八年级英语下学期Unit8单元整体人教新目标版

Whydon'tyougetherascarf?Situation1Yourmother’sbirthdayisonJune10th,youwanttobuyagiftforher.Whatwillyougether?Situation2YourbestfriendwonthefirstprizeinanEnglishSpeechContest.Whatshouldyougethim?welcomeTracey'sHouseflowersscarfCDcamerabicyclesweatercalendardictionaryphotoalbumThat’stooboring.Whydon’tyougetherafashionablesweater?That’stooexpensive,youhaven’tenoughmoney.WhynotgetheraCD?That’stoopersonal.Howaboutgettingheracamera?That’snotspecialenough.Whataboutgettingherascarf?That’snotcreativeenough.Whydon’tyougetheranewbicycle?That’sagreatidea.She’lllikeit.Thatsoundsgood.Doit.For10-year-oldboyForgrandma

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Comment1………Iwanttospend100YuantobuysomeNewYear’spresentsformynephewandmygrandma.WhatdoyouthinkIshouldget?Andtellmeyourreasons.HappyFather'sDayWhatwillyougetyourfatherforFather’sDay?1blisteningcomprehensionThat’stooexpensiveThey’retoocheapThat’stooboring,too.That’stooboring.1234Listen.Ineachconversationaboutgifts,whoisthepersonshoppingfor?Putacheck(√)inthecorrectcolumn.Conversation1Conversation2Conversation3TeacherSisterFriend√√√Listenagainandwritethesuggestionsandcommentsinthechartbelow.Conversation1Conversation2Conversation3Suggestion1aCDComment1notspecialenoughSuggestion2Comment2

ascarfasoccerballtoopersonalnotcreativeenoughflowersacalendaraphotoalbumgoodideasoundsgoodshe’lllikethat1.Haveyoueverreceivedsomegifts?2.Whatarethey?Whichdoyouthinkisthebestgift?Why?3.Whendidyougetit?4.Whogaveittome?5.Howdoyoulikeit?catturtlegoldfishdogparrotmousespidersnakehamster

Thetrendiestkindofpetthesedaysisthepot-belliedpig.DavidSmithofNorthLondonhasapot-belliedpignamedConnie.“Pot-belliedpigsmakethebestpets,”said.“ShewatchesTVonthesofawithmeeverynight.She’smybestfriend.”However,lifewithapigisn’talwaysperfect.“WhenIgotmypig,shewassmall,”saidDavid,“butsheeatsalot.Nowshe’stoobigtosleepinthehouse,soImadeheraspecialpighouse.Also,pigsneedalotoflove.SometimesIdon’thaveenoughtimetospendwithher.”Readthearticleandanswerthequestion.Whataregood/badthingsaboutpot-belliedpig?Goodthings:bestfriend,watchesTVonthesofawithme,needalotoflove

badthings:eatalot,toobigtosleepinthehouse,

Idon’thaveenoughtimetospendwithher.HOMEWORKLookatthesenotesabouthamstersandwriteanarticleaboutthem.hamstersarepopular,quiet,cleaneasytotakecareofcheaperthanrabbitsorcatssmallsometimesnoisyatnightsleepallday

Hamstersarepopularpets,Peoplelikethembecausetheyarequietandclean.…Ⅰ.Choosetherightanswers.单项选择填空。1.Why_____________yougowithus?notB.don’tC.would

2.Mothertoldme_______toomuchtimereadingnovels.nottotakeB.nottospendC.don’tcost3.Thisismyfather’s_____________chair.public B.secretC.personal

4.----Whydon’tyougetthebook?----That’s____.A.notimportantenoughB.notenoughimportantC.enoughnotimportant5.Howabout____calendar?A.buyB.tobuyC.buyingListentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhendidSusangotoCanada?2.Howlongdidshestaythere?3.Whendidshegothereandcomeback?4.WheredidsheliveinCanada?5.WhatcouldSusandowiththeforeignfriendseveryday?6.WhatdidtheforeignteacheraskSusantodo?victorypraythanksMakeawishmakeabowadmiresorryshakehandsshakehandsthumbupgoodluckEveryonelikesgifts.Somelittlekidsthinktheydon’tgetenoughgifts.Someoldpeoplethinktheygettoomanygifts.Differentpeoplelikedifferentkindsofgifts.Somepresentsarenevertoosmall.Alittlechildmaygivehismotheraleaffromatree.Itisenoughtomakeherveryhappy.Giftgivingisdifferentindifferentcountries.InJapan,peoplesometimesgivespecialgifts.Buttheyarenotopened.Later,thesamegiftmaybegivenawaytosomeoneelse.Manypeoplehaveenoughthingsanddon’twanttoomanygiftsthemselves.InCanada,manypeoplewillnotgivebiggiftstosomeoneelse.Theywillpayforaparkbenchoratreetohelprememberaperson.IntheUSA,somepeopleasktheirfamiliesandfriendstogivemoneytocharityratherthanbuythemgifts.InSweden,doingsomethingforsomeoneisthebestgift.Peopledon’tneedtospendtoomuchmoney.Instead,makingamealisenough.请注意动名词作主语的情况一些礼物是从不会太小的。赠送，送掉不久之后长凳在美国，一些人会要求家人和朋友向慈善机构捐款，而不是给他们买礼物。取而代之themeaningofthefirstparagraph:themeaningofthesecondparagraph:Thinkabout:HighlightManyChinesepeoplearetryingtoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.SingingEnglishsongsisoneway.SingersfromalloverChinatookpartinacontestbysingingEnglishsongs.SomeofthemwereabletosingEnglishsongsjustlikenativespeakers.AwinnersaidsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.Sothiskindofcontestencourages

peopleinChinatospeakEnglish.AnditisagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish,likewatchingEnglishmoviesandreadingEnglishbooks.1.Whatdoesthepassagetalkabout?2.Howdidthesingertakepartinthecontest?3.AretheygoodatEnglish?Howdoyouknowthat?4.ArethereotherwaystolearnEnglishwell?5.AreyouinterestedinEnglish?DoyouhavesomeproblemsinlearningEnglish?Howwillyoudo?Howmanyboysarethereinthefamily? A.Three B.Four C.Five2.Whatdidtheboysbuygiftsfor? A.Fortheirmother’sbirthday. B.Fortheirfather’sbirthday. C.Foronebrother’sbirthday.3.WhydidMr.Greenbuyabird? A.Becausehismotherlikedbirds. B.Becausethebirdwasinteresting. C.Becausethebirdwasdelicious.√√√4.Howmuchwasthebird? A.$50 B.$500 C.$5,000

√5.WhatdidMr.Green’smotherdowiththebird? A.Sheateit. B.Shesetitfree. C.Shekeptitinthehouse.√Whydon'tyoulearntosingEnglishsongs?

Chinawillbethehostforthe2008Olympics,andsomanyChinesepeopletrytoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChina

enteredacontestbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearly,andlookedcomfortableonstage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellas

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speakers.Thesingersreallycamefromallagegroups,andfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthemen’scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi’an,andthewinnerofthewomen’scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodest,andsaidthattheydidn’tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’scompetition,saidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough,soshehadtostudyhard.Shealsosaidthatsi