牛津深圳版英语八上Unit 6《Ancient stories》(Speaking)ppt课件
牛津深圳版英语八年级上册unit6-ancientstories完整版
Unit 6 Ancient stories1. understand 【v.】懂，理解 (understand - understood - understood)▲表达自己的意思，让旁人理解自己的意思make oneself understood 表达自己的意思，让旁人理解自己的意思你能用英语表达自己的意思吗？【例】Can you make yourself understood in English? 你能用英语表达自己的意思吗？2.difference 【n.】区别，不同之处▲之间的差别常用结构：the difference(s) between... and... 。
与。
之间的差别different 【adj.】不同的，差别的相同常用结构：be different from 与......不一样不一样 反义词：be the same as 与......相同differently 【adv.】不同地，差别地【例】Can you find the differences between the two?The chairs in your house are different from ours?3. captain 【C.】队长，首领，船长【例】His father is a captain.4. huge 【adj.】庞大的，巨大的 =very big▲聚会非常成功。
【例】The party was a huge success. 聚会非常成功。
5. main adj. 主要的 =very important【例】the main gate, the main street.6. celebrate 【v.】庆祝，庆贺 celebration【n.】祝贺Eg: All the Chinese people are celebrating the Spring Festival.7. except & except for & besides▲★请先观察下面例句中 except和except for 的用法，然后补全结论部分所缺内容。
牛津深圳版八年级上册 Unit 6 Ancient stories词汇及基础知识过关
Unit 6 Ancient stories【课堂练习】一．英汉互译。
A．Words:1.古代的__________________2.特洛伊人__________________3.战争__________________4.懂；理解__________________5.差别；不同(之处)__________________6.(古埃及的)金字塔__________________7.首领__________________ 8.希腊人__________________9.用武力夺取；攻占__________________ 10.士兵__________________11.巨大的__________________ 12.(向某方向)拖；拉动__________________13.主要的__________________ 14.庆祝；庆贺__________________15.笨的；傻的__________________ 16.午夜：子夜__________________17.空的__________________ 18.除…之外___________________19 secret__________________ 20 side__________________21 quietly__________________ 22 army__________________23 enter__________________ 24 succeed__________________27 trick__________________ 28 prince__________________29. queen__________________ 30 steal__________________31 punish__________________ 32 scene__________________B．Phrases:1.将…表演出来__________________2.拿…开玩笑__________________3.除…之外__________________4.(有)大量的；(有)许多的__________________5.最后__________________6.(用于命令)快；加油；加把劲__________________7.攻占我们的城市__________________8.把…放入__________________9.入睡__________________ 10.从我的童年起__________________11 by midnight__________________ 12 climb out of…__________________13 one by one__________________ 14 by fighting__________________15 in one night__________________ 16 succeed in doing…__________________二．根据要求写出相应的单词。
牛津深圳版英语八年级上Unit6 Ancient stories 单词+语法(现在完成时+since,for+时态区别)(无答案)
Unit 6 Ancient stories【重点单词短语】1.ancient adj.古代的Eg: This is an ancient city.【拓展】the ancients 古人，古代名族Eg: The ancients knew more than we do about the heavens.反义词modern 现代的，先进的近义词old 老的,旧的Eg: Modern cars have long lives.2.war n. 战争the First World War 第一次世界大战the Second World War 第二次世界大战Eg: The two countries have been at war for five years.【拓展】反义词peace n.和平Eg: People are against the war and for the peace.3.difference n.差别；不同Eg: There is no difference between the sexes.【拓展】different adj.不同的；有差别的differ v.区分make a (no) difference （没）有…影响；（不）起…作用Eg: Exercise makes all the difference.the difference between.....and.... ....和....之间的区别Eg: Can you see the difference between Lucy and Lily?be different from 与...不同be the same as=be similar to 与...相同【小试牛刀】你能告诉我他们之间的区别吗？对我而言，什么都不起作用。
4.huge adj. 巨大的，只能指体积的巨大或超过标准的巨大，相当于very large Eg: They live in a huge house.5.pull v.（向某方向）拖，拉动Eg: She pulled the drawer open.【拓展】pull down 把某物拉下，拆毁；pull out 拉出，拔出反义词push vt. 推6.main adj. 主要的mainly adv. 大部分地，大体上，主要地Eg: My main reason for learning English is to get a better job.7.celebrate v. 庆祝；庆贺celebration n. 庆祝；庆祝会（仪式）Eg: Tom celebrated his 24th birthday with his friends two days ago.The company will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year．8.stupid adj. 笨的，傻的foolish adj. 傻的silly adj. 愚蠢的Eg: Don’t be so stupid!9.midnight n. 午夜；子夜at midnight 在午夜；在半夜by midnight 在午夜前Eg: They had to leave at midnight．10.empty adj. 空的反义词：full adj. 满的Eg: My glass is empty.11.except prep.除…之外Eg: The museum is open every day except MondayI like everything except math.【辨析】except ,besides, except for, but(1)except介词“除......之外”，表示将一个或几个人或物从同一类人或物中排除。
牛津深圳初中英语八上《Unit 6 Ancient stories Reading教案
Read and try to finish the exercises.
