滬教牛津版初中英語八年級下冊Unit-7-The-unknown-world課件

1、Unit 7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 1Getting readyReading (I)The unknown worldGetting ready Look at the cartoon and answer the questions. Where are Hi and Lo? They are on another planet. What is Lo worried about? He is worried about their safety. What does Hi think of the planet? He thinks

2、it is quite safe there. What do you think of the planet? /5kri:tF(r)/creature1Think and sayDo you want to travel to another planet? Why?Brainstorm 2Do you think there could be other forms of life in space?Do you think aliens have visited the Earth?What might these creatures look like? Do you think t

3、hey might be friendly or unfriendly? Look at the pictures on page 98 and answer the following questions.Do you believe in aliens? Do you agree with the following sentences? Discuss them with your classmates.What do you know about ?We received some messages from aliens about ten years ago.Aliens came

4、 to the Earth thousands of years ago, and made some buildings.Do you believe in aliens? Do you agree with the following sentences? Discuss them with your classmates.What do you know about ?Aliens sometimes take people from the Earth into their spaceships.There are many planets in space. Aliens live

5、on some of them.3Before you readWhats the passage mainly about?Look and learn Look at the pictures, the title and the first paragraph of the story on page 99. Then answer the questions below. You may need to guess some of the answers.Before you read1 When did Tina wake up?2 What was the yellow light

6、 in the sky?3 What happened to the light?4 What did Tina probably do the next day?She woke up at midnight.Perhaps it was a spaceship.It suddenly dived towards the ground.She probably went and looked for a spaceship.4D1 Tina and Tom are telling a police officer what they have seen. Complete their ans

7、wers to the police officers questions.ComprehensionThe next morning, Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom. “Im sure something landed in the forest nearthe hills as I heard a loud noise last night,” she said.“Lets explore after school.”Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out ofher window and saw a y

8、ellow light in the sky. Itsuddenly dived towards the ground. She heard anoise and saw a red light.At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and

9、a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. The spaceship was damaged because of a crash./3kwaIRt /The children were frightened. Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! The children ran away in fear./ fratnd /dskv(

10、r)/fR(r)/terRbl/The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures. “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didnt have any feathers,” said Tina.“There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like this. I wonder what it means.” He drew some

11、lines on a piece of paper.But Dad said, “Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!”/fe(r)/wnd(r)/lan/rI3fjuz/The children spread their wings and flew to school together.Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. “It looks strange,” he said, as

12、 he looked at the word “EARTH”./spred/mk/a loud noisea yellow light in the skysuddenly dived towards the groundat 6 p.m.a round head and a silver bodya long spaceshipa crashAnother alien1 What are Tina and her family?_2 Who are the aliens?_3 Where did the spaceship come from?_D2 Read the story again

13、 and answer the questions below in complete sentences.They are people of Bird World./They are birds.They are astronauts from the Earth.It came from the Earth.Find sentences in the story to support your answers in D2.Read and find For question 1: “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they did

14、nt have any feathers,” said Tina.The children spread their wings and flew to school together.For questions 2 and 3: It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. “It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.Read and find out5 She looked out of her window It suddenly dived toward

15、s the ground. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, It was standing next to a long spaceship. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! They were very ugly. It looks strange. “It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.Read the story again and find out what the pr

16、onouns refer to.She = TinaIt = The yellow light They = Tina and TomIt = The astronaut/The first astronautIt = The second astronautThey =The aliensIt =The lines/The markshe=Tina and Toms dad6C1 Read the following sentences from the story on page 99. Circle the correct meanings for the words in italic

17、s below.Vocabulary HHomework 模仿錄音的語音、語調(diào)，朗讀課文。抄寫單詞和短語：unknown，alien，astronaut，receive，hill，loud，explore，bush，quiet，round，damage，crash，frightened，discover，terrible，fear，creature，feather，wonder，line，refuse，spread，mark；keep quiet，because of，in fear。思考問題：Do you believe aliens are real? Why or why not?，并為

