八年级下英语课件8B：Unit 3 Reading I (共67张PPT)_牛津译林版 67页

Reading 1 Around the World in Eight Hours main unit keyboard mouse screen Revision What can we use the computer for/ to do? We use it to (do) …/for (doing)… draw and design do word processing write computer programs go shopping online chat with friends online search for information play games send and receive e-mails listen to music We can use it to… for… travel on line How do we take an online tour? How do we take an online tour? icon /'aɪkɒn/ ；[计算机]图标 the “QQ” icon If you click on it, you can chat with your e- friends on the Internet. /klɪk/；[计]点击 Tour At the top of the page is the “Tour” icon. Do you believe that we can visit Asia, Africa, Europe, America and more in only eight hours? Just click on it, you can visit different places around the world on the Internet. Let me be your guide. /ɡaɪd/ n.导游 Asia /'eɪʃ ə/ Europe /'jʊərəp/ America 美洲 Africa /'æfrɪkə/ Warm up before class Let’s visit New York first, the biggest city in the USA. We also call it “the Big Apple” because it’s full of chances(机遇， 机会). Wall Street 华尔街 the world-famous trade centre /treɪd/贸易；交易 big companies and international banks /,ɪntə'næʃnəl/ adj.国际的；世界性的 /mæn'hætn/ /'aɪlənd/ Manhattan Island 曼哈顿岛 Wall Street 华 尔街 at the southern part of… Times Square 时报广场 gather here on New Year’s Eve see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness [hjuːdʒ] adj.巨大的；庞 大的；极大的 /'dɑːknəs/ n.黑暗 /'ɡæðə(r)/ v. 聚集；集合 in the centre of the island Central Park It includes several lakes and hills. /‘sevrəl/ det. 几个，数个 a large green lawn /lɔːn/ n. 草坪；草地 relax after a hard day’s work /rɪ'læks/ v.休息；放松；使 ... 放松；放宽 /hɑːd/ adj. 硬的；困难的 Broadway /'brɔːdweɪ/ n.百老汇(美国纽约一街道名) be famous for its theatres the famous Broadway musical Cats /'mjuːzɪkl/n.音乐片 Memory At the bottom of the page is the “Song” icon. Shall we click on it? So much for New York. 关于……就讲这么多，…… 到此为止 Shall we read the new words? guide 导游，向导 icon 图标 click 点击 Asia 亚洲 Africa 非洲 Europe 欧洲 America 美洲 world-famous 世界著名的，举世闻名的 trade 贸易 southern 南方的，南部的 international 国际的 gather 聚集，集合 huge 巨大的 darkness 黑暗 island 岛屿 several 几个，数个 lawn 草坪 relax 放松，休息 hard 辛苦的，艰难的 musical 音乐剧 so much for sth. 关于……就讲这么 多，……到此为止 bottom 底，底部 pick 挑选 play 戏剧，剧本 website 网站 Wall Street 华尔街 Manhattan Island 曼哈顿岛 Times Square 时报广场 Central Park 中央公园 Broadway 百老汇 B1 Daniel does not know the meanings of some words on the web page. Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks. 1. trade 2. international 3. gather 4. huge 5. several 6. relax 7. century 8. musical a. a play filled with many songs b. rest after work c. come together d. a period of 100 years e. more than two f. the activity of buying and selling g. two or more countries taking part h. very large ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ a b c d e f g h 1.Where do we visit following the guide? New York. 2. How many places are mentioned(提到) in the article? What are they? Four. Watch answer the questions. Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park and Broadway. Fast reading While Travelling 1. Who is the tour guide? Robin. 2. Where is the “Tour” icon? At the top of the page. 3. How can we start a new tour? By clicking on the “Back” icon ,then we can pick another city to start our new tour. Skimming (paras 2-6) 1. What do people call New York? 2.What places of interest are mentioned(提及)in New York? Close-reading (Para. 3) 1. Where is Wall Street? At the southern end of Manhattan Island. 2. Is it very famous? Why? Yes. It’s the world-famous trade center. And many companies and international banks are here. Close-reading (Para. 4) 1. What can people do on New Year’s Eve here? They can gather here to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness! It’s so exciting！ Close-reading (Para. 5) Central Park is __________________ the island with __________lakes ,hills and a large green ________. People can _______ after ____________________. in the center of several lawn relax a hard day’s work Close-reading (Para. 6) Broadway __________________ for its theaters since the early ________________ . The famous song “Memory” comes from the __________ Cats. Have you ever _______ (听说）it？ has been famous twentieth century musical heard of 1.What do people think of Wall Street? 