Unit6 SectionA Grammar focus(4a-4c) 课件 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

哇哦，这里的个人空间感真。不一样。 Unit6 Crossing Cultures Section A How different are our cultures? Grammar focus 4a-4c 八年级下册英语人教版 Learning Objectives 1. By reading and analying the sentences in 4a, students master the main usage of so...that, unless and as soon as and they distinguish between adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. 2. By doing 4b, students can use the target grammar to talk about cultural differences in real situations, understanding how unless and if...not can be used interchangeably. 3. By doing 4c, students understand the passage and correctly use so..that, as soon as, unless and adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. People greet differently when they meet in different countries. How would you feel if you saw these different customs for the first time? I would feel ... There are different cultures in the world and we should understand and respect them. Now today we will continue to talk about cultural differences and learn how to describe them with new grammar. Do you ever bow? No, that's so formal that we don't do it these days.  Should I bring something? Sure. Bring a small gift, but don't bring food unless the host asks you to.  I was surprised by your bow. We usually say "hello" or shake hands in the US. That's surprising! In Japan, we bow as soon as we meet a teacher.  Don't look so embarrassed! But it is embarrassing! 1. Read the sentences individually. 2. Group discussion: What do the words in red mean? How are the pairs of words in blue used differently? Exercises 一.用所给连词填空 (so…that / unless / as soon as) 1. People in France kiss cheeks ______ they meet their good friends. 2. You mustn’t stick chopsticks into rice in China ______ you want to be impolite. 3. The Indian greeting is ______ special ______ it catches many tourists’ eye as soon as unless so that as soon as: 一...就... unless：如果不 so..that..:如此..以至于... 二. 单项选择 1. In Japan, you ______ take off your shoes ______ you enter someone’s home. A. as soon as B. so…that C. unless 2. The culture in Kenya is ______ different ______ most people can hardly get used to it at first. A. as soon as B. so…that C. unless 3. You shouldn’t call a Mexican by his first name ______ he invites you to do so. A. as soon as B. so…that C. unless 4. ______ they meet each other, people in New Zealand do the Hongi (nose touching). A. Unless B. So…that C. As soon as 5. The custom in Türkiye is ______ strange ______ many foreign visitors feel surprised. A. so…that B. as soon as C. unless 三.用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. You can’t kiss others on the cheek in Türkiye unless you______(be) close friends. 2. I will bow to others as soon as I ______(meet) Japanese friends. are meet 主将从现 四、用 so..that 完成句子 1. The custom in Japan is_________________ （如此正式以至于） many visitors feel surprised. 2. He runs _____________(如此快以至于)We can’t catch up with him. 3. He is ________ (如此害羞的孩子以至于) he doesn’t dare to greet foreigners. 4.There are ____________(如此多)cultural differences that we are sometimes confused. 5. I know _________(如此少) knowledge about culture that I can’t understand their customs. so farmal that so fast that so shy a boy/ such a shy boy so many so little 五.单选 1. The food in this restaurant is ___ delicious ___ everyone likes it. A. so; that B. too; to C. such; that 2. He ran ___ fast ___ no one could catch up with him. A. such; that B. so; that C. enough; to 3. It is ___ a strange culture ___ we can’t believe it. A. so; that B. such; that C. too; that so+形容词/副词+that... so+形容词+a/an+可数名词单数+that... so+many/few+可数名词复数+that+... so+much/little+不可数名词+that+... such+形容词+可数名词复数/不可数名词+that such+a/an+形容词+可数名词单数+that... too+形容词/副词+to... 形容词/副词+enough to ... 六. 句型转换 1. The gift is very expensive. I can’t buy it.（用so…that合并） The gift is so expensive that I can’t buy it. 2. He was too tired to walk on.（用so…that改写） He was so tired that he couldn’t walk on. 3.The girl is old enough to go to school.(改成 so…that 句型) The girl is so old that she can go to school.  4. He is so strong that he can carry the heavy box.(用...enough to ...改写) He is strong enough to carry the heavy box. 七.用括号内单词的适当形式填空（ed/ing） 1. The traditional Chinese paper-cutting is very ______ (interest). Many foreigners feel ______ (interest) in it. 2. The story of the Spring Festival is so ______ (excite). We are ______ (excite) to know more about Chinese festivals. 3. The ancient Great Wall looks ______ (amaze). All tourists are ______ (amaze) at its greatness. 4. It is ______ (surprise) that Chinese tea has a long history. I’m ______ (surprise) at its culture. 5. The folk music sounds ______ (relax). Listening to it makes me feel ______ (relax). interesting interested exciting excited amazing amazed surprising surprised relaxing relaxed 八、单项选择 1. The dragon dance is so ______ that all the kids feel ______. A. exciting; excited B. excited; exciting 2. I am ______ with the ______ Chinese traditional paintings. A. interesting; interested B. interested; interesting 3. It’s ______ to learn about table manners. I feel ______ after learning them. A. bored; boring B. boring; bored 4. The history of silk is ______. We are ______ at how ancient people made it. A. amazing; amazed B. amazed; amazing 九、句型转换 改写句子，用ed/ing形容词同义替换 1. The Mid-Autumn Festival makes me feel moved. The Mid-Autumn Festival is ______ . 