课件26张PPT。八下 Unit 4 A good read Reading Ⅰ Answer the following questions.1.Are you interested in reading stories?
2.What stories have you read?
3.Why do you like them?
Could you tell us something about this book?
Jonathan Swift
(1667-1745)
a British writerJonathan Swift Lilliput(小人国)GulliverBrobdingnag(大人国)Laputa(飞岛国)Houyhnhnm(智马国) Gulliver’s amazing adventures(冒险经历)
in some countriesLilliputLaputaBrobdingnagHouyhnhnmsWatch the video and choose the right answer.1.Which adventure does this extract (选段), belong to? ( )
A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Laputa
2. In this extract(选段), who am “I”? ( )
A. Jonathan Swift B. Gulliver C. Sandy
3. How many tiny people did “I” meet in the end? ( )
A. one B. a few C. a large numberABCagainst
be tried out
tie
over
stomach
until
fingerprep. 紧靠,碰,撞
筋疲力尽
vt. 捆,绑
prep. 从一边到另一边
n. 腹部;胃
conj. 直到…...为止
n. 手指New words and phrasestiny
fall over
continue
either
manage
lift
army
must
unableadj. 极小的
摔倒
vt. & vi. 继续
prep. 也
vt. &vi. 设法完成; 管理
vt. 举起,抬高
n. 大批,大群
应该,必须
adj. 不能的,不会的Listen to the tape and answer. 1.Why did Gulliver come to the place?
2. When he shouted to the small men,
what happened?
3. Did he understand what the small
man said?Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right1 against (line 1) a keep doing something
2 tired out (line 2) b very small
3 tie (line 5) c finish what you have tried to do
4 tiny (line 9) d very tired
5 continue (line13) e hitting something
6 manage (line16) f hold things together with ropesedfbacAs the sun was risingOn the beachSome small menTied Gulliver to the groundMoved up over his stomach and neckStood near his faceClimbed all over himDidn’t know how to get awayLook through this article and do T or F exercises1 Gulliver’s ship crashed against the rocks.
2 When Gulliver woke up, it was almost evening.
3 A tiny man climbed onto Gulliver’s body and stood on his shoulder.
Gulliver shouted at the tiny men, but they did
not care.
5 Gulliver talked with those small men.
6 Gulliver finally pulled his right hand free.TFFTFFRead carefully and answer1.How did Gulliver come to the beach?
2.What did he do when he felt the land?
3.Did Gulliver know where he was when he woke up?
4.How big was the small man?
5.Why did the small men tie Gulliver to the ground?
6.Did Gulliver do anything to help himself out? What did he do? Match the events with the causes1 Gulliver fell down on the beach and went to sleep.
2 Gulliver found himself unable to move.
3 The tiny men all fell over.
4 Gulliver got one hand free.
5 Gulliver wanted to run away.
a He managed to break the ropes.
b His arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground.
c He was tired out after swimming for a long time.
d He saw a huge army of tiny people coming towards him.
e Gulliver shouted at him.cbeadFill in the blanks Gulliver sets off on a ship to the South Seas, but they ran into bad weather soon. The ship c against the rocks. Gulliver lands on a b . When he woke up, he found himself t to the ground.
He looked down and saw a t person on his body. Soon more small men started c all over him. Gulliver s at them.The noise was so l that they all fell over. However, they c moving across his body. Gulliver finally m to break the ropes. When he lifted his left hand, the small men began to shout. He looked down and saw a huge a of tiny people coming straight towards him. How could he do to get away from them?eachiedinyrashedlimbinghoutedoudontinuedanagedrmy Work in groups Gulliver came to a strange land after their ship crashed against the rocks. Suppose(假设) you’re Gulliver, can you tell others how strange it was in your own words?
Gulliver: Oh, where am I? I need to get up. What’s wrong with my arms and legs? I can’t move. My hair hurts. It seems they’re all tied to the ground to the ropes. Who did it?
Homework
1. Read and retell the story.
2. Read Gulliver’s Travels after class.
Thank you !1. What did Gulliver do after their ship
crashed against the rocks?
2. When did he wake up?
3. How did he feel?He swam as fast as he could.He woke up as the sun rising.He felt something on his leg. It moved up over his stomach and neck until it was standing near his face.Answer the questions.4. How tall was the small man?
5. When he shouted to the small men,
what happened?
6. Did he understand what the small
man said?He was the same as Gulliver’s little finger.The loud noise made them all fall over.No, he didn’t.1. Kitty: What did Gulliver do after their ship
crashed against the rocks?
Sandy: ________________________________
_________________________________
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2. Kitty: What did Gulliver find after he woke
up?
Sandy: ________________________________
________________________________He swam as far as he could. By the time he finally felt the land under his feet, he was tired out. He fell down the beach and went to sleep.He found he couldn’t move. His arms, legs and hair were tied to ground.3. Kitty: How big was the small man?
Sandy: _______________________________
_______________________________
4. Kitty: Could Gulliver communicate with
the small men?
Sandy: ___________________________No, he could not.He was the same size as Gulliver’s little finger.