英语课件 　新目标 八年级(下) Unit 8.

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1 英语课件 　新目标 八年级(下) Unit 8

2 Why don’t you get her a scarf?
Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf?

3 pot-bellied pig

4 3a Read the article and answer the questions
1. Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet?

5 The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig
The trendiest kind of pet these days is the pot-bellied pig. David Smith of North London has a pot-bellied pig named Connie. “Pot-bellied pigs make the best pets,” said David. “She watches TV on the sofa with me every night. She’s my best friend.” trendy—trendier—trendiest adj. 流行的

6 However, life with a pig isn’t always perfect
However, life with a pig isn’t always perfect. “When I got my pig, she was small,” said David, “but she eats a lot. Now she’s too big to sleep in the house, so I made her a special pig house. Also, pigs need a lot of love. Sometimes I don’t have enough time to spend with her.” perfect adj. 完美的; 理想的

7 Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular?
Answer the questions: Why do you think pot-bellied pigs are popular? 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a pet? Pot-bellied pigs make good friends.

8 The advantages are that they can watch TV on the sofa when they are small.
The disadvantages are that they get too big to sleep in the house and they need a lot of love.

9 True or False 1. The most popular pets these days are dogs. 2. The name of David Smith’s pet is Jerry. 3. Life with a pig is always perfect. 4. The pig eat little food when she was small. 5. David made the pig a special house because she is too big to sleep in the house now. F F F F T

10 3b Look at these notes about hamsters and write an article about them.
hamsters are popular, quiet, clean easy to take care of cheaper than rabbits or cats small sometimes noisy at night sleep all day adj. 清洁的, 干净的 n.兔；野兔

11 rabbits

12 Hamsters are popular pets
Hamsters are popular pets. People like them because they are quiet and clean. People think they are easy to take care of and they are cheaper than rabbits or cats. They are very small so people don’t need to have a special room. Though sometimes they are noisy at night, most of the time they just sleep all day. They are very lovely.

13 3c What kind of animal do you like
3c What kind of animal do you like? Write a magazine article about the animal, but don’t say what the animal is.

14 Guessing ! This pet is unusual. It’s a kind of bird. It usually lives in a cage. It’s easy to take care of. It looks very beautiful with a long mouth and colorful feather. It likes to talk following a man. And it is sometimes noisy because it likes to talk too much!

15 Guessing ! It’s white and black. It likes eating fish. It always keeps clean. If it feels hungry, it always calls “Miao”. When it is small, it can catch the mouse well. When it catches the mice, it’s very brave.

16 Debate Nowadays, the pet are very popular to many people. Someone thinks keeping pets in an apartment is good . However, someone disagrees. What’s your opinion?

17 GROUPWORK Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of keeping pets in an apartment, and fill in the table. Advantages Disadvantages good company can be noisy interesting dirty beautiful terrible

18 Explanation 1. too…to… 这个短语虽然是肯定的形式，但是表达的是否定的意思: “太……以至于(不能)……”。如：
　He is too old to work. 　 他太老了, 不能工作了。

19 The box is too heavy for the little girl to carry.
这箱子太重, 小女孩搬不动。 如在too前面或者后面有否定词not, 则整个句子表达肯定。如： This question is not too difficult to answer. 这道题不太难回答。

20 He is too clever not to see that.
他很聪明, 不会不懂这一点。 比较so…that…如此……, 以至于…… 而that后的从句多用否定句。 The box is so heavy, that the little girl can’t carry it. 这个盒子如此重，以至于那个小女孩搬不动它。

21 2. spend … on … 在……上花(时间或金钱) 如: He spends a lot of money on books. 他花许多钱买书。 spend … (in) doing sth. 花 (时间或金钱等) 做某事 如: The government will spend money looking after the patients.　 政府要花钱去照料那些病人。

22 (1) spend的主语必须是“人”，宾语可以是钱、精力、时间等。 如：
英语中表“花费”的词语： (1) spend的主语必须是“人”，宾语可以是钱、精力、时间等。 如： He spends much money on books. 他平时将很多钱用在买书上。 He spent a lot of money (in) buying a new car． 他花很多钱买了一辆新车。

23 The work cost them much labor. 这项工作花费了他们很多的劳动。
(2) cost的主语必须是 “物” 或 “事”，表示“费用”、“耗费”，后接life，money，health，time等，侧重于“花费”的代价。 The work cost them much labor 这项工作花费了他们很多的劳动。 It costs you 12 pounds to go to London by ship. 乘船到伦敦要用12英镑。

24 (3) take表示“花费”时, 其主语一般是“一件事”, 有时主语也可以是人, 它说明事情完成“花费了……”。
It takes sb. some time/money/energy to do sth. It took me ten minutes to go to the post office. 到邮局用用了我十分钟时间。 It takes a lot of money to buy a house as big as that． 买一座像那样大的房子要花很多钱。

25 (4) pay的基本意思是“支付”, 作为及物动词, 宾语可以是“人”、“钱”, 如:
　He paid the taxi and hurried to the station. 他付了出租车的钱, 急忙向车站赶。 They had to pay two hundred francs． 他得付一百法郎。 We’ll pay you in a few days． 几天后我会给你钱。

26 (5) pay for 的宾语为“物”、“事”，for表示支付的原因。如：
You’ll have to pay me ten dollars a week for your meals. 你得每周付给我十美元饭钱。

27 下面两句中 pay for的意义不同 Of course we have to pay for what we buy． 当然我们买东西得付钱。 Don’t worry about money; I’ll pay for you． 别担心钱, 我会替你付的。

28 I. 请根据句意及首字母提示, 用适当的单词完成下列句子。 Although he is the winner, he is very m_____. 2. How much does the sweater c___? 3. Please c_____ the best answer for the question. 4. I’m trying to make p_______ before the end-of-year exams. 5. The little boy can’t d___ the car. 练习坊 modest cost choose progress drive

29 II. 用括号中的动词的适当形式完成句子。 Let’s do our homework instead of ________ (watch) TV. 2. He spent half an hour ________ (finish) the work. 3. His mother doesn’t have enough money _____ (buy) the watch for him. 4. Have you ever _____ (hear) from your new pen pal? 5. His car broke down. He had to ____ (walk) back home. watching finishing to buy heard walk

30 III. 根据汉语提示完成句子, 每空一词。 1. 他对学英语很感兴趣。 He is very _________ __ learning English. 2. 你听说过《漫长的周末》这部电影吗? Have you ever _____ __ the movie The Long Weekend? 3. 这个仓鼠太大了, 不能住在这个笼子里。 This hamster is ___ big __ live in the cage. interested in heard of too to

31 4. 你认识那个叫托尼的男孩吗？ Do you know the ____ ____________ Tony? 5. 汤姆叫他妈妈把钱捐给慈善机构而不是给他买礼物。 Tom asked his mother to give money to charity ______ ____ buy him gifts. boy named/called rather than

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