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沪教牛津版八年级下册
Reading I
Key question
Unit 8
Imagine that!
主题范畴：人与自然
人与社会
Could there be life on other planet
Unit objectives
After learning this unit, I can:
express my opinion about the possibility of life on other planets.
understand some instructions for surviving in the unknown.
describe ways of solving problems when we explore the unknown.
understand how science fiction author imagine possible futures.
理解科幻作家如何想象可能的未来。
表达自己对于其他星球上是否可能存在生命的观点。
理解在未知世界存在的一些指导。
描述我们探索未知世界时解决问题的方式。
First thoughts
Could there be life on other planets
其他星球上可能存在生命吗
How can people survive in the unknown world
人们如何在未知世界中生存
How do people deal with challenges when exploring the unknown world
人们探索未知世界时如何应对挑战？
How do science fiction authors imagine possible futures
科幻作家如何想象可能的未来
Do you want to travel to another planet Why
Do you believe in aliens
Do you agree with the following sentences Discuss them with your classmates.
Lead in
Aliens have tried to communicate with people on Earth.
Scientists believe that we have no evidence that aliens have ever visited the Earth or sent any messages to us.
Aliens sometimes take people from the Earth into their spaceships.
This idea is common in books, stories and on TVs but there is no accepted evidence that it has ever happened to anyone.
Aliens live on some of the planets in space.
Many scientists believe that there is life on other planets in space, but there is no conclusive evidence for it yet. Scientists think that if we do discover another form of life somewhere in space, it will probably be tiny bacteria, rather than little green people.
Do you think these things are true Why or why not Discuss in pairs.
Some people say that …, but I don’t think it’s true.
I don’t think so either. But I do believe that …
Pair work
I’ve heard lots of things about aliens. I’ve heard that some scientists have received messages from aliens, but I don’t think that’s true.
I don’t think so either. But I do believe that there is life on other planets.
Look at the scene from a science fiction story. Use the words below to label the picture.
spaceship
astronaut
rocket
UFO
alien
Before you read
Think and discuss
What is this place What can you see in the picture
What are the astronaut and the alien doing Are they friends or meeting for the first time
Do you think the alien in the picture looks friendly Why or why not
If you could ask the alien one question, what would you ask
Predict what the passage is mainly about
spaceship
['speis ip]
astronaut
[' str n :t]
bush灌木
crash 碰撞
[kr ]
“birds”

Pre-reading
1. When did Tina wake up
2. What was the yellow
light in the sky
3. What happened to the light
4. What did Tina probably do the next day
Look at the pictures, the first paragraph of the story on page 117. Then answer the questions below. You may need to guess some of the answers.
At midnight.
Perhaps it was a spaceship.
It suddenly dived toward the ground.
She told her parents about it.
mention /'men n/
tonight /t 'na t/
frightened /'fra tnd/
throat /θra t/
cough /k f/
fear /f (r)/
v. 提到；说到
adv. 在今夜；在今晚
adj. 受惊的；害怕的
n. 咽喉；喉咙
v. 咳嗽
n. 害怕；惧怕
Pre-reading
New words
n. 生物
adj. 丑陋的；难看的
adj. 不理智的；疯狂的
v. 拒绝；回绝
保持安静
因为；由于
恐惧地
*creature /'kri t (r)/
ugly /' ɡli/
crazy /'kre zi/
refuse /r 'fju z/
keep quiet
because of
in fear
Aliens arrive!
Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. It suddenly dived towards the ground. She heard a noise and saw a red light.
The next morning, Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom. “I’m sure something landed in the forest near the hills as I heard a loud noise last night,” she said.
“Let’s go and explore after school tonight.”
At 6:00 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept quiet. Then they saw an alien! It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. The spaceship was damaged because of a crash.
Reading
Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them. The children were frightened. But then Tom got a feeling at the back of his throat. He couldn’t stop himself and coughed loudly. The aliens saw them both and made a terrible noise! The children ran away in fear.
The next day, Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures. “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers,” said Tina.
“There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like this. I wonder what it means.” He drew some lines on a piece of paper.
Dad looked at them as if they were crazy. “Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!”
The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. “It looks strange,” he said, as he looked at the word “EARTH”.
Skimming
When ____________________________________
Who ____________________________________
Where ____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
at midnight the next morning
at 6 p.m. the next morning
Tina Tom aliens Dad
out of her window
school
in the forest
Fast-reading
1. What did Tina see at midnight
2. What did Tina hear and see
3. If you are Tina, what will you do after finding this
strange light
Read the lines 1-3 and answer the questions
She saw a yellow light in the sky
She heard a noise and saw a red light.
