内容正文:
Time off
Module 8
主讲人:Tina
Unit 2
We thought somebody was moving about.
Unit 2
第一课时
square [skweə] adj. (表示面积单位)平方的
其他词性
A square is a shape with four sides that are all the
same length and four corners that are all right angles.
n. 正方形
(可数名词)
In a town or city, a square is a flat open place,
often in the shape of a square.
n. 广场
(可数名词)
kilometre [kɪˈlɒmɪtə] n. 千米
= kilometer
(可数名词)
Let’s learn some new words.
shape [ʃeɪp] n. 外形;形状
其他词性
(可数名词)
If you shape an object, you give it a particular shape, using your hands or a tool.
v. 使...成形
human [ˈhjuːmən] n. 人
复数形式
(可数名词)
humans
wake [weɪk] v. 唤醒;醒来
同根词
adj.
awake
醒着的
wake sb. up 唤醒某人
somebody [ˈsʌmbədi] pron. 某人;有人
同义词
someone
about [əˈbaʊt] adv. 向四周;向各处
path [pɑːθ] n. 小路;路径
复数形式
paths
(可数名词)
pull [pʊl] v. (用手)拉,牵,扯
反义词
push
v. 推
Click each door to show the pictures.
We have been to many different places in this book.
The Pyramids
in Egypt
Los Angeles
in America
Beihai Park
in Beijing
Revision
6
Look at the photo and write down words that can best describe it.
课文呈现1
Where is it?
What can you see there?
Zhangjiajie,Hunan Province
张家界,湖南省
strange shapes
of rocks
a magic land (mountains/forests/rivers)
plants (trees )and animals
I have been there before.
Let’s enjoy a video.
sights of Zhangjiajie
Fenghuang Ancient City(凤凰古城)
sights of Zhangjiajie
Furong town(芙蓉镇)
sights of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain(天门山)
sights of Zhangjiajie
Tianzi Mount(天子山)
sights of Zhangjiajie
Yuanjiajie(袁家界)
sights of Zhangjiajie
Yangjiajie(杨家界)
sights of Zhangjiajie
Jinbianxi —GoldenWhip Brook(金鞭溪)
sights of Zhangjiajie
Ten-mile Gallery(十里画廊)
sights of Zhangjiajie
Baofeng Lake(宝峰湖)
课文呈现
The sceneries are wonderful there! However, we camped by a small lake and heard a strange noise! We are sacred.
So…
filming location of Avatar 阿凡达取景地
Module 8 Time off
Unit 2 We thought somebody was moving about.
Who was there?
①
What is he/she/it doing?
②
Betty sent an email to her mom and dad. She had a wonderful time in Zhangjiajie.
Fast-Reading
1. The passage is a(n)____________.
a) diary b) notice
c) email d) advertisement
2. What’s Betty’s purpose(目的) of writing it?
P66:Make a prediction before reading.
Look at the pictures and guess what the passage talks about.
A. To ask her parents to visit Zhangjiajie.
B. To share her wonderful time in Zhangjiajie to her parents.
C. To share the guidance about travelling in Zhangjiajie.
Match the headings(标题) with the paragraphs.
Fast-Reading
课文呈现3
Underline the key sentences.
The travel plan for tomorrow
A camping experience at last night
The information of Zhangjiajie
The experience of climbing Mount Tianzi this moring
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
This passage was written according to ______ sequence.
TIME
LOGIC
SPACE
be doing (now)
last night
This morning
Tomorrow
Time order
时间顺序
How many parts can be divided?
Three parts
Information about Zhangjiajie
Betty’s travelling experience
Betty’s plan
课文呈现2
Information about Zhangjiajie
Carefully-Reading
1 Where is it?
2 How large is it?
3 Where can you stay?
4 What animals can you see?
5 What is the most famous thing to see?
It's in Hunan Province.
It's about 480 square kilometres.
We can camp by a small lake.
You can see monkeys.
The mountains, forests and rivers.
Read Para 2 and answer.
The tall, strangely shaped rocks
Three sisters
An old man
Pig Bajie with his wife
A turtle
Betty’s travelling experience
Carefully-Reading
Today
TWO
Tomorrow
THREE
Time Order
Last night, they camped by a big lake.
