外研版英语八上 Module 7.4 A famous story Unit 3
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? ? Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
? ? He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
? ?“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
? ? He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
? ? “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him.? ? ? ?“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
? ? “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
? ? “Oh. What?”
? ? “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
? ? “What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
? ? “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
? ? “Lucky you!”
? ? “You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
? ? “A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”
? ? “Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A.?He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B.?His best friend told him.
C.?He wrote to the farmer.
D.?Maybe he learned it from the radio.?
2.Henry came back home several days later because ______________.
A.?he didn’t like the country life at all
B.?the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C.?his holiday was over
D.?he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.
A.?夸奖 B.?说三道四 C.?抱怨 D.?故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A.?Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.?What a beautiful farm!? ? ? ? ?B.?Have a good time.
C. A short holiday? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D.?Henry and the farmer.?
选择题
?6.He ____ doing his homework now.
?A. is? ? ? ? ?B. was ?????????C. were? ? ? ? ?D. are
7._________ they playing with Tom when I saw them?
??A. Were ??? ???B. Was ? ?????C. Are? ? ? ? D. Is
8.He ____ writing when I came in.
?A. were ??????B. was ??????C. are? ? ? ? D. is
9.— Was Jack doing his homework?
—_______
A. No, he wasn't. ???????
B. No, he was.
C. Yes, he wasn't.?
D. Yes, he isn't.
10.She reached the top of the hill and stopped ?___on a big rock by the side of the path.
A. to have rested ?? ??B. resting ???? ?C. to rest ? ? ? D. rest
答案解析：
单项选择题
1. A
解析：第二段的首句“...but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.”可知他是从报纸上面看到的。
2. D
解析：本题考查根据语境进行分析判断的能力。由上下文，显然可知这是报纸上的一则广告信息。
3. C
解析：本题考查通过上下文对词汇的推测能力。根据亨利的叙述可得出此答案。
4. B
解析：这由“A different meat every day, and you are complaining!”一句可知。
5. C
解析：本来打算要在乡村农场过一个暑假，结果四天之后就回来了。这能不是个短暂的假期吗？用此作标题既切合题意，又具有幽默的味道。
6. A
解析：看到了now这个词就要注意要用到现在进行时。
翻译：他正在做他的家庭作业。
7. A
解析：they 是复数，所以要用到were。
翻译：当我看见他们的时候，他们正在和。汤姆玩吗？
8. B
解析：过去的时间点正在进行的动作。
翻译：当我进来的时候，他正在写字。
9. A
解析：既然是was疑问，就应该是was回答，wasn’t是was not的否定形式。
翻译：—杰克正在做他的家庭作业吗？ ? ? ?—不，他没有。
10. C
解析：stop to do sth.表示停下来去做另外一件事情。
翻译：她到达了山顶，然后停下来坐在路边的一块大石头上面。
课件16张PPT。外研版《英语》 八年级上册Module 7
A famous storyUnit 3 Language in use课程编号：TS1606010203W81070301WQQ授课:DoubleLanguage goals1.复习过去进行时的结构：
was/were+动词现在分词
2.掌握以下短语和词汇的意思和用法：
have nothing to do/ once or twice/ run after
think about/ what...for/ conversation/ hole
pink/ pocket/ river/ strange
3.了解《爱丽丝梦游仙境》戏剧的一个节选。
知识点 1Language practice
1.Alice was sitting with her sister by the river.
2.It was sitting in a tree and smiling at everyone.
3.They were having a tea party in the garden.
4.Where was it going?基础练习知识点 1基础练习1 Suddenly, all the lights in my house were going off /
went off. There was heavy rain outside.
2 — I called you up at seven o’clock last night, but
nobody answered it.
— Really? I’m sorry, but I was teaching / taught a
piano lesson at school.
3 — I was seeing / saw you and Tom in the library just
now.
— Oh, we showed / were showing several visitors
around the school.1 Underline the correct words.知识点 12 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions in the box.基础练习have nothing to do once or twice run after think about what…for1 The dog is _____________the cat in the garden.
2_________ is this machine ___________?
