八年级英语下学期Unit8SectionB人教新目标版

Unit8SECTIONBWhydon'tyougetherascarf?III.请你当参谋我打算花100元，为一个15岁的女孩和一个12岁的男孩买生日礼物，你能为我提些建议吗？

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a15-year-oldgirl

a12-year-oldboyanEnglishbookEnglishisveryimportantadress

Girlslikebeautifulclothes

aphotoalbum

Mostofthegirlsliketakingphotosafootball

MostoftheboyslikesportsadictionaryIt’shelpfulforhisstudyapairofsunglassesBoysliketobecool.turtlegoldfishcatdogOnemouse,twomicerabbitsparrotmousesnakespiderhamsterGROUPWORKWhat’sthemostpopularpet?What’sthemostunusualpet?Ihavetwolongears.Iamsmall.Iamsoft.Iamcuteandfurry.PeoplethinkIeatcarrots,butIreallyeatplants.WhoamI?

Iamasmall.Iliveinahole.Iamgray.Ihavealongtail.Ieatseeds.Isqueak.WhoamI?Ihave4legsandIamgreenandIcanjump.Iliveinpondsandlakes.WhoamI?Therearetwomostpopularpetsinthewesterncountriesnow.Whatarethey,doyouknow?Whatdoyouthinkofthispets?notfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautifulhamsterWhatdoyouthinkofthispets?snakenotfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautifulWhatdoyouthinkofthispets?goldfishnotfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautifulWhatdoyouthinkofthispets?dognotfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautifulWhatdoyouthinkofthispets?catnotfriendlyenoughtooboringshorthairnicehairistoolongeasytotakecareoftooscaryfriendlyinterestingbeautiful2cPeoplePetsWhya6-year-oldchildgoldfisheasytotakecareofan80-year-oldgrandmothera16-year-oldboyA:Ithinkadogisagoodpetfora6-year-oldchild.B:Really?Idon’tagree.Dogsaretoodifficultto

takecareof.A:Howaboutagoldfish?B:Thatsoundsgood.too+adj.+todosth.

太…而不能做某事hamsternice,friendly3aPot-belliedpig

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.3aReadthearticleandanswerthesequestions.Whydoyouthinkpot-bellied

pigsarepopular?2.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofkeepingsuchapet?Pot-belliedpigsmakegoodfriends.TheadvantagesarethattheycanwatchTVonthesofawhentheyaresmall.Thedisadvantagesarethattheygettoobigtosleepinthehouseandtheyneedalotoflove.大肚子的猪n.优点n.

缺点3bLookatthesenotesabouthamstersandwriteanarticleaboutthem.hamstersarepopular,quiet,cleaneasytotakecareofcheaperthanrabbitsorcatssmallsometimesnoisyatnightsleepalldayHamstersarepopularpets.Peoplelikethembecausetheyarequietandclean.

Peoplethinktheyareeasytotakecareofandtheyarecheaperthanrabbitsorcats.Theyareverysmallsopeopledon’tneedtohaveaspecialroom.Thoughsometimestheyarenoisyatnight,mostofthetimetheyjustsleepallday.Theyareverylovely.n.兔；野兔adj.

清洁的干净的3cWhatkindofanimaldoyoulike?Writeamagazinearticleabouttheanimal,butdon’tsaywhattheanimalis.Thispetisunusual.It’seasytotakecareofandittalks.

It’sakindofbird.Itusuallylivesinacage.Doyouknowwhatitis?4GROUPWORKTalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofkeepingpetsinanapartment,andfillinthetable.AdvantagesDisadvantagesgoodcompanycanbenoisyinterestingbeautifuldirtyterriblen.伙伴SelfCheck1Fillintheblankswiththewordsgiven.expensiveboringcheapspecialinteresting1.TodayisJim’sbirthday.Hismotherisgoingtomakea

mealforhim.2.Myshoeswerereally

.Theyonlycost$5.3.Myaunttookusouttodinneratan

restaurant,butthefoodwasnotgoodatall.4.Themoviewas

.Ifellasleephalfwaythroughit.5.It’simportanttochoosesubjectsthatyoufind

.specialcheapexpensiveboringinterestingadj.