Take notes and finish the exercises.
To le t Ss be more familiar with the whole st ructure of the article and it’s good for Ss to recite it in class
Teaching Aids
PPT, Blackboard
Procedures
Steps
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities
Purposes
I. Pre-reading Presentation
1、Lead in
Have Ss talk about some ancient stories.
Unit 6Reading
Contents
Unit 6 --Reading
Aims
Knowledge
1) To teach Ss main contents ofReading
2) To introduce ancient stories
Skills
To train Ss’ reading skills---skimming and scanning
To arouse Ss’ interests of different kinds of ancient stories
Language Focus
1) Know the structure and contents of the main article
牛津深圳版英语八年级上册Unit 6 Ancient stories 重难点知识归纳总结
牛津深圳版英语八年级上册Unit 6 Ancient stories【重点单词】1.ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adj. 古代的2.war /wɔː(r)/ n. 战争3.understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ v. (understood, understood) 懂，理解4.difference /ˈdɪfrəns/ n. 差别；不同(之处)5.captain /ˈkæptɪn/ n. 首领6.soldier/ˈsəʊldʒə(r)/ n. 士兵7.huge /hjuːdʒ/ adj. 巨大的8.pull /pʊl/ v. (向某方向)拖，拉动9.main /meɪn/ adj. 主要的10.celebrate /ˈselɪbreɪt/ v. 庆祝；祝贺11.stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ adj. 笨的；傻的12.midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ n. 午夜；子夜13.empty /ˈempti/ adj. 空的14.except /ɪkˈsept/ prep. 除……之外15.secret /ˈsiːkrət/ n. 秘密的16.side /saɪd/ n. 侧面17.quietly /ˈkwaɪətli/ adv. 安静地18.army /ˈɑːmi/ n. 陆军部队19.enter /ˈentə(r)/ v. 进来；进入20.succeed /səkˈsiːd/ v. 达到目的；实现目标21.trick /trɪk/ n. 计谋22.prince /prɪns/ n. 王子23.queen /kwiːn/ n. 王后24.steal /stiːl/ v. (stole, stolen)偷；窃取25.punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ v. 处罚；惩罚26.scene /siːn/ n. (戏剧或歌剧的)场27.sir /sɜː(r)/ n. 先生【重点短语】1.act out 将……表演出来2.make jokes about 拿……开玩笑；以……为笑柄3.except for 除……之外4.(be) full of (有)大量的；(有)许多的5.in the end 最后e on (用于命令)快；加油；加把劲7.one by one 一个接一个8.in ancient times 在古代9.climb out of 从……爬出来10.succeed in doing. sth 成功地做成某事11.play a trick 恶作剧；捉弄12.fall asleep 入睡；睡着13.under attack 受到攻击14.at the beginning 从一开始15.in the middle 在中间16.at the end of 在……结束时【重点句型】1.They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years.他们十年来一直试图占领我们的城市。
深圳牛津英语八上Unit 6 Ancient Stories
Unit 6 Ancient StoriesLesson 1教学目标词组A1. in ancient times在古代2. in the future将来; 未来3. pull… into…把……拉入／拖人……4. think of想到; 想起5.so much如此多的6. fill…with… 把……装／填／盛／充满……7. except for. . . 除……以外8. look down at俯视9. be full of…装满／充满了…… 10. have been to…去过某地11. one by one一个接一个; 挨个12. have gone to…去了某地13. only a few只有几个14.have been in… 在某地词组B1. take sth. with sb. 某人随身携带某物2.a ticket to… 一张去…的票3. need to do sth. 需要做某事4. ancient buildings古代的建筑物5. make a joke/jokes about sth./sb. 拿某物或某人开玩笑6. the differences between. . . and ………与……之间的差别7. within+一段时间一段时间以内8. in+一段时间一段时间以后9.make a difference有影响10. play a trick on 愚弄，捉弄11. pull down把某物拉下，拆毁12. pull out拉出，拔出13. join the army参军14.enter for报名参加15.succeed in doing sth成功地做某事16. climb out of 从……里爬出来英英释义1. be full of = be filled with 充满….2. try to do sth. = attempt to do sth. 努力做某事3. huge = extremely large巨大的4. give up = stop doing sth. 放弃做某事5. succeed in doing sth. (美式英语) = manage to do sth.(英式英语) 成功做了某事6. go to sleep = start sleeping 去睡觉7. leave = go away from a place or a person 离开8. except = but not 除……之外，表示所说的不包括在内9. main = most important 主要的10. enter = go into / come into 进入课文The Trojan horseThe captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. “The Greeks have gone and we’ve won,” he said. “They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years. Now they’ve given up and sailed away!”“But look over there,” a soldier said. “They’ve left a huge wooden horse.”