Study skillsTeaching aims:Learn to make a plan to improve the way of study.Teaching procedures:Step 1Enjoy a video and discussHow many ways of learning English in this video?What are they?Step 2Self-assessmentTo do self-assessment means to think about your studies in order to find out your strengths and weaknesses. This can help you make a plan to improve the way you study.Kitty is completing a self-assessmentform to find out how she is doing with her English study. Read her results in the table below.alwaysoftensometimesalmost neverDo you speak English in class?√Can you remembernew words easily?√Do you make spelling mistakes?√Can you learn new grammar rules well?√Can you answer listening questions correctly?√Do you get good results in tests?√After doing the self-assessment, Kitty is making a plan for studying English. Read her plan. Do you think she has some good ideas?I often speak English well in class, but I still need to practice more.I need to work harder to learn new words and grammar rules. I plan to copy the new words in my notebook and read them every morning. I plan to remember five new words every day. Grammar rules are difficult, so I will keep an English diary and try to use the newgrammar rules I have learnt. I plan to watch English TV programmes every weekend in order to improve my listening skills.Step3 Find some rulesWork harder to learn new words and grammar rules.Copy the new words in my notebook and read them every morning.Remember five new words every day.Keep an English diary and try to use the new grammar rules I have learnt.Plan to watch English TV programmes every weekend.Step 4Now complete the self-assessment formin Part A yourself. Then write your own plan for studying English.alwaysoftensometimesalmost neverDo you speak English in class?Can you remembernew words easily?Do you make spelling mistakes?Can you learn new grammar rules well?Can you answer listening questions correctly?Do you get good results in tests?Your plan:I need to …I plan to …I will…Step 5 Writing Task【寫作任務(wù)】假設(shè)你是光華中學(xué)英語校刊的編輯李銘。有一天你收到林濤的電子郵件,郵件內(nèi)容如下。請仔細(xì)閱讀郵件內(nèi)容并回復(fù)。詞數(shù)不少于80。Dear Li Ming, I’m Lin Tao, a student from Grade Eight. I know your English is very good, so I want to ask you for help. I study English very hard, but it seems that I haven’t made much progress. This makes me worried. I really don’t want to give it up. What should I do?Yours,Lin Tao【技能點(diǎn)撥】該寫作要求回復(fù)一封電子郵件。首先大家應(yīng)理解所給郵件的內(nèi)容,抓住問題的關(guān)鍵——林濤很努力地學(xué)英語,但進(jìn)步不大,不知該怎么辦。因此,大家在回復(fù)郵件時,應(yīng)針對林濤的情況給出建議。這是一篇半開放作文,大家可以根據(jù)自己學(xué)習(xí)英語的經(jīng)驗(yàn)給出合理建議。【推薦詞匯】join the English Corner, make good use of, be afraid of, make mistakes【范文展示】Dear Lin Tao,I’m glad to receive your e-mail and know that you don’t want to give up studying English. Here is some advice for you. First, interest is the best teacher. I advise you to join the English Corner. There you will get more interested in English and find more friends who want to improve their English, too. Second, practice makes perfect. Make good use of every chance to listen, speak, read and write. Practice with your friends in English every day. Don’t be shy and try to answer questions actively in English classes. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.I hope my advice does help you. Wish you make great progress.Yours,Li MingStep 6 HomeworkFinish the exercises on workbook.Preview the next lesson.