Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? The Fifth Period Section B 3a-3b & Self Check

温故知新： 1. 名著 ___________ 2. 快点 _________________ 3. 自从 _______________________ 4. 互相 _________________ 5. 出国留学 ______________ 6. 属于我 ___________________ 7. 去过 _________________ 8. 去了 __________________ 9. 乡村音乐 ___________________ 10. 因为某事而争论，争夺 ___________________ 11. 迫不及待干某事 ________________

1. 过去常常 2. 在国外学习 3. 回家 4. 充满 5. 自从 6. 开始意识到 7. 属于 8. 把 … 带回 9. 相互 used to study abroad return home be full of ever since then come to realize belong to bring … back to each other / one another

一、创设情境，呈现目标 Have you read it?What’s it about? How about Little Women/Treasure Island…? Who’s your singer or musician?When did they first become famous?

二、自主学习，交流展示 3a 、 3b 1) Answer the questions in 3a by themselves. 2) 3b Write an article about the singer or writer.

Complete the summary of the passage. Sarah _____ ____ fight over almost everything with her family. But country music ________ her life forever. It made her ______ ______ her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize _____ ______ she missed them. Since then, she _____ _____ a fan of American country music. Country is a ___________ kind of music from the southern states of America. It _______ us _____ to the “good old days”. It also ________ us that the best things in life are free. Garth Brooks is one of the most __________ musicians in American history. Sarah has already ________ ______ most of his songs. She hopes to see him _____ ____ one day. usedto changed think about howmuch has been traditional bringsback reminds successful listened to singlive

1. Who is the singer/writer? 2. When did the singer/writer first become famous? 3. How and why did he/she first become famous? 4. What famous songs/books has he/she recorded/written? When? 5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold? Think of a singer or writer you know well. Make a list of facts about him/her. Think of the following: 3a

6. How did you find out about him/her? 7. Is he/she still popular today? 8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to others? 9. How do you feel about his/her music/books? 10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs yourself?

3b Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use. You can also use the information in 3a.

the first line in the song/book the book/song was written/recorded by enjoyed success in successful song/CD/book I listened to this song/read this book when … The song/book makes me feel …

My favorite singer is John Denver. A few years ago, I listened to his song Country Road, Take Me Home by chance. It is a country song. When I first listened to this song, I was deeply impressed by its beautiful lyrics. It brought me back to my childhood and made me think of my parents and friends in my hometown. Ever since then, I have been a fan of John Denver.

三、难点释疑，延伸拓展： 区分一般过去时与现在完成时： 现在完成时表示过去某时发生的行为对主语目前 产生的影响，即用过去发生的某个行为来说明现在 的某种情况。 We are good friends. ( 现在的情况） I knew him in （过去的动作） We have known each other since 表示动作发生在过去某个不确定的时间，但对现在留下了某 种影响和结果，常被 just 、 already 、 yet 、 so far 、 recently 等副词修饰。（现在完成时把过去的动作和现在联 系起来并着眼于现在） 一般过去时：只表示过去的动作或状态，和现在不发生联系 ，与过去的时间连用 He died in I saw the film last week.

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box. down of about back up 1. What do you think _____ this dress? Do you think it looks good on me? 2. The little boy was so hungry that he didn’t put his spoon ______ at all. He just kept on eating. of down 四、反思小结，当堂测评

3. She grew ____ in a small town, although she lives in a big city now. 4. For homework, our teacher told us to write _______ our summer vacation. 5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us _____ to our school. up about back down of about back up

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets. 1. I ______ (join) the book club last month and I _________ (read) five books already. 2. I only _______ (start) taking French classes last week and I ____________ (learn) 50 French words already. 3. Tony _______ (buy) a pop music CD yesterday but he _______________ (listen) to it yet. joined have read started have learned bought hasn’t listened

4. They _____________ (listen) to many songs by The Beatles, but they cannot ______(sing) any of them. 5. She ______(see) the newspaper on the table this morning, but she __________ (have) any time to read it yet. have listened sing saw hasn’t had

1.A: What a nice watch! How long ___ you ___ it ？ B: Just three weeks. (A) will, buy (B) did, buy (C) have, had 2. A: ___ you ___ a member of Greener China for a long time ？ B: Yes, I joined it five years ago. (A) Have, been (B) Has, joined (C) Have, joined 3. Mr. Li ___ Japan. He ___ Japan for two years. (A) has been to, has been to (B) has gone to, has been in (C) has gone to, has been to （C）（C） （A）（A） （B）（B） Choose the correct answers.

4. The famous singer ___ on tour for half a year. (A) has left (B) has been away (C) has gone away 5. I ___ this book for two days, I have to return it now. (A) borrowed (B) have borrowed (C) have kept 6. A: When ______ you ______ your old friend? B: The day before yesterday. (A) will, visit (B) did, visit (C) have, visited （B）（B） （C）（C） （B）（B）

7. Mrs. White ___ in Bridge School since she moved to the city. (A) teaches (B) taught (C) has taught 8. No one ___ football in the street since a car hit a boy last Sunday. (A) has played (B) played (C) playing 9. A: I’m sorry to keep you waiting. B: Oh, not at all. I ___ here only for a few minutes. (A) was (B) have been (C) will be 10. His father ___ since (A) died (B) has died (C) has been dead （C）（C） （A）（A） （B）（B） （C）（C）