(共42张PPT)
Unit 6 Pets
Period 4 Speaking & Writing
牛津深圳·广州版 八年级下
Learning objects
1. Master the vocabulary: believe, heart, heart attack, until, be faithful to, die of, keep on.
2. Learn to make complaints and response; express opinions about pets；
3. Express effectively by using proper forms and manners.
What would you say
Read and match.
It’s nice of your bird to greet me happily.
Your cat dances more beautifully than mine.
Jack works hardest in the pet shop.
Your dog barked loudly last night.
Really It dances faster than before.
I’m sorry. It slept badly and made noise more often.
Thank you. It always acts politely.
Yes, and he also works most carefully of all there.
Lead in
What would you say/answer
Lead in
A Talk time Making and responding to complaints:
What’s the problem /
What’s the matter
I want to complain
about this DVD.
There’s a hole
in the middle
I’m sorry to hear that.
Presentation
What do we say when making complaints
I want to complain about ...
I have a complaint about…
I want to make a complaint about…
我想抱怨...
Presentation
Think and say
What do we say when responding to complaints
1. 怎么了？
What’s the problem
What’s the trouble
What’s wrong with it
2. 对此很抱歉。
I’m sorry to hear that.
Presentation
Think and say
A1 Listen and follow
Ellen: Excuse me. I want to make a complaint about these
dog biscuit.
Manager: What's the problem
Ellen: When I opened the box, I found that many of them
were had. Look!
Manager: Oh, I'm very sorry about that. I'll take care of it right
away. Can you show me your receipt
Ellen: Yes. Here it is.
Manager: Thanks. Now if you can wait, I'll be back in a moment.
Presentation
A1 Read and practice in pairs.
Ellen: Excuse me. I want to make a complaint about these
dog biscuit.
Manager: What's the problem
Ellen: When I opened the box, I found that many of them
were had. Look!
Manager: Oh, I'm very sorry about that. I'll take care of it right
away. Can you show me your receipt
Ellen: Yes. Here it is.
Manager: Thanks. Now if you can wait, I'll be back in a moment.
Presentation
1 What did Ellen say to make her complaint
Ellen said, “I want to make a complaint about these dog biscuits.”
2 What did the manager say to respond to the complaint
He said, “ What’s the problem Oh, I’m very sorry about that. I’ll take care of it right away. Can you show me your receipt ”
3 What do you think the manager will do after he leaves Ellen
I think perhaps he will give Ellen another box of dog biscuits.
A2 Listen and answer.
Presentation
Services
rude shop assistants
…
overcharging
late buses
Goods
defective electrical appliances
scratched furniture
clothes that fall apart easily
rotten food
Presentation
Brainstorm: What do we complain about
Expressions about making complaints and giving responses
Making complaints:
1. I want to complain about….
2. I want to make a complaint about…
3….
Giving responses:
1. What’s the problem
2. What’s the matter
3….
Presentation
B Speak up
Pets can sometimes cause problems. In pairs, make conversations according to the situations below. Take turns to make and respond to the complaints.
1 S1 has a pet dog. It is usually friendly, but one day it barked and scared S2's younger sister when she tried to touch it.
2 S2 has a pet dog. It makes a lot of noise in the evening and keeps S1 from sleeping.
Practice
1 S1 has a pet dog. It is usually friendly, but one day it barked and scared S2's younger sister when she tried to touch it.
S2: Excuse me. I want to make a complaint about your dog.
S1: What's the problem
S2: When my younger sister tried to touch it yesterday, your dog barked and scared her.
S1: Oh, I'm very sorry about that. I'll take care of it. Is your sister better now
S2: Yes, she is better now. Thank you.
Practice
2 S2 has a pet dog. It makes a lot of noise in the evening and keeps S1 from sleeping.
S1: Excuse me. I want to make a complaint about your dog.
S2: What's the problem
S1: Your dog makes a lot of noise in the evening and keeps me from sleeping.
S2: Oh, I'm very sorry about that. I'll take care of it.
S1: Thank you.
Practice
Making and responding to complaints
1.Useful expressions of making complaints:
I want to complain about ...
I have a complaint about…
I want to make a complaint about…
2.Useful expressions of responding to complaints:
What’s the problem What’s the trouble
What’s wrong with it I’m sorry to hear that.
Summary
(1) If you go to a restaurant and have dinner, you order the food but it takes you one hour to get the food to eat.
Production
Let’s act
(2) Your neighbor Marry keeps lots of pets at home.
They make the hall dirty and make noise in the early morning and at night.
I think that dogs make the best pets.
Reasons:
Dogs are lovely
Dogs are faithful to their
owners.
Walking a dog can help the
owner stay healthy.
A In pairs, discuss what animal makes the best pet.
Write down your opinion and reasons.
Use the example below to help you.
