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Unit 12
The Wonderland of Literature
Grammar in Use
Learning objectives
通过本节课的学习,学生能够:
1.掌握后缀-ed/-ing形容词的形式、意义和用法,运用
正确形式描述人的感受与事物特征;
2.分析、归纳if/whether及特殊疑问词引导的宾语从句的
使用规则;
3.运用所学,描述文学作品的故事梗概和读后感受,提升
阅读经典文学的兴趣。
重点
重点
Look and say
Look at the pictures and talk about the story.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood walked into the forest.
She felt frightened.
The big, dark forest was frightening.
Look and say
Look at the pictures and share the story with us.
Little Red Riding Hood
The trip was long.
Little Red Riding Hood felt bored.
She thought the long trip was boring.
Look and say
Look at the pictures and share the story with us.
Little Red Riding Hood
Suddenly, she saw a big wolf.
She was very surprised.
The wolf’s appearance was surprising.
Suffixes -ed and -ing
Look and read
Look the pictures and read the sentences. Pay attention to the words in bold.
The old couple were very excited to find their favorite book again.
The book seems to be very exciting to the old couple.
excite
+
excited
-ing
-ed
exciting
/ˈkʌpl/ n. 夫妻;少数人
Look at the pictures and read the sentences. Pay attention to the words in bold.
David is interested in Chinese poems.
David thinks learning Chinese poems is interesting.
interest
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interested
-ing
-ed
interesting
Look and read
Read the sentences and tick the correct answers.
Read and tick
1. I am bored with this book. → describes ______ (how I feel / what the book is like)
2. This book is boring. → describes ______ (how I feel / what the book is like)
3. She is excited about the trip. → describes ______ (how she feels / what the trip is like)
4. The trip is exciting. → describes ______ (how she feels / what the trip is like)
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Rules: * -ed adjectives for ________ (people/things) → feelings
* -ing adjectives for ________ (people/things) → features/qualities
people
things
Read the words and fill in the blanks.
Read and fill
-ed (feeling) -ing (feature) Meaning
excited
interesting
tiring
bored
兴奋的 / 令人兴奋的
感兴趣的 / 有趣的
疲惫的 / 令人疲惫的
无聊的 / 令人无聊的
惊讶的 / 令人惊讶的
担心的 / 令人担心的
surprised
worrying
害怕的 / 令人害怕的
exciting
interested
tired
boring
surprising
worried
frightened
frightening
Read and circle
Read the sentences and circle the correct words.
1. The little match girl was so (tired / tiring) that she sat down in the corner and soon
fell asleep.
2. No one expected the ending of the movie. It was so (surprised / surprising).
3. My brother thinks the fairy tale is (boring / bored), but I find it very interesting.
4. Tang Sanzang is often (worried / worrying) about Sun Wukong because Sun keeps
on causing trouble.
/bɔːd/ adj. 厌倦的
/əˈsliːp/ adj. 睡着
/ˈendɪŋ/ n. 结尾;结束
Look and answer
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What is the fisherman doing?
2. What do you think of him?
3. Do you know the name of the story?
He is fighting a huge fish on his small boat.
He is brave and determined.
The Old Man and the Sea.
/'fɪʃəmən/ n. 渔民;钓鱼爱好者
Read and complete
Complete the text with the correct form of the given words.
tire touch scare excite
The Old Man and the Sea is an ________ story about an old fisherman, Santiago. He wants to prove himself, so he goes on a long journey at sea and fights against a huge fish for 84 days. By the end of the story, he is very ______, but he is not ________ and keeps on fighting bravely. Santiago’ courage and deep love for the sea move the readers and make the story very _________.
exciting
tired
scared
touching
/skeə(r)/ v. 使害怕;恐惧
Let’s read
Work in pairs. Read the conversation. Pay attention to the words in bold.
Kangkang, a new play will be on in our school theater. I’m wondering whether you’d like to watch it or not.
It’s Lingling. It starts at
7:00 tomorrow.
Sure! Do you know who plays the
leading role and when it begins?
