上海牛津八年级第二学期

精品教育In this chapter, Oxford English presents: Dont besilly, Lo. I can jump.higher than the.Eiffel Tower!Its true.The Eiffel Tower.cant jump!A What do you know about .?Before you read the article on the next page, try this I/ttle quiz.1. Which one of these is the French flag?2. What happened to the King of France in 17897. a He sailed to America. b He lost his head. c He defeated the British.3. Which two of these sports are not popular in France? cycling. baseball. tennis. judo. skiing. football.4. Which of these drinks come from France?tea.champagne.sake.Coke.mineral water.B. Look and think.Give short answers to these questions.1. Look at the heading, the headline and the photos. What do you think this passage will be about?2. Read the first six words of the passage. At what time of the year was this written? Who does the writer mean by us?3 . Is this passage written for children or adults? Look at the beginning of the fifth paragraph.France is calling.Now that winter is behind us, manypeople are starting to think aboutgoing abroad for the summer holidays.This year, why not spread your wings and visitFrance? France is a wonderful place to go for aholiday. It is a huge country, with coasts on theEnglish Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and theMediterranean Sea. In addition, it has manymountain regions which are excellent forskiing. The centre of France is a big, agriculturalregion, growing crops such as wheat andsunflowers. It is amazing to drive past fieldswhich seem to go on forever or whole hillscovered with neat rows of grapevines. One ofthe most scenic areas is the Loire Valley, whereyou can visit the old castles in which the kingsand queens of France used to live. Paris is the capital of France. It is one of themost popular tourist destinations in the world.With its world-famous landmarks such as theEiffel Towerand the Arcde Triomphe,and its wide,tree-linedstreets, Paris isone of themost beautifulcities in theworld. If you are taking your children with you,remember that EuroDisney is just an hour awayfrom the centre of Paris. It offers many of thesame attractions as the Disney parks in theUSA. If you want to go on to visit Britain, you cannow do it without flying or taking a ferry. TheChannel Tunnel, or (to use its nickname) theChunnel, enables you to travel by train fromParis to London in about three hours. In our city, we can see the influence ofFrance in some ways. France, like China, isfamous for its food. Some bakeries provideFrench bread and cakes. Other popular Frenchproducts are its cheese, brandy and wine. Many of the worlds top designer names areFrench. Names such as Dior in clothes, Chanelin perfume, and Cartier in jewellery arefamiliar to many Chinese people. A quick walkalong Nanjing Road will remind you of manysimilar names. France is a leader in art and culture, too. Alot of young students from different countriesgo to France to further their studies. Every year,French film festivals, exhibitions and concertsare organized all over the world. To get the most out of your holiday inFrance, why not try learning French now? Youcan do this in some language schools aroundthe city.C.Find the meanings. C I Find the italicized words in the article on page 3. Then read the words around them and Choose the best meanings.1. If you go abroad, you go . a. on a ship c. for a holiday b. to a different country2. A huge country is very . a. big c. near the sea b. beautiful3. A scenic area is . a. good for growing plants c. often seen in films b. pretty to look at4. A destination is somewhere a. tourists come from b. famous throughout the world c . you are travelling to 5. A landmark is . a. a well-known place c. an area of Paris b. a building in our city 6. If something enables you to do something, it a. forces you to do it b. allows you to do it c. stops you from doing it7. If something reminds you of something, it . a . helps you to remember it b . tells you about it c .makes you forget itC2. Find the words in Column A in the article and match them with the meanings in Column B. A B 1. the capital. a. part of a country.2. nickname. b. effects; power to change. someones ideas.3. designer name . c. a friendly or funny name for someone or something.4. crops. d. the city where a country has its government.5. influence. e. plants grown in fields by farmers.6 . region . f. a name on a famous product.C3. Match these places with the numbers on the map on the right.Paris.London. the Channel Tunnel.the Atlantic Ocean.the Mediterranean Sea.D .Find the facts.May is making a summary of the article in note form. Complete her summarywith information from the passage.Attractions of France: many beaches; good (1) in the mountains; beautiful areasof the countryside such as the (2) ; old (3) where kings and queens livedCapital: (4) Famous places: (5) and (6) Special attraction for children: (7) Easy to visit Britain now, by using (8) France is famous for: (9) such as bread and cheese (10) such as Cardin and DiorExamples of French culture organized all over the world every year: (1 1) Y. I Read mhd think.El. Here are some sentences about the passage. Read each one and then write T True) or F False), or DK (Dont know) if the information is not in the passage. 