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1、UNIT 8COLLECTING THINGSModule 4 Fun time上冊上冊知識(shí)導(dǎo)航知識(shí)導(dǎo)航關(guān)鍵詞匯：關(guān)鍵詞匯：1. 與眾不同的；不尋常的 (adj.) _ 2. 采訪 (n. & v.) _3. 模型 (n.) _ 4. 郵票 (n.) _5. 門鈴 (n.) _ 6. 前面的 (adj.) _7. 銀色的；銀白色的 (adj.) _ unusual interviewmodelstampdoorbell frontsilver8. 按；撳；摁 (v.) _9. 孫女;外孫女 (n.) _ 10. 向里面 (adv.) _11. 處處；到處；各個(gè)地方 (adv.) _ 12. 跟

2、隨 (v.) _13. 幾乎不；幾乎沒有 (adv.) _ 14. 空間 (n.) _ pushgranddaughterinsideeverywhere followhardly space15. 空閑的 (adj.) _16. 雜志 (n.) _17. （強(qiáng)調(diào)觀點(diǎn)等）確實(shí)，的確 (adv.) _18. 以前 (adv.) _19. 以上；大于；多于 (adv.) _20. 收集 (v.) _freemagazinereallyagoovercollect重要詞組：重要詞組：1. 客廳；起居室 _2. 客廳；起居室 _3. 對感興趣 _4. （繪畫、雕塑等）藝術(shù)作品 _5. 花時(shí)間做某事 _

3、6. 尋找 _7. 某人的業(yè)余時(shí)間 _ 8. 集郵 _9. 飛機(jī)模型 _10. 跟隨某人進(jìn)入 _living room(be) bad for(be) interested inwork of artspend time (in) doing sth.look forones free timecollect stampsmodel planefollow sb. into典型句子典型句子1. 他們前門掛有8個(gè)門鈴?。╢ront door）_2. 爺爺，誰開始收集門鈴了？（start doing sth.）_3. 爺爺，那你喜歡收集什么？（what do you like ）_4. 我喜歡收集

4、報(bào)紙。（like doing sth.）_There are eight doorbells on their front door!Who started collecting doorbells, Grandpa?What do you like collecting, Grandpa?I like collecting newspapers.5. 他們走了進(jìn)去，看到（屋里）到處都是報(bào)紙。（go inside）_6. 孩子們跟著她走進(jìn)客廳，看見那里有許多玩具。（follow someone into ）_They went inside and saw newspapers everywh

5、ere.The children followed her into the living room and saw lots of toys there.7. 幾乎都沒有空間給孩子們坐了。（hardly any）_8. 你們在學(xué)校里有很多功課要做，所以你們不應(yīng)該花太多時(shí)間來收集東西！（have to do; spend time doing sth.）_There was hardly any space for the children to sit down. You have your school work to do, so you shouldnt spend too much

6、time collecting things!要點(diǎn)精講要點(diǎn)精講要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 1 collect【思維導(dǎo)圖】【思維導(dǎo)圖】第第1課時(shí)課時(shí) Vocabulary【舉例】【舉例】 He loves collecting stamps. 他喜歡集郵。He is a collector of coins. 他是一名硬幣收藏者。This is my collection of stamps. 這是我的集郵冊?！緫?yīng)用】【應(yīng)用】(1) He spends too much time _ (collect) stamps.(2) He has a _ (collect) of stamps.(3) He is a _

7、 (collect) of stamps.collectingcollectioncollector要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 2 unusual【思維導(dǎo)圖】【思維導(dǎo)圖】【舉例】【舉例】This is an unusual sign. 這是一種不尋常的跡象。She seems an unusually clever girl. 她看起來像是一個(gè)異常聰明的姑娘?！九e例】【舉例】What do you usually do after work? 你下班以后通常都做些什么？She is dreaming away as usual. 像往常一樣她又在那兒發(fā)呆?！緫?yīng)用】【應(yīng)用】（1）He goes out to ha

