冀教版八年级英语上unit 8 lesson 63 Christmas Is Coming!课件
冀教版八年级上册英语《Happy Thanksgiving!》Families Celebrate
Celebrate _T_h_a_n_k__sg_i_v_ing
Tonight, tonight, tonight!
Tonight, tonight, tonight!
__C__a_k_e_s____and candles,
Feast of __a_u_t_u_m_n____,
__G__i_ft_s_____and friends,
You are the On this Thanksgiving most special Day, I wish to say person in my thank you for loving life. Thank me and caring for me. you for being Suppose you are my friend,
Language points
6.feel at home 感到自在 他们总让我感觉很自在。 They always make me feel at home.
7.as usual像往常一样(位置灵活,放在句首或句末均可) 照例,汤姆最后一个到。 As usual, Tom arrived last. 他的儿子像平常一样很晚才下班回家。 His son came back late from work as usual.
Unit 3 Families Celebrate Together
Happy Thanksgiving!
THINK ABOUT IT
• Do you always celebrate holidays with your whole family?
• Why do families like to celebrate holidays together?
冀教版-英语-八上8单元 第63课 教案
Book 3,Unit 8,Lesson 63创设互动开放教学关系,开展初中英语课堂教学----初中冀教英语Book 3,Unit 8,Lesson 63教学案例一、教学理念英语新课程标准提出“将学生的发展作为英语课程的出发点和归宿”,制定了“知识与技能,过程与方法,情感与价值观三位一体”的课程功能,旨在帮助学生掌握学习英语的方法,培养他们终身学习的能力,这充分体现了“以人为本”的教育理念。
英语教学应创设一种互动的,开放创新的教学关系。
教师不仅仅是传授语言知识,而是学生语言技能的培养者,个性发展的辅助者,学习的指导者。
师生共享信息,共同欣赏文章,共同了解异国文化,彼此交流感受与观念,实现教学相长,共同发展。
在教学中教师要关注学生的情感态度,要激发学生学习英语的兴趣及探究精神,要帮助学生形成有效的学习方式,关注学生的个体差异,帮助学生构建积极向上的健康的文化意识。
二、教材分析本课为初中英语冀教版第三册,第8单元,第63课,题目是“Christmas is coming!”,是一篇阅读文章。
本课主要内容为:圣诞节及节日问候,介绍了西方国家庆祝圣诞活动。
学生通过学习,掌握有关圣诞节的词汇,了解西方国家的“圣诞文化”。
帮助学生对节日进行更深入的理解:节日是一个民族历史的浓缩,民族精神的发扬,民族未来的寄托。
教材目的是在训练学生阅读技能的基础上,培养学生多元文化意识,提高他们的文化修养。
三、学情分析八年级学生经过一年的英语学习,有了初步的阅读能力,能借助于词典正确理解课文,对课文所讲述庆祝圣诞情况也略知一二。
他们也有能力通过网络查询有关信息。
此阶段的学生还具有较强的“自我”发展意识,对具有一定知识性及历史背景的语言材料及西方节日文化表现出浓厚的兴趣。
四、教学目标1.语言知识目标:(1)词汇:四会掌握decorate, decoration, Germany, without, tent 6个单词,了解它们的词性,语法功能。
英语:Unit-8-《Celebrating-Me!》Lesson-63课件(1)(冀教版八年级上)
Lesson 63
学习目标
1.Words and phrases: decorate,decoration,under,without,tent, Germany put up,by the way,in the 1600s 2.Know about the Christmas tree.
有‘马开抛妻弃子等大字’/ 叶家和庞家抪少修行者见到/都面色剧变/心想面前这位主确定谁啊/这样の大字还留到城墙上/它壹怒之下把城墙给推翻也抪奇怪/ 抪过它们惊惧の向马开时/却发现马开嘴角含着笑意/对城墙上の大字丝毫没有恶感/这让壹众人面面相窥/ 马开站到那里/想到年少 时期の事/心中思绪抪断/站到那里陷入咯回忆/ 马开沉浸到这种美感中/到这种沉浸中/马开身上の符文居然到重组/每壹种符文到身体中飞舞抪断/ 符文抪断交织成纹理/纹理颤动间/渐渐の呈现纹理分明の符篆/ 符篆盘旋到马开の身体中/随即融入到马开**壹**本**读**袅说/の血液元灵中/ 和马开共振/ 借着以往の回忆/马开居然有所感悟/元灵触动而自主の演变起来/ 带着马开意和法の符文交织/纹理抪断蔓延/组成壹道符篆/符篆很确定玄奥/闪烁着光芒/ 符篆能和马开共振/仿佛就确定马开血脉中衍生出来の东西壹样/和马开水乳交融/ 符篆到虚空闪烁/天地与之呼应/隐隐融 入天空/仿佛天地就确定符篆般/ "天地符篆/" 杨慧杨宁眼睛跳咯跳/她们得到咯先祖传承/自然知道天地符篆确定什么/ 壹佫修行者达到壹定层次/和天地の契合越来越强/到最后能代表天地の某种规则/ 而天地符篆就确定天地规则の实质展现/借着修行者の道和法/与天地共振/体内符文衍生 出属于自己の符篆/ 天地符篆又有壹佫名字/叫做代天而行/ 代天而行确定什么?就确定说得到天地认可/具有天地の规则/如同壹佫官员/要确定没有皇帝朝
冀教版-八上-8单元 Celebrating Me-第63课学案
Lesson 63 学案●与你合作探究1.That's why people say “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year”on their Christmas cards.(表语从句)这就是为什么人们在圣诞节卡片上写“圣诞快乐和新年愉快”。
2.In many countries,families put up Christmas trees in the living room.许多国家的人们把圣诞树放在客厅(让人观赏)。
3.How do you decorate a Christmas tree?你怎样装饰圣诞树的呢?v tdecorate .“装饰(某物)”decorate sth.with sth.The room is decorated with flowers.这间屋子有鲜花作装饰。
I decorate the room with flowers.我用鲜花装点屋子。
4.The star goes at the top.星星放在树顶。
go=be placed,“放,置,摆”What goes under the tree?树下放什么?This dictionary goes on the top shelf.这部字典放在最上一格。
Where do you want the washing machine to go?你想把洗衣机放在哪儿?5.Oh,and by the way,Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!哦,顺祝你圣诞快乐!新年愉快!by the way “顺便说(提及)”,在主要话题或交谈中用作插入语,以引起新的话题或内容。
By the way,here is a letter for you.哦,顺便说一句,这儿有你一封信。
●与你共解典例11.These sweaters are too small.Would you please show me______one?A.the otherB.otherC.anotherD.some解析:“这些毛衣太小了,能再给我看一件吗?”A项为“两个中的另一个”,不对;one为“一个”,故排除D。
英语课件:冀教版八上 Lesson 63 Christmas Is Coming!
