9AUnit1Studyskills

1、9A Unit 1 Study skillsMade by An gela LiChecked by導學目標：1讓學生了解略讀法。2學會略讀一篇文章，找到所需信息。導學過程：復習導入：1. Free talkT: Do you read n ewpapers and magaz ines in your spare time?How do you get i nformati on from them?Do you read every character or word?2.板書skimming并解釋；自主學習：1教師簡單解釋課本第17頁練習的語境，讓學生閱讀該頁所列出的三個問題；2.思考每

2、個問題的關鍵詞。合作探究：1.挑選3個學生大聲朗讀三個問題，另外請三個學生回答問題；2.全班同學朗讀文章。自主評價：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）A“ Itis never too late and you are never too old to start something new!" says Englishtownstudent Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of fifty, and in just a few years, shehas made great progress!El

3、le n chose to study on En glishtow n because no eve ning classes were offered in the Germa ncoun tryside where she lives. On En glishtow n, she has con versati on classes on li ne and speaks withn ative En glish-speak ing teachers.“ Englishtown is a wonderful place for study,” she says. Ellefirstega

4、rew（水t平of En glishtow n and quickly progressed."I spe nt hours and hours study ing,” she said. “ Iwan ted too much in a short time. I fini shed all my courses after 2 years, but I still had grammar difficulties. ”In stead of givi ng up, she chose to con ti nue. After ano ther two years on En gl

5、ishtow n, she' sstill studying in the online classroom. “ Studyingonline is never boring, but you need practice, practice, practice!”Ellen says studying English isn' t all about hard work. It should alsolbeauyHike the“online conversation classrooms, she says. " Ihave learned so much abo

6、ut other cultures and traditi ons.”Ellen has been able to put her English to use by visiting England five times! " I ' vmrythankful to Englishtown because my life has i mproved because of it, ” Ellen says.（）1. Elle n started to lear n En glish .A. 50 years agoB. in a city of Germa nyC. whe

7、n she was a high school stude nt D. whe n she was 50 years old()2. Why did Elien study English on Englishtown?A. She had no free time during the day.B. She lived far away from school.C. There were no evening classes n ear her home.D. En glishtow n was a famous website to lear n En glish.()3. Elle n

8、had trouble lear ning .A. pronun ciati onB. grammarC. writ ingD. liste ning()4. How long has Elle n lear ned En glish?A. For 2 years.B. For 4 years. C. For 6 years.D. For 15 years.()5. What ' s the main idea of this passage?A. You are n ever too old to lear n someth ing n ew.B. En glishtow n is

9、a good place to visit.C. The courses are good on En glishtow n.D. Study ing En glish is not bori ng at all.BAccording to scientists res'earch, the month in which babies are born could affect them insome ways.Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born under Aquarius (Jan. 21st Feb. 19th

10、)may be less clever tha n those born in other seas ons. They may also have shorter lives tha n those born in autumn. Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mother ' s exposure to sun light in preg nancy (懷孕).Sun light helps lead to the product ion of vitamin D in the

11、body. The lack (缺乏)of vitamin D inthe first mon ths of life may have a bad effect on health.Vitamin D is called the“sunshine vitamin” .It has a good effect on health. A study showedthat people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, November or December. Simila

12、r studies in the US showed that people born in autumn lived about160 days Ion ger tha n those born in spri ng.Professor Russell Foster said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added,“ These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am n ot givi ng voice to star sig ns and th

13、eyare just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our seas on of birth.”()6. A child ' s seas on of birth can affect all the followi ng things EXCEPT accord ingto the first two paragraphs.A. his healthB. his height C. his len gth of lifeD. his quality of being clever()7. What does the u

14、nderlined word“ exposure ” mean in Chinese?A.偏愛B.抗拒C.過敏 D.暴露()8. What can we know about vitamin D accord ing to the passage?A. It comes from sun light.B. It helps people live Ion ger.C. Sun light preve nts its product ion.D. It does harm to people' s health.()9. Which of the followi ng is TRUE a

15、ccord ing to the passage?A. Wome n should get eno ugh sun light i n preg nancy.B. Childre n born un der Aquarius are cleverer tha n those born in autu mn.C. People born in May will live Ion ger tha n those born in October.D. Professor Russell Foster is in terested in star sig ns and believes in them

16、.()10. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. People can know the len gth of life by star sig n.B. Wome n should choose to give birth to childre n in spri ng.C. A child ' s seas on of birth has an effect on him or her.D. Vitamin D is very important to people' s health.CAmerican high schools

17、 have a dropout rate (輟學率)of up to 50%. There are many reasons for stude nts leavi ng school: For two thirds of the dropouts, motivation (動力)is the problem. They can ' ju st work hard eno ugh. Almost half of them said that they had missed so many classes that they could not follow any more. Many

18、 said that they were not ready well eno ugh in their earlier school. For a third of them, getting a job is more important than finishing school.High school dropouts have more problems in their future lives. They are more likely to be out of work or live a poor life. There is also a big differe nee i

19、n in come (收入)if you compare (比較) high school dropouts with graduates. A study shows America ns with a bachelor s "degree (學士學 位)get about $50,000, those with a high school diploma about $28,000 and dropouts only about $20,000.Many youn ger stude nts do not un dersta nd the in flue nee of dropp

20、 ing out of school. They often need better teachers, more lessons to get good grades in subjects and more help with learning problems. Some schools in America have changed this situation. Some schools offer evening classes or allow stude nts to come back at a later age.()11. In America high school s

21、tudents leave school before they finish it.A. few ofB. two thirds of C. half ofD. a third of()12. Some students think is more important than finishing school.A. finding a jobB. deali ng with problemsC. making much money D. studying during work()13. The passage mainly tells us reasons that American h

22、igh school students becomedropouts.A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 6()14. We can learn that high school dropouts than graduates in America.A. work harderB. take more subjectsC. make less moneyD.)15. What do we know from the lastA. Most of the dropouts canB. America n high schools have nC. Dropp ing out of school doe

23、s nare faced with fewer problems paragraph (段落)?'t work hard eno ugh.'t changed the situation at all.'t in flue nee youn ger stude nts'future lives.D. Some America n schools allow the dropouts to come back aga in at a later age.Note-tak ing is a skill that can help you do well in all

24、 your schoolwork. It can make you con fide nt when you are studying. But uniuckily, most students don' t know how to take notes. Write down key facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that ' great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Diffe

25、rent teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on (關注)lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say someth ing importa nt aga in and aga in. Ask. Don' t be afraid

26、 to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss. If your teac her speaks too fast and you can ' t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class. Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates ' can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes. Organize. Note-tak ing also n eeds orga ni zati on. Keep no tes for each subject in one no tebook, so that you can find everyth ing easily whe n a test comes. Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy you