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八年级英语人教版·下册
Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 1 What's the matter?Section B 第二课时
一、新课引入
I ate too much junk food, and I got a stomachache.
What’s the matter
You shouldn’t eat so much next time. Now, you should lie down and rest.
二、新课讲解
Accidents or problems can sometimes happen when we do sports. Write the letter of each sport next to each accident or problem that can happen.
2a
A = soccer B = mountain climbing C = swimming
_____ fall down
_____ have problems breathing
_____ get hit by a ball
_____ get sunburned
_____ cut ourselves
_____ hurt our back or arm
B/C
A/B/C
A/B
A
A/B/C
A/B
二、新课讲解
Read the passage and underline the words you don’t know. Then look up the words in a dictionary and write down their meanings.
Words Meanings
2b
1. Aron almost lost his life three times because of climbing accidents. TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW
2. Aron had a serious accident in April 2003. TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW
3 Aron ran out of water after three days. TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW
4 Aron wrote his book before his serious accident. TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW
5 Aron still goes mountain climbing. TRUE FALSE DON’T KNOW
二、新课讲解
Read the statements and circle True, False or Don’t Know.
2c
二、新课讲解
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003
2. Why couldn’t Aron move
3. How did Aron free himself
4. What did Aron do after the accident
5. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean
2d
二、新课讲解
1. Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003
2. Why couldn’t Aron move
3. How did Aron free himself
It happened in Utah, America.
His arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains.
He used his knife to cut off half his
right arm.
二、新课讲解
4. What did Aron do after the accident
5. What does “between a rock and a
hard place” mean
He wrote a book and continued to climb mountains.
It means being in a difficult situation
in which all of the choices are bad.
二、新课讲解
Put the sentences in the correct order. Then use them to tell Aron’s story to your partner. Try to add other details from the reading.
2e
____ On April 26, 2003, he had a serious mountain climbing accident.
____ Aron loves mountain climbing and doesn’t mind
taking risks.
____ Aron did not give up after the accident and keeps on
climbing mountains today.
____ He wrote a book about his experience.
____ Aron lost half his right arm from the 2003 accident.
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3
4
5
Language points
二、新课讲解
1. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks.
(1) be used to 习惯于……to是介词,其后接名词或动名词短语
e.g. He is used to falling asleep with such noises around him.
他习惯了在噪音中入睡。
(2)risk 既可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词,意为“风险、冒险”
take risks 冒险
at the risk of 冒着…...的危险
e.g. To succeed in business, we must be prepared to take risks.
为了生意成功,我们必须准备去冒险。
They got to Wenchuan at the risk of their lives.
他们冒着生命的危险去了汶川。
2. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because of accidents.
Language points
这是由when引导的定语从句,修饰前面的名词times。
e.g. I thought of the happy days when I stayed in London.
我怀念我呆在伦敦的那些快乐日子。
He still remembers the time when you give him the book as a gift.
他仍然记得你给他这本书作为礼物的那一刻。
二、新课讲解
3. … he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
Language points
Between a Rock and a Hard Place. 此句为习语。表示在艰难或危险的处境下“从两难中进行选择”,意为“左右为难;进退两难。”。
e.g. --Who will you save when your mother and wife both fall into the water
当你的母亲和妻子都掉进水里,你会救谁?
--It’s between a rock and a hard place.
左右为难啊。
二、新课讲解
4. This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of.
Language points
mean v. 意味着
e.g. What do you mean
你的意思是什么?
… before we have to make a decision that could mean life or death.
在我们做出可能意味着生死的决定前。
二、新课讲解
Language points
二、新课讲解
5. tell of 意为“讲述;告诉”,也可分开来。
如:He told me of his worries.
他告诉了我他的烦恼。
Language points
二、新课讲解
6. in control of 意为“管理,掌握”。
如:Our fate is in control of ourselves.
我们的命运掌握在我们自己手中。
常用短语:
under the control of ... 受……的管理
beyond control 无法控制
out of control 失去控制
in control 在……控制中
Language points
二、新课讲解
7. make a decision 意为“做决定”。
如:I’m afraid you’ve made the wrong decision.
恐怕你做了错误的决定。
三、归纳小结
taking risks
April 26, 2003
a heavy / 360-kilo rock
his right arm
making good decisions
四、强化训练
Ⅰ.选择正确的短语并用其正确形式填空。
1. I ___________ walking to school.
2. I want to help Lily to __________ this big trouble.
3. He threatened to ______ my hair ______.
4. My grandma _____________ this company.
am used to
get out of
cut off
is in control of
be used to, take a risk, run out of, cut off, get out of, be in control of, give up
5. —I failed the final English exam. I’m so depressed.
—Don’t ________. You’ll do it better next time.
6. Jimmy is such a coward (胆小鬼) that he
dare not __________.
7. Sam has _________ every penny to help
the poor.
take a risk
give up
run out of
五、布置作业
1. Write a conversation between the nurse and the student using the useful sentences in 2b.
2. Remember the words, phrases and sentences in this unit.