英语人教版八年级下册学案及作业.doc

Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum?(Section A 3a)1. Read and circle. (1) Ken has ever been to _A. the American Computer MuseumB. the International Museum of Toilets C. the Hangzhou National Tea Museum(2) Amy has ever been to _A. the American Computer MuseumB. the International Museum of ToiletsC. the Hangzhou National Tea Museum(3) Linlin has ever been to_A. the American Computer MuseumB. the International Museum of ToiletsC. the Hangzhou National Tea Museum2. Read and write T for true or F for false. ( ) (1) The American Computer Museum has information about different computers.( )(2) A special computer could play chess even better than humans in the International Museum of Toilets. ( ) (3) Amy saw many toilets in the International Museum of Toilets.( ) (4) The International Museum of Toilets teaches the history and development of toilets.( ) (5) Linlin thinks watching the tea preparation is enjoyable. 3. Read and think.( ) What is the purpose of this article?A. To explain (解释) why people like to go to museums.B. To introduce (介绍) three interesting museums.C. To compare (比较) the three different museums.D. To advise readers to go to museums.4. Read and practice.An interviewer (采访者) is asking Ken, Amy and Linlin about the museums they have ever been to. The questions are as follows（如下）.(1) What kind of museum have you ever been to?(2) What have you learned there?(3) What do you think of the museum?A: What kind of museum have you ever been to?B: I have ever been to the American Computer Museum.A: What have you learned there?B: They have information about different computers. I have also learned a special computer. It could play chess even better than humans.A: Thats interesting. What do you think of the museum?B: I think its unbelievable.the American Computer Museumdifferent computers, a special computer. It could play chess even better than humansunbelievablethe International Museum of Toiletsdifferent kinds of toilets, the history and development of toilets unusualthe Hangzhou National Tea Museumtea art, why my grandpa loves drinking tearelaxing/enjoyable5. Oral report.First, talk about the museum that you have ever been to, and then ask you partner about the museum that he/she has ever been to.1) What kind of museum have you ever been to?2) What have you learned there?3) What do you think of it?YouYour partnerWhat kind of museum have you ever been to?What have you learned there?What do you think of it?I have ever been to_. They have information about _. I have also learned _. I think its _. My partner A has ever been to _Sample:I have ever been to the China Sports Museum. They have information about many pictures and models of sports. I have also learned history and development of athletics in New China. I think its educational.My partner Tom has ever been to the China National Museum. They have information about different art works. He has also learned the history of China. He thinks its amazing.Some museums in Beijing that you may have ever been to:China National Museum（国家博物馆）art works, the long history of ChinaCapital Museum（首都博物馆）collections, folk custom, Chinese culture, long historyThe museum of the Anti-Japanese War（抗日战争纪念馆）pictures and descriptions about the war, stories and history of the warThe Palace Museum（故宫博物院）historical treasures（瑰宝） such as clocks, paintings, Ming and Qing aircraftsChina Art Gallery（中国美术馆）prize-winning art, works of gold medal winners China Stamp Museum（中国邮票博物馆）many kinds of Chinese and foreign stamps, history of stampsChina Film Museum（中国电影博物馆）motion pictures, films, photographs, and introductions to many film industry workersChina Sports Museum（中国体育博物馆）pictures, models of sports, history and development of athletics in New ChinaChina Printing Museum（中国印刷博物馆）many kinds of articles, pictures, texts and models, development and history of printingsChina Watermelon Museum（中国西瓜博物馆）different kinds of watermelon, Chinas ancient melon culture, watermelon culture8. Homework 1. Listen to the tape and repeat.2. Finish your oral report and polish it.3. Finish readings about museums.Homework 3Reading 1:NameBritish MuseumMetropolitan Museum of ArtThe Palace MuseumCountryThe UKThe USAChinaAddressNew Oxford Street, London.1000FifthAvenueat82ndStreet，NewYorkChangan Street, BeijjingFeatureOne of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the worldThe largest art museum in the United States, containing more than two million works from every part of the world.The largest ancient palace buildings with many kinds of collections in ChinaTicketFreeSeniors (65 and older)$17Adults $25Students $12￥60 （Spring & Summer）￥40（Autumn & Winter）1. As one of the largest museums in the world, British Museum is in _.A. Beijing B. London C. New York2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has _ works.A. 5 million B. 2 million C.8 million3. The Palace Museum, which is in the center of Beijing, is also called Forbidden City (紫禁城) in China. It lies in _.A. Changan Street B. New Oxford Street C. Chestnut StreetReading 2:The British Museum is a museum in the Bloomsbury area of London. It is one of the worlds greatest museums of human history and culture. Every year, a lot of people go to visit the British Museum. There are more than 13 milllion objects from all over the world in it. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are many things to see.The story of the British Museum goes back three hundred years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look. The British Museum began. King George II gave his library, and the museum started to grow.The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasnt much time to see things. Visitors had to run through the rooms.By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from Egypt. King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since then many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves（博物架） every year and there are about two million visitors every year.1. Sir Hans Sloane was interested in _.A. collecting all kinds of books B. collecting all kinds of drawingsC. collecting all kinds of money D. collecting all kinds of things2. When you go inside the British Museum, you feel smaller than usual because _.A. the museum is empty B. the museum is very bigC. there are too many things in it D. you are too small3. Sir Hans Sloane died _.A. in 1753 B. in 1759 C. in 1765 D. in 18004. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum because _.A. there are only several things to see B. the museum was the biggest one in the worldC. they were not interested in the things in it D. they had only one hour to see all the things in it5. The passage is mainly about _.A. Sir Hans Sloane B. George II C. the history of British Museum D. the books in the museum Reading 3:The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met for short) inNew York City, is the largest art museum in theUnited Statesand one of the ten largest in the world. Every year, more than five million people visit the museum, making it one of New Yorks most popular attractions.The museums collection contains more than two million works from every part of the world, presenting the best of human creativity from around the world. There are works of art from classical things and Ancient Egypt, paintings and sculptures（雕塑） from nearly all the European masters, and a collection of American and modern art. The Met also maintains（修护） art of Africa and Asia, etc. The museum is also home to collections of musical instruments, costumes(服饰), and ancient weapons, ranging from 1st-century Rome through modern American design, which are preserved in the Mets galleries.Since it was founded in 1870, the Met has always tried to be mo