Unit8 Module 4 Fun time Oxford English Reading

Getting ready 1 In this unit, you will learn about collecting things. Reading ● Read a story about people who collect unusual things. Listening ● Listen to an interview about people’s collections. Grammar ● Learn how to use personal pronouns, possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns. Speaking ● Learn to say the sounds. ● Interview your classmates about their collections. Writing ● Write a short articles about your collection.

These people are talking about the things they collect. Complete their sentences with the words from the box. coins model planes phone cards stamps I’m a collector of ___________. This is my collection of ______________. Do you like my ________? I love collecting _______. model planes phone cards stamps coins 2 What do you know about …?

Unusual collections newspapers, toys (cars, trains, ships, bears), shells, butterflies, glasses, bottles, etc. The list of the things:

Listen and answer 3 Match the collections with the collectors. newspapers toys doorbell

Sam and Helen’s grandparents collect almost everything. There are eight doorbells on their front door! “This silver doorbell is my favourite,” said Helen. She pushed it and soon Grandpa opened the door. “Come in, my dear grandson and granddaughter!” he said. “Who started collecting doorbells, Grandpa?” asked Sam. “Your grandma,” he answered. “She loves doorbells.” “What do you like collecting, Grandpa?” asked Helen. “I like collecting newspapers.” Unusual collections

They went inside and saw newspapers everywhere. “Hello children!” called Grandma. “Let’s have some tea.” The children followed her into the living room and saw lots of toys there. There was hardly any space for the children to sit down. “Whose toys are these?” asked Helen. “They’re ours,” said Grandma. “We both like collecting toys.” “But remember,” said Grandpa, “we have a lot of free time! You have your school work to do, so you shouldn’t spend too much time collecting things!” Unusual collections collections

Listen and answer 3 Match the collections with the collectors. newspapers toys doorbell

C1 Find words from the story on page 102 that have similar meanings to the phrases in italics below. Vocabulary 1 My friend will come to visit me in a short time from now. (line 4) 2 There are tall buildings all over this area. (line 10) 3 I walked behind my grandma to the kitchen. (line 12) 4 I can almost not keep my eyes open. (line 13) 5 What do you do when you are not busy? (line 16) soon everywhere followed hardly free 4

C2 Sam and his friend Jack are talking about collecting things. Complete their conversation with the words from the box. everywhere follow free hardlyinside free everywhere hardly inside Follow

D1 Who/What do the words in italics refer to? Read the story on page 101 and circle the correct answers. Comprehension 5

D2 Helen is talking to her friend Sue. Help Helen answer the questions in complete sentences. We went to our grandparents’ home today. They collect things in their free time. They collect doorbells, newspapers, toys and many other things.

Language points 6 Unusual collections collections

原句再现 ： This is my collection of model planes. 辨析： collect, collection, collector 1. collect v. 收集 例： My grandfather collected many stamps. 我爷爷收集了很多邮票。 2. collection n. 收藏品 例： It is a fine collection of painting. 它是一幅精美的绘画收藏品。 3. collector n. 收藏家，收集人 例： My father is a collector of stamps.

原句再现 ： I love collecting coins. love doing sth. = like doing sth. = enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事

原句再现 ： Let’s have some tea. let sb. do sth. 为祈使句， 意为 “ 让某人做某事 ” ， let’s 后需跟动词原形。 例： It is a fine day. Let’s go on a picnic. 今天天气不错，让我们去野餐吧。

原句再现 ： There was hardly any room for the children to sit down. 1. hardly any = almost no 意为 “ 几乎没有 ” 。 例： I have got hardly any money. 我几乎没有钱了。 2. room 在这里意为 “ 地方，空间 ” ，为不可数名词。 例： There is no more room on the bus. 公共汽车上没 有地方了。

原句再现 ： You have your school work to do, so you shouldn’t spend too much time collecting things. spend some time (in) doing sth. 意为 “ 花费时间做某事 ” 同义句型： It takes sb. some time to do sth. 例： Tom 是个足球迷。他花费太多的时间看足球比赛。 Tom is a football fan. He spends too much time watching football matches. =It takes Tom too much time to watch football matches.

翻译下列短语： 1. 开始做某事 2. 进来 3. 喝茶 4. 跟随她进入客厅 5. 很多玩具 6. 几乎没有 7. 喜爱做某事 8. 花费时间做某事 start to do\doing sth. come in have some tea follow her into the living room many\a lot of\lots of toys hardly any\almost no like\love\enjoy doing sth. spend some time doing sth.

开心小练 1.They got much ___ from these new books. A. ideas B. photos C. information D. stories 2.I ___ have any time to listen to music. A. really B. almost C. hardly D. also 3. I like reading. So I ___ most of my free time reading. A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay 4. Would you like to have___ tea? A. any B. some C. a D. an 5. These are many ___ cars in his room. A. toy B. toys C. children D. toy’s

Unit8 Module 4 Fun time Oxford English Grammar

Grammar A Personal pronouns 1 We use personal pronouns to replace nouns that we have already talked about. We have subject pronouns and object pronouns. Subject pronouns Object pronouns Personal pronouns

一、人称代词

人称代词的用法： 主格代词在句中作主语； 宾格代词在句中作动词或介词的宾语。 例： She wants to go abroad to further her study. (she 作主语 ) I don’t know her. (her 作宾语 ) 人称代词并列的顺序： 1. 单数形式：二、三、一人称。 例： You he and I are all from the same school. 你、他和我都来自同一所学校。 2. 复数形式：一、二、三人称 例： We you and they will fly to Paris next week. 我们、你们和他们下星期都坐飞机去巴黎。 3. 男女两性别并列用 he + she 。 例： He and she have been friends for many years. 他和她已经是多年的好朋友了。

She pushed it and soon Grandpa opened the door. She loves doorbells. They went inside and saw newspapers everywhere. The children followed her into the living room. Grammar exercise Point out the subject pronouns and the object pronouns in the sentences from the story “Unusual Collections”. Subject pronoun Object pronoun

Grammar exercise Mr Chen is speaking to his students. Complete the sentences by changing the words in brackets into pronouns. you we Sheher They me him I

Grammar B: Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns 2

二、物主代词

物主代词的用法： 形容词性物主代词相当于形容词，位于名词前作定语。 例： Is that your book, Lily? 那是你的书吗，莉莉？ 名词性物主代词相当于名词，在句中做主语、表语、宾语 或与 of 连用作定语。 例： --Whose books are these? 这些是谁的书？ -- They are theirs. Ours are over there. 是他们的。我们的在 那边。 He is a friend of mine. 他是我的一位朋友。

Sam’s family members are talking about their hobbies. Complete their sentences with the correct possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns. Grammar exercise I like to use computers. This is ____________ computer. He likes collecting stamps. These stamp albums are ____________. his my

She likes animals. This is ____________ dog. They love reading. These books are ____________. We love music. These are ____________ CDs. You like eating. These cakes are __________. hertheirs our yours

开心小练 1.–Is that ___ dog? -- No. ___ is black. A. his; His B. her; Its C. he; His D. her; Her 2. How hard ___ works! A. we B. he C. his D. him 3. –___ dictionary is this? -- It’s ___. A. Whose; me B. Whose; mine C. Who’s; his D. Who; hers 4. –Who taught ___ music? -- Nobody. I learnt it all by ___. A. your; myself B. you; myself C. you; me D. your; me 5. The doctor told me to eat more fish because ___ is good for my health. A. they B. it C. them D. its

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