Unit 2 It’s Show Time!
Lesson 9 Danny’s School Project
七年级下册
Learning Aims
1. Master the new words, phrases and sentences.
2. Learn the Irregular verbs.
3. Talk about the places of interest.
Today Danny will talk about some places and things of China. What will he say? Let’s listen, read and learn more.
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What’s this?
Can you say something about it?
What’s this?
Can you say something about it?
What’s this?
Can you say something about it?
Think about these questions before reading the text.
1. What is an important tool on the Silk Road?
2. What is Danny wearing?
Danny: For my project, I will describe some places and things from China. You guess their names.
Just try your best. Are you ready? Let's begin!
These things are very old. People built them a long time ago. They look like an ancient army. What are they?
Jim: Are they the clay soldiers and horses from China?
Danny: Yes, you are right. They are the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an. Here are some pictures.
Jim: Wow! Cool pictures, Danny.
Danny: The next one is an animal. It's big and tall. It's an important tool on the Silk Road.
Greg: Is it a horse?
Danny: Sorry! It lives in the desert.
Greg: Oh, it's a camel!
Danny: Well done. Look at this picture. I'm riding a camel.
Danny: Here is the last one. It is very soft. It comes in many colours.
Kim: Many things are soft and colourful. Can you tell us a little bit more, please?
Danny: OK. We can make clothes from it.
Lily: Is it silk?
Danny: Yes, you guessed it, Lily! Look at me. I'm wearing a silk shirt.
1. What is an important tool on the Silk Road?
2. What is Danny wearing?
Think about these questions before reading the text.
It’s a camel.
Danny is wearing a silk shirt.
Just try your best.
只管尽你们最大的努力。
try one’s best 尽力
try one’s best意为“尽力”,one’s要根据主语变为名词所有格或形容词性物主代词。
try one’s best to do sth. 意为“尽某人最大努力做某事”,=do one’s best to do sth. 。
try的其他常见用法:
try
try to do sth. 意为“尽力、设法做某事”,强调付出一定的努力;
try doing sth. 意为“尝试做某事”,但不一定付出很大努力;
try 构成的其他搭配:
1.try on 试穿 try one’s best 尽某人最大努力;
2.try作名词,意为“尝试”,have a try 试一试。
They look like an ancient army.
他们看起来像一支古代的军队。
look like 看起来像
e.g.
What does it look like?
It comes in many colours.
它有许多颜色。
colour作名词,意为“颜色,色彩”。
in color 表示“在颜色方面”。
e.g.
What’s your favorite colour? 你
People built them a long time ago.
人们很久以前修建了它们。
ago adv. 前;以前
e.g.
The letter came a few days ago.
ago与before
ago 用于时间段之后,表示“在一段时间之前”,用于一般过去时;
before 用于时间点之前,表示“在某个具体的时间之前”,可用于多种时态可接某人或地点,表示“在……前面”
Listen to the dialogues and tick the correct pictures to answer the questions.
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Match the words with the correct meanings.
army
ancient
soft
describe
ago
very very old
to explain something
a group of soldiers
some time before
not hard
Rewrite these sentences in the simple present tense. Are the verbs regular (R) or irregular (IR)? Circle the correct one.
1. They looked at the picture. → They look at the picture. R IR
2. Amy rode a horse. → R IR
3. They built a bridge over the river. → R IR
4. We lived in the desert. → R IR
5. The new TV came in a big box. → R IR
Amy rides a horse.
They build a bridge over the river.
We live in the desert.
The new TV comes in a big box.
Play Act and Guess. One student tries to describe something and the others try to guess what it is. Take turns guessing and describing.
Example:
It is an animal. It’s big and tall. It’s an important tool on the Silk Road.
It lives in the desert. What it is?
Words:
describe, build, ago, army, important, tool, more
Phrases:
try one’s best, a long time ago, a little bit, make … from …
Sentences:
Just try your best.
It is an important tool on the Silk Road.
Can you tell us a little bit more, please?
We can make clothes from it.
根据句意及汉语提示写出单词
1. Danny (描述)his picture for us yesterday.
2. The workers (建造) a bridge over that river last year.
3. His brother joined the (军队) last year.
4. I have an (重要的) thing to tell you.
5. My father bought lots of new farm (工具).
described
built
army
important
tools
根据句意,用适当的介词填空
1. We can make clothes silk.
2. The camel lives the desert.
3. The boy looks his father.
4. He only told us a little bit the news.
5. Please look the pictures carefully.
from
in
like
about
at
连词成句
1. lives, the, camel, in, desert, a
_________________________________.
2. its, guess, can, name, you
________________________________?
3. tired, I, a, little, feel, bit
________________________________.
4. a, teacher, dress, is, wearing, my, blue
_________________________________.
5. cloud, does, the, look, like, what
_________________________________?
A camel lives in the desert
Can you guess its name
I feel a little bit tired
My teacher is wearing a blue dress
What does the cloud look like
1. Review and recite the important points of Lesson 9.
2. Try to describe something and your partner try to guess what it is.