Recommending a book

1. Simon 忘记了什么时候见他的朋友们。 Simon forgot when to meet his friends. 2. Millie 给我展示接下来做什么。 Millie showed me what to do next. 3. 你可以问你的父母让你带多少钱。 You can ask your parents how much money to take with you. Translation.

4. Suzy 不确定请求谁来帮忙。 Suzy was not sure who to ask for help. 5. 你今天必须完成家庭作业。 You must finish your homework today. 6. 他们目前没有必要买电脑。 They do not have to buy a computer at the moment.

publishing house n. 出版社 publish vt. 出版 e.g. Her book was published last year. 她的书去年出版了。

copy n. 一本（份，册）；副本 e.g. a copy of magazine 一份杂志

series n. 一系列；系列节目 success n. 成功 sales n. [ 复 ] 销售量

refuse vt. & vi. 拒绝，回绝 e.g. vi. He asked her to marry him but she refused. 他向她求婚，但她拒绝了。 vt. I think he won’t refuse me. 我想他不会拒绝我的。 so far 到目前为止 e.g. I have had no reply from her so far. 我至今没有得到她的答复。

translate vi. & vt. 翻译 e.g. I need to translate it into English. 我必须把它译成英语。 Canadian adj. 加拿大（人）的 e.g. Dr. Bethune was a Canadian who worked in China. 白求恩大夫是一位曾在中国工作的 加拿大人。

at a time 每次，依次 e.g. Take the pills two at a time. 每次服两粒。 online adv. 在线地，联网地 e.g. It is faster if you apply online. 如果您是在线申请，那是非常快的。

— Do you like reading? — …. — What type of book do you like? — …. — What’s the name of the book? — ….

A1 The Class 1, Grade 8 students are talking about what they have read recently. Listen to them and match each student with the type and name of the book they have read.

Name of the book Three Men in a Boat Notes from a Small Island Moment in Peking Flags of Our Fathers A Brief History of Time Type of book novel history science travel Student Kitty Millie Daniel Simon Sandy

Let’s watch the movie!

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter

A2 Suzy plans to read the Harry Potter series. She is telling her classmates about the books. Listen to what she says and complete her notes.

J.K. Rowing A British writer Date of birth (1)_______________ As a child often wrote (2)________ and read them to her sister In 1990 got the idea for the first Harry Potter story on a (3)_______ trip to London In (4)______ finished the first Harry Potter book In 2007 finished the (5)_____________ book of the series. 31 July 1965 stories train 1995 seventh/last

Harry Potter series At first all the British publishing houses refused to publish it A year later a small publishing house in (6) ________ accepted it So far a great success has been translated into about (7)_____ languages Sales over (8)______ million copies in over (9)______ countries and areas London

A3 Millie made some notes of the Harry Potter series. However, she has made some mistakes. Listen to Suzy again. Help Millie underline the mistake in each sentence and write the correct words in the blanks.

1.J.K. Rowling is a Canadian writer. 2.Rowling’s birthday is on 30 July. 3.When she was a child, Rowling often shared toys with her sister. 4.The eighth Harry Potter book is the last one of the series. 5.The first Harry Potter book was a great success in the very beginning. 6.The Harry Potter series is popular only in Britain. _______ in over 200 countries and areas all over the world British 31 stories seventh was not

You are an interviewer. You want to interview J.K. Rowling. Work in pairs, try to ask at least five questions about her.

一、根据所给汉语提示完成句子。 1. He gave me a present, but I _______ ( 拒绝 ). 2. The film was a big _______ ( 成功 ). 3. The novel was __________ ( 翻译 ) into English. 4. I want a _____ ( 一本 ) of magazine. 5. J.K. Rowling is not a _________ ( 加拿大的 ) writer. refused success translated Canadian copy

二、汉译英。 1. 她拒绝和我一起去看电影。 2. 一家小的出版社上个星期开业了。 3. 到目前为止，哈利波特已经被翻译成许多 种语言。 She refused to go to see the film with me. A small publishing house was open last week. So far, Harry Potter has been translated into many languages.

4. J.K. Rowling 是一个英国著名作家。 5. 第七部《哈利波特》是这个系列的最后 一本。 6. 第一本《哈利波特》在一开始取得了巨 大的成功。 J.K. Rowling is a famous British writer. The seventh Harry Potter book is the last one of the series. The first Harry Potter book was a big success in the beginning.

Homework 1.Remember the new words in this lesson. 2.Preview the next lesson.