1. The writer is a French person. 2. France is a small country but very interesting. 3. The mountain regions are good for water-skiing. 4. There are probably many farmers in France. 5. EuroDisney is similar to the Disney parks in America. 6. You can catch a train from London to Paris. 7. You cannot buy anything French in Shanghai. 8. France is famous for products such as aeroplanes. 9. Chanel and Dior are the names of people.10. It is easy to learn French quickly.E2. What do the italicized words refer to?1. . you can now do it (Paragraph 6)2 . You can do this in some language schools . (Paragraph 10)LISTENING.Completing notes about a famous buildingRosemary is visiting Paris. She is on a tour around the Eiffel Tower. While she iswaiting for the lift, she is listening to a recording about the Tower. Listen to therecording and complete these notes.Built by Gustave Eiffel in ( 1 ) .Made of (2) .About (3) parts.Height is (4) metres.(5) building in Paris.People said it was (6) at first, but later it became (7) .(8) take you to the top, or you can walk up (9) steps.The Tower is repainted every (10) years.Colour: (11) .Amount of paint used: (12) tonnes.Amazing things at the Tower: once an (13) walked to the 1st level.Also, a man once (14) down all the steps. In (15) two people jumped down with parachutes.LANGUAGE.Using theWe use a or an before nouns when wemention them for the first time. We usethe when we mention them again.Example:Judy bought a case and a bag. Thecase cost 466 and the bag cost 218.A. Yesterday, Danny, Rita, Daisy and Tommy afl bought things for their holiday abroad. Make sentences about what they bought. Follow the example above.camera. sunhat.pair of goggles . tennis racket.pair of sunglasses. towel.roll of film . umbrella.We use the before nouns when it is clear what we are talking about. Forexample, at the airport, Judy and Miss Lu have this conversation. JuDY : Excuse me. Where is the bank? MIss LD: Its over there by the post office.Judy and Miss Lu know they are referring to the bank and the post office inthe airport.BI .Some people at the airport are asking Miss Lu questions. Work in pairs, S1 asks the questions. S2 answers them. Follow the example above. Note, however, that one ef S2 s answers will be different from the example.B2. Work in pairs. S 1 makes requests. If S2 understands them, he/she says, Certainly. If not, he/she says, Which one? and S 1 tells him/her. The first two are done as examples.1.s1 Close the door, please. s2 certainly. 2.s1 Open the window, please. s2 which one? s1 The window beside the door.3.s1 Switch on the fan, please. s2 .4.s1 Turnoff the computer, please. s2 .5.s1 Hang it on the wall, please. s2 .6.s1 Put it on the floor, please. s2 .7.s1 Repair the chair, please. s2 .8.s1 Pass me the calculator, please. s2 .9.s1 Take this to the manager, please. s2 . 10.s1 Answer the phone, please. s2 .We often use the before things and people when there is only one of them.Examples:Paris is the capital of France.It has many landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower.There is only one Paris and only one Eiffel Tower, so we use the meaningthe only one.C .Simon works at Faraway Travel Service. Everyday, he answers questions from his customers. Complete the questions and answers below. Put a, an or the in the blanks.1.I want to go to a place where sun shines at midnight.Thats North Pole. If you go, youll need thick sweater.2.I want to go to Sahara Desert and live in tent with Arab family.No problem. If you go, youll need water bottle.3 I want to go to big city where I can learn French language.Why not go to Paris? Thats capital of France.4 Id like to take train from Shanghai to Japan.Sorry. You have to cross sea, so you must take plane or Ship.5.I want to go to Grand Theatre by underground. Can you sell me ticket?Sorry. Youll have to go to underground station to buy ticket.6. Id like to go to planet or to star for my holiday next year.Sorry. Our planet and star trips are full. What about going to moon? Its cheaper.After the verb play, we usually put the before the names of musicalinstruments. We do not put the before the names of games.Example:Amy plays the piano. She also plays basketball.D. Look at the pictures below. Make sentences like those in the example above. Say what every member of the Rice Birds does.drums.guitar.violin.flute.piano.badminton.football.tennis.basketball.squash.SPEAKING.A Talk time.Asking for and giving directions.We can ask for directions like this:How do I get to.Can you tell me the way to.Where is.the ferry pier?the railway station?Take thefirstturning on theright.secondleft.Walk to theend of the road.traffic lights.Youll see the ferry pierin front of you on your right.across the street on your left.A 1.David is giving directions to a tourist. Read their conversation and practise it.TOURIST: Excuse me. How do I get to Peoples Square? DAVID : Take the second turning on the left. Walk to the end of the road. Youll see Peoples Square in front of