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冀教版八年级英语上册
Unit 3 Lesson 1
A human being is a single being.
Unique and unrepeatable.
——Eileen Caddy
人是一个独立的人。
独一无二,不可复制。
——艾琳·克蒂
Unit 3 Better you, better me!
Lesson 1 What makes you unique?
[juˈniːk]
adj. 独特的;唯一的
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Listen and answer
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
A What is Li Ming’s English project about?
It is about describing himself in a report.
1. Does LiMing know how to write about himself?
No, he doesn’t.
2. What does he think of the project?
A bit challenging.
New Words
describe [dɪˈskraɪb]
v. 描述;形容
bit [bɪt]
n. 有点;小量
challenging [ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ]
adj. 挑战性的
unique [juˈniːk]
adj. 独特的;唯一的
personal [ˈpɜːsənl]
adj. 个人的:私人的
person [ˈpɜːsn]
n. 人
talent [ˈtælənt]
n. 才能;天资
musical [ˈmjuːzɪkl]
adj. 音乐的
championship [ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp]
n. 冠军
strength [streŋθ]
n. 长处;力量;强度
G
Listen and answer
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
By helping him come up with some ideas.
B How does Jenny help Li Ming?
What are Jenny’s ideas?
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
___________________________________
3. _____________________________________
Think about yourself.
Write about your personal strengths and
special talents.
Suppose you are telling a friend about yourself.
Read the conversation and answer the questions
What is LiMing's English project about?
How does Jenny help LiMing?
What makes LiMing unique?
G
Listen and answer
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
By helping him come up with some ideas.
B How does Jenny help Li Ming?
Find out Jenny’s questions and number them.
_____ What kind of person are you?
_____ What makes you unique?
_____ What are you proud of about yourself?
_____ What are you good at?
_____ What do you like about yourself?
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2
3
4
5
G
Listen and answer
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
He is a kind person and he likes to help others.
He is good at playing the erhu. He is proud of
winning the ping-pong championship in their
last school sports event.
C What makes Li Ming unique?
Listen again and mark T(True) or F(False).
Li Ming is busy with his Chinese project. T F
Li Ming needs to write a report to describe himself. T F
Jenny refuses to help Li Ming with his report. T F
Li Ming thinks writing about himself is a little difficult. T F
Li Ming is a kind boy and enjoys helping people. T F
Erhu is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. T F
Li Ming won the school ping-pong championship. T F
Li Ming: What do you mean?
Jenny: Suppose you are telling a friend about yourself: What kind of person are you? What are you good at? What are you proud of about yourself?
Li Ming: Oh, I see. I’m a kind person and I like to help others. I’m good at playing the erhu, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. I’m proud of winning the ping-pong championship in our last school sports event.
Jenny: Well done! Your report will be great.
A. What is Li Ming’s English project about?
The project is about describing themselves in a report.
B. How does Jenny help Li Ming?
By helping Li Ming come up with some ideas.
C. What makes Li Ming unique?
Li Ming is a kind person and he likes to help others. He’s good at playing the erhu and playing ping-pong. All these make him unique.
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Fill in each blank with one word you hear in the conversation.
Students are supposed to _________ themselves in a report.
Li Ming finds the project a bit _____________.
Jenny offers to help him come up with some ________.
Li Ming really needs Jenny's ________.
Jenny asks Li Ming what he ________ about himself.
Li Ming is a good ________ and he also has many friends.
Li Ming is proud of winning the ping-pong ______________.
challenging
describe
ideas
advice
likes
student
championship
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
Ms Liu: Some students say that it is hard to write about themselves. Do you need any help?
Song Hua: Yes, please. I don’t know what to say in my report.
Ms Liu: First, think of your personal strengths.
Song Hua: I can __________________. Is that a personal strength?
Ms Liu: No, a personal strength is something inside you. It helps make you a good person.
Song Hua: I _________ at home and at school. I like to ______________.
Ms Liu: Great! Those are personal strengths! In your report, write about your special talents too. A talent is a natural ability to do something well.
Song Hua: I __________________. I am one of the best players in the school. And I can __________________. Are those talents?
Ms Liu: Yes. Together, all these things make you unique.
carry heavy things
work hard
help my friends
play basketball well
draw nice pictures
Listening
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
Ms Liu: Some students say that it is hard to write about themselves. Do you need any help?
