or why not? 2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with something you are nterested in? 3. What do the sayings "use it or lose it"and"practice makes perfect"mean? Do you agree with 4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes? 5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills? 6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not? 1. No, he doesnt. The writer thinks everyone is born with the ability to learn But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits 2. Studies show that if 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. You will also not get bored 3. Use it or lose it: If you stop doing something, you will forget how to do it. Practice makes perfect: If you do something again and again, you will become very good at it. 4. Yes. Good learners learn from their mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes 5. Take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps Look for ways to review what has been learnt, e.g read the notes every day or explain the information to another student 6. Yes. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Step 5 language points 1. I can,t always understand spoken English 【解析】 speak→ spoke→ spoken t说 【注意】部分动词的过去分词也可做该词的形容词: spoken口语的 broken坏掉的witn写作的 2. I don t know how to increase my reading speed 【解析】句中的 how to increase my reading speed是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构,在句中作宾 语。如: Nick doesn' t know what to buy for his mother. Can you tell me where to find this kind of bike? 【注意】 what to do后不需要跟宾语 how to do后必须跟宾语4 or why not? 2. Why is it a good idea to connect something you need to learn with something you are interested in? 3. What do the sayings "use it or lose it" and "practice makes perfect" mean? Do you agree with them? 4. Do good learners learn from mistakes or are they afraid of making mistakes? 5. What study skills does the writer talk about? Do you have those study skills? 6. Do you agree that learning is a lifelong journey? Why or why not? Answers: 1. No, he doesn’t. The writer thinks everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. 2. Studies show that if 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. You will also not get bored. 3. Use it or lose it: If you stop doing something, you will forget how to do it. Practice makes perfect: If you do something again and again, you will become very good at it. 4. Yes. Good learners learn from their mistakes, and they are not afraid of making mistakes. 5. Take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. Look for ways to review what has been learnt, e.g. read the notes every day or explain the information to another student. 6. Yes. Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Step 5 Language points 1. I can’t always understand spoken English. 【解析】speak →spoke →spoken v. 说 【注意】部分动词的过去分词也可做该词的形容词： spoken 口语的 broken 坏掉的 written 写作的 2. I don’t know how to increase my reading speed. 【解析】句中的 how to increase my reading speed 是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构，在句中作宾 语。如：Nick doesn’t know what to buy for his mother. Can you tell me where to find this kind of bike? 【注意】what to do 后不需要跟宾语 how to do 后必须跟宾语