you.TOURIST: Can you also tell me the way to the post office? DAVID : Take the first turning on your right. Walk to the end of the road. Youll see the post office across the street on Your left.TOURIST : Thanks very much. DAVID: Not at all.A2 .Work in pairs to make a conversation like the one in A 1, S1 is standing at the ferry pier as shown on the map, S2 is a tourist and wants directions to the Shanghai International Convention Centre and also to the Pudong Shangri-la Hotel, Then make another conversation. This time. S 1 is the tourist and wants to know the way to the Jinmao Building and the nearest underground station,Your parents have told you that you can all go abroad for a holiday nextyear, and you can take a friend with you. They ask you, Where would youlike to go?B1. Now work in pairs. Discuss what things you would like to do on your holiday with your friend. Use the words and pictures below to help you. Then decide where in the world you would like to go.go shopping.go swimming.have some wonderful meals.play lots of sports.rest and relax.go sightseeing.visit our friends and relations.see some real snow.visit amusement parks and zoos.B2. One of you can tell the class where you have decided to visit, and give at least four reasons for your choice.For example:we would like to go to paris for our holiday because it is a beautiful city.we would like to do some sightseeing,and visit some famous places like the Eiffel Tower.We would like to do some shopping.And we would like to visit my uncleYan.He has a restaurant in Paris,so we could have some wonderful meals there!WRITING.Holiday postcards. A. When we go abroad on holiday, we often send postcards to our friends at home. A postcard has a picture on the front, and space for writing on the back. Read this postcard which Amy sent to John and answer the questions. 1. When did Amy arrive? She arrived on . 2. What is she doing now? She at a hotel. 3. What is she going to do tomorrow? She is going to . B. Here is a postcard from Peter to Mabel. Complete it.C. Imagine that you have gone abroad on holiday. You send the postcard on the right to a friend at home. Write your message, telling your friend when you arrived, how you got there, what you are doing and what you are going to do. Remember to write your friends address.A.Read the following passage about the leaning Tower of pisa in Italy.Then fill in the notes below using information in the passage.The Tower of pisa was buit to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy.It is the bell tower for pisa cathedral.However,not only is the marble tower beautiful,it is perhaps the strangest tower in the world.It leans to one side and looks like it is going to fall over.The building of the tower began in August 1173 and took nearly two hundred years to complete.Nobody is certain who designed the tower,but for many years it was said that Bonanno pisano was the architct.In 1319,all the floors were finished and years later,work eventuall began on the bell chamber at the top.It was oficially opened after nearly 200 years of construction.The tower has eight floors.It is 54.5 metres tall with 294 steps up to the bell chamber.From the top,there is a very beautiful view.Italian scientist,Galilleo,once did his famous experiments about gravity and falling ojects from the top of the tower.why does the tower lean?In fact,it was already leaning while they were building it .As soon as three floors had been built,by 1178,it began to lean as the ground beneath it sank.The builders tried to make the tower straight again as they added more floors,but the lean only got worse as the tower grew.It continued to lean by about 1 millimetre every year until finally,on 7 January 1990,it was closed to the public .For ten years,the rescue of the tower was a serious problem.The top wasleaning over .by 5 metres to the south and if its movement was not stopped,the tower would one day fall over .Measurements taken in 1911 estimated that te tower would collapse by 2050,if not sooner.After 10 years of hard work,it was officially reopened on 16 June 2001.However,it wasnot opened to the public until the end of 2001 and even now,the number of visitors is restriced.Itis now safe for the next 300 years because engineers have reduced the lean by 50 centimetres to give it the same lean that it had in 1838.location: .purpose of building: .Year started: .7th floor finished: .Years to complete: .Floors: .B.In pairs,describe the Great wall of china using the information below. In this chapter, Oxford English presents:if I plant this seedin the ground, will it become a pear tree, Hi?Yes.Thats strange, its an apple seed. READING.A. What do yoU know about.?Before you read the interview on the next page, try this quiz about trees.1. How long de they live? Match the items on the left with the average ages on the right. a. mice . i. 70 years. b. trees . ii. 150 years. c. tortoises. iii .40 years. d . whales . iv. 4,000 years. e . people . v . 3 years. Pollution means making things dirty and unhealthy. Which kind of pollution do trees help to fight? a. air pollution. c . noise pollution. b . water poll