W 八年级下
Section A
Period One
Words Review
skillfully adv. 有技术地；熟练地；
灵巧地
swimmer n. 游泳者；游泳运动员
ice n. 冰
stop v. 停止
paint v. 用颜料画；刷漆
flat adj. 水平的；平坦的
get in trouble 遇到麻烦
Kobe Bean Bryant
(born August 23, 1978)
is an American
professional basketball
player for the Los
Angeles Lakers of the
National Basketball
Association (NBA). He
entered the NBA
directly from high
school, and has played
for the Lakers his
Who is he?
entire career, winning five NBA
championships. Bryant is a 16-time All-Star,
15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and
12-time member of the All-Defensive team.
Twice he has led the league in scoring. As of
December 2014, he ranks third on both the
league's all-time regular season scoring and
all-time postseason scoring lists. He is the
son of former NBA player, Joe Bryant.
Li Na (born 26
February, 1982) is a
former Chinese
professional tennis
player, who achieved a
career-best ranking of
world No. 2 on the WTA
Tour on 17 February
2014, but retired from
the sport seven months
later due to chronic and
Who is she?
worsening knee injuries. Over the course of
her career, Li won nine WTA singles titles,
including two Grand Slam singles titles at the
2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open.
Li's rise to prominence came after her victory
at the former event, which made her the first
and only Grand Slam singles champion from
Asia. Prior to this, she had already become
the first player representing an Asian country
to appear in a Grand Slam singles final, a
milestone she achieved at the 2011 Australian
Open.
Ye Shiwen (born
March 1, 1996 in
Hangzhou, Zhejiang)
is a Chinese
swimmer.
Who is she?
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won
gold medals in the 400 metres and 200
metres individual medley, setting the
world record in the 400m event and the
Olympic record in the 200m event.
Lionel Messi (born
24 June 1987) is an
Argentine
professional
footballer who plays
as a forward for
Spanish club FC
Barcelona and is the
captain for the
Argentina national
team.
“famous”
known about
by many people
Who is he?
1. To learn to talk about famous people
--Who’s that?
--That’s …. He/She can….
--When was he/she born?
--He/ She was born in….
2. To learn to use when/how long question
When was he/she born?
When did he start standing in the box?
How long did David Blaine stand in a box
of ice?
Do you know them?
What does she/ he do?
Zhang Jike
ping-pong player
Cristiano Ronaldo
football player
What does she/ he do?
Chen Ruolin
diver
Zou Kai
gymnast
（体操运动员）
Yi Jianlian
basketball player
Li Na
tennis player
1a Think about the international sports
stars you know. Add more
names
to
the
hit the ball
list.
击球
1983
nineteen eighty-three
1837
eighteen thirty-seven
2007
two thousand and seven
1991
nineteen ninety-one
1652
sixteen fifty-two
1846
eighteen forty-six
接龙
幻灯片上数字出现时，同学应迅
速用英文读出。
每人一个，按行/列依次接龙，3秒
内说不出，此行/列同学即失去此
答题机会，下一行/列同学接续。
1b Listen and write the year the sports
star was born under each photo.
in 1978
in 1982
in 1996
in 1987
Who is
your
Name: Kobe Bryant
favorite player?
Can you
make
a
Job:
basketball
player
card like this?
Born: 1978, America
Kobe Bryant
1c Pairwork
basketball player
1978,Practice
Americathe conversation. Then
make conversations about
A: Who’s
that?
other sports stars.
B: That’s Kobe Bryant.
basketball
“beHe’s
borna in
+ 年份”
player.
出生在……年
A: Is he good?
B: Oh, yes. He can play basketball well.
A: When was he born?
B: He was born in 1978.
when / how long
when : 什么时候；何时
* 提问具体的时间点
* 答语：yesterday, last month, at half
past four…
how long : 多长时间
* 提问时间段
* 答语：for + 时间段
-- When did he start standing in the box?
-- He started standing on it on May 22nd.
-- How long did he stand in a box of ice?
-- He stood in it for 2 days, 15 hours and
42 minutes.
Where are the man?
What are they doing?
He’s standing in a
box of ice.
He’s standing on a
high tower.
