八上Unit 3 Section A

Unit3 SectionA知识讲解1. Both Sam and Tom can play the drums, but Sam plays them better than Tom.（1）both意为＂两个；两个都＂，常见用法如下：（2）better 在此意为“更好地；较好地”，是副词well的比较级。

2. And she also sings more loudly than Tara.loudly为副词，意为＂喧闹地；大声地；响亮地＂，还常与ring、knock等动词连用。

其反义词为quietly。

3. Are you as friendly as your sister?（1）as...as的含义为＂和……一样＂，用于形容词、副词的同级比较。

两个as的词性和用法不一样，第一个as是副词，后面接形容词或副词的原级，第二个as为连词。

（2）否定句中，not as...as也可以用not so...as替换，表示＂没有……那样……＂。

4. You can tell that Lisa really wanted to win, though. 不过你能看出来莉萨真的想赢。

（1）tell此处意为＂看出，知道，判断＂，表示此意时常与情态动词can，could和be able to连用。

其后若接介词from，表示＂辨别；区别；认出＂。

（2）win v.赢；赢得现在分词为winning，过去式和过去分词均为won。

（3）though adv.不过；可是conj.虽然；尽管though在句中作副词，意为＂不过；可是；然而＂，常位于句末。

专题练习一、单项选择1．—Simon, ________ does your new friend look like?—He is a tall boy with a strong body.A．what B．who C．which D．how 2．There is some doubt ________Tom is the most suitable person for the job.A．which B．whether C．that D．what3．I can’t find the shoes ________ I bought last week, so I have to buy another pair. A．who B．which C．what4．Perhaps the day is coming soon ________ most people can work at home through the Internet.A．when B．which C．if D．where 5．Kate is a ________ worker but Susan works even ________ than her.A．hard-working; more hard-working B．hard; harderC．harder; more hard-working D．hard-working; harder二、完型填空Li Fang is my desk mate. She is a top student in our class. She doesn’t talk too much, but she is kind and 6 .She thinks helping others makes her happy.Once I was asked to read a text in an English class. I pronounced some 7 in such a bad way that my 8 laughed at me. After that, I felt so helpless that I wanted to give up English.When she knew this, Li Fang helped me and encouraged me to 9 more. With her help, I’m not 10 of making mistakes now and has improved my English a lot.I feel very proud and lucky to have such a good desk mate.6．A．helpful B．busy C．healthy7．A．texts B．words C．stories 8．A．parents B．teachers C．classmates 9．A．write B．speak C．think10．A．afraid B．tired C．sure三、阅读单选Lily Chan, TaiwanKay is the most confident girl that I have ever met. Although she looks tough, she is really kind. It may surprise some people to find out Kay and I are best friends, because we have different personalities. I'm not confident and I am very shy, which is the opposite to Kay, but I think this is why we are such good friends.Alan Cordoba, MexicoMy best friend is Lucy. I can always depend on her. We always take care of each other. The first week we met, I got sick with flu and she came to my house to take care of me every day. She is also very intelligent (有智慧的) and interesting, although sometimes she gets angry. She shouts at me for always being late.Isabel Famosa, CubaMy best friend is Anna Hernandez. She is honest, kind and sensitive(敏感的)．We wereborn in the same city in Cuba. We spent a lot of time together until we were 12. Then, I moved to America with my family and thought that I would never see Anna again. When I went to college in New York, Anna had a room in the same building. She now lives near me in New Jersey and we see each other all the time.Ken Ichigawa, JapanI love to spend time with Daisuke because he makes me laugh so much. He's very funny. We share the same sense of humor(幽默感), and know how to make each other cry with laughter. We enjoy talking the funny things we did when we were children, and tell the stupid jokes over and over again.11．Kay is________ than Lily.A．tougher B．shyer C．more confident D．kinder12．In Paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT true?A．The two girls were born in the same city.B．The two girls departed(分开)when they were 12.C．The two girls met and lived away from Cuba.D．The two girls met because they kept looking for each other.13．In Paragraph 4, they become good friends________．A．because of the funny things they did togetherB．because of the same interest and sense of humorC．because they love stupid jokesD．because they grew up together14．What is mentioned in Ken's description?A．Moving to the USA with parents. B．Enjoying talking about funny things. C．Studying in the same school. D．Getting sick with flu.15．What's the best title of this passage?A．Friends Are Always Different B．Opinions about a Good Friend C．Everyone Should Have Friends D．What I Like Most about My Best Friend四、用所给单词的正确形式填空16．Tom walked into his room _______(quiet).17．Jim plays basketball ________(well) than me.18．I can’t hear you _______(clear). Can you speak loudly?19．Did you watch the school singing ________(compete).20．The birds are singing _______ (loud).五、完成句子21．托妮和蒂娜学习一样努力吗?Does Toni work ________ ________ as Tina?22．安娜，你喜欢昨天的歌咏比赛吗？Do you like the __________ ____________ held yesterday, Anna?23．尽管他参加过几个足球队的选拔，但是几乎没人赏识他的天赋。

