人教版八年级下英语第八单元Reading课件

1、Unit 8ReadingWhy dont you learn to sing English songs?1. Do you like music?2. How many English songs can you think of? What are your favorites?How can singing 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

2、 ability of listening and speaking.（了解文章大意，先不要注重细节。）Fast-readingReading strategy 1： 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 yo

3、u can speak English well.Reading English books is a better way of learning English than watching movies. Detailed-readingReading strategy 2 ：You can understand the meaning of the new words from the context.( (根据上下文联系理解单词意思。）根据上下文联系理解单词意思。） China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and too many C

4、hinese 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

5、just as well as native speakers.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；明显地明朗地；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

6、 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 si

7、ngers. 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. 胜利者胜利者modest

8、 adj. 谦虚的；谦让的谦虚的；谦让的earlier 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

9、 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

10、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 coul

11、d 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；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Reading strategy 3 ：To understand the impor

12、tant ideasfrom the text, we must “summarize”.Do this by answering “who what where why” questions as you read. Detailed-reading1. Which country will be the host for the 2008 Olympics?2. How many singers entered the contest?3. How old were the singers?China24They came from all age groups.4. Where was

13、the winner of the mens competition from?5. Who was the winner of the womens competition?6. Why did Jiang Mei win?He is from Xian.She is a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Because she studied English hard. Singing English songs help her improve her English.7. Did the winners think they were better than t

14、he other singers?8. What does Beijing Speaks English suggest?9.How many fun ways to learn English are there in the text? What are they?No, they didnt. It suggests ways for Beijongers to take an interest in learning English.4Sing English songs, watch English movies, reading English books, make friend

15、s with a native speaker of English.( )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 China

16、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 stageCBC( )4. One of the winners

17、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 months later when she left the high school B. six months ago when she took part in the contest C. when she wasnt interested in singing English songs D. after

18、she won the prize in the singing competitionAB3b Discuss in Groups:What other ways can you think of to improve your English?After you read3c 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