教英语八年级下册第三单元第二课时

Lesson14Amazing

AnimalsUnit

3新课标[冀教]Animals

Are

OurFriends八年级英语·下What

kind

of

animals

do

youlike?Do

you

know

about

some

specialanimals?Free

talkRead

the

text

in

groups

and

payattention

to

these

sentences.With

their

long

ears,they

also

remindpeople

of

rabbits.They

are

famous

for

their

large

noses.It

can

jump

out

of

the

water

and

flap

itswings

up

to

70

times

a

second.Listen

to

the

tape

with

yourbook

closedand

fill

in

the

blanks.Long-eared

jerboas’

ears

are

much

longerthan

their

heads

.Kiwis

are

a

national

animal

of

NewZealand.When

the

long-nosed

monkeys

are

happyor

excited

,they

shake

their

noses.Read

the

passage

and

answer

thefollowing

questions.Where

do

long-eared

jerboas

live?In

the

deserts

of

Asia.How

big

are

Kiwis? As

big

as

chickens.How

does

the

flying

fish

avoid

enemies?It

flies

out

of

the

water

to

avoid

enemies.Read

the

text

again

and

fill

in

the

blanks.(1)You

can

see

flying

fish

.all

over

the

worldWith

their

long

ears,

they

also

remind

people

of

rabbits.Their

ears

are

much

longer

than

theirheads.They

are

famous

for

their

large

noses.☆教材解读☆1.Long-eared

jerboas

look

like

mice.mouse作可数名词,意思是“老鼠”,它的复数形式是mice,作“鼠标”讲时,它的复数形式是mouses。There

are

some

mice

in

the

oldhouse.这所旧房子里有一些老鼠。He

has

two

mouses.He

can

give

youone

to

use.他有两个鼠标。他能给你一个用。2.With

their

long

ears,they

also

remind

people

of

rabbits.remind在此作动词,意思是“使想起;记起”,remind

sb

of

sb/sth表示“使某人想起相似的人、事或者地方等”。You

remind

me

of

the

past.你使我想起了过去。【拓展】

(1)remind

sb

to

do

sth

提醒某人做某事。I

reminded

him

to

do

homework.我提醒他去做作业。(2)“remind

sb

+that从句”表示“提醒某人……”。I

reminded

him

that

he

hasn’t

finishedhomework.我提醒他还没有写完作业。3.They

are

famous

for

their

large

noses.

be

famousfor意思是“因……而有名”,后面

常接表示人或事物的某方面特点的名词,表示出名的原因。Beijing

is

famous

for

the

Great

Wall.北京以长城而闻名。【拓展】

(1)be

famous

as“作为……而有名”,后面常接表示身份地位的名词。Song

Zuying

is

famous

as

a

singer.宋祖英作为一名歌唱家而有名。(2)be

famous

to

“对……而言是著名的”,后面常接表示范围的名词。Song

Zuying

is

famous

to

the

world.宋祖英世界闻名。4.When

the

monkeys

are

happy

or

excited,they

shake

their

noses.

shake作及物动词,意思是“摇晃,摇动”,过去式是shook,过去分词是

shaken。短语shake

hands

with…表示“和……握手”。Her

sister

is

shaking

hands

with

heroldfriend.她的姐姐正在和老朋友握手。5.It

can

jump

out

of

the

water

and

flap

its

wings

up

to

70

times

a

second.upto意思是“达到”,后面可以直接接名词作宾语,构成uptosth结构,表示“达到某个数量、程度等;至多有”。The

tree

has

grown

up

to

ten

metres.这棵树已经长到十米了。【拓展】

(1)be

up

tosb意思是“是……职责;由……决定”。—Where

do

we

have

lunch?我们去哪儿吃午饭?—That’s

up

to

you.你说了算。(2)up

to(doing)

sth意思是“体力或者智力上能胜任”。She’s

up

to

this

job.她能胜任这份工作。6.It

flies

out

of

the

water

to

avoid

enemies.avoid是及物动词,意思是“避免,回避”,其后可以加名词、代词或者动名词作宾语。He

always

avoids

his

family.他总是逃避家人。7.…not

only

because

chickens

are

great

pets,but

also

because

they

lay

eggs.not

only…but

also…是一个表示并列关系的连词词组,意思是“不但……而且……”,用来连接两个并列关系的句子成分,在本句中连接两个并列的从句。She

is

not

only

my

sister,but

also

my

friend.她不仅是我的姐妹,也是我的朋友。【拓展】(1)not

only…but

also…连接两个主语时,谓语动词要和它最近的主语在人称和数上保持一致,也就是我们所说的“就近原则”。Not

only

my

brother

but

also

I

am

goingswimming.不仅我弟弟还有我都打算去游泳。not

only…but

also…不可以用在否定句中,如果表示否定意义可以用

“neither…nor…”,意思是“既不……也不……”。Neither

my

brother

nor

I

am

goingswimming.我弟弟和我都不打算去游泳。both…and…是not

only…but

also…的同义词组,意思是“……和……都”,它连接两个主语时,谓语动词用复数形式,没有就近原则一说。Both

my

brother

and

I

are

goingswimming.我弟弟和我都打算去游泳。Look

at

the

sentences

with

some

missingwords.Please

use

your

own

words

to

fill

them.This

old

house

reminded

me

of

(使我想起)my

hometown.Hangzhou

is

famous

for

(以……而闻名)thewest

lake.The

price

of

the

tomatoes