新版外研初中英语八年级下册Module_2_Experiences_Unit_2.ppt

Mike and Clare live in Cairo in Egypt because their father works there. They have visited many places in Egypt. For (1) __________ ，they have seen the Pyramids, and they have visited the (2) ___________ palaces of the 3. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. ancient count example king mix queen example ancient (3) _________ and (4) _________ of Egypt. Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic，and when they speak it, they often (5) ______ it with German，French and Chinese. Recently, their father’s company has asked him to go back to the US. Mike and Clare are (6)___________ down the days. kings queens mix counting where you went when you went there why it was special 4. Work in pairs. Think of a special trip. Write notes and explain: 5. Write sentences to describe what you have seen or done. Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you. Now write a passage about your experiences. Possible answer When I was ten years old I went to Beijing with my parents. I went to meet my uncle, my aunt and my cousin. They moved to the city before I was born. The city was wonderful and my uncles family was very friendly. We saw a lot of interesting things and we went to an amazing market. I want to go back again soon. 1. They have been to many interesting places. 他们去过很多有趣的地方。 have/has been to表示“己经去过某地”， 而have/has gone to表示“己经去某地了”。 例如： I have been to Shanghai. 我己经去过上海了。（此时己经回来 了） She has gone to Shanghai. 她己经去上海了。（此时己经在去上 海的路上或己经到达上海了） Language points 2. …they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. 他们发现阿拉伯语的拼写和发音都不容易。 本句中it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是动词不定式，hard是宾语补足语。 类似的句子再如： We find it important to learn English well. 我们发现学好英语很重要。 3. The Robinsons are moving again. 罗宾逊一家又要搬家了。 这里的现在进行时并不表示正在发生的事情，而是表示即将发生的事情。英语中还有其他一些动词具有这样的特性，如come, go, leave等。 例如： He’s coming. 他马上就来了。 The train is leaving this afternoon. 列车下午发出。 4. They are counting down the days. 他们正在倒计时。 count down表示“倒数，倒计时”。 例如： We