Unit5grade 8 listen and read

What is a study habit?Study habits are the practices one

uses to help them study and learn. Good

study habits can help students achieve

and/or maintain good grades.

Tell whether it is a good study habit or not.

I am playing video games before studying.

I’ll study later, I’ll finish I’ll study later, I’ll finish this game first.this game first.

I go to sleep when I study.

Having group studies with classmates.

I am studying with the help of reference books.

Unit 5: STUDY HABITS

Listen and Read

Listen to the teacher as she reads the dialogue. Note the correct pronunciation and intonation exercised.

Dialogue between Tim and his mom

Mom: Tim? Tim? Are you home?Tim : Yes, Mom. I’m in the living room. What is it, Mom?Mom: I went to your school today and Miss Jackson gave me your report card.Tim :Oh, is it a good report?Mom: Don’t worry. It’s excellent. You did very well.Tim : May I see the report?Mom: Sure. I’m proud of you, Tim.

I know you worked really hard this semester.Tim : Thanks, Mom.

Mom: But there’s one thing you need to improve. Tim : What’s that, Mom?Mom: Miss Jackson said you should work

harder on your Spanish pronunciation. She asked me to give you this

dictionary.Tim : Yes, I know. Some of those Spanish

words are really hard. I’ll try my best to improve them.

Mom: I believe you can do it, Tim.

Read the dialogue together.

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Read the dialogue on

the book silently.

Now close your books!

Mom: Tim? Tim? Are you home?Tim : Yes, Mom. I’m in the living room. What is it, Mom?Mom: I went to your school today and Miss Jackson gave me your report card.Tim :Oh, is it a good report?Mom: Don’t worry. It’s excellent. You did very well.Tim : May I see the report?Mom: Sure. I’m proud of you, Tim.

I know you worked really hard this semester.Tim : Thanks, Mom.Mom: But there’s one thing you need to improve. Tim : What’s that, Mom?Mom: Miss Jackson said you should work harder on your Spanish pronunciation. She asked me to give you this dictionary.Tim : Yes, I know. Some of those Spanish words are really hard. I’ll try my best to improve them.Mom: I believe you can do it, Tim.

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Is the statement TRUE or FALSE?

Tim needs to improve his Spanish grammar.

“False”

Tim was out when his mother called him.

“False”

Tim’s report is poor.

“False”

Tim’s mother met his teacher at school.

“True”

Tim’s mother wants him to improve one thing.

“True”

Tim promised to try his best in learning Spanish.

“True”

Let’s have some more!

1. Who is Miss Jackson?2. What did Miss Jackson give Tim’s mother?3. How did Tim study this semester?4. What did Miss Jackson say Tim should do?5. What did Tim’s mother give him at the end of the conversation?

1.Miss Jackson is the teacher of Tim.

2. Miss Jackson gave Tim’s mother his report card.

3. During this semester, Tim studied very hard.

4. Miss Jackson said that Tim should work harder on his Spanish pronunciation.

5. Tim’s mother gave him a dictionary.

How important is it to

have effective study

habits?

Dictionary

book of word meanings: a reference book that contains alphabetically ordered words, with explanations of their meanings, often with information about grammar, pronunciation, and etymology

Excellent

extremely good: -of a very high quality or standard-very good