初中英语山东版八年级下--Unit 2 B

UNIT 2 How do you study for a test?
[00:09.62]SECTION B
[00:11.75]1a Learning¹ English can be difficult.
[00:16.70]What things are difficult for you?
[00:19.92]Read the list.Check(√)the statements² that are
[00:24.09]true for you.
[00:27.14]I can't pronounce some of the words.
[00:30.44]I can't spell some English words.
[00:34.13]I can't understand spoken English.
[00:37.69]I make mistakes in grammar.
[00:41.51]I read very slowly.
[00:45.17]1b What other things are difficult for you?
[00:49.80]Make a list.
[00:52.34]2a Paul is learning English.Listen and check(√)
[00:58.08]the learning challenges⁴ he talks about.
[01:01.21]You look worried,Paul.I am,Ms Mitchell.
[01:04.22]I'm having trouble learning English.
[01:06.35]You said you liked English.What's the problem?
[01:09.36]I can't get the pronunciation right.
[01:11.59]Well,listening can help.
[01:13.58]Why don't you borrow the teacher's tapes?
[01:16.00]You can listen to them at home and repeat⁵ the
[01:18.82]sentences that are difficult for you.
[01:21.14]That's a good idea.
[01:22.47]But what about all the new words?
[01:24.94]I forget a lot of new words.
[01:27.20]You can always write the new words in your
[01:29.42]notebook and study them at home.
[01:31.62]You can even study in the train on the way to
[01:33.86]school.That might really help!Thanks.
[01:37.05]Can you understand when people talk to you?
[01:40.00]Well,no.Not always.Sometimes I just don't
[01:44.61]understand what people are saying.
[01:46.95]Why don't you join an English language club to
[01:49.24]practice speaking English?
[01:51.32]The English club meets after school on Tuesdays
[01:53.74]and Thursday.
[01:55.19]Maybe I'll go.The only other problem I have is
[01:57.93]that I don't get much writing practice.
[02:00.49]Maybe you should find a pen pal⁶.
[02:02.83]That sounds like a fun way to practice writing.
[02:05.31]Thanks,Ms Mitchell.
[02:07.16]2b Listen again.
[02:09.60]Match the challenges in 2a with the solutions.
[02:14.29]2c  PAIRWORK
[02:17.86]Role play conversations using the information
[02:21.38]from 2a and 2b.
[02:24.10]I don't have a partner to practice English with.
[02:28.29]Maybe you should join an English language club.
[02:32.81]3a Read the article.
[02:36.23]Then read the statements about the article.
[02:39.29]Write "T"(for true)or "F"(for false).
[02:44.53]How I learned⁷ to learn English
[02:48.14]Last year my English class was difficult.
[02:52.02]First of all,it wasn't easy for me to understand
[02:56.03]the teacher when she talked.
[02:58.18]To begin with,she spoke³ too quickly,
[03:01.21]and I couldn't understand every word.
[03:04.40]Later on,I realized that it doesn't matter if
[03:08.35]you don't understand every word.
[03:11.34]I was also afraid to speak in class,
[03:14.66]because I thought my classmates might laugh at
[03:17.26]me.
[03:19.32]I couldn't always make complete sentences,either
[03:23.68]Then I started to watch English-language TV.
[03:27.41]It helped a lot.
[03:29.77]I think that doing lots of listening practice is
[03:33.01]one of the secrets of becoming a good language
[03:36.02]learner.
[03:39.02]Another thing that I found very difficult was
[03:42.26]English grammar.
[03:44.37]So I decided⁸ to take lots of grammar notes in
[03:47.26]every class.
[03:49.56]Then I started to write my own original⁹
[03:53.06]sentences using the grammar I was learning.
[03:56.31]It's amazing how much this helped.
[03:59.15]Now I am enjoying learning English and I got an
[04:02.55]A this term.
[04:03.90]My teacher is very impressed¹⁰.
[04:07.46]3b  Write a letter telling a friend how to become
[04:12.15]a better language learner.
[04:15.50]3c Write an article about the things that have
[04:20.26]helped you the most in learning another language
[04:24.46]4 INTERVIEW
[04:27.31]Ask three classmates about learning English.
[04:31.63]Take notes.
[04:33.31]Then tell the class about their answers.
[04:38.06]1.What isn't easy about learning English?
[04:45.32]2.What do you do about this?
[04:49.35]3.What is your favorite way to learn more
[04:52.20]English?
[04:54.51]Han Wen says that listening is sometimes
[04:58.08]difficult if people speak too fast.
[05:00.42]

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 statements   

n.声明( statement的名词复数 )；（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现；（文字）陈述；结算单

参考例句：

• We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. 我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
• The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. 这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 challenges   

n.挑战( challenge的名词复数 )；要求；（警卫等）查问口令；怀疑

参考例句：

• Many challenges, abroad and at home, have arrived in a single season. 国内和国外的众多挑战出现在同一个时刻。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• The new democracies face tough challenges. 这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。 来自辞典例句

5 repeat   

n.重复，反复；vt.重复，复述；vi.重复；adj.重复的，反复的

参考例句：

• There will be a repeat of this talk next week.下星期将重播这次讲话。
• History will not repeat itself.历史不会重演。

6 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

7 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

9 original   

adj.最初的，原始的；有独创性的

参考例句：

• This is a translation.The original is in French. 这是译文。原文是法文。
• The plan of the work is original with the author.这篇作品的构思是作者个人的独创。

10 impressed   

adj.印象深刻的v.使感动，使印象深刻( impress的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
• I was impressed by his handling of the affair. 他对此事的处理方式我甚感佩服。