新目标 八年级 ( 上 )

Unit 9

Unit 9 When was he born?

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

talentedoutstanding

creativeunusual

loving ， kind

beautifulfamous

spend … on sth./in doing sth. spend … with sb.become a skating championtour the United States

Revision

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?Who is she?

What does she do?

Where’s she from?

Lead in

What else?

When was she born?

Who is she?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.

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

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.

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3aReading

1. Fast reading.

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Name: Li YundiName: Li YundiJob: 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?

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

False

False

True

Read the article again and fill in the chart

When What

was born

when he was a small boy

began to learn the accordion

when he was 7

took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition

2. Careful 2. Careful readingreading

1982

could hum songs and difficult pieces of music

at the age of four

started to learn the piano

in October 2000

Try to retell the article

Li Yundi, a ... pianist, alwaysloved 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 thisprize.

Look at the infortition in 2b, and write an article about Laura.

Name: LauraBirth: 1932Job: ice skating playerIn 1936: started ice skating In 1942: became a skating champion

Larua is an ice skating player. She always loves skating. She…_____________________________________________________________________

Writing

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.

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

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

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

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

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 )

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

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

1.Jenny is my classmate. She is an ____ girl. A. eight-years-old B. eight-year-old C. eight-year-olds2.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 in3.—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

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

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.

violinisttoured

loving

pianist

pieces

first

more outstanding