Unit 8 You Find What You Are Looking for
Unit 8 You Find What You Are Looking for（通用2篇）
Unit 8 You Find What You Are Looking for 篇1
unit 8 you find what you are looking for
一. 教学内容：
unit 8 you find what you are looking for lesson 4
二. 重点、难点
语法
lesson 4 revise and improve
relative clauses
a doctor is a person who helps sick people.
a hospital is a place where sick people go to see a doctor.
medicine is a thing that people take to get better.
medicine is something which people take to get better.
let’s take a look:
the second sentence gives more information about the first one:
a carpenter is a strong person./ a carpenter works with wood.
teachers are caring people. / teachers work very hard.
a violin is a musical instrument. / a violin makes beautiful music.
apples are delicious fruit. / apples grow on trees.
china is a huge country. / there are over a billion people in china.
beijing is a famous city. / there is an olympic stadium is beijing.
now let’s combine these sentences using relative pronouns:
a carpenter is a strong person who works with wood.
teachers are caring people who work very hard.
a violin is a musical instrument that makes beautiful music. (or ‘which’)
apples are delicious fruit which grow on trees. (or ‘that’)
china is a huge country where there are over a billion people.
beijing is a famous city where there is an olympic stadium.
now you try:
1. i have a small calculator. a calculator is useful for doing math.
2. i like to visit the countryside. there are many trees in the countryside.
3. i am a 16-year-old student. i study very hard.
1. i have a small calculator _________is useful for doing math.
2. i like to visit the countryside _________there are many trees.
3. i am a 16-year-old student _________studies very hard.
a work by yourself
combine these sentences into one using relative pronouns.
1. yesterday i ate pasta. pasta is delicious food from italy.
______________________________
2. tomorrow i’m going to school. i will study hard in school.
______________________________
3. a friend is a good person. a friend will always help you.
______________________________
b work in pairs
get a dictionary and work with your partner to find these words:
dictionary telescope weightlifter architect paramedic oasis
laboratory parachute caramel eggplant jungle
what do they mean? write down the definitions in your notebook. remember to use adjectives as well! you can find some in the word bank. use the adjectives before the noun and the relative clause after the noun.
word bank
relative clauses give more information about nouns (people, places and things).
adjectives also give more information about nouns.
________________________________________________
adjectives to use:
useful huge expensive strong famous fantastic wonderful
intelligent caring scientific dark purple brave exciting dangerous
powerful fast amazing delicious musical
a dictionary is a useful book that has many words.
an architect is an intelligent person who _________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
c work as a group
compare your definitions with the group. are their answers different? whose definition is the best?
三、具体内容：
课文讲解：
listen and speak conversations in context
warm- up when you shop for clothes, what is the first thing you have in mind? style? color? price? or practical use?
1. jennifer goes to the shopping mall to buy a sweater.
salesperson: may i help you?
jennifer: yes, please. can i try on a green sweater, in medium?
salesperson: certainly. the fitting rooms are over there.
(a few minutes later)
jennifer: this one is too tight. do you have this in a bigger size?
salesperson: sure, but we don’t have that color. how about this red one?
jennifer: that’s pretty. i’ll take it.
what is the topic of this dialogue?
what does jennifer buy?
2. jennifer wants to complain about the sweater that she bought.
salesperson: come on in. may i help you?
jennifer: yes. i have a complaint about this sweater.
salesperson: what’s wrong with it?
jennifer: it is dirty on the back.
salesperson: sorry about that. do you want to return it or exchange it?
jennifer: i’d like a refund for it, please.
salesperson: okay.
what is happening in this dialogue?
what does jennifer have in her hands?
3. xiaohong helps jennifer buy birthday presents for her mom in canada.
xiaohai: what kind of presents do you have in mind?
jennifer: i want to buy some traditional chinese stuff.
xiaohong: what do you think of pottery? chinese pottery may be the best choice for foreigners.
jennifer: well, i think so, too. but i’m afraid it might break during shipping.
xiaohong: oh, i hadn’t thought of that. then, how about these chinese masks?
jennifer: what a fantastic idea! my mom is sure to love them. thanks for your help.
what kind of presents does jennifer have in mind?
what does xiaohong recommend first?
why doesn’t jennifer want pottery?
what does xiaohong recommend next?
