1. Self check 八年级人教新目标下册 Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf?

2. When you give advice, you can use the following expressions to be polite. Why don’t you do? Why not do … ? What about/How about + (doing) sth…? Could you please do … ? You should/could do… Would you mind doing…? You’d better do… Shall we do …? Let’s do sth.

3. 1. Fill in the blanks with the words given. expensive boring cheap special interesting 1.Today is Jim’s birthday. His mother is going to make a _______ meal for him. 2. My shoes were really _______. They only cost $5. special cheap

4. 3. My aunt took us out to dinner at an _________ restaurant, but the food was not good at all. 4. The movie was _______. I fell asleep half way through it. 5. It’s important to choose subjects that you find __________. expensive boring interesting

5. 2. Read the passages. Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy. make sb./sth. + 形容词 “ 使某人 / 某事 …” 如 : What he says makes me rather angry. 联系 make sb.do sth.

6. Gift giving is different in different countries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and don’t want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to spend too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough. be opened 被打开 gift giving =giving gifts

7. 1.give away 分配 ; 分送 ; 赠送 ; ( 不经意间 ) 泄密等。 give—gave—given He gave all his money away to the charity. 他把他所有的钱都捐给了慈善机构。 2. instead adv. 代替 ; 取而代之的是 例如： I don’t like coffee, give me mineral water instead. 我不喜欢喝咖啡, 给我矿泉水好了。 He is tired, let me go instead. 他累了, 让我去吧。 比较 instead of + n. / pron. / doing I will stay at home instead of going out. Explanation

8. 4. rather than “ 与其 …… ( 不如 ……)”, “ 不是 …… ( 而是 ……) ” 例如： I would walk there rather than take a bus. 我宁愿走路去那儿也不愿乘车。

9. 5. much too “ 太, 过于 ……”, 修饰形容词副词 too much “ 太多 ……”, 修饰不可数名词 too many “ 太多 ……”, 修饰可数名词 e.g. The street is much too crowded. 大街上太挤了。 Don’t spend too much money on clothing. 不要花太多的钱在衣着上。 There are too many monkeys for me to count. 猴子太多, 我数不过来 。

10. 1. They thought he was the best writer in the newspaper.( 否定句 ) They ____________ he was the best writer in the newspaper. 2. His best friend gave him this present. ( 对划线部分提问 ) ____________ him this present? 3. It’s not creative enough to buy a scarf for my mother.( 同义句 ) ___________________ a scarf isn’t creative enough. Ⅰ. 按要求完成句子 didn’t think Who gave To buy my mother

11. 4. 明天是我哥的生日, 我该给他买点什么呢？ Tomorrow is my _________________. _____________ I ________ for him? 6. 大肚猪太难照顾。 Pot-bellied pigs are _______ difficult to ________________. brother’s birthday too to take care of What shouldget

12. 7. 在不同国家送礼不同。 ___________ is different in _________________. 8. 他想和他妈一起去也不愿一个人呆在家里。 He wanted ________ with his mother ____________ stay at home all by himself. to go rather than Gift givingdifferent countries

13. 1. --- Where are you going? --- I’m going shopping. --- ___________? --- Certainly. A. Will you give me pen B. Could you get a pen for me C. Can I help you D. What are you going to buy 2. John is much better than I ________. A. to playin chess B. for playing chess C. at playing chess D. in playing chess Ⅱ. 单项选择 B C

14. 3. He has ________ daughter_______ Mary. A. a eight years old, name B. an eight-years-old, named C. an eight-year-old, named D. a eight-year-old, naming 4. ---I’m going to buy a birthday cake. --- _________? --- No. My friend’s daughter. A. Is it your son B. Is it for someone in your family C. When are going to buy it D. Is it your birthday C B

15. 5. Life _______ a pig isn’t always perfect. A. of B. with C. from D. to 6. After school he didn’t go home. _______ he went to the Internet café. A. But B. While C. Instead D. Instead of 7. In Japan the same gift may ________ to someone else. A. give back B. give away C. be given back D. be given away B C D

16. 写作训练 你的生日快乐吗 ? 你上次生日是怎么过的 ? 请用英语写一篇短文介绍你的上次生日。 Homework

17. My birthday is December 12th. Before my birthday, my friends suggested to have a party. But I don' think that was creative enough. So we decided to go hiking to the country. On that day, my friends came to my house early. They brought me different kinds of gifts, such as books, cards, calendars, and photo album, even a stuffed pig. A Sample

18. Soon we started our trip. We found it was beautiful and funny out of the school. The cloud, the sunshine, the trees, flowers and the grass… all the things were interesting. They all said my birthday was special and fun.