. This
kind of paper very soft.
write down
spell
join
found
feels
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Page 15 Answer these questions 1.Does everyone
have their problems? Yes, they do. 2.How do we
deal with our problems? By learning to forget, by
regarding problems as challenges by thinking of
something worse. 3.How does Stephen Hawking deal
with his problems? He regards his many physical
problems as unimportant.
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• How do we deal with our problems?
• ????????????
• 2. unless ??,??? ( ifnot)
• eg. ????????,??????
• We will go shopping tomorrow unless it rains.
• We will go shopping tomorrow if it doesnt rain.
• 3. worry about v. ??
• be worried about adj.
• 4. be angry with sb. ?????
• argue with sb. ?????
• 5. Time goes by, and good friends may be lost.
• ???????,???????????
• 6. see sb. doing sth.
• do sth.

?????????
?????????
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ask/tell
7. decide (not) to do sth. ??(?)??? 8. last for
long ?????? eg. ?????2???? The meeting lasted
for 2 hours. 9. We can solve a problem by
learning to forget. ???????????????? learn to do
sth. ???? 10. regard problems as challenges
??????? regards as ??? eg.
???????????? I regard him as my best friend. 11.
complain about sth/doing sth. ??(?)?? 12. have
too much work to do ??????? eg
????????????? My mother always has too much
clothes to wash.
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13. its ones duty to do sth. ????????? eg
??????????? Its our duty to study hard. 14. try
ones best to do sth. ?????????? eg
????????????? We should try our best to study
English well. 15. with the help of
????? eg. ???????,????????? With the help of the
teacher, I made great progerss.
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A
1. If you dont know the words, ______ in the
dictionary. A. look them up B. look up them C.
look at them D. look them at 2. You'll miss the
train ______ you hurry up.A. unless B. as C. if
D. until 3. I decided __________(not play) the
computer games. 4. They tried their best
_________ (open) the box. 5. Its our duty
__________(keep) the classroom clean.
A
not to play
to open
to keep
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6. ???????????????????? The best way to improve
your English is to join an English club. 7.
?????????????????? Another thing that he found
very difficult was English grammar. 8.
???????????????? We can solve a problem by
learning to forget. 9. ???????,????????? With the
help of the teacher, I made great progress. 10.
???????????? We should regard problems as
challenges.