2014年八年级下新目标英语8Section A1

3. Have you at least read the back of the book to see what it’s about? 此句中动词see表示“(通过查看、打听等) 弄清、了解；查看、发现(信息或事实)”。 作这种用法时，see常接how, what, when 等引导的宾语从句。 Practise 他同意跟我去了解一下毛病出在哪里。 He agreed to go with me to see what was wrong.
Pairwork
1c Practice the conversation. Then talk about the other books in 1a. A: Have you read Little Women yet?
B: No, I haven’t. Have you?
A: Yes, I’ve already read it. B: What’s it like?
Do you know the main characters of these books? Which book titles tell us the main characters?
Which book do you like best? Why?
Try to match the book titles with the pictures. Alice in Wonderland Treasure Island
Listen and complete the chart. (1b)
Book tile Name Have they read it? No Nick Treasure Yes Judy Island No Robinson Sandy Yes Crusoe Alan Kate Little Yes Women Harry No What do they think of it? It’s really exciting. It’s wonderful. It’s fantastic.
hurry作名词，可表示“仓促；匆匆 忙忙”，常用be in a hurry to do sth. 表示“着急做某事”。 Practise 你干嘛这么着急要走？ Why are you in such a hurry to leave? 他匆忙地想出门，完全把带伞的事抛到脑 后了。 He is in such a hurry to get out that door that he forgets his umbrella completely.
—Have you read Little Women yet?
—Yes, I have. —What’s it like? —It’s wonderful.
—Have you read
Robinson Crusoe
yet? —Yes, I have.
—What’s it like? —It’s exciting.
hurry up be in a hurry to do sth. be due to do sth. / be due for sth. I know. / I see. see表示“(通过查看、打听等) 弄清、了解；查看、发现(信息 或事实)” 时常接how, what, when等引导的宾语从句。
Pairwork
2c Use the information in 2a and 2b to talk about the books. A: Has Tina read Treasure Island?
B: Yes, she has. She thinks it’s fantastic.
A: What’s it about? B: It’s about a boy who goes out to sea
Make up your own conversations.
2a Listen. Who has read these books? Circle the names.
1. Treasure Island 2. Oliver Twist 3. Robinson Crusoe 4. Tom Sawyer Mark / Tina Mark / Tina Mark / Tina Mark / Tina
—No, I haven’t.
—Have you read —Yes, I have.
Treasure Island yet?
—No, I haven’t.
—Have you read yet?
Alice in Wonderland
—Yes, I have. —What’s it like? —It’s fantastic.
Section A
Period One
Have you heard of these books?
—Have you read Oliver Twist yet? —Yes, I have.
—No, I haven’t.
—Have you read Tom Sawyer yet? —Yes, I have.
To learn the literature works To learn to talk about the literature works To learn the new words: treasure, island, page, hurry…
1 b
What books are they talking about?
2. —The book report is due in two weeks. — Yes, I know… due为形容词，意思是“预定；预期； 预计”。后面引出预期的时间、地点 等，还常构成短语be due (to do sth.)或 be due (for sth.)。
Practise 我们的火车预计8:30到达北京车站。 Our train is due at Beijing Railway Station at 8:30.
and finds an island full of treasures.
Example:
A: Has Tina read Tom Sawyer yet ? B: Yes, she has. A: What’s it about? B: It’s about a boy who lives in the United Stated. Many exciting things happen to him.
A: It’s fantastic.
Example:
A: Have you read Alice in Wonderland yet ? B: No, I haven’t. Have you? A: Yes, I’ve already read it. B: What’s it like? A: It’s amazing.
当我们获知对方提供的信息后，常用I see. 表示“我知道了；我明白了；我懂了”。
1. A: He lives in the countryside but works in the city during the week. B: Oh, I see. 2. —What is a photo? —It is a picture of you. —Oh, I see. Thank you!
Listen again and write T for true 2b and F for false. 1. Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures. (F) 2. Robinson Crusoe is a classic. ( T ) 3. Tina thinks that Treasure Island is a fantastic book. ( T) 4. Tom Sawyer is about a boy who lives in the United Kingdom. (F )
Make up your own conversations.
Pairwork
2d Role-play the conversation. Amy: Steve, have you decided yet which book to write about for English class? Steve: Yes, Little Women. I’ve already finished reading it! Amy: Wow, you’re fast! What’s it about? Steve: It’s about four sisters growing up. It was really good, so I couldn’t put it down. Which book did you choose?
Pairwork
Amy: I chose Treasure Island, but I haven’t finished reading it yet. I’m only on page 25. Steve: Have you at least read the back of the book to see what it’s about? Amy: Yes, I have. It looks interesting. Steve: You should hurry up. The book report is due in two weeks. Amy: Yes, I know. I’ll read quickly.
Free Talk
Which book have you read? What’s your favorite book? What kind of characters do you love? Did you write a book report before?
Group work
Group work
Lucy二月份就要开始上学了。
Lucy is due to start school in February. 你们的期末考试预定在下个月。
You are due for the final examination next month.
I know表示说话人对所谈的观点、内容 已了解，无需多说，相当于汉语中“我 早知道了；我全都了解”这样的意思， 区别于许多日常交际场合中表示“我明 白了；我知道了；我懂了”的用法。如： A: It’s already late. You should get some rest. B: Well, I know. Thanks.
1. You should hurry up.
hurry作动词，可表示“赶快；匆忙”。 其中hurry up在口语中常用来表示催 促。 Practise 快点，否则你会迟到的。 Hurry up, or you’ll be late. 快点吧，要不然你今天准会迟到。 You must hurry up, or you'll be late today.
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根据提示完成句子。 1.Visitors can see some of the ship’s treasure (珠宝) at the museum. ________ 2. She likes to read the classics ______ (名著) such as Treasure Island. ue to be demolished (拆 3. The factory isຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidud___ 除) next year. 4. Sugar is an important crop on the island (岛). ______ age 15 and let’s look at the 5. Turn to p___ passage.
Little Women
Oliver Twist
Robinson Crusoe
Tom Sawyer
Review
Words and expressions
Words and expressions treasure n. 珠宝；财富 island n.岛 full of 满是……的；(有)大量的； (有)丰富的 classic n. 经典作品；名著 page n. (书刊或纸张的)页，面，张 hurry v. 匆忙；赶快 hurry up 赶快；急忙(做某事) due adj.预期；预定