18、自己的觀點搜集論據(jù)。Unit 7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 2Reading (II)The unknown world1Read the textC2 Complete the following newspaper article with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.VocabularyloudquietIn feardiscoveredspreadwonderedrefusedConsolidationSimon _ why he always lose

19、s in games against Eric.When the dinosaur appeared in the film, all the children felt _ .Why do all birds have _? Scientists say they help the birds keep warm.I feel _ today. I lost my key this morning and had my wallet stolen this afternoon.Jason _ to take my advice and failed the exam.wondersfrigh

20、tenedfeathersterriblerefuseddiscoveredfrightenedquietrefusedunknownfeatherslinereceivedterriblewondersThere are still many _ places in the world that people havent visited yet.Please draw a _ in the middle and divide the square into halves.Be _, please. Lets begin class.I _ a letter from my e-friend

21、 Jill last week.Who _ America? Was it Christopher Columbus?unknownlinequietreceiveddiscovered2Look and review Base form wakeseehearsayhidekeep be bemakeruntellhavedrawspreadflyPast tensewokesawheardsaidhidkeptwas weremaderantoldhaddrewspreadflewLine 12371011 1114151617182125253Read Paragraphs 2 to 5

22、 of the story. Then, answer the following questions.Read and answerWhy was Tina sure something had landed in the forest near the hills? What did Tina and her brother do the next day? When did they reach the forest? What did they hear? Did they understand it? What did the alien look like? How did Tin

23、a and Tom feel when they saw the alien?Who discovered Tina and Tom? What did the children do after that? Because she saw a yellow light in the sky and it suddenly dived towards the ground.They explored the forest after school.At 6 p.m.They heard some voices speaking a strange language. They didnt un

24、derstand it.It was tall, with a round head and a silver body.They felt frightened.Another alien.They ran away in fear.Read Paragraphs 6 to 8 of the story. Then, tell whether the following statements are T (True) or F (False).The children thought the aliens were very beautiful. The aliens had no hair

25、 or feathers. Tom found something written on the spaceship. The children knew the meaning of the words on the spaceship. FFTFRead Paragraphs 9 to 10 of the story. Then, answer the following questions.How did the children go to school? What kind of creatures were the children? Where did the spaceship

26、 come from? They flew to school.Birds.The Earth.4Summarize Read the story again and summarize the main idea of each part.PartParagraph(s)Main idea1Paragraph 12Paragraphs 253Paragraphs 694Paragraph 10Tina saw something unusual at midnight.Tina and Tom explored the forest and found two aliens.Tina and

27、 Tom told their father what they saw and he refused to believe them.Tina and Toms father looked at the piece of paper with the word “EARTH” on it.5Retell the story using the key words and the pictures to help you.Retell At midnight, a yellow lightThe next morning, exploreAt 6 p.m. , reachThe next mo

28、rning, tell their father*D3 In pairs, discuss whether you believe aliens are real. Why or why not?6Comprehension HHomework 根據(jù)時間線索，復(fù)述主閱讀篇章的故事。 把小組討論Comprehension部分練習(xí)D3的結(jié)果整理成發(fā)言稿。Unit 7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 3Talk timeListeningSpeak upThe unknown world1Retell the storyAt midnight, a yel

29、low lightThe next morning, exploreAt 6 p.m. , reachThe next morning, tell their fatherReport 1Name:TinaTime:The day before yesterday, at (1) _Place: Flat 7, Floor 20, Tall BuildingOther people: None. I was alone.Report:I (2) _ and looked out of the window. In the sky, I saw (3) _. The light dived to

30、wards the ground and then I saw (4) _. I heard (5) _too. I think something landed (6) _ near the hills.Complete the following reports after reading the story.Read and completemidnightwoke upa yellow lighta loud noisein the foresta red lightReport 2Name:Tina Time:Yesterday, at (7) _Place: The forest

