英语八年级下册Reading教案

Unit 3 Online tours

The Third Period

Reading （2）

Teaching aims:

1. To know some famous places in New York.

2. To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context.

3. To grasp some basic skills of reading.

Teaching steps:

Step 1 Revision

Ask some questions of the article

1. What places did we visit on the website in last lesson?

Wall Street; Times Square; Central Park and Broadway.

2. Where would you like to go after a day's work?

Central Park 

3. What's Broadway famous for?

It's famous for its theatres.

Step 2 Language points

1. Have you noticed the “Tour” icon at the top of the page?

at the top of ... 在……的顶部

e.g. 山上有座塔。There is a tower ____________ the hill.

2. Just click on it, and you can visit Asia, Africa, …

click on ... 点击……

e.g. 点击这个图标。_____________ this icon.

3. Wall Street, the world-famous trade centre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island.

1) world-famous世界著名的，举世闻名的

e.g. 姚明是世界著名的篮球运动员。Yao Ming is a ________________ basketball player.

2) at the southern end of... 在……的南端

I. south (n.) + ern = southern（adj.）

以此类推：north + ern = northern   west + ern = western   east + ern = eastern

at the end of...在……的尽头，末尾；后接时间、地点名词。

e.g. 这个月末  at the end of this month    在路的尽头  at the end of the road

4. Further on is Times Square.

further on 更进一步，再向前

e.g. 再向前一英里   a mile further on

further 是far的比较级，除了表示“更远”以外，还可以表示“进一步”。

e.g. 深造  further study 进一步的信息  further information

5. Every year, thousands of people gather here on New Year’s Eve.

1) gather vi. 聚集

e.g. 医院门口聚集了很多人。

A lot of people ____________ at the gate of the hospital.

2)     on New Year's Eve  在新年前夕   e.g. 在平安夜  on Christmas Eve

6. It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.

1) It's exciting to see ... 看到……很激动

It's + adj. + to do sth.   做某事怎么样

e.g. 对我来说按时完成这么多的工作很困难。

It's ___________ me _______ so much work on time.

2) see sb. doing  看见某人在做某事

e.g. 我刚才看见很多孩子在操场上打篮球。

I _______ many children __________ basketball on the playground just now.

感官动词

see, watch, observe, notice, look at, hear, listen to, smell, taste, feel + do  表示动作的完整性，真实性；+doing 表示动作的连续性，进行性。

 e.g.

I saw him work in the garden yesterday.

昨天我看见他在花园里干活了。(强调“我看见了”这个事实)

I saw him working in the garden yesterday.（强调“我见他正干活”这个动作）

昨天我见他正在花园里干活。

3) through the darkness  穿过黑暗

through 意为“穿过”，通常指从物体或事物的“内部”穿过。

e.g. 穿过隧道   through the tunnel     穿过雨林   through the rainforest

7. … it’s a good place to relax after a hard day’s work.

a hard day's work 一天的辛苦工作

hard 的用法：           

用作形容词 (adj.)

1）表示“硬的”

The ground is as hard as stone after the long drought.

长期干旱之后,土地硬得就像石头一样。

2）表示“困难的，艰难的”

It's very hard to work out this maths problem.

算出这道数学题非常困难。

用作副词 (adv.)

1.）表示“努力地，勤奋地”

Most importantly, you must work hard to catch up.

最为重要的是,你必须努力学习,迎头赶上。

2）表示“强烈地”

The wind is blowing hard outside.

外面风正呼呼地刮。

8. It has been famous for its theatres since the early twentieth century.

be famous for 因……而著名

e.g. 苏州因为它的园林而闻名。

 Suzhou ____________________ its gardens.

<辨析> 与be famous as 的区别

        be famous as   作为……而著名

  马克•吐温作为儿童故事作家而出名。

 Mark Twin _____________ a children-story writer.

这个地区以产绿茶而著名。

This area _________________ its green tea.

2) since 自从……

I. since + 过去一个时间点　

e.g. I have been here since 1989. 自从1989年以来我就在这里了。

II. since + 一段时间+ ago

e.g. I have been here since five months ago. 我五个月前就在这里了。

III. since + 从句　

e.g. Great changes have taken place since you left.

自你离开后这里发生了巨大的变化。

IV.  It is + 一段时间 + since从句

e.g. It is two years since I became a middle school student.

我成为一名中学生已经快两年了。

9. Have you ever heard of the song “Memory”?

 hear of 听说，得知。如：

Have you ever _________ him (this)? 你听说过他(这件事)吗？

10. There’s a “Black” icon at the bottom of the page.

at the bottom of   在……的底部  如：

寻找在列表底部的图标。 Look for the icon _______________ the listing.

Step 3 Exercises

1. I heard some children _________(sing) when I pass the room.

2. Mr. Green ___________(work) in the company since he ______(leave) school.

3. I have never________(hear) of him before.

4. It is impossible for him ____________(solve) the problem.

5. 她住在这个城市的南端。

She lives ____________________ the city.

6. 对汤姆来说早起是不可能的。

It's __________ for Tom ____________ early.

7. 今天的课到此结束。

_________________today's lesson.

8. 从1970年开始我爷爷就住在这里了。

My grandfather _________here _____1970.

Step 4 Homework

Recite the article and important phrases in this lesson.