八年级下册

I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions. Module 2 Experiences Unit 1 I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions.

Free talk Have you ever entered any competitions?

Teaching aims 1. Teaching aims: To be able to understand a conversation about competition and identify specific information To ask and answer questions about personal experiences

2. Main contents: Key vocabulary ever, enter, competition, prize, first prize, dream, afford, invite Key structures Have you ever...? Yes, I have./ No, I haven’t. That’s a pity.

Words and expressions ever enter competition prize first prize dream /'kɒmpətIʃn / /praIz/ / dri:m / ever 曾经; 从来 在任何时候 adv. (使)参加, (使)报名 v. enter 比赛；竞争 n. competition prize 奖品；奖项 n. first prize 一等奖 梦；梦想;(只用于名词前)梦寐以求的 n. 做梦；梦到；梦想 v. dream

Words and expressions afford write about make up invite /ə'fɔ:d/ / In'vaIt/ afford (有财力) 买得起，付得起 v. write about 编写；写作 make up 编写；创作 invite 邀请 v.

Listening and vocabulary Listen and number the words as you hear them. ever □ exciting □ tired □ visit □ wonderful □ 1 4 5 2 3

2. Listen again and choose the correct answer. 1. Lingling has visited / hasn’t ever visited the US. 2. Betty has asked / hasn’t asked her parents. 3. Lingling has travelled / hasn’t travelled by plane.

Tapescript Betty: Lingling, have you ever been to the US? Lingling: No, I haven't. I've always wanted to go there. Betty: Would you like to come and visit me next year? Lingling: That sounds wonderful! I'd love to. Betty: I haven't asked my parents, but I'm sure they'll say yes. Have you ever travelled by plane? Lingling: Yes, I have. Betty: Did you enjoy it?

• That sounds wonderful! Watch and read Everyday English • Good luck! … • That’s a pity. • That sounds wonderful! 备注：见视频Module 2 Unit 1-3

3. Listen and read. Tony: Hi, Lingling. What are you doing? Lingling: I’m entering a competition. Tony: What kind of competition? Lingling: A speaking competition. Tony: Great. It’ll help you improve your speaking. And maybe you will win a prize. Lingling: The first prize is “My dream holiday”.

Tony: Have you ever won any prizes before? Lingling: No, I haven’t. I’ve always wanted to go on a dream holiday. But I can’t afford it. The plane tickets are too expensive. Tony: Well, good luck! I’ve also entered lots of speaking competitions, but haven’t won any prizes. I’ve stopped trying now.

Lingling: That’s a pity. Have you ever thought about other kinds of competitions? Tony: What do you mean? Lingling: Look! Here’s a writing competition: Around the World in 80 Days. To win it, you need to write a short story about a place you’ve visited. Tony: That sounds wonderful, but I haven’t travelled much. How can I write about it?

Lingling: Don’t worry. It doesn’t need to be true! You can make it up. Tony: You’re right. I’ll try. I hope I will win, then I will invite you to come with me. Lingling: Sorry! The first prize is only the book called Around the World in 80 Days!

√ √ √ √ √ Now check (√) what Lingling and Tony have or have not done. Name Experiences Yes No Lingling has won some prizes. has always wanted to go on a dream holiday Tony has entered lots of speaking competitions. has won some prizes has travelled a lot √ √ √ √ √

4. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about what Lingling and Tony have or have not done. — Has Lingling ever won any prizes before? — No, she hasn’t.

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. afford competition dream invite pity prize Her _________ was to study at a good university one day. 2.When I was in school, I won many ________ for my writing. dream prize

3. You must enter the music _____________! You will beat everybody. 4. My family cannot _________ to buy a ticket for the match. 5. It is a(n) ________ that you did not come to see the film with us. 6. John ___________ his new friends to his birthday party last week. competition afford pity invited

Pronunciation and speaking 6. Read and predict which words the speaker is likely to stress. — Have you ever wanted to travel around the world? — Yes, I have. I’ve always wanted to travel around the world. — Have you ever visited New York? — No, I haven’t. I’ve never visited the US. — Have you ever entered a competition? — No, I haven’t. I haven’t entered any competitions.

Now listen and check. 7. Work in pairs. Read the conversations in Activity 6 aloud.

8. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about yourself. — Have you ever visited… ? — Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. I’ve…

Language points I’m entering a competition. 我在报名参加比赛。 例如： I’ve entered you and Alice in the race. 我已给你和爱丽丝报名参加赛跑了。

2. Have you ever won any prizes before? 你以前曾经得过奖吗？ “have/has sb. ever+动词的过去分河”用 于询问某人过去的经历，ever表示“曾 经”，用以加强语气。例如： Has she ever been to France? 她曾经去过法国吗？ Have you ever climbed the Great Wall? 你曾经登过长城吗？

3. But I can’t afford it. 但是我负担不起。 afford用法比较丰富，后面可以接名词、代词和动词不定式。 例如： We cannot afford the trip. 我们掏不起旅行的费用。 We cannot afford to go on a holiday this year. 我们今年没钱度假。

4. I've stopped trying now. 我己经不想再尝试了。 注意，stop doing sth. 表示“停止正在做的事情”，而stop to do sth . 表示“停下正在做的事去做另一件事”。试比较： She stopped singing. 她停止了歌唱。 She stopped to sing. 她停下来去唱歌了。

5. You can make it up. 你可以编（一个故事）嘛, make up表示“创造，编造”。例如： He made up an interesting story and told it to his friends. 他编了个有趣的故事讲给他的朋友们 听。 make up还有“组成，构成”的意思。例如： The three paragraphs make up a passage. 这三个段落构成了一篇文章。

Exercise --- Have you got some water to drink? --- Here you are. There _______ still some in the bottle. A. are B. has C. is D. have （2010年宁夏中考） 2. — Have you seen Bill? — Yes, he ______to the library. A. has gone B. had gone C. has been （2005年湖北武汉中考） C A

3. —Have you brought _________ with you 3. —Have you brought _________  with you? We won’t have time to come back.   —Don’t worry. All the things we need are here, in this big bag. A. something    B. anything    C. nothing    D. everything （2010中考真题） D

B A 4. ____ you ever _____Beijing Roast Duck before? A. Did: try B. Have: tried C. Will: try D. Do; try 5. He ________ the book already. A. has read B. hasn't read C. read D. have read B A

C C 6. ______ have you lived in New York? —For two years. A. How soon B. How often C. How long D. when 7. Your father is sleeping. Please stop ____ . A. to sing B. sing C. singing D. sings C

根据句意和汉语或首字母提示完成句子。 afford nvite ompetition prizes Green can __________ (付得起）to buy this watch. 2. You can i________ your teacher to come to your party. 3. Entering a speaking c__________ is my dream. 4. Lingling hasn’t won any _______(奖项). nvite ompetition prizes

Homework Remember the new words in this lesson. 2. Learn about different kinds of competitions.