沪教版八年级英语第二学期试用本Travel.pptVIP

I can jump higher than the Eiffel Tower! Don’t be silly, Lo. It’s true.The Eiffel Tower can’t jump! What is in the picture on the wall? What does Lo mean? What does Hi think of what Lo has said? Do they have the same meaning on the same sentence? The Eiffel Tower. He can jump higher than the Eiffel Tower can jump. He thinks what Lo has said sounds silly. No, they don’t. The humour in this cartoon is based on a double meaning. Before you read the article , try this quiz. a b c Which one of these is the French flag? 2 What happened to the King of France in 1789? a He sailed to America. b He lost his head. c He defeated the British. 3 Which two of these sports are not very popular in France? a cycling b baseball c tennis d judo e skiing f football 4 Which of these drinks is France famous for? tea cola red wine coffee Give short answers to these questions. Take a quick look at the article on page 93. Where is this article probably from? It’s probably from a newspaper. (The top heading ‘Travel’ indicates that this is a regular section of a newspaper. The headline ‘France is calling’ refers to this specific article only. In a real newspaper, there might also be other articles about other countries in this section.) “博大精深，优美典雅，刚正义烈。” 庐陵文化重视教育 , 科举兴盛。从隋至清的千多年间 , 朝廷通过科举选拔人才和任命官吏。于是科举考中进士的多少 , 往往成为衡量一个地方文风是否昌盛 , 文化是否发达 , 人才是否众多 , 声望是否显扬的重要标志。庐陵地区考取的进士近 3000 名 , 而文化发达的苏州只 1771 人 , 就一个州府而言 , 是全国最多的。明代有两届科考 , 前三名都是吉安府人 ,“ 双连冠 ” 在全国更是绝无仅有。共考取状元 16 名 , 名列全国前茅。隋唐以后 , 官员多从举人、进士中任命 , 正宰相江西共 28 人 , 其中吉安就有 8 人 , 占 28.6% ；还有副宰相 9 人和众多的尚书、巡抚。他们的为人行政 , 是好的和比较好的 , 为国家、为社会做了大量有益的事情 , 有的为国捐躯 , 名留青史 , 好几位在中国历史上具有深远的影响。 它崇尚文化 , 成就突出 , 文学家、思想家多。《全宋词》中作者 1397 人 , 其中江西 174 人 , 占 12.5%, 居全国第二；吉安有 52 人 , 占全国的 3.7%, 占江西的 29.9% 。《哲学大辞典》收江西宋明时哲学家 50 人 , 其中吉安 10 余人。 Look at the heading, the headline and the photos. What do you think this article will be about? About France, and perhaps about going to France. Read the first six words of the article. At what time of the year