Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?

第一課時 （Section A 1a—2d）

◢ 聽力延伸 ◣

聽下面一段對話，選擇正確答案。對話讀兩遍。

（ ）1.What kind of TV program does Maria like？

A. Talk shows.

B. Game shows.

C. Soap operas.

（ ）2. How does Peter like soap operas？

A. He doesn’t mind them.

B. He likes them very much.

C. He thinks they are boring.

（ ）3. Who likes watching sports shows？

A. Peter and Jim.

B. Maria and Jim.

C. Peter and Maria.

◢ 知識鞏固 ◣

Ⅱ 根據漢語提示及句意填寫單詞。

1.We can find out what’s going on around the world through_____（新聞節目）.

2.These children are so noisy that I can’t?_____（忍受） them.

3.You look worried. What_____（發生） to you just now？

4.What are your_____（計劃） for this weekend？

5.My mother_____（期望） me to get better grades next term.

Ⅲ 用方框中所給詞（組）的適當形式填空。

（mind education discuss hope find out

）

1.Can you_____what time the meeting starts？

2.These kids had an enjoyable and_____day.

3.Just now Jim and I had a_____about how to make model planes.

4.Mary_____to be a teacher when she was young.

5.I don’t_____the cold. I just don’t like the rain.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅳ 閱讀理解。

Ms Brown’s class is having a discussion about programs they like. The students are working in pairs and asking each other questions.

Hello， Kelly. What kind of TV programs do you like？

Hi， Larry. I don’t like watching TV， but I am interested in watching talk shows. I think watching talk shows is the best way to relax. I watch these shows on weekends only because I am very busy with my homework on school days. What about you？

I hardly ever watch TV. I like watching movies.

What kind of movies do you like？

When I was a child， I loved watching cartoons. But now， I like action movies.

___▲___

Yes， sometimes. My best friend Grace also watches movies. But she likes watching TV better. She likes soap operas very much. We live in the same building， so we go to school on the same bus， and she always talks about soap operas with me. Although we have different tastes， it is good to share.

Thank you for answering my questions.

（ ）1. Kelly and Larry are___ .

A. cousins B. classmates

C. sister and brother D. teacher and student

（ ）2. What does Kelly like watching？

A. Cartoons. B. Talk shows. C. Soap operas. D. Action movies.

（ ）3. How often does Larry watch TV？

A. Hardly ever. B. On weekends.

C. Five times a week. D. Almost every day.

（ ）4. Which of the following sentences is the best for “ ___▲__”？

A. Do you often watch movies？ B. Do you want to watch TV today？

C. Do you like this kind of TV program？ D. Do you talk with your friends about movies？

（ ）5. What do we know about Grace？

A. She walks to school every day. B. She hardly ever watches movies.

C. She and Larry live in the same building. D. She and Larry both like TV shows.

第二課時 （Section A Grammar Focus—3c）

◢ 知識鞏固 ◣

I 用所給詞的適當形式填空。

1.You can learn some great_____（joke） from the sitcoms.

2.I happened_____（meet） my old friend Lucy yesterday.

3.She often plans_____（do） something to help others.

4.Do you mind my_____（sit） here for a minute？

5.Jack hoped_____（travel） around the world when he was little.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅱ 結合本單元語法，用所給動詞的適當形式完成短文。

These days， I’m busy 1._____（study） for my exam， but I want 2._____（take） a break （休息）. Reading so many notes and learning so many facts are making me very tired. I can’t wait 3._____（finish） my course （課程）！ Then， I can start 4._____（look） for a good job. I expect 5._____（be） a teacher. I hope I can make it.

Alice started her new job last month. She likes 6._____（work） at the hospital. She hopes

7._____（stay） in this job for some years and then she plans 8._____（try） for a promotion （提升）. I am happy for her. I remembered 9._____（have） a fight with her last year. But in the end， we chose 10._____（become） good friends again.

Ⅲ 完形填空。

Readers is a popular TV show. It asks___1___people to read aloud on the stage （舞臺）. The show also tells the heart-touching stories behind those people. People can read everything， like poems， books， and letters. By reading aloud， the___2___on the paper come to life.

Many people___3___watching the show. They begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now， the show gives people a special___4___to read across China. It is a reading pavilion （朗讀亭）.