“Ah, yes,” the captain said, “it’s too big. The Greeks didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city.”That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks. “I haven’t laughed like this since my childhood,” the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep.By midnight, the main square was empty, except for the huge horse. Suddenly a secret door opened on the side of the wooden horse. The horse was full of Greek soldiers! They quietly climbed out of the horse one by one. The soldiers opened the main gates. The Greek army entered the city. For ten years, the Greeks could not capture the city by fighting. In one night, however, they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick.重点句型解析A1. The captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. 首领站在特洛伊城的高墙上。
牛津深圳版英语八上 Unit 6 Ancient stories 知识点+练习(无答案)
八年级英语Unit 6 Ancient storiessort contentwords understand celebrate except succeed steal ancient war difference captain soldier huge pull main stupid midnight empty secret side quietly army enter trick prince queen punish scene sirphrase 1. act out 将…表演出来 2. make jokes about 拿…开玩笑3. except for 除…之外 4.(be)full of （有）许多的5. in the end 最后 6. come on 加油7. sail away 开船走了8. climb out of 从…爬出来9. one by one 逐个地10. play a trick on sb 捉弄某人11. give up 放弃12. take sth with sb 随…一起带走sentence 1.They’ve tried to capture our city for ten years.2.Now they’ve given up and sailed away！3.By midnight，the main square was empty，except for the huge horse.4.The horse was full of Greek soldiers.5.In one night，however，they succeeded in capturing it through a clever trick.知识清单1.①try to do尽力做某事②try doing 尝试做③try one’s best to do sth 尽某人最大努力做2.give up+doing放弃做某事3.①except意思是“除了….以外”，表示某物不包括在整体内，是介词，常与all 连用.②besides意思是“除…之外，还有”，表示某物包含在整体内，是介词.4.be full of=be filled with 装满，充满5.succeed in doing 成功做某事6.take sth with sb 某人随身携带某物7.think of 想到8.in three days三天后：in+一段时间，表示将来9.order sb to do sth 命令某人做某事10.ask sb to do sth 要求某人做某事11.decide to do 决定做某事words and sentences完璧归赵1.The bottle is e，please help me get some water.2. Don’t work until m ,it is bad for your health,going to sleep early is very important.3.He joined the army when he was 18,everyone thought he was a great s .4.They kept their marriage s until last year,we thought they were single then.5.Adili s in walking in the high sky over the Pearl River without any protection.6.He is not s (笨的)but lazy，he will pass the final exam if he studies hard.7.C （首领）Ku is cool and smart，his army beat many enemies.8.When you finish filling in the form，you can press this button to e （进入）the next page.9.She closed the door q （安静地）and went away from her home forever.10.He p （拉）the door open and came into his new office happily.二、词来词往1.他常常取笑他的同学，所以没有人喜欢他.He always his classmates，so no one likes him.2.早上6点左右，天安门广场上到处是人.Tian‘an men Square people.3.他尽力游泳.He .4.搬入新房子时我想把我所有的东西带上.I want to all my things me when I move into my new house.5.我决定这周去玩.I this weekend.6.我妈妈叫我去吃饭.My mother me dinner.7.门已经关了，所以他爬出屋子了.Because the door was closed，he of the house.8.我的口袋装满了钱.My pocket money.9.他成功地发明了这个机器.He this machine.10.每个人都在，除了Lily.Everyone is here Lily.三、知识点大考验1. The bus people，so I had no room to stand on.A.was fill withB.was fulled ofC.was filled ofD.was full of2. All the students passed the final exam，Tom. Because he played computer games day and night.A.besidesB.besideC.exceptD.except for3.They jokes about the way I wear glasses.A.playB.sayC.tellD.make4.--How did you succeed winning the football match？--Well，we practice every day.A.onB.inC.ofD.by5.The boss ordered his workers for him over 15 hours a day.A.to workB.workingC.workD.works6. ，they captured the city.A.In the endB.To the endC.With the endD.For the end7.We succeeded in a kite.A.makeB.makesC.makingD.made8.Be careful，the road snow.A.is full ofB.is filled ofC.are full ofD.are filled with9.Don’t give up .A.learnB.to learnC.learningD.learns10.They decided abroad （外国）.A.to goB.goC.goingD.goestest选择题1.The doctor told my father to give up .A.smokeB.smokingC.smokesD.to smoke2.