Unit3 SectionA（1a-1c）优质课教案Type: Listening &SpeakingRun by: Zhang LuTeaching ObjectivesBy the end of this period, students will be able to:1. Knowledge objectives1) spell, read and recognize the following words (mainly about personal traits)and use them appropriately in speaking: outgoing, both, better, loudly, quietly; review and master the following words: tall, short, long, thin, heavy, hair, sing friendly.2) learn and grasp the following sentence structures : ①That’s Tara, isn’t it? No, it isn’t. ②Tina is taller than Tara. ③And she also sings more loudly than Tara.2. Ability objectives1) learn and know the rules of comparatives of adjectives/ adverbs and use them to talk about personal traits.2) role-play the conversation with correct and clear pronunciation.3. Emotional objectives1) have further understanding of their friends or families.2) find out the good traits of others.Important Points and Difficult Points:Important points:1. Target language above.2. Key words: outgoing, both, better, loudly, quietly3. The changing rules of comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs.Difficult points:1. Compare people by using comparatives and target language.2. The changing rules of comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs.Teaching Methods:Task-based Teaching Method, Situational Teaching Method, Interactive Teaching Method. Learning Methods:Preview(self-study), Cooperative learning, Drilling.Teaching Aids: multi-media, blackboard, text bookTeaching Steps:Step1: Warming-up Brainstorm:Q1: Who is your idol?Q2: What does she/he look like?Q3: What is she/he like?Step1: PresentationTask1: Guessing gameStudents will guess who are my idols according to my description and do more descriptions, so the key sentence structure“A+be动词+形容词比较级+than+B” will be introduced.More pairs of pictures will be presented and the opposite words will be learned: Tall-short long hair-short hair heavy-thin quietly-loudly At the same time, The comparative degree of these words will be presented: Tall-taller Yao Ming is taller than Mr. Bean. Short-shorter Mr. Bean is shorter than Yao Ming. Long-longer She has longer hair than Coffee. Heavy-heavier Alan is heavier than Ten. Thin-thinner Ten is thinner than Alan.Quietly-more quietly The first light music is more quietly than the second one.Loudly-more loudly The second light music is more loudly than the first one.Task2: Catch the ball In order to practice the sentence structure, I will play a short video about my friends and let students practice their conversation with the following structures:My ... is big.A: My ... is friendly. My ... is handsome. My ... is bigger than...B: My ... is friendlier than ... My ... is more handsome than...Task3: Read and SpeakTall-taller short-shorter long-longer young-younger big-biggerthin-thinner fat-fatter heavy-heavier friendly-friendlier funny-funnier outgoing-more outgoing handsome-more handsome quietly-more quietly loudly-more loudlyStep3：PracticeTask4: Pre-listeningIntroduce some background information about listening material.Task5: While-listeningExercise1b: Listen and number the pairs of twins in the picture [1-3]Listen again, fill in blanks and then act it out.C1: A: Is that Sam? B: No, that’s Tom. Sam has ___________ than Tom. And Sam plays the drums _______than Tom.C2: A: That's Tara, isn't it? B: No, it isn't. Tina is _____than Tara. And she also sings ___________than Tara.C3:A: Is that Paul?B: No, that’s Peter. Peter is ________ than Paul. And Paul is ________ than Peter.Task6: Post-readingDiscuss in groups and find out your own idol in your group. And let other groups guess who she/he is. - That's A, isn't it? - No, it isn’t. It is B. B …than A. He/she is also... than A. ... So we think he/she is the idol of our group!Ⅵ. HomeworkDo you have a sister, a brother or a good friend? Write down the differences between you and her/him.。

Unit 3 I 'm more outgoing than my sister.Section A 〔1a —1c〕一、按要求写出以下各词的正确形式1. ________________________ easy〔比拟级〕：2. _________________________ different〔名词〕：3. _________________ many〔比拟级〕:4. ___________________________ serious〔比拟级〕:5. ________________________ friendly〔比拟级〕:6. _____________________ funny〔比拟级〕7.outgoing〔比拟级〕_____8. _____________________ quiet〔反义词〕9. _______________________ tall〔反义词〕10. ______________________________ beautiful〔比拟级〕二、单项选择1.If you want to be thinner and healthier, you ' dbetter eat food and take ___________ exercise.A.more, fewerB. more, lessC. fewer, moreD. less, more2. _________ He 's thanhis brother.A.strongB. strongerC. the strongerD. the strongest3. _________________ Which do you like , tea or coffee?A.goodB. betterC. bestD. the better4. Mum, this T-shirt is much too small for me. Would you buy me aone?A.goodB. betterC. largeD. larger三、完成句子1. 他长得什么样子？他很高。

