1、Self Check,1 Fill in the blanks with the words given.,expensive boring cheap special interesting,1. Today is Jims birthday. His mother is going to make a meal for him.2. My shoes were really . They only cost $5.3. My aunt took us out to dinner at an restaurant, but the food was not good at all.4. Th
2、e movie was . I fell asleep half way through it.5. Its important to choose subjects that you find .,special,cheap,expensive,boring,interesting,adj. 睡着的,入睡,v.选择,2 Read the passages and then write about the most popular gifts among your friends and family.,Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think
3、they dont get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy.,present n. 礼物,make sb. / sth. + 形容词 使某人/某事 What he
4、 says makes me rather angry. 他所说的话让我非常生气。 The flowers made the house beautiful. 鲜花让房子美丽。,Gift giving is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and
5、 dont want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing somet
6、hing for someone is the best gift. People dont need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough.,open v. 开；打开,give away 赠送 givegavegiven,bench n. 长凳；长椅,rather than 胜于,Sweden 瑞典,instead adv. 代替；而不是 If you dont want to go, I will go instead.,Helping do some homework is the best gift for
7、my mother. The best gift for my father is my good mark. My sister likes the dolls best, and my friend likes the interesting books best.,Write about the most popular gifts among your friends and family.,How can singing English songs help your English? Make a list.,1. We can learn some new words.,2. W
8、e can become more interested in English.,3. We can improve the ability of listening and speaking.,Why dont you learn to sing English songs?,China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers
9、from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.,The Olympics=the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会,enter v. 参加；进入,nearly adv. 几乎
10、,singsang,clearly adv. 明朗地；明显地,stage n. 舞台,native adj. 本地的；本国的,from across China=from all over China 来自全中国,by+名词/动词-ing 通过；以,as+形容词或副词原形+as 像一样,The singers really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the mens competition was a 40-year-old man from Xian, and the winner of
11、the womens competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didnt think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the womens competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English
12、was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.,winner n. 胜利者,modest adj. 谦虚的；谦让的,earlier adj. 早的；初期的,interested adj. 感兴趣的,This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. “Chinese people should tr
13、y to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics,” said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English.,encourage v. 鼓励 encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事,progress n. 进步；前进 make progress 取得进步,spokesperson n. 发言人；代言人,the O
14、lympic Committee 奥委会,Its + 名词 + to do sth. 做某事是怎样 have fun with sth. 在中获得乐趣,Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why dont you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other
15、fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, youll find a good way to learn English better.,hear of 听说,suggest v. 提议；建议,take an interested in 对感兴趣,besides prep. 而且
16、；除之外,make friends with 与交友,find out 找出；发现,Are these statements true, false, or not mentioned in the reading?,3c Close your books. Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words.,Because China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics,many Chinese people are trying to improve their English
17、in different ways. Singing English songs is one way. Singers from across China entered a contest by singing English songs. Some of them were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. A winner said singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. So this kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. And it is a good idea to have fun with English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English, like watching English movies and reading English books.,
