1、How I Learned to Learn EnglishLast year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke too quickly that I did not understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because my poor pronunciation. I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything
2、.Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies,too. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the mean
3、ing. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. My pronunciation also improved by listening to the conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning. I also learned useful sentences like “Its a p
4、iece of cake” or “It serves you right.” I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked up the words in a dictionary. Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of Eng
5、lish movies.P6 2bHow Can You Bee a Successful Learner?Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in mon.Creating an interest in what they learnStudies show that if
6、you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something they are interested in. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they c
7、an listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored.Practicing and learning from mistakesGood learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, “use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something well, you will forget
8、it unless you use it. Practice makes perfect. Good learners will keep practicing what they have learned,and they are not afraid of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.Developing their study sk
9、illsIt is not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way they can study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining th
10、e information to another student.Asking questionsGood learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge es from questioning. Learning is a life-long journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn bees a
11、part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!P11 3aFull Moon, Full FeelingsChinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on Mid-autumn night. They car
12、ry peoples wishes to the families they love and miss. There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Change is the most touching. Change was Hou Yis beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him a magic medicine to
13、 thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Change. However, a bad man, Peng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Change refused to give it to him and took it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that
14、he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Change could e back! After this, people started the tradition of admiring
15、 the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. P12 4bDear Xia Yu,Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America? One is Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May, and the other is Fathers Day on the third Sunday of June. On these two days, American children often give gifts to their parents or take them out for lunch or dinner. mon gifts are flowers and cards for mothers and shirts or ties for fathers. I heard that it is being more and more popular to celebrate Mothers Day and Fathers Day in China. I wonder if children over there also give simil
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