Unit 7 Speaking and Writing 课件2024-2025学年沪教牛津版（广州深圳沈阳通用）八年级英语下册

Speaking Read the following key expressions about agreeing and disagreeing. I think /believe that the pyramids in Egyptwere built by aliens. So do 1./l agree./I think you're right. I don't agree./I think you're wrong./I disagree. Speaking In pairs,choose one of the following topics to make a conversation. ● Aliens are a danger to us. A:I think aliens are a danger to us.They may attack us to occupy the Earth. B:I think you're right.We should be careful all the time. C:I don't agree.I think alienscan notadapt themselves to our environment. ● Aliens are cleverer than us. ● Aliens will become our friends. ● We will fight aliens in thefuture. Writing Liz and Gus finally arrived atthe landing site of their mother ship.However,something strange happened. Look at the picture,discuss what happened to Liz and Gus when they got to the mother ship. ● a strange noise ● Captain Troy ● bird-like people with wings ● mother ship Captain Troy gotoff the mother ship and welcomed Liz and Gus back.Suddenly they all heard a strange noise.They looked up into the sky.Some bird-like people with wings were flying in the air.Many of them landed near the mothership. No one knew what to do.Then Liz had a good idea. She started to sing as she wanted to show the people of Bird World that she was friendly.Liz had a beautiful voice.Becausethe people of Bird World liked her song,theystarted to sing too.They were happy. Liz wanted to make friends with the people of Bird World.Use the ideas below to discuss what she dancefor the people of Bird World smile ● ● ● ● draw some pictures for them sing ● give them something Write the story of Liz and Guswith your ideas. Liz and Gus finally reached the landing site and saw Captain Troy. “Liz!Gus!Welcome back!”said Captain Troy."I'm very pleased to see you.Now let's get on the mother ship and. …” Suddenly they all heard a strange noise.They looked up into the sky.Some bird-like people with wings were flying in the air. Many of them landed near the mother ship. No one knew what to do.Then Liz had a good idea.She smiled at them and started to dance as she wanted to show the people of Bird World that she was friendly.She danced beautifully.Everybody from Bird World liked her dancing very much.They started dancing too.They were happy. And sothe people from the Earth and Bird World became friends! Writing The Unknown World 话题分析 本单元以“未知世界”为话题，以科幻故事为主线，要求 展开合理的想象写一篇记叙文，可以写成自己的神奇经历，也 可以写成科幻小短文。要注意时间、地点、人物及事情的起因、 经过和结果。也可以要求你对未知世界是否存在的一些现象发 表自己的意见。如是否有外星人等。 Writing 写作实例 关于是否存在外星人，有很多不同的观点。请根据下列问 题提示，表达一下你的看法。 要求：80词左右，可适当发挥。 提示： 1.Do you think there are aliens? 2.If there are,what do they look like?(If there aren't,why?) 3.If there are aliens,will they come to the Earth? 列纲 don't agree with,however,in my opinion,there aren't.. why,Why don't they...,try to send out messages,haven't received any messages,make friends with,be interested in, If Iam...,I will … . So I don't think... 构思 开篇表明观点 说明为什么认为 没有外星人 归纳总结自己的 观点 Writing 思路点拨 步骤 1 2 3 Writing 经典范文 Many people think there are aliens.However,I don't agree with them.In my opinion,there are not aliens at all because they don't get in touch with us.We try to send out messages to space,but we haven't received any messages from them so far.Don'tthey want to make friends with us?Aren't they interested in the earth?If Iam an alien,I will be very interested in the earth and get in touch with it. So I think it's impossible to have aliens on the other planets. Study skills Making notes:Making notes while listening Good listeners usually make good notes.Making notes can help you find key points and facts. ● Write down the key information.It includes names,times,numbers,thoughts or ideas. ● Do not try to write down everything.Do not use complete sentences.Instead,you should write down the importantnouns and verbs. On weekdays,the Space Museum is openfrom nine o'clock in the morning to four thirty in the afternoon.On Saturdays,it's open from nine o'clock to three o'clock.On Sundays,it's open for three hours only,from nine in the morning to 12 at noon. p.m. Study skills The following example shows how to make notes while listening. What time is the Space Museum open? Notes Weekdays:9 a.m.-4:30 Sat:9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun:9a.m.-12 noon Top tip: When you make notes,you can use: ● symbols,e.g.+,V,×and→ . short forms,e.g.a.m.,p.m.,Sat.and Sun. Study skills Listen to a book review and make notes below. Remember to write down key information only. Do not write complete sentences. Top tip: Before you begin,you should think about what information you need to pay special attention to while listening. Programme:Night Book Club Book names:The Time Machine(1895) Writer:H.G.Wells Topic:·London,1866 ·an inventor ·a time machine Comment:Wonderful · into the future · creatures,at night,appear from under the ground get back to time machine Science fiction Science fiction (or"sci-fi")is a popular kind of story found in many books,comics and films. The War of the Worlds is a famous science fiction story.It is about aliens from Mars (called"Martians") attacking the Earth.It was written by the English writer,H.G.Wells,who is called the“Father of Science Fiction”.Many people in America thought it was real when they heard the story on the radio in 1938! Study skills Read the following article about science fiction. Have you ever read any science fiction stories? Share one with your classmates. THE WAR oF THE WORLDS CTASSIGS Homework 1.Speaking Work in Pairs.Discuss with your partner whether the aliens exist in the real world. 2.Writing Write an article about your opinions for the aliens. Then read your article to your class. $$