《英语》（八年级下册）
Unit 5 Good manners
Study skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. know about English sayings;
2. use English sayings in proper situations.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: successful, sometime, risk, pain, practice, candle, soon after
2. New structures: The early bird catches the worm.
It never rains but it pours.
Many hands make light work.
Every dog has its day.
Put all your eggs in one basket.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Actions speak louder than words.
No pain, no gain.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Practice makes perfect.
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Learn to use English sayings in proper situations.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Free talk
T: Daniel interviewed Jenny about manners in the UK. What did Jenny say in the end?
S: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
T: It also shows that we should learn to use English sayings as the British do.
2. What is a saying?
T: A saying is a short wise statement that usually gives advice or expresses some truth about life.
【设计意图：通过回忆Reading 部分的内容，以英国文化为背景，导出话题。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Put all your eggs in one basket
It never rains but it pours
T: Let’s enjoy a short story, The donkey carrying salt.
【设计意图：将经典诵读与习语讲解相结合，让学生在诵读经典的时候品味习语的用法。】
T: Here we have two red sentences. Can you guess their meanings?
Put all your eggs in one basket: risk losing everything all at one time.
It never rains but it pours: when one bad thing happens to you, other bad things happen soon after.
T: Can you say something about the pictures?
【设计意图：讲与练相结合，设计地道的对话使习语的讲解与练习更生动。】
2. Every dog has its day
The grass is always greener on the other side
T: Let’s enjoy a story about a dog who carried meat.
T: Pay attention to the red sentences.
Every dog has its day: everybody will be lucky or successful sometime in their life.
The grass is always greener on the other side: what other people have always seems better than your own.
T: Please look at the picture and add some sayings.
3. The early bird catches the worm
Many hands make light work
T: The name of the third story is The farmer and his sons.
The early bird catches the worm: you have to do something before others in order to be successful.
Many hands make light work: if lots of people share the work, it will make a job easier to complete.
T: Can you complete the sentences with the proper sayings?
【设计意图：选择有趣的寓言故事，让学生在欣赏文学作品时自然了解习语的用法，同时通过例句让学生清楚的知道怎样在语境中使用正确的习语。】
T: Let’ see what we have learnt.
4. More English sayings
Step 3 Practice
1. Choose the right sayings
2. Complete the sentences with the correct sayings
3. Use proverbs to make the article more interesting
4. Extended reading: guess the meanings of the sayings
【设计意图：通过多种形式的练习，灵活操练了本节课所学的习语，考察学生综合运用语言的能力，还拓展了他们的阅读能力。】
Step 4 Summary
T: Sayings are a great help if you need some wise words to express your ideas. They make what you say or write simple and vivid (生动的). So find more sayings for yourself because the early bird catches the worm.
V. Homework
1. Remember all the sayings learnt today.
2. Search for more sayings on the Internet.
课件25张PPT。Unit 5 Good manners Study skillsWhen in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗It also shows that we should learn to use English sayings as the British do.A saying is a short wise statement that usually gives advice or expresses some truth about life.谚语是一个通常给出建议或表达生活真理的简短且富含智慧的陈述。 Fun with English sayingsA donkey with a bag of salt was crossing a river.He fell into the water. Then the salt dissolved (溶解) and he found his bag was lighter than before. He was very happy.Another time, he got to a river with a large bag of sponges (海绵). He thought the bag would be lighter if he fell into the water again. So he slipped and fell down in the water on purpose. All the sponges were filled with water. Oh, don’t put all your eggs in one basket! Of course, the bag was much heavier. What’s worse, he hurt his leg.
It never rains but it pours. He could not move any moreput all your eggs in one basketit never rains but it poursrisk (冒险) losing everything all at one timewhen one bad thing happens to you, other bad things happen soon aftere.g.
Larry: How is it going? Have you had any luck so far?
Peter: I’ve found a new job. I believe I can do it well, and it’s well-paid.
Larry: That's great. But don’t put all your eggs in one basket. e.g.
My alarm clock didn't go off, so I missed English class. Then, I lost my homework for math. I invited my friend to lunch and after we ate, I found I'd left my wallet at home. Oh, it never rains but it pours
it never rains but it pours!don’t put all your eggs in one basket.Every dog has its day. A lucky dog got a piece of meat. When he was crossing a river, he saw another dog holding a bigger piece of meat. Oh, the grass is always greener on the other side. So, dropping his own piece, he jumped into the water to take the piece from the other dog. But the result was that he got nothing.
every dog has its daythe grass is always greener on the other sideeverybody will be lucky or successful sometime in their lifewhat other people have always seems better than your owne.g.
After five times, Allen finally passed his driving test—after all, every dog has its daye.g.
