二年级英语下册unit99沪教牛津版

1、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 . 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 .

2、 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 about the most popular gifts among your friends and family.Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they dont get en

3、ough 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. 礼物礼物make sb. / sth. + 形容词形容词 使某人使某人/某事某事 What he says ma

4、kes 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. 鲜鲜花让房子美丽。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

5、 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,

6、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；打开开；打开give away 赠送赠送 givegavegiven bench n. 长凳；长椅长凳；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.Helping do some home

7、work is the best gift for my mother. The best gift for my father is my good mark. My sister likes the dolls best, and my friend likes the interesting books best. Write about the most popular gifts among your friends and family.How can singing English songs help your English? Make a list.1. We can le

8、arn some new words.2. We can become more interested in English.3. We can improve the ability of listening and speaking. China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China en

9、tered 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.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

10、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 really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from

11、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 winner of the womens competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlie

12、r, 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 s

13、peak 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 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；

14、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 program? If not, why dont you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an intere

15、st 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 a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, youll find a good way to learn English bet

16、ter.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Are these statements true, false, or not mentioned in the reading? StatementsTrueFalse Not mentionedThree good ways of improving English are mentioned.The winners b

17、oth 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 learning English than watching movies. 3c Close your books. Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 w

18、ords. 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 made her more interested in learning English. So