1、Revision of Units1-2 in Grade 8 Book1 Little Game Speak the word quickly 精彩的，绝妙的 似乎，好像 /b :(r)d/ /d sa d/ 商人 足够的，充足的 健康 /dent st/ wonderful seem bored decide trader enough health dentist Task1 Try to guess Task2 Useful expressions Task3 Some key points (some-&any-, frequency adverbs, How often) Task
2、4 Finish exercises Task5 Reading Comprehension Task1 Try to guess Where did she/he/they go on vacation? stayed at home went to summer camp went to New York City went to the beach visited museum Task2 Read conversations of 2d (Page2, 10) & sentences in Grammar focus (Page 3, 11) for 3 minutes Fill in
3、 the blanks Rick: Hi, Helen. Long time no see. Helen: Hi, Rick. Yes, I was on vacation last month. Rick: Oh, did you go anywhere interesting? Helen: Yes, I went to Guizhou with my family. Rick: Wow! Did you see Huang guoshu Waterfall? Helen: Yes, I did. It was wonderful. We took quite a fewphotos th
4、ere. What about you? Did you do anything special last month? Rick: Not really. I just stayed at home most of the time to read and relax. Fill in the blanks. 度假度假_ 好久没见了好久没见了_ 一些特殊的事一些特殊的事_ 相当多相当多_ 大部分时间大部分时间_ 上个月上个月_ 有趣的地方有趣的地方_ Jack: Hi, Claire, are you free next week? Claire: Hmmnext week is quite
5、 full for me, Jack. Jack: Really? How come? Claire: I have dance and piano lessons. Jack: What kind of dance are you learning? Claire: Oh, swing dance. Its fun! I have class once a week, every Monday. Jack: How often do you have piano lessons? Claire: Twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday. Jack: Wel
6、l, how about Tuesday? Claire: Oh, I have to play tennis with my friends. 多久一次多久一次_ 一周两次一周两次_ 哪种哪种_ 你下周有空吗你下周有空吗_ 周二怎么样周二怎么样_ Fill in the blanks. Task3 something anything I have _ to tell you. She couldnt see _in the dark room. Would you like _ to eat? Is there _in todays newspaper? Yes, there is. Le
7、t me tell you. A. anything interesting B. something interesting C. interesting anything D. interesting something something anything something always usually often sometimes hardly ever never 总是总是 通常通常 经常经常 有时有时 很少很少 从不从不 Frequency adverbs （频度副词 ) every day, once a week, twice a month, three times a
8、month, one to three times a week How often How often do you have an English class? 1. My brother _(go) to study in America last year. 2. Kate often eats_food, so she is in good_(health). 3. My parents dont want me_(play) computer games. 4.Where did they d_ to go for vacation? Task4 Finish exercises
9、went healthy health to play ecide 1.The boy is _ , so he can go to school now. A. enough old B. too old C. old enough D. young enough 2.Boys and girls, did you enjoy _ in the park yesterday? A. you B. yours C. yourselves D, youself 3.If you go to visit London, dont forget to bring your_because it ra
10、ins a lot. A. bicycle B.umbrella C.diary D. magazine 4. The little dog likes to stay with me. When I take a walk, it _ follows me. A. always B. never C. hardly ever D. sometimes 5._ do you have a swing dance lessons? Once a week. A .How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far 6.He must be a _.Becau
11、se he works in the hospital. A.writer B. trader C. scientist D.dentist Task5 Reading Comprehension Reading Skills 1.Read the questions before reading 2.Underline the key words in each question 3.Read carefully and underline the clues for each question ( )1.What is the challenge in designing the four
12、-leg robots? A. Carrying heavy things B.Running fast C.Being light enough D.Providing enough power ( )2.The underline word cheetah must be a kind of_. A.birds in the sky B.plants on land C.animals on land D.fish in the ocean ( )3.From the passage, we know that MITs robot_. A.can carry heavy things B
13、.can jump 30cm high C.is made of Kevlar D.is still very heavy ( )4.Whats the main idea of this passage? A.Scientists have been working on four-leg robots. B. A new robot has been designed by engineers at MIT C.The robots can help us do difficult and dangerous jobs D.The difficulty in designing the n
14、ew robot. Scientists have been experimenting with four-leg robots for years. They want to use robots to carry heavy things over difficult areas of land. However, providing enough power for those kinds of robots has been a problem. Now, that has changed. Engineers at MIT have designed(设计设计) a running
15、 robot that runs on batteries（电池）（电池）. Scientists say their robots will soon be able to run like cheetah, the fastest land animal on Earth. One difficulty in designing these types of robots continues to be providing power. These machines are still quite heavy. And they need a lot of power to run. Bu
16、t the cheetah-like robot designed by engineers at MIT is light enough to run on batteries. The robot weighs just 30 kilograms. The robot needs only about 700 watts of power to run. This robot can actually jump 40 cm high and it can land very safely and then it can run. The robots limbs(肢肢) and other
17、 parts were made in a three dimensional- or 3-Dprinter. A strong, light-weight material called Kevlar is used to make the robots parts stronger. But the development of MITs robot is not without its own set of problems. The robots limbs must support heavy force, and sometimes they break. Scientists s
18、ay the new technologies used on this robot may be used in the making of limbs for disabled people and other machines. Some of those machines may help save humans from performing difficult and dangerous jobs. Summary & Homework Units1-2 Past tense Useful expressions Some key points (some-&any-, frequency adverbs, How often) Reading skills Writing: Do you have a good lifestyle or eating habits？Write a short passage about 80 words to introduce your lifestyle Homework Words Thank you!