Somebody woke Betty up last night.
They found a hungry monkey was looking for food.
small lake
F
F
T
A noise
1. What did they think of the noise?
2. What was the noise from?
3. Guess: What were they likely to do when they saw the monkey?
They thought (that) somebody was moving about. Maybe they felt a little afraid.
A monkey
They may give it some food.
They were likely to go back to sleep.
we should protect animals.
Read Para 3 and mark True or False.
Carefully-Reading
afraid/nervous
surprised
Read Para 4 and fill in the table.
Carefully-Reading
Last night
ONE
Their climbing Tianzi Mount
The thing they hoped to see
The thing they saw in fact
The thing they did
the lakes and forests
the mountain tops above the clouds
Then we walked ____ the path, ____ the river, ____ trees and other plants and ____ to the camp.
down
along
past
back
1. What made Betty feel sorry?
2. What was uncle's advice?
She pulled a leaf off a plant.
It was wrong to pull leaves off plants and we should protect nature.
excited
sorry
课文呈现4
Number the sentences in the correct order.
a) Betty pulled a leaf off a plant.
b) The noise woke everybody up.
c) They climbed Mount Tianzi.
d) A monkey made some noise.
e) They camped by a small lake.
f) Linging’s uncle said that people should protect everything in Zhangjiajie.
5
3
4
2
1
6
唤醒某人
While-reading
Betty’s plan
Carefully-Reading
Dongting Lake is a __________________.
A. freshwater lake B. saltwater lake
Read Para 5 and choose the answer.
淡水湖
咸水湖
the Sights of Dongting Lake
课文呈现3
While-reading
Watch and imitate.
课文呈现5
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
1. Are there rocks in _______ or animal ______ in your home town?
2. How many __________ is Zhangjiajie from your home town?
3. Is it safer to walk along a ______ or climb over rocks?
4. Where do you ______ you were right now?
human
shapes
path
kilometres
wish
human kilometre path shape wish
Post-reading
answer together.
课文呈现6
Work in pairs.Ask and answer the questions in Activity 5.
Are there rocks in human or animal shapes in your home town?
2. How many kilometres is Zhangjiajie from your home town?
3. Is it safer to walk along a path or climb over rocks?
4. Where do you wish you were right now?
Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
It’s about 1034 kilometres.
It is safer to walk along a path.
Paris.
Post-reading
descriptions
last night
this morning
tomorrow
Retell
about 480 km2
in Hunan Province
mountais, forests and rivers
the strange shape of its tall rocks
They camped by a... During the night, they heard a... It woke everybody up. They thought somebody was... but it was just a ... looking for...
They... Mount Tianzi. They hoped to see the... and... but they could only see the... above the clouds. Then they walked back to the camp. Betty felt sorry bacause it was wrong for her to pull...
They are going to...
what did they do/see?
There are many beautiful places like Zhangjiajie in China. We are proud of our motherland .
It’s our duty to protect her better.
保护自然,爱护公物,文明旅游。
Thinking and free talk.
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课文呈现7-8
Writing
Read the information about Zhangjiajie.
Now decide which is more personal, Betty's email or the information in this table.
Choose the most important or interesting facts about Zhangjiajie and write a passage about it.
How large it is about 480 square kilometres
Where it is about 400 kilometres from Changsha
What to see mountains, rivers, forests ,many kinds of plants and animals
What are special strange shape of tall rocks, beautiful sights
Where to sleep hotels or camps
课文呈现8
Zhangjiajie is about 480 square kilometres. It is about 400 kilometres from Changsha. Everyone loves its many unusual mountains, rivers and forests. There are a lot of different plants and animals too. Zhangjiajie is popular with people because of the shapes of its tall rocks, and its beautiful sights. Visitors can stay in hotels or tents in the park.
" Dear "and " Love "are a common way to start and end a letter to friends or family.
" Wish you were here ” is also a typical of letters and postcards.
文章用了比较典型的英文写作方式:
Facts about Zhangjiajie
Last night’s camping experience
Today’s experience of climbing Tianzi Mount
The travel plan for tomorrow
开头直接切题,开门见山地介绍了张家界的地理位置、面积、景致和特征
按照时间顺序介绍了作者昨天、今天的旅行经历和明天的旅行计划
这种写作方式在一定程度上与西方人注重逻辑思维、情感表达相对直接有关。今后在写英文文章时可借鉴这种写作方式。
Travelling
experience
Where/When to go?