What animal makes the best pet
Writing
Opinion
Reasons
Supporting
details/
examples
Conlusion
Writing
Read and sum
What is the writer’s opinion
Dogs make the best pets.
How many reasons does the writer give
Three.
How do you know
From the words firstly, secondly and thirdly.
Does the writer give any example to show that dogs are faithful
Yes, he/ she does.
What is the example
It is a story about a faithful dog in Japan.
Writing
Read and answer.
The big dogs scare the baby.
The scary dogs make the baby scared.
可怕的，
恐怖的
恐惧的；
紧张的
scare v.（使）害怕，使恐惧=frighten；
即学即练
1) Most people don’t like to watch _________ movies.
2) The thief got _________ and ran away.
Let’s learn.
scary
scared
Writing
believe v. 相信某事情为真或相信某人所说的话为真。
We believe that he will succeed.
【搭配】believe in 相信某人或某事物的存在。
I don’t believe in God. 我不相信有神存在。
【同根词】belief n. 信念；信任；信仰
He has a belief in protecting the pets.
【即学即练】
(1) 我确信我们会赢。
My __________ (believe) is that we will win the game.
(2) 你相信运气吗？
Do you __________ luck
belief
believe in
believe v.
相信
Many people
believe what he says.
Writing
heart n.心脏
Kind people have big hearts.
heart attack
n.心脏病发作
Let’s learn.
Writing
until conj.
直到…
He worked until it got dark.
until conj. 到…时；直到 (动作或状态一直持续到某个时候)
He slept until noon/ until his mother came back. (sleep为延续性v.)
not…until 直到某个时候才…(到某个时候动作或状态才开始)
He didn’t go to sleep until his mother came back. (go to sleep为短暂性v.)
Let’s learn.
Writing
(be) faithful to
对……忠诚的
Hachi is faithful to its owner.
faith n.信念
faithful adj.忠实的；忠诚的
faithfully adv. 忠实地；值得信赖地
The dog remained __________ to its owner after one year’s separation.
Let’s learn.
faithful
Writing
die of 死于（内因，如disease/cancer）
die from死于（外因，如hunger/a car accident/thirst）
1) More than 50,000 Americans died _________ COVID-19 pneumonia.
2) Each year, many people die __________ car accidents.
of
from
Let’s learn.
Writing
keep sb. from doing sth. =stop/prevent sb. (from) doing sth.
阻止某人做某事
Let’s keep the bad people from misusing the pets.
keep (on) doing sth.
坚持做某事
I started to be a volunteer in the pet shop last year,
and I’ll keep on doing that.
Let’s learn.
Writing
When we want to give opinions in a logical way,
we can write an ______________________.
argumentation(议论文）
Writing
Let’s learn.
Argumentation
opinion
reasons
facts/ supporting details
conclusion
Basic steps:
议论文基本
写作步骤
Writing
Let’s learn.
B Use your notes from A, the expressions from the box below and the example on page 92 to help you write a short article.
According to… Secondly,…
For these reasons,…
In my opinion, … What’s more,…
I (do not) believe that…
Firstly, … Finally,…
I (do not) think that…
Writing
Let’s learn.
Writing
Remember to include the following sections in your article:
Introduction: State your opinion.
Body: Give facts or examples that support your opinion.
Conclusion: State your opinion again.
Let’s learn.
Introduction Opinion According to …
In my opinion, …
I think that …
Body Reasons Firstly, …
Secondly, …
Thirdly, …
What’s more, …
Finally, …
Conclusion So ...
For these reasons, …
I (do not) believe that …
I (do not) think that …
Structure and expressions
Writing
Make a table about the animal you think makes the best pet.
Introduction Opinion Body Reasons Supporting details
Conclusion Writing
Make a mind map
Writing
For example:
I think that parrots make the best pets.
Reasons:
·Parrots are very beautiful.
·They are very interesting.
We can teach them to talk.
Write your own article about the best pet using information from your table.
__________ make the best pets
Writing
Use the pet that you choose to fill in the blanks:
parrots
5. State your opinion again.
4. we can teach
them to talk.
3. They are very interesting.
1. State your opinion.
2. Parrots are
very beautiful.
Writing
Write your own article.
For example:
In my opinion, _________make the best pets.
Firstly, ___________________________________________
Secondly, _________________________________________
Thirdly, _______________________________ ___________
For these reasons, I believe that________ make the best pets.
parrots
parrots are very beautiful.
they are very interesting
we can teach them to talk.
parrots
Writing
Summary
Speaking
Making and responding to complaints
Writing
What animal makes the best pet
Homework
1. Make up a new conversation including making and responding to complaints.
2. Plan to choose a pet for a friend/classmate/family member and share why.
Reflection
一个人灵魂的一部分直到喜欢上一种动物的时候才会被唤醒。
–阿纳托尔·法朗士(Anatole France,1844–1924)
法国作家、文学评论家、社会活动家
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” – Anatole France
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