n. 实质,心灵
prep. 没有 v. 装饰 n. 装饰 adj. 愉快的
decoration
merry volunteer knit
n. 志愿者
v. 编织
Look at the pictures in the book and answer the
questions.
1. What are Brian, Jenny and Danny doing? They are decorating the Christmas tree.
2. Who can put the star on top of the tree without a chair? Why?
3. In the morning, she goes to work without _______(没有) breakfast.
4. Giving is the real s_____about Christmas. pirit
5. She can k nits scarves very well. ____
Practice
根据汉语或首字母提示完成句子。
1. There are many __________(志愿者) in the Olympic volunteers Games. decorations 2. These ___________(装饰物)on the wall look beautiful.
Father Christmas is busy. He gives presents to people. 5. What do people do at Christmas? They put up Christmas trees, have Christmas dinner and do many other things.
冀教版八年级上册英语单词
冀教版八年级英语(上)单词Unit 1grade n. 年级pupil n. 学生term n. 学期following adj.下面的;接着的actress n.女演员awful adj.极坏的;可怕的embarrassed adj.尴尬的;害羞的lend v.借after prep. 在......之后adv. 之后pal n.伙伴;朋友Miss n.女士;小姐Cox 考克斯(姓)immediately adv.立即地;即刻地Sandra n.桑德拉(人名)dislike v.不喜欢hate v.憎恨;讨厌either adv.也(有在否定句)violin n.小提琴music n.音乐jeans n.牛仔裤round adv.迂回地;在周围iron n.熨斗v.用熨斗熨衣服wool n.羊毛cotton n.棉布blouse n.女衬衫tidy adj.整齐的Patrick n.帕特里克(人名)Grant n.格兰特(人名)Pea n.豌豆pod n.荚;豆荚argument n.争吵;争论;争辩angrily adv.愤怒地;发怒地enemy n.敌人;仇人part v.离开;分离both adv.二者(都)deal n.协议;交易introduce v.介绍university n.大学England n.英国married adj.结婚的husband n.丈夫piano n.钢琴singer n歌手.nervous adj.紧张的fair .adj. & adv.公平(的);公正(的).competition n.比赛;竞争winner n.胜利者pleasure n快乐;满足. Korea n.韩国;朝鲜pronunciation n发音. natural adj. 自然的;天然的.correct adj. 正确的;对的.local adj. 本地的;地方的.Unit 2subject n科目;主题.art n美术.paint v.画;n涂料;颜料. sometime adv在某时. painting n绘画;绘画作品.painter n画家.future n未来. timetable n时间表. watch n手表physical adj.身体的;物理的.education n教育. except prep除了......之外.language n语言. project n.课题;计划mathematics n数学. tonight adv. & n .今晚examination n.考试test n. & v. 测试;考查noon n.中午group n.组;群;团体bit n.一点;一些;少许everything pron.一切事物o’clock adv.......点钟social adj.社会的tick-tock n.钟表的滴答声snap v. & n. (用手指)打响指;劈啪声clock n.时钟yet adv.还;仍旧half n.一半quarter n.刻;四分之一past prep (指时间)晚于;在......之后;经过.Lisa 丽莎(人名)Bill 比尔(人名) download v.下载librarian n.图书管理员row n.一排;一行shelf n. (墙壁、书厨等的)隔架carry v.携带;搬运noise n.噪音;声音;骚动whisper v.低语;小声(说) relax v.放松;休息Lily莉莉(人名)southern adj.南方的culture n.文化festival n.节日tourist n旅行者;观光客traditional adj.传统的central adj.中心的;中央的business n.商业;职业district n.地区;区域ocean n.海洋boat n.小船;船remember v.记得;记起secret n. & adj.秘密(的) admire v.钦佩;赞赏artist n.艺术家;画家aloud adv.出声地;大声地Karen 卡伦(人名)Jack 杰克(人名)physics n.物理学smart adj.聪明的present v.展示; 出现discussion n.讨论;商量UNIT 3mid adj.中间的moon n.月亮;月球celebration n.庆祝;庆Thanksgiving n.感恩节celebrate v.庆祝Canadian adj.加拿大(人)的n.加拿大人wonder v.感到疑惑;想知道grandma n.奶奶,姥姥turkey n.火鸡huge adj.极大的;巨大的dessert n.甜点dinner n.晚饭clothing n.衣服candle n.蜡烛size n.尺寸;大小fit v.(fitted或fit\fitted 或fit)合适;合身anyway adv.无论如何style n.款式feast n.盛宴harvest n.收获most adj.大多数的;最多的return v.返回grandparent n.(外)祖父;(外)祖母grandpa n.爷爷;姥爷lovely adj.可爱的;美丽的;动人的usual n.通常gathering n.聚会exciting adj.使人激动的lively adj.充满活力的conversation n.交谈;会话wish n. & v.祝愿;祝福cardboard n.硬纸板tape n.胶带upstairs adv.往楼上drawer n.抽屉luck n.运气mail v.邮寄mean v.(meant\meant)意思是fashion n.时尚;方式off adv. & prep. 停止;离Unit 4neighborhood n.居民区;邻的地近区cross v .横穿bakery n.面包房yummy adj.好吃的bookstore n.书店perfect adj.完美的;无瑕的football n.足球regular adj.定期的customer n.顾客show n.节目;演出cartoon n.动画add v.加;增加complete v.完成direction n.指示;说明;方向through prep.穿adv.完全地ahead adv.在前;向前wrong adj.错的lady n.女士crossing n.十字路口entrance n.入口;门sidewalk n.人行道along prep.沿着......safe adj.安全的Michael 迈克尔(人名)hockey n.冰球;曲棍球freeze v.(froze/froze 结冰centre n.中心block n.建筑群;街区bank 银行comfortable adj.舒适的;安逸的housework n.家务劳动floor pv. (sw面;地板sweep v.(\swept)打扫;清扫however n.地然而;不过chocolate n.巧克力enjoyable adj.令人愉快的chocolate n巧克力热饮main adj.主要的interview v.& n.采访;面谈;面试job n.工作challenging adj.挑战的;激励的tailor n.裁缝Green 格林(姓)fix v.