Unit3Reading1theGoldenGateBridge(theUSA)RevisionWhatandwhereisit?thePyramids(Egypt)Whatandwhereisit?theEiffelTower(France)Whatandwhereisit?Howmuchdoyouknowabouttheseplacesofinterest(名胜)?theOperaHousetheEiffelTowertheWhiteHouseWashingtonSydneyParisFrancetheUSAAustraliaDoyouknowtheWorldParkinBeijing?Therearemodelsofoverahundredplacesofinterestfromallovertheworld.WecanseetheEiffelTower,thepyramidsandtheGoldenGateBridgesinthepark.Theylookjustliketherealones.Lead-inWelcometotheWorldParkinBeijingandenjoyyourselves!LindawenttotheWorldParkinBeijingwiththeClass1,Grade8students.Shewrotealettertohermother.Doyouknowwhatshedidandwhatshesawthere?1.WhodidLindagowith?2.Howlongwasthejourney?3.Didsheenjoyitatthebeginning?4.Whatdidsheseefromthecoachwhentheyarrived?Kitty’sclassAbouttwohours.No,itwasboring.ThemodelEiffelTower.Readandanswer5.Howmanymodelsofinterestarethere?6.Whichplacesofinterestdidtheysee?7.WherecanLinda’smotherseethephotosofthetrip?Overahundred.ThemodelpyramidsandthemodelGoldenGateBridge.OntheInternet.coach:abuswithcomfortableseatsforlongjourneys长途汽车Let’sreadtheseNewwordsinvite:asksbtocometoaparty,mealetc邀请beginning:astart开始highway:amainroadbetweencities公路interest:thequalitythatsomethinghaswhenitattractssomebody’sattention令人感兴趣的人或物real:actuallyexistingorhappeningandnotimagined真实的metal:金属amazing:sosurprisingyoucanhardlybelieveit令人惊异的parade:apubliccelebration(庆祝)游行homepage:主页WhereWhatattheschoolgateonthecityroadsatthegateoftheWorldParkalotoftrafficbluesky,theEiffelTowerMrWu,thestudentsmetKittyandLindaReadtheletterwiththetapeanddiscussthetable:WhereWhatintheparkover100placesofinterest,thePyramids,theGoldenGateBridge,thesonganddanceparadeTrytomatchthesesentences,please!1.Atthebeginningofthetrip,2.Whenshearrivedatthepark,3.Whenshewasinsidethepark,A.shecouldn’tbelievehereyes.Shethoughttheparkiswonderful.B.Lindadidn’tenjoyitandshefeltsick.C.shebecameexcited.Shedidn’tfeelsickanymoreandshewantedtoenjoyherself.词语解析1.beginningn.beginning用作名词,意为“开始,起初”。常见短语有:atthebeginning(一开始,起初),atthebeginningof...(在……开始的时候)。例如:Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.善始者善终。AtthebeginningofJune,IwenttotheUnitedStates.在六月初,我去了美国。★此外,begin是beginning的动词形式,意为“开始”。例如:Themeetingbeginsat3o’clockintheafternoon.会议下午三点钟开始。Ibegantowonderifhewouldevercome.我开始怀疑他会不会来。2.interestn.interest既可作可数名词,也可作不可数名词,意为“兴趣,爱好;令人感兴趣的事(或人)”。作为“多种兴趣”讲时,它常用复数形式。interest常与动词have,take,feel,find,show,lose等搭配,其后常接介词in。例如:Helostinterestinsuchthings.他对这样的事情失去了兴趣。★此外,interest也可用作及物动词,意为“使……感兴趣;使……对……感兴趣”。例如:Footballdoesn’tinterestmeatall.足球一点儿也提不起我的兴趣。难句解析1.KittyandIdidnotfeelsickanymore.该句中的not...anymore是一个常见的结构,意为“不再……”,一般修饰终止性动词,表示动作不再延续。其中,not用在系动词、助动词或情态动词之后,而anymore位于句末。not...anymore通常可与not...anylonger互换。例如:Theworkerdoesn’tlikethejobanymore.=Theworkerdoesn’tlikethejobanylonger.这个工人不再喜欢这份工作了。2.ThetripfromKitty’sschooltotheWorldParktookabouttwohoursbycoach.该句中的take意为“花费”,常用来指花费时间,主语通常是表示事物的名词(短语)、v-ing形式或动词不定式,但更常见的句型为:Ittakes(sb.)sometimetodosth.其中,it作形式主语,不定式短语是真正的主语。Repairingthebiketookhimonehour.修自行车用了他一个小时的时间。IttookhimhalfanhourtoworkouttheMathsproblem.他花了半小时才做出了那道数学题。★此外,句型Ittakes(sb.)sometimetodosth.可与Unit2中学过的sb.spend(s)sometime(in)doingsth.互换。例如:Ittookmetwentyminutestogettoschoolonfoot.=Ispenttwentyminutes(in)gettingtoschoolonfoot.步行去学校花了我二十分钟。Languagepoints1.invitesbtodosth邀请某人去干某事Maryinvitesmetoseeafilm.2.atthebeginning:atfirst起初WelistenedtoanEnglishsongatthebeginningoftheclass.3.getonacoach登上长途汽车getoffacoach走下长途汽车4.feelsick感到恶心5.bemadeof由……制成(看得出材料)bemadefrom由……制成(看不出材料)Thedeskismadeofwood(看得出材料)Paperismadefromwood(看不出材料)6.placesofinterest名胜7.teachoneselfsth/howtodosth自学Iteachmyselfhowtocook.Homework1.Copythenewwords.2.TrytoretellthisletterinEnglish.