How to go?
What to do/see/hear/find/eat?
How to write travelling experience?
Tip: Your personal feelings can make your writing
lively, real and outstanding(突出的).
How you feel?
Group work
about square kilometers
Where?
How large?
in Province
What to see?
mountains, forests, rivers
the strange shape of its tall rocks...
Famous for?
a magic land
Introduce a landscape to us!
1. Be a guide(导游)
Dear guests:
Welcome to Zhangjiajie. I’m the guide and very glad to introduce Zhangjiajie to you.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wish you have a good time here!
2. Act out in groups
Setting: last night
Participants: Betty/ Lingling/ uncle/ monkey
Language: 1. use body language
2. speak clearly&loudly
3. add more details
Unit 2
第二课时
课文呈现3
Read the email and check your answers to Activity 2.
FROM: Betty
TO: Mum and Dad
SUBJECT: Wonderful time in Zhangjiajie
Dear Mum and Dad,
I promised to write, so ...
邮件/信件常以Dear XX, 开头
promise to do sth. 承诺做某事
课文呈现
1 We’re staying with Lingling’s uncle in Hunan Province, and I’m having a wonderful time here in Zhangjiajie. It’s a magic land of
mountains, forests and rivers. It’s very large, about 480 square
kilometres. It’s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks. Some of them look like humans while others look like wild animals.
玩得开心,过得愉快
adj. 平方的;n. 广场,正方形
n. 千米,公里
奇形怪状
n. 人
此处做并列连词,强调前后对比
首段开门见山,直入主题,是典型的英文写作方式
课文呈现
2 Last night we camped by a small lake. During the night, we heard a noise! It woke everybody up.① We thought somebody was moving about.② Lingling’s uncle said it was an animal. We came out without
making any noise, and found it was just a hungry monkey looking for food.
在一个小湖边上
without doing... 表示伴随状态;没有……
make noise 制造噪音
寻找
课文呈现
3 This morning, we climbed Mount Tianzi! From the top we hoped to see the lakes and forests. But it was a pity that it was cloudy. We could
only see the mountain tops above the clouds. Then we walked down the path, along a river, past trees and other plants and back to the camp. I pulled a leaf off a plant, but Lingling’s uncle said that it was wrong to pull leaves off plants
and that we should protect everything here. I was very sorry.
It is/was a pity that...很遗憾……
沿小路往下走
pull A off B 把A从B上拉下来
课文呈现
4 Tomorrow we’re going to Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China.We’ll be back home next week! Wish you were here!③
Love,
Betty
Learning to learn
Read and find out how Betty starts and finishes her email to her mum and dad. Next time when you write your email, you can start and finish the email in the same way.
adj. 第二大的
淡水湖
中间三段按昨天、今天、明天的时间顺序展开。
邮件/信件常以love,/yours, 结尾
回到家
Language points
1.Dear Mum and Dad, I promise to write, so...亲爱的爸爸妈妈:我答应(给你们)写信,因此...
①promise作动词,意为“答应;承诺“,常用结构如下:、
promise to do sth. 答应/保证做某事
promise sb. sth. = promise sth. to sb. 许诺某人某事
②promise还可作可数名词,常用短语有:
make a promise 许下诺言
keep a promise 遵守诺言
典例
用所给词的适当形式填空
In 1973, US Domino’s Pizza company promised
________ (take) pizzas to customers in “30 minutes or less”.
to take
Administrator (A) -
Language points
2.Some of them look like humans while others look like wild animals.有的石头看起来像人,而有的看起来像野生动物。
some...others... 一些...,另一些...
while在此用作并列连词,用于两个分句的对比, “然而,可是, 而,与此同时”。如:
我喜欢篮球,然而我弟弟喜欢足球。I like basketball my brother likes football.
while用作连词,还可表示“当...的时候”,用来引导时间状语从句,强调从句中的动作与主句中的动作同时发生。
while
典例
A true friend can see the pain in your eyes _________ everyone else believes the smile on your face.
