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人教版 英语 八年级上册
Period 4 Section B (2a-2e)
Unit4 What’s the best movie theater？
Who is funnier
Jim Carrey
Mr. Bean
导入新知
2a. Who is the most talented person you know？ What can he/she do？ Tell your partner about this person.
A：I think...is the most talented person.
B：What can he/she do？
A：He/She...
作the most talented person 的定语
合作探究
2b. Read the passage. Which three talent shows are mentioned？
Who’s Got Talent？
Everyone is good at something， but① some people are truly talented. It's always interesting to watch other people show their talents. ① Talent shows are getting more and more popular. First， there were shows like American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now， there a re similar shows around the world， such as China’s Got Talent.
All these shows have one thing in common： ② They try to look for the best singers， the most talented dancers，the most exciting magicians， the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. ③ But② who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully That’s up to you to decide. ④ When people watch the show， they usually play a role in deciding the winner. ⑤ And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However， not everybody enjoys watching these shows. ⑥ Some think that the lives of the performers are made up. ⑦ For example， some people say they are poor farmers，but③ in fact they are just actors. ⑧ However，if you don’t take these shows too seriously， they are fun to watch. ⑨ And one great thing about
them is that they give people a way to make
their dreams come true. ⑩
However 一词作为转折词，引起了下文对选秀节目缺点和优点的列举。
体裁：议论文
标题：题目设置悬念，引发读者的兴趣
词语：
but 的功能：①②强调后面要讲的内容，③引出相反的信息。
写作方法： 例证法
列举常见的选秀节目，点明选秀节目的日益流行，又能体现文章呈现的价值。
文章结构：并列式
P1→指出每个人都有天赋，并引出下文的例子
P2→对选秀节目的一些介绍与评价
P3→辩证地指出了选秀节目的优缺点
作者情感：
作者态度中肯，辩证有度，将选秀节目的优缺点都客观地指了出来。
笔墨小筑：
The topic is about talent shows. There are many popular talent shows such as American Idol, America’s Got Talent and China’s Got Talent. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the funniest actors and so on. But people who watch the shows decide the winner. Some people don’t like these shows because they think that the lives of the performers are made up. While others like them because these shows are fun to watch. And they give people a way to make their dreams come true.
2c. Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1.What do talent shows have in common？
___________________________________________
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2.Who decides the winner？
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They try to look for the best singers，the most talented dancers，the most exciting magicians，
the funniest actors and so on.
You. (The audience.)
3.Why do some people not like these shows？
_______________________________________________________
4.Why do some people like these shows？
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5.What do you think of these shows？
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Because some think that the lives of the performers are made up.
Because they don’t take these shows too seriously，and they think the shows are fun to watch. And the shows give people a way to make their dreams come true.
I think these shows are interesting. They are fun to watch.
Watching these shows is a good way to relax oneself.
2d. Underline all the superlatives in the passage. Then write sentences using at least four of them.
best singer：In my class，Tom is the best singer because he can sing fast songs very well.
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most talented dancer：In my opinion，Mary is the most talented dancer，because she started dancing at the age of two.
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most exciting magician：The most exciting magician is Tony，because he can take a lot of things out of the little hat.
funniest actor：Jack is the funniest actor，because I can’t
stop laughing when he performs.
best：Which is the best song
2e. Who’s got talent in your class？ Add more talents and write a classmate’s name for each talent. Find out how many students in your group agree with you.
Talents Classmates’
names How many
students agree？
the best chess player
the most talented dancer
the most interesting writer
the fastest runner
①It’s always interesting to watch other people show their talents.
（重点） watch /w t / v. 看；观看（主要用于看电视、电影、戏剧、比赛、表演等）
e.g. Do you like watching football games
你喜欢看足球赛吗？
Do you want to watch this movie
你想看这部电影吗？
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e.g. I watched him get into the room quietly.
我看到他悄悄地进了那个房间。
He watched them eating. 他看着他们吃东西。
watch sb. do sth. “看到某人做了某事”，强调看到动作经常发生或看到动作的全过程。
watch sb. doing sth. “注视着某人正在做某事”，说明动作正在进行。
辨析：watch sb. do sth. 与 watch sb. doing sth.