8、ve a walk after dinner as _ (unusual).（2）He _ (unusual) goes out to have a walk after dinner. usualusually要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 3 soon【思維導(dǎo)圖】【思維導(dǎo)圖】【舉例】【舉例】 He will be back soon. = He will be back in a short time. 他很快就回來。How soon will he be back? 他多久會(huì)回來？I will tell him about it as soon as he comes back. 他一回來我就將此告訴他。So

9、oner or later, you will make it. 遲早你會(huì)成功的?！緫?yīng)用】【應(yīng)用】(1) ( ) How soon will he be back?_.A. On two hours B. After two hoursC. In two hours(2) ( ) As soon as he _ enough money, he _ the book.A. has; buys B. has; will buy C. will have; will buyCB要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 4 everywhere【思維導(dǎo)圖】【思維導(dǎo)圖】【舉例】【舉例】 New factories are going

10、 up everywhere. 到處在興建新工廠。You can see newspapers everywhere=You can see newspapers here and there.你可以看到到處是報(bào)紙?！緫?yīng)用應(yīng)用】( ) There are books everywhere.（選出可以替換畫線部分的最佳選項(xiàng)）A. outside B. over thereC. here and thereC要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 5 free【思維導(dǎo)圖】【思維導(dǎo)圖】【舉例】【舉例】 We have a lot of free time. 我們有很多空閑的時(shí)間。Everyone loves freedom. 每

11、個(gè)人都熱愛自由。The tourists went about London freely. 游客們在倫敦四處自由游覽?！緫?yīng)用應(yīng)用】(1) _ (free) is important to everyone.(2) ( ) Tom is free now. We can play basketball together.（選出可以替換畫線部分的最佳選項(xiàng)）A. not busy B. busy C. poorAFreedom要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 6 really【思維導(dǎo)圖】【思維導(dǎo)圖】【舉例舉例】I really love the book because its so interesting. 我確實(shí)很喜

12、歡這本書，因?yàn)樗绱擞腥?。This is a real problem. 這是一個(gè)現(xiàn)實(shí)的問題。If we work hard, our dream will become reality. 如果我們努力工作，夢想就會(huì)成真。They dont really believe the story. = They dont truly believe the story. 他們并不真地相信這個(gè)故事。【應(yīng)用應(yīng)用】(1) The story he told sounds _ (really).(2) The story he told sounds _ (really) interesting.realr

13、eally要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 7 over【思維導(dǎo)圖】【思維導(dǎo)圖】【舉例舉例】 Its an important task, so lets get it over with as soon as possible. 這是一項(xiàng)重要的任務(wù)，所以讓我們盡快地把它做完。There are over 20 students here. =There are more than 20 students here. 這里有超過二十名學(xué)生。The class is over. = The class ends. 這節(jié)課結(jié)束了。【應(yīng)用應(yīng)用】（1） ( ) Tom is over thirteen. He is a mi

14、ddle school student now.（選出可以替換畫線部分的最佳選項(xiàng)）A. less than B. more thanC. almost（2）( ) Its 5 p.m. The last class is _. A. end B. finishC. over B C要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 8 be bad for【思維導(dǎo)圖】【思維導(dǎo)圖】【舉例舉例】 My teacher told me smoking was bad for our health. 我的老師告訴我吸煙有害健康。Vegetables are good for our health. 蔬菜對我們的健康有益。She is bad

15、at Physics. 她不擅長物理?！緫?yīng)用應(yīng)用】( ) Watching TV too much is bad _ your eyes.A. to B. for C. atB要點(diǎn)要點(diǎn) 8 be interested in【思維導(dǎo)圖【思維導(dǎo)圖】【舉例舉例】Im interested in traditional books. 我對傳統(tǒng)書籍感興趣。He is interested in playing football. = He has an interest in playing football. = He really likes playing football. 他對踢足球感興趣。T

16、he football match made me interested in playing football. 這個(gè)足球比賽使我對踢足球感興趣。【應(yīng)用應(yīng)用】(1) He is _ (interest) in reading books.(2) He has an _ (interest) in reading books.(3) ( ) Tom is interested in reading books.（選出可以替換畫線部分的最佳選項(xiàng)）A. is good at B. does well in C. really likesinterestedinterestC課堂練習(xí)課堂練習(xí)一、根據(jù)