A. while B. because C. before D. until
While Mike _________ computer games in his room, his dad came in.
A. is playing B. was playing
C. will play D. plays
A
B
Administrator (A) -
Language points
3.Last night we camped by a small lake.昨晚我们在一个小湖边露营。
by“在……旁边”,既可作介词,也可作副词。如:
(1)露西正坐在窗边的摇椅上。(介词)
Lucy is sitting in a rocking chair now.
(2)许多骆驼站在旁边。(副词) A large number of camels .
stood by
by the window
Language points
4.It woke everybody up.每个人都被吵醒了。
★wake up 及物动词短语, “唤醒,叫醒”, 属于“动词+副词”结构,接人称代词作宾语时,人称代词宾格要放中间。如:
(1)明天早上七点钟请把我叫醒。Please at seven tomorrow morning.
★wake up还可以作不及物动词短语,表示 “醒来”。如:
(2)杰里通常醒得早。Jerry usually early.
wakes up
wake me up
Language points
5.We thought somebody was moving about.
①somebody 表示“某人”,用在肯定句中。在否定句和疑问句中要用anybody。
e.g. Somebody parked his car right in front of mine.有人把车正好停在我的车前面。
Somebody/Someone is knocking at the door. 有人正在敲门。
②move about 四处走动;走来走去,其中about 是副词,意为“到处;处处”。
e.g. She likes to walk about. 她喜欢四处走走。
典例
________ is waiting for you at the gate. He wants to say thanks to you.
A. Somebody B. Anybody
C. Everybody D. Nobody
A
Administrator (A) -
Language points
6.We could only see the mountain tops above the clouds.
【重点】辨析: above, over 与on
above 表示一物在另一物的上方,不一定是正上方,两者不接触,反义词是below。
over 表示一物在另一物的正上方,两者不接触,反义词是under。
on 表示一物在另一物的表面上,强调两者接触。
e.g. The plane was flying above the clouds. 飞机在云层上方飞行。
There is a bridge over the river. 河上有座桥。
There is a cup on the table. 桌上有个杯子。
Language points
7.Tomorrow we’re going to Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in China.明天我们将去洞庭湖——中国的第二大淡水湖。
the second-largest 第二大的。 “定冠词the+序数词+形容词最高级”表示 “第几最……的”。如:
黄河是中国的第二长河。
The Yellow River is river in China.
the second-longest
Language points
8. We came out without making any noise, ...
without doing sth. 表示“没有做某事”。
make noise 表示“产生噪音,发出声响” 。
e.g. He walked past me without making any noise.
Language points
9.Wish you were here!
wish 表示“希望,祝愿”
◀◀ 辨析: hope & wish ▶▶
①hope和wish两者都表示“希望”,其后都可接动词不定式作宾语,hope to do sth.或 wish to do sth.
②其后都能接从句,hope+that 从句 希望……或wish+that 从句(常用虚拟语气)希望……
◆wish后可接双宾语表示祝愿或接动词不定式作宾语补足语,wish+sb.+sth.或wish sb. to do sth.,而hope则不能。
I wish you a happy time. /Jim wishes Linda to sing an English song.
◆在简略句中,表示希望某事发生,用I hope so;
表示希望某事不会发生,用I hope not,而wish无此用法。
典例
—What are you going to do when you grow up?
—A singer, but my parents wish me ________ a teacher.
A. am B. to be C. will be D. be
B
用hope或wish的适当形式填空。
1. My classmates ___________ to visit our teacher next week.
2. Linda ________ Mary to come to her party, but she was busy that day.
hope\wish
wished
Administrator (A) -
假如你是Joan,家住海南,请你给Linda回一封邮件,并邀请她下个寒假来海南。内容包括:
1.发出邀请;
2.介绍海南岛、活动内容(至少两项)和必备物品;
3.表达期盼。
第一步:审题。文体: 人称 _
时态 _
第二步:列框架。
一般现在时
第一、二、三人称
应用文
第三步:列出主要的单词和短语。
1.游泳 _
2.潜水 _
3.冲浪 _
4.太阳镜 _
5.太阳帽 _
6.雨伞 _
7.游泳衣 _
8.位于 _
9.钓鱼 _
10.晒太阳 _
11.期待 _
look forward to
enjoy the sunshine
go fishing
lie in
swimsuit
umbrella
sun hat
sunglasses
surf
dive
swim
I would like to invite you to my hometown, Hainan Island, next winter holiday.
