英语人教版八年级下册Unit 8 Section A-1.ppt

1、Unit 8,Section A Period 1 (1a-2d),Do you like reading books?,Have you ever heard of these books?,What do you think of them?,Free Talk,Have you heard of these books?,Alice in Wonderland,Little Women,Have you heard of these books?,Treasure Island,Have you heard of these books?,Oliver Twist,Have you he

2、ard of these books?,Robinson Crusoe,Have you heard of these books?,Tom Sawyer,Have you heard of these books?,Pair work,Have you read them? Make conversations.,-Have you read Alice in Wonderland yet?,-Yes, I have. / No, I havent,1a,Have you heard of these books? Check () the ones you know.,_ Alice in

3、 Wonderland _ Little Women _ Treasure Island _ Oliver Twist _ Robinson Crusoe _ Tom Sawyer,Alice in Wonderland Little Women Treasure Island Oliver Twist Robinson Crusoe Tom Sawyer,Do you know the main characters of these books? Which book do you like best?,鲁滨逊漂流记 (Robinson Crusoe, 1979) 是英国小说家丹尼尔笛福(

4、Daniel Defoe, 1660-1731)的代表作，故事取材于英格兰水手赛尔科克被弃荒岛数年的经历，描写了主人公鲁滨逊在荒岛上生活二十八年的经历，歌颂了劳动，礼赞了人对自然的斗争。,金银岛是史蒂文森所有作品中流传最广的代表作，其故事情节起源于作者所画的一幅地图。小说描写了敢作敢为、机智活泼的少年吉姆霍金斯发现寻宝图的过程以及他如何智斗海盗，历经千辛万苦，终于找到宝藏，胜利而归的惊险故事。,Alice in Wonderland 是英国作家查尔斯路德维希道奇森以笔名路易斯卡罗尔于1865年出版的儿童文学作品。故事叙述一个名叫爱丽丝的女孩从兔子洞进入一处神奇国度，遇到许多会讲话的生物以及像人

5、一般活动的纸牌，最后发现原来是一场梦。,小妇人由美国作家露易莎梅奥尔科特所著，一部以美国南北战争为背景，以19世纪美国新英格兰地区的一个普通家庭四个姐妹之间的生活琐事为蓝本的带有自传色彩的家庭伦理小说。这部小说以家庭生活为描写对象，以家庭成员的感情纠葛为线索，描写了马奇一家的天伦之爱。马奇家的四姐妹中，无论是为了爱情甘于贫困的梅格，还是通过自己奋斗成为作家的乔，以及坦然面对死亡的贝思和以扶弱为己任的艾美，虽然她们的理想和命运都不尽相同，但是她们都具有自强自立的共同特点。描写了她们对家庭的眷恋；对爱的忠诚以及对亲情的渴望。,雾都孤儿是英国作家狄更斯于1838年出版的写实小说。以雾都伦敦为背景，讲

6、述了一个孤儿悲惨的身世及遭遇，主人公奥利弗在孤儿院长大，经历学徒生涯，艰苦逃难，误入贼窝，又被迫与狠毒的凶徒为伍，历尽无数辛酸，最后在善良人的帮助下，查明身世并获得了幸福。,汤姆索亚历险记是美国小说家马克吐温1876年发表的代表作品，小说的故事发生在19世纪上半叶美国密西西比河畔的一个普通小镇上。主人公汤姆索亚天真活泼、敢于探险、追求自由、不堪忍受束缚个性、枯燥乏味的生活，幻想干一番英雄事业。小说的时代在南北战争前，写的虽是圣彼得堡小镇，但该镇某种程度上可以说是当时美国社会的缩影。小说通过主人公的冒险经历，对美国虚伪庸俗的社会习俗、伪善的宗教仪式和刻板陈腐的学校教育进行了讽刺和批判，以欢快的笔

7、调描写了少年儿童自由活泼的心灵。,Alice in Wonderland Treasure Island Little Women Oliver Twist Robinson Crusoe Tom Sawyer,Try to match the book titles with the pictures.,Listen and complete the chart.,1b,No,Treasure Island,Robinson Crusoe,Little Women,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Its really exciting.,Its wonderful.,Its fantas

8、tic.,1c,Practice the conversation. Then talk about the other books in 1a.,A: Have you read Little Women yet? B: No, I havent. Have you? A: Yes, I have already read it. B: Whats it like? A: Its fantastic.,A: Have you read Alice in Wonderland yet? B: No, I havent. Have you? A: Yes, Ive already read it

9、. B: How is it? A: Its wonderful.,A: Have you read Oliver Twist yet? B: Oh, no. Ive not read it yet. What about you? A: Well, Ive already read it. B: What do you think of it? A: Its fantastic.,A: Have you read yet? B: No, I havent. Have you? / What about you? A: Yes, I have already read it. B: Whats

10、 it like? / What do you think of it?/ How is it? A: Its ,-Have you read Robinson Crusoe yet?,-Yes, I have.,-What do you think of it?,-I think its fantastic.,Explanation,yet常用于现在完成时的一般疑问句或否定句的句末。用于疑问句中时，意为“已经”；用于否定句中时，意为“还”。,-Where are you going for your holiday? -Well, we havent decided _. A. alread

11、y B. yet C. either D. too 【点拨】选B。答语意为“我们还没有决定（去哪里）”。yet“已经；然而”，常与完成时连用，且常用于否定句或疑问句，置于句末。故选B。,2a,Listen. Who has read these books? Circle the names.,1. Treasure Island Mark / Tina 2. Oliver Twist Mark / Tina 3. Robinson Crusoe Mark / Tina 4. Tom Sawyer Mark / Tina,Do you know the main characters of t