一感：feel
二听：hear, listen to
三让：make, let, have
四看：see, notice, watch, observe
半帮助：help
+sb.do
中考在线1：When I walked past the park, I saw some old people ______ Chinese Taiji. [莱芜]
A. do B. doing C. did D. are doing
B
talent /'t l nt/ n. 天资；天赋
e.g. My younger sister has a talent for playing the piano.
我的妹妹有弹钢琴的天赋。
Li Ronghao has talent in singing.
李荣浩在唱歌方面有天赋。
Are you interested in talent shows
你对才艺表演感兴趣吗？
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才艺表演
have talent in sth.
=have a talent for sth./doing sth.
在某方面有天赋
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② All these shows have one thing in common:
（重点）have... in common 有相同特征；（想法、兴趣等方面）相同
e.g. They have a lot in common with you.
他们有很多地方和你一样。
It is commonly believed that older people prefer to receive care from family members.
人们普遍认为老年人更愿意由家人照顾。
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common 的副词形式，It is commonly believed that ... 普遍认为……
common 的常见词组：
① common sense 常识
② have a common interest in ...
在……方面有一个共同爱好
③ have nothing in common 无共同点
④ have much/a lot in common 有许多共同点
⑤ in common with 与……一样
⑥ in common 共有
中考在线2：It’s very ____ for teenagers to feel a little bit worried and stressed because most of us have such feelings. [靖江模拟]
A. common B. strange C. curious D. energetic
A
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③ All kinds of people join these shows.
all kinds of 各种类型的；各种各样的
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kind 作名词，意为“种类”，常用短语有：
① what kind 什么种类
② a kind of 一种
③ different kinds of 不同种类的
④ many kinds of 许多种类的
e.g. She enjoys all kinds of music. 她喜爱各种音乐。
What kind of movie do you like 你喜欢哪种电影？
We tried different kinds of food in Singapore.
我们在新加坡尝试了不同种类的食物。
I feel kind of hungry. 我感到有点儿饿。
kind of “有点儿；有几分”，修饰形容词或副词
拓展：kind 还可作形容词，意为“友好的”。常用于词组：be kind to sb. 对某人友好（同be friendly to sb.）。
e.g. It’s very kind of you to help me. 帮助我你真是太好了。
It’s kind of sb. to do sth.
=Sb. is kind to do sth.
某人做了某事，太好了。
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④ That’s up to you to decide.
be up to 是……的职责；由……决定
e.g. It’s up to me to choose the clothes. 应由我来选择衣服。
拓展：be up to 也可意为“忙于；从事于”，其中to 是介词，后接名词、代词或动词的-ing 形式。
e.g. What are you up to now 你现在忙什么呢？
Do you think Jim is up to doing it by himself
你认为吉姆自己能胜任它吗？
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胜任，合适，通常用于否定句或疑问句
It’s up to sb. to do sth.应由某人做某事
中考在线3：—Shall we go to see the documentary Amazing China or stay at home
—Either is OK. ______. [宜宾]
A. Go ahead B. It’s up to you C. That’s all right
B
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⑤When people watch the show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner.
（重点） role /r l/ n. 作用；职能；角色
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in 是介词，后接名词、代词或动词-ing 形式。
role 的常用搭配：
① play a role in 在……中起作用；在……中扮演角色
② play an important role in 在……中起重要的作用；
在……中扮演重要的角色
③ play the role of扮演……的角色
e.g. It is one of the greatest roles she has played.
这是她所扮演过的最重要的角色之一。
Jenny played an important role in making the plan.
詹妮在制订这个计划上起重要作用。
He played the role of a doctor in the movie.
在这部电影中，他扮演一名医生的角色。
中考在线4：As we know, schools and families play ____ important role in teaching students about the value of working hard. [广元]
A. the B. a C. an
C
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⑥ However, not everybody enjoys watching these shows.
not everybody 并不是每个人
e.g. Not everybody is interested in the movie.