I will go and look for a spaceship.
Careful-reading
1. What did Tina and her brother do the next day
2. What did they hear Did they understand it
3. What did the alien look like (picture)
4. What did the children do after another alien found them
They explored the forest after school.
They heard some voices speaking a strange language.
They didn’t understand it.
It was tall, with a round head and a silver body.
They ran away in fear.
Read lines 4-16 and answer the questions.
1. The children thought the aliens were very beautiful. _____
2. The aliens had no hair or feathers. _____
3. Tom found something written on the spaceship. _____
4. The children knew the meaning of the words on the
spaceship. _____
5. Father believes the children’s story. _____
F
F
T
F
F
Read lines 17-23 and then judge the sentences.
As a child, if you are scared, what would you do
Why don’t you believe me
Are you my Dad
The father doesn’t believe them!
Turn to police.
Read lines 24-26 and then answer the questions.
1. How did the children go to school
2. What kind of creatures were children
3.Where did the spaceship come from
They flew to school.
Bird-like people.
The Earth.
Police: Why did you go to the forest
Tina: We went there because I heard (1) __________ last night.
Police: What happened
Tina: I woke up at midnight and saw (2) _____________________. It (3) _____________________________. Then I heard a noise and saw a red light.
Police: I see. So when did you reach the forest and what did you see
Tom: We got to the forest (4) __________. We saw an alien. It was tall, with (5) _________________________________.
Police: What else did you see
Tina: We saw (6)______________. There was a big hole in its side, and it couldn’t fly because of (7) ______________.
Police: What happened next
Tom: (8) ______________________________________________.
Police: Thanks for telling us! We’ll search the forest to try and find out more about these aliens.
a loud noise
a yellow light in the sky
suddenly dived towards the ground
at 6:00 p.m.
a round head and a silver body
a long spaceship
the damage
Another alien discovered us, so we ran away in fear
Tina and Tom are telling a police officer what they plete the conversation with the information from the story.
Police: Why did you go to the forest
Tina: We went there because I heard (1) __________ last night.
Police: What happened
Tina: I woke up at midnight and saw (2) _____________________. It (3) _____________________________. Then I heard a noise and saw a red light.
Police: I see. So when did you reach the forest and what did you see
Tom: We got to the forest (4) __________. We saw an alien. It was tall, with (5) _________________________________.
Police: What else did you see
Tina: We saw (6)______________. There was a big hole in its side, and it couldn’t fly because of (7) ______________.
Police: What happened next
Tom: (8) ______________________________________________.
Police: Thanks for telling us! We’ll search the forest to try and find out more about these aliens.
a loud noise
a yellow light in the sky
suddenly dived towards the ground
at 6:00 p.m.
a round head and a silver body
a long spaceship
the damage
Another alien discovered us, so we ran away in fear
Act out the conversation in groups of three. Pay attention to your tone of voice.
1. What are Tina and her family
2. Who are the aliens and where do they come from
Answer the questions below. Find evidence from the story to support your answers.
They are bird people on another planet.
Evidence: “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didn’t have any feathers,” said Tina. The children spread their wings and flew to school together.
They are astronauts from the Earth.
Evidence: It was tall, with a round head and a silver body. There was the word “EARTH” on the spaceship.
Report 1
Name: Tina
Time: The day before yesterday, at (1) ___________
Place: Flat 7, Floor 20, Tall Building
Other people: None. I was alone.
Report: I (2) _______ and looked out of the window. In the sky, I saw (3) _____________. The light dived towards the ground and then I saw (4) _________. I heard (5) _____________too. I think something landed (6) ____________ near the hills.
Complete the following reports after reading the story.
midnight
woke up
a yellow light
a red light
a loud noise
in the forest
Post-reading
Report 2
Name: Tina
Time: Yesterday, at (7) __________
Place: The forest near the hills
Other people: With (8)_______________
Report:We flew to the forest. Then we walked around. We heard (9) __________________________________, so we hid behind some bushes. We saw (10)_______. It was talking but we could not understand it. It was very ugly. It had a round head and (11)___________. It had some hair but it did not have (12) ___________. We saw the aliens’ (13)_________. It was damaged. There was something written on the spaceship. It was not like our writing. The writing was like this: EARTH. Then (14)_____________ appeared in front of us. It made a terrible noise so we ran quickly away.
6 p.m.
Tom
some voices speaking a strange language
an alien
a silver body
any feathers
spaceship
another alien
Predict and share: What do you think happened next
I think … because ...（文本依据）
I think Dad went to the forest because he was curious.
I think Tina and Tom tried to help the aliens because they are young and curious. Perhaps the aliens even gave them a gift.