12、hese books? Which book titles tell us the main characters? Which book do you like best? Why?,2b,Listen again and write T for true and F for false.,1. Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures. 2. Robinson Crusoe is a classic. 3. Tina thinks that Treasure I

13、sland is a fantastic book. 4. Tom Sawyer is about a boy who lives in the United Kingdom.,F,T,T,F,2c,Use the information in 2a and 2b to talk about the books.,A: Has Tina read Treasure Island? B: Yes, she has. She thinks its fantastic. A: Whats it about? B: Its about ,A: Has Tina read Tom Sawyer yet

14、? B: Yes, she has. A: Whats it about? B: Its about a boy who lives in the United Stated. Many exciting things happen to him.,2d,Role-play the conversation.,Read again and answer the questions.,Which books have Amy and Steve chosen to write about? 2. Has Steve finished reading his book yet? Whats the

15、 book about? What does he think of the book?,Amy chose Treasure Island and Steve chose Little Women.,Steve finished reading his book. It is about four sisters growing up. He thought it really good.,3. Has Amy finished reading her book yet? How many pages has she already read? Whats it like? 4. When

16、do they have to hand in the book report?,Amy hasnt finished reading her book yet. She has read 24 pages. She thinks it looks interesting.,They have to hand in the book report in two weeks.,Have you read the two books? What do you think of the two books? Have you ever written a book report? What do y

17、ou usually find in a book report?,What is a book report?,Abookreportisfactual (根据事实的).It includes informationontheauthor,title,place andyear ofpublicationaswellasasummary ofthecontentofthebook. Writing a book report can be a lot of fun. It gives you a chance to read a new book and then tell your tea

18、cher and friends what you thought about it.,Choose a book and write a book report.,Group work,Lets learn the new words.,treasure n. 珠宝，财富；珍藏品,island n. 岛（可数名词）,classic n. 名著；经典著作（可数名词） page n. 页（可数名词）,due adj. 预定的, 到期的 due to 由于,hurry v. 匆忙，赶快 词组： hurry up 快点；赶快 in a hurry (n.) 匆忙地,Language points,1

19、. Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures.,full of 满是的；(有)大量的 The past year wasfull oftroubles. 过去的一年充满着困难。 The area is full of beautiful lakes and rivers. 这个区域有大量美丽的湖泊和河流。,那条小狗使他的生活从满了乐趣。,That little dog makes his life full of fun.,treasure n. 珠宝，财富,The

20、 library has many arttreasures. 这家图书馆收藏了很多艺术珍品。 Reading is the key to thetreasurehouse of ideas. 读书是打开知识宝库的钥匙。 He went to the island looking fortreasure. 他到小岛上去寻找宝藏。 treasure表示“珠宝，财富”是不可数名词；表示“珍品、宝物”是可数名词,2. Have you at least read the back of the book to see what its about?,这里的 see 表示“(通过查看、打听等)弄清、了

21、解；查看、发现(信息或事实)”，作这种用法时，see常接how, what, when等引导的宾语从句。,He agreed to go with me to see what was wrong. 他同意跟我去了解一下毛病出在哪里。 First of all, we need to take some time to see how it works. 首先，我们需要花些时间了解一下它是如何运作的。 If you watch carefully, you willseehow to do it. 如果你仔细观察，你就会看出如何做此事了。,3. You should hurry up.,hur

22、ry up 赶快；(急忙)做某事 Hurry up, or we cannot get to the railway station on time. 快些，否则我们不能按时赶到火车站了。 Hurry up, or youll be late. 快点，否则你会迟到的。, _! Or we wont catch the last bus. Im too tired to go any further. A. Dont worry B. Hurry up C. Sorry D. Quickly,B,【2014连云港】 I missed the beginning of The Voice of C

23、hina yesterday evening. _! But you can watch the replay tonight. A. Hurry up B. What a pity C. Try your best D. I dont think so,B,hurry n. 仓促；匆匆忙忙 be in a hurry to do sth. 着急做某事,Why are you in such a hurry to leave? 你干嘛这么着急要走？ He is in such a hurry to get out that door that he forgets his umbrella c

24、ompletely. 他匆忙地出门，完全把带伞的事抛到脑后了。,My alarm doesnt work now. Could you help me fix it? _. A. No hurry B. I dont care C. No problem D. Im sorry to hear that 解析: No hurry意为“不必着急”；I dont care意为“我不在乎”；No problem意为“没问题”；Im sorry to hear that 意为“听到那我很难过”。根据句意“我的闹钟坏了，你能帮我修一下吗？”可知，C为正确答案。,C,4. The book report

25、is due in two weeks. Yes, I know,due adj. 预定；预期；预计 后边引出预期的时间、地点等，还常常 构成短语be due (to do something)或be due (for something)。,Our plane is due at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 12:30. 我们的飞机预计于12：30降落在上海虹桥国际机场。 The train isdueto leave for Shanghai at 8. 这次列车定于8点出发去上海。 The bus isduein three mi

26、nutes. 公共汽车3分钟后就到了。 You are due for a medical examination next month. 你的身体检查预定在下个月。,这句话里的I know表示说话人对所谈的观点、内容已了解，无需多说，相当于汉语中“我早知道了；我全都了解” ，区别于许多日常交际场合中表示“我明白了；我知道了；我懂了”的用法。如：,A: Its already late. You should get some rest. B: Well, I know. Thanks.,当我们获知对方提供的信息后，常用I see表示“我知道了；我明白了；我懂了”。,1. A: He lives in the countryside but works in the city durin