Unit 6 reading课件2024-2025学年沪教牛津版英语八年级上册

Vocabulary and reading I Ancient stories 八年级上册—沪教牛津版—英语—第六单元 Lead-in Enjoy a video ahout the background of the Trojan horse. TROJAN WAR Trojans (n.) 特洛伊人 Greeks (n.) 希腊人 • Was the huge horse empty or full of something? • Which army would win ? • How did the winner use a wooden horse to capture the city? (n.) 陆军部队 (adj.) 空的 (be) full of ... : (有)大量的 (v.) 攻占、用武力夺取 P83 The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone and we’ve won,” he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve given up and sailed away!” “But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.” “Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.” That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was empty, except for the huge horse. Suddenly a secret door opened on the side of the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city. For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting. In one night, however, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick. The Trojan horse 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 war (n.) 战争 midnight (n.) 午夜; 子夜 captains and stupid soldiers (n.) 首领 (adj.) 笨的 (n.) 士兵 in a main square of a city (adj.) 主要的 pull a huge wooden horse which has a secret door on one side (v.) 拖; 拉动 (adj.) 巨大的 (adj.) 秘密的 /ˈsiːkrət/ (n.) 侧面 The winner succeeded through a clever trick. (v.) 达到目的 (n.) 计谋 Skimming ►Skim (略读) the story and put the pictures in the correct order. Write the numbers 1–5 in the boxes. (P82) ▲ Find out the sentences which describe each picture in the story. 1 ▲ Find out the sentences which describe each picture in the story. 1 • That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. • “Get some help and pull it into the city.” • “But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.” 2 3 ▲ Find out the sentences which describe each picture in the story. • The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city. 4 • The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. 5 Main ideas ►Read the story again and find the main idea of each paragraph. (P85-D1) The main idea of a paragraph tells what all or most of the sentences are about. It is the most important information in the paragraph. The main idea of a paragraph in a story is usually the description (描述) of a character, a situation (状况) or an event (事件). The main ideas of paragraphs in a story Strategy a. The Trojans celebrated in the main square. b. The Greek soldiers climbed out of the wooden horse and opened the main gates. c. The Greek army disappeared and left a wooden horse outside the city of Troy. d. The Greeks captured the city of Troy. e. The captain ordered the soldiers to pull the horse into the city. Para.1-2: _____ Para.3: _____ Para.4: _____ Para.5-6: _____ Para. 7: _____ Main ideas ►Read the story again and write the letter of the correct statement in each blank. c e a b d Opening/开端 Ending/结局 Developing发展 Story故事 Where 地点 Who 人物 What 事件 When 时间 The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone and we’ve won,” he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve given up and sailed away!” “But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.” “Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.” // 1 2 3 Opening/开端 That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was empty, except for the huge horse. Suddenly a secret door opened on the side of the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city. // 4 5 6 Developing/发展 For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting. In one night, however, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick. // 7 Ending/结局 Exercise Finish exercise on Page113 of 《学评》 reading II Ancient stories 八年级上册—沪教牛津版—英语—第六单元 The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone and we’ve won,” he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve given up and sailed away!” “But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.” “Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.” The Trojan horse 1 2 3 That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep. By midnight, the main square was empty, except for the huge horse. Suddenly a secret door opened on the side of the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. The Trojan horse 5 4 The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city. For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting. In one night, however, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick. The Trojan horse 6 7 try to do sth. try doing sth. 尽力做某事(强调付出努力，但不一定成功) 尝试/试图做某事，做着试试看 e.g. ① I tried to escape, but I failed. 我努力地想逃走，但是没有成功。 ② She was trying not to cry. 她强忍住不哭出来。 e.g. ① He tried using another key to unlock the door. 他试着用另一把钥匙打开那道门。 ② Why didn’t you try riding a bike to go to school? 为什么你不试试骑自行车上学呢？ ex.1 Choose the correct answers: ① -- I usually go there by train. -- Why not ___________ by plane for a change. A. try to go B. try to going C. try going D. try going to ② I ____________ enough money to support my family. A. try to make B. try not to make C. try to making D. try making try going try to make • try to do sth. • try doing sth. 尽力做某事 尝试/试图做某事 except & besides 除了... 以外；除去... 除了... 以外还有... 1. We all went except him. 除他(没去)之外，我们都去了。 2. We all went besides him. 除他之外，我们大家也去了。 He didn’t go. He went too. Translation: You may go to the library at any time except at noon. ex.2 ① 除了中午，你任何时间都可以去图书馆。（中午不行） ② 除了牛奶和奶酪，我们也需要蔬菜。（全都需要） Besides milk and cheese, we need vegetables. except & besides succeed (v.) /sək'siːd/ 成功 success (n.) /sək'ses/ 成功 successful (adj.) /sək'sesfl/ 成功的 successfully (adv.) /sək'sesfəlɪ/ 成功地 Choose a proper word for each sentence, pay attention to the forms. ex.3 1. His uncle is a _____________ inventor. 2. Jenny has _____________ in getting the job. 3. We are very happy with your great ____________. 4. We worked out the problem _______________ in the end. successful succeeded success successfully $$