并不是每个人都对这部电影感兴趣。
all, both, every, everybody, everyone, everything 等与否定词连用时，表示部分否定，而非全部否定。not all...“并不是所有的都，并不都”；not ...both“并非两个都”。全部否定用no, none, neither, no one, never 等表示。
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部分否定
e.g. Not all the students like English.
并不是所有的学生都喜欢英语。
Both of them are not good at dancing.
他们两个并不都擅长跳舞。
None of them is my friend. 他们都不是我的朋友。
not 与every 及含有every 的不定代词连用时，表示部分否定，意为“ 并不是每个都……”。
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⑦ Some think that the lives of the performers are made up.
（重点） make up 编造 ( 故事、谎言等 )
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make up 的其他含义：和解 组成 化妆
励志语:
I think success has no rules, but you can learn a lot from failure.
我认为成功没有定律,但你可以从失败中学到很多东西。
e.g. Don’t make things up. 不要再编造了。
I often make up stories to tell my younger sister.
我经常编故事讲给我妹妹听。
Did you make up with your friends 你和你的朋友们和好了吗
We need one more player to make up a soccer team.
我们还需要一名球员才能组成一支足球队。
She spent too much time making herself up.
她花了太多时间化妆。
中考在线5：The teacher asked the students to _____ a story about a trip to the moon. [随州]
A. give up B. turn up C. cut up D. make up
D
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⑧For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors.
for example 例如
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for example 一般只举同类人或物中的一个为例，作插入语，可置于句首、句中或句末。
such as 一般用来列举同类人或物中的几个例子，插在被列举的例子和前面的名词之间，as 后没有逗号。
辨析：for example 与such as
在使用such as 时应注意后面列举事物的数量不能等于前面所提事物的总和，若相等时用namely 或that is。
e.g. Remember to keep quiet when you are in some places, for example, in a school library。记住，当你在一些地方，例如在学校图书馆时，要保持安静。
Many factors are important, for example, class, gender, age and race. 许多因素都很重要，如阶级、性别、年龄及种族。
We can take up some relaxing hobbies, such as playing sports or travelling. 我们可以养成一些使人放松的爱好，比如进行运动或者旅行。
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⑨However, if you don’t take these shows too seriously, they are fun to watch.
take...seriously 认真对待……
e.g. It’s only a joke — don’t take it seriously!
这只是个玩笑——别当真啊！
He is always serious about money whenever he talks about it. 无论什么时候提起钱来，他总是很认真。
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seriously 是serious 的副词形式，修饰动词, 意为“认真地；严肃地；严重地”。
相当于短语 be serious about sth. 对某事认真。
中考在线6：The final exam is very important. We must take it ______. [西宁]
A. careless B. carelessly C. serious D. seriously
D
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⑩And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true.
come true 实现
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come ture 不及物动词短语，通常用表示“理想，愿望”等名词作句子主语，后不接宾语，且无被动形式。
come 的其他常用搭配：
① come to(oneself) 苏醒
② come up with 提出；想出
③ come up 升起；走近
④ come across 偶然遇见；碰到
⑤ come on 快点；加油
⑥ come out 开花；出版；出来
⑦ come back 回来
⑧ come over 拜访
e.g. Work hard, and your dream will come true.
努力工作，你的梦想会实现的。
I’ll achieve my dream some day in the future.
= My dream will come true some day in the future.
将来有一天我会实现我的梦想。
实现，是及物动词，常用于sb. achieve(s) sth. 结构。
中考在线7：As long as all the Chinese people pull together, our China Dream will ______. [云南]
A. come true B. come out
C. come up D. come down
A
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本节课主要学习了：
重点单词：common, role, example
重点短语：be up to, not everybody, make up
归纳新知
一、根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。
1. My friend g a model plane to me yesterday. I really like it.
2. Amy is from a p family and she had a hard life in the past.
3. The artist showed a great t in art when he was very young.
ave
oor
alent
课后练习
4. Jenny was happy to get a p when she won the game.
5. The tricks（戏法）of that m made them happy at the party.
rize
agician
二、单项选择。
6. [2019·武汉青山区期中] —Would you like to see the movie today or tomorrow
— ______. It’s all the same to me.
