八年级英语新目标下 Unit8 reading 课件

1、Period 6the Monkey KingChinese DragonChinese DragonPandasPandasChinese TigerTibet antelopesMilu deer1. Do you like music?2. How many English songs can you think of? What are your favorites?Now lets listen to some English songs.Do you know the names of these songs?Big big worldpretty boyMy heart will

2、 go ontake me to your heartwe will rock youthe day you went awayDo you think English songs can help you learn English?How can they do that?1.We can learn some new words.2.We can speak native English. 3.We can learn some beautiful sentences.4.We can know English culture.5.We can learn some idioms.Why

3、 dont you learn to sing English songs? 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 entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang ver

4、y clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. 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 Xian, and the winner of the womens co

5、mpetition 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 earlier, she felt her English was not good

6、enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English.Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it is a good idea to have fun with Eng

7、lish. 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 interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or read

8、ing 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 better.1. Which country will be the host for the 2008 Olympics?2. How many singers entered the contest?3. How old were the singers?China24They came f

9、rom all age groups.4. Where was the winner of the mens competition from?5. Who was the winner of the womens competition?6. Why did Jiang Mei win?He is from Xian.She is a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Because she studied English hard. Singing English songs help her improve her English.7. Did the winne

10、rs think they were better than the other singers?8. What does Beijing Speaks English suggest?9.How many fun ways to learn English are there in the text? What are they?No, they didnt. It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.4Singing English songs, watching English movi

11、es, reading English books, making friends with a native speaker of English. StatementsTrueFalse Not mentionedThree good ways of improving English are mentioned.The winners both agreed that they were the best singers.Studying English helped Jiang Mei win the prize.Singing songs doesnt mean you can sp

12、eak English well.Reading English books is a better way of learning English than watching movies. Judge if the statements in 3a are true, false or not mentioned.Find out the new words in the passage. Today many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four yo

13、ung singers from across China entered 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.enter v. 参加；进入参加；进入nearly adv. 几乎几乎singsang clearly adv.

14、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 Xian, and th

15、e 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 earlier, she felt

16、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 speak Englis

17、h.Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and 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；前进 make progress 取得进步取得进步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

18、 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 interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English bo

19、oks? 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 better.hear of 听说听说suggest v. 提议；建议提议；建议take an interest 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Discuss in Groups: What ot

20、her ways can you think of to improve your English?3c Close your books. Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words.(合上书合上书,写一篇课文的概要写一篇课文的概要,不多于不多于100字字.) 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