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Lesson 1 Reading
初中英语沪教版八年级上册
Learning objectives
理解特洛伊木马之夜故事的主要情节；
1
感知人物行为与决策背后的智慧策略；
2
通过可视化阅读策略增强文本理解与想象能力。
3
重点
重点
通过本课时的学习，学生能够：
Watch and answer
How did the Trojan War end
What famous war is it
Trojan War.
Do a quiz
Complete the quiz about the Trojan War to find out how much you know about it.
1
(1) When do historians think the Trojan War took place
a around the 12th century BCE
b around the 3rd century BCE
c around the 12th century CE
a the Egyptians and the Greeks
b the Trojans and the Greeks
c the Egyptians and the Trojans
(2) Who were the two sides of the Trojan War
Do a quiz
(3) How long did the Trojan War last
a about 3 years
b about 5 years
c about 10 years
(5) Where are the remains of Troy located
a present-day Greece
b present-day Italy
c present-day Turkey
(4) Which famous author wrote about the Trojan War
a Homer
b Socrates
c Plato
The correct order is:
Read and order
e
d
a
b
c
Rearrange the events according to the story on pages 84-85.
The Trojans celebrated their victory in the main square.
a
The Greek soldiers climbed out of the wooden horse and opened the main gate.
b
The Greeks captured the city of Troy.
c
The captain ordered the soldiers to pull the horse into the city.
d
The Trojans found that the Greeks had gone and left a huge wooden horse.
e
Read the story again and answer the questions below.
Read and answer
(1) Who are the characters in the story
A Trojan soldier, the Trojan captain, and some Greek soldiers.
(2) How did the Trojan soldier feel when he came down the stairs Why
He was excited because he thought they had won the war.
(3) Why did the Greek army sail away
Because they wanted to trick the Trojans.
Read the story again and answer the questions below.
(4) What was the soldier probably going to say when the captain stopped him
He was probably going to say, “I think that maybe the Greeks want us to take the horse into the city.”
Read and answer
(5) Why did the Greek soldiers inside the horse wait for another hour
Because they wanted to be sure that the Trojans were asleep.
Read the story again and answer the questions below.
Read and answer
Read and write
(1) When the war started, he decided to join the army. He wanted to become a
____________ (line 1) to protect his country.
(2) It was very late and the building was ___________ (line 6). There was nobody around.
(3) The Greeks won the war thanks to the Trojan Horse. After their _________
(line 20), the Greeks could finally sail home.
(4) We arrived at the hotel late at night. We got there after __________(line 24).
(5) No one thought she would _________ (line 32), but she has finally achieved all the things she wanted after five years of hard work.
The words in italics explain the meanings of some words from the story on pages 84-85. Find them and complete the sentences. Change the form if necessary.
soldier
empty
victory
midnight
succeed
Read and complete
We have just read about how the brave Greek (1)________ jumped out of the Trojan Horse into the (2) _________ streets of Troy. The Greeks won the war thanks to their clever trick. But did this Greek (3) ________ over the Trojans really happen In fact, we don’t even know if the Greeks and Trojans
(4) _________each other in the Trojan War. Many historians thought that Troy was just a myth, but some archaeologists finally (5)_____________ finding the remains of the ancient city in 1870. The ruins of Troy are located in present-day Turkey, and became a site of UNESCO World Heritage in 1998.
empty fight soldier succeed in victory
soldiers
empty
victory
fought
succeeded in
Complete the passage with the words and the phrase below. Change the form if necessary.
Learn and practice
文中通过直接引语（带引号）来生动地呈现人物对话，推动故事情节发展。
“Captain, they’ve gone,” he cried.
The captain said that it was theirs now.
直接引语
间接引语
1. The soldier cried, “Captain, they’ve gone!”
→ The soldier cried that ________________________.
2. The captain said, “Get some help and pull it into the city.”
→ The captain ordered them _________________________________.
they had gone
to get some help and to pull it into the city
Listen and repeat
Listen and read the passage.
Visualizing
Read and learn
Reading strategy
For example: you can try to think of a picture as you read the first paragraph of the story. Descriptive words and figurative language can help you visualize things.
Visualizing means making pictures in your mind of what you are reading.
Rhythm (strong and weak sounds)
In stressed syllables, the pronunciation of the vowels is clear and long. The pronunciation of the vowels in unstressed syllables is unclear and short. This adds rhythm to words and sentences when we speak.
Read and learn
Improving your pronunciation
(2) At night, all the Trojans celebrated in the main square.
Listen and repeat
(1) There’s a huge wooden horse outside the city.
(3) For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting.
Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the rhythm of each sentence. Make the underlined vowels strong and the dotted vowels weak.
Think and say
Trojan Horse Viruses, The Empty Fort Strategy, ...
The phrase “Trojan Horse”means a clever trick or plan that pretends to be harmless but aims to cause harm from the inside. Do you know any other similar tricks
What can you learn from this story
In war, although force is important, wisdom and strategy often become the key factors determining victory or defeat.
Summary
Key Nouns
Linking Words
Key
Verbs
the Greek army
the city of Troy
a (huge) wooden horse
soldiers
the main army
wisdom and strategy
force
wanted to capture
used a trick
built
hid... inside (...)
sailed away
pulled into
celebrated
climbed out
opened
succeeded in capturing
After... (...)
Then
so
At night
Finally
1. Write a paragraph to summarize the story.
2. Preview Listening & Speaking.
Homework
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