17、要求寫出相應(yīng)的單詞或短語一、根據(jù)要求寫出相應(yīng)的單詞或短語1. usual _ (反義詞)2. busy _ (反義詞)3. real _ (adv.)4. back _ (反義詞)5. collection _ (v.)6. outside _ (反義詞)unusualfreereallyfrontcollectinside7. newspaper _ (復(fù)數(shù))8. push _(第三人稱單數(shù))9. 開始做某事 _10. 走進(jìn)去 _ newspaperspushesstart doing sth.go inside二、詞匯測試 i. 從下面每小題的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以替換畫線部分的最佳

18、選項(xiàng)。( ) 1. Dont worry. We can get to the cinema soon. A. in a short time B. in time C. finally ( ) 2. There are over 100 thousand tourists on the Great Wall during the holiday. A. around B. more than C. less than ( ) 3. So many people here! You should follow me. A. walk to B. go with C. go after ABC(

19、 ) 4. My father is free on Saturdays and he often takes us to the park. A. not busy B. happy C. nervous ( ) 5. I was interested in drawing when I was five. A. kept on B. was fond of C. looked forward to( ) 6. Look at your room! There are dirty socks and shoes everywhere. A. all the way B. from other

20、 people C. all over the roomABC( ) 7. Going to bed late is bad for peoples health. A. is good at B. is not good for C. is able to( ) 8. He really likes to spend the weekend with his parents at home. A. finally B. truly C. usuallyBBii. 根據(jù)句子意思，從下面每小題的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~語完成句子。( ) 9. A _ is a representatio

21、n (代表) of something, usually smaller than the original (原物). A. model B. doorbell C. space( ) 10. When you _ something, you press (按壓) it. A. interview B. follow C. pushAC( ) 11. If you say that something is _, you mean that you can see them the whole area. A. everywhere B. over C. real( ) 12. The w

22、eather is so bad that they could _ go out for a walk.A. nearly B. hardly C. easily( ) 13. Who was the first student _ at the meeting?Daniel. He gave us _ great talk.A. speaking; a B. to speak; a C. spoke; theABB( ) 14. There is _ any space for us to sit down in the room. Lets _ to the garden and hav

23、e some tea there.A. almost; go B. not; to go C. hardly; go( ) 15. The programme is very popular. _. We all like it. A. Thats right B. Not at all C. It doesnt matterCA第第2課時(shí)課時(shí) Reading要點(diǎn)精講要點(diǎn)精講【1】There was hardly any space for children to sit down. 幾乎都沒有空間給孩子們坐了。幾乎都沒有空間給孩子們坐了?！居梅ā俊居梅ā縏here is hardly any

24、 for sb. to do sth. 意為“某人幾乎沒有來做某事”。There is hardly any food for us to eat. 我們幾乎沒有能吃的食物了。【拓展】【拓展】 (1) hardly=almost notThere was hardly any space for children to sit down.=There was almost not any space for children to sit down. 幾乎沒有空間讓孩子們坐下來。(2) hardly，never, seldom等都是表示否定的詞。He is never late for sch

25、ool. 他上學(xué)從不遲到。She seldom shows her feelings. 她很少表達(dá)她的情感?！緫?yīng)用】【應(yīng)用】（1）( ) The boy hardly believed the news was true.（選處可以替換畫線部分的最佳選項(xiàng)）A. almost B. usually C. almost not（2）幾乎沒有什么錢讓我去買禮物了。(根據(jù)漢語意思補(bǔ)全句子)There is _ any money for me _ _ presents.Chardlytobuy【2】 so you shouldnt spend too much time collecting thin

26、gs! 所以你們不應(yīng)該花太多時(shí)間收集所以你們不應(yīng)該花太多時(shí)間收集東西！東西！【用法】【用法】（1）spend time doing sth. 表示“花時(shí)間做某事”。Do you spend much time staying with your family? 你花很多時(shí)間與家人在一起嗎？（2）too much 意為“太多”，用來修飾不可數(shù)名詞。He drank too much beer last night. 昨晚他喝太多酒了?！就卣埂俊就卣埂縮pend time / money on sth. 在某事物上花時(shí)間 / 金錢spend time / money(in) doing sth.

