U3 Reading广州八年级下册

ReadingWarmingupYes.I’llputacrosshere,sowe’llknowwheretocomenexttime!Therearelotsoffishhere,Lo!JadeAncientChinesebronzeChinesesilkChineseembroideryChineseporcelainChineseknotsPapercuttings玉中国古代青铜中国丝绸中国刺绣中国瓷器中国结剪纸FamousChinesecraftsandskillsEmbroidery(刺绣)Embroideryalwaysaccompaniessilkanditsdevelopment.ThemostfamousembroideriesinChinaareSuembroideryinJiangsu,XiangembroideryinHunan,ShuembroideryinSichuanandYueembroideryinGuangdong,namelyFourRenowned

Embroideries.Culturecorner

AChineseknotisusuallymadeofathinrope.Itcanbeintheshapeofananimal,afloweroraChinesecharacterwithaspecialmeaning.RedropesareusuallyusedbecauseredisaluckycolourforChinesepeople.ManyChineseknotshavespecialmeanings.Peoplethinkthattheseknotscanbringthemhappinessorgoodluck,sotheycarrytheknotswiththemorputthemupathome.ChineseknotsCormorant鸬鹚鸬鹚，也叫鱼鹰，善潜水，能在水中以长而带钩的嘴捕鱼。鸬鹚在我国主要分布于长江中下游一带的水乡。用于捕鱼的鸬鹚，需用绿绳或稻草在其颈部系一活套，也可用金属环套在颈部，防其捕食后吞食。每次捕鱼后，主人取下衔回的大鱼，还需要喂给小鱼以资奖励，促使其再次下水捕鱼。短语收藏夹o...到达（某数量、程度等）；至多有出发；动身起伏；上下波动天黑后；黄昏后不再；再也不用……做……傍晚时分为……做准备绕……捆绑把……推进……里把……带回来把……扔进……根据中文意思完成句子。1.他们打算明天日出前出发。

They____________________beforetheSunrisestomorrow.2.我们必须立即出发，没有时间可以浪费了。

Wehadtostartatonce.Wehad________timetowaste.3.你准备好数学测验了吗？

Didyou____________theMathstest?4.黄昏后他们继续工作。

Theykeptonworking________.aregoingtosetoffnomoregetreadyforafterdarkA1Howdopeopleandanimalsworktogether?Matchthebeginningofeachsentencewiththecorrectending.Whatdoyouknowabout…?1.Farmersusecats2.Blindpeopleusedogs3.Weusedtousehorses4.Thepoliceusedogs

atofindthings.btocatchmice.

ctoguidethem.dtopullcarriages.A2Labelthispicturewithwordsfromthebox.fishermanfishingboatnetfishermannetfishingboatSkimthearticleonpage35.Thenmatchtheparagraphswiththeirmainideas.BeforeyoureadParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4adescribesakindofbird.

bisaboutthefutureoffishingwithbirds.cdescribesafisherman.ddescribeshowthefishermanworks.bdacC1Thewordsinitalicsarefromthearticleonpage35.Circlethecorrectanswerstocompletethesesentences.Vocabulary1.Ifapersonisfit,heorsheis____.ahealthyandstrongbweakandill2.Whenyousetoff,you____ajourney.aplanbstart3.Whenyoureachaplace,you____theplace.aarriveatbreturnfrom4.Ifyouhangsomethingonapost,you____thepost.aputinonbtakeitfrom5.Ifyourequiresomethingtodoyourwork,you____it.alose

