英语课件八年级英语下册unit8课件_3

Reading Hand in handfrom Seoul Olympic Game We can see the fire in the sky We feel the beating of our hearts together This is our time to rise above We know the chance is here to live forever For all time Hand in hand we stand All across the land We can make this world a better place in which to live Hand in hand we can! Start to understand Breaking down the walls that come between us for all time All the time Breaking down the walls between us Hand in hand Breaking down the walls Every time we give it all We feel the flame eternally inside us Lift our hands up to the sky The morning calm helps us to live in harmony For all time This is the theme（主题）song of Seoul（汉城） Olympic Game. Its a beautiful and popular song, the people all over the world know it. We know the part of the meaning of the song. If you can sing this song, you can learn some new words. How can singing English songs help your English? 1. We can learn some new words. 2. We can become more interested in English. 3. We can improve the ability of listening and speaking. Make a list What is the passage mainly about? First reading: 3a. After reading: Are these statements true, false, or not mentioned in the reading? StatementsTrueFalse Not mentioned Three good ways of improving English are mentioned. The winners both agreed that they were the best singers. Studying English helped Jiang Mei win the prize. Singing songs doesnt mean you can speak English well. Reading English books is a better way of learning English than watching movies. China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. The Olympics=the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 enter v. 参加；进入 nearly adv. 几乎singsang clearly adv. 明朗地；明显地 stage n. 舞台 native adj. 本地的；本国的 from across China=from all over China 来自全中国 by+名词/动词-ing 通过；以 as+形容词或副词原形+as 像一样 The singers really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from Xian, and the winner of the womens competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didnt think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the womens competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. winner n. 胜利者modest adj. 谦虚的；谦让的 earlier adj. 早的；初期的interested adj. 感兴趣的 This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. “Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics,” said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English. encourage v. 鼓励 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事 progress n. 进步；前进 make progress 取得进步 spokesperson n. 发言人；代言人 the Olympic Committee 奥委会 Its + 名词 + to do sth. 做某事是怎样 have fun with sth. 在中获得乐趣 Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why dont you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, youll find a good way to learn English better. hear of 听说 suggest v. 提议；建议take an interested in 对感兴趣 besides prep. 而且；除之外 make friends with 与交友 find out 找出；发现 Answer the questions as many as you can. 1.Which country will be the host for the 2008 Olympics? 2.How many singers entered the contest? 3.How old were the singers? 4.Where was the winner of the mens competition from? 5.Who was the winner of the womens competition? 6.Why did Jiang Mei win? 7.Did the winners think they were better than the other singers? 8.What does Beijing Speaks English suggest? 9How many fun ways to learn English are there in the text? What are they? Discuss in Groups: 3b. What other ways can you think of to improve your English? 3c Close your books. Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words. Because China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, many Chinese people are trying to improve their English in different ways. Singing English songs is one way. Singers from across China entered a contest by singing English songs. Some of them were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. A winner said singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. So this kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. And it is a good idea to have fun with English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English, like watching English movies and reading English books. Section 4 . Write some ways that you want to be a volunteer of the Olympics in 2008. Then ask a partner to give you some suggestions to achieve this dream. 1. I want to drive a bus for the athletes. 2. _ 3. _ Why dont you?What/How about? English-An International Language Why do we learn English? 1. We can communicate with each other. 2. _ 3. _ Reading English newspapers Communicate with each other Doing business have international meeting You must be very familiar with the song named “My Heart Will Go On“. The rhythm of it is really beautiful and attractive, but if you can understand English you will be able to see the point of it well and communicate with others by your feelings. English is widely used in songs and most of the famous singers come from English-speaking countries. If you like music very much, youd better master English. This kind of things also happen on many other areas of our life, such as sports, literature and so on. Why do we learn English? The world is becoming smaller and smaller. In our life we have to work and live with many different kinds of people including people from other countries. We need to know each others language to communicate. Of course, you can learn Japanese to talk with people from Japan. You can use French to discuss with Frenchmen. You may also have a conversation with Germans in German But as we see, itll be very difficult for us to master so many kinds of languages. Maybe itll take all the time in your life if you are a person who deals with international work. So here comes a question whether you can use only one language to communicate with the most people all over the world. If you are not interested in amusement, thats all right. You may be interested in your job. Youll talk about business. The most important thing for a company is to know the demands of the customers and use this information to make plans, develop the domestic and foreign markets. So in a sense, information is the life for all the businessmen. In the world, most business letters are written in English. Half the worlds telephone calls are made in English. Three quarters of the worlds books and newspapers are written in English. Using English is the fastest way to keep i