我想邀请你下个寒假来我的家乡——海南岛。
第四步:重点句子仿写。
1. would like to do sth.想要做某事
2. You can…if you like.如果你喜欢,你可以……
3. look forward to sth./doing sth.期待……
如果你喜欢,你可以每天去钓鱼、游泳。
You can go fishing and swimming every day if you like.
我期待很快见到你。
I look forward to seeing you soon.
I’d like to invite you to my hometown, Hainan Island, next winter holiday.(发出邀请,1分)
Hainan Island lies in the south of China.It is quite warm even in winter.(海南岛的位置及天气,1分)There are many different kinds of activities for fun here.You can go fishing, swimming, diving, and surfing every day if you like.(活动一,1分)You can stay on the beach, relaxing and enjoying the sunshine.(活动二,1分)And remember to take sunglasses, a sun hat, an umbrella and a swimsuit with you.(必备物品,1分)
I’m looking forward to your reply.(表达期盼,1分)
Dear Linda,
It’s glad to hear from you._________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Joan
第五步:运用适当的连接词,如and, but, where, if等将以上要点连接成文,注意语句连贯,句意通顺。
M8U2重点短语句子
1.答应做某事
2.和某人待在一起
3.在湖南省
4.玩得开心
5.看起来像……
6.昨晚
7.在一个小湖边露营
8.在夜间
9.叫醒某人
10.四处走动
11.没有发出响声
12.寻找
promise to do sth.
look like...
have a wonderful time
wake sb. up
move about
without making any noise
look for
stay with sb.
in Hunan province
last night
camp by a small lake
during the night
M8U2重点短语句子
13.希望做某事
14....是个遗憾
15.沿小路而下
16.一些...另一些...
17.从……扯下/拉下……
18.第二大淡水湖
Some... other...
hope to do sth.
pull…off…
the second-largest freshwater lake
It is a pity that...
walk down the path
课后小结与作业
一、 根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
Exercises
1. The clouds in the sky have many________(形状).
2. There was a narrow ________(小路) through the forest.
3. Her novel shows her keen insight into the ______(人本性的) character.
4. I ________(答应) never to lie to you from now on.
5. The fire destroyed 4, 000 square ____________(公里)of the forest.
shapes
path
human
promise
kilometres
二、用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
Exercises
1.Jim promised _______(help) me clean up the classroom.
2.There are many yellow _______(leaf) on the ground.
3.He found there was a horse ______(eat) grass on the hill.
4.Lucy hoped ________(visit) the Great Wall one day.
5.—Did you have fun in Shanghai? —Yes. Wish you ____(be) here!
to help
leaves
eating
to visit
were
Exercises
三、 单选题。
1. —What are you doing? —I'm ________ the key to the door.
A. finding out B. looking after C. looking for D. finding
2. Fish can't live ________ water.
A. with B. in C. without D. of
3. —Come home before dinner time, Peter!—I ________. Mom.
A. promise B. guess C. wish D. admire
4. Mum, can you ________ at 8: 00 tomorrow morning?
A. wake up I B. wake I up C. wake up me D. wake me up
C
C
A
D
Exercises
5. —Water is important to ________, so there are many water festivals around the world.
A. everyone B. nobody C. somebody D. something
6.I hoped Tom _____ pass the final exam.
A.can B.to C.could D.not
7.China is very _____ the Great Wall and pandas.
A.famous as B.famous for C.ready to D.ready for
8.Some students love music while _____ love reading.
A.the other B.other C.another D.others
A
C
B
D
四、 按要求完成句子
Exercises
1. 当你在森林里迷路的时候不要到处走来走去。
Don't ________ ________ when you are lost in the forest.
2. 我们不应该从树上拽叶子。
We shouldn't ________ the leaves ________ the trees.
3. 大家都说(这对)双胞胎看上去像他们的爸爸。
Everyone says that the twins ________ ________their father.
4. 你不付房租就不能住在这里。
You cannot live here ________ ________ rent.
move about
look like
without paying
pull off
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