Unit 4 A good read Integration课件 2025-2026学年译林版八年级英语下册

Integration A good read Unit 4 1 Lead in What do you know about these books? Book:_______________________ Writer:______________________ Type:________________________ Famous for ___________________ ______________________________ Moment in Peking Lin Yutang Historical fiction called "modern China’s classic background novel" Book:_______________________ Writer:______________________ Type:________________________ Famous for ___________________ ______________________________ Notes from a Small Island Bill Bryson Travel non-fiction voted "book best representing England" Book:_______________________ Writer:______________________ Type:________________________ Famous for ___________________ ______________________________ Three Men in a Boat Jerome K. Jerome Humorous novel accounts of a 2-week Thames boating holiday Book:_______________________ Writer:______________________ Type:________________________ Famous for ___________________ ______________________________ Red Star over China Edgar Snow Documentary literature First Western account of China’s Red Army Book:_______________________ Writer:______________________ Type:________________________ Famous for ___________________ ______________________________ A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking Popular science book Simplifying universe /physics for general readers Activity 1 Listen and talk something about different books Look and talk. Three Men in a Boat Notes from a Small Island Moment in Peking Red Star over China A Brief History of Time 8 Talk and match. Match each book type to the correct book title. Student Kitty Millie Daniel Simon Sandy Type of book novel history book science book travel book Name of the book Three Men in a Boat Notes from a Small Island Ordinary World Red Star over China A Brief History of Time A 1 The Class 1, Grade 8 students are talking about what they have read recently. Listen to their conversation and match each student with the type and name of the book they have read. Kitty Millie Daniel Simon Sandy novel history book science book travel book Three Men in a Boat Notes from a Small Island Ordinary World Red star over China A Brief History of Time Student Type of book Name of the book Have you seen the Harry Potter series before? What do you know about them? a series of books/films J. K. Rowling the writer of Harry Potter series A 2 Millie plans to read the Harry Potter series. She is telling her classmates about the books. Listen to what she says and complete the notes. A British writer Year of birth (1)________ As a child Often wrote (2)________ and read them to her sister In 1990 Got the idea for the first Harry Potter story on a (3)________ to London In (4)________ Finished the first Harry Potter book In 2007 Finished the (5)________ book of the series J. K. Rowling 1965 seventh 1995 train stories At first Many of the British publishing houses were unwilling to publish the first book. A year later A small publishing house in (6)________ accepted it So far Translated into over (7)________ languages; Sales of (8)________ million copies in over (9)________ countries and areas The Harry Potter series 600 80 London 200 A3 Millie is writing about book choices. Complete her passage with the information in Parts A1 and A2. It is usually difficult to know which book to read, especially if you have so many great books to choose from. For something funny, (1) ______________ is a great choice. Then, there is Notes from a Small Island, a good choice if you like (2) __________. If you are a fan of Chinese literature, (3) __________ like Moment in Peking is a must-read. (4) _____________ can also be interesting. Red Star over China is one of them. If you want to learn something about space, why not try A Brief History of Time?Of course, we cannot forget the world-famous Harry Potter series, written by (5) __________. At first, publishers (6) __________ the first Harry Potter book. However, a year later, a small publishing house accepted it. Then, the series became a huge (7) __________. In fact, the books have been translated into over 80 different languages and now they have sold over 500 million copies. If you have not had the chance to read this fantastic series, you must go to the library now! Three Men in a Boat travel books a novel History books It is usually difficult to know which book to read, especially if you have so many great books to choose from. For something funny, (1) __________________ is a great choice. Then, there is Notes from a Small Island, a good choice if you like (2) __________. If you are a fan of Chinese literature, (3) __________ like Moment in Peking is a must-read. (4) _____________ can also be interesting. Red Star over China is one of them. If you want to learn something about space, why not try A Brief History of Time?Of course, we cannot forget the world-famous Harry Potter series, written by (5) ____________. At first, publishers (6) ____________________ the first Harry Potter book. However, a year later, a small publishing house accepted it. Then, the series became a huge (7) __________. In fact, the books have been translated into over 80 different languages and now they have sold over 500 million copies. If you have not had the chance to read this fantastic series, you must go to the library now! travel books Three Men in a Boat success were unwilling to publish J.K. Rowling History books novel B Millie found an article about copyright protection. Read it and answer the questions below. Say no to pirated books We all love great books and amazing characters, and we should thank the writers and respect their work. It takes great effort for a book to reach its readers. The writer has worked hard to write the book. And they may have difficulty getting the book published because publishers cannot say for sure if the book will be successful or not. Once a book is published, the writer’s work does not end there. They still have to be careful about protecting their copyright. Some people make copies and share them without the writer's agreement. This harms not only the writer but the book industry as well. As readers, it is important to say no to pirated books. In this way, we can all work together to build and enjoy a healthy book market. 1 What are the two main problems for writers? 2 Why is it important to protect a book’s copyright? The writer has worked hard to write the book. And they may have difficulty getting the book published. Because pirated books harm not only the writer but the book industry as well. Activity 2 Talk about how to borrow a book from library Millie is talking to Mrs Li's, the school librarian. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. 1. What book is Millie going to borrow? 2. Where can Millie find the book? 3. How many books can Millie borrow at a time? 4. How long can Millie keep the books? For a month. The first one in the Harry Potter series. On the shelf with the fiction books. Three. Role play Millie: Excuse me, Mrs Li, could you tell me where to find the Harry Potter series? Mrs Li: They're on the shelf over there with the fiction books. Many students like the Harry Potter books. Millie: Yes. They're very popular all over the world. Mrs Li: True. There are seven books in the series. Which one do you want to borrow? Millie: The first one, please. And can I borrow more than one book at a time? Mrs Li: Sure. You can borrow three books at a time, but you must return them within a month. Millie: OK, I will. Work in pairs and talk about borrowing books from the library. Using the conversation below as a model. A: Excuse me, B, could you tell me where to find ...? B: It’s/They’re ... ... A: Yes. It’s/They’re B: True. ... A: ... please. And can I ...? B: Sure. You can ... A: OK, I will. Summary ◆重点词汇 ◆重点句式 librarian, publishing house, unwilling, sales, copy, especially, literature, publisher，pirate, reader, difficulty, have difficulty（in）doing sth, copyright, agreement，market, excuse, excuse me Excuse me, Mrs Li, could you tell me where to find the Harry Potter series? They're on the shelf over there with the fiction books. Which one do you want to borrow? And can I borrow more than one book at a time? You can borrow three books at a time, but you must return them within a month. OK, I will. Exercise 请根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空 1.All the________(read) of this school newspaper can join the writing competition. 2.The________(sale) in this store have increased by 20% since last month. 3.My parents and I reached an ____________ (agree): I can watch TV after finishing my homework. 4.This bookstore has many interesting books,____________ (especially) the storybooks for children. 5.Last week, my teacher _________ (describe) her favourite trip to us in class. readers sales agreement especially described 22 Homework 1 Write the new words and phrases five times each. 2 Write something about a book you love. 23 Blues 93702.555 Blues 85133.555 Blues 68100.055 Blues 61255.945 $