27、做某事花時(shí)間 / 金錢【辨析】【辨析】too much, much too 與too many 的區(qū)別：（1）too much意為“太多”，用于修飾不可數(shù)名詞。We have too much work to do. 我們有太多的工作要做。（2）much too表示“太”，用來修飾形容詞或副詞。Its much too cold. 天氣實(shí)在太冷了。（3）too many意為“太多”，用于修飾可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)。There are too many students in our class. 我們班上有太多的學(xué)生。 【應(yīng)用應(yīng)用】(1) ( ) He doesnt spend much time _

28、 his homework.A. do B. to do C. doing(2) ( ) Mum, the soup is _ salty. Sorry, dear. Ive put _ salt in it,A. too much; a lot B. many too; a lot ofC. much too; too muchCC課堂練習(xí)課堂練習(xí)一、用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1. This passage is very short. It has only ten _ (sentence).2. He took some _ (magazine) and he planned to rea

29、d them in the train.3. This movie is _ (real) funny. I want to see it again.4. There isnt _ (something) in my bag.sentencesmagazinesreallyanything5. He _ (start) collecting stamps two years ago.6. He goes out to have a walk after dinner as _ (unusual).7. As a_ (son), he takes care of his grandmother

30、 when his parents are away.8. Lucy is so weak that she _ (hard) finishes 1,500 metres race.9. He is _ (interest) in playing chess.10. I didnt spend too much time _ (play) computer games.startedusualgrandsonhardlyinterestedplaying二、閱讀理解 Tom is twelve years old, and he is interested in collecting stam

31、ps. He began to collect stamps when he was seven years old. He spends all his pocket money on stamps. Sometimes his parents send him stamps when he does well in his study. Therefore, Tom collects a lot of stamps. He often shows his stamps to his friends and his neighbours. He usually goes to his mai

32、l box to get letters after school. He wants the stamps from them. One day, Tom went to the mail box to get letters. But there were no letters in his box. He found a letter in the box next to his. The letter was to Mrs May. There was a beautiful stamp on the letter. So he got off the stamp carefully

33、and hurried home. After he went home, he was afraid that Mrs May would know he got her stamp. On the morning of the next day, Tom put the stamp back to Mrs Mays box and then went to school. When he came back from school, he met Mrs May. She smiled to Mike. Tom smiled, too.( ) 1. Tom began to collect

34、 stamps when he was _.A. 12 B. 5 C. 7 D. 17( ) 2. His parents send him stamps when _.A. its his birthday B. he is illC. he does bad in his study D. he does well in his study CD( ) 3. Tom often goes to his mail box to _.A. send a letter B. show his stamps to his friends C. get letters D. collect lett

35、ers ( ) 4. Which is not the way to collect stamps by Tom?A. He uses pocket money to buy stamps.B. Sometimes his parents give him stamps. C. He gets stamps from his letters. D. He gets off stamps from others letters. DC語法聚集語法聚集 代詞常用于代替名詞以及承擔(dān)名詞作用的短語、不定式、動(dòng)詞的-ing形式、從句或句子。在英語中代詞用得極為廣泛。英語中的代詞分為九類：人稱代詞、物主代

36、詞、反身代詞、指示代詞、相互代詞、疑問代詞、不定代詞、關(guān)系代詞和連接代詞。在本單元，我們重點(diǎn)學(xué)習(xí)人稱代詞和物主代詞。第第3課時(shí)課時(shí) Grammar一、人稱代詞一、人稱代詞1. 人稱代詞用來指代前面談?wù)摰降拿~，根據(jù)其在句中的人稱代詞用來指代前面談?wù)摰降拿~，根據(jù)其在句中的作用，可分為主格和賓格。作用，可分為主格和賓格。2. 人稱代詞的主格一般在句中作主語。人稱代詞的主格一般在句中作主語。I am a student. 我是一名學(xué)生。（I作主語）You can do it by yourself. 你可以自己去做。（you作主語）They went to the park. 他們?nèi)チ斯珗@。（th