睡着的入睡v.选择2Readthepassagesandthenwriteaboutthemostpopulargiftsamongyourfriendsandfamily.Everyonelikesgifts.Somelittlekidsthinktheydon’tgetenoughgifts.Someoldpeoplethinktheygettoomanygifts.Differentpeoplelikedifferentkindsofgifts.Somepresentsarenevertoosmall.Alittlechildmaygivehismotheraleaffromatree.Itisenoughtomakeherveryhappy.present

n.

礼物makesb./sth.+形容词使某人/某事…Whathesaysmakesmeratherangry.

他所说的话让我非常生气。Theflowersmadethehousebeautiful.

鲜花让房子美丽。Giftgivingisdifferentindifferentcountries.InJapan,peoplesometimesgivespecialgifts.Buttheyarenotopened.Later,thesamegiftmaybegivenawaytosomeoneelse.Manypeoplehaveenoughthingsanddon’twanttoomanygiftsthemselves.InCanada,manypeoplewillnotgivebiggiftstosomeoneelse.Theywillpayforaparkbenchoratreetohelprememberaperson.IntheUSA,somepeopleasktheirfamiliesandfriendstogivemoneytocharityrather

thanbuythemgifts.InSweden,doingsomethingforsomeoneisthebestgift.Peopledon’tneedtospendtoomuchmoney.Instead,makingamealisenough.open

v.

开；打开giveaway

赠送give—gave—given

bench

n.

长凳；长椅ratherthan

胜于Sweden

瑞典instead

adv.

代替；而不是Ifyoudon’twanttogo,Iwillgoinstead.Helpingdosomehomeworkisthebestgiftformymother.Thebestgiftformyfatherismygoodmark.Mysisterlikesthedollsbest,andmyfriendlikestheinterestingbooksbest.

Writeaboutthemostpopulargiftsamongyourfriendsandfamily.HowcansingingEnglishsongshelpyourEnglish?Makealist.1.Wecanlearnsomenewwords.2.WecanbecomemoreinterestedinEnglish.3.Wecanimprovetheabilityoflisteningandspeaking.Whydon'tyoulearntosingEnglishsongs?

Chinawillbethehostforthe2008Olympics,andsomanyChinesepeopletrytoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChina

enteredacontestbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearly,andlookedcomfortableonstage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.TheOlympics=theOlympicGames

奥林匹克运动会enter

v.

参加；进入nearly

adv.

几乎sing—sangclearly

adv.

明朗地；明显地stage

n.

舞台native

adj.

本地的；本国的fromacrossChina=fromalloverChina

来自全中国by+名词/动词-ing

通过；以as+形容词或副词原形+as

像…一样Thesingersreallycamefromallagegroups,andfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthemen’scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi’an,andthewinnerofthewomen’scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodest,andsaidthattheydidn’tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen’scompetition,saidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.winner

n.

胜利者modest

adj.

谦虚的；谦让的earlier

adj.

早的；初期的interested

adj.

感兴趣的ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.“ChinesepeopleshouldtrytospeakEnglishmore.Weshouldtrytomake

progressbeforetheOlympics,”saidaspokespersonfromthe

OlympicCommittee.Heagreesthatitisagoodidea

tohavefunwithEnglish.encourage

v.

鼓励encouragesb.todosth.

鼓励某人做某事progress

n.

进步；前进makeprogress

取得进步spokesperson

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HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglishprogram?Ifnot,whydon’tyoufindoutaboutit?ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.WhataboutwatchingEnglishmovies,orreadingEnglishbooks?MaybeyoucouldevenmakefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglish.Ifyoulookhardenough,you’llfindagoodwaytolearnEnglishbetter.hearof

听说suggest

v.

提议；建议takeaninterestedin

对…感兴趣besides

prep.

而且；除…之外makefriendswith

与…交友findout

找出；发现Arethesestatementstrue,false,ornotmentionedinthereading?