—Tom,you can never let others know what I have told you today.--Don’t worry,I will keep the .A.secretB.moneyC.addressD.grade3.If you read a lot,your life will be full pleasure.A.byB.ofC.forD.with4.He succeeded climbing out of the hole at last.A.inB.withC.forD.on5.I’m looking after Tom today,he’s been in my house 8:00 this morning.A.atB.forC.sinceD.till6.Helen and Pairs fell in love each other.A.ofB.withC.toD.for7.They opened the main gate and let him .A.enteredB.enteringC.to enterD.enter8.He ordered a soldier it into the room.A.to pullB.pulledC.pullD.pull9.Believe in ,You’re the best in our club.A.herselfB.myselfC.yourselfD.himself10.He in this school for 20 years already.A.will workB.worksC.has workedD.is working 完成句子1.不要放弃你的梦想.Don’t your dream.2.她正在拿这件事开玩笑.She is about this thing.3.我们的未来充满了希望.Our future is hope.4.他成功地爬出了洞.He climbing out of the hole.5.树上只有几个苹果.There are apples on the tree.6.将来会发生什么？What will happen ？7.赶紧把袋子装满金子.Hurry to the bag gold.8.他们多久以后回来？Will they come ba完形填空（10*1=10）Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an the airport is usually far from the city. You 1 get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off which is often late. You can’t 2 the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get 3 the airport and into the city.I like traveling by 4 . I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually good in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch 5 one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many 6 things on your way .though it takes a little 7 time.I also like cars. You can start your journey whenever you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can 8 many things with you in a car. 9 sometimes there are too many cars on the 10 .( ) 1. A.have to B.can C.may D.must( ) 2. A.open B.close C.look out of D.look though ( ) 3. A.on B.off C.out of D.into( ) 4. A.the train B.trains C.a train D.train( ) 5. A.the other B.another C.other D.others( ) 6. A.interesting B.delicious C.good D.funny( ) 7. A.many B.much C.more D.most( ) 8. A.carry B.bring C.get D.have( ) 9. A.And B.So C.Or D.But( ) 10. A.street B.road C.way D.farm阅读理解Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here，too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head，two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day，they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole，too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to pace in tin boxes.At night，the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.1. Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very ________.A. strangeB. niceC. differentD. beautiful2. Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________.A. a monkeyB. a earth monsterC. a tin boxD. a strange world3. The earth monster doesn’t have ________.A. heads, arms and legsB. brown or yellow strings on its headC. a hole on its faceD. a swing on its body4. The earth monsters don‘t put ________ on their holes.A. nice thingsB. ballsC. fireD. water5. The square window box is ________.A. a car or a busB. a very small earth monsterC. a TV setD. a radio现在完成时现在完成时态中，用since或for引起的时间状语修饰.Since 和for 的用法表示过去已经开始持续到现在的动作或状态常用的时间状语有：for, since, how long, so far, these days等。
Unit+6+Ancient+stories+Vocaburary-2025学年牛津深圳版英语八上册
keep something a secret from sb. 对……保守秘密例句：Please keep a secret. 请
保守秘密。We need to keep it a secret from other companies. 我们需要对其他公
司保密。典例分析：用 secret 的适当形式填空(1) I don’t want anyone to know
(secret) of ousrecbroestsa.r4y. The thief
(steal) my purse on my way to school
punishment n. 处罚，惩治典例分析：用 punish 适当形式填空(1) I will
you if you do that again.(2) He is not satisfied with that kind of
.
