WY 八年级版上学期

Module 1

Unit 1

Try not to translate every

word.

Unit 1

Try not to translate every

word.try to 尝试做某事

Welcome back to school, everyone!

Did you have a good time in sum

mer holiday?

Do you enjoy learning English?

Why do you

learn Englis

h?

Work in pairs Work in pairs

Which do you think is difficult for you

about learning English?

grammar

pronunciation

writing listening

reading

vocabulary

speaking

A: You should always speak English in class.

B: You should write down your mistakes in

your notebooks.

C: Why don’t you write down the correct sp

elling and grammar

D: It’s a good idea to check your vocabular

y notebook E: How about listening to the radio or rea

ding a newspaper in EnglishF: Try not to translate every word.

SummarySummary

Expressions of suggestion:

1). Why don’t you do …?

2). Should I do … ?

3). How about doing …?

4). It’s a good idea to do …

5). Try not to do …

1. Reading English

Reading a newspaper in English

2. Translation Try not to translate every word

3. Listening to English

Listen to the radio in English

4. Learn vocabularyCheck notebook every day

Write notes after reading

Important & difficult points

1. welcome to… 欢迎到…　 welcome back to… 欢迎回到… Welco

me to China/my school/my home!

Welcome back to China/school!

Welcome back home!

2. some advice 一些建议 advice 不可数 n( 名词 ), 不加 s

3. be going to do sth 打算做某事 I am going to see my uncle / climb the

hill / play football next Saturday.

4. Why don’t you write it down?

=Why not write it down?

why don’t you/we = why not + 动词原形

Why don’t you ask him?=Why not ask

him?

5. write down “ 写下”。如果接名词，这个名词可放在后面 , 也可放在中间 ,

如果接代词 , 那么这个代词只能放在中间。

write down these words = write these w

ords down=write it/them down

6. next to 在…旁边，紧靠，靠近 A. There is a hospital next to the school.

B: He sat next to me.

7. It’s a good idea to do sth. 做某事是个 好主意

That’s a good idea.=Good idea. 好主意

8. Thanks a lot.=Thank you very much.

9. how about…? “… 怎样？” 表建议how about=what about + 动词 -ing

How about playing football?

What about going swimming?

10. try to do sth=do one’s best to do sth

( 尽力做某事 ) try not to do sth( 尽量不做某事 )

A. try to work out this problem.

B. We should try to study English well.

C. We should try not to sleep in class.

11. write email messages to each other

互相发电子邮件 each other 互相

12. help me with my homework

help sb with sth=help sb do sth

A: He always helps me with my homew

ork.

B: He always helps me do my homewor

k.

.

13. What else? 别的什么 ?

else 与 other （别的，其它的）的 e

lse 与 other （别的，其它的）的用法： else 作形容词时，通常放在疑问词或 anything , something, nothing, n

obody, something 等之后； else 作副词时，通常放在疑问副词之后。 oth

er 作形容词，通常放在被修饰的名词之前 ; other 还可作代词。

A: When else can I come?

别的什么时候我可以来呢？

B: Please come some other day.

请改日再来。

Work in groupsWork in groups

Discuss the questions

1. What do you think is the best advice

for learning English?

2. Is a correct word right or wrong?

3. What mistakes do you often make?

4. Do you read a newspaper in English?

5. Do you have a vocabulary

notebook?

6. Do you have a pen friend?

7. Does he or she send you email

messages?

Everyday EnglishEveryday English

What else?

Ready?

Excellent!

That’s a good idea.

Thanks a lot.

1. Why don’t you write it down?

2. What else?

3. That’s a good idea.

4. Thanks a lot.

Activity 6.

Pronunciation and speaking

Group work

What should you do to improve:

1. your grammar 2. your listening

3. your vocabulary 4. your writing

5. your reading 6. your speaking