bneedABAABC2MarkwroteanemailtoJennyaboutfishingwithhandnets.Completehisemailwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.fishermanfithangreachrequiresetoffTo:JennyFrom:MarkDearJenny,IsawaTVprogrammeaboutanold(1)___________.Heisvery(2)_______,sohecancatchfishfromhisboateveryday.Heusually(3)________inthelateafternoon.Fishingissimpleforhimbecauseitonly(4)_______somehandnets.Whenhisboat(5)______therightplace,heputsthenetsinthewater.Afterafewminutes,hepullsthenetsuptogetthefish.Healwayslookshappywhenhe(6)______hisnetsatthefrontofhisboatandsailsbackhome.Ienjoyedthisprogramme.Best,MarkfishermanfitsetsoffreachesrequireshangsD1Thesesentencesareaboutthearticleonpage35.Eachsentencehasoneincorrectwordornumberinit.Underlinethemistakeandwritethecorrectwordornumberineachblank.Comprehension1Daminisover75now,buthestillenjoysworking._______2Cormorantsareabletostayunderthewaterforupto25minutes._______6523Daminoftengoesfishingintheearlyafternoon.________4Damintiesapieceofgrassaroundthemouthofeachbird.

________5Afterdark,Daminhasafireonhisboat.________6Thefisharetakenfromthefishermen’smouths.________latenecklightcormorants'1Whatdocormorantslooklike?2Whyarecormorantsgoodatcatchingfish?3WhydoesDaminhangalightonapostatthefrontofhisboat?4Wherewascormorantfishingoncepracticed?

D2Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.Theyarelargeblackbirds.Becausetheycanswimwell.Theycandivedownandstayunderthewaterforuptotwominutes.Becauseitattractsthefish.InSouth-EastChina.D3SupposeyouareWangDamin.Describehowyoucatchfish.Usethewordsfromtheboxbelowandthepicturesonpage35tohelpyou.setoffattractbring…backtie…aroundjumpupanddowntake…fromreachhangthrow…oIusuallysetoffinthelateafternoon…FishingwithbirdsWangDaminisafisherman.Althoughheisover65,heisveryfitandstillenjoysworking.Daminusescormorantstocatchfish.Cormorantsarelargeblackbirds.Theyaregoodatcatchingfishbecausetheycanswimwell.Theycandivedownandstayunderthewaterforuptotwominutes.Daminusuallysetsoffinthelateafternoonandgetsthecormorantsreadyforwork.First,hetiesapieceofgrassaroundtheirneckstostopthemfromeatingbigfish.ThenwhenDamin’sboatreachestherightplaceintheriver,hepushesthemintotheriver.Daminusesseveralwaystoattractfish.Duringtheday,hejumpsupanddownonhisboat.Afterdark,hehangsalightonapostatthefrontoftheboat.

Thecormorantsbringthefishbacktotheboat.ThefisharethentakenandthrownintoabigbasketbyDamin.Nonetsarerequiredforthistypesoffishing.CormorantfishingwasoncepractisedinlotsofplacesinSouth-EastChina,andthereweremanyfishermeninthearea.Buttoday,fewyoungpeopleareinterestedinit.In50years,perhapstherewillbenomorecormorantfishermenintheworld.DiscussWhat’sWangDamin’sjob?

Heisafisherman.HowoldisWangDamin? Heisover65.Isheafitman?

Yes,heis.Whatcolourarethecormorants?

Black.Howlongcantheystayunderthewater?

Foruptotwominutes.WhendoesWangDaminusuallysetoffforwork?

Inthelateafternoon.WhatdoesWangDamindotothecormorantsfirst?

Hetiesapieceofgrassaroundtheirnecksfirst.WhatdoesWangDamindoafterhereachestherightplaceforfishing?

Hepushesthecormorantsintotheriver.Whydoesheusuallyjumpupanddownonhisboat?

Toattractfish.Whatishungatthefrontoftheboatatnight?

Alight.WhatdoesWangDamindoafterthebirdsbringthefishbacktotheboat?

