Unit 6 Have you read Treasure Island yet?
Section B (3a-Self check)
Step 1 Revision
Fill in the blanks according to the article.
used to, hear, call, with, from, abroad, change, not see, hope, success
Sarah ______ fight over almost everything ____ her parents. Later she _____ a song when she studied ______. The song _______ her life forever. The song is ____ a country music singer _____ Garth Brooks, the _____________ musician in American history. Sarah _________ the singer yet, but she has listened to many of his songs. She _____ to see him one day.
Key: used to, with, heard, abroad, changed, from, called, most successful, hasn’t seen, hopes
Step 2 New words
1. introduce v.介绍,引荐 introduce sb. to sb. 把某人介绍给某人
e.g. A: Who can introduce them to us
B: The man is Robert Pattinson and the woman is Adele. They are both
famous in the world.
2. line n. 行;排 v. 排队
e.g. Please line up one after another. 请按顺序排队。
The ball went over the line. 球越线出界了。
Step 3 Writing
1. 3a Read the questions about a singer or writer. Make a list about the singer or writer. Think of the following:
1. Who is the singer/writer
2. When did the singer/writer first become famous
3. How and why did he/she first become famous
4. What famous songs/books has he/she recorded/written When
5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold
6. How did you find out about him/her
7. Is he/she still popular today
8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to others
9. How do you feel about his/her music/ books
10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs yourself
3b Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use.
the first line in the song/book
the book/song was written/recorded by
enjoyed success in
successful song/CD/book
I listen to this song/read this book when …
The song/book makes me feel …
2. 写作指导:怎样写人物评价。
1. 引用人物的一部作品,提出问题。
2. 作品来源并引出要评价的对象。
3. 有影响力的作品是什么。
4. 作品的影响。
5. 感受或受启发是什么。
6. 检查语法和词数。
3. One possible version:
“The string broken, no matter how even …” is the first line of the song called “Broken String”. It was recorded by Jay. I enjoyed success in listening to it. It is a successful song. I listened to it when I was sad. It made me feel happy. My favorite singer is Jay. I like his songs very much.
Step 4 Self-check
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box.
down, of, about, back, up
1. What do you think _____ this dress Do you think it looks on me
2. The little boy was so hungry that he didn’t put his spoon _____ at all. He
just kept on eating.
3. She grew ____ in a small town, although she lives in a big city now.
4. For homework, our teacher told us to write _____ our summer vacation.
5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us _____ to our school.
Keys: of, down, up, about, back
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. I _______ (join) the book club last month and I _________ (read) five books
already.
2. I only _______ (start) taking French classes last week and I ___________ (learn)
50 French words already.
3. Tony ________ (buy) a pop music CD yesterday but he ____________ (listen) to
it yet.
4. They ___________ (listen) to many songs by The Beatles, but they cannot ____
(sing) any of them.
5. She ____ (see) the newspaper on the table this morning, but she _________ (have) anytime to read it yet.
Keys: joined, have read, started, have learned, bought, hasn’t listened, have listened, sing, saw, hasn’t had
3. Make a list of the things you have done and the ones you haven’t done yet this week. Then ask two other students.
4. Make a conversation.
A: Have you done your homework
B: Yes, I have. What haven’t you done No, I haven’t. What have you done
A:I haven’t ….\I have ….
B: Ah, you should hurry up.\You’ve done e on.
Step 5 Revision
1. Important phrases.
2. Important sentences.
Step 6 Exercises
Fill in the blanks.
1. His name is on the book, so it b______ to him.
2. M_____ of people go abroad every year.
3. What ____ (别的) would you like
4. Hainan Island is in the ________ (south) part of China.
5. He works hard. His s______ is due.
Keys: belongs, millions, else, southern, success
Step 7 Homework
Write an article about your favorite band, use the useful phrases and sentences above.