【典型例题】
1. this is a __________ shop. it sells _____ shoes.
a. shoe, woman b. shoes, women c. shoe, women’s
解析：选c。在英语中名词做定语是常见的情况，在绝大多数情况下做定语的名词都用单数；当表示某事物与一个群体的所属关系时，应用表示这一群体的复数形式’s来表示。
2. i am sorry. i can’t _______your name at the moment.
a. think about b. think out c. think of
解析：选c。think of在这里是“想起”的意思。
3. this is the best film _________ i have ______seen.
a. which, ever b. that, ever c. that, never
解析：选b。在定语从句中，如果先行词为物，且被形容词最高级修饰时，其引导词用that。
4. oh, i feel something ________on my back. tom, please give me a hand.
a. climb b. to climb c. climbing
解析：选c。感官动词后可接现在分词的复合结构。
Unit 8 You Find What You Are Looking for 篇2
一. 教学内容：
unit 8 you find what you are looking for. lesson 2 and lesson 3
二. 重点、难点：
（一）单词：
（二）词组句子：
●短语归纳
try on 试穿
the fitting room 试衣室
complain about 抱怨……
on sale 热销中
in my experience 依我之见
●重点句型
1. what do you think of…? 你认为……怎么样？
2. do you have a smaller size? 你们有小一码的吗？
●语法重点
定语从句的用法
三. 具体内容：
课文讲解：
lesson 2 read and think
you find what you
are looking for
in the mountains above a busy, crowded city was a little town called pleasantville. people from the city often moved there because it was a quiet and peaceful place to live. mrs. noble was a real estate agent in pleasantville.
one day, a young couple came to her office. “we are thinking about moving here,” said jon. “can you tell us what kind of people live here? we want people just like our current neighbors, who are helpful, kind, and considerate.” mrs. noble replied, “i think you’ll like the people here just as much as your current neighbors. i think you will fit in very well.” cathy and jon were happy to hear that.
then, another man from the city came in. he said his name was frank and he was thinking of moving out of the city, because he didn’t like his neighbors and co-workers there. when mrs. noble asked him why, he complained about all the negative qualities of the people around him. when he finished speaking, mrs. noble replied, “i’m afraid you’ll find the people here to be the same.” the man said he would not live in such a place and left the office.
cathy and jon were upset. “you told us that we would find wonderful people here, but you told that man that he would find only rude and inconsiderate people,” said cathy.
“yes, i did,” said mrs. noble. “and i was telling the truth. you are looking for the best in people, so you will find good people here. he can only see the worst in people. in my experience, people find what they are looking for.”
reading comprehension
circle the best answer for each question.
1. what was mrs. noble’s job? (b)
a. she was a nurse.
b. she was a real estate agent.
c. she was a teacher at pleasantville high school.
2. what did jon and cathy want? (b)
a. to live in a big, noisy city.
b. to live beside people like their current neighbors.
c. to live beside the sea.
3. how did frank feel about his current neighbors? (a)
a. he felt they had many negative qualities.
b. he felt they were kind and considerate.
c. he felt they were like the young couple.
4. why did mrs. noble think that jon and cathy would like the people in pleasantville? (b)
a. because the people in pleasantville didn’t have any negative qualities.
b. because the young couple always looked for the best in people.
c. because the people in pleasantville were all rich.
5. what is the message of the story?
a. people should move to pleasantville.
b. people find what they are looking for.
c. good neighbors are hard to find.
forming opinions: guided writing
1. mrs. noble is writing about the people she met. she wants to explain who she thinks should move to pleasantville and why. look at her notes.
frank
•complained about his current neighbors
•disliked his co-workers
•could only see negative qualities
•was not a pleasant man
•would probably see the worst in the people of pleasantville too jon and cathy
•really liked their current neighbors
•always looked for the best qualities in people
•would find good people in pleasantville
•would fit in well
2. now help mrs. noble write a well-organized paragraph. explain what she thought about the young couple and frank.
today i met frank, jon, and cathy. they were all thinking about moving to pleasantville. i encouraged jon and cathy to move here. but i discouraged frank. frank complained (1) about his current neighbors, and said that he also disliked (2) his co-workers. i think that frank could (3) only see negative qualities. he was (4) not a pleasant man. therefore, he would (5) probably see the worst in the people of pleasantville too. on the other hand, jon and cathy (6) really liked their current neighbors. i believe that they (7) always looked for the best qualities in people. and i know that they will (8) find good in pleasantville. i think they (9)would fit in well here.
【典型例题】
（ ）1. the moon was ___________the trees in the east.
a. above b. over c. beyond
解析：选a。above 表示在某物体的上方，位置高于，且不接触；over强调垂直的正上方；beyond表示超出本身所能达到的能力。
（ ）2. i am learning to skate on _________ice.
a. true b. real c. really
解析：选b。real 表示“真的、真实地、名副其实的”之事实上（客观上）存在而不是想象的；true意为“真的、真正的”表示和事实及实际情况相符合。
（ ）3. i knew __________what she said that she didn’t get on well with her workmates.
a. about b. of c. from
解析：选c。from 在这里有“依据”的含义。
（ ）4. few of them would stop working, ____________it was so hot and they were so thirsty.
a. because b. but c. though
解析：选c。though 引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管”的意思。
