八年级英语下学期Unit8 单元整体课件 人教新目标版.ppt

Listen to the passage and answer the following questions: 1. When did Susan go to Canada? 2. How long did she stay there? 3. When did she go there and come back? 4. Where did she live in Canada? 5. What could Susan do with the foreign friends every day? 6. What did the foreign teacher ask Susan to do? victory pray thanks Make a wish make a bow admire sorry shake hands shake hands thumb up good luck Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy. Gift giving is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and don’t want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough. 请注意动名词作主语的情况 一些礼物是从不会太小的。 赠送，送掉 不久之后 长凳 在美国，一些人会要求家人和朋友向慈善机构捐款，而不是给他们买礼物。 取而代之 the meaning of the first paragraph: the meaning of the second paragraph: Think about: Highlight Many Chinese people are trying to improve their English in different ways. Singing English songs is one way. Singers from all over China took part in a contest by singing English songs. Some of them were able to sing English songs just like native speakers. A winner said singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. So this kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. And it is a good idea to have fun with English. Besides singing English songs, there are many