People of all ages read in the pavilion. “Reading should be as___5___to our life as singing and talking，” said? the host of the show. “We can express （表達） our true feelings by simply reading aloud.”

（ ）1. A. educational B. successful C. different D. creative

（ ）2. A. words B. pictures C. characters D. jokes

（ ）3. A. finish B. remember C. mind D. like

（ ）4. A. prize B. time C. place D. trip

（ ）5. A. natural B. relaxing C. exciting D. serious

第三課時 （Section B 1a—1d）

◢ 聽力延伸 ◣

聽下面一段獨白，完成表格。獨白讀兩遍。

◢ 知識鞏固 ◣

Ⅱ 單項選擇。

（ ）1.I think soap operas are___ ; we can learn nothing from them.

A. exciting B. meaningless

C. wonderful D. educational

（ ）2. —Do you mind if I sit here？

—___ . It’s for Mr Brown.

A. Not at all B. Thank you

C. Better not D. Of course not

（ ）3.Most of the children like___because they’re very funny.

A. news B. sports shows

C. cartoons D. scary movies

（ ）4. —Do you like the news？

—No， it’s___ .

A. relaxing B. wonderful

C. serious D. enjoyable

（ ）5. Her quick___saved the child’s life.

A. action B. work

C. smile D. meal

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 閱讀填空。（有一項多余）

You probably have either read the book Journey to the West or watched it on TV.___1___Do you know that the Monkey King is not only popular in China， but also loved by many foreigners？ Kevin Cook， from the USA， wants to learn everything about it. Kevin’s interest in the Monkey King began from a cartoon. He loved the Monkey King so much that he wanted to know more about it.___2___So he made up his mind to go to China. The great country and its culture fascinated （深深吸引） Kevin.___3___These years he appears in many documentaries （紀錄片） to introduce Chinese culture to the world.

One of the documentary series Kevin made is called Let’s Go to China. In one episode （一集）， he follows the Monkey King on his journey.

4___As you watch the documentary， you can learn a lot about Chinese culture.

“Superman and Batman are still my heroes， but from this moment on， I have another hero in my heart.___5___I’m just fascinated by a magical Chinese monkey，” Kevin said at the end of the documentary.

A. Don’t ask me why.

B. So he decided to live in China.

C.The Monkey King is very popular around the world.

D.The more he knew， the more he found he didn’t know.

E.Some of you may have dreamed of becoming the Monkey King.

F.He goes to different places to see different kinds of the Monkey King.

1.___ ___2.___ ___3.___ ___4.___ ___5.___

第四課時 （Section B 2a—2e）

◢ 知識鞏固 ◣

I 用所給詞的適當形式填空。

1.He likes the car but he couldn’t buy it. One of the main_____（reason） is the money.

2.Jerry is a（n）_____（luck） boy. When he was three， his mother died.

3.The play was very_____（success）. Almost everybody liked it.

4.He’s always ready_____（help） his friends.

5.He dressed_____（simple） and lived a quiet family life.

Ⅱ 根據首字母及句意補全單詞。

1.A bus a_____around the corner and people waited to get on.

2.China is a country with great c_____and a long history.

3.China is f_____for the Great Wall and other places of interest.

4.I can’t open the door because I l_____the key.

5.They share a c_____interest in reading.

Ⅲ 課文精編巧練。

We all know and love Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago， he first 1._____（appear） in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came 2._____in New York， it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In 3._____1930s， he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.

Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons 4._____（be） that Mickey was like a common man， but he always tried 5._____（face） any danger. In his early 6._____（film）， Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as 7._____（lose） his house or girlfriend， Minnie. However， he was always ready 8._____（try） his best.

Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple 9._____little Mickey Mouse， but everyone still 10._____（love） him.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

閱讀理解。

Qinqiang Opera is one of the oldest forms （形式） of opera in China. It is popular in northwestern places such as Shaanxi and Gansu.

The opera got its name “Qin” because it started from the Qin Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty， it had been known throughout China. It even came into the Forbidden City and won popularity with rich people in history. Up to now， there are still many people liking this form of opera.

It is said that Qinqiang Opera started in the fields （田間） in northwestern China. At the time， people would shout to one another from across the fields. Little by little， people started the art of shouted songs to communicate with one another. Qinqiang Opera got its special “shouted out” style of singing from those songs.

