课件44张PPT。八年级下册2ExperiencesModuleUnit 2
They have seen the Pyramids.
埃及开罗胡夫金字塔狮身人面像埃及神庙埃及神庙木乃伊尼罗河苏伊士运河埃及“自由”号游艇埃及夏宫蚕豆是埃及的“国菜”埃及壁画1. Teaching aims:
To be able to understand passages on travel and identify specific information
To write about personal experiencesTeaching aims2. Main contents:
Key vocabulary
send, way, mix, miss, count, count down
Key structures
They have been to many interesting places.
Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic./mu:v /
/'send/
/'d??:m?nI /
/fra:ns/
/ 'ta?? /
/'eIn??nt/
/kI?/搬家；改变……的位置 v. move派遣去；命令……去 v.send德国France法国 塔 n.GermanytowerWords and expressions古老的；古代的 adj.ancient国王；君王 n.king/kwi:n /
/'?r?bIk/
/weI /
/mIks/
/ mIs /
/ka?nt /
女王；王后 n.queen阿拉伯语 n.Arabic方面；态度 n.mix相混合；融合 v. 惦念；怀念；想念 v. waymissWords and expressions数；清点 v. count倒数；倒计时count down1. Which interesting places in China have
you visited?
2. Have you ever seen the Great Wall?
3. Have you ever visited another country?1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.reading and vocabularyWatch and read2. Read the passage and answer the
questions. Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa.
They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a verybig company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.
The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens. Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. “It’s really fun,’’ said Clare. The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.When you read a passage about travel, use a map to find out where the places are, and the names of the other countries, regions and cities nearby.Learning to learnRead the passage and answer the questions. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt?
2. Why do they live in Cairo?
The Robinsons have been in Egypt for two years. Mike’s father’s company sent him to work there and his family went with him. They have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.3. What have they seen and done in Egypt?4. What do Mike and Clare find difficult about
Arabic?
5. Who do they miss in the US?
6. Are they looking forward to going home? This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words.They miss their friends in the US.Yes, they are counting down the days.Mike and Clare live in Cairo in Egypt because their father works there. They have visited many places in Egypt. For (1) __________ ，they have seen the Pyramids, and they have visited the (2) ___________ palaces of the 3. Complete the passage with the correct
form of the words in the box.ancient count example king mix queenexampleancient(3) _________ and (4) _________ of Egypt. Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic，and when they speak it, they often (5) ______ it with German，French and Chinese.
Recently, their father’s company has asked him to go back to the US. Mike and Clare are (6)___________ down the days.kingsqueensmixcountingwhere you went
when you went there
why it was special4. Work in pairs. Think of a special trip.
Write notes and explain:Writing5. Write sentences to describe what you
have seen or done. Use the passage in
Activity 2 to help you.
Now write a passage about your experiences.Possible answer
When I was ten years old I went to Beijing with my parents. I went to meet my uncle, my aunt and my cousin. They moved to the city before I was born.
The city was wonderful and my uncle's family was very friendly. We saw a lot of interesting things and we went to an amazing market. I want to go back again soon.1. They have been to many interesting places.
他们去过很多有趣的地方。
have/has been to表示“己经去过某地”， 而have/has gone to表示“己经去某地了”。
例如：
I have been to Shanghai.
我己经去过上海了。（此时己经回来 了）
She has gone to Shanghai.
她己经去上海了。（此时己经在去上 海的路上或己经到达上海了）Language points 2. …they find it hard to spell and pronounce
the words.
他们发现阿拉伯语的拼写和发音都不容易。
本句中it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是动词不定式，hard是宾语补足语。
类似的句子再如：
We find it important to learn English well.
我们发现学好英语很重要。3. The Robinsons are moving again.
罗宾逊一家又要搬家了。
这里的现在进行时并不表示正在发生的事情，而是表示即将发生的事情。英语中还有其他一些动词具有这样的特性，如come, go, leave等。
例如：
He’s coming. 他马上就来了。
The train is leaving this afternoon.
列车下午发出。4. They are counting down the days.
他们正在倒计时。
count down表示“倒数，倒计时”。 例如：
We are counting down the days until the end of this semester.
我们正在进行期末倒计时。
count 表示“计数，计算”。例如：
Can you count from one to ten in French?
你能用法语从一数到十吗？
He put all the money in his bag without counting it.
他数也没数就把钱全放进了包里。Exercise1. — Have you _______ been to London?
— No. I haven’t.
A. just B. ever C. never D. even
2. Henry ______ this car for a year.
A. has bought B. have had
C. have bought D. has had
3. They were _____about this____ football
match.
A. excited; excited B. exciting; excited
C. excited: exciting D. exciting; excitingBDC4. —I haven't seen Jane for a long time. Where is she?
—She ____ to New York.
A. went B. goes C. has gone D. will go
5. —When ______ you ____ to see your grandpa?
—Last weekend.
A. do; go B. did; go
C. have; gone D. have; beCB1. Have you ever heard of the _______ (塔）of
London?
2. I haven’t been to __________ (法国 ).
3. Long long ago. there was a king and a
________ ( 王后) living in a beautiful castle.
4. Beethoven was born in G_______ .
5. We can see the Pyramids in E______.
6. Does she have much e____________ of
teaching?根据句意和汉语或首字母提示完成句子。towerFrancequeenermanygyptxperiencesHomeworkSurf more information about Egypt on the Internet.
