05八年级How We Measure教案-八年级英语时文阅读精讲精练

How we measure Introduction Lisa and Magda are pen pals. Lisa lives in the United States, and Magda lives in Canada. A lot of things are the same in the United States and Canada. But many things are different. One difference is the system people use to measure things. 单词精讲1 One difference is the system people use to measure things. measure [ˈmeʒə(r)] vt. 测量 e.g. Did you measure the distance between your home and school？ 你们测量了你家到学校的距离了吗？ n. 措施 e.g. At the same time they are taking strong measures to protect wildlife resources. 同时他们正在采取强有力的措施保护野生动物资源。 【词性转化】 measurement n.测量 e.g. Measurement is very important in science. 在科学领域，测量非常重要。 【常用搭配】 make sth. to sb’s measure 照某人的尺寸做某物 e.g. Mr. Smith asked the tailor to make some new clothes to his own measure. 史密斯先生要求裁缝照他的尺寸做新衣服。 take sb’s measure 给某人量尺寸 e.g. The tailor took my measure for a new suit. 裁缝给我量尺寸做了一套新衣服。 Canada uses the metric system to measure things. The United States uses the English system. How tall are you? Lisa measures her height in feet and inches. 单词精讲2 Lisa measures her height in feet and inches. height [haɪt] n. 身高 e.g. His height makes him stand out in the crowd. 他身材高大，因此在人群中很突出。 n. 高，高度；海拔 e.g. This plant attains to a height of 10 feet. 这种植物可长到10英尺高。 【词性转换】 high adj. 高的 e.g. Here is held in high regard by her students. 学生对她评价很高。 There are 12 inches in one foot. Lisa is 4 feet, 5 inches tall. Magda measures how tall she is in meters. There are 3.28 feet in one meter. Magda is 1.23 meters tall (or 123 centimeters tall). How much do you weigh? 单词精讲3 How much do you weigh? weigh [weɪ] v. 称重量 e.g. She weighs herself every morning. 她每天早晨称自己的重量！ v. 权衡 e.g. I weighed the plan carefully.  我认真权衡了这个计划。 【词性转换】 weight n.重量 e.g. We’ll need to reduce the weight by half. 我们得把重量减轻一半。 Lisa measures how much she weighs in pounds and ounces. There are 16 ounces in one pound. Lisa weighs 75 pounds, 2 ounces. Magda measures how much she weighs in kilograms. There are 2.2 pounds in one kilogram. Magda we