八年级英语下册Unit 8 Self check

1、Self check,八年级人教新目标下册,Unit 8 Why dont you get her a scarf?,When you give advice, you can use the following expressions to be polite.,Why dont you do? Why not do ? What about/How about + sth. ? What about/How about + doing ? Could you please do ? You should/could do Would you mind doing? Youd better

2、do,1. Fill in the blanks with the words given.,expensive boring cheap special interesting,Today is Jims birthday. His mother is going to make a _ meal for him. 2. My shoes were really _. They only cost $5.,special,cheap,3. My aunt took us out to dinner at an _ restaurant, but the food was not good a

3、t all. 4. The movie was _. I fell asleep half way through it. 5. Its important to choose subjects that you find _.,expensive,boring,interesting,2. Read the passages.,Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they dont get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different peop

4、le 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,make sb./sth. + 形容词 “使某人/某事” 如: What he says makes me rather angry. The flowers made the house beautiful. 鲜花让房子美丽。,Gift givin

5、g 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 things and dont want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone els

6、e. 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, doing something for someone is the best gift. People dont need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal

7、 is enough.,open v. 开; 打开,give away 赠送 givegavegiven,bench n. 长凳; 长椅,rather than 不是,Sweden 瑞典,instead adv. 代替; 而不是 If you dont want to go, I will go instead.,1. present n. 礼物 present指礼物的一般性用语, gift是稍正式的用法。 另外, present还可以作为形容词, 表示“现在的； 出席的”。这里有一首小诗介绍给大家： Yesterday is a history, Tomorrow is a mystery,

8、 Only today is a gift, Thats why it is called present.,Explanation,2. give away 分配; 分送; 赠送 (不经意间)泄密等。 例如: He gave all his money away to the charity. 他把他所有的钱都捐给了慈善机构。 He is sure to give away your secret. 他一定会泄露你的秘密的。,3. instead adv. 代替; 取而代之的是 例如： I dont like coffee; give me mineral water instead. 我不

9、喜欢喝咖啡, 给我矿泉水好了。 He is tired , let me go instead. 他累了, 让我去吧。 If you cannot go, let him go instead. 如果你不能去, 让他替你去。 I didnt have a pen, so I used a pencil instead. 我没有钢笔, 因此我就用铅笔了。,4. rather than “与其 (不如)” , “不是 (而是) ” 例如： I would do anything rather than let her get hurt. 我愿尽一切努力不让她受到伤害。 I would walk t

10、here rather than take a bus. 我宁愿走路去那儿也不愿乘车。,5. much too “太, 过于”, 修饰形容词副词 too much “太多”, 修饰不可数名词 too many “太多”, 修饰可数名词 e.g. The street is much too crowded. 大街上太挤了。 Dont spend too much money on clothing. 不要花太多的钱在衣着上。 There are too many monkeys for me to count. 猴子太多, 我数不过来。,1. He has given away all the

11、 gifts to the children. (否定句) He _ away all the gifts to the children. 2. They thought he was the best writer in the newspaper.(否定句) They _ he was the best writer in the newspaper.,. 按要求完成句子,didnt think,hasnt given,3. His best friend gave him this present. (对划线部分提问) _ him this present? 4. Its not cr

12、eative enough to buy a scarf for my mother.(同义句) _ a scarf isnt creative enough. 5. I, have, time, my, do, to , enough, finish, homework, not (连词成句) _.,To buy my mother,Who gave,I dont have enough time to finish my homework,6. 明天是我哥的生日, 我该给他买点什么呢？ Tomorrow is my _. _ I _ for him? 7. 你曾经受到的最好的礼物是什么？

13、Whats the _ gift you _? 8. 大肚猪太难照顾。 Pot-bellied pigs are _ difficult to _.,brothers birthday,too,best,to take care of,have ever got,What should,get,9. 在不同国家送礼不同。 _ is different in _. 10. 他想和他妈一起去也不愿一个人呆在家里。 He wanted _ with his mother _ stay at home all by himself.,to go,rather than,Gift giving,diff

14、erent countries,1. - Where are you going? - Im going shopping. - _? - Certainly. A. Will you give me pen B. Could you get a pen for me C. Can I help you D. What are you going to buy 2. John is much better than I _. A. to playin chess B. for playing chess C. at playing chess D. in playing chess,. 单项选

15、择,B,C,3. He has _ daughter_ Mary. A. a eight years old, name B. an eight-years-old, named C. an eight-year-old, named D. a eight-year-old, naming 4. -Im going to buy a birthday cake. - _? - No. My friends daughter. A. Is it your son B. Is it for someone in your family C. When are going to buy it D.

16、Is it your birthday,C,B,5. Life _ a pig isnt always perfect. A. of B. with C. from D. to 6. After school he didnt go home. _ he went to the Internet caf. A. But B. While C. Instead D. Instead of 7. In Japan the same gift may _ to someone else. A. give back B. give away C. be given back D. be given a

17、way,B,C,D,写作训练 你的生日快乐吗? 你上次生日是怎么过的? 请用英语写一篇短文介绍你的上次生日。,Homework,My birthday is December 12th. Before my birthday, my friends suggested to have a party. But I don think that was creative enough. So we decided to go hiking to the country. On that day, my friends came to my house early. They brought me different kinds of gifts, such as books, cards, calen