新目标八年级英语下册第八单元READING课件[1]

By Mr Shi May 7,2013TherosesomesayloveitisariverthatdrownstenderreedsomesayloveitisarazorthatleavesyoursoultobleedsomesayloveitisahungeranendlessachingneedisayloveitisaflowerandyoureitsonlyseeditstheheartafraidofbreakingthatneverlearnstodanceitsthedreamafraidofwakingthatnevertakesthechanceitstheonewhowontbetakenwhocannotseemtogiveandthesoulafraidofdyingthatneverlearnstolivewhenthenighthasbeentoolonelyandtheroadhasbeentoolongandyouthinkthatloveisnotonlyfortheluckyandthestrongjustrememberinthewinterfarbeneaththebittersnowliestheseedthatwiththesunsloveinthespringbecomestheroseThis is a classical song of love,just like“Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,Lies the seed that with the suns love,In the spring becomes the rose”。冬雪之下，深埋爱种。冬雪之下，深埋爱种。阳光轻抚，春成玫瑰。阳光轻抚，春成玫瑰。Its a beautiful and popular song,perhaps the people all over the world know it.We know the part of the meaning of the song.If you can sing this song,you can learn some new words.MakealistHow can singing English songs help your English1.We can learn some new words.2.We can become more interested in English.3.We can improve the ability of listening and speaking.What is the passage mainly about?First reading:Discuss in Groups:What other ways can you think of to improve your English?Reading English newspapers Communicate with each otherDoing businesshave international meetingAnswer the questions as many as you canHow many singers entered the contest?How old were the winner of the mens competition?Where was the winner of the mens competition from?Who was the winner of the womens competition?How old was she?Did the winners think they were better than the other singers?What does Beijing Speaks English suggest?2440XianJiang mei No ,they didt.It suggest ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.19Second reading:Are these statements true,false,or not mentioned in the reading?StatementsTrueFalse Not mentionedThree good ways of improving English are mentioned.The winners both agreed that they were the best singers.Studying English helped Jiang Mei win the prize.Singing songs doesnt mean you can speak English well.Reading English books is a better way of learning English than watching movies.Why do we learn English?1.We can communicate with each other.2._3._English-An International Language Today many people want to improve their English in different ways.For example,twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs.Nearly all the singers sang very clearly,and looked comfortable on stage.Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.Want to do sth 想要去做某件事想要去做某件事enter v.参加；进入参加；进入nearly adv.几乎几乎singsang clearly adv.明朗地；明显地明朗地；明显地stage n.舞台舞台native adj.本地的；本国的本地的；本国的from across China=from all over China 来自全中国来自全中国by+名词名词/动词动词-ing 通过；通过；以以as+形容词或副词原形形容词或副词原形+as 像像一样一样The singers really came from all age groups,and from all over China.The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from Xian,and the winner of the womens competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Both winners were very modest,and said that they didnt think they were better than the other singers.Jiang Mei,the winner of the womens competition,said studying English helped her win the prize.Six months earlier,she felt her English was not good enough,so she had to study hard.She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.winner n.胜利者胜利者modest adj.谦虚的；谦让的谦虚的；谦让的earlier adj.早的；初期的早的；初期的interested adj.感兴趣的感兴趣的Come from 来自来自Enough+名词名词形容词形容词+enoughThis kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English.Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs andthat it is a good idea to have fun with English.encourage v.鼓励鼓励 encourage sb.to do sth.鼓励某人做某事鼓励某人做某事progress n.进步；前进进步；前进 make progress 取得进步取得进步Its+名词名词+to do sth.做某事是怎样做某事是怎样 have fun with sth.在在中获得乐趣中获得乐趣 Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program?If not,why dont you find out about it?It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.Besides singing English songs,there are many other fun ways to learn English.What about watching English movies,or reading English books?Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English.If you look hard enough,youll find a good way to learn English better.hear of 听说听说suggest v.提议；建议提议；建议take an interest in 对对感兴趣感兴趣besides prep.而且；除而且；除之外之外make friends with 与与交友交友find out 找出；发现找出；发现3c Close your books.Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words.Class is over Goodbye,boys and girls