Section B 3a —4 Self check

Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? Section A1 (1a – 2d) Step1 Warming up Do you have hobbies? What’s your hobby? Can you guess what my hobby is?

I like reading classic works. Here are some books I love very much. Have you read Alice in Wonderland yet? Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

A: Have you read Treasure Island yet? B: Yes, I’ve already read it. / No, I haven’t.

A: Have you read … yet? B: Yes, I’ve already read it. / No, I haven’t.

1a Look at the picture. Have you read these books? Check (√) the ones you know.

___ Alice in Wonderland ___ Little Woman ___ Treasure Island

___ Olive Twist

___ Robinson Crusoe

___ Tom Sawyer Step 2 Learn the new words treasure, island, classic, page, hurry, due Step 3 Listening

1. 1b Listen and complete the chart. Book Title

Treasure Island

Robinson Crusoe Nick

Judy

Sandy

Alan

Name

Have they

read it?

×

√

×

√

√

×

exciting wonderful fantastic What do they think of it?

Little women Kate

Harry

Step 4 Speaking

1c Practice the conversation. Then talk about the other books in 1a.

Examples A: Have you read Little Women yet? B: No, I haven’t. Have you?

A: Yes, I have already read it. B: What’s it like?

A: It’s fantastic.

Step 5 Listening 2a Listen. Who has read these books? Circle the names. 1. Treasure Island

Mark / Tina 2. Oliver Twist

Mark / Tina

3. Robinson Crusoe

Mark / Tina

4. Tom Sawyer

Mark / Tina

Keys: 1. Tina 2. Mark Tina 3. Mark Tina 4. Tina 2b Listen again. Write T for true and F for false.

1. Oliver Twist is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of treasures.

(

) 2. Robinson Crusoe is a classic.

(

) 3. Tina thinks that Treasure Island is a fantastic book.

(

) 4. Tom Sawyer is about a boy who lives in the United Kingdom.

(

) Keys: FTTF Step 6 Speaking

2c Use the information in 2a and 2b to talk about the books. A: Has Tina read Treasure Island? B: Yes, she has. She thinks it’s fantastic.

A: What’s it about?

B: It’s about….

2d Read the conversation and fill in the table.

Student Amy Book

About Haven’t

like finished reading it yet. Only on page 25. Steve

Really good. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks, then role-play with your partner. Amy: Steve, ____ you _______ yet which book to write about for English class? Steve: Yes, Little Women. I’ve ______ finished reading it! Amy: Wow, you’re fast! What’s it about?

Steve: It’s about four sisters __________. It was really good, so I couldn’t __________. Which book did you choose? Amy: I _____ Treasure Island, but I ______ _______ reading it ___. I’m only on page 25. Steve: Have you ______ read the back of the book to see what it’s about?

Amy: Yes, ______. It looks interesting. Steve: You should ________. The book report is due in two weeks. Amy: Yes, I know. I’ll read quickly.

Keys: have, decided, already, growing up, put it down, chose, haven’t finished, yet, at least, I have, hurry up Step 7 Language points and summary 1. Oliver Twist

is about a boy who goes out to sea and finds an island full of

treasures.

《雾都孤儿》是一个男孩去海边发现一个充满珍宝的岛的故事。

full of

满是……的；(有)大量的

e.g. The area is full of beautiful lakes and rivers.

这个区域有大量美丽的湖泊和河流。

2. Have you at least read the back of the book to see what it’s about?

至少你已经读过书的背面，了解了它的大致内容吧？

此句中的动词see表示“(通过查看、打听等)弄清、了解；查看、发现(信息或事实)”。作这种用法时，see常接how, what, when等引导的宾语从句。

e.g. He agreed to go with me to see what was wrong.

他同意跟我去了解一下毛病出在哪里。

First of all, we need to take some time to see how it works.

首先，我们需要花些时间了解一下它是如何运作的。

3. You should hurry up.

你需要加快速度。

hurry up

赶快；(急忙)做某事

e.g. Hurry up, or we cannot get to the railway station on time. 快些，否则我们不能按时赶到火车站了。

4. Steve: …The book report is due in two weeks. 读书报告两周后必须交。

Amy: Yes, I know… 是的，我知道…

1) due adj.

预定；预期；预计

后边引出预期的时间、地点等，还常常构成短语be due (to do something)或be due (for something)。

e.g. Our plane is due at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 12:30.

我们的飞机预计于12：30降落在上海虹桥国际机场。

Rose is due to start school in January.

罗丝一月份就要开始上学了。

You are due for a medical examination next month.

你的身体检查预定在下个月。

2) I know表示说话人对所谈的观点、内容已了解，无需多说，相当于汉语中“我早知道了；我全都了解”这样的意思，区别于许多日常交际场合中表示“我明白了；我知道了；我懂了”的用法。

e.g. A: It’s already very late. You should get some rest.

已经很晚了，你应该休息了。

B: Well, I know. Thanks.

对，我是知道的。谢谢。

注意，当我们获知对方提供的信息后，常用I see. 表示“我知道了；我明白了；我懂了”。

e.g. A: He lives in the countryside but works in the city during the week.

他住在乡下，但工作日在城里上班。

B: Oh, I see.

哦，我知道了。

Summary

Phrases:

hear of, be like ,go out ,full of, finish doing sth., be about, grow up, put down, hurry up Sentences: Have you ever 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? Step 9 Exercises Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。

1. They found many ________ (珠宝) in the old house. 2. There are many small ________ (岛) in this country. 3. Tom Sawyer and Oliver Twist are ________ (名著). 4. Everyone, open your book at ________ (页) 14. 5. The train is ________ (预期) to arrive in five minutes.

Ⅱ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，有的需要变换形式。

full of, hurry up, grow up, put down, at least 1. Eric became a famous basketball player when he ____________.

2. I don’t want to ____________ the book because it is so interesting.

3. —How many students are there in the library? —____________ thirty. 4. If you don’t want to be late, please ____________.

5. Under Mike’s bed, I found a box ____________ storybooks.

Keys:

Ⅰ. 1. treasures 2. islands 3. classics 4. page 5. due Ⅱ. 1. grew up 2. put down 3. At least 4. hurry up 5. full of

Step 10 Homework Have you read Robinson Crusoe

yet? Surf the Internet and find more information about the story.