八年级 下册

Unit 1 Have you ever been to an amusement park?

Section B Period Two

To learn to use present perfect tense To learn to use present progressive as future

我们增加了 “ 用英语解释和记忆英语 ” 部分, 旨在帮助学生建立起独立的英语思维系 统。 ★ 运用英语解释增强语感, 提高口语表 达能力。 ★ 用英语理解英语，理解文章更精确。 ★ 提示：本次英语解释的内容均出自 《剑桥在线词典》等, 保证其纯正性、 实用性。

Review Words and expressions

Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.

someone whose job is to be in a place and help visitors or customers to find information, a place or an object, especially for the first time n. 服务员 v. 发觉；发现 attendant discover

something that you must do, or something you need a person whose job is showing a place or a particular route to visitors n. 导游；向导 n. 要求；必要条件 guide requirement

Have you ever heard of the Hilltop Language School? Here’s an article from the Hilltop Language School newsletter.

Click to it. 3a

Read this article and write answers to the following questions.

1. What does Mei Shan do? 2. How long has she had the job? 3. Why did she want the job? 4. How long did she study English? She is a flight attendant. She’s been a flight attendant for two years now. She studied English for five years. Because she wanted to travel.

5. What kind of job does David want? 6. Has he ever been to an English-speaking country? 7. How long has he been studying at the school? 8. What other job is he thinking of doing? He wants to be a tour guide. No, he hasn’t. He’s been a student there for a year now. He’s thinking about becoming an English teacher rather than a tour guide!

Write an article about yourself for the school magazine. (3b) Write about ◆ the kind of job you want ◆ how long you have been studying English ◆ why you started studying English ◆ what you like best about studying English Writing

Dear Sir, I am a girl from Tai yuan City, Shanxi Province. I have been dreaming of becoming an editor for a school magazine. So I am writing to ask for a job at your magazine. I have studied English for seven years at Hope English School in Beijing. I am good at English reading and writing. Sample writing

You may ask me why I am learning English. I want to write books in English so that more people could read my books! I like English reading the best. I have read more than 100 English books. I’m sure I can become a good editor. Could you write back to tell if I can get the job? Thank you very much! Yours sincerely, Yu Zi

1. … and I decided that the best way to do this was to become a flight attendant. 【动词填空】 The best way ________ (learn) English is to use it as often as possible. 【用法透析】 the best way to do sth is … 表示 “ 做某事 最好的方法或途径是 ……” 。如： The best way to keep healthy is to do exercise every day. to learn

2. It was because I could speak English that I got the job. 【翻译句子】 It is Mr Li who has been to Europe many times. ___________________________________ 【用法透析】 “ It is / was + 被强调部分 + that / who + 其他 成分 ” 是一个强调句型，此结构强调的成分 通常是主语、宾语或状语。被强调部分是人 时, 可用 who 替代 that 。 已经多次去过欧洲的正是李先生。

3. It was because I could speak English that I got the job. 此句为强调句式，其结构为 : “It is/ was + 被强调部分 + that + 其他.” 该句式可强调除谓语外的所有成分。 本句被强调部分是原因状语。

如： It was a book that he bought yesterday. 昨天他买的是一本书。 ( 强调 “book”) It was he who bought a book yesterday. 是他昨天买了一本书。 ( 强调 “he”)

a young girl, the best way to do this, become a flight attendant, for two years now, a really interesting job, travel all over the world, the most important requirement, speak English well, for five years, become a flight attendant, get the job, a tour guide, travel especially to English-speaking countries, improve my English, a student here for a year now, really love it, leave school, think about becoming an English teacher 课时重点回顾

1. These flight __________ ( 服务员 ) come from Canada. 2. Mona and her sister want to be tour _______ ( 导游 ) when they grow up. 3. Columbus __________ ( 发现 ) America in Susan thinks the most important ____________ ( 要求 ) is to learn math well as a scientist. 根据汉语提示完成单词。 attendants guides discovered requirement