I think the aliens tried to fix their ship because they wanted to go home.
Work in groups of four or five. Act out the story and add your own ending.
Student A: Tina
Student B: Tom
Student C: Dad
Student D: Alien 1
(Student E: Alien 2)
Let’s vote for the best performance!
Vocabulary practice
b
a
b
c
b
frightened
in fear
keep quiet
mentioned
Because of
refused
One night, Tina woke up at midnight and saw a yellow light dive towards the ground. …
Tina and Tom hid behind bushes and tried to keep quiet. …
Later, they told their father about the aliens, …
Homework
听并跟读Reading部分，复述课文;
沪教牛津版八年级下册
Reading II
Key question
Unit 8
Imagine that!
主题范畴：人与自然
人与社会
Could there be life on other planet
目录
Revision
1
Phrases
2
Language points
3
Practice
4
Revision
Retell the article
Find out the phrases on P117
wake up
at midnight
look out of...
mention sth. to sb.
hear ... doing...
keep quiet
because of
醒来
在午夜
看……的外面
向某人提及某事
听见……正在做……
保持安静
因为
can’t stop oneself
make a terrible noise
run away
in fear
as if
refuse to do...
spread one’s wings
fly to...
无法控制自己
发出可怕的声音
逃跑；逃走
害怕地
好像
拒绝做……
张开翅膀
飞向……
03
Language points
1. The next morning, Tina mentioned it to her brother Tom.
第二天早上，蒂娜向她的哥哥汤姆提起这件事。
mention sth. to sb. 意为“向某人提起某事”
Tom __________ the accident __________ his
teacher this morning.
今天早上，汤姆向他的老师提到了那起事故。
即学即练
mentioned to
2. I’m sure something landed in the forest near the hills ...
我确信有东西落在了山附近的森林里……
be sure + (that)从句：说明主语对从句中提及的事物的
看法。
We __________ __________ she will come to the party.
我们确信她会来参加派对。
即学即练
are sure
3. They heard some voices speaking a strange language ...
他们听到一些声音在说一种奇怪的语言……
hear sb. doing sth. 表示“听见某人正在做某事”，强
调动作正在进行。
hear sb. do sth. 表示“听见某人做了某事”，强调听见
动作全过程或发生过。
I _________ my mother _________ with the neighbor in
the living room. 我听见妈妈和邻居在客厅里聊天。
Did you _________ the teacher _________ your name
just now 你刚才听见老师叫你的名字了吗？
即学即练
heard talking
hear call
4. The children ran away in fear. 孩子们恐惧地跑开了。
in fear 意为“恐惧地；害怕地”。
类似的结构有：in surprise 惊讶地；in danger 处于危险
中；in trouble 处于困境中。
The girl looked at the man _________ _________.
那个女孩恐惧地望着那个男人。
即学即练
in fear
5. Dad looked at them as if they were crazy.
爸爸看着他们，仿佛他们疯了一样。
as if 意为“仿佛；好像”，引导方式状语从句。
Anna shrugged, _________ _________ she didn’t know.
安娜耸了耸肩，好像她并不知晓。
即学即练
as if
6. Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you.
既然没有其他人看见这些外星人，我拒绝相信你们。
refuse to do sth. 意为“拒绝做某事”。
He refused _________ _________ quiet.
他拒绝保持安静。
即学即练
to keep
Other language points
1. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky.
句意：她向窗外看了看，看见天空中有一道黄光。
(1) look out of 看……的外面
(2) look up 查阅 ，向上看 look through 浏览
look for 寻找 look after 照顾
look at 看 look out 当心，看外面
look into深入调查 look back 回顾
1.向你们教室的窗外看。
————————————————————
2.当心，有车过来。
————————————————————
即学即练
Look out of the window of your classroom.
Look out! There is a car coming.
2. At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest.
句意：在晚上六点，Tina和Tom到达了森林。
(1)到达的三种表示方式：
reach
get to + 地点
arrive at/in
1.志愿者昨天到达了广州。
————————————————————
2.爸爸昨天很晚才到家。
_________________________________________
Volunteers reached/ got to/arrived in Guangzhou yesterday.
即学即练
Dad reached/got/ arrived home very late yesterday.
* 当遇到here/there/home时，介词省去。
03
Timely practice
woke up
because of
looked like
in fear
keep quiet
next to
mentioned to
as if
In this class, we have learned
new words and expressions in this unit.
the detailed information and the structure of the text.
something about aliens.
some important language points in the text.
Summary
Self-assessment
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I understand the detailed information about the text. 口 口 口
I know how to retell the passage with key words. 口 口 口
I think I can use all language points correctly. 口 口 口
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