1、Unit 8,Reading,Why dont you learn to sing English songs?,1. Do you like music? 2. How many English songs can you think of? What are your favorites?,Think about it,How can singing English songs help your English? Make a list.,1. We can learn some new words.,2. We can become more interested in English

2、.,3. We can improve the ability of listening and speaking.,Read for meaing,not for detail.,（了解文章大意，先不要注重細(xì)節(jié)。）,Fast-reading,Reading strategy 1：,Detailed-reading,Reading strategy 2 ：,You can understand the meaning of the new words from the context.,(根據(jù)上下文聯(lián)系理解單詞意思。）,China will be the host for the 2008 O

3、lympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able

4、to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.,The Olympics=the Olympic Games 奧林匹克運動會,enter v. 參加；進(jìn)入,nearly adv. 幾乎,singsang,clearly adv. 明朗地；明顯地,stage n. 舞臺,native adj. 本地的；本國的,from across China=from all over China 來自全中國,by+名詞/動詞-ing 通過；以,as+形容詞或副詞原形+as 像一樣,The singers really came from all

5、age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from Xian, and the winner of the womens competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didnt think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the

6、winner of the womens competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.,winner n. 勝利者,modest adj. 謙虛的；謙讓的,earlier a

7、dj. 早的；初期的,interested adj. 感興趣的,This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. “Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics,” said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with E

8、nglish.,encourage v. 鼓勵 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓勵某人做某事,progress n. 進(jìn)步；前進(jìn) make progress 取得進(jìn)步,spokesperson n. 發(fā)言人；代言人,the Olympic Committee 奧委會,Its + 名詞 + to do sth. 做某事是怎樣 have fun with sth. 在中獲得樂趣,Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why dont you find out about it? It

9、 suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If you look hard eno

10、ugh, youll find a good way to learn English better.,hear of 聽說,suggest v. 提議；建議,take an interested in 對感興趣,besides prep. 而且；除之外,make friends with 與交友,find out 找出；發(fā)現(xiàn),Reading strategy 3 ： To understand the important ideas from the text, we must “summarize”. Do this by answering “who what where why” qu

11、estions as you read.,Detailed-reading,1. Which country will be the host for the 2008 Olympics? 2. How many singers entered the contest? 3. How old were the singers?,Answer the questions,China,24,They came from all age groups.,4. Where was the winner of the mens competition from? 5. Who was the winne

12、r of the womens competition? 6. Why did Jiang Mei win?,He is from Xian.,She is a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.,Because she studied English hard. Singing English songs help her improve her English.,7. Did the winners think they were better than the other singers? 8. What does Beijing Speaks English s

13、uggest? 9.How many fun ways to learn English are there in the text? What are they?,No, they didnt.,It suggests ways for Beijongers to take an interest in learning English.,4,Sing English songs, watch English movies, reading English books, make friends with a native speaker of English.,( )1. Chinese

14、want to improve their English because _. A. they take an interest in learning English B. they hope to go to other foreign countries C. they get ready for the Beijing 2008 Olympics D. they want to find a better job than now ( )2. 24 of singers in China who entered a contest can _. A. sing all kinds o

15、f songs B. sing English songs C. speak English well D. speak Chinese well ( )3. Jiang Mei said she won the prize because she _. A. learned Chinese B. learnt from famous singer C. studied English D. looked comfortable on stage,C,B,C,( )4. One of the winners is _ from Shanxi. A.40 years old B. 19 year

16、s old C. a modest girl D. a woman singer ( )5. Jiang Mei felt her English not good enough _. A. six months later when she left the high school B. six months ago when she took part in the contest C. when she wasnt interested in singing English songs D. after she won the prize in the singing competiti

17、on,A,B,3b Discuss in Groups: What other ways can you think of to improve your English?,After you read,3c Close your books. Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words.,Because China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics,many Chinese people are trying to improve their English in diff

18、erent ways. Singing English songs is one way. Singers from across China entered a contest by singing English songs. Some of them were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. A winner said singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. So this kind of contest

19、encourages people in China to speak English. And it is a good idea to have fun with English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English, like watching English movies and reading English books.,六 知識網(wǎng)絡(luò)構(gòu)建,七 單元檢測,（一）用括號中所給動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。 1.How long you (receive) the letter

20、from your parents? 2.The bag I used (cost) twenty dollars. 3.You must think it over .Who you (choose)for our school football captain? 4.Gift (give)is different in different countries. 5. you (mention)thid to my parents. 6. you ever (see)the film about Jackie Chan? 7.I tried (wake) up my brother by r

21、inging the door-bell. 8.I think its the safest way (drive) slowly for drivers. 9.Can you tell me what made you (fear)dark ? _you (discover) who had been sending you the flowers these days?,have received,cost,will choose,giving,Did mention,Have seen,to wake,to drive,fear,Did discover,（二）按要求改寫下列句子，每空一詞。 Why dont you get a scarf ?(同義句轉(zhuǎn)換) get a scarf ? I should get my teacher some flowers on Teachers Day . (對劃線部分提問) should you on Tea