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Unit 4 A good read
integrated skills
How much do you know about these books
The writer of Gulliver’s Travels is Jonathan Swift.It is a .It tells about Gullver’s travels to different places,such as ,Brobdingnag (大人国),Laputa (飞岛国) and Houyhnhnms (慧骃国/智马国).
Lilliput
novel
The book Three Men in a Boat tells a story of three men and a dog.So it is a .
novel
history
science
travel
Notes from a Small Island talks about the writer’s travels around Britain.So it is a
book.
novel
history
science
travel
Moment in Peking is written by the Chinese writer Lin Yutang.It tells a story about three families.So it is a .
novel
history
science
travel
Flags of Our Fathers tells a story about unknown heroes in America during World War Ⅱ.So it is a book.
novel
history
science
travel
A Brief History of Time is written by the famous British scientist Stephen Hawking. tells us how the universe began and so on .So it is a book.
novel
history
science
travel
[ sti v n] [ h k ]
Try to translate the name of the book.
Three Men in a Boat
Notes from a Small Island
Moment in Peking
Flags of Our Fathers
A Brief History of Time
The Class 1,Grade 8 students are talking about what they have read recently.Listen to them and match each student with the type and name of the book they read.
Try to guess some of the answers according to what you already know.
1. Which two books are novels
2. Who has read the same type of book as Millie
Three Men in a Boat and Moment in Peking.
Sandy.
Answer the questions.
Have you ever read these books What type of books do you like best
Have you ever read the Harry Potter series How many books are there
[ s ri z]
Harry Potter series are written by the British writer . She says she got the idea for the first Harry Potter story on a to London.
J.K.Rowing
train
Suzy plans to read the Harry Potter series.She is telling her classmates about the books.Let’s listen and learn more about the books and the writer.
1.Try to write some of the answers;2.Try to predict what can be put into these blanks.
train
time;between 1990 and 2007
noun.
year;date
a ordinal number;such as “first”
1995
stories
31 July,1965
seventh/last
Try to say something about J.K.Rowling
train
1995
stories
J.K.Rowling is a writer.She was born on .As a child,she often wrote and read them to her sister.In 1990,she got the idea for the first Harry Potter story on a trip to London.In ,she finished the first Harry Potter book.In 2007,she finished the book of the series,which is also the last book of the series.
31 July,1965
seventh/last
British
31 July,1965
stories
train
1995
seventh
Suzy plans to read the Harry Potter series.She is telling her classmates about the books.Let’s listen and learn more about the books and the writer.
1.Try to write some of the answers;2.Try to predict what can be put into these blanks.
number
number
a place
[ p bl ]
[r fju z]
[s k ses]
[tr nz le t]
[ se lz]
[ k pi]
London
70
450
200
don’t to
agree
be .
successful
number
Try to say something about Harry Potter series
At first,all the British houses to publish the book.But a year later,a small publishing house in accepted it.So far,it has become a great and has been into about languages.
It has been sold over million in over countries and areas.
London
70
450
200
London
70
450
200
refused
publishing
success
translated
copies
Millie made some notes of the Harry Potter series.But she made some mistakes.Try to listen and find out the mistakes.
[k ne di n]
was not
seventh
stories
31
British
in over 200 countries and areas all over the world
Think
1.As students,I think we need to read as many books as we can.But buying books cost a lot of money.Then how can we read so many books
We can also borrow one from the library...
2.Do you know how to borrow a book from the library
3.If we don’t know how to borrow a book from the library,who can we ask for help
A librarian.
[la bre ri n]
How can Daniel find the book he needs
2.How many books can he borrow at a time
3.How long can he keep the books
4.How can he renew the books
He can search for information on the computer.
He can borrow one Chinese book and one English bok.
For two weeks.
Daniel is talking to Mrs Li,the school librarian.Please listen and answer.
Just renew them online.
Does “I see” mean “I can see with my eyes”
.
Why does Mrs Li say “one Chinese book” not “a Chinese book”
.
No.It means “I know/understand”.
To stress（强调） the number
How does Mrs Li know Daniel needs help
If your bike is broken,how to ask for help like Daniel
.
My bike is broken,but I don’t know how to fix it
Read after the tape and think.
Sample conversation:
A: Excude me,I want …,but I don’t know where to find them.
B: Don’t worry.You can ...
A: Thank you.How many books can I borrow at a time
B: You can borrow ...
A: I see.How long can I keep the books
B: For ... You must return them on time.
A: Could you tell me how to renew them
B: You don’t have to ... Just ...
A: OK.Thanks for your help.
B: You’re welcome.
Work in pairs and take turns to borrow a book. Use the conversation as a model.
A:a student B:a librarian
Do you often borrow books from library If you want to borrow a book, what should you pay attention to
Further thinking
Possible answers:
We must know how many books we can borrow at a time.
We must know how long we can keep the books.
We must return the books on time.
We must take good care of the books.
If we want to keep the books longer, we must renew them.
