Unit 8
Have you read Treasure Island yet?
Section B 2
3a ~ Self check
Revision
Fill in the blanks according to the article.
used to, hear, call, with, from, abroad, change, not see, hope, success
Sarah ______ fight over almost everything ____ her parents. Later she _____ a song when she studied ______. The song _______ her life forever. The song is ____ a country music singer _____ Garth Brooks, the _____________ musician in American history. Sarah _____
____ the singer yet, but she has listened to many of his songs. She _____ to see him one day.
used to
with
heard
abroad
changed
from
called
most successful
hasn’t
seen
hopes
1. introduce v.介绍，引荐
introduce sb. to sb. 把某人介绍给某人
e.g. A: Who can introduce them to us?
B: The man is Robert Pattinson and the
woman is Adele. They are both
famous in the world.
New words
2. line n. 行；排
v. 排队
e.g. Please line up one after another. 请按顺序排队。
The ball went over the line. 球越线出界了。
Think of a singer or writer you know
well. Make a list of facts of him /her.
Think of the following:
1. Who is the singer/writer?
2. When did the singer/writer first become famous?
3. How and why did he/she first become famous?
4. What famous songs/books has he/she recorded/written? When?
3a
5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold?
6. How did you find out about him/her?
7. Is he/she still popular today?
8. Have you introduced this singer/writer
to others?
9. How do you feel about his/her music/
books?
10. Have you ever played/sung his/her
songs yourself?
Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use.
3b
the first line in the song/book
the book/song was written/recorded by
enjoyed success in
successful song/CD/book
I listen to this song/read this book
when …
The song/book makes me feel …
1. 引用人物的一部作品，提出问题。
2. 作品来源并引出要评价的对象。
3. 有影响力的作品是什么。
4. 作品的影响。
5. 感受或受启发是什么。
6. 检查语法和词数。
怎样写人物评价
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct
words in the box.

1. What do you think _____ this dress? Do you think it looks on me?
2. The little boy was so hungry that he didn’t put his spoon _____ at all. He just kept on eating.
down, of, about, back, up
of
down
Self check
3. She grew ____ in a small town, although she lives in a big city now.
4. For homework, our teacher told us to write _____ our summer vacation.
5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us _____ to our school.
about
back
up
joined
have read
started
have learned
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct
forms of the words in brackets.
1. I _______ (join) the book club last month and I _________ (read) five books already.
2. I only _______ (start) taking French classes last week and I ___________ (learn) 50 French words already.
3. Tony ________ (buy) a pop music CD yesterday but he ____________ (listen) to it yet.
4. They ___________ (listen) to many songs by The Beatles, but they cannot _____ (sing) any of them.
5. She ____ (see) the newspaper on the table this morning, but she _________ (have) anytime to read it yet.
have listened
sing
saw
hasn’t had
bought
hasn’t listened
III. Make a list of the things you have done and the ones you haven’t done yet this week. Then ask two other students.
Make a conversation.
A: Have you done your homework?
B: Yes, I have. What haven’t you done?
\No, I haven’t. What have you done?
A: I haven’t ….\I have ….
B: Ah, you should hurry up.
\You’ve done well. Come on.
单元复习
hear of, go out, full of, finish doing sth., be about, grow up, put down, hurry up, bring back, give up, wait for, cut down, build a house, kill…for food ,the marks of another man’s feet, who else, see sb. doing sth., run towards, help sb. do sth., name sb.…, teach sb. sth., be interested in, can’t wait to do sth.,
Important phrases
used to, fight over, return home, on the radio, make sb. do sth., think about, come to realize, ever since, the home of, such as, belong to, be kind to sb., trust one another, remind sb. that…, have been to, do research on, hope to do sth., introduce…to…
Have you read Little Women yet?
What’s it like?
Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures.
Steve, have you decided yet which book to write about for English class?
Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life.
Important sentences
So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship.
How long have they been here?
Not long after that, I saw some cannibals trying to kill two men from a broken ship.
One of them died, but the other ran towards my house.
I named him Friday because that was the day I met him.
Every time she is in the library, Sally looks at the many books she hasn’t read yet and can’t wait to read them!
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family.
Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
It reminds us that the best things in life are free….
Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day.
He’s sold more than 120 million records.
Have you introduced this singer to others?
Fill in the blanks.
1. His name is on the book, so it b______ to him.
2. M_____ of people go abroad every year.
elongs
illions
Exercises
3. What ____ (别的) would you like?
4. Hainan Island is in the ________ (south) part of China.
5. He works hard. His s______ is due.
else
southern
uccess
Write an article about your favorite singer or writer, use the useful phrases in the lesson.