英语八年级上人教版Unit3Section A(2d－3c)练习（含答案）Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词1．The boy wants to w__in__ the game.2．T__hough__ we have tried our best，we lost the game.3．—Do you know the result of the __competition__(比赛)?—No，it will come out tomorrow.4．—How was your weekend?—__Fantastic__(极好的)．We all had a good time.5．__Which__(哪一个)do you like better，the red one or the yellow one? 6．“I must study harder and get a b__etter__ result in the future，” the twin said to herself.7．Grace is only one year old，but she can speak __clearly__(清楚地)．8．Mary is an o__utgoing__ girl.She always gets on well with others. 9．B__oth__ my mother and my father like watching the movie Lost in Thailand.Ⅱ.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空funny；fast；good；hard­working；clear1．Ben is __funnier__ than other students.He often tells jokes to us. 2．Teddy runs fast，but his brother runs __faster__ than him.3．Would you please speak more loudly？I can't hear you __clearly__. 4．Jane is __more__hard­working__ than other students，because she wants to be the best one.5．The boy likes music very much and he sings very __well__．Ⅲ.用适当的介词填空1．It's not easy __for__ David to learn math well.2．My cousin has the same sweater __as__ you.3．Jim is better __at__ speaking than listening in English.4．This coat is different __from__ that yellow one.5．Though he is very young，he can do many things __by__ himself. 6．—Are you as friendly __as__ your sister?—Yes, I am.7．Liu Chang did quite badly __in__ English，but Zhang Sheng did even worse. 8．There are many differences __between__ Mike and Tonny，though they are twin brothers.Ⅳ.完形填空My best friend is one of my classmates.We have the __1__ hobby.We both enjoy music.I am good __2__ English，__3__ she isn't.She has great interest __4__ university life and wants to go to university when she __5__ school.One day，I found her studying __6__ so I wanted to help her with it.__7__ she closed the book.I asked，“What are you doing？”“Nothing，” she answered __8__.I didn't know __9__ she closed her book.“I just want to __10__ you，” I said.“Please don't laugh at me.My English is not good and I'm a little __11__ about learning it in front of others.”“__12__ laughs at you.That's __13__ you don't make any progress in English.You should __14__.You should do your best to __15__ English with your friends.You can also ask for help from them.”( B )1.A.different B．sameC．difficult D．necessary( C )2.A.in B．forC．at D．with( A )3.A.but B．soC．and D．though( D )4.A.with B．forC．at D．in( C )es B．comes overC．leaves D．leaves for( A )6.A.English B．chemistryC．physics D．history( C )7.A.And B．IfC．But D．Though( B )8.A.loudly B．shylyC．friendly D．noisily( B )9.A.when B．whyC．how D．what( D )10.A.see B．worryC．mean D．help( B )11.A.wild B．shyC．calm D．angry( D )12.A.Someone B．EveryoneC．Anyone D．No one( C )13.A.where B．whenC．why D．what( D )14.A.work B．seeC．make D．try( A )15.A.study B．showC．teach D．hearⅤ.阅读理解Do you have a friend for life？I have one.My friend is an outgoing girl.Her name is Cicy.She tells me that “Cicy” means “a little princess” in English.I think she's a real princess.It has been over six years since she became my best friend.And now she is studying in Hangzhou.She is a little fatter than me.She is much taller than me.Her hair is a little curly and long.I think she is a pretty girl.I still remember the day when she left.I stood in front of her house and saw her taking her bag to the car.I coughed uneasily.Cicy turned toward me with a sad smile.“I am leaving for Hangzhou in ten minutes，” she said.“I know.”I was afraid to see her eyes so I did not look at her.I was so angry at myselffor being weak.I wanted to cry but I knew I must be brave.“I hope you can get better grades during the following term.” After seeing the sad look on my face，she quickly added，“I'll be back soon.” I tried to say something to thank her but I found I couldn't say anything.It's always better to keep quiet if you're about to cry.“Oh，well…bye.” My tears nearly came out.So did hers.I remember the day on which she cried sadly on my shoulder.I remember the day on which she took off her clothes when I felt cold.I remember the day…( D )1.“Cicy” means “________” in English according to what Cicy said. A．a lovely girlB．a kingC．a good friendD．a little princess( C )2.Which of the following is TRUE?A．Cicy is “my” neighbor.B．Cicy is a princess from England.C．Cicy is in Hangzhou now.D．Cicy is a little thin.( B )3.When “I” felt cold，what did Cicy do?A．She cried sadly.B．She took off her clothes.C．She said nothing.D．She did nothing.( B )4.What is the best title of the passage?A．Cicy—a Little PrincessB．A Friend for LifeC．My Friend Left MeD．I Said Goodbye to My FriendⅥ.任务型阅读根据材料内容，从下面六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整(有一项多余)。