修理;安装magic adj.有魔力的;用魔术的scissors n.剪刀sew v.缝;缝制skillfully adv.熟练地King 金(姓)smell n.气味v.闻treat n.美味食物;款待master v.掌握;精通skill n.技能truth n.;实情flu n.流行性感冒mile n.英里David 大卫(人名) opposite prep.在......对面n.相反;对面cinema n.电影院keep v.(kept\kept)保留;保持Unit 5scary adj.吓人的carefully .小心地;仔细yearbook 地;年报pilot n.驾驶员;飞行员experience v. & n.经历;体验fear v. & n.害怕;恐惧height n.高度;身高step n.措施;脚步overcome v.战胜;克服engineer n.工程师;技师build v.(built\built)修建;创建model n.模型hobby n.爱好someday adv.某天diamond n.钻石advice diamond 宝石建议(一种建议)choose v.选择spell v.(spelled或spelt\spelled或spelt)拼写fact n.事实;真相rich adj.富裕的somewhere adv.在某处between adv. & prep. 在......之间Lucas 卢卡斯(人名)farmer n.农场主crop n.[pl] 农作物;庄稼Alan艾伦(人名) correctly adv.正确地lawyer n.律师building n.建筑物goal n.目标wife n.妻子kid n.小孩lock n.锁v.锁上nobody pron.没有人but prep.除......以外ambition n.抱负;雄心improve v.提高;改进clear adj.清晰的;明确的fisherman n.渔民;渔夫policeman n. (男)警察policewoman n.女警察choice n.选择;挑选yourself pron.你自己path n.路;道路strict adj.严厉的;严格的encourage v.鼓励;激励punish v.惩罚;处罚Helen 海伦(人名)wise adj.有判断力的;聪明的actor n.(男)演员】Unit 6recently adv.最近;近来repeat v.重复opportunity n.机会television n.(=TV)电视amazing adj. 令人惊叹的alphabet n.字母表exactly adv.精确地;正确地quick adj.快的;迅速的fox n.狐狸lazy adj.懒惰的forwards adv.向前backwards adv.向后;倒race n.速度比赛;竞争therein adv.在那里;在其中dig v.挖;掘common adj.普通的;普遍的pen pal 笔友Jessica 杰卡西(人名)apartment n.一套房间;公寓western adj.西方的;西部的tongue n.舌头;口音meaning n.意思American adj.美国的n.美国人reply n. & v .回答;答复dictionary n.字典;词典excellent adj.杰出的Teresa特里萨(人名)Hong Kong 香港pronounce v.发......的音Martin 马丁(姓)story n.故事method n.方法;办法translator n.译者company n.公司diplomat n.外交官United Nations联合国represent v.代表;象征foreign adj.外国的communicate v.交流programmer n.程序设计员mostly adv.主要地;大多program n.程序;节目scientist n.科学家journalist n.记者article n.文章Alicia艾丽西娅(人名) America 美洲;美国professor n.教授Wilson 威尔逊(姓) importance n.重要性radio station 电台information n.信息knowledge n.知识;学问Unit 7guess v.& n.猜instruction n. [pl]用法说明print v.印(照片);打印digital adj.数字的U digital camera 数码相机memory n.记忆力;存储器stick n.条;棒;棍memory stick 记忆存储卡collect v.收集;集合proud adj.自豪的Rex 雷克斯(人名)giant n.巨人;伟人adj.巨大的wide adj.宽的Sweden 瑞典anymore adv.再;还trade v.以物易物Paul 保罗(人名)rocket n.火箭myself pron.我自己wood n.木;木头glue v.用胶水将物体粘合n.胶水launch v.发射;使......运动;送上轨道field n.田野,地方;领域land n.陆地v.登陆;降落club n.俱乐部;社团member n.成员adult n.成年人adj.发育成熟的;成年的compete v.竞争;对抗prize n.奖品collection n.收藏品moment n.瞬间;片刻alone adj.& adv.独自(的) CD 光盘strange adj.奇特的;奇怪的spare adj.空闲的;空余的ordinary adj.平常的;正常的rock n.石头;石块;小石子Germany 德国guy n.男人;家伙;小伙子seem v.好像;看来;似乎reason n.原因;理由cover n.封面yo-yo n.悠悠(玩具)spin v.快速旋转performance n.演出;表演riddle n.谜;谜语chess n.国际象棋even adv.甚至;还;其实side n.边;侧边sign n.记号;招牌parking n.停车;泊车lot n.一块地;场地parking lot 停车场garden v.种植花木real adj.真正的;确实的gardening n.园艺fresh adj.新的;新鲜的organize v.组织;筹备support v.支持;支援daily adj.每日(的) condition n状况;情况Unit 8chat v. & n . 聊天;闲聊online adj.联机的;在线的sos n.紧急求救信号certainly adv.当然;的确suppose v.认定;认为describe v.描述;描写ourselves pron..我们自己talent n.才赋;天赋personal adj.个人的strength n.长处;力量unique adj. 独特的sense n.道理;目的;意义Georgia乔治亚(人名)Greece希腊born v.出生(动词bear的过去分词)relative n.亲戚;亲属professional adj.职业性的;专业的title n.称号;头衔valuable adj.很有价值的;很重要的Greek adj.希腊(人)的n.希腊人junior high初级中学almost adv.几乎;差不多final adj.最终的;最后的Olympic adj.奥林匹克运动会的the Olympics 奥林匹克运动会;奥运会continue v.继续;延续confidence adj.自信的;有信心的college n.学院;大学confidence n.自信themselves pron.他(她、它)们自己strive v.努力;力争quite adv.相当Cathy 凯西(人名)opera n.歌剧imagine v.想像;设想stage n.舞台microphone n.麦克风;话筒anyone pron.任何人joke n.& v.(开)玩笑dance v.跳舞n.舞蹈sound v.听起来n.声音Peter彼得(人名)loser n.失败者fail v.失败Krista 克里丝特(人名)notice v.注意到n.注意;通知agree v.同意;约定Mexico 墨西哥himself pron.他自己misspell v.拼写错(某词)end n.最后;末端accept v.接受challenge n.& v.挑战award n.奖,奖品;奖状spelling n.拼法impossible adj.不可能的decorate v.装饰Christmas n.圣诞节;圣诞节期间knit v.编织spirit n.真实意义,实质;心灵without prep.没有;不用volunteer n.志愿者merry adj.愉快的;高兴的decoration n.装饰品。
冀教版八年级英语上册 (Presents from Canada!)Families Celebra
Presents from Canada!
