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八年级英语下（JJ）
教学课件
Unit 7 Know Our World
Lesson 41: A Class of the World
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
prepare; pride; be known for; in recent years.
Key sentences:
1. It has a huge river called the Amazon and a rainforest with more trees than you can imagine.
2. My people are known for our fun dances and colourful culture.
3. There is a famous bridge called the Bosphorous Bridge.
4. It has the the largest population in the world.
To learn to write a passage about your home city or town.
Words & Expressions
Let's read
prepare
Amazon
rainforest
Turkey
Nile
v. 准备；预备
亚马逊河
n.（热带）雨林
土耳其
尼罗河
Words & Expressions
Let's read
Sahara Desert
Cairo
pride
be known for
in recent years
撒哈拉沙漠
开罗
n. 引以自豪的事物（或人）；骄傲
因……而众所周知
在最近的一些年里
Warming-up
Do you know about these countries
Look and say
Brazil
Turkey
Egypt
What are the countries famous for
Brazil
Amazon River
rainforest
music and dance
soccer
food
Turkey
Bosphorous Bridge
Pamukkale
(棉花堡)
hot-air ballons
Hamam
Nazar boncu u
(恶魔之眼)
Egypt
Pyramids金字塔
Sphinx 狮身人面像
Egyptian temple
埃及神庙
Nile尼罗河
the Suez Canal
苏伊士运河
Great Wall
Forbidden City
Yellow Crane Tower
Terracotta Warriors
Yellow Mountains
Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
Some places of interest in China
Free talk
Have you ever been abroad
Which country have you ever been to
What do you know about that country
Presentation
Ms. Morin teaches English in Edmonton. The students in her class come from all over the world. Last week, she asked her students to prepare pre sentations about their home countries. Today is the time to “show and tell”.
Today I want to tell you about my home country—Brazil. It’s the largest country in South America. It has a huge river called the Amazon and a rainforest with more trees than you can imagine. My people are known for our fun dances and colourful culture.
Mariana
Akia
Ten years ago, my family came to Canada. We came from Turkey. Do you know that Turkey is in both Europe and Asia There is a famous bridge called the Bosphorous Bridge. It connects Europe and Asia. Turkey is modern and old, rich and poor. Everything comes together to make it a great place to discover.
I was born in Egypt. Many tourists know about the pyramids, but there are other in teresting things to see and do in Egypt. You can relax on a boat tour of the Nile. You can ride a camel in the Sahara Desert or walk in the ancient markets in Cairo. Many things in Egypt will surprise you, not just the pyramids.
Ahmed
I’m from China. My country has a long history and rich culture. It has the largest population in the world. It has developed quickly in recent years. The Great Wall and the Terra Cotta Warriors are famous all around the world.
Liu Yang
More students come to the front to talk about their countries with pride. All of them are proud of their home countries.
Let’s Do It!
1. Read the lesson and tick the correct answers.
1. Where does Ahmed come from
Brazil. Turkey. Egypt.
2. Where’s the Amazon
In Brazil. In Turkey. In Egypt.
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3. What connects Europe and Asia
The Amazon. The Bosphorous Bridge.
The Nile.
4. What can you do in the Sahara Desert
Walk in the markets.
Ride a camel.
Take a boat tour.
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2. Read the lesson again and fill in the blanks.
Brazil is the ________ country in South America. It has a huge river ________ the Amazon.
Turkey is in both ________ and ________. The well -known Bosphorous Bridge ________ Europe and Asia.
called
largest
Europe
connects
Asia
Besides the pyramids in Egypt, there are other things to see and do. Many things in Egypt will ________ you.
China has a long history and rich culture. It has the largest _____________. The Great Wall is ________ around the world.
surprise
population
famous
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
1. Lots of ________(tour) come to visit that famous place.
2. That lazy bear always ________(relax) 15 hours a day.
That’s why he’s a little bit heavy now.
3. The students are busy _____________(prepare) for the coming exams.
tourists
relaxes
preparing
4. A bridge ________(call) the Golden Gate Bridge __________ (surprise) us a lot. We hope to travel back there again someday.
