人教版八年级下册英语unit8

Unit8Whydon'tyougetherascarf?SectionAGrammarFocusWhydon’tyou/Whynot+V为什么不…?做…怎么样？How/Whatabout…?…如何？…怎么样？Let’s…+v?让我们…？Shallwe+V…表达征求意见，给别人意见的用法：giftscomments

(评论)That’stooexpensive.That’s

notinterestingenough.That’stoopersonal.(个性化的)That’snotspecialenough.That’snotcreativeenough.That’stoocheap.Thatsoundsgood!That’stooboring.That’sagoodidea

!She’lllikethat.Iarguedwithmybestfriend.WhatshouldIdo?Whydon’tyou/Whynot……How/Whatabout…?Iwanttobuyaguitar.ButIdon’thaveenoughmoney.WhatshouldIdo?Whydon’tyou/Whynot……How/Whatabout…?--Myclothesareoutofstyle.--Whydon’tyou/Whynot……How/Whatabout…?(结对练习

)It’smysister’sbirthdaysoon.WhatshouldIgether?Whydon’tyou/Whynot……?How/Whatabout…?

SECTIONA1aWhatdoyouthinkofthesegifts?Writeeachgiftunderoneormoreofthewordsinthechart.Addothergiftstoeachcolumn.scarftennisballsdictionaryCDcamerabicycle围巾网球词典CD(唱片)照相机自行车cheapExpensiveBoringInteresting1bListenandnumberthecommentsintheorderyouhearthem.

That’stooexpensive.

That’stooboring,too.

They’retoocheap.

That’stooboring.n.

评论；意见12341cPAIRWORKPracticetheconversationinthepicture.Thenmakeyourownconversations.A:WhatshouldIgetmymomforherbirthday?B:Howaboutascarf?A:No,that’stooboring.2aListen.Ineachconversationaboutgifts,whoisthepersonshoppingfor?Putacheck()inthecorrectcolumn.Conversation1Conversation2Conversation3TeacherSisterFriend2bListenagainandwritethesuggestionsandcommentsinthechart.n.

建议；提议SuggestionscalendarflowersphotoalbumCDsoccerballscarf

Commentstoopersonalgoodideanotspecialenoughsoundsgoodnotcreativeenoughshe’lllikethatn.集子adj.

私人的；个人的adj.

特别的；特殊的Conversation1Conversation2Conversation3Suggestion1Comment1Suggestion2Comment2aCDnotspecialenoughflowersgoodideaascarftoopersonalacalendarsoundsgoodasoccerballnotcreativeenoughaphotoalbumshe’lllikethat2cPAIRWORKThinkofafriendorafamilymemberwhoishavingabirthdaysoon.Thendiscusswithyourpartnerwhattogetthisperson.A:It’smysister’sbirthdaysoon.WhatshouldIgether?B:Howaboutasweater?A:No,that’snotinterestingenough.3aPAIRWORKStudentAlooksatthispage.StudentBturnstopage87.Exchangeinformationandfillinthechart.A:What’sthebestgiftJoehaseverreceived?B:Abike.WhendidJoegetit?A:Onhissixthbirthday.Whogaveittohim?B:hisparents.A:Whataluckyguy!v.

收到；接受v.give—gaven.

家伙；人What’sthebestgifthe/shehaseverreceived?Whendidhe/shereceiveit?Whogaveittohim/her?Joe6thbirthdayMariapetdogbrotherTomWhenheleftschoolVerawalletsisterbikeparentsguitargrandparentsChristmas12thbirthday3bPAIRWORKAskyourpartneraboutthebestgiftheorshehaseverreceived.Thenaskwhogavethegiftandwhenyourpartnergotit.A:What’sthebestgiftyouhaveeverreceived?B:Awatch.A:Whogaveittoyou?B:Mymother.A:Andwhendidyougetit?B:Onmytenthbirthday.SECTIONB1aWhichoftheseanimalswouldbegoodpets?Whichwouldbebadpets?Writetheminthediagramandcompareyourchoiceswithyourclassmates.turtlegoldfishcatdogparrotmousesnakespiderhamster海龟金鱼猫狗鹦鹉老鼠复数mice蛇蜘蛛仓鼠goodpetnotsurebadpetdog1bGROUPWORKMakealistofthepetsyouhave.What’sthemostpopularpet?What’sthemostunusualpet?Telltheclass.A:Catsarethemostpopularpets.B:Parrotsarethemostunusualpets.2aListenandnumberthepetsintheorderyouhearthem.Writethenumbersonthelinesinthechart.PetsComments

hamster

snake

goldfish

dog

catnotfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautiful123452bListenagainanddrawlinestomatchthepetswiththecomments.PetsComments

hamstersnakegoldfishdogcatnotfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautiful2cPAIRWORKWhatdoyouthinkisthebestpetforthesepeople?Fillinthechart.Thentalkaboutyourownchoices.PeoplePetsWhya6-year-oldchildgoldfisheasytotakecareofan80-year-oldgrandmothera16-year-oldboyA:Ithinkadogisagoodpetfora6-year-oldchild.B:Really?Idon’tagree.Dogsaretoodifficultto

takecareof.A:Howaboutagoldfish?B:…too+adj.+todosth.