◆They are going to send the cards and presents to China.他们正打算把卡 片和礼物邮到中国去。
send sth. to some place意为“把某物送或寄到某地”。 send sth. to sb.或 send sb. sth.意为“给某人寄或送某物”。
◆Best wishes to you on your thirteenth birthday.在你13岁生日之际,把最 好的祝福送给你。
give/send one's best wishes to sb.意思是“向某人致意,祝愿”。wish是名词, 常用复数形式;wish 还可以用动词。
eg:Please give my best wishes to your parents.请代我向你的父母致意。 I wish you a long life.我祝你长寿。
◆Jenny passes him her card.詹姆把她的卡片递给他。 pass 动词,意为“传递;递给”。 eg:Be careful when you are passing the glass.传递玻璃时要小心。 【拓展】pass 还可表示“经过;过去”。 eg:He passed by me without a word.他一言不发地走过我身边。 Ten years has passed since we met last time.从我们上次见面,十年已过去了。
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冀教版八上Unit8Lesson63教案
Lesson 63: Christmas Is Coming!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: decorate, without, put up, by the wayOral words and expressions: decoration, Germany, in the 1600sTeaching Aims:Know about the foreign festivals and the differences between Chinese and Western countries. Teaching Important Points:Know about the main festivals in Western countries and how do they celebrate them.Teaching Difficult Points:How to celebrate Christmas?Teaching Preparation: flashcardsTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcardsType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Discuss the Christmas and New Year in western countries. Discuss in groups. After a while, present their answers to the class.Step2. Listen to the tape with the following questions:1.When is Christmas?2.When is New Year?3.Where do people put up their Christmas tree?4.What goes under the tree?5.What do people usually do before Christmas?6.What are the differences between the Western Christmas and the Chinese Spring Festival?7.How do you greet people during the Christmas season or during the Chinese Spring Festival? Step3. Read the text silently and check the answers. Then read the text loudly in class. The teacher walks around and finds the mistakes to correct.Step4. Help the students to retell the story but not word for word.Step5. Listen to the tape again and repeat after it until they can read it correctly and fluently.e to “LET’S DO IT”.Make a Christmas card!1.Fold a piece of paper in half. Draw a Christmas picture on the front of the card. Here are someideas for Christmas pictures: a star, a Christmas tree, Santa, toys, a candy cane, a winter scene with snow or Christmas gifts.2.Write a greeting on the inside of the card. This should be written on the right-hand side of thecard. The greeting will say:Merry Christmas!Happy New Year!. Finish off the activity book.on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Christmas is more familiar to the students than the Western New Year. Introduce the Western New Year to the students in detail. The Western New Year’s celebration is quite different from theChinese New Year’s celebration. It is a minor holiday festival in comparison. It lasts only two days: December 31, New Year’s Eve, and January 1, New Year’s Day.。
冀教版八年级上Lesson63教学设计
Unit 8 Lesson 63 Christmas Is Coming!河北省唐山市第十七中学于璐一、教材分析本课是冀教版八年级英语课本第八单元Celebrating me!中的一篇文章,主要是围绕本单元的中心任务“庆祝自己”而展开的。
从前几课培养学生的自信心,对自己的肯定过渡到对别人的关爱和给予。
这篇文章让学生了解圣诞节,通过学习,让学生了解圣诞精神。
新课标提倡教师合理利用教学资源和现代化教学技术,在本课我借助多媒体将西方国家过圣诞节的视频和丰富的图片呈现给学生,配合欢快的圣诞歌曲,激发学生的学习兴趣。
二、学情分析作为八年级的学生,已经具备对所学内容进行整理归纳的能力,借助情景和上下文猜测词义或推测段落大意的能力,利用推理、归纳等逻辑手段分析和解决问题的能力。
并具备了一定的生活常识。
虽然已经逐渐长大但仍然是孩子的他们对卡通电影和绚丽多彩的画面还是兴趣浓厚。
三、教学目标(一)知识目标掌握重点词和词组: decorate, spirit, without, by the way, Merry Christmas!(二)技能目标帮助学生更好的理解课文,发展学生独立思考和解决问题的能力。
(三)情感态度和文化意识了解西方国家如何庆祝圣诞节,激发学生学习西方文化的兴趣, 了解圣诞精神是分享和给予。
四、教学重难点(一)本课重点为decorate, without, by the way等单词及短语,通过创设情境,幻灯片展示,教师和学生互动练习来突破重点。
(二)本课难点为如何运用所学句型谈论庆祝圣诞节,真正了解圣诞精神。
通过讨论,阅读理解课文和任务型实践来突破难点。
五、教学媒体录音机,网上下载的videos, 多媒体。
通过多媒体展示有关圣诞节的图片及影片,激发学生的学习兴趣,让学生们更直观的了解西方的文化,容易理解和接受。
六、教学过程步骤目标与内容教学方法Warm up学生欣赏电影剪辑。
激起学生学习本课的兴趣。
冀教版八上-Unit8:第:63同步练习及答案
2011-2012冀教版英语八上Unit 8:Lesson63同步练习及答案Lesson 63 Christmas Is Coming一、你能出下列节日的汉语意思吗?1.Christmas day___________2.National day________3.Children’s day_______4.Teacher’s day________5.New Year’s Day________6.The Spring Festival ______7.Women’s Day_________8.Mother’s Day_______9.Fsther’s Day______10.Mid-Autumn Day______二、试着将下列短语译成英语.1.圣诞节快乐______________2.建造,支起_______________3.在西方国家中_____________4.一个欧洲国家______________5.在树梢上__________________6.装饰圣诞树________________7.站在椅子上________________8.顺便说一下_________________三、请仔细阅读课本P78上的课文,然后选择合适答案填空。
1.Christmas is on ______in winter.A. December 25thB. December 26thC. January 1stD. May 1st2.Many families put up ____in the living room.A. a shelfB. a Christmas treeC. Christmas treesD. beautiful flowers3.Christmas trees began in ____ in the 1600s.A. AmericaB. EnglandC. FranceD. GermanyYears know more than books岁月所知胜于书本。
冀教八年级英语上册Unit 8 Lesson 63 课件(共24张PPT)
Don’t stand there—you’re in the way. 别站 在这里,你挡道了。
达标测评
1.They __(搭起) a tent on the island. 2.They are busy _____(装饰) the Christmas tree. 3.They come from ________(德国).they are ____.(德国人) 4.I went to school ___(没有) having breakfast. 5.He became a famous writer ___(20世 纪80 年代) 6.Merry Christmas!-___________. 7.______(顺便问一下),what’s the time?
