Unit 8 self check and reading

1、Unit 8Why dont you get her a scarf?Self Check教学目标：教学目标：To be interested in taking part in activities in an English class.1 Fill in the blanks with the words given.expensive boring cheap special interesting1. Today is Jims birthday. His mother is going to make a meal for him.2. My shoes were really .

2、 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 .specialcheapexpensiveboringinterestingadj. 睡着的睡着的入睡入睡v.选择选择2 Read the passages and then write

3、 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

4、leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy.present n. 礼物礼物make sb. / sth. + 形容词形容词 使某人使某人/某事某事 What he says makes me rather angry. 他所说的话让我非常生气。他所说的话让我非常生气。 The flowers made the house beautiful. 鲜花让房子美丽。鲜花让房子美丽。Gift giving is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes giv

5、e 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

6、. 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；开；打开打开give away 赠送赠送 givegavegiven bench n. 长凳；长

7、椅长凳；长椅rather than 胜于胜于Sweden 瑞典瑞典instead adv. 代替；而不是代替；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 buy them gifts. 在美国，一些人宁愿他们的家人和朋友在美国，一些人宁愿他们的家人和朋友把钱捐给慈善团体而不是用来给他们买礼物。把钱捐给慈善团体而不是用来给他们买礼物。 rather than 意为意

8、为“而不是而不是”，用来连接两个并，用来连接两个并列的名词、代词、形容词、列的名词、代词、形容词、V-ing 形式和不带形式和不带to的动词不定式。如：的动词不定式。如：These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty. 这些鞋不好看，但穿起来很舒服。这些鞋不好看，但穿起来很舒服。Id like to go in summer rather than in winter. 我想夏天去，不想冬天去。我想夏天去，不想冬天去。 Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. 后来，同样的礼物可

9、能分发给后来，同样的礼物可能分发给别人。别人。（1） give away 意为意为“赠送；分发赠送；分发”。如：。如：He has given away all his money to the beggars. 他把所有的钱都分给了乞丐。他把所有的钱都分给了乞丐。（2） else 意为意为“别的；其他的别的；其他的”，常用，常用在在anything, nothing, someone, anybody, nobody 等不定代词之后。如：等不定代词之后。如：Anything else I can do for you? 还有别的事我能帮你做吗？还有别的事我能帮你做吗？How can sing

10、ing English songs help your English? Make a list.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.Reading Hand in handfrom Seoul Olympic GameWe can see the fire in the skyWe feel the beating of our hearts togetherThis

11、is our time to rise aboveWe know the chance is here to live foreverFor all timeHand in hand we standAll across the landWe can make this world a better place in which to liveHand in hand we can!Start to understandBreaking down the walls that come between us for all timeAll the timeBreaking down the w

12、alls between usHand in handBreaking down the wallsEvery time we give it allWe feel the flame eternally inside usLift our hands up to the skyThe morning calm helps us to live in harmonyFor all timethe Monkey KingChinese DragonChinese DragonPandasPandasTibet antelopesMilu deerWhy dont you learn to sin

13、g English songs?1a How many English songs can you think of ?Which are your favorites?1b how can singing English songs help your English? Make a list. We can learn some new words. _ _ China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people want to improve their English in different w

14、ays. 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.Read and understand the p

15、assage.The Olympics=the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会奥林匹克运动会enter v. 参加；进入参加；进入nearly adv. 几乎几乎singsang clearly adv. 明朗地；明朗地；明显地明显地stage n. 舞台舞台native adj. 本地的；本国的本地的；本国的from across China=from all over China 来自全中国来自全中国by+名词名词/动词动词-ing 通过；以通过；以as+形容词或副词原形形容词或副词原形+as 像像一样一样The singers really came from all age

16、 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 win

17、ner 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. 胜利者胜利者modest adj. 谦虚的；谦让的谦虚的；谦让的earli

18、er adj. 早的；初期的早的；初期的interested adj. 感兴趣的感兴趣的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 hav

19、e fun with English.encourage v. 鼓励鼓励 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事鼓励某人做某事progress n. 进步；前进进步；前进 make progress 取得进步取得进步spokesperson n. 发言人；代言人发言人；代言人the Olympic Committee 奥委会奥委会Its + 名词名词 + to do sth. 做某事是怎样做某事是怎样 have fun with sth. 在在中获得乐趣中获得乐趣 Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English pr

20、ogram? 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

21、a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, youll find a good way to learn English better.hear of 听说听说suggest v. 提议；建议提议；建议take an interested in 对对感兴趣感兴趣besides prep. 而且；除而且；除之外之外make friends with 与与交友交友find out 找出；发现找出；发现3a. After reading: Are these statements true, false, or not mentione

22、d in the reading? StatementsTrueFalse Not mentionedThree 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

23、learning English than watching movies. 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 t

24、hey 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 int

25、erested in learning English.winner n. 胜利胜利者者modest adj. 谦虚的；谦虚的；谦让的谦让的earlier adj. 早的；早的；初期的初期的interested adj. 感兴感兴趣的趣的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 spoke

26、sperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English.encourage v. 鼓励鼓励 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事鼓励某人做某事progress n. 进步；前进进步；前进 make progress 取取得进步得进步spokesperson n. 发言人；代言人发言人；代言人the Olympic Committee 奥委奥委会会Its + 名词名词 + to do sth. 做某事做某事是怎样是怎样 have fun

27、with sth. 在在中获得中获得乐趣乐趣 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 Englis

28、h 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 听说听说suggest v. 提议；提议；建议建议take an interested in 对对感感des兴趣兴趣besiprep. 而且；除而且；除之外之外make friends with 与与交友交友find out 找出；找

29、出；发现发现 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. Sing

30、ing 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 peopl

31、e 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.Why do we learn English?We can communicate with each other._Reading English newspapers Co

32、mmunicate with each otherDoing businesshave international meetingWhy 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

33、 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 ar

34、e 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 importa

35、nt 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

36、are made in English. Three quarters of the worlds books and newspapers are written in English. Using English is the fastest way to keep in touch with the modern world. That is also the reason why even in China the companies like people who can use English freely.Since English is used more and more w

37、idely, many people foretell that English is likely to be an international language. A man who cant use English is really a deaf-mute in todays world.amusement n.娱乐娱乐demand n.要求要求customer n.顾顾客客develop v.发展发展foretell n.预言预言deaf-mute n.聋聋哑人哑人including v. 包括包括master v.精通精通familiar adj.熟熟悉悉rhythm n.节奏节奏

38、attractive adj.动人的动人的Literature n.文文学学( )1. Chinese want to improve their English because _. A. they take an interest in learning English B. they hope to go to other foreign countries C. they get ready for the Beijing 2008 Olympics D. they want to find a better job than now( )2. 24 of singers in Chi

39、na who entered a contest can _. A. sing all kinds of songs B. sing English songs C. speak English well D. speak Chinese well( )3. Jiang Mei said she won the prize because she _. A. learned Chinese B. learnt from famous singer C. studied English D. looked comfortable on stageCBCChoose the best answer( )4. One of the winners is _ from Shanxi. A. 40 years old B. 19 years old C. a modest girl D. a woman singer( )5. Jiang Mei felt her English not good enough _. A. six mo