2. Learning foreign culture is very tiring. I feel ______ when learning foreign culture. moving tired -ing/-ed adjectives --ing things/situations --ed people’s feelings 4b. Sentence Rewriting. 1. Work individually to combine sentences using the words in brackets. 2. Check answers in pairs. 3. Share with the class. Combine the sentences using the words in brackets. 1. Türkiye: People don’t kiss one another on the cheek. They can do so if they are good friends. (unless) 2. Japan: Take off your shoes. You do this when you enter someone’s home. (as soon as) 3. Kenya: Being late is very common. You should be patient and not expect people to be on time. (so … that) 4. China: Sticking chopsticks into a bowl of rice is very rude. You should avoid it. (so … that) 5. Mexico: Don’t use someone’s first name if you don’t know him or her well. You can use it if the person invites you to do so. (unless) 1. Türkiye: People don’t kiss one another on the cheek. They can do so if they are good friends. (unless) In Türkiye, people don’t kiss one another on the cheek unless they are good friends. 2. Japan: Take off your shoes. You do this when you enter someone’s home. (as soon as) In Japan, you should take off your shoes as soon as you enter someone’s home. 3. Kenya: Being late is very common. You should be patient and not expect people to be on time. (so … that) In Kenya, being late is so common that you should be patient and not expect people to be on time. 4. China: Sticking chopsticks into a bowl of rice is very rude. You should avoid it. (so … that) In China, sticking chopsticks into a bowl of rice is so rude that you should avoid it. 5. Mexico: Don’t use someone’s first name if you don’t know him or her well. You can use it if the person invites you to do so. (unless) In Mexico, don’t use someone’s first name unless you know him or her well (or the person invites you to do so). 4c. Cloze Passage.Complete the passage with words from the box. Do you know what culture shock is? You may feel it when you experience a new culture, because the new culture is ___ different from your own ___ you feel ___. For example, I experienced this ___ I got off the plane in Peru last year. People were standing on my right and left, even though there was plenty of space on the bus! That was really ___ to me. In Germany, people usually like more personal space, and we don’t stand close to someone ___ we know them very well. But once I was used to it, I became more curious and ___ in learning about the culture there. It’s so ___ to discover cultural differences like this! Do you know what culture shock is? You may feel it when you experience a new culture, because the new culture is so different from your own that you feel surprised. For example, I experienced this as soon as I got off the plane in Peru last year. People were standing on my right and left, even though there was plenty of space on the bus! That was really surprising to me. In Germany, people usually like more personal space, and we don’t stand close to someone unless we know them very well. But once I was used to it, I became more curious and interested in learning about the culture there. It’s so interesting to discover cultural differences like this! Where is the writer from? How do you know? Can you tell where the writer is from?  The writer is from Germany. Do you know what culture shock is? You may feel it when you experience a new culture, because the new culture is so different from your own that you feel surprised. For example, I experienced this as soon as I got off the plane in Peru last year. People were standing on my right and left, even though there was plenty of space on the bus! That was really surprising to me. In Germany, people usually like more personal space, and we don’t stand close to someone unless we know them very well. But once I was used to it, I became more curious and interested in learning about the culture there. It’s so interesting to discover cultural differences like this! Please tell me a cultural difference between Germany and Peru. In Peru, people usually stand and talk very close. They’re warm and friendly, and close distance shows they’re comfortable with you. But in Germany, where the author is from, people care a lot about personal space. They don’t stand close unless they know you very well. It’s so interesting to discover cultural differences ! Group work---Each group chooses one country and writes 2-3 etiquette tips using the target grammar. For example In China, it is so rude that you should never stick chopsticks into a bowl of rice. Unless you are invited, you should not tip in Japan. Now please present your cards to the class. Summary 1. so...that 2. unless = if..not 3. as soon as immediately when -ing/-ed Adjectives --ing things/situations --ed people’s feelings Cultural differences: Understand& Respect! Homewrok 1.Read 4a on Passage 55. 2. Write an 80-word short passage about a foreign cultural custom using so..that/unless/as soon as and -ing/-ed adjectives. $