Object clauses
Fill and learn
1. I am wondering whether you’d like to watch it or not.
→ I am wondering _____ you’d like to watch it.
Object clauses with if/whether
2. Do you know who plays the leading roles and when it begins?
if
Object clauses with question words
连接代词:who, ______, _______, _______
连接副词:when, _______, _______, _______
what
which
whose
how
where
why
Conjunction: if / whether
✅ Rule 1: Both if and whether can be used in most cases.
if/whether
1. Before “or not”.
whether
✅ Rule 2: Use whether (not if) in these situations:
I don’t know __________ (if/whether) he will come.
She asked ___________ we had seen the new play.
if/whether
I wonder ________ you are interested in it or not.
He didn’t know ________ he should stay or not.
whether
Fill and learn
2. After prepositions (about/on/...):
whether
It depends on ________ the girl likes the drama.
We are talking about _________ we will go to the book fair.
whether
3. Before to-infinitives:
whether
She didn’t know ________ to go to the theater.
He hasn’t decided ________ to join the drama club.
whether
4. When the clause is the subject of the sentence:
________ we will have the school play depends on the weather.
Whether
/dɪˈpend/ v. 依靠;取决于
depend on
依靠;依赖
Conjunction: if / whether
Fill and learn
Read and complete
Type Sentence
Ask about time Do you know ______ the show begins?
Ask about action I want to know ______ made you so excited.
Ask about place He wonders _______ the foreigners come from.
Ask about person Let me know ______ will come to the party.
when
what
where
who
Read the sentences and complete them with the correct question words.
Fill and learn
Read the sentences and complete them with the correct question words.
Type Example Sentence
Ask about reason I don’t know ______ he likes the play so much.
Ask about choice Can you tell me ______ character you like best?
Ask about way Could you tell me ______ you learn so many skills?
Ask about quantity Do you know ___________ plays he wrote?
why
which
how
how many
Tell and tick
Tell the rules of the object clauses and tick the correct words.
Subjects Verbs Object clauses
Li Ming asked (that/if/whether) I liked the fairy tale Cinderella.
It depends on (that/whether) the girl likes the drama or not.
Would you tell me (that/which) character you like best in the book.
I want to know (why/what) made you so excited.
Do you know (how many/how much) plays Shakespeare wrote?
Let me know (who/what) will come to the book report.
It is hard to know (who/when) they will shoot the film.
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拍摄电影
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. Who is the main character of the story?
2. Who wrote the story?
3. What is Tom Sawyer doing?
Tom Sawyer.
He is watching other boys paint the fence.
Mark Twain.
Look and answer
Read and fill
Read the text and fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
who what when why how
Tom Sawyer is the main character in one of Mark Twain’s most popular novels. He is a funny and brave boy. Children are interested in ________ happens to him. Especially, they are curious about _______ he often gets into trouble and ________ he manages to get out of it. Adults enjoy Mark Twain’s language and writing style. They can also travel back in time and get a picture of the American life of that time. Readers always wonder ______ Tom is in real life and ________ he will stop getting into trouble.
what
why
how
who
when
Read and learn
Read the text again and learn the key word and phrase.
Tom Sawyer is the main character in one of Mark Twain’s most popular novels. He is a funny and brave boy. Children are interested in what happens to him. Especially, they are curious about why he often gets into trouble and how he manages to get out of it. Adults enjoy Mark Twain’s language and writing style. They can also travel back in time and get a picture of American life of that time. Readers always wonder who Tom is in real life and when he will stop getting into trouble.
/ˈfʌni/ adj. 有趣的
get into trouble
陷入麻烦
如果你不遵守规则,会惹上麻烦。
If you don’t follow the rules, you will _______________.
get into trouble
Summary
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After learning this lesson,
I can
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use the grammar we have learned to talk about stories and express my feelings.
identify the adjectives formed by adding the suffixes -ed and -ing.
use object clauses with different question words.
1. Review the suffixes -ed and -ing as well as object clauses.
2. Read the story The Old Man and the Sea or The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Then talk about its plot and share your feelings in English.
3. Preview Oral Communication.
Homework
Unit 12
八年级下册
Thank you
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