八年级英语上册第3单元知识讲解

Unit 3What are you doing for vacation?【重要词汇概览】babysit v. 临时受雇照顾(婴儿)at home在家Tibet西藏Hawaii夏威夷（美国州名）sightseeing n. 观光；游览fishing n. 捕鱼；钓鱼rent v. 租用；出租plan n. & v. 计划；设计；筹划Greece 希腊finally adv. 最后地；最终decide v. 决定；下决心；解决lake n. 湖；湖泊region n. 地方；区域countryside n. 乡下；农村；乡村forget v. (forgot, forgot forgotten) 忘记；忘却return v. 后来；归去；归还Paris 巴黎（法国首都）tourist n. 旅行者；游客【重要词组概览】go sightseeing去观光旅行take walks去散步go fishing去钓鱼take a vacation去度假think about 考虑；思考decide on 决定the Great Lakes 五大湖（加拿大与美国之间的五个大湖）a no-stress vacation 一个没有压力的假期Hong Kong香港how long多久get back回来San Francisco旧金山（美国加利福尼亚州西部港市）sports camp运动野营go bike riding骑自行车旅行go camping 去野营go hiking去远足the Great Wall 长城have a good time玩得很高兴，过得很愉快【语法知识聚焦】一、本单元学习用现在进行时表示将要发生的动作，例如：1. What are you doing for vacation?你假期准备干什么？I'm visiting my grandmother.我准备去看我的奶奶。

When are you going?你想什么时候去？What's she doing for vacation? 她假期准备干什么？She is going camping.她打算去野营。

What are they doing for vacation?他们假期准备干什么？They are relaxing at home.他们打算在家里放松一下。

2. 还有一些动词的现在进行时形式表示将要发生的动作：leave, come, stay，hike等。

例如：1) My father is leaving for Shanghai next week.我父亲下周要动身去上海。

2) A: Mary! Supper is ready.玛丽！晚饭好了。

B: I'm coming, mum.妈妈，我马上就来。

3) A: What are you doing for vacation?你假期准备干什么？B: I'm going hiking in the mountains.我准备去山里远足。

4) I'm staying home to do my homework next Sunday.下个星期天我准备待在家里做作业。

二、课文注释1. go fishing去钓鱼同样的用法还有：go shopping去购物go swimming去游泳go bike riding骑自行车go sightseeing去观光go skating去滑冰go camping去野营2. That sounds nice.听起来不错。

1）sound 是动词，意思是: 听起来, 发出声音：That sounds interesting. 听起来不很有意思。

That sounds great.听起来太好了。

Your idea sounds a good one. 你的想法听起来很好。

Your proposal sounds quite feasible. 你的提议听起来很可行。

When the bell sounds, you must come in. 铃响时，你必须进来。

2）sound 还可以作名词，表示“声音，响声” 例如：The light travels faster than sound.光比声音快。

the sound of birds singing鸟儿歌唱的声音3. I just finished filming my last movie. 我刚刚拍摄完我的最后一个电影。

film v. 拍电影finish doing something做完某事例如：When we finished cleaning our classroom, we went home.Don't take the book away. I haven't finished reading it.【综合能力检测】一．根椐题意和所给的字母提示，填入正确的单词。

1. A: How's the w__ __ther there?B: It's sunny.2. A: How l__ __ __ are you staying there?B: I am staying there for three weeks.3. A: W__ __ __ __ are you going for vacation?B: Italy.4. My mother often t__ __ __ __ walks after supper.5. My father often goes f__ __ __ing by the river on Sundays.二. 连词成句1.what, doing, Mary, is, vacation, for?________________________________________________?2.they, visiting, are, friends, their , next, week.________________________________________________.3.can, I , some, you , questions, ask, your , about, vacation plans? ___________________________________________________?4.we, going, to, are, Great Wall, the, morning, tomorrow_____________________________________________.5.how long, you, are, staying , there?_____________________________________________?三．补全对话A: Hey, Lily. What are you doing for vacation?B: I’m _1___________ my uncle in London.A: When are you __2___________ for London?B: I’m leaving the first week in October.A: Who are you going _3_______?B: I’m going there with my parents?A: What are you _4________ there?B: _5________ are going _6_____________,visiting museums and going to the beach.A: And what’s the _7___________ like there?B: Oh, it’s very beautiful this time of the year. It’s sunny and _8___________. But sometimes it __9___________.A: I hope you’ll ___10 ___________ a good time.B: Thanks a lot.四. 用所给的词的正确形式填空。

1. A: What are you doing for vacation?B: I’m going fishing and swimming for vacation.A: That __________(sound) nice.2. A: What are you doing there?B: I’m ___________ (take) walks after supper in the evening.3. I don’t like ______________ (eat) junk food.I eat it only three ________(time) a month.4. A: What did you do last night?B: I _____________ (watch) TV.A: How long ________ you ___________ (watch) it?B: I ___________ (watch) it just for half an hour.5. A: What _______ your father do on Sundays?B: He often _________ (read) newspapers.五．完成句子1．这个星期天我准备去远足。

I ________ __________ __________ this weekend.2. 假期张力准备去游泳和骑自行车。

Zhang Li is going swimming and _________ __________ ___________ on vacation.3. 喝牛奶会帮助我保持身体健康。

Drinking milk can ____________ me __________ healthy.4. 我正在考虑去广州度假。

I’m ___________ ____________ going to Guang Zhou for my vacation.5. 我决定在家里放松一下。

I decide ______ ______ relax at home.六. 写作十一国庆节期间你准备去海南度假。

请你写一个旅游计划。

所给的提示词语必须都用上。

During the National Day vacation leave for on 29th by planewith stay beach fishing shopping sightseeing help…forget…._________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________【参考答案点拨】一．1. weather2. long3. Where4. takes5. fishing1. 答句是It's sunny. 与天气有关，所以答案应该为weather.2. 答句中有for three weeks, 表示一段时间，应该用How long来提问，所以答案应该为long.3. 答案应该为Where, 答句是表示地点的Italy(意大利)。