31、near the hillsOther people: With (8) _Report:We flew to the forest. Then we walked around. We heard (9) _, so we hid behind some bushes. We saw (10) _. It was talking but we could not understand it. It was very ugly. It had a round head and (11) _. It had some hair but it did not have (12) _. We saw

32、 the aliens (13) _. It was damaged. There was something written on the spaceship. It was not like our writing. The writing was like this: EARTH. Then (14) _appeared in front of us. It made a terrible noise so we ran quickly away.some voices speaking a strange languagean aliena silver bodyany feather

33、sspaceshipanother alien6 p.m.Tom2Talk timeRead the conversation below.Tony:I think aliens must be more intelligent than humans.Jenny:I dont agree. Tony:But if they could fly to the Earth, their spaceships must be faster than ours.Jenny:I agree with you. Their technology must be more advanced than ou

34、rs.Answer the following questions about the previous conversation.What is Tonys opinion about aliens? Tony thinks aliens must be more intelligent than humans.What does Tony think of aliens spaceships? Tony thinks aliens spaceships must be faster than ours.Does Jenny agree that aliens must be more in

35、telligent than humans? No, she doesnt.Does Jenny agree that aliens spaceships can travel faster than humans? Yes, she does.What can we say to express agreement?Yes, indeed.Yes, (thats) exactly what I think.I agree totally/one hundred per cent /completely.Thats just what I was going to say.I think so

36、.Yes, thats right.How true!What can we say to express disagreement?Im not so sure about that.Do you really think so?Im a bit surprised you said that.Well, thats a matter of opinion.I wouldnt say that.In pairs, make a conversation like the example above. Choose one of the following topics.I think/bel

37、ieve that People will be able to meet aliens from other planets in the future.Agreeing and disagreeingWe will live with aliens in the future.We can control aliens.UFOs do exist.Aliens do existCrop circles were created by people.A spaceship crashed at Roswell.I think/believe that 3Listening Rescuing

38、the lost astronautsTwo astronauts, Liz and Gus, are lost on Planet X. Their captain Troy is talking to them from the mother ship.A Listen to the captains instructions and help Liz and Gus label the map with the words from the box./dezt/desertlanding sitelakemountainstownB Listen to the recording aga

39、in and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank.treeslandin two daysleave most thingsfive thingskillRetell Captain Troys instructions using the map and your notes.desertlanding sitelakemountainstownSuppose you are Liz and Gus. In pairs, talk about the route you will choose to reach the

40、 landing site. 4Speak uptentknife/tent/naIf/Look at B on page 102 again. The two astronauts must get to theirmother ship as soon as possible. They have the following things, but they can only take five of them.Come up with your own list of five things you want to take with you. Then compare your lis

41、t with your partners list. Explain to your classmate why you need these things and why you agree or disagree with him/her on what you should bring.1 Choose five things to take with you. Explain why you need these things and why you agree or disagree with your classmate;2 Tell the class your list and

42、 give your reasons.e.g., desertwater，forestknifeYou can use the following expressions for reference.Offering suggestions:Lets I suggest that Why dont we ?What about ?Accepting suggestions:Yes, thats a good idea.We need because we must Rejecting suggestions:No, we dont need to take that.We dont need

43、because Discuss the things you will take and complete the table below.Thing ReasonAgree/DisagreeLizGusFellow students,We have decided to carry these five things. Firstly, we will carry because Secondly, Thirdly, Then, Lastly, Have you got any questions?Make a report about the five things you want to

44、 take with you and give reasons. Use the expressions below to help youHHomework 抄寫單詞和短語：desert，tent，knife，explain；as soon as possible，agree with，disagree with。列出如果去外星球你最想帶的五件物品，并陳述理由。Unit 7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 4WritingThe unknown world1Look and answerWhom did Liz and Gus see when t

45、hey arrived at the landing site? What did they look like?What did they probably want to do?What did Captain Troy probably say to them?Look at the picture and answer the following questions. IdeaReasonResult2Think and completeLiz wanted to make friends with the people of Bird World. Discuss with your

46、 classmates how she might do this. Use the ideas from the box and the example below to help you. Then fill in the table with your ideas. 3Read and answerWhat did Liz start to do? Why?What was her voice like?What did the people of Bird World start to do? Why?Read the example and answer the questions.