太…而不能做某事takecareof

照顾；照看

Thetrendiestkindofpetthesedaysisthepot-belliedpig.DavidSmithofNorthLondonhasapot-belliedpignamedConnie.“Pot-belliedpigsmakethebestpets,”saidDavid.“ShewatchesTVonthesofawithmeeverynight.She’smybestfriend.”However,lifewithapigisn’talwaysperfect.“WhenIgotmypig,shewassmall,”saidDavid,“butsheeatsalot.Nowshe’stoobigtosleepinthehouse,soImadeheraspecialpighouse.Also,pigsneedalotoflove.SometimesIdon’haveenoughtimetospendwithher.”trendy—trendier—trendiestadj.

流行的perfect

adj.

完美的；理想的3aReadthearticleandanswerthesequestions.3aReadthearticleandanswerthesequestions.Whydoyouthinkpot-bellied

pigsarepopular?2.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofkeepingsuchapet?Pot-belliedpigsmakegoodfriends.TheadvantagesarethattheycanwatchTVonthesofawhentheyaresmall.Thedisadvantagesarethattheygettoobigtosleepinthehouseandtheyneedalotoflove.大肚子的猪n.优点n.

缺点3bLookatthesenotesabouthamstersandwriteanarticleaboutthem.hamstersarepopular,quiet,cleaneasytotakecareofcheaperthanrabbitsorcatssmallsometimesnoisyatnightsleepalldayHamstersarepopularpets.Peoplelikethembecausetheyarequietandclean.

Peoplethinktheyareeasytotakecareofandtheyarecheaperthanrabbitsorcats.Theyareverysmallsopeopledon’tneedtohaveaspecialroom.Thoughsometimestheyarenoisyatnight,mostofthetimetheyjustsleepallday.Theyareverylovely.n.兔；野兔adj.

清洁的干净的SelfcheckSelfCheck1Fillintheblankswiththewordsgiven.expensiveboringcheapspecialinteresting1.TodayisJim’sbirthday.Hismotherisgoingtomakea

mealforhim.2.Myshoeswerereally

.Theyonlycost$5.3.Myaunttookusouttodinneratan

restaurant,butthefoodwasnotgoodatall.4.Themoviewas

.Ifellasleephalfwaythroughit.5.It’simportanttochoosesubjectsthatyoufind

.specialcheapexpensiveboringinterestingadj.

睡着的入睡v.选择2Readthepassagesandthenwriteaboutthemostpopulargiftsamongyourfriendsandfamily.

Everyonelikesgifts.Somelittlekidsthinktheydon’tgetenoughgifts.Someoldpeoplethinktheygettoomanygifts.Differentpeoplelikedifferentkindsofgifts.Somepresentsarenevertoosmall.Alittlechildmaygivehismotheraleaffromatree.Itisenoughtomakeherveryhappy.present

n.

礼物makesb./sth.+形容词使某人/某事…Whathesaysmakesmeratherangry.

他所说的话让我非常生气。Theflowersmadethehousebeautiful.

鲜花让房子美丽。

Giftgivingisdifferentindifferentcountries.InJapan,peoplesometimesgivespecialgifts.Buttheyarenotopened.Later,thesamegiftmaybegivenawaytosomeoneelse.Manypeoplehaveenoughthingsanddon’twanttoomanygiftsthemselves.InCanada,manypeoplewillnotgivebiggiftstosomeoneelse.Theywillpayforaparkbenchoratreetohelprememberaperson.IntheUSA,somepeopleasktheirfamiliesandfriendstogivemoneytocharityrather

thanbuythemgifts.InSweden,doingsomethingforsomeoneisthebestgift.Peopledon’tneedtospendtoomuchmoney.Instead,makingamealisenough.open

v.

开；打开giveaway

赠送give—gave—given

bench

n.

长凳；长椅ratherthan

胜于Sweden

瑞典instead

adv.

代替；而不是Ifyoudon’twanttogo,Iwillgoinstead.HowcansingingEnglishsongshelpyourEnglish?Makealist.1.Wecanlearnsomenewwords.2.WecanbecomemoreinterestedinEnglish.3.Wecanimprovetheabilityoflisteningandspeaking.ReadingWhydon'tyoulearntosingEnglishsongs?

Chinawillbethehostforthe2008Olympics,andsomanyChinesepeopletrytoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChina

enteredacontestbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearly,andlookedcomfortableonstage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.TheOlympics=theOlympicGames

奥林匹克运动会enter

v.

参加；进入nearly

adv.

几乎sing—sangclearly

adv.

明朗地；明显地stage

n.

舞台native

adj.

本地的；本国的fromacrossChina=fromalloverChina

来自全中国by+名词/动词-ing

通过；以as+形容词或副词原形+as

像…一样

Thesingersreallycamefromallagegroups,andfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthemen’scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi’an,andthewinnerofthewomen’scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodest,andsaidthattheydidn’tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’scompetition,saidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.winner

n.

胜利者modest

adj.

谦虚的；谦让的earlier

adj.

早的；初期的interested

adj.

感兴趣的

ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.“ChinesepeopleshouldtrytospeakEnglishmore.Weshouldtrytomake

progressbeforetheOlympics,”saidaspokespersonfromthe

OlympicCommittee.Heagreesthatitisagoodidea

tohavefunwithEnglish.encourage

v.

鼓励encouragesb.todosth.

鼓励某人做某事progress

n.

进步；前进makeprogress

取得进步spokesperson

n.

发言人；代言人theOlympicCommittee

奥委会It’s+名词+todosth.

做某事是怎样havefunwithsth.

在…中获得乐趣

HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglishprogram?Ifnot,whydon’tyoufindoutaboutit?ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.WhataboutwatchingEnglishmovies,orreadingEnglishbooks?MaybeyoucouldevenmakefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglish.Ifyoulookhardenough,you’llfindagoodwaytolearnEnglishbetter.hearof