Unit 2 It’s Show Time!
Lesson 9 Danny’s School Project
• Have you ever been to Xi’an?
•What do you know about the Terra
Cotta Warriors?
Xi’an—the Walled City
Words and expressions
describe
build
ago
army
clay
soldier
v. 描写;描述
v. 修建;建造
adv. 前;以前
n.军队;陆军
n.黏土
n.战士;士兵
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Words and expressions
important
tool
desert
more
adj. 重要的
n. 工具;用具
n. 沙漠;荒漠
adj. & pron. 更多;较多
(much/many的比较级)
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Phrases
1. try one's best 尽某人最大努力
2. a long time ago 很久以前
3. well done 干得好
4. a little bit 一点儿
5. make… from… 用……制作……
Danny: For my project, I will describe
some places and things from
China. You guess their names.
Just try your best. Are you
ready? Let’s begin!
These things are very old. People built them
a long time ago. They look like an ancient
army. What are they?
Jim: Are they the clay soldiers and horses
from China?
Danny: Yes, you are right. They are the Terra
Cotta Warriors in Xi’an. Here are
some pictures.
Jim: Wow! Cool pictures, Danny.
Danny: The next one is an animal. It’s big and
tall. It’s an important tool on the Silk
Road.
Greg: Is it a horse?
Danny: Sorry! It lives in the desert.
Greg: Oh, it’s a camel!
Danny: Well done . Look at this
picture. I’m riding a
camel.
Danny: Here is the last one. It is very
soft. It comes in many colours.
Kim: Many things are soft and
colourful. Can you tell us a
little bit more, please?
Danny: OK. We can make clothes from it.
Lily: Is it silk?
Danny: Yes, you guessed it, Lily! Look at me.
I’m wearing a silk shirt.
Danny’s school project—
Guess
• Very old
• Built …a long time ago
• Look like …an ancient army
• The clay soldiers and horses
Guess
names
An animal…big and tall
An important tool
Lives in the desert
Very soft and colourful
Make clothes
Guess
names
Guess
names
Let’s Do It!
Listen to the dialogues and tick the
correct pictures to answer the questions.
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Mach the words with the correct meanings.2
army
to explain something
some time before
not hard
a group of soldiers
very very old
ancient
soft
describe
ago
Rewrite these sentences in the simple
present tense. Are the verbs regular (R)
or irregular (IR)? Circle the correct one.
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1.They looked at the picture.
They look at the picture. R IR
2. Amy rode a horse.
R IRAmary rides a horse.
3. They built a bridge over the river.
R IR
4. We lived in the desert.
R IR
5. The new TV came in a big box.
R IR
They build a bridge over the river.
We live in the desert.
The new TV comes in a big box.
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Language
points
1. Just try your best. 只要尽你最大的努力。
try one’s best ( to do sth.)
尽某人最大努力做某事
Whatever you do, try your best.
无论你做什么,都要尽力而为。
They will try their best to finish the work.
他们将会尽最大的努力来完成工作。
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2. People built them a long time ago.
很久以前人们就建造了他们。
a long time ago = once upon a time很久以前
They built the bridge a long time ago.
这座桥是很久以前建成的。
A long time ago, men hunted for their food.
很久以前,男人以捕猎为生。
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3. It’s an important tool on the Silk
Road.它是丝绸之路的重要工具
important adj. 重要的
unimportant adj. 不重要的
importance n. 重要性
• It is an important thing.
•She often forgets something unimportant
We all know the importance of learning
English.
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4. Well done . Look at this picture.
Well done. = Good job. 在夸奖一个人
的工作做得好的时候说,表示“干得
好,干的不错”
— “Daddy! I came second in history”
“爸爸!我的历史得了第二名。”
— “Well done, sweetheart”
“考得好,亲爱的!”
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5. Can you tell us a little bit more, please?
请你告诉我们多一点,好吗?
a little bit一点点
a little bit more 再多一点
a little=a bit=a little bit +形容词;
Everyone seemed a little/a bit/ a little
bit nervous. 每个人看起来都有点紧张。
Jack is a little bit selfish. 杰克有点自私。
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6. We can make clothes from it.
我们可以用它做衣服
make from和make of 都表示“某物由.....构成
的”。
make from的原材料是看不到的,是一种化学变化
The chair is made of wood.
椅子是由木头做成的。
make of 的原材料是看的到的,即平常我们说的
物理现象
Paper is made from the trees.
纸是由木材做成的。
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Exercise
s
根据汉语填空。
1. The boy _____________(描述)
himself just now.
2. The workers ______(修建)
two buildings last year.
described
built
3. It's ___________ (重要) to help
others.
4. How many _________(工具)
can we use?
important
tools
5. My brother joined the
______(军队) last week.army
完成句子
1. 我要描述一些地方和来自中国的物品。
I some places
and things from China.
2. 我有点儿累了。我们休息一下吧。
I am tired.
Let's have a rest.
will describe
a little bit
3. 请你们尽全力。
Just ______ ______ ______.
4. 做得好!
_____ _____!
try your best
Well done
5. 这儿有一些图片。
_______ _______ some
pictures.
Here are
Homework
Play Act and Guess. One student tries
to describe something and the others
try to guess what it is. Take turns
guessing and describing.
Example:
It is an animal. It’s big and tall. It’s an
important tool on the Silk Road. It lives in
the desert. What is it?
Thank you!