A. I’d love to B. That’s a good deal
C. It’s up to you D. You are welcome
C
7. —Can you see ______ animals in the zoo
—Yes. And the pandas are ______ cute.
A. kind of; kind of B. all kinds of; all kinds of
C. all kinds of; kind of D. kind of; all kinds of
C
8. (易错题)Lisa played The Moonlight ______. All people lost themselves in the music.
A. seriously B. terribly
C. beautifully D. carefully
C
9. (易错题)— ______has different ideas about the same thing.
— You are right. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes.
A. Nothing B. Something
C. Someone D. Everybody
D
10. —Who is the ______ in the school singing competition
— Jane. She sang the best of all. She got the first place.
A. winner B. magician C. reporter D. writer
A
三、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
11.这两个孩子有很多共同之处。
These two kids _________ much ________ _________ .
have in common
12.怀特先生在中国参观了一些城市，例如上海和重庆。
Mr. White visited some cities in China, ______ ________ Shanghai and Chongqing.
for example
13. 当今中国在世界经济、科技等方面发挥着作用。(role)
Nowadays China is _________ _________ _________ in the world economy, technology and so on.
playing a role
14.我们应该认真对待我们所做的每一件事。(take)
We should _________ everything we do _________ .
take seriously
15. 我想他会成为一名好作家，因为他擅长编造故事。
I think he will be a good writer because he is good at
_________ _________ stories.
making up
四、短文还原。
根据短文内容，选出合适的句子补全短文。
Richard is the unluckiest boy in the world. He hardly ever falls ill, but if he falls ill, it will last a week. 16_____ His bird sings very well, but when he asks his friends to listen to it, the bird becomes silent.
A. The man took Richard to the biggest shop in town.
B. He is a good student, but when he takes a test, his pen breaks.
C. Richard is always happy and he is kind.
D. He had old clothes, terrible glasses, and he looked hungry.
E. I’m the richest man in town and I sometimes wear old clothes to see what people do
B
But Richard thinks he is the luckiest boy in the world. He has wonderful parents and a lovely sister. He has a singing bird. His classmates are friendly. 17 _____
A. The man took Richard to the biggest shop in town.
B. He is a good student, but when he takes a test, his pen breaks.
C. Richard is always happy and he is kind.
D. He had old clothes, terrible glasses, and he looked hungry.
E. I’m the richest man in town and I sometimes wear old clothes to see what people do
C
One day his mother gave him some money to buy an ice-cream. When he arrived at the ice-cream shop, he saw an old man outside it. 18 _____ Richard thought he was poor. He decided not to buy the ice-cream and gave the money to the man.
A. The man took Richard to the biggest shop in town.
B. He is a good student, but when he takes a test, his pen breaks.
C. Richard is always happy and he is kind.
D. He had old clothes, terrible glasses, and he looked hungry.
E. I’m the richest man in town and I sometimes wear old clothes to see what people do
D
“Thank you. You are a kind boy. But I’m not poor. Keep your money. 19 _____ ,” the man said and gave the money back.
A. The man took Richard to the biggest shop in town.
B. He is a good student, but when he takes a test, his pen breaks.
C. Richard is always happy and he is kind.
D. He had old clothes, terrible glasses, and he looked hungry.
E. I’m the richest man in town and I sometimes wear old clothes to see what people do
E
20 _____ He said happily, “Choose anything you like. I can buy you the most expensive one.” Richard asked, “Can I choose two ” “Of course,” answered the man.
Richard chose the newest radio because when his bird keeps silent, he can at least listen to it with his friends. He then chose a new pair of glasses for the man.
A. The man took Richard to the biggest shop in town.
B. He is a good student, but when he takes a test, his pen breaks.
C. Richard is always happy and he is kind.
D. He had old clothes, terrible glasses, and he looked hungry.
E. I’m the richest man in town and I sometimes wear old clothes to see what people do
A
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