2. 新目标 八年级 ( 上 ) Unit 9

3. Unit 9 When was he born?

4. 有天赋的 杰出的 有创造力的 不寻常的 慈爱的 漂亮的 著名的 花时间做某事 与 …… 度过时光 成为滑冰冠军 周游美国 talented outstanding creative unusual loving ， kind beautiful famous spend … on sth./in doing sth. spend … with sb. become a skating champion tour the United States Revision

5. Name: Laura Birth: 1932 From Russia Description: unusual Job: ice skating player In 1936: started ice skating In 1942: became a skating champion Who is she? What does she do? Where’s she from? Lead in What else? When was she born?

6. Who is she? What does shedo? Where’s she from? What else? When was she born? Name: Midori From: Japan Job: violinist Description: famous Birth: 1971 1985: toured the U.S.

7. 1.Chopin is a well-known pianist. = Chopin is a _______ pianist. “ well-known ” 意为 " 出名的 famous 3. pieces of music 2. hum songs 4. accordion Presentation

8. Li Yundi, a well-known Chinese pianist, always loved music. He was born in 1982 in Chongqing. When he was a smart boy, he could hum songs and difficult pieces of music. He began to learn the accordion at the age of four, and he started to learn the piano when he was seven. In October 2000, Li Yundi took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland. He won the first prize in his group. He was also the firstChinese pianist in the 70-year history of the competition to win this prize. ————————————————————————— 3a Reading 1. Fast reading. ———————————

9. Name: Li Yundi Job: well-known pianist When was he born? Read the article and answer the questions. When did he take part in the Chopin International Piano Competition?

10. True or false 1. Li Yundi didn’t love music. 2. He began to learn the accordion when he was seven. 3. He took part in the 14th Chopin International piano Competition in England. 4. He won the first prize. False True

11. Read the article again and fill in the chart WhenWhat was born when he was a small boy began to learn the accordion when he was 7 took part in the 14 th Chopin International Piano Competition 2. Careful reading reading 1982 could hum songs and difficult pieces of music at the age of four started to learn the piano in October 2000

12. Try to retell the article Li Yundi, a... pianist, always loved music. He was born in... When he was a smart boy, he... He began to..., and he started to … when he was seven. In October 2000, Li Yundi... in Poland. He... his group. He was also... to win this prize.

13. Look at the infortition in 2b, and write an article about Laura. Name: Laura Birth: 1932 Job: ice skating player In 1936: started ice skating In 1942: became a skating champion Larua is an ice skating player. She always loves skating. She…_______ _______________________________ _______________________________ Writing

14. One possible version She was an unusual girl. She started ice skating when she was four. She became a skating champion when she was ten. She also worked very hard. Now, she is a kind and loving grandmother. Larua is an ice skating player. She always loves skating. She was born in 1932.

15. Guess the name of the person you admire. A: Is the person a man or a woman? B: He is a man. C: Is he alive ? B: Yes, he is... Groupwork Ten Questions

16. 1. join 与 take part in 两者都表示 “ 参加 ” 。 join 指 “ 参加 ( 某种组织 )” 。 take part in 表示参加 ( 某项活动 ) 。 例如： When did your brother join the Party? 你哥哥什么时候入的党？ Do you want to take part in our school sports meeting? 你想参加我们学校的运动会吗？ Explanation

17. 2.at the age of four 在四岁的时候 (= when sb was … years old) 例如： He was very clever and at the age of 5 he could read newspapers. 他非常聪明， 5 岁就会看报。 Mozart started writing music at the age of four. 莫扎特在四岁的时候开始写音乐。 3 ． the 70-year history 70 年的历史 其中 70-year 做 history 的定语， year 不能用 复数。 例如： an eighty-year old woman 一位八十岁老人

18.  4. 年龄表达方法 (1) 用基数词表达年龄，可以加上 “…years old” The little is three years old ． 那名小女孩三 岁。 (2) 用 when 引导的从句 when I was three （ years old ）当我三岁时 (3) at the age of ＋基数词 at the age of three 在三岁时 (4) 基数词 -year-old ，注意这种表达常作定语。 a three-year-old boy 一名三岁的男孩

19. 5. alive 用法。 alive 意为 “ 活着的 ” ，多用于人或动物，在句中 只能做表语或后置定语。例如： She was still alive when I reached the hospital. 当我赶到医院的时候, 她还活着呢。 Who’s the greatest man alive? 当今最伟大的人物是谁？ ( 作后置定语 )

20. Write a person you admire. 描写一位你敬慕的人。 她 / 他的出生日期。 她 / 他的职业。 她 / 他的开始做某事情的时间。 她 / 他的成就。 其他方面。 Homework

21. 1. a famous pianist 2. hum songs 3.difficult pieces of music 4. Start to learn accordion 5. at the age of four 6.in the 70—year history of the competition 7. win the first prize 8. be alive 9. took part in Exercises 一、说出下列词组的意思 一位著名的中国钢琴家 哼唱歌曲 难度大的曲子 开始学习手风琴 在四岁的时候 在七十年的竞赛历史中 获得第一名 活着的，在世的 参加

22. 1.Jenny is my classmate. She is an ____ girl. A. eight-years-old B. eight-year-old C. eight-year-olds 2.Many students in our class______ the school singing competition and some of them did very well. A. joined B. take part in C. took part in 3.—Is your grandfather still________? —Of course. He _____ with my uncle in the countryside. A. live, live B. alive, lives C. living, alive 二、单项选择 B B B

23. 4.—What could Wu Yi do at the age of five ？ —He could hum songs and difficult____. A. piece of music B. pieces of music C. pieces of musics 5. _______the age of six, he started to learn the piano. A. On B. With C. At D. In 6. The loving parents ____ a lot of free time ___ their child. A. takes, in B. spends, in C. use, with D. spend, with B C D

24. 三、用所给词的正确形式填空。 1. My mother is a famous ________(violin). 2. He ______(tour) the US when he was twenty. 3. My grandmother is very kind and ______(love). 4. Lang Lang is a great Chinese ______(piano). 5. He can hum many difficult ________(piece) of music. 6. He was the ________(one) Chinese pianist to win this prize. 7. She is _________________ (outstanding) than me. violinist toured loving pianist pieces first more outstanding