Qinqiang Opera is not just about singing; there is also dancing， acrobatics （雜技） and wushu in every performance. Besides， Qinqiang Opera shows people’s feelings. It is one of the earliest forms of opera to do so. Its performing form and style set an example for other forms of opera like Beijing Opera， so people called it the forefather （祖先） of Chinese operas.

（ ）1. Qinqiang Opera first appeared in___ .

A. the Qin Dynasty B. the Tang Dynasty

C. the Ming Dynasty D. the Qing Dynasty

（ ）2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us about Qinqiang Opera？

A. Why it is popular. B. How it got its name.

C. Why it started in the fields. D. How it got its “shouted out” style.

（ ）3. What does the underlined word “communicate” in Paragraph 3 mean？

A. Fight. B. Talk. C. Begin. D. Play.

（ ）4. The writer mentions Beijing Opera to show___ .

A. the differences between the two forms B. his understanding of the two forms

C. Qinqiang Opera’s importance D. his love for Chinese operas

Ⅴ 選詞填空。（每詞限用一次）

（culture ready success meaning mind hope cartoon discuss become appear

）

Four young people were classmates at Yuxi Normal University （玉溪師范學院） in Yuxi， Yunnan Province. They liked painting and 1._____to make Yuxi more beautiful by painting pictures in the streets， the parks or the communities （社區） of the city. In 2009， they left university. After a（n） 2._____they started a wall painting company （墻繪公司） together. They got 3._____to do what they liked. However， at that time， wall paintings were still new to most people in Yuxi. Some people there even （甚至） thought their wall paintings were 4. .

The four young people didn’t 5._____it. They still 6._____in the streets， the parks or the communities and went on painting. They painted pictures of many different kinds to show Chinese 7. . Some of them are even pictures of Chinese 8._____characters， such as Nezha.

As time went by， more and more people showed interest in the four young people’s wall paintings. As a result， they 9._____famous in Yuxi.

After over ten years of hard work， the four young people are now 10. . People like their wall paintings very much.

第五課時 （Section B 3a—Self Check）

◢ 寫作導引 ◣

話題分析

本單元的寫作話題是“娛樂活動”，要求學生能談論對不同類型的電視節目或電影的看法，同時能表達自己的喜好。介紹電視或電影的內容時通常用一般現在時，表達觀點時應根據情況用一般現在時或一般過去時。

單元話題詞匯積累

類型

1. action/_____movies 動作/恐怖片

2. soap operas 肥皂劇

3. / /game/talk shows

選秀/運動/游戲/脫口秀節目

4.news/ / /sitcoms

新聞/喜劇片/卡通片/情景喜劇

觀點

5. /serious/wonderful/relaxing/

/enjoyable/exciting/_____

有教育意義的/嚴肅的/很棒的/令人放松的/沒有意義的/令人愉快的/令人興奮的/無聊的

其他

6.hope/expect/plan to do sth

希望/期待/計劃做某事

7. a symbol of ……的象征

8.be famous for/as 以……出名/作為……而出名

9. main character 主要角色

10. do a good job 干得好

單元話題句子積累

1. The film/movie is about…

2. The film/movie shows…

3. The film/movie tells the story of…

4. The story happens…

5. I think the actress/actor played… role well.

6.The actress/actor did a good job in the movie.

7. One of the most interesting parts is…

8. I think it’s a good movie with…

9. All in all， this movie is a must-see.

寫作演練

假如你是Jessica，你校英語校報“影音時尚”欄目正在征集稿件，要求推薦你最喜歡的一部電影，并說明理由。請你根據下面的內容提示寫一篇短文，向校報投稿。

內容提示：1. What’s the name of the movie？

2. What’s the movie about？

3. What do you think of the movie？

要求：

1. 內容須包括提示中的所有要點，可適當發揮；

2. 語言表達要準確，語義通順、連貫；

3. 詞數不少于80。

______________________

◢ Self Check ◣

I 根據首字母及句意補全單詞。

1. The boy liked music when he was little. Ten years later， he b_____a great musician.

2. Although the man is r ， he doesn’t live a happy life.

3. This story is so boring that I can’t s_____it.

4. My brother’s favorite c_____are Tom and Jerry and Big Head Son and Small Head Dad.

5. They eat their m_____meal of the day in the evening.

6. This movie is e . Kids can learn a lot from it.

7. I like watching f . I often watch them in Sky Cinema.

8. I like to watch a_____movies because they are exciting.

9. My teacher is funny. She often tells j_____to us.

10. Anna enjoys singing and sings beautifully. I think she’ll be a s_____singer someday.

Ⅱ 完形填空。

My name is Alice. I’m a movie lover and I___1___my kids to like movies， too. When I took my daughter， Tina， to the movie theater for the first time， she was six and the___2___was Bambi. I?___3___it because I thought a cartoon movie would be___4___for her.

