英语人教版九年级全册reading课件.pptxVIP

Unit 8 Stonehenge-Can Anyone Explain Why It Is There? Pingyao No.1 Middle School Cao ChunxiaWarming-upLiang Zhu New Townunknown thingsmysteriesfrom …to…a long period of timeplacethe position ofusefor a special purposePre-readingThe Maya Pyramidsgetreceiveshow respect to forefathershonor ancestorsthe person you hatesthe winningcelebrate a victory over an enemyputting dead bodies into…burial placesstrength, powerfeel the energystop… from…prevent illness2a Match each linking word or phrase with its purpose.Linking word or phrasePurpose of linking word or phrasesoexpressing a differenceas, because, sincegiving a choicebut, however, thoughexpressing a resultexpressing two things happening at the same timenot only … but alsogiving reasonsorwhen, whileadding informationWhennot onlybut alsoSoorHoweveras The Maya Pyramids are one of Mexico’s most famous historical places, one of its greatest mysteries. Nobody really knows how the ancient Mayans built these they didn’t have our modern tools. Historians even don’t really know who built them. , we do know they must have been hard-working –and great planners! There might be many different pyramids. Some might be places to celebrate a victory over an enemy honor ancestors. you stand on the top of the pyramid, you can feel the energy from your feet move up your body, then you might become stronger and more powerful. Maybe it might stop people from getting ill and keep people healthy. , next time, remember to visit the great Maya Pyramids.Word study : Guess the meaning of the new word from the word root. 通过词根猜测词义。Stonehenge in Britainexpress历史学家expressionBritain British 表达 historian医学的history?大不列颠leaderlead领导，领袖medical medicine Reading Strategy: Skimming (略读) is very fast reading. You skim to get the main ideas by reading a few, but not all, of the details (细节). 通过略读获取段落大意。Fast readingMatch each paragraph with the main idea. a. How was it built and who built it?b. What is Stonehenge?c. Why was it built /What was it