Unit 8 Our Clothes Topic1 What a nice coat! Section C 永泰一中 英语组 蔡丽娟

gloves n. 手套 boots n. 长筒靴

a suit n. 一套衣服，套装 He is wearing a black suit. suit v. 适合

silver necklace 银项链 She is wearing a silver necklace today.

iron 熨烫 (v.) ；熨斗 (n.) Tom didn't iron his shirt yesterday.

1. 温度，热 (n.) He could feel the heat of the sun on his back. 2. 把 ······ 加热 (v.) Heat the oil and add the onion. heat

Pre-reading questions: 1.What do you usually wear in school? What about on special days? 2. What kind of clothing do you like best? Why?

Listen to 1a and answer the questions. 1. What do North American people wear at Christmas? At Christmas, some people wear Santa Claus hats. 2. What do Chinese people wear in northern China in winter? They usually wear coats, gloves, boots and hats.

1a Read and understand How do North Americans dress? What do they wear on special days? In fact, they have very few formal days, though there are some festivals such as Easter, Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving Day. What people wear depends on their likes and dislikes. On birthdays, some children wear paper party hats. At Christmas, some people wear Santa Claus hats. In winter, Canadian people usually wear coats, gloves, boots and hats. It is nearly the same in northern China. Generally, people in Canada and the United States wear suits for working in offices, as well as for more formal occasions, just as people do in China. People in cities around the world wear rather similar clothes.

What people wear depends on their likes and dislikes. 人们穿什么衣服取决于他们的好恶。 (1) depend on/upon 取决于；依靠，依赖 如： Children depend on their parents for what they need. 孩子们依靠父母供给他们所需的一切。 (2) 这里的 likes and dislikes 意为 “ 爱好和厌恶 ” 。如： We all have different likes and dislikes. 我们各有不同的好恶。

as well as 除 ······ 之外 ( 也 ) ， as well 也，还 Example: They sell books as well as newspaper. Are they coming as well?

North Americans—on special days— few formal days— depends on their likes and dislikes — paper party hats— Canadian people—wear— the same in northern China— generally—in Canada and the United States— as well as— occasions—rather similar clothes Key words of 1a

1b Work alone Read 1a again and answer the following questions. 1.There are many formal days in North America, aren’t there? 2.What does people’s dressing depend on? 3.What do Canadian people usually wear in winter? 4.What kind of clothes do people around the world wear for working in offices? 5. Do people in cities all over the world wear similar clothes?

2 Pair work Here is the fashion show in the classroom on Monday. Look at the pictures and make similar conversations after the example. The words in the box may help you. great, bright, beautiful, lively, pretty, handsome, cute, cool, lovely, nice Example: A: What’s Kangkang wearing? B: He is wearing a T-shirt. It’s such a bright T-shirt/so bright that Kangkang looks lively.

Work alone Look, listen and fill in the blanks. Kangkang’s mother likes shopping. Last _______,she went to a shopping center. As soon as she walked in, a _____ scarf caught her eye, so she bought it. _____ she bought a silver necklace. She bought a pair of _____ pants for Kangkang as well. She also wanted to buy a leather _____, but she didn’t like any in that store. 3 Sunday silk Then purse cotton

4 Group work Find the instruction tags in your clothes. Discuss and try to explain them after the example. Made of 100% cotton. Wash it in warm water. Iron it on low heat. Dry-clean it. 100% cotton 30 ℃ P

( ) 1. Try to guess its meaning when you meet a new word. Don’t ____ your dictionary all the time. A. work on B. depend on C. decide on D. put on ( ) 2. The red scarf in the market________. A. catch her eyes B. catch her eye C. caught her eye D. caught her eyes ( ) 3. He’s ____ as tall as you are. A. nearly B. near C. hardly D. hard ( ) 4. They sell books _____ newspapers. A. as well B. as well as C. as good as D. as B C A B 单项选择。

1.I would like a white s______ necklace. 2.People in n______ China like eating dumplings. 3.The woman d_______ on her daughter. 4.The bottle’s n______ empty. 5.She fell and hurt her leg r______ badly. 6.The brothers look very s______. 7.The fire gave out h____. ilver orthern epends early ather imilar eat 根据句意及首字母提示完成句子。

1. Learn some new words and phrases: depend on, glove, nearly, northern, as well as, rather, similar, catch one’s eye, silver, iron, heat 2. Go on learning the structure “so…that…” and “such…that…”. It’s such a bright T-shirt/so bright that Kangkang looks lively. 3. Learn the dressing culture in North America. 4. Be able to read the instruction tags in the clothes: 100% cotton Made of 100% cotton.

Make a survey about your family’s favorite clothes and fill in the form below. Then write a passage according to the form. MemberFavorite ClothesMaterial My grandfather My grandmother My father My mother My sister