At first， everything was going just fine and Bambi was so lovely. However， when a man killed Bambi’s mother， my daughter became very___5___and wanted to go home. So we left in the middle of the movie. Later， I chose movies more___6___and my daughter watched many great ones. Luckily， she likes movies as much as I do now.

My worry is： Are cartoons really safe and___7 ？

Once I sat on the sofa watching a___8___with my 8-year-old son， Nick. I got shocked （震驚的） when I saw a（n）___9___bleeding （流血）. The cartoon was like an action movie for grown-ups！

Next time you take a kid to the movie theater， be careful.___10___a cartoon isn’t the best. You should take the time to watch it first， or the kid may get messages that he or she isn’t ready to get yet.

（ ）1. A. help B. expect C. teach D. ask

（ ）2. A. book B. joke C. film D. song

（ ）3. A. chose B. liked C. planned D. played

（ ）4. A. scary B. creative C. meaningless D. good

（ ）5. A. unfriendly B. interested C. excited D. unhappy

（ ）6. A. carefully B. comfortably C. cheaply D. quickly

（ ）7. A. successful B. educational C. famous D. serious

（ ）8. A. comedy B. cartoon C. sitcom D. movie

（ ）9. A. character B. friend C. example D. army

（ ）10. A. Similarly B. Maybe C. Again D. Unluckily

Ⅲ 閱讀理解。

When I was ten years old， I got a chance （機會） to go to a one-year education camp. My parents said， “How can we let our child be so far away for a year？”

My teacher said there would be about 100 girls from different villages and that it would be good for girls. My parents agreed （同意）. They felt that they should do everything they could to make me better.

I cried for the first few days of the camp. Then I started making friends with the other girls. We studied together， played together， ate together and slept together. I studied hard and I took an examination （考試） at the end of the camp. I did a good job in the examination. The teachers were very happy with me. I was happy too because it was time to go back home.

When I got back home， my parents were very happy to see me and they found I was a different person. I told them how much I had learnt in the camp and how good it was. A week later I got some good news—I had won a scholarship （獎學金） and I could go to a new school to study more.

I have been in the school for two years now. It’s great fun. I love reading books. I want to become a teacher when I grow up. I feel my life is full of hope now.

（ ）1.The writer’s parents agreed to let her go to the camp because___ .

A. she really wanted to go there B. the people there were friendly

C. they thought it would do good to her D. other families would send their girls there

（ ）2.What do we know about the writer in Paragraph 3？

A. She was happy to join the camp. B. She did well in the camp.

C. She missed her family all the time. D. She got on badly with other girls.

（ ）3.How might the writer feel about going to a new school？

A. Funny. B. Happy. C. Bored. D. Worried.

（ ）4.How old is the girl now？

A. 10. B. 11. C. 12. D. 13.

（ ）5. The writer wrote the passage to show___ .

A. chances are not easy to get B. village girls should go to camp

C. education can make a difference D.parents can decide for their children

Ⅳ 語法填空。

The television is 1._____important part of many families. And watching TV 2._____（be） a culture of today’s life. I like watching TV， too. I don’t know when the first TV 3._____（appear） but it’s really a great thing. 4. ， my mom doesn’t expect me 5._____（watch） too much TV. But when I watch my favorite TV program， The National Geographic， she is often ready to watch it with me together.

The National Geographic is a famous documentary （記錄的） program. It tells something around the world. Every time when I turn on the TV， the world is brought before me. It’s so amazing. In fact， they often make me feel 6._____（surprise）.

I like this program because it is 7._____（education）. It helps me to learn what’s 8._____（happen） around the world. It is interesting， and that’s also the reason 9._____I like it. I just sit 10._____（comfortable） in my home， but I get a chance to enjoy the beautiful world.