Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet Section B 2（3a-Self
check）
Step 1 Revision
Fill in the blanks according to the article.
used to, hear, call, with, from, abroad, change, not see, hope, success
Sarah ______ fight over almost everything ____ her parents. Later she _____ a song when she studied ______. The song _______ her life forever. The song is ____ a country music singer _____ Garth Brooks, the _____________ musician in American history. Sarah _________ the singer yet, but she has listened to many of his songs. She _____ to see him one day.
Key: used to, with, heard, abroad, changed, from, called, most successful,
hasn’t seen, hopes
Step 2 New words
1. introduce v.介绍，引荐 introduce sb. to sb. 把某人介绍给某人 e.g. A: Who can introduce them to us?
B: The man is Robert Pattinson and the woman is Adele. They are both famous in the world. 2. line n. 行；排 v. 排队
e.g. Please line up one after another. 请按顺序排队。 The ball went over the line. 球越线出界了。 Step 3 Writing
1. 3a Read the questions about a singer or writer. Make a list about the singer
or writer. Think of the following: 1. Who is the singer/writer?
2. When did the singer/writer first become famous? 3. How and why did he/she first become famous?
4. What famous songs/books has he/she recorded/written? When? 5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold? 6. How did you find out about him/her? 7. Is he/she still popular today?
8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to others? 9. How do you feel about his/her music/ books?
10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs yourself?
3b Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases
you can use.
the first line in the song/book the book/song was written/recorded by enjoyed success in successful song/CD/book
I listen to this song/read this book when … The song/book makes me feel … 2. 写作指导：怎样写人物评价。
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1. 引用人物的一部作品，提出问题。 2. 作品来源并引出要评价的对象。 3. 有影响力的作品是什么。 4. 作品的影响。
5. 感受或受启发是什么。 6. 检查语法和词数。 3. One possible version:
“The string broken, no matter how even …” is the first line of the song called “Broken String”. It was recorded by Jay. I enjoyed success in listening to it. It is a successful song. I listened to it when I was sad. It made me feel happy. My favorite singer is Jay. I like his songs very much. Step 4 Self-check
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box.
down, of, about, back, up
1. What do you think _____ this dress? Do you think it looks on me?
2. The little boy was so hungry that he didn’t put his spoon _____ at all. He just kept on eating.
3. She grew ____ in a small town, although she lives in a big city now. 4. For homework, our teacher told us to write _____ our summer vacation. 5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us _____ to our school. Keys: of, down, up, about, back
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. I _______ (join) the book club last month and I _________ (read) five books already. 2. I only _______ (start) taking French classes last week and I ___________ (learn) 50 French words already.
3. Tony ________ (buy) a pop music CD yesterday but he ____________ (listen) to it yet.
4. They ___________ (listen) to many songs by The Beatles, but they cannot ____ (sing) any of them. 5. She ____ (see) the newspaper on the table this morning, but she _________ (have) anytime to read it yet.
Keys: joined, have read, started, have learned, bought, hasn’t listened, have
listened, sing, saw, hasn’t had
3. Make a list of the things you have done and the ones you haven’t done yet this week. Then ask two other students. 4. Make a conversation.
A: Have you done your homework?
B: Yes, I have. What haven’t you done? No, I haven’t. What have you done? A:I haven’t ….\\I have ….
B: Ah, you should hurry up.\\You’ve done well. Come on. Step 5 Revision
1. Important phrases. 2. Important sentences.
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Step 6 Exercises Fill in the blanks.
1. His name is on the book, so it b______ to him. 2. M_____ of people go abroad every year. 3. What ____ (别的) would you like?
4. Hainan Island is in the ________ (south) part of China. 5. He works hard. His s______ is due.
Keys: belongs, millions, else, southern, success Step 7 Homework
Write an article about your favorite band, use the useful phrases and sentences above.
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重庆市大足区拾万中学八年级英语下册 Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Is