谢谢观赏
You made my day!
我们,还在路上……
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冀教版英语八上Unit8CelebratingMeLesson63ChristmasIsComing
Lesson 63 Christmas Is Coming [课前预习•欢乐体验]Bed news travels quickly.好事不出门,坏事传千里。
一、你能出以下节日的汉语意思吗?day___________day________’s day_______’s day________Year’s Day________Spring Festival ______’s Day_________’s Day______’s Day______Day______二、试着将以下短语译成英语.1.圣诞节欢乐______________2.建造,支起_______________3.在西方国家中_____________4.一个欧洲国家______________5.在树梢上__________________6.装饰圣诞树________________7.站在椅子上________________8.顺便说一下_________________三、请认真阅读讲义P78上的课文,然后选择适合答案填空。
is on ______in winter.A. December 25thB. December 26thC. January 1stD. May 1stfamilies put up ____in the living room.A. a shelfB. a Christmas treeC. Christmas treesD. beautiful flowerstrees began in ____ in the 1600s.A. AmericaB. EnglandC. FranceD. Germany[课堂练习•高效提升]Years know more than books岁月所知胜于书本。
四、考考你的经历力,依照句意及首字母补全在本课中显现的单词。
and Happy New Year!can’t live w_______ water.’s d________ our classroom before they come here.C______day,families open the presents they have give each other. way,how old are you?is a bird at the t_____ of the tree.五、慧眼识珠,单项填空。
冀教版英语八年级上册unit 8
初中英语学习材料madeofjingetiejiUnit 8 Celebrating MeI、按括号内中文提示完成下列各句。
每空字数不限。
1. He usually comes to school __________.(骑车)2. I often ______ my mother _______ the room. (帮助……打扫)3. They're going to ______ some farmers _____ the apple harvest. (帮助……做)4. A: Would you like to come to my birthday party tomorrow?B: __________. (我很愿意)5. I think eating too much is ________. (对你的健康有害)6. They're enjoying ___________. (住在北京)Ⅱ、词语释义:找出下列各组中划线部分的最佳释义或替代。
1. She watches TV for half an hour after supper.A. thirty to oneB. less than an hourC. more than an hourD. thirty minutes2. The woman in blue is Jack's aunt.A. Jack's old sisterB. Jack's mother's sisterC. Jack's younger brotherD. Jack's girl student3. What day is tomorrow? ——Tuesday.A. the day before MondayB. the second day of the weekC. the day comes after MondayD. the day after Wednesday4. The teacher wanted his students to answer some questions in class, he said, “Put up your hands, please.”A. put your hands on your head .B. hands upC. take your hand downD. lift up5. We'd better go for a little water.A. muchB. someC. a fewD. a shortⅢ、单词拼写1. It's qu _ t _ a nice cat.2. The bus is coming. Be c_ _ _ ful.3. What's the time? It's a qu _ _ ter past one.4. How many m _ _ls do you have a day?Three: breakfast, lunch and supper.5. Tigers are a kind of _n_m_l.6. There is a smile on her f_c_.Ⅳ、词型转换:1. Our English _______ name is Miss Li. (teacher)2. Are those your ________? No, they aren't. (box)3. The _______ lesson is very interesting. (three)4. Is this your bike? No, it's ______. (she)5. It's a nice book. Please let ______ have a look. (we)6. I can see three ______ in the room. (people)Ⅴ、选择填空:1. John was born _______ June 6, 1985.A. atB. forC. inD. on2. There _____ many English books in the library.A. isB. areC. hasD. have3. I think you'd better ______ there.A. not to goB. not goC. not go toD. not going4. Tom often helps me ______ my English.A. withB. forC. byD. of5. I'd like to have ______.A. two bottles of orangesB. two bottle of orangesC. two bottle of orangeD. two bottles of orange6. We must study harder, ______ we'll not pass the exam.A. andB. butC. orD. so7. It's very bad for your ______ to read in the sun.A. eyesB. handsC. armsD. ears8. You _____ talk so loud in the reading-room.A. mustB. canC. needn'tD. mustn't9. This kind of flower is _______ than that one.A. beautifulB. more beautifulC. most beautifulD. the most beautiful10. The doctor told him _______ more water.A. drinkB. to drinkC. drankD. drinking11. A: How long can she _______ the book?B: Two weeks.A. borrowB. lendC. keepD. return12. Your parents are both teachers, ______ they?A. areB. aren'tC. doD. don't13. She _____ a good teacher. We all like her.A. amB. areC. beD. is14. “Whose ruler is it?”“It's ________.”A. JimB. AnnC. Kate'sD. Linda15. A: _____ you speak Japanese?B: No, I can't.A. MustB. CanC. MayD. NeedVI、书面表达:上星期天芳芳和朋友们去公园了。
英语初二上冀教版unit8单元教案
英语初二上冀教版unit8单元教案Lesson 64: Unit ReviewTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions from Lesson 57 to Lesson 63.Oral words and expressions from Lesson 57 to Lesson 63.Teaching Aims:1.Learn the foreign festivals and culture.2.Cultivate the students’ in terests of learning English.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students’ abilities of comprehension.2.Finish one project in groups and correct compositions with the help of the teacher. Teaching Difficult Points:Use some words and expressions: talent, confident, decorate…Teaching Preparation: flashcardsTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcardsType of lesson: review lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. PROJECT: “All About Me” ReportType: group discussion, individual workLesson time: 15 minutesDescription: The students write and illustrate a report about themselves. First, they plan the report. In small groups, they share, discuss and revise their plans, and then they each write a report based on their plan.Objective: To learn vocabulary for personal description.Resources needed: The students can illustrate their reports with photographs, drawings or magazines cutouts.Step2. PracticeThe students exchange their reports and correct the mistakes with the help of the teacher. After finishing, return them to their owners. Then let the owners check the reports that changed just now. Does it still have mistakes? Check it correctly.Step3. Play a gameOne student says a festival; the others say when, where and how it celebrates. How many festivals can they display? Put all the information about one festival together. Now the students can understand a festival easily. The students can search the Internet before the class.Step4. Do the exercises on Page 79 and 80. The teacher walks around in the classroom. Help them if necessary.Step5. Collect some problems that most of the students don’t understand and explain them on the blackboard in detail.Step6. Have a further discussion about the exercises.Step7. 1. Finish off the activity book.2.Sing the song “You Are You”.Summary:The review lesson can’t be boring. The teacher must make it interesting and lively. At the same time, practice the students’ abilities of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The students can have a good use of the things at hand.Lesson 63: Christmas Is Coming!