Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us Lesson 44 初中英语教学

Lesson44Unit8CultureShapesUs学习目标1.Toknowthecharactersaboutsayings.2.Tolearnsomesayings.3.Tolearnabouthowtousesayingstomakeyourwordsvividly.4.Torealizetheencouragementandenergyfromthesayings.Warmingupthedefinitionofthesaying:Theyareshortsentencesthatdescribesomethingpeoplebelievetobetrueaboutlife.Doyouknow?WarmingupDoyouknowanyEnglishorChinesesayings?Whatarethey?Newwords1.societyn.

社会2.generationn.

一代（人）3.wealthyadj.富有的；富裕的4.pennyn.便士5.poundn.

镑6.foolishadj.

愚蠢的；傻的7.whetherconj.是否；无论8.humann./adj.人类（的）爱屋及乌眼见为实十年河东，十年河西行动重于言辞千里之行，始于足下ReadingReadtheChinesesayingsbelowandfindthematchingEnglishexpressionsfromthelesson.Loveme,lovemydog.Seeingisbelieving.Everydoghashisday.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.众人拾材火焰高不要小事聪明，大事糊涂有志者事竟成ReadingManyhandsmakelightwork.Don’tbepennywiseandpoundfoolish.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Languagepoints1.Althoughsayingsareusuallysimpleandeasytoremember,theyarefullofdeepmeaning.虽然谚语通常很简单并且容易记忆，但它们却有着深刻的含义。句式“be+形容词+不定式”表示“做某事是……的”。短语befullof与befilledwith同义，“充满、装满”。Languagepoints2.Thesesayingshelppeopleunderstandtheworldandformgoodhabits,orencouragepeopletoworkhard.这些谚语帮助人们了解世界，形成习惯或者鼓励人们努力工作。helpsb.dosth.意为“帮助某人做某事；encouragesb.todosth.表示“鼓励某人做某事”Fillintheblanksusingthesayingsfromthelesson.Exercise1.Seeingisbelieving.Wewarmlywelcomeyoutovisitourfactory.2.______________________.Itisveryimportanttomakeagoodstart.3.Cleaningtheroomwillnottakelongifweallhelp.Youknow,__________________________.WellbegunishalfdoneManyhandsmakelightworkExercise4.___________________________.Weshoulddomoreandspeakless.5.Althoughyoufailedtheexam,youshouldn’tgiveup.Remember_______________________________.Actionsspeaklouderthanwordswherethereisawill,thereisawayDiscussionFindmorewordstodescribe“sayings”.simpleandeasytoremember;fullofdeepmeanings;ProjectWriteasmanysayingsaspossibleingroupsaccordingtoyourmemory.1.Acathasninelives.2.Abarkingdogneverbites.3.Greatmindsthinkalike.4.Eyeforeye,toothfortooth.5.Oncebitten,twiceshy.6.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

请分别为下面五则谚语及图片找到相应的寓意：Exercise1.It’snevertoo

latetolearn.2.Acranestanding

amidstaflockofchickens.3.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.4.Playaharpbeforeacow.5.Abookholdsahouseofgold.ExerciseA.Thisproverbmeansthatyoudosomethinguseless.

B.Thisproverbmeansthatsomeoneisthebestofall.

C.Thisproverbmeansthatifyoustudyhard,youwillsucceed.

D.Thisproverbmeansthatthere'remanythingstolearnnomatterhowoldyouare.

E.Thisproverbmeansthatifyoudosomethingearlyorbeforeothers,youwillhavemorechancesandbesuccessful.

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