Unit+2+More+practice,+Culture+Corner+ +Projec 牛津深圳版（广州沈阳通用）八年级英语上册

LeadinHowdolittlekidsusuallycountnumbers?HowdoChinesepeoplecountwithfingers?HowdoWesternpeoplecountwithfingers?Countwiththeirfingers.Questions:Whatdopeoplecountbeforenumbers?tokensmadefromclayorsmallstonesfingersandtoesmarksonsticksandbonesbacdtheHindu-ArabicsystemWhile-reading

Readthearticleagainandthencompletetheflowchartaboutthedevelopmentofcountingmethods.theirfingersandeventheirtoessmallmarksonsticksandbonestokensmadefromclayorsmallstonessystemsofwrittenmarkstheHindu-ArabicsystemHowever,theycouldonlycountsmallnumbersin

thisway.Thishelpedthemcountbiggernumbers.Thishelpedthemcountevenbiggernumbers.byusingtheirfingersandeventheirtoesMakingsmallmarksonsticksandbonesUsingtokensmadefromclayorsmallstonesFindthefactsThisdevelopedintotoolsliketheabacus.…andthisledtotheHindu-Arabicsystem(0—9).Wearestillusingthissystem

today.PuttingthetokensonpiecesofstringdevelopingsystemsofwrittenmarkstheHindu-ArabicsystemMakeamindmapsmallmarksonsticksandbonestokensmadefromclayorsmallstonessystemsofwrittenmarksCountingbeforenumbersfingersandtoesMindMapPost-reading1.Theyusedthemtocountthingslikethedaysofthemonth,theamountoffoodandthenumberofanimalstheyhad.

人们利用它们来数数，像每个月的天数，食物的数量还有他们所拥有的牲畜的数目。

amount用作名词，意为“数量；总额”，通常用于a(great/large)amountof短语中，表示“大量；许多”，其后通常接不可数名词。例如：

Hemadealargeamountofmoney.

他赚了很多钱。

注意theamountof和thenumberof的区别：这两个短语都表示“……的数量”，其区别在于:前者与不可数名词连用，而后者与可数名词的复数形式连用。例如:1.Theamountofrainaffectsthegrowthofcrops.降雨量影响农作物的生长。2.Thenumberoftigershasreduced

sharplyinthelastfiftyyears.

在过去的五十年里，老虎的数目锐减。而a(great/large)amountof和a(great/

large)numberof都表示“大量；许多”，其区别在于前者与不可数名词连用，而后者与可数名词的复数形式连用。例如：1.Alargeamountofmoneywasspentonbooks.

一大笔钱花在了购买图书上。2.

AnumberofsatellitesarenowcirclingtheEarth.

很多人造卫星现在正环绕地球飞行。选择最佳答案填空。()1.Generally,thereare____televisionprogrammesforchildrenonSaturdays.A.little

B.muchC.alargenumberof

D.alargeamountof()2.Eggshave____offat

content(脂肪含量).A.largenumber

B.alargenumberC.ahighamount

D.thehighamountCC2.Theyoftenputthetokensonpiecesofstringso

thattheycouldcarrythemaroundeasily.他们经常把代币悬在绳子上，这样他们可以轻松地四处携带它们。【句型】sothat

引导目的状语从句时，意为“以便；为了”，从句中常使用can，could，may等情态动词。注意，so...that...引导的是结果状语从句，意为“如此……以至于……”，试比较：为了赶上早班车，他今早很早就起床了。Hegotupearlythismorningsothathecouldcatchtheearlybus.他今早起得太晚了，以至于错过了早班车。Hegotupsolatethathemissedtheearlybus

thismorning.根据中文意思完成句子。1.为了通过数学考试，这个学期他学习非常努力。Heworksveryhardthisterm___________hecouldpass

theMathsexam.2.他这个学期学习那么认真，以至于他很轻松地就通过了数学

考试。

Heworked______________thisterm______hepassedtheMathsexameasily.sothatsohardthat3....andthisledtotheHindu-Arabicsystem(0-9).……然后这最终形成了阿拉伯数字系统。leadto可表示：(1)(道路)等通往……。例如：AllroadsleadtoRome.

条条道路通罗马。(2)引起(结果等)；导致。常见搭配：leadto+n./v.-ing。那场大雨引起水灾。Theheavyrainledtoaflood.懒惰导致考试的失败。Lazinessleadstofailingthe

exam.注意以下搭配：leadsbtosomeplace把某人带到某地leadsbtodosth带领某人做某事根据中文意思完成句子。1.过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。Toomuchworkandtoolittlerestoften__________illness.2.我认为这事不会有什么好结果。I__________it______________agoodresult.3.这条街能直通动物园吗?_____thisstreet_____right_____thezoo?4.旅馆服务生把我们带到了我们的房间。Thebellboy_______________ourrooms.lead

todon’tthinkwilllead

toDoesleadtoled

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toCultureCornerNumbersaroundtheworldPeoplearoundtheworldwritenumbersindifferentways.Thefollowingshowshowpeoplefromdifferentcultureswriteonetofive.Chinese:一、二、三、四、五Romans:I,II,III,IV,VEnglish:one,two,three,four,fiveHowever,mostpeoplearoundtheworlduseArabicnumbers(1,2,3,4,5,etc.)today.Lookatthepictureandreadthearticle.Thenmakeaspidergramaboutthenumbersaroundtheworld.RomansChineseEnglishArabicnumbersNumbersaroundtheworldProjectHowtomakeamini-encyclopaedia

ofnumbers?①Brainstormsometopics.②

Dosomeresearch.③Writeashortarticle.④Makeandshare.

Brainstormsometopicsaboutnumbers.

Eachgroupchoosesatopicandthenlookformoreinformationaboutit.Informationfrombooks,Internet,newspaper,TVandsoon.

Eachgroupwritesashortarticleonyourtopiclikethis.

Allthegroupsputyourarticlestogether,thendesignthecontentsandacoverforit.NumbersContentsPart1Differentwaysofwritingnumbers

Chinesenumbers1Romannumbers3Arabicnumbers4StepFourtheinventionofwrittennumb