八年级英语M8-U2.ppt

“The water was dark and icy-cold as Niaman dived(跳水) off the side of the ship soon after midnight.” The first sentence and paragraph of a story are the most important. If you don’t catch readers’ attention at the very beginning, they may not stay with you. Catching a reader is like catching a fish; you must keep it “hooked (钩 住)” until the last page. 怎样写好一个故事的开头? 怎样写好一个故事的开头? ??? One way is to dive straight in (开门见山), as with the sentence above. Another way is with a dialogue: “If you do not obey my orders, I’ll throw you off the boat!” shouted Captain Deer. Niaman thought of the sharks and shivered(发抖)... Both these two beginnings make readers ask questions. Why did Niaman dive off the ship, especially in the middle of the night? Why was the captain angry?? ? In fact, writing a good beginning is not more difficult than writing a boring one. （写好开头并不比写一个乏味的开头困难多少。） 怎样写好一个故事的开头? 1 First, she tried the big chair. 2 Then she tried the middle chair. 3 Finally, she tried the small chair. Now write some new sentences. Use first， next/then and finally. pick up/ very big bowl / didn’t like / too hot pick up / big bowl / didn’t like / too cold pick up / small bowl / like / good Look at these sentences. 6 Now use first, next, then and finally to write a short passage. First, she looked around her. Next, she noticed a house. Then she knocked on the door. Finally, she entered the house. 写作练习 First, she looked into a small room. Next, she picked up the very big bowl. Then she picked up the big bowl. Finally, she picked up the little bowl. Sample To preview Past Simple regular verbs 2. To practise the vocabulary Homework asleep, return, at first, point at, comfortable, jump, heavy 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字). Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (I) Long long ago, there were a king and a queen in a beautiful kingdom. The queen died while giving birth to a girl, her name was Snow White. 看图说话 Possible words: Long long ago, there be; queen