例如：
―一则新闻‖ a piece of news。 ―两则新闻‖ two pieces of news。 IV. Learning Guide ㈠.Autonomic Learning 1.Review and learn the new.
(1).Fill in the blanks and learn the key vocabulary.
①You will have a good____(旅行). ②My father is wearing a____(丝绸) shirt. ③There are some cars and buses on the____(公路). ④Don`t worry. I will____(带路) the way for you. ⑤That will be a good____(机会) for you. Don`t miss it. ⑥Is there any____(新闻) in the newspaper? ⑦Let`s____(送) a birthday card to him. ⑧They are taking____(笔记) in class.
(2).Translation and learn the key phrases and structures.
①今天晚上我会去看电影。
②猜怎么着！这个月我们在学校学习有关丝绸之路方面的知识。 ③我会发一份电子邮件给李明，告诉他这个好消息。 ④你知道那则新闻吗？
⑤我班里的一些学生会去中国，在丝绸之路上旅行。 ⑥史密斯夫人认为这次旅行怎么样？
(3).Listen and write true or false in order to know more about the lesson.
①Jenny is learning about the Silk Road this month in school. ②Li Ming`s school is planing a trip to Canada.
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③Ms. Martin will go to China with the students.
2.Reading methods
(1).Fully master the meaning of the key vocabulary、phrases and structures given in lesson 1.
(2).Explain the difficult points appeared in lesson 1. 3.Study and read intensively
(1).Use the key structures of every paragraph to read effectively. (2).Obstacle jump method. If you meet difficult problems in the process of reading,you can put them aside to deal with new knowledge. After that, you can concentrate your attention on that difficult problems.
(3).Seize ―key points‖. It can be effective to comprehend the content and implications of an essay thoroughly through analysis and consideration of key points.
㈡.Dispel suspicion using mutual help.
1.We are learning about the Silk Road this month in school. 这个月我们正在学校学习丝绸之路。 (1).learn about 学习、了解
I want to learn about the history of China.
(2).learn(?) from?（向??学习??、从??获得??知识）
We must learn from each other. (3).learn to do sth. 学习做某事
learn to swim 学习游泳 learn to ride a bike 学习骑自行车 (4).the Silk Road 丝绸之路 the是定冠词，此处用在由普通名词组成的专有名词前。
the Great Wall 长城 the Summer Palace 颐和园 2.Mum and dad, may I ask you a question? 爸爸妈妈，我可以问你们一个问题吗？
May I?? 此句式表达有礼貌地请求对方允许，语气十分委婉，还可以表达为：Could I \\ Can I?其肯定回答常用：Yes.可以。\\ Sure.\\ Certainly.当然可以。否定回答为：I`m sorry, you can`t.抱歉，不行。\\I`m sorry, but?抱歉，但??\\ You`d better not. 你最好别这样。 3.Who will lead the trip?
lead用作及物动词，意为“带领、指路”。其过去式led,名词为leader(l领导者、领先者)。
The road leads you to the post office. lead还可用作不及物动词。 You lead, and I`ll follow.
4.Here is the note from my school. 这是我们学校的信笺。 note用作可数名词，意为“信笺、笔记”。 (1).make \\ take notes 意为“做笔记”。 We should make \\ take notes carefully in class.
(2).leave sb. a note 意为“给某人留便条”。 He left his son a note on the table.
5.I will send Li Ming an e-mail and tell him the good news. 我将给李明发电子邮件，告诉他这个好消息。 (1).send及物动词，“寄，送”，过去式为sent。 send sb. sth.= send sth. to sb.意为“把某物寄给某人” My friend often sends me books.
(2).tell sb. sth.= tell sth. to sb. 意为“告诉某人某事” I will tell him my name.
6.What does Mrs. Smith think about the trip? 史密斯夫人认为这次旅行怎么样？
think about意为“考虑，认为”，about是介词，后可跟名词、代词或v.-ing 形式。
What do you think about Spots Weekly?
7.This is a good chance for you. 对你来说这是一次很好的机会。 chance用作可数名词，意为“机会、运气”。
have a chance to do sth.= have a chance of doing sth. 意为“有机会做某事”，by chance 意为“偶然地”。 It`s a good chance to learn from workers.
8.My school is planing a trip around China with Li Ming`s school. (1).trip用作可数名词，意为“旅行、旅程”，通常指短距离的旅行。 We will make a trip to the seaside.