2a Listen and fill in the “How long”
column in the chart.
Who
Has world How long Started Stopped
record for
standing in 2 days,
Nov.
David a box of ice 15 hours
Nov.
27th,
Blaine
and 42
29th
2000
minutes
1 day
Nov. May
standing
David
on a high and 11 22ed, 3rd
Blaine
hours 2002
tower
2b Listen again and fill in the “Started”
and “Stopped” columns in the chart.
start doing sth. / start to do sth.
start doing sth. 开始做同一件事情
start to do sth.
开始做另一件事情
It started to rain.
下起雨来了。
She started laughing.
她笑了起来。
stop doing sth. / stop to do sth.
stop doing sth.
stop to do sth.
停止做某事
停下来（以便）做另
一件事情
Will you please stop smoking?
请不要抽烟了好吗？
Stop to listen to me!
停下来，听我说。
2c Pairwork
Fill in the blanks with information in the chart in
2a. Practice the conversation with a partner. Then
have the same kind of conversation about David
Blaine’s other activity.
A: How long did David Blaine stand in a
box of ice?
B: He stood in a box of ice for___
2 days, ___
15
hours and _____
42 minutes.
A: When did he start standing in the box?
B: He started on _______________.
Nov. 27th, 2000
A: When did he stop?
Nov. 29th
B: He stopped on ________________.
Read the dialogue in 2d, then answer the
questions below.
1.What’s Andy watching?
Andy is watching a show about people with
great talents.
2. What is a street artist?
A street artist is a person who paints
pictures on the ground or on buildings.
And the pictures look so real and 3D.
3.When did Tony think the artist start
painting these pictures?
Tony thought he started about five years ago.
2d
1. Role play the conversation
in groups;
2. Role play the conversation
in front of the class
Let’s see which group
does the best.
Tony: Hey, Andy. What are you watching?
Andy: Oh, it’s a show about people
________________.
admire this guy
with great talents I really ______________.
Tony: Oh, who is he?
Read the dialogue in 2d,
Andy: He’s a street artist. He ____________
paints
pictures
then fill in the blanks
on the ground
or
on
buildings.
below.
Tony: The pictures look so real and 3D!
Andy: Yes, the pictures are ______,
flat but they
look like they’re 3D.
Tony: _________________________
When did he start painting these
pictures?
Andy: I think he started about five years
ago.
Tony: How old was he __________________
when he started
doing this
_________?
Andy: Hmm…I guess he was about 20 years
old _______________.
when he started He was still a college
student. He sometimes _______________
got in trouble for
painting the buildings at school!
Tony: I wonder if I can learn to paint like
that. It’s so cool!
Andy: Well, I’m sure you can.
Tony: Andy
What
watching
you?
Hey,Hey.
Andy.
What
are you are
watching?
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Fill in the blanks according to the
conversation.
Andy is watching a show about people with
great talents. He really admires
_______ a street artist.
paints pictures on the ground or on
He ______________
buildings. The pictures are flat, but they
_________
look like they’re 3D. Andy thinks the artist
_______________
started painting the pictures about five
years ago. At that time, he was still a college
student. He sometimes ____________
got in trouble for
painting the buildings at school! Tony wants
to __________
learn to paint like that.
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Translate and write them down.
1. --她什么时候出生的？
--她1996年出生。
--When was she born?
--She was born in 1996.
2. -- 大卫在冰盒子里站了多久？
-- 他在冰盒子里站了两天，15个小时42
分钟。
--How long did David stand in a box of ice?
--He stood in a box of ice for 2 days, 15
hours and 42 minutes.
Translate the phrases into English.
1. 停下来做另一件事
2. 开始做同一件事
3. 遇到麻烦
4. 学习做某事
5. 看起来像
6. 有很高的天赋
7. 街头艺术家
stop to do sth.
start doing sth.
get in trouble
learn to do sth.
look like
with great talents
street artists
课时重点回顾
--Who’s that?
--That’s …. He/She can….
--When was he/she born?
--He/ She was born in….
When was he/she born?
When did he start standing in the box?
How long did David Blaine stand in a
box of ice?
1. Make conversations with sentences:
Who is that…?
When was she born…?
How long did he…?
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