用所给词的正确形式填空。 1. He ____ ever ______ (be) to the History Museum several times _____ you ever _____ (be) to the zoo? -- Yes. I _____ (go) there last summer. I ____ (see) many kinds of animals there. 3. We _____ _______ (learn) English for more than two years. hasbeen Havebeen went saw have learned

4. -- Where is Mr. Wang? -- He ________ (go) to the library. He wants to borrow some books. 5. Rodgers _______ (plant) those trees. He ____ (do) it the day before yesterday. has gone planted did

1. 你做空乘员几年了？ 2. 做这件事最好的方法是学好英语。 3. 我在 Hilltop 语言学校学习五年了。 How long have you been a flight attendant? The best way to do this is to learn English well. I have studied English at the Hilltop Language School for five years. 汉译英

4. 毕业后我要考虑成为一名英语老师而 不是导游。 5. 为了提高我的英语我开始在一所语 言学校上课。 6. 我想像我的哥哥姐姐一样努力学习。 After I leave school I’ll think about becoming an English teacher rather than a tour guide. I started taking lessons at a language school to improve my English. I want to study hard like my brother and sister.

1. — Have you _____read the poem If ? — Yes. I really enjoy it. (2009 山东德州 ) A. still B. ever C. yet D. been 2. — ____you ever ____West Lake before? — Yes. I went there last summer. (2009 福建南安 ) A. Have; been to B. Have; gone to C. Have; been in

3. — Have you ever been to Hangzhou, Lucy? — No, I haven’t. What about you? — ______. (2008 四川达州 ) A. So do I B. Me neither C. Me, too D. So have I 4. When we practice speaking English, we often end up _____in Chinese. (2009 辽宁锦州 ) A. to speak B. speaking C. spoken D. speak

5. ______ of the students in our class _____ money for the disabled people these days. (2009 贵州安顺 ) A. Two third; have raised B. Two thirds; has raised C. Two three; have raised D. Two thirds; have raised

6. — What about these two sweaters,madam? — _____of them fits me. Could you show me another one? (2010 年青海西宁 ) A. Both B. Either C. None D. Neither 7. — Where is Zhang Ming? — Oh, don’t you know he _____ to Beijing to seehis parents and he’ll be back tomorrow? (2010 年湖南长沙 ) A. has gone B. has been C. had gone

8. — ____ you ever ____ Shanghai for 2010 World Expo? — Not yet. I will visit it this summer vacation. (2010 年青海西宁 ) A. Had; gone to B. Have; gone to C. Had; been to D. Have; been to 9. —Where is John? —He ____ to the library and he _____ there for an hour. (2010 年山东青岛 ) A. has been; has been B. has gone; has been C. goes; went D. has been; will be

10. —Kelly, how long _____ you _____ in this school? — For three years. I’ll graduate in July. (2010 年福建福州 ) A. have; studied B. do; study C. will; study 11. My brother left school in 2005, and since then he ______in Beijing. (2010 年河北 ) A. lives B. lived C. will live D. has lived

12. Joe, my close friend, moved to Beijing years ago, and I _____ him since then. (2010 年河南 ) A. don’t see B. didn’t see C. haven’t seen D. won’t see 13. — Do you know her well? — Sure. We _____ friends since ten years ago. (2010 年广东 ) A. were B. have made C. have been D. have become

14. Mario _____ this pair of shoes for about six years. It’s too old to wear. (2010 年贵州贵阳 ) A. has bought B. has had C. bought 15. — What do you think of Lucy’s birthday party? — _____. I hope I can have such a party too. (2010 年江西 ) A. Just so-so B. Boring C. Terrible D. Wonderful

16. — I prefer to eat cakes that have cream on top. — ____! They are delicious. (2010 年江西 ) A. Good luck B. Me, too C. I hope so D. You’re kidding 17. — ______ the population of Hong Kong? — Seven million people. (2010 年广西南宁 ) A. How is B. How much is C. What are D. What is

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