3 b PAIRWORK Role play Student A pretend

3 b PAIRWORK Role play. Student A, pretend to be one of the people in 3 a. Student B, interview Student A about learning English. A: I’m doing a survey about learning English. Can I ask you some questions? B: Sure. A: Great! What’s your name? B: Wei Ming. A: And how do you learn English, Ming? B: …

PAIRWORK Check( ) what you do to learn English. Then interview your partner. I do this… My partner does this… often sometime neve ofte sometim neve s r n es r write vocabulary lists read English books/magazin es study grammar keep an English notebook listen to cassette ask the teacher

A: Do you write vocabulary lists? B: Oh, yes. I do it often.

Section B Difficulties/ Challenges in learning English

1 a Learning English can be difficult. What things are difficult for you? Read the list. Check ( ) the statements that are true for you. I can’t pronounce some of the words. v. 发…音; 正确(或清晰地)吐(字、音等) I can’t understand spoken English. adj. 口语的；口说的；口头的 I read very slowly. v. 慢地；缓慢地 I can’t spell some English words. I make mistakes in grammar. 犯错；出错

1 b What other things are difficult for you? Make a list. n. 逗号 1. I don’t know how to use commas. 2. . 3. .

请诵读下面的目标句型：说出困难： I have a problem. I can’t remember the new words. I can’t pronounce some of the words. I can’t understand spoken English. I always make mistakes in grammer. I read very slowly. I don’t know how to speak English well.

2 a Paul is learning English. Listen and check ( )the learning challenges he talks about. Challenges n. 挑战 1. can’t get the pronunciation right 2. forget a lot of new words 3. can’t always understand when people talk to me 4. 5. can’t understand the words in magazines don’t get much writing practice

2 b Listen again. Match the challenges in 2 a with the solutions. Solutions n. (问题; 疑难等的) 解决; 解答 2 a. You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home. b. 5 You should find a pen pal. c. 1 Listening can help. d. 3 Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking English?

You should read English aloud. Listening can help. Why don’t you join an English language club to practice speaking. Would you mind remembering new words by flashcards. Please try to talk with your friends in English as much as possible.

T: You looked worried, Paul. B: I am, Ms Mitchell. I’m having trouble learning English. T: You said you liked English. What’s the problem? B: I can’t get the pronunciation right. T: Well, listening can help. Why don’t you borrow the teacher’s tapes. You can listen to them at home and repeat the sentences that are difficult for you. B: That’s a good idea. But what about all the new words? I forget a lot of new words. T: You can always write the new words in your notebook and study them at home. You can even study in the train on the way to school.