Hetakesthefishandthrowsthemintoabigbasket.LanguagePointsAlthoughheisover65,heisveryfitandstillenjoysworking.虽然他超过六十五岁，但仍然很健壮且很享受工作。although是连词，意为“虽然”，引导让步状语从句。从句常位于主句前，用逗号与主句分开，也可以直接放在主句后面。注意，although引导让步状语从句时不能与but连用。例如：虽然他有许多功课要做，但他仍然每天帮他妈妈做家务。Althoughhehasmuchhomeworktodo,hestillhelpshismotherdohouseworkeveryday.虽然我们看不见空气，但空气就在我们周围。Thereisairaroundusalthoughwecan’tseeit.根据中文意思完成句子。1.他虽然很累，但仍然继续工作。

________________,hewentonworking.2.虽然下着雨，但是男孩子们仍然在操场上高兴地玩着。

________________,theboysstillplayintheplaygroundhappily.AlthoughitisrainingAlthoughhewastiredDaminusuallysetsoffinthelateafternoonandgetsthecormorantsreadyforwork.大民通常在黄昏时动身，打理好鸬鹚准备捕鱼。setoff意为“出发；动身”，含有“开始做某事”的意思。例如：他们今早动身去云南旅行。TheysetoffonajourneytoYunnanthismorning.村民们一听到消息就动身去寻找那个丢失的孩子。Thevillagerssetofftolookforthelostchildassoonastheygotthenews.ready作形容词时，意为“准备好的”，常用短语有：be/getreadyforsth“为某事做好准备”，bereadytodosth“准备好做某事”。例如：上课铃响时，学生们准备好上课。Thestudentsgetreadyforclasswhenthebellrings.你准备好回答我的问题了吗？Areyoureadytoanswermyquestions?根据中文意思完成句子。1.你明天打算几点出发？

Whattime____you________________tomorrow?2.如果你想赶上早班车，你最好马上动身。

Ifyouwanttocatchtheearlybus,you________________atonce.3.请准备好面试。

Please____________theinterview.4.她总是准备好帮助别人。

She________________helpothers.isalwaysreadytoare

goingtosetoffhadbettersetoffget/bereadyforThenwhenDamin’sboatreachestherightplaceintheriver,...当大民的小船到达河里合适的地点时，……reach作及物动词时，意为“到达”，后面直接接地点名词。例如：今早你几点到的学校？Whattimedidyoureachschoolthismorning?他们到达小村庄的时候已经天黑了。Itwasdarkwhentheyreachedthesmallvillage.【拓展】arrive与getto也有“到达”的意思，arrive是不及物动词，不能直接接地点名词作宾语，要用“arriveat/in+地点”表示到达某地。getto后面可接地点名词。后面接副词时，arrivein/at和getto都要省略介词。例如：我爸爸每天早上八点钟到办公室。Myfatherarrivesathisofficeateighto’clockeverymorning.我明天早上10点钟到图书馆。Iwillgettothelibraryat10a.m.tomorrow.我妈妈下班后经常6点钟到家。Mymotherusuallygetshomeat6p.m.afterwork.选用reach,arrive或get(to)填空，注意其形式。1.WhenI____________thestation,thetrainwasabouttoleavethestation.2.He’llcallmeassoonashe____________there.3.Itwaslateatnightwhenmyfather____________.arrivedreached/gottogets/arrivesNonetsarerequiredforthistypeoffishing.这种捕鱼方式不需要用网。require是动词，意为“需要；要求”，可直接接名词作宾语，也可用于句型requiresbtodosth“要求某人做某事”。例如：老年人需要很多的照顾。Theoldpeoplerequirealotofcare.老师要求我们用英语写一篇短文。OurteacherrequiredustowriteashortpassageinEnglish.根据中文意思完成句子。1.列车员要求他们出示车票。

Theconductor____________________theirtickets.2.他太累了，于是要求一些休息时间。

Hewastootiredandthen_______________torest.requiredsometimerequiredthemtoshowDictationdescriptiondescribefishermannetalthoughfitcormorantdivereadyreach说明；形容（动）描述；形容（名）渔民网虽然；尽管健壮的；健康的鸬鹚下潜准备好到达；抵达attracthangpostrequirepractisepapercuttinguptosetoffupanddownafterdarknomore吸引；使喜爱悬挂；吊柱；杆；桩需要；依靠从事剪纸到达（某数量、程度等）；至多有出发；动身起伏；上下波动天黑后；黄昏后不再；再也不根据句意和所给首字母写出所缺单词。1