牛津八年级下册Units13Speak up and Study skills.ppt

1. Remember the new words and expressions in this lesson. 2. Preview the next lesson. * Talk about your friends: 1. Who is your best friend? 2. What is he/she like? 3. Where does he/she live? 4. What does he/she like? … Millie is telling Sandy about an old friend. Listen and answer the questions. 1. When did Millie meet Becky? Last week. 2. How long has Becky leave China? About five years. 3. Was Becky alone in the USA? No, she went abroad with her parents. 4. How does Millie communicate with Becky? By email. adv. 在国外 Work in pairs and tell your partner about the changes in your life. Use the conversation as a model. 1. She’s just returned from the USA. 这里的she’s 是she has的缩略形式。 return vi. 返回 e.g. return home (adv.) 回家 return to school (n.) 回到学校 2. When did you last see each other? 你们上次见面是什么时候? last adv. 最近, 上一次; 最后。可位于动 词前, 也可位于动词后。 e.g. I last saw him in Shanghai two years ago. 我上一次是两年前在上海见到他的。 = I saw him last in Shanghai two years ago. 3. So how do you keep in touch with each other? 那你们是如何保持联系的呢？ keep in touch with sb. 和某人保持联系, 也可用stay in touch with sb.表示。 e.g. Please keep/stay in touch with me while you are in Beijing. 当你在北京的时候, 请和我保持联 系。 4. We mainly communicate by email. 我们主要通过电子邮件交流。 communicate vi./vt. 交流, 交际 e.g. She has never communicated with us. 她从未和我们联系过。 Facts and opinions(事实和观点) We often use facts and opinions when we write. Facts are true statements. They include names, dates, events and numbers. Opinions tell what we believe, feel or think. They may not true. 我们在写作时经常会用到陈述事实和表达观点的句子。事实是指客观存在的事物或是事情，通常包括姓名、日期、事件和数字等。观点则是表达我们对于某件事物或事情的感觉、想法等。 e.g. Beijing is the capital of China. Beijing is the best city in the world. Many changes have taken place in my hometown. The new shopping mall is a good place to have fun. (Fact) (Opinion) (Fact) (Opinion) Sentences that show opi