punish
punishment
5. succeed v. 成功，完成 例句：The experiment has succeeded.词性转换：
典例分析：填入 except, except for 或 besides(1) All of us went shopping
Mary.(2) My father is a good mexacnept
his bad temper(脾气).(3) Mary
Unit6Ancientstories单元内容解读2023-2024学年牛津深圳版英语八年级上册
单元整体教学设计一、单元基本信息二、单元教学规划表二：单元大观念：主题大观念小观念1：木马计小观念2：特洛伊战争小观念3：草船借箭单元大观念：挖掘中外著名历史文学故事的历史背景和起因经过，树立热爱中外古代文学经典的意识，学习军事战略中的智慧和头脑，积累深厚的文化底蕴。
输出：出一期与著名历史文学故事相关的班级报纸或杂志输出：仿写古代中外军事战术的故事性记叙文 输出：创设情境：假如你是斯巴达国王，会怎么做？ 输出：将草船借箭进行戏剧表演Reading: 学习和理解木马计的经过Speaking: 木马计的剧本和戏剧表演Writing: 以参与者的身份介绍木马计的经过Listening: 特洛伊战争爆发的起因Speaking: 挖掘特洛伊战争的历史背景More practice: 学习和理解草船借箭的经过Culture corner: 草船借箭在孙子兵法中的军事战术 Project: 中外著名历史故事的讲解与介绍核心素养的综合表现：学完本单元后，学生能够掌握掌握与木马计相关的目标语言；故事性记叙文的写作结构；掌握现在完成时的意义和用法，与一般过去时的区别。
学习用戏剧表演的方式进行口语表达；掌握以第一人称的方式叙述故事的整个过程；树立热爱中外古代文学经典的意识，激发学生能学习军事战略中的智慧和头语言大观念：中外著名历史文学故事的语言表达；现在完成时的用法；中外著名历史文学故事的戏剧表演；故事性记叙文的写作方法和逻辑思路 小观念1：围绕语义整合性学习词汇和表达方式小观念2：运用语篇形式分享和交流中外古代著名历史文学故事的语言表达描述方式语篇结构 现在完成时的用法1.木马计：give up, sail away, by midnight, make jokes about...2.特洛伊战争：the city of, fall in love with, sail back...3.草船借箭：on the side of, be full of, an impossi ble task...1.现在完成时的用法：since/ for with a period of time (a point in time) ... have/ has done ...2.与一般现在时的区别: have studied, had; have learnt, read...1.succeeded in doing sth., leave sth. somewhere, order sb. to do sth. ...2.want to do sth., haven’t done sth. since ..., have gone ... & have been ...1.故事性记叙文： Beginning (cause) Process (rising action, climax, falling action) Ending (result)2.木马计的剧本：Scene 1:on the high wall of the city ; Scene 2: in the main square; Scene 3: in the wooden horse三、单元整体评价附件：作业设计这份作业是在学生学完了Unit 6 Ancient stories布置完成的。
牛津深圳版英语八年级上册Unit 6 Ancient Stories课件
Unit 6 Ancient Stories
empty except secret side
adj. 空的 prep. 除……之外 adj. 秘密的 n. 侧面
quietly adv. 安静地
army n. 陆军部队
enter v. 进来；进入 succeed v. 达到目的；实现目标 trick n. 计谋
Words review
ancient
adj. 古代的
Trojan
adj. 特洛伊的
war
n. 战争
understand v. 懂；理解
difference n. 差别；不同(之处) pyramid n. (古埃及的)金字塔 captain n. 首领 Greek n. 希腊人
Reading listening grammer speaking writing Practice
Unit 6 Ancient Stories
capture v. 用武力夺取；攻占 soldier n. 士兵
huge
adj. 巨大的
pull
v. (向某方向)拖，拉动
main
adj. 主要的
celebrate v. 庆祝；庆贺
stupid adj. 笨的；傻的
midnight n. 午夜；子夜
Reading listening grammer speaking writing Practice
Reading listening grammer speaking writing Practice
Unit 6 Ancient Stories
④That night, in the main square of the city, all the Trojans celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about the stupid Greeks." haven't laughed like this since my childhood," the captain said. After the party, they locked all the gates of the city and then all went to sleep.
