课件25张PPT。 Celebrating Me!Unit 8 Georgia Plays BasketballLesson 44 同学们，上一课学习的单词你们都掌握了吗？现在大家来检验一下，点击下面的音频开始听写吧！He is Michael Jordan, a famous basketball player. THINK ABOUT IT
Do you have basketball teams in your school?
What makes you unique in your class?
Hello everyone! My name is Georgia. I am in Grade 8.
What makes me unique? Let's see. My family comes from Greece. I was born there. Nobody else in my school comes from Greece! That makes me unique.Want to play?I've been in? Canada for seven and a half years. My grandparents，aunts，uncles and cousins still live in Greece. My sister is a basketball player in Canada. But she sometimes returns to Greece to play for ? the Greek National Basketball Team.
Playing basketball is my main talent，too. When I was in Grade 6，I played for the junior high basketball team. I was the youngest player. We did very well last year. We lost only two games.
Once，we played against a team from another city. The game was almost over，and the score was fifty-one to fifty-one.A player on my team passed me the ball. I was too far from the basket. Could I put the ball into the basket? I tried，and the ball went in! The final score was fifty-four to fifty-one. We won! We felt proud of ourselves.
My dream is to play basketball in the Olympics. I'd like to go to university，too. My parents want me to study medicine，but I want to continue taking
P．E. What sport would I study? Basketball，of course！知识点1have been in sp. 已在某地考向一 have been in为现在完成时结构，强调某人已经在某地，并且目前还在那里。常与表示一段时间的状语连用。
eg: Mr. Green has been in Shanghai for four months.
格林先生已经在上海呆了四个月了。考向二 当表示“在某个小地点停留多久”时，还可用
have been at sp.。
eg：I have been at this library for two hours.
我已经在这个图书馆呆了两个小时了。拓展典例—Hello，may I speak to Mr. Smith?
—Sorry，he isn't in. He ________ the office.(福州)
A．has been to B．has gone to
C．has been awayB【点拨】has/have been to 指“去过(回来了)” has/have gone to指“去了(还没回来)”； has/have been away指“离开”，根据句意可知选B。知识点2 play for 为……效力play for ＋ 表示组织 / 团体的名词，意为“为……
效力”。
eg：He plays for the NBA.他为NBA效力。拓展play against 与……对抗；与……比赛。
eg：France will play against Wales this afternoon.
今天下午，法国队将迎战威尔士队。1) Listen to the passage and tick the correct answers.√√√√Let's Do It !√√√√√√√√听力材料 I have three good friends in my class—Tom, Natalie and Hong Lei. Tom comes from the U.S. He is here with his parents. His father works at a school. He teaches English. Tom wants to be a teacher like his father. His mother is a doctor at No. 1 Hospital. Natalie is from Russia. Her father works at a police station. Her mother works at a shop. As a shop assistant, she is always kind to her customers. Natalie wants to be a doctor when she grows up. Hong Lei is from China. Her parents both work in a bank. She enjoys exercising and wants to be a basketball player.2) Read the lesson and complete the passage.
The first letter is given. Georgia is a student in Grade 8.She is unique in her school because she was b_____ in Greece.
N_______ else in her class is from Greece. Georgia has a big family. Her grandparents，aunts, uncles and cousins are living in Greece. Her sister is a basketball player in Canada. But she sometimes r_______ toornobodyeturnsLet's Do It !Greece to play for the Greek National Basketball Team.
Georgia is good at basketball，too. Her parents want
her to study m________，but she wants to c________
taking P．E. Her dream is to be a basketball player.edicineontinue3) Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the
given words.1．Last year he ________ (return) to China to play for
the Chinese team.
2. Once，she ________ (win) a game for her city.
She was very proud of herself.
3．Her dream is ________ (play) ping-pong
in the Olympics.
4．Jack wants to ________ (continue) studying
Chinese when he returns to Canada.returnedwonto playcontinueLet's Do It !4) Work in groups. What makes you unique? Think
about the other members and share your ideas.Example：
I think Da Zhi is special. He can play the guitar
very well. Lin Tao always helps others. She
is really kind. She is unique.Let's Do It !一、根据句意及所给提示完成句子
1．The spaceship will________(返回) to the earth in two days.
2．When________(没有人)can help you，you can help yourself.
3．We will be angry if you c________ talking like that.
4．He could get ________(几乎) nothing from his parents.
5．The final s______ of the match was two to one.return ontinuecorenobody almost 二、单项选择
6．“I want to go to Mars(火星), because it's a place that no
one ________ to before，” said Carson. (临沂)
A．has gone B．has been C．was D．went
7．Li Ming is________never late for school.
A．near B．almost C．most D．nearly【点拨】句意：卡尔森说“我想去火星，因为这是个之前
没有人去过的地方”。由句意可知是没人去过这个地方，
用完成时态，have been to 去过某个地方，have gone to 去
了某地还没回来。故选B。BB8．Dr.Bethune ________ working in spite of cutting his hand
during an operation.
A．stopped B．continued
C．forgot D．enjoyed【点拨】本题采用词语辨析法。stop 停止 ; continue 继续 ；forget 忘记 ；enjoy 喜欢 。句意： 尽管白求恩医生在手术中切伤了手，但他继续工作。 由句意可知用continued。B9．The building is empty. ________ lives there. (威海)
A．Nobody B．Anybody C．Somebody【点拨】本题采用词语辨析法。句意：这个大楼是空的。_______住在这里。nobody没有任何人；anybody任何人；无论谁；somebody有人，某人。根据前一句大楼是空的可知里面没有人住。故选A。A10．We all know Guo Jingjing used to________the Chinese
National Diving Team.
A．play for B．play against
C．plays for D．plays against【点拨】本题采用短语辨析法。play for“为……效力”；play against“与……比赛，对抗”。used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”，根据句意可知选A。A三、连词成句
11．makes，class，what，you，in，unique，your
_________________________________________?
12．from，Australia，Tom's，comes，family
_________________________________________.
13．sister，to，sometimes，my，returns，Greece
_________________________________________.
14. talent，playing，my，piano，is，the，main
_________________________________________.
15．to，studying，want，continue，I，medicine
_________________________________________.What makes you unique in your classPlaying the piano is my main talentTom's family comes from AustraliaSometimes my sister returns to GreeceI want to continue studying medicine本节课主要学习了以下重点内容:
（1）重点单词：almost等。
（2）重点短语：have been in…, play for…等。1.熟记本课时的词汇
2.完成本课时的课后作业