5. That lady took great ________(proud) in her sons.
called
surprised
pride
4. Write a passage about your home city or town.
Task tips: Where is it How big is it What is the population What is it famous for
Beijing is my hometown. It is the capital city of our country. It is a city in northern China. It has a population of nearly 20 million. It covers more than 16, 000 square kilometres in area. Beijing is known for its places of interest, such as the Great Wall, Tian’anmen Square, the Palace Museum, and so on.
Language points
1. Last week, she asked her students to prepare presentations about their home countries. （教材P106）
prepare v. 准备; 预备 作及物动词时，常用结构：
prepare sth.准备某物，后接名词或代词作宾语。
prepare sth. for sb.为某人准备某物
prepare oneself for sth. 使自己对某事有准备
prepare oneself to do sth. 准备做某事
e. g. Mother was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
妈妈正在厨房准备晚饭。
She prepared a nice breakfast for us.
她给我们准备了可口的早餐。
He prepared himself for failure. 他使自己对失败有所准备。
He is preparing himself to go on a trip. 他正准备去旅行。
prepare 作不及物动词时的用法: prepare for sth. 为某事做准备。
e. g. The students are busy preparing for the final exam.
学生们正忙着为期末考试做准备。
prepare 的名词形式为preparation。常用短语：
in preparation for/make preparations for 为……做准备
e.g. We are getting things together in preparation for the journey.
我们正在收拾东西准备去旅行。
2.It has a huge river called the Amazon and a rainforest with more trees than you can imagine. （教材P106）
imagine v. 想象; 设想
e. g. I can imagine the scene clearly.
我能清晰地想象这个情景。
I once imagined that he was a thin and tall man.
我曾设想他是个高高瘦瘦的男人。
imagine sth. 想象某物
imagine＋that从句 设想……
The boy imagined himself to be a pilot.
那个男孩想象自己是一个飞行员。
She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation.
她想象着自己走进办公室, 递上辞呈。
I can’t imagine myself teaching in front of so many people.
我不能想象自己在那么多人面前教书。
Mr. Smith couldn’t imagine what had happened.
史密斯先生无法想象发生了什么事情。
imagine sb./sth. to be...想象某人/ 某物是……
imagine doing... 想象做……
imagine sb. doing sth.
想象某人做某事
imagine＋what从句
想象……
3.My people are known for our fun dances and colourful culture. （教材P106）
be known for 因……而闻名 相当于be famous for
e. g. Scotland has many lakes and mountains, and is known for its beautiful countryside.
苏格兰有许多湖泊和山脉, 并因其美丽的乡村而闻名。
辨析：be known as与be known for:
① be known as( ＝ be famous as) 意为“作为……而著名”，其后接表示职位名称和主语身份的词。
② be known for( ＝ be famous for) 意为“因……而著名”，后接表示原因的词。
4. It connects Europe and Asia. （教材P106）
connect v. (使) 连接; 与……有联系
connect...to...把……连接到……
connect...with...把……和……连接或联系起来
e. g. Will you connect this wire to the television
你把这根电线和电视机连上好吗
Please don’t connect this person with that person.
请不要把这个人和那个人联系在一起。
5. More students come to the front to talk about their countries with pride. （教材P106）
pride n. 引以自豪的事物(或人) ; 骄傲
e. g. The boy is the pride of the village.
=The boy is the village’s pride.
那个男孩是全村的骄傲。
be the pride of sb.
＝ be sb.’s pride
是某人的骄傲
I take pride in my work.
我为我的工作感到骄傲。
Be careful not to get eaten up with pride.
注意, 不要骄傲自满。
take pride in
为……感到自豪/骄傲
with pride 骄傲地
拓展: proud 形容词, 意为“骄傲的; 自豪的”。在句中既可作表语, 也可作定语。其后可接of 短语、不定式或that 从句。be proud of 为……骄傲
e. g. We are proud that we are Chinese.
我们为我们是中国人而自豪。
Exercises
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Brazil is the________ (large) country in South America.
2. She takes great________(proud) in her children's success.
3. It's hard to imagine________(live)on the moon.
4. There is a famous bridge________(call) the Bosphorous Bridge in Turkey.
5. Linda stayed up late and p________ herself for the math exam last night.
largest
pride
living
called
repared
Homework
Preview the passage in Lesson 42.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
