2. Read the new words: distance ; near ; ; farthest (far ) province southern ; still ; 15 =fifteen degrees Celsius lovely ; ; northern ; -10 =minus ten degrees Celsius snow ; enough ;

3. Self check

4. I think Steve and his dog was the funniest performer. They sang a cute song together. Steve Tian Fido

5. were were best best quietest quietest funniest funniest sang sang

6. Answer the following questions: 1.How was last weeks talent show? It was a great success. 2.How many acts were there? There were fifteen acts. 3.Who won the prize for the best performer? Eliza Clark 4.What did she play? She played a beautiful piano piece.

7. 5.Who was the quietest performer? Hu Yue was the quietest performer. 6.Why do you think he was the quietest performer? Because he danced without music. 7.Who won the prize for the funniest act? Steve Tian and his dog, Fido. 8.What did they sing? They sang a cute song together.

8. Talent show When: last week How : a great success Results: PrizeWhoWhat the best performer Eliza Clarkplayed a beautiful piano piece the quietest performer Hu Yuedanced without music the funniest actSteve Tian and his dog,Fido sang a cute song together Retell the story according to the information above. …was a great success. …won the prize for… The prize for the …went to …

9. Self check 1. Fill in the blanks with the words given. Change the form of the word if necessary. dance learn do a survey of go think about 1. What did you in school today? 2. We what movies students like watching. 3. It was interesting to hear what the class action movies. 4. Boys love action movies but girls dont often to see them. 5. Can you ? We need some more actors for the talent show. learn did a survey of thought about go dance

10. Whats the weather like in Lingxi today? Its a …day, isnt it ? …. Is it rainy in Beijing now?

11. Wenzhou It snows in Shenyang. =It is snowy in shenyang.

12. cold warm -14 =minus fourteen degrees Celsius 20 =twenty degrees Celsius

13. north south northern China southern China Sanya is in Hainan Province. Harbin is in Heilongjiang Province.

14. distance far farther farthest near

15. 3. Which is the heaviest animal on the land? The elephants. Quiz( ) 4. Who is the tallest professional basketball player in China? Yao Ming. 1. Which is the warmest province in China in winter? Hainan province. 2. Which is the coldest province in China in winter? Heilongjiang province.

16. 8.Which is the farthest supermarket from our school? …. supermarket. 9. Which city is the capital of China? Beijing. 5. Who is the richest man in the world? Bill Gates. 6.What is the longest wall in the world? The Great Wall. 7. Which is the most famous university in Zhejiang province? Zhejiang University

17. Beijing is not very cold in winter. Its about -10 c. It doesnt often rain or snow. Hotels usually cut their prices in winter. About 200 yuan a night is enough., -10°c snow minus ten degrees Celsius)

18. Harbin in the north of China (in northern China ) Ice and Snow Festival Harbin is in the north of China. Its cold in winter, sometimes -30°c. Tourists need to wear warm clothes. There is an Ice and Snow Festival ( ) in winter. A hotel room is about 230 yuan a night.

19. Hainan Province Sanya in southern China 15°fifteen degrees Celsius Sanya is in Hainan Province in southern China. Its still warm in winter. Its about 15°c in the afternoon. Sanya has beautiful beaches. The price ( of a hotel room is about 320 yuan a night.

20. Read the text again and do these question: T or F 1.( ) There are lovely beaches in Sanya. 2.( ) In Beijing, it is about –30 °C in winter. 3.( ) The price of a hotel room is about 200yuan a night in winter in Beijing. T F T 4. ( ) It is warm in winter in Hainan. 5. ( ) It doesnt often snow or rain in winter in Harbin. T F

21. Weatherwarmest:coldest: Pricecheapest:most expensive: Activitiesa lot to do:little to do: Distancenearest:farthest: Sanya Harbin BeijingSanya (far ) Sanya Harbin Beijing Harbin 2. Read the information about the three cities. Find more information about them and complete the chart.

22. Weatherwarmest:coldest: Pricecheapest:most expensive: Activitiesa lot to do:little to do: Distancenearest:farthest: Sanya Harbin Beijing Sanya (far ) Sanya Harbin BeijingHarbin Can you decide which is the best city to visit for a winter vacation?

23. Good morning, everyone. Now Ill give a report. In my group, …decides to go to Beijing. Because he thinks there are lots of places of interests in Beijing. …. Thats all. Thank you very much. Delicious ice carving

24. Homework 1. P75-P76 3 2. 5 3. Unit 12. 4. P75 3a.

25. Thank you for listening.

26. Review

27. Self check 1. Fill in the blanks with the words given. Change the form of the word if necessary. dance learn do a survey of go think about 1. What did you in school today? 2. We what movies students like watching. 3. It was interesting to hear what the class action movies. 4. Boys love action movies but girls dont often to see them. 5. Can you ? We need some more actors for the talent show. learn did a survey of thought about go dance

28. English Speaking Competition for Grade Eight Students December 24 th,2006

29. Write an article about English Speaking Competition for Grade Eight Students. The most popular students was Zhou Wenchao. He won the prize for. Last month, we had an English …in our school. It was a …. The ….

30. 1.Who is the most popular actress/ actor in our country? 2. Who is the best singer in our country? 3. What is the most popular sport in our country? 4. What is the best city in our country? 5. Who is the most important person in your life? 6. What is the biggest animal on land? 7. What do you think is the most popular subject at school? 8. What do you think is the most difficult subject ? Think

31. 4 Groupworks Interview three classmates. Write their answers in the chart. A: Who do you think is the funniest actor? B: I think Jim Carrey is the funniest actor. What/Who do you think is the… students name funniest actor? most creative music video? loudest musical group? most boring TV show? worst movie? best book?

32. 4 Groupworks: Interview classmates. Answer the questions. 1.Who do you think is the funniest actor? 2. What do you think is the most creative music video? 3. What do you think is the loudest musical group? 4. What do you think is the most boring TV show? 5. What do you think is the worst movie? 6. What do you think is the best book? 7. Who do you think is the quietest in our class? 8. What do you think is the dullest subject?

33. Good morning,everyone.Now Ill give a report. …says that … is the funniest actor.She/He thinks …is the most creative music video… …. the new story of police CCTV news Encyclopaedia

34. Thank you for listening.

35. Group work : Suppose you are going to have a trip to Hainan this winter vacation and now you have three ads from the newspaper. Try it compare them and choose one and tell us why. Easy Travel to Hainan Traffic: Plane 2150 per\person It includes the tickets of air planes and the main gate tickets and the fee of the hotel. The travel will be 5 days. Sunshine Travel 2850 per/person It includes the tickets of air tickets and the main gate tickets and the fee of the hotel. It also includes 15meals. The trip will last 5 days. Beach Travel Traffic: train & ship 2380 per\person It includes all the tickets of the traffic and the main gate tickets and the fee of the hotel. It also includes 20 meals. It will be 8days.