内容正文:
Unit 2
Home Sweet Home
人教版2024版八年级上册
Section A Grammar Focus
1. Match the two parts to make sentences.
1. A fish
2. A duck
3. A parrot
4. A dog
5. A cat
C
B
C
A
B
C
D
D
E
A. can speak
B. can fly
C. can swim
D. can run fast
E. can climb trees
We can talk about abilities using can.
2
2. Can vs. Could Challenge
(1) Can I hang out with my friends?
(2) Could you please sweep the floor?
(3) Can I borrow your pen?
(4) Could you help me with the housework?
can
could
make polite requests
ask for permission
3
3. Scenario Card Game.
• Please use “can” or “could” to make sentences.
Ask your friend to lend
you a book.
Tell your classmates
what you could do when
you were a child.
Ask your teacher if you
can go to the restroom.
Ask your parent if you
can hang out with friends.
3. Scenario Card Game.
• e.g. —Could you lend me your book, please?
—Sure. Here you are.
Ask your friend to lend
you a book.
4. Reflect your performance.
Checklist
The sentences I made meet the situational requirements on the card.
(我造的句子符合卡片上的情境要求。) ☆☆☆☆☆
I can use can and could accurately.
(我能够准确使用 can 和 could。) ☆☆☆☆☆
I can enhance my performance through tone, facial expressions, gestures, and body language.
(我能够通过语气、表情动作和肢体语言增强表达。) ☆☆☆☆☆
5. Read the questions with can or could. Notice how they are answered. Then
write R for requests or P for permission next to each question.
Could you please sweep the floor? OK, Mum. I’ll do it at once.
Could I hang out with my friends after lunch? Sorry, Jim, but you have to pack up your things first.
Can I put some flowers on the table? Yes, good idea!
Can you help me hang up the photos? Sure. / No problem!
R
P
P
R
How do you know that?
6. Read and feel.
Could you please sweep the floor?
Could I hang out with my friends after lunch?
Can I put some flowers on the table?
Can you help me hang up the photos?
can
could
make polite requests
ask for permission
Which one sounds more polite, “can” or “could”?
7. Read and match.
Could I ...
Can I ...
Could you ...
Can you ...
make polite requests
ask for permission
8. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
Jim : ________ hang out with my friends?
Dad: ________ sweep the floor and sort your things into those boxes first?
Jim : OK. After that, ________ go out?
Dad: Absolutely, and ________ empty the trash can before you leave?
Can I
Can you
could I
could you
Could I
Can I
Could you
Can you
9. Fill in the boxes with the proper sentences from 1b and 1c.
To make polite requests
Can you sort out your things into
thoses boxes?
Could you please sweep the floor?
...
To ask for permission
Can I hang out with my friends
after lunch?
Could we keep some fish here?
...
11
10. Complete the passage with can or could.
Mum: Hey Sam, _______ you help me clean the living room today?
Sam : Sure, I _______ do that! But _______ I finish my game first?
Mum: Of course! _______ you also sweep the floor after that?
Sam : _______ I invite my friend over later if we finish everything?
Mum: Yes, you _______, but make sure your room is tidy too!
can
can
can
Could
Can
can
12
A: ______________________________
B: Of course you can. Let me show you the way.
A: ______________________________
B: No, you can’t. You have a basketball game
tomorrow, remember? You need a good rest.
A: ________________________
B: Yes, if you are careful with it.
A: Can I go to the movies?
B: Of course.
A: ________________________
B: I can’t. I have to do some work now.
11. Choose the best question to complete each conversation.
A. Could you give me a ride to town now?
B. Can I stay out until eleven?
C. Mr Lake, can I use your toilet?
D. Could I use your computer?
12. Make up conversations for each setting, using can or could.
(1) You are at your friend’s home. You want to call your parents, but your phone is
dead.
A: Can / Could I use your phone? B: Sure. / Of course.
(2) You were sick at home yesterday. Your friend went to an English class and took
notes. You want to know more about the class.
_____________________________________________________
12. Make up conversations for each setting, using can or could.
(3) You are holding a large box. It is difficult to open the door. Your neighbour
comes.
_____________________________________________________
(4) You and your classmates want to help clean up the community. Ask your
classmates to bring gloves and rubbish bags.
_____________________________________________________
Homework
Explore Polite Requests in a “Magic Restaurant”.
Imagine you are in a “Magic Restaurant,” and you will play the role of a customer having a conversation with a waiter.
1. Use “Could I” to politely ask if you can order a magical dish.
2. Use “Could you” to politely request something from the waiter.
3. Use “Can I” to ask if you can order another magical dish.
4. Use “Can you” to request a service from the waiter.
16
$