2. Where is it? 3. When do people gather at Times Square? 4. What’s in Central Park? 5. What’s Broadway famous for? Read Paragraphs 2-6 on P37 and answer questions again. Read Paragraphs 2-6 on P37 and answer questions again. 1.What do people think of Wall Street? It’s the world-famous trade centre. 2. Where is it? It’s at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 3. When do people gather at Times Square? On New Year’s Eve. 4. What’s in Central Park? There are several lakes, hills and a large green lawn. 5. What’s Broadway famous for? Its theatres. Daniel is introducing the website to Millie. Millie is trying to find out what people can see in New York. Help her fill in the blanks below. New York Wall Street (1)_______ (5)____(4)_______(3)________ (6)_______ (2)_______ Broadway a world -famous people gather there on lakes, hills and a large green famous for its Times Square Central Park trade centre New Year's Eve lawn theatres Amy is also interested in travelling around the world. She is telling her mum about the website. Check whatever she says is correct or not. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. P39 B3 1. The website helps people buy tickets to different places. ____ 2. There is a “Tour” icon at the bottom of the page. ____ 3. New York is also called “the Big Apple”. ____ 4. Wall Street is at the northern end of Manhattan Island. ____ T F F F travel top s u 5. A big apple falls from the sky on New Year’s Eve at Times Square. ____ 6. There are no hills or lakes in Central Park. ____ 7. The song “Memory” comes from the musical Cats. ____ 8. Click on the “Back” icon and you can start a new online tour. ____ T F F T gl ss ball several and Kitty also wants to know the website. She is asking Daniel about it. Complete their conversation below. P39 B4 B4 Kitty also wants to know about the website. She is asking Daniel about it. Complete their conversation below. Kitty: Daniel, what's the website called? Daniel: It’s called "(1) ____________________ ________________". Kitty: It gives people (2)________tours, right? Daniel: Yes. It can show you cities in (3) ______， Around the World in Eight Hours online Asia Africa, (4)________, America and other places. Kitty: Can we find more information about a city? Daniel: Of course. Look, here's New York, and here's Wall Street. Kitty: I see. Wall Street is on Manhattan Island. There are many big (5)____________and (6)____________________there. Europe companies international backs Daniel: Yes, and Times Square is another great place to visit. Every year, many people gather there to welcome the (7)____________. Kitty: That sounds great. Look! That's Central Park. People like to (8) ______ there after work. Daniel: Yes, and don't miss Broadway. It has been famous for its theatres since the early (9)__________________. new year relax twentieth century 1. Around the World in Eight Hours 2. online 3. Asia 4. Europe 5. companies 6. international banks 7. new year 8. relax 9. twentieth century Xi 基础知识预习 词组 1. 环球八小时 around the World in Eight Hours 2. 看一个叫……的网站 look at a website called… 3. 你的导游 your tour guide 4. 注意到Tour这个图标 notice the “Tour” icon 5. 这页顶部 at the top of the page 6. 点击它 click on it 7. 参观亚洲，非洲，欧洲，美洲或更多 visit Asia, Africa, Europe, America and more 8. 闻名于世的贸易中心 the world-famous trade centre 9. 在……的最南段 at the southern end of… 10.许多大公司和国际银行 many companies and international banks 11. 再往前走 further on 12. 成千上万人在新年前夜聚在这里。 Thousands of people gather here on New Year’s Eve. 13. 看巨大的玻璃球在夜幕下降落 see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness 14. 在这个岛的中心 in the centre of the island 15. 有几个湖泊，几座小山和一大片 绿草坪 with several lakes, hills and a large green lawn 16. 它是个辛苦工作一天后放松的好地方。 It’s a good place to relax after a hard day’s work 17. 自从20世纪早期起，它就以它的剧院 而著名。 It has been famous for its theatre since the early twentieth century. 18. 来自著名的百老汇音乐剧《猫》 come from the famous Broadway musical Cats 19.关于……就讲这么多，……到此 为止 so much for sth. 20. 在……的底部 at the bottom of… 21.一部充满许多歌的剧 a play filled with many songs 22. 买卖的活动 the activity of buying and selling 23. 该网站叫什么？ What’s the website called? 24. 它提供给人们在线旅行。 It gives people online tours. 25.找到一个城市的更多资料 find more information about a city 26.另一个参观的好地方 another great place to visit