3 He _______________ and was very bored.
4 She is______________how to finish the story.
5 I wrote to him _____________, but he did not answer.running afterWhatforhad nothing to dothinking aboutonce or twice知识点 16 Complete the passage with the words in the box.基础练习conversations hole pink pocket river strange Alice was sitting with her sister by the (1)__________and her sister was reading a book. Her sister’s book had no pictures or (2)______________ in it.
Then a white rabbit with (3) _________ eyes ran by. There was nothing (4) ________about that. Then the rabbit took a watch out of its (5) _________ and looked at it. Alice followed the rabbit and fell down a (6)_______. Alice had a lot of adventures in Wonderland.riverconversationspinkstrangepockethole知识点 2课外拓展Alice's Adventures in Woderland知识点 2课外拓展March Hare: It wasn’t very polite of you to sit down. We didn’t ask you.
Alice: I didn’t know it was your table. Anyway, there are cups of
tea for more than three people.
Mad Hatter: That’s because it’s always tea time.
Alice: I don’t understand.
Mad Hatter: We don’t have time to wash the things…
March Hare:So we just move around the table…
(Mouse sings a song.)
March Hare: Stop singing, Mouse!
(Mouse stops singing and falls asleep.)( The Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Mouse are having a tea party.
Alice arrives and sits down. )知识点 2课外拓展1 It wasn’t very polite of you to sit down.
你坐下来是非常不礼貌的。
be polite （of sb. ）to do sth.
It is not polite of you to cut the speaker short. 你打断发言者的话,真不礼貌。
This boy is polite to everyone. 这个男孩对所有人都很礼貌。知识点 2课外拓展2 Mouse stops singing and falls asleep.
（1）stop to do sth. 停止，中断做某事后去做另一件事。
stop doing sth. 停止正在做的事。
They stop to smoke a cigarette. 他们停下来，抽了根烟。
I must stop smoking. 我必须戒烟了。
（2）fall asleep = be asleep 睡着，入眠
I couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
我久久不能入睡。
I don't know when I fell asleep last night.
我不知道昨晚什么时候睡着的。知识点 2课外拓展 Mad Hatter: He’s asleep.
Mouse: I wasn’t asleep! I heard every word you were saying.
March Hare:Tell us a story!
Alice: Yes, please do!
Mad Hatter: And be quick. Or you’ll be asleep again before it’s done.
Mouse: Once upon a time, there were three little sisters,
and they lived…
March Hare: Take some more tea.
Alice: I didn’t have any tea, so I can’t have more.
Mad Hatter: You mean you can’t take less. It’s very easy to take
more than nothing.
Alice: Nobody asked you!
Mad Hatter: I want a clean cup. Let’s all move one place.
知识点 2课外拓展3 Once upon a time, there were…
once upon a time 从前，很久以前
= a long time ago
= long long ago
Once upon a time, there lived three monks in a small temple.
从前，一个小寺庙里住着三个和尚。
知识点 2课外拓展( The Mad Hatter moves, and the Mouse follows him.
The March Hare knocks the milk over when he is
moving into the Mouse’s place. Alice takes the place
of the March Hare. Alice is not happy because there
is milk on the table in front of her. )
Alice: Well, really! This is the stupidest tea party I’ve
been to in all my life!知识点 2课外拓展4 The March Hare knocks the milk over…
knock sth. over 打翻，撞翻…
He knocked a glass over. 他把玻璃杯打翻了。
5 Alice takes the place of the March Hare.
take the place of 代替，取代
Electricity will take the place of coal soon.
take one’s place 代替某人
My brother is ill, and I’ve come to take his place.
take place 意为“发生”，相当于occur或happen
Great changes are taking place in my hometown .
小结1.完成了书本中的练习，复习了过去进行时的结构以及用法：
2.学习了以下词汇和短语：
have nothing to do/ once or twice/ run after/ think about
what...for/ conversation/ hole/ pink/ pocket/ river/ strange
3.了解了以下语法知识点的用法：
be polite （of sb. ）to do sth.
stop to do sth./stop doing sth.
once upon a time
knock over
take the place of
。
亲爱的同学，课后请做一下习题测试，
假如达到90分以上，就说明你已经很好
的掌握了这节课的内容，有关情况将
记录在你的学习记录上，
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