Song Hua: Yes, please. I don’t know what to say in my report.
Ms Liu: First, think of your personal strengths.
Song Hua: I can _________________. Is that a personal strength?
Ms Liu: No, a personal strength is something inside you. It helps make you a good person.
Song Hua: I __________ at home and at school. I like to _______________.
Ms Liu: Great! Those are personal strengths! In your report, write about your special talents too. A talent is a natural ability to do something well.
Song Hua: I ___________________. I am one of the best players in the school. And I can __________
__________. Are those talents?
Ms Liu: Yes. Together, all these things make you unique.
carry heavy things
work hard
help my friends
play basketball well
draw nice
pictures
1. I'm working on my English project.
work on 从事……工作;致力于……
e.g. He is working on doing his homework
他正在致力于写作业
work on 对……产生效果
e.g. The doctor told him this medicine may work on him.
医生告诉他这种药可能对他有效。
拓展:work for 为……效力
work hard 努力工作/学习 work out 计算;解决
Language points
Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions.
1. What’s Song Hua’s problem?
He doesn’t know what to say in his report.
2. What is a personal strength?
It is something inside you. It helps make you a good person.
3. What are Song Hua’s personal strengths?
He works hard at home and at school. He likes to help his friends.
4. What is a talent?
A talent is a natural ability to do something well.
5. What are Song Hua’s special talents?
He plays basketball well and he can draw nice pictures.
6. What makes us unique?
Our personal strengths and special talents together make us unique.
Group work
Work in groups. Interview your classmates about their personal strengths and special talents.
A: What are your personal strengths?
B: I’m kind to others.
A: What are your special talents?
B: I’m a good dancer.
Name Personal strengths Special talents
Li Lin kind to others a good dancer
Practice
Ms Liu: Some students say that it is hard to write about themselves. Do you need any help?
Song Hua: Yes, please. I don’t know what to say in my report.
Ms Liu: First, think of your personal strengths.
Song Hua: I can __________________. Is that a personal strength?
Ms Liu: No, a personal strength is something inside you. It helps make you a good person.
Song Hua: I _________ at home and at school. I like to ______________.
Ms Liu: Great! Those are personal strengths! In your report, write about your special talents too. A talent is a natural ability to do something well.
Song Hua: I __________________. I am one of the best players in the school. And I can __________________. Are those talents?
Ms Liu: Yes. Together, all these things make you unique.
carry heavy things
work hard
help my friends
play basketball well
draw nice pictures
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
7. I’m good at playing the erhu, a traditional Chinese
musical instrument.
“a traditional Chinese musical instrument”作同位语,对“the erhu ”进行解释说明。
8. Well done!
Well done!意为“做得好!”,表达了对某人或某事的正面评价,表明说话者对被评价对象的工作、表现或成果感到满意和认可。
Work in groups. Interview your classmates about their personal strengths and special talents.
A: What are your personal strengths?
B: I’m kind to others.
A: What are your special talents?
B: I’m a good dancer.
We are supposed to describe ourselves in a report.
(1) suppose v. 认为;推断;假设
be supposed to do sth.应该做某事=should do sth.
e.g. We're supposed to keep in mind that it is important to tell the truth.
=We should keep in mind that it is important to tell the truth.
我们应该记住说真话是很重要的。
Work in groups. Interview your classmates about their personal strengths and special talents.
A: What are your personal strengths?
B: I’m kind to others.
A: What are your special talents?
B: I’m a good dancer.
Name Personal strengths Special talents
Li Lin kind to others a good dancer
(2) describe v. 描述;形容
describe...to/for sb. 向某人描述…
description n. 描写,形容,说明
e.g. Please describe what you saw to me.
请向我描述一下你所看到的。
Work in groups. Interview your classmates about their personal strengths and special talents.
A: What are your personal strengths, Wang Jun?
B: I’m polite to everyone.
A: What are your special talents?
B: I’m a good singer. I can sing many songs.
课堂总结
Words:
describe, bit, challenging, unique, personal, strength, talent, proud, person, musical, championship
Phrases:
work on, be supposed to, a bit, come up with
Sentences:
Well done!
✍ 仿照李明所做英语课题的要求,用英语写一个描述自己的报告。
✍ 预习Unit 3 Lesson 2。
Homework
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