【牛津深圳版】九年级英语上册Unit 8 Period 3课件.pptVIP

Unit 8 Oxford English Module 4 A taste of literature Period 2 Listening Talk time Speak up Surprise endings Period 3 1 Show time Tell the main idea of the story “The gifts” and act the story out. 2 A Listen to a lecture about O. Henry and complete the notes below. Write one word or figure in each blank. Listening B Listen to the recording again and circle the correct answers. Answer the questions below. 3 Talk time Compare the two responses and choose the one that is more polite. A: I like O. Henry’s stories. All of the endings are surprising. B1: I don’t agree. Some of them are unbelievable. B2: Perhaps you are right, but I think some of them are unbelievable. Disagreeing in a polite way Read the conversation after the recording. Read the conversation below and practise it in pairs. Pay attention to the words in blue. Choose one of the situations below and make a conversation. S1 thinks Maths and Science are the most important subjects at school. S2 thinks Music and Art are. S1 thinks Della is the most important character in “The gifts”. S2 thinks that Jim is. S1 likes Western opera. S2 likes Beijing Opera. S1 thinks that all operas are old and boring. S2 thinks that operas are fun and interesting. 4 Speak up In groups, talk about the kinds of gifts you usually give on special days. Use the pictures and the questions below to help you. Follow the example. Use the questions below to talk about the gifts you give on special days. Then complete the table. What kinds of gifts do you usually give on Mother’s Day/at the Mid-Autumn Festival/on Christmas Day/…? Who do you give the gifts to? What do you say when you give the gifts? Special day Gift To whom What to say S1 ? ? ? ? S2 ? ? ? ? … ? ? ? ? In groups, do a survey on your group members’ favourite gifts. Then complete the table below. S1 S2 S3 What is your favourite gift? ? ? ? When did you get it? ? ? ? Who gave it to you? ? ? ? Why do you like it? Make a report according to your surv