47、She started to sing because she wanted to show the people of Bird World that she was friendly.Beautiful.They started to sing too because they liked her song.C Write the story of Liz and Gus with your ideas from A and B. Check your answerthey all heard a strange noise. They looked up intothe sky. Som

48、e bird-like people with wings were flying in the air. Many of them landed near the mother ship.She smiled at them and started to dance as she wanted to show the people of Bird World that she was friendly. She danced beautifully. Everybody from Bird World liked herdancing very much. They started danc

49、ing too. They were happy.4Writing exerciseLook at the map, the things Liz and Gus will take and the key words. Then, write a short article about how Liz and Gus reached the mother ship. walk into the forestset up the tentmake a firereach the lakesee some dangerous animalsthrow their lunch boxes at t

50、he animalscross the desertdrink all their waterLiz and Gus picked up their things and set off for the landing site. They only had two days to reach the mother ship.First, they walked into the forest. They walked for one day. At night, they set up the tent to have a rest. It was cold at night, so the

51、y used the matches to make a fire. They ate some food and then went to sleep. The next day they woke up early and moved on.They walked out of the forest and reached the lake. Near the lake, they saw some dangerous animals. The animals came towards them. Liz and Gus felt frightened. They threw their

52、lunch boxes at the animals. The animal stopped to eat the food. Liz and Gus ran away.They could not get across the river because they didnt have a boat, so they decided to cross the desert. They walked for another day and drank all their water. Finally, they got to the mother ship before dark.HHomew

53、ork 抄寫單詞和短語：pleased；be pleased to do sth.。完善自己的作文。Unit 7Oxford EnglishModule 4 DiscoveryPeriod 5GrammarThe unknown world1Adverbial clauses of reasonI am going to North Country Park because I want to go cycling.Read the following sentences and underline the conjunction in each sentence.I am going to

54、North Country Park as I want to go cycling.I am going to North Country Park since I want to go cycling.Adverbial clauses of reason tell us why things happen. We usually use because, as and since to start adverbial clauses of reason.We can also put the adverbial clause of reason after the main clause

55、.Because no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you.As I like cycling, I am going to North Country Park. When we put the adverbial clause of reason at the beginning of the sentence, we often separate it from the main clause with a comma (,).Things to rememberOne student should ask a quest

56、ion, and another student should answer the question with because. S1: I like pizza.S2:Why does she like pizza?S3: Because its delicious.S4: Im going to Australia next week.S5: Why is he going to Australia next week?S6: Because he is going to visit his uncle there.S7: I often do some reading in the l

57、ibrary.S8: Why does she often do some reading in the library?S9: Because its quiet there.S10: .The police officer asked Tom some more questions about the aliens. Match the questions with the answers. Then use them to complete the police officers notes with as, since or because.badcTina and I hid beh

58、ind some bushes as we heard some voices speaking a strange language.Because an alien saw us and made a terrible noise, we ran away.Since no one else saw these aliens, our father refused to believe us.Mr Wang told us to leave school at 2:30 p.m. The storm was coming. Everyone was running quickly in t

59、he street. That was the last bus. I cannot get into the flat. I forgot to bring my keys. We had to change our clothes. We were all wet from the storm. I left my Chinese textbook at school. I was in a hurry. Combine the following sentences using because, as or since. Mr Wang told us to leave school a

60、t 2:30 p.m. because/as/since the storm was coming.Everyone was running quickly in the street because/as/since that was the last bus.I cannot get into the flat because/as/since I forgot to bring my keys.We had to change our clothes because/as/since we were all wet from the storm.I left my Chinese tex