After buying a new handbag, Cindy still likes to borrow my purse, because she thinks the
grass is always greener on the other sideevery dog has its day.the grass is always greener on the other side.The sons thought their father had hidden treasure (宝藏) somewhere in his yard. They believed that many hands make light work and started to work together. A farmer was dying and he said to his sons, “My sons, the early bird catches the worm. Go and try to find what I have hidden in my vineyard (葡萄园).”They found no treasure. But the vineyard was so well tended (照料) that it gave fruit many times over.the early bird catches the wormmany hands make light workyou have to do something before others in order to be successfulif lots of people share the work, it will make a job easier to completee.g.
Fred: What are you doing here at 7:30 a.m.?
Jane: The early bird catches the worm.
I didn't expect to see you studying at the library at this hour of the morning.
e.g.
I cleaned the garden with the help of my neighbours. You see,
many hands make light workThe early bird catches the worm.many hands make light work.The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。It never rains but it pours. 不雨则已，一雨倾盆。Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高 。Every dog has its day. 人人皆有得意时。Put all your eggs in one basket. 孤注一掷。The grass is always greener on the other side. 领家芳草绿。1. Every coin has two sides. 每个硬币都有两面，比喻事物的两面性。
2. The winter is coming and the spring is not far. 冬天已经临近了,
春天还会远吗?
3. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
4. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
5. Don‘t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，
今日毕。
6. Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。
7. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
8. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
More sayingsCan you guess the meanings?1. A cold hand and a warm heart.刀子嘴，豆腐心。2. Birds of a feather flock together.3. Don’t judge people by their appearance.物以类聚，人以群分。不可以貌取人。4. It is better to trust the eye than the ear.百闻不如一见。5. It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，犹未晚矣。6.Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。1. —It won’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.
—That’s right. ________.
A. Many hands make light work
B. Too many cooks spoil the broth
C. The early bird catch the worm
D. The grass is always greener on the other side.Choose the right sayings2. —Nobody will become a hero without the help of others.
—That’s true. ____________.
A. Practice makes perfect
B. One tree can’t make a forest
C. Where there is a will, there is a way
D. Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into itComplete the sentences with the correct sayings actions speak louder than words
no pains, no gains
a friend in need is a friend indeed
practice makes perfect
burn the candle at both ends Just as the saying goes,“_______________.” My cousin has made his dream come true after years of hard work.
2. ____________________. If you keep practising speaking English every day, you will be better at it.
3. Do not try to do many things at one time. Otherwise,
you will become tired out. Remember, you cannot
_________________________.
4. He always gives his friends help when they need it
because he knows that________________________.
5. Dad never says that he is good at cooking, but in fact
he is. He always cooks delicious meals for us, that is,
____________________________.
no pains, no gainsPractice makes perfectburn the candle at both endsa friend in need is a friend indeedactions speak louder than wordsUse proverbs to make the article more interesting One of my most unforgettable experiences happened on a day last summer, when I was handing out newspapers from door to door.
Disappointed at my study results, I thought the grass is always greener on the other side. So I easily found a job during my summer vacation. Because I was poor in knowledge, the manager only asked me to deliver newspapers from house to house.
At the beginning, I thought that it would be a piece of cake. But to my surprise, when I went to people’s houses, I could feel that they looked down upon me. I was badly hurt. I came to another house. It never rains but it pours. A black dog jumped out suddenly. I was frightened and screamed with fear. But no one came to help me. At that time, I came to realize that delivering newspapers was more difficult than studying in the classroom.
I tried my best to do the job better. The early bird catches the worm. I made it finally. From this experience, I have learnt that where there’s a will, there’s a way.the grass is alwaysgreener on the other sidea piece of cakeIt never rainsbut it poursThe early bird catches the wormwhere there’sa will, there’s a wayExtend reading:Guess the meanings of the sayingsMy son is just like me in many ways. We often say the two of us prove the proverb that the apple does not fall far from the tree.
My daughter is very short.? She would like to be taller. But I tell her that good things come in small packages. The size of something is not always important. Some valuable things are very small, like diamonds and other jewels. But I also tell my children that all that glitters is not gold.? Something may look valuable, but may not really be valuable.? Also, I tell them do not judge a book by its cover. You should not judge something only by its appearance.有其父必有其子。小的东西往往是好的。发光的东西未必都是金子。不要以貌取人。Some times I tell my children to work together to solve a problem. After all, two heads are better than one. Two people working together can get better results.? But too many cooks spoil the broth. If too many people try to do something, then the job will not be done well.
I also tell my children that two wrongs do not make a right.? You should not do something bad just because someone did the same to you.
Some people often worry about what they will do in a situation that might happen in the future.? We could tell them do not cross that bridge until you come to it.三个臭皮匠顶个诸亮。人多手杂反误事。别人错了,不等于你对了。船到桥头自然直。Sayings are a great help if you need some wise words to express your ideas.
They make what you say or write simple and vivid ( 生动的).Find more sayings for yourself
becausethe early bird catches the worm.Homework Remember all the sayings learnt today.
2. Search for more sayings on the Internet.