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
Ready?
Try to read the text The Trojan horse on page 83. Add rhythm to sentences when we read.
Let’s see who’ the best.
Activity
Reading race
Try to read the conversation in C2 on page 84. Add rhythm to sentences when we read. Let’s see who’ the best.
在句子中，我们通常重读名词、普通 动词、形容词和副词，而不重读冠词、人 称代词、介词、连词、be动词、助动词或 情态动词。 重读音节读的较为缓慢、清晰，而非 重读音节读的较快，不那么清晰，且插在 重读音节之间。 注意：一般来说，多数代词是不重读的， 如her, me, it, them等。但一部分代词，如 指示代词和疑问代词(this, what等)，就要 重读。
Activity
Reading race
Read the sentences in pairs. Who’s the best?
Ready?
A4. Listen to the poem below. Pay attention to the rhythm. (P 90)
There பைடு நூலகம்nce was a man called Ed Heath, Who sat on his set of false teeth.
Ready?
Read the play script and answer the questions. 1. How many scenes does the play have? Three. 2. How many characters does the play have? Who are they?
A1. Say these words. Make the underlined vowels strong. Make the dotted vowels weak. (P 90) except enter _ secret _ pyramid fantastic _ _ _ · · · ·· · · A2. Say these words. Mark the strong and weak vowels as above. (P 90)
Unit 6 Ancient stories
Speaking
Words review scene n. (戏剧或歌剧的)场 sir n. 先生 come on (用于命令)快；加油； 加把劲
objectives
To learn about rhythm (strong and weak sounds) To learn the play of the story The Trojan horse To learn the new words: scene, sir, come on
He said, with a start,
“Oh, bless my poor heart! I’ve bitten myself underneath!”
Activity
Reading race
Mark the strong and weak vowels. And then read the poem in pairs. Who’s the best?
Rhythm (strong and weak sounds) In stressed syllables, we give the vowels a strong pronunciation (clear and long). In unstressed syllables, we give the vowels a weak pronunciation (unclear and short). This adds rhythm to words and sentences when we speak.
Five. They are a Trojan captain, a Trojan soldier, a Trojan man and two Greek soldiers.
Scene 1 The captain of Troy is standing on the high wall of the city. He is looking down at the empty sea. Captain: The Greeks have gone and we’ve won. They’ve given up and sailed away. (A soldier enters.) Soldier: Captain, Captain, look over there. They’ve left a huge wooden horse. Captain: Ah, yes. They didn’t want to take it with them. Get some help and pull it into the city. That won’t be difficult. It’s on wheels. Solider: Yes, sir! (The solider leaves)
about collect nobody animal invention _ _ _ _ _ · · ·· ·· · ·
A3. Listen to these sentences. Pay attention to the rhythm of each sentence. (P 90) 1. There’s a plane for America every day. _ _ _ __ · · · · ·· · 2. Denise has gone to work. She will be _ _ __ · · · · