Module 8 Time off Unit 2 Reading 课件（共23张ppt） 外研版八年级下册

(共23张PPT)
Module 8 Unit 2
We thought somebody was moving about.
Reading
Have you ever been to Zhangjiajie
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能记住并正确运用本课时的新单词和短语。
能根据任务导向自主阅读, 了解Betty的张家界之行, 能理解事件发生的顺序。
目标:了解Betty的张家界之行, 能理解事件发生的顺序
Activity 1
Before reading, let's check the new words and phrases first.
about
wake
human
kilometre
somebody
square
wake sb. up
freshwater
pull
path
shape
Activity 2
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Look at the photo and write down words that can best describe it.
rocks, beautiful, tall, green, empty, quiet, famous, unusual, strange ...
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Work in pairs. What do you know about Zhangjiajie
Can you answer the questions
1. Where is it
2. How large is it
3. Where can you stay
4. What animals can you see
5. What is the most famous thing to see
My friend Betty can tell us answers.
Let's learn about Betty's trip to Zhangjiajie.
Activity 3
Read the email and finish the tasks.
Learning to learn
Read and find out how Betty starts and finishes her email to her mum and dad. Next time when you write your email, you can start and finish the email in the same way.
Task 1: Match the titles with the paragraphs.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
A. Tomorrow’s plan
B. Introduction of Zhangjiajie.
C. Last night’s camping experience.
D. Today’s experience of climbing
Mount Tianzi
Task 2: Read quickly again and number the sentences in the correct order.
a) Betty pulled a leaf off a plant. _____
b) The noise woke everybody up. _____
c) They climbed Mount Tianzi. _____
d) A monkey made some noise. _____
e) They camped by a small lake. _____
f) Lingling’s uncle said that people should
protect everything in Zhangjiajie. _____
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Task 3: Read the email quickly and check the answers.
1. Where is it
2. How large is it
3. Where can you stay
4. What animals can you see
5. What’s the most famous thing to see
It’s in Hunan Province.
It’s about 480 square kilometres.
You can stay in camps or hotels.
You can see monkeys.
The tall, strangely shaped rocks are the most
famous thing to see.
Task 4.1: Read paragraph 1 carefully and check the sentences with T or F.
1. Betty is in Hunan Province with her uncle. ____
2. Zhangjiajie is a magic land of mountains, forests
and rivers. ____
3. Zhangjiajie is famous for the strange shape of its
tall rocks. ____
F
T
T
Task 4.2: Read paragraph 2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
1. Last night we _____________________. 2. During the night, we heard a noise! It _________________.
3.We came out without ________________.
4.And found it was just a hungry monkey _______________.
camped by a small lake
woke everybody up
looking for food
making any noise
Task 4.3: Read paragraph 3 carefully and judge T or F.
1. They climbed Mount Tianzi. ____
2. The weather was sunny. ____
3. Betty pulled a leaf off a plant. ____
T
T
F
Task 4.4: Read paragraph 4 carefully and and answer the questions.
1. Where are they going tomorrow
2. When will they go back home
They are going to the second largest freshwater
lake in China, Dongting Lake.
Next week.
Activity 4
Work in groups. Find out some language points that you think are important and share their use with your classmates and give some examples.
Language points:_______________________
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Language points
1. I promised to write...　
【拓展】promise作名词，意为“诺言”。
常用短语：make a promise许下诺言；
keep a promise遵守诺言； break a promise食言。
promise作动词，意为“承诺”。
promise to do sth.意为“承诺做某事”; promise 也可接双宾语,
promise sb.sth.＝promise sth.to sb.,答应给某人某物;许诺某人某物
e.g. My father promised me a bike. ＝My father promised a bike to me.
2. I’m having a wonderful time here in Zhangjiajie.
3. It's very large, about 480 square kilometres.
have a wonderful / great time = enjoy oneself 玩得非常愉快
e.g. We'll have a wonderful time tomorrow.
square adj. 平方的 square kilometre 平方公里
e.g. Lake Taihu covers an area of 2, 425 square kilometers.
square n. 广场; 正方形
Tian’anmen Square 天安门广场
e.g. A square has four corners. 正方形有四个角。
4. It’s famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks.
(1) be famous for 意为“因......而闻名；以......著名”。
(2) shape 作名词, 意为“外形，形状”。它既可作可数名词,
也可作不可数名词。
常用短语：in the shape of...呈……形状
e.g. The swimming pool was in the shape of a heart.
【拓展】shape作不可数名词，意为“状况，情况”。
常用短语：be in good shape身体健康; keep in shape保持健康
e.g. Sue swims for an hour every day to keep in shape.
5. We thought somebody was moving about.
(1) somebody作不定代词，意为“某人;有人”, 用在肯定句中。
在否定句和疑问句中要用anybody。
e.g. Is there anybody playing football on the playground
(2) move about 意思是“走来走去，四处走动”
e.g. Don't move about. You should sit down.
6. From the top we hoped to see the lakes and forests.　
句中 hope 作动词，意为“希望，盼望，期望”。
常用搭配： hope to do sth.希望做某事；
hope＋that从句 希望……
e.g. I hope to be your friend.
【辨析】hope与wish
①hope后面可以接动词不定式或that从句作宾语，表示有可能实现的主观愿望。 e.g. I hope to visit him.我希望拜访他。
②wish后面可以接动词不定式、复合宾语、双宾语或that从句作宾语。 e.g.I wish you well and happy.我祝愿你健康快乐。
7. But it was a pity that it was cloudy.
“It' s a pity that +从句”，是一个主语从句，it在句中作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句，表示“很遗憾……”。
e.g. It's a pity that he failed the exam.
e.g. It's a pity that he can't come.
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.
human kilometre path shape wish
1. Are there rocks in _______ or animal _______ in your home town
2. How many __________ is Zhangjiajie from your home town
3. Is it safer to walk along a ______ or climb over rocks
4. Where do you ______ you were right now
human
shapes
kilometres
path
wish
Fill in the blanks and retell the passage.
the strange shape of its tall rocks
monkey looking for food
past trees and other plants
Dongting Lake
the mountain tops