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Welcome to the unit
八年级下册
Unit 4 A good read
Lead-in
(1) What are the people doing in the picture?
Some are reading books at the desks, some are looking for what they like to read on the bookshelves and some are taking a short break from reading.
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Lead-in
(2) Where do you think they are?
Maybe they are in a library/bookstore.
Presentation
Non-fiction /,nɒn'fikʃn/n.非虚构作品
history
health
science
cooking
Why do people read them?
People read them to_______________.
Presentation
Have a guess before listening
adj. real
n.
n.
n.
n.
n.
v. study/learn
n. pleasure/fun
I feel amazed at the the countless number of books. It reminds me of what Jorge Luis Borges says: I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
How do you feel when seeing this picture?
Presentation
Have a guess
real
story
characters
fun
information
culture
nature
learn
for fun 为了娱乐
record events 记录事件
enrich our lives by reading different types of books.
describe our reading preferences;
read part of Gulliver’s Travels;
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In this unit, we will
What will we do in this unit?
learn more about different types of books;
1. What are they talking about?
2. What type of book does Millie/Daniel like reading?
They are talking about what they like to read.
Millie likes reading novels.
Daniel likes reading history.
Listen and answer:
Listen to the introduction and finish Part A .
real
Non-fiction
Fiction
learn
nature
culture
information
fun
characters
story
Fiction
Non-fiction
Picture
What are they and what could we see there?
reads
Write "Fiction" or "Non-fiction" under the pictures
What types of these books?
novel
science novel
history
science
Fiction
Fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
Listen to Millie and Daniel's conversation in Part B and answer the following questions.
(1)What are they talking about?
(2)What is Daniel reading at the moment? Why?
(3) What type of book does Millie like reading?
(4)What is she reading now? What is the book about?
(She is reading) Childhood by Leo Tolstoy. lt's about the rich world of a boy’s thoughts and feelings during this period of his life.
They are talking about what they like to read.
He is reading a book about the Han Dynasty because he is interested in history/a fan of history.
Novels./She likes reading novels.
阅读是开阔我们业界的一个好方式
prefer v.
be rich in sth富有....
Role-play
1. Read the dialogue aloud .
2. Role play in groups.
check out
核实;查验;确认信息
① I need to check out the train schedule before we book tickets.
② Can you check out if the library has that book?
订车票前我得核实一下列车时刻表。
你能确认一下图书馆有没有那本书吗?
check out
(酒店)退房
We have to check out by 12 noon tomorrow.
我们明天中午 12 点前必须退房。
翻译下列句子。
1. My friend told me about a new movie—let’s check it out online.
2. Have you checked out the photos I sent you? They’re really interesting.
你看过我发的照片了吗?真的很有意思。
我朋友说有部新电影,咱们上网了解一下。
Fiction
Non- Fiction
Fiction
Non- Fiction
Which one do you know best? Could you introduce one of them to me?
When finishing, exchange your papers to grade each other.(Score one point for each correct answer.)
Name
Score
Now 2 minutes to test your spelling.
1. English-Chinese
worth
worthy
explore
2. Chinese-English
值得做……
去看看,了解一下
目前,现在
Pair work
A: Are you reading anything good at the moment, ...?
B: Yes. I'm reading ... l'm really interested in ...
A: Wow, that's cool. But I'm not a fan of ... l like reading...
B: So what are you reading now?
A: I'm reading ... The writer ...
B:l haven't read that book. Is it worth reading?
A: Yes. You must check it out!
补全短文(用方框内单词或短语的适当形式填空)。
worth worthy check out
explore at the moment a fan of
I’m (1) ______ science-fiction books, and I’m (2) ______________ reading Journey to the West. My friend told me to (3) _________ this book, and it’s totally (4) ______ reading! The story (5) _______ a wonderful world with strange creatures, and its deep themes are (6) ________ of our attention. I can’t put it down!
a fan of
at the moment
check out
worth
explores
worthy
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1. What types of books do you know?
2. Can you describe your reading preferences, fiction or non-fiction?
3. Can you talk about the book you like to read or you are reading now?
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Try to introduce a good read to your partner after class.
Name of the book
Writer
Type
Content
Your feeling
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Blues
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