37、ey作主語）3. 人稱代詞的賓格一般在句中作及物動(dòng)詞或介詞的賓語。人稱代詞的賓格一般在句中作及物動(dòng)詞或介詞的賓語。My mother loves me very much. 我媽媽非常愛我。（me作賓語）My mother is friendly to them. 我媽媽對他們很友好。（them作賓語）4. 人稱代詞通常是人稱代詞通常是“二、三、一二、三、一” 的順序。的順序。You, he and I will have much work to do. 你、我、他將會(huì)有很多工作要做。 二、物主代詞二、物主代詞1. 物主代詞可分為形容詞性物主代詞和名詞性物主代詞。物主代詞可分為形容詞性物主代

38、詞和名詞性物主代詞。2. 形容詞性物主代詞一般作定語，后面接名詞形容詞性物主代詞一般作定語，后面接名詞。This is my book. 這是我的書。 （my作定語）What is your name? 你的名字叫什么？ （your作定語）We can see her book on the desk. 我們可以看到她的書在桌子上。（her作定語）3. 名詞性物主代詞可作主語、表語、賓語等，后面不能名詞性物主代詞可作主語、表語、賓語等，后面不能接名詞。接名詞。Yours is over there. 你的在那里。（yours作主語）This book is mine. 這本書是我的。（mine

39、作表語）My bike is broken. Can I borrow yours? 我的自行車壞了。我能借你的嗎？（yours作賓語）一、用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1. I will go swimming with a friend of _ (I).2. There is a man under the tree, but I cant see _ (he) clearly.3. This ball is not _ (theirs). It is _ (our).4. _ (they) parents are both teachers in a junior high school.5

40、. Can _ (you) show me _ (you) watch?課堂練習(xí)課堂練習(xí)minehim theirsoursTheiryouyour6. _ (we) English teacher is Mrs Green.7. Look! The chair lost one of _ (it) legs.8. I want to buy _ (she) a yellow skirt tomorrow.9. Mike cant get down from the tree. Can you help _ (he)?10. The car in front of the bank is no

41、t _ (he).Ouritsherhimhis二、單項(xiàng)選擇( ) 1. The retired couple have decided to go to college. Its time for _ to begin a new life. (2016上海)A. they B. them C. their D. theirs( ) 2. My brother will come to see me tomorrow. Ill meet _ at the airport. (2016北京)A. her Byou C. him D. them( ) 3. I want to call my m

42、otherBut I cant find my mobile phone. Dont worry. My sisters phone is here. You can use _. （2016丹東）A. my B. mine C. hers D. herBCC( ) 4. What do you think of _ Chinese teacher, Jim？Shes an excellent teacher, Ive improved a lot since she taught _ Chinese.（2016黃岡）A. our；us Bour；ourC. ours；us D. ours；o

43、ur( ) 5. To my surprise, he sold _ house at such a low price. （2016重慶）A. he B. himC. his D. himselfAC三、語法填空 What do people like to do in their free time? In fact, people have different kinds of 1. (hobby) in their lives. When they are very young, they spend much time 2. (play) with dolls or toy cars

44、. They also enjoy 3. (draw) pictures or building houses 4. wooden blocks(積木). When they get a little older, they stop doing 5. (that) things. They have got new hobbies. Some people like to do sports like playing football or going 6. (skate) hobbiesplayingdrawingwith thoseskating outside. They can br

45、eathe the fresh air 7. they can also make friends with others. Some people become 8. (interest) in other activities such as painting and stamp collecting. And others love singing, dancing, playing 9. guitar or some other things. Some people may change 10. (they) hobbies, but some people keep the sam

46、e hobby all the time. and interestedthetheir 一、中英文互譯1. a waste of time _2. 收集汽車雜志 _3. be interested in _4. 乘船 _5. 收集明信片 _6. 開始做某事 _ 課堂練習(xí)課堂練習(xí)第第4課時(shí)課時(shí) Listening and speaking浪費(fèi)時(shí)間浪費(fèi)時(shí)間 collect car magazines對對感興趣感興趣by boat collect postcardstart doing sth.二、思維導(dǎo)圖復(fù)述 根據(jù)教材P101的課文內(nèi)容完成下面的思維導(dǎo)圖，再根據(jù)思維導(dǎo)圖，復(fù)述該篇課文的內(nèi)容eve

