八下英语8单元selfcheck.ppt

Self Check,Self Check,1 Fill in the blanks with the words given.,expensive boring cheap special interesting,1. Today is Jims birthday. His mother is going to make a meal for him. 2. My shoes were really . They only cost $5. 3. My aunt took us out to dinner at an restaurant, but the food was not good at all. 4. The movie was . I fell asleep half way through it. 5. Its important to choose subjects that you find .,special,cheap,expensive,boring,interesting,adj. 睡着的,入睡,v.选择,2 Read the passages and then write about the most popular gifts among your friends and family.,Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they dont get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy.,present n. 礼物,make sb. / sth. + 形容词 使某人/某事 What he says makes me rather angry. 他所说的话让我非常生气。 The flowers made the house beautiful. 鲜花让房子美丽。,Gift giving is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and dont want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People dont need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough.,open v. 开；打开,give away 赠送 givegavegiven,bench n. 长凳；长椅,rather than 胜于,Sweden 瑞典,instead adv. 代替；而不是 If you dont want to go, I will go instead.,In the USA ,some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts . 在美国，一些人让他们的家人或朋友捐给慈善机 构而不是给他们买礼物。 rather than (要)而不，与其倒不如， 常用于平行结构中。 我想喝冷饮，不想喝咖啡。 I think Ill have a cold drink _ _ coffee,rather than,People dont need to spend too much money.Instead,making a meal is enough .人们不用花太多的钱，一顿饭就足够了。 Instead是副词，意为“代替，反而”，可单独位于句首或句尾。 我们没有咖啡了，改喝茶吗？ We