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 ofever since then

come to realize

belong to

bring … back toeach 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.

used tochanged

think abouthow much

has beentraditional

brings backreminds

successfullistened to

sing live

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 1997. （过去的动作）　　 We have known each other since 1997. 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 1999. 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.

joinedhave read

startedhave learned

boughthasn’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 listenedsing

sawhasn’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 ）

（ A ）

（ 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）

（ C ）

（ 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 boylast 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 1936.(A) died (B) has died (C) has been dead

（ C ）

（ A）

（ B）

（ C ）