Unit3 Reading 两课时课件牛津译林版 2022-2023学年八年级下学期英语

8B Unit 3 Online tours Reading2 Learning aims 1. To know some famous places in New York. 2. To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context. 3. To grasp some basic skills of reading. Step1: Revision 1.What places did we visit on the website in last lesson? Wall Street; Times Square; Central Park and Broadway. 2. Where would you like to go after a day’s work? Central Park. 3. What’s Broadway famous for? It’s famous for its theatres. Step2:While-task Task1: Language points 1. Have you noticed the “Tour” icon at the top of the page? at the top of ... 在……的顶部 e.g. 山上有座塔。 There is a tower ____________ the hill. 2. Just click on it, and you can visit Asia, Africa,… click on... 点击…… e.g. 点击这个图标。 _________ this icon. Click on 3. Wall Street, the world-famous trade centre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 1) world-famous 世界著名的，举世闻名的 e.g. 姚明是世界著名的篮球运动员。 Yao Ming is a ________________ basketball player. world-famous 2) at the southern end of... 在……的南端 south (n.) + ern = southern（adj.） 以此类推：north+ern=northern west+ern=western east+ern=eastern at the end of... 在……的尽头，末尾； 后接时间、地点名词。 e.g. 这个月末 at the end of this month 在路的尽头 at the end of the road 4. Further on is Times Square. further on 更进一步，再向前 e.g. 再向前一英里 a mile further on further 是far的比较级，除了表示“更 远”以外，还可以表示“进一步”。 e.g. 深造 further study 进一步的信息 further information 5. Every year, thousands of people gather here on New Year’s Eve. 1) gather vi. 聚集 e.g. 医院门口聚集了很多人。 A lot of people ________ at the gate of the hospital. 2) on New Year’s Eve 在新年前夕 e.g. 在平安夜 on Christmas Eve gathered 6. It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness. 1) It’s exciting to see ... 看到……很激动 It’s + adj. + to do sth. 做某事怎么样 e.g. 对我来说按时完成这么多的工作很困 难。 It’s ________