47、rything collecting doorbellscollecting newspaperscollecting toysshouldnt spend too much time課文復(fù)述：_ Sam and Helens grandparents collect almost everything. Grandma started collecting doorbells and there are eight doorbells on their front door. Grandpa likes collecting newspapers. They both like collec

48、ting toys and there are lots of toys in their living room. But they dont think students should spend too much time collecting things, because they have their school work to do. 話題八我的收藏品話題八我的收藏品【短文寫作短文寫作】 很多人都有收藏東西的愛好。請你以“My collection”為題寫一篇短文。內(nèi)容包括：1. 你的收藏愛好是什么？描述一下你的收藏品。2. 你從何時(shí)開始有此愛好？你的第一個(gè)收藏品是怎么得到的？

49、寫作樂園寫作樂園第第5課時(shí)課時(shí) Writing3. 你為何收藏這樣的東西？要求：1.字?jǐn)?shù)：60字左右(標(biāo)題已給出，不計(jì)入總字?jǐn)?shù))。2. 文章必須包含所有提示內(nèi)容，并可作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。3. 條理清楚，語句通順，意思連貫，書面規(guī)范。My collection_ 【寫作指導(dǎo)寫作指導(dǎo)】 此篇作文以談?wù)撌詹貫橹骶€，主要內(nèi)容是談?wù)搨€(gè)人的收藏愛好、原因及收藏品的來源。寫作內(nèi)容滲透著本單元的話題和語言目標(biāo)談?wù)搨€(gè)人的收藏愛好、收藏品、收藏的意義。 寫作過程中要明確以下幾點(diǎn)： 1. 由作文要談的內(nèi)容“my collection”決定我們在寫作中要以一般過去時(shí)和一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)為主。 2. 從話題內(nèi)容看，我們會(huì)大量用到表達(dá)收

50、藏的短語或句型?！痉段馁p析范文賞析】 My collection I like collecting stamps. It brings me a lot of fun. I started collecting stamps at the age of 8. My first stamp was from my father. He gave it to me as a new year present. The stamp has a picture of monkey on it. This made me interested in stamps. Soon I started to

51、look for more stamps. Now I have more than 50 stamps. From the stamps, I learn a lot about Chinese culture. Collecting stamps brings not only knowledge but also friends. It makes me happy.一、寫作仿寫1. a collector of 的收藏者的收藏者【例句例句】He is a collector of works of art. 他是藝術(shù)品的收藏者?！痉聦懛聦憽浚h譯英）(1)艾倫是一名鉛筆收藏者。_(2)

52、我是貝殼的收藏者。_Alan is a collector of pencils. Im a collector of seashell. 課堂練習(xí)課堂練習(xí)2. doing sth. is+adj. 做某事是做某事是的的【例句例句】Doing morning exercises is good for our health. 做早操對我們的身體健康有益?！痉聦懛聦憽浚h譯英）(1) 收集賀卡很有趣。_(2) 學(xué)習(xí)英語很重要。_Collecting cards is very interesting.Learning English is very important.3. be interes

53、ted in對對感興趣感興趣【例句例句】He is interested in fishing.他對釣魚很感興趣?！痉聦懛聦憽浚h譯英）(1) 他對閱讀很感興趣。_(2) 我喜歡收集鑰匙環(huán)。_He is interested in reading books.I am interested in collecting key rings.二、書面表達(dá) Paul和Simon 都有收藏的愛好。請根據(jù)下表內(nèi)容，從收藏品、數(shù)量、開始時(shí)間及收藏原因等方面，寫一篇短文介紹一下Paul和Simon的收藏愛好。 要求： 1.字?jǐn)?shù)：60字左右。 2. 文章必須包含所有提示內(nèi)容，并可作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。 3. 條理清楚，

54、語句通順，意思連貫，書面規(guī)范。_ _ Many of my friends have collections. One of my friends, Paul, likes collecting stamps. He started to be interested in it three years ago. He has about 370 stamps. They come from different countries. He says he can learn a lot about art and culture from the stamps. Another friend, Simon, is a collector of model cars. At the age of five, he began to collect them. He has 200 different model cars now. He likes cars a lot and wants to be a driver when he grows up.