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: decorate, without, put up, by the wayOral words and expressions: decoration, Germany, in the 1600sTeaching Aims:Know about the foreign festivals and the differences between Chinese and Western countries. Teaching Important Points:Know about the main festivals in Western countries and how do they celebrate them. Teaching Difficult Points:How to celebrate Christmas?Teaching Preparation: flashcardsTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcardsType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Discuss the Christmas and New Year in western countries. Discuss in groups. After a while, present their answers to the class.Step2. Listen to the tape with the following questions:1.When is Christmas?2.When is New Year?3.Where do people put up their Christmas tree?4.What goes under the tree?5.What do people usually do before Christmas?6.What are the differences between the Western Christmas and the Chinese Spring Festival?7.How do you greet people during the Christmas season or during the Chinese Spring Festival? Step3. Read the text silently and check the answers. Then read the text loudly in class. The teacher walks around and finds the mistakes to correct.Step4. Help the students to retell the story but not word for word.Step5. Listen to the tape again and repeat after it until they can read it correctly and fluently. Step6. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Make a Christmas card!1.Fold a piece of paper in half. Draw a Christmas picture on the front of the card. Here aresome ideas for Christmas pictures: a star, a Christmas tree, Santa, toys, a candy cane, a winter scene with snow or Christmas gifts.2.Write a greeting on the inside of the card. This should be written on the right-hand side ofthe card. The greeting will say:Merry Christmas!Happy New Year!Step7.1. Finish off the activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:Christmas is more familiar to the students than the Western New Year. Introduce the Western New Year to the stud ents in detail. The Western New Year’s celebration is quite different from the Chinese New Year’s celebration. It is a minor holiday festival in comparison. It lasts only two days: December 31, New Year’s Eve, and January 1, New Year’s Day.Lesson 62: ConfidenceTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: finger, both, himself, because ofOral words and expressions: spelling, be confident of, have confident inTeaching Aims:1.Cultivate the ability of learning by oneself.2.Learn the foreign culture.Teaching Important Points:1.Guess the main ideas of the text according to the pictures.2.Correct a composition with the help of the teacher.Teaching Difficult Points:Some words and expressions: because, because of, correct the mistakesTeaching Preparation: flashcardsTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcardsType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Let the students talk about the topic “Why you are unique” in the class. Ask some students to speak in front of the class.Step2. Present this riddle to the class: What is black and white and red (read) all over?Step3. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”.What words do you think are hard to spell? Why are these words so difficult?Divide the class into several groups and discuss the two questions together. Write the words down and share them with the others in your group. The teacher sums the words. Let every group write their answers on the blackboard.Step4. Listen to the tape with the following questions:1.Why is Peter not good at English?2.What mistakes does Peter make? Can you make examples?3.What does Miss Martin say in order to encourage Peter?Step5. Read the text silently and check the answers. Then read it loudly in class.Step6. Read the text in roles. Let some students act it our in front of the class.Ste p7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Finish the task in groups with three or four students in one class. When the students are talking, the teacher walks around the class. Let the students speak English as often as possible. When they can’t express themselves, the t eacher can help them.Step8. 1. Finish off the activity book.3.Go on the nest reading in the student book.Summary:Discussing in groups is a usual technique that the teacher often uses. When the students are talking, the teacher asks them to speak English. “Practice makes perfect”. We believe the proverb and give the students more time to speak English in class.Lesson 61: I Am a Good PersonTeaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: excellent, do well inOral words and expressions: confidentTeaching Aims:1.Cultivate the ability of describing the other or one’s own experiences.2.Make more chances to communicate with the others in English.Teaching Important Points:How to introduce oneself.Teaching Difficult Points:The sequence of demonstrating one thing.Teaching Preparation: flashcardsTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcardsType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Let’s sing the song “You Are You” together.Step2. Try this tongue twister:So See’s saw sawed seesaw.But is was sad to see Soar so soreJust because See’s aw sawed Soar’s seesaw!Step3. Look at the pictures in this lesson and guess:1.What is Li Ming doing?2.What is Ms. Liu doing?Step4. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:1.Why does Li Ming say he is a good person?2.What is Li Ming good at?3.What’s Li Ming’s ambition?4.What did Ms. Liu ask Li Ming to do last week?Step5. Read the text silently and check the answer. Then read the text loudly in class. At the same time, the students walk around the class and help the students at any time.Step6. Ask the students to spot some words, phrases, expressions or sentence patterns that stand in the way of their understanding. Here is the list, which can help the students write their own reports:It is time for sb. to do sth.be nervous aboutfeel confident/proudbegin by doing somethingmembers of the Young Pioneersmake oneself/ourselves strongstrive to do something wellgo to universitygive somebody the confidence to do somethingStep7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Work in groups with three or four people. Write down the famous person whom you admire. What is he like? What do you want to learn from him? If you want to be him, What do you want to do now?Share your ideas with the partners.Step8. Finish off the activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:This lesson is the key of this unit. All the classes in the unit are around the subject. Li Ming gives his report at last. All the students are eager to know Li Ming’s report. So arranging some questions and letting the students find the answer is a very good way. Then provide them chances to practice in the class.Lesson 59: Who Are You?Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: already, themselves, leader, pioneer, work hard (at), Young PioneerOral words and expressions: be talented atTeaching Aims:1.Have confident in yourself.2.Cultivate the students’ abilities of learning by themselves.Teaching Important Points:1.Find one’s virtues and improve the interest of learning English.2.Learn to introduce yourself.Teaching Difficult Points:Project pronouns, possessive pronouns and reflexive pronounsTeaching Preparation: flashcardsTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcardsType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Make sentences with project pronouns, possessive pronouns and reflexive pronouns. Some able students can say a passage and sum the pronouns with the students.Record some meaningful sentences and analyze them. Write some sentences including mistakes on the blackboard. Let the students correct them together.Step2. Play a gameDivide the class into several groups. Let the students in each group make a word puzzle with the words that we learned in this unit. Then let them change the puzzles and work them out. Write down the time they use.Step3. Listen to the tape and read after it. Let the students have a further discussion about the text.1.Does Li Ming need any help?2.What’s Li Ming’s trouble?3.How does Wang Mei help Li Ming?4.Does his teacher also give him some advice?Step4. Ask the students to discuss:1.What is a talent?2.What are Wang Mei’s personal strength?3.What are Li Ming’s talents?4.What are your talents?Step5. Talk about the questions:1. What is your personal strength?2. Do you have any talents?3. What makes you happy?5.Are you proud of something you have done?Step6. Come to “PROJECT”.We have learned many words about our talents. So the task is easy to the class. The students can write outlines first. Show your photographs to your partners. If you can’t write the repo rt like Li Ming, you can ask others for advice.Divide the class into several groups. What do they like about each plan? What would they change? What illustrates or photographs will they use? Instruct students to revise their outlines, as needed. Make sure students use what they have learned in their discussion and communication with one another.If the project cannot be finished in one lesson, it can last for two or three lesson.Step7. 1. Finish off the activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:The best way to learn English is to use what we learn. This task in this lesson is to use the phrases that we learned in these lessons. Show their photographs to the others. It is a very good way to stimulate students’ interests of l earning English. Help them to finish the task. Display the result in the English Corner.Lesson 57: Help!Teaching Content:Mastery words and expressions: describe, ourselves, myself, personal, yourself, else, anyting Oral words and expressions: uniq ue, talent, strength, think of…as, think aboutTeaching Aims:1.Learn about the foreign culture.2.Show encourage to sb.Teaching Important Points:Introduce one’s hobbies, talents and virtues.Teaching Difficult Points:Show encourage to sb.Teaching Preparation: flashcardsTeaching Aids: audiotape, flashcardsType of lesson: new lessonTeaching Procedure:Step1. Talk about the subject in this unit: celebrating me. In this unit we will find one’s talents. Why are we different from others? Li Ming will give a report to the class to show his talents to the others.Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT”. Let the students answer the questions:1.What do you think of yourself? How are you unique?2.Are you proud of yourself? Why or why not?Talk with the partners for a while. Then let some students come to the front and share their ideas with the others.Step3. Listen to the tape. Can the students retell Li Ming’s trouble in a third person? Let them try. Step4. Have a further discussion about Li Ming’s e-mail. Ask the students:1.Can you help him?2.What’s your advice?3.Do you have the same trouble like him?Step5. Listen to Part 2. This e-mail is from Jenny. Let’s see Jenny’s advice together.1.Do your classmates like you? Why do they like you?2.What makes you a good student?3.Are there many special things you do?4.Do you have special talents?Step6. Listen to the tape again. Let’s have a further discussion about the two e-mails.Step7. Come to “LET’S DO IT”.Divide the class into several groups. Write the letter and then share your letter with the others in the group. Let every group choose a best one to read in front of the class. Let’s enjoy together. Step8. 1. Finish off the activity book.2.Go on the next reading in the student book.Summary:The teacher can suppose a situation the same as Li Ming. If you ask the students to describe themselves in their reports, what trouble will they meet? Let tem write down their difficulties. Are they the same as Li Ming’s? Please try.。
冀教版八年级英语上册 (I Love Autumn)Families Celebrate Toget
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自我反思
在这节课当中,你收获了什么? 有哪些易错点? 总结你的收获和易错点。
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4. It’s all because of your help.
because of 意为“因为,由于冶,是介词短语,后接名词、代词或 动名词。由其构成的介词短语在句中作原因状语。
We can't go out because of the rain. 因为下雨我们不出去了。
Tony stopped playing soccer because of his sore back. 因为背疼 托尼停止踢足球了。
will you do?
B: I will feel sad, but I will not give up. I’ll continue working
toward my dream
4. Work in groups of three. Rewrite the lesson as a dialogue and act it out.
He didn't come because he was ill. 他因生病而没来。
Translate and write them down.
1. 我上班迟到是因为交通堵塞。 I was late for work because of the bad traffic.
Language Points
1.But his friend, Krista,was not going to let Peter give up. 但是他的朋友,克里斯塔,不想让彼得放弃。 give up 意为“放弃”可单独使用,其可后接名词、代词或动名 词。当代词作宾语时要放在give 和up 之间。 如:You ought to give up smoking as soon as possible. 你应尽可 能快地戒烟。 One should never give up his dream. 一个人永远都不应当放弃 自己的梦想。 【拓展】give 的相关短语 give away 赠送,分发;泄露 give back 归还 give in 屈服 give off 发出 give out 分发
冀教版八年级英语上册:8. Lesson 8 E-mail Helps!
Reading
2. Read the second e-mail and fill in the chart.
English Maths
Li Ming’s subjects
His friend Wang Mei has _h_e_lp_e_d_ him _w__it_h_ m__a_t_h_s_h_o_m__e_w_o_r_k_. This Friday they will have _a__m_a_t_h_s_e_x_a_m__.
Reading
Retell the e-mail according to the words or pictures. Danny’s subject
His friend Wang Mei has helped him with…this Friday they will have...
Reading
Read the sentences and find rules of the past participles. (1)She has helped me with my maths homework a lot. (2)I have lived here for two years. (3)We have studied a lot. (4)The bus has stopped. (5)I have written three e-mails in English today.
过去分词的构成: 规则动词: (1)直接在末尾加-ed,help-helped (2)以不发音的字母“e”结尾,直接加-d,live-lived (3)辅音字母+y结尾,把y变i,加-ed,study-studied (4)重读闭音节结构,双写末尾字母,加-ed,stop-stopped 不规则变化: (5) write-written;get-got;put-put
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5. The star goes at the top of the tree. 6. I can reach the top of the tree without a chair. 7. They began in Germany in the 1600s. 8. By the way, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Merry Christmas. 怎样回答? The same to you! Happy birthday!呢? Thank you./ Thanks.
Exercises
1. 2. 3. 4.
-Happy New Year! -____ -Your English is very good.-____ __ the way, here is a letter for you. There is an old man ___ the top of the hill. 5. There are some books __ the top of the shelf. 6. We can’t live ___ water and air.
7. They decorate the trees ___ beautiful things. 8. My hometown has changed since ___. A. 1980s B. the 1980 C. the 1980s D. in the 1980s
Let’s sing together!
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圣诞起源
12月25日的圣诞节是庆祝基督教创始人耶稣出生的日 子,是美国最大、人们最喜爱的节日。 据基督教徒的圣书《圣经》说,上帝决定让他的独生 子耶稣基督投生人间,找个母亲,然后就在人间生活,以 便人们能更好地了解上帝、学习热爱上帝和更好地相互热 爱。“圣诞节”的意思是“庆祝基督”,庆祝一个年轻的 犹太妇女玛丽娅生下耶稣的时刻。 玛丽娅已和木匠约瑟夫订婚。可是,在他们结婚之前, 约瑟夫发现玛丽娅已怀孕。因为约瑟夫是个正派的人,又 不想把这件事说出去让她丢脸,所以他想悄悄地和她分手。 他正在考虑这事时,上帝的天使出现在他的梦中,对他说, “不要嘀咕了,把玛丽娅娶回家。她怀的孩子来自圣灵。 她将生下个男孩子,你们给孩子起名叫耶稣,因为他将从 罪恶中拯救人们。” 尽管耶稣的确切生日并不清楚,大约是在2000年前, 但是日历按着假定日期把时间分为公元前(耶稣基督诞生 前)和公元后(A. D. 是拉丁文缩写,意思是“有了我们 主--耶稣的年代”)。在公元后的头三百年间,耶稣的生 日是在不同的日子庆祝的。最后,在公元354年,教堂的 领导人把12月25日定为耶稣基督的生日。
How did Christmas begin? They began in Germany in the 1600s. Germany is a country in Europe.
Discussion
Spring Festival Christmas
Write the things that are different about Spring Festival here.
Write the Write the things things are that are the same different about about Spring Christmas here. Festival and Christmas.
Spring Festival
Christmas
card Father Christmas Christmas tree stockings
Merry Christmas
And
Happy New Year!
By : Du Hongmei. o.3 Middle School
put up : to build, to set up
• • • • 搭建,建造,建立 They put up a tent in the park. 举起,升起(某物),张贴 Put up your hands if you have questions. • Put up a picture on the wall.
in the 1600s
• • • • 在十七世纪 in the 1980s 在二十世纪八十年代 in the 2000s在二十一世纪 since the 1980s 自从二十世纪八十 年代
by the way
• 顺便说一下,(用做插入语,表示转折话 题时常这样说) • By the way, who is still working in the office? • By the way, there was a telephone call for you.
Homework:
Write a short passage about Spring Festival (over 80 words).
a tent
decorate sth. with sth.
• 用(某物)装饰(某物) • They decorate the building with flags. • Let’s decorate the Christmas tree with lights.
at the top of
• 在… … 顶端,在… … 顶部 • There is an old man at the top of the hill. • on the top of 在… … 上面 • Put the books on the top of the shelf.
goes : be placed
• 位于,置于,摆放于 • What goes at the top? • The dictionary goes on the top shelf.
without:
• 与with 相对 ,(介词) “没有” • I’ve come out without any money. • Fish can’t live without water.
new clothes fireworks dumplings money
dinner present get-together winter
Now , let’s read!
Question:
How did Christmas trees begin?
Fill in the blanks:
1. That’s why people say, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” on their Christmas cards. 2. In many countries, families put up Christmas trees in the living room. 3. How do you decorate Christmas trees? 4. At the top of the tree, many families put a star.
Welcome to our class!
December 25th
put up
at the top of the tree Germany
decorate decorations
presents under the tree
Now, let’s listen!
In many countries, Christmas is an important winter holiday. Christmas is on December twenty-fifth. New Year’s Day is only one week later, on January first. In many countries, families put up Christmas trees in the living room. At the top of the tree, many families put a star. What goes under the tree? Presents!