八下英语8单元reading

ReadingUnit8Whydon’tyougetherascarf?Whydon’tyoulearntosingEnglishsongs?DoyoulikeEnglishsongs?Let’slistensomeEnglishsongs.Doyouknowthem?Section1BeforeYouReadPATRWORK1aHowmanyEnglishsongscanyouthinkof?Whichareyourfavorites?TearsinheavenbabyonemoretimeTakemetoyourheartyesterdayoncemore

bigbigworldHowcansingingEnglishsongshelpyourEnglish?Makealist.1.Wecanlearnsomenewwords.2.WecanbecomemoreinterestedinEnglish.3.Wecanimprovetheabilityoflisteningandspeaking.SingingEnglishsongscanmakeusmoreinterestedinEnglish.Readformeaing,notfordetail.（了解文章大意，先不要注重细节。）Fast-readingReading

strategy1：Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?SomegoodwaysofimprovingEnglish,especiallysingingEnglishsongs.StatementsTrueFalseNotmentionedThreegoodwaysofimprovingEnglisharementioned.Thewinnersbothagreedthattheywerethebestsingers.StudyingEnglishhelpedJiangMeiwintheprize.Singingsongsdoesn’tmeanyoucanspeakEnglishwell.ReadingEnglishbooksisabetterwayoflearningEnglishthanwatchingmovies.Detailed-readingReading

strategy2

：Youcanunderstandthemeaningofthenewwordsfromthecontext.(根据上下文联系理解单词意思。）Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswer:1.ManypeoplesingEnglishsongsto______

A.enteracontestB.lookcomfortableC.justforfunD.improveEnglish2.HowmanysingersfromacrossChinaenteredacontest?A.twenty-fourthB.twenty-fifthC.twenty-four3.Whowonthemen’scompetition?

A.a19-year-oldmanB.a40-year-oldmanC.a24-year-oldmanDCB4.WhichisnotagoodwaytolearnEnglish?

A.IfyoulookcoolB.watchEnglishmoviesC.readEnglishstoriesD.makefriendswithanEnglishspeaker.5.Weshouldtryto______beforetheOlypics.

A.learnEnglishsongsB.makeprogressC.enteracontestAB

Chinawillbethehostforthe

2008Olympics,andsomanyChinesepeopletrytoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChina

enteredacontest

by

singingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearly,andlookedcomfortableonstage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.

TheOlympics=theOlympicGames奥林匹克运动会['niəli]

adv.几乎sing过去式

['kliəli]

adv.明朗地；明显地[steidʒ]

n.舞台['neitiv]

adj.

本地的；本国的=fromalloverChina来自全中国by+名词/动词-ing通过；以...方式as+形容词或副词原形+as像…一样Whydon'tyoulearntosingEnglishsongs?[həust]n.主持人['entə]vt.参加；进入['kɔntest,kən'test]n.竞赛；trytodosth.Thesingersreallycamefromallagegroups,andfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthemen’scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi’an,andthewinnerofthewomen’scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodest,andsaidthattheydidn’tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’scompetition,saidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.['mɔdist]

adj.谦虚的；谦让的['ə:liə]

adj.早的；初期的makesb.adj./makedosth.[‘winə]n.胜利者使她对......更感兴趣feel的过去式adj./adv.+enough

ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.“ChinesepeopleshouldtrytospeakEnglishmore.Weshouldtrytomake

progressbeforetheOlympics,”saidaspokespersonfromthe

OlympicCommittee.Heagreesthatitisagoodidea

tohavefunwithEnglish.encourage

v.鼓励encouragesb.todosth.鼓励某人做某事progress[‘prəuɡres,’prɔɡres]

n.进步；前进spokesperson

['spəuks,pə:sən]

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

[in'kʌridʒ]vt.鼓励,怂恿；

makeprogress取得进步Ifyougoonstudyinghard,youwillmakeprogress.[kə'mitimən]...,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough.拓展：1.feel+名词/代词“摸......”Thesixthmanwentforwardtofeeltheelephant.第六个盲人去摸大象。2.feel+宾语+doingsth.“感到......正在......”Hefeltsomeonesinginginclass.他感觉到有人在课堂上唱歌。3.feel+宾语+过去分词”感觉被......Theboyfelthisbackpattedbysomeone.4.feel+宾语+dosth.“感到......做某事那男孩感觉到有人拍了他的脊背wefeltthehouseshakejustnow.刚才我们感觉到这房子的振动。5.feel(that)+宾语从句我们大家都觉得他是一个平易近人的人。Weallfelt(that)hewasafriendlyman.felt是feel的过去式形式，“感到，感觉”。常用作系动词，后跟形容词作表语。如：Ifeltabitcoldyesterday.

她感到自己的英语不太好。HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglishprogram?Ifnot,whydon’tyoufindoutaboutit?ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.WhataboutwatchingEnglishmovies,orreadingEnglishbooks?MaybeyoucouldevenmakefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglish.Ifyoulookhardenough,you’llfindagoodwaytolearnEnglishbetter.hearof听说suggest[sə‘dʒest]

v.

提议；建议suggestion[səɡ'dʒestʃən]n.建议

takeaninterestedin对…感兴趣besides[bi‘saidz]

prep.而且；除…之外makefriendswith与…交友findout找出；发现

HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglishprogram?Haveheard是现在完成进行时nativespeaker

说母语的人，说本族语的人besides与except的区别：

besides“除…外，还有…”，指更进一步的拥有，包括所“除”事物在内。besides:(prep.)除...之外,它这个"除"是包含的

BesidesTom,Marywentboating.

(Tom和Mary都去boating)

Haveyougotanyclothesbesidesthese?除了这些衣服你还有别的吗?

except:(prep.)除了...之外.后面的范围比主语的范围小,除去的和非除去的是同类事物，用except

WewentboatingexceptTom

(Tom属于"我们(We)"但不没有wentboating,但是Tom和We都是人)

不包括所引事物。常与no,none,nothing等否定词或all,everyone,everything等连用，但不可用于句首。

TheyallwenttotheSummerPalaceexceptone.除一人之外他们都去了颐和园。Readingstrategy3

：Tounderstandtheimportantideasfromthetext,wemust“summarize”.Dothisbyanswering“whowhatwherewhy”questionsasyouread.Detailed-reading1.Whichcountrywillbethehostforthe2008Olympics?2.Howmanysingersenteredthecontest?3.Howoldwerethesingers?AnswerthequestionsChina24Theycamefromallagegroups.4.Wherewasthewinnerofthemen’scompetitionfrom?5.Whowasthewinnerofthewomen’scompetition?6.WhydidJiangMeiwin?HeisfromXi’an.Sheisa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.BecauseshestudiedEnglishhard.SingingEnglishsongshelpherimproveherEnglish.7.Didthewinnersthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers?8.WhatdoesBeijingSpeaksEnglishsuggest?9.HowmanyfunwaystolearnEnglisharethereinthetext?Whatarethey?No,theydidn’t.ItsuggestswaysforBeijongerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.4SingEnglishsongs,watchEnglishmovies,readingEnglishbooks,makefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglish.()1.ChinesewanttoimprovetheirEnglishbecause______.A.theytakeaninterestinlearningEnglishB.theyhopetogotootherforeigncountriesC.theygetreadyfortheBeijing2008OlympicsD.theywanttofindabetterjobthannow()2.24ofsingersinChinawhoenteredacontestcan______.A.singallkindsofsongsB.singEnglishsongsC.speakEnglishwellD.speakChinesewell()3.JiangMeisaidshewontheprizebecauseshe_____.A.learnedChineseB.learntfromfamoussingerC.studiedEnglishD.lookedcomfortableonstageCBC()4.Oneofthewinnersis_______fromShan’xi.A.40yearsoldB.19yearsoldC.amodestgirlD.awomansinger()5.JiangMeifeltherEnglishnotgoodenough_____.A.sixmonthslaterwhensheleftthehighschoolB.sixmonthsagowhenshetookpartinthecontestC.whenshewasn’tinterestedinsingingEnglishsongsD.aftershewontheprizeinthesingingcompetitionABDiscussinGroups:3b.HaveyouevertriedimprovingyourEnglishusinganyofthewaysmentionedinthereading?WhatotherwayscanyouthinkoftoimproveyourEnglish?Theotherways:1.IkeepadiaryinEnglisheverydaytoimprovemywriting.2.IlistentotheEnglishtapesfor20minuteseverydaytoimprovemylisteningskill.3.IgotosomeEnglishtrainingclassesduringmyholiday.4.HowabouttakingpartinEnglishCorner?5.WhatabouthavingEnglishSpeechContest?6.Whynotactfamousplaysonstage?7.Whydon’tyousingEnglishsongs?3cCloseyourbooks.Writeasummaryofthereadingusingnomorethan100words.BecauseChinawillbethehostforthe2008Olympics,manyChinesepeoplearetryingtoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.SingingEnglishsongsisoneway.SingersfromacrossChinaenteredacontestbysingingEnglishsongs.SomeofthemwereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.AwinnersaidsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.SothiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.AnditisagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish,likewatchingEnglishmoviesandreadingEnglishbooks.（一）用括号中所给动词的适当形式填空。1.Howlong

you

(receive)theletterfromyourparents?2.ThebagIused

(cost)twentydollars.3.Youmustthinkitover.Who

you

(choose)forourschoolfootballcaptain?4.Gift

(give)isdifferentindifferentcountries.5.

you

(mention)thidtomyparents.6.

youever

(see)thefilmaboutJackieChan?7.Itried

(wake)upmybrotherbyringingthedoor-bell.8.Ithinkit’sthesafestway

(drive)slowlyfordrivers.9.Canyoutellmewhatmadeyou

(fear)dark?_____you

(discover)whohadbeensendingyoutheflowersthesedays?havereceivedcostwillchoosegivingDidmentionHaveseentowaketodrivefearDiddiscover（二）按要求改写下列句子，每空一词。Whydon’tyougetascarf?(同义句转换)

getascarf?IshouldgetmyteachersomeflowersonTeachers’Day.(对划线部分提问)

shouldyou

onTeachers’Day?3.Myshoescost23yuan..(对划线部分提问)

yourshoescost?Mr.Brownisveryold.Hecan’tdothework.(合并为一句)

WhynotWhatdoHowmuchdidMr.Brownistoooldtodothework（三）书面表达。(A)明天是Lily和Lucy的妈妈的生日，她们想给妈妈买一个宠物，首先完成下列对话。Lily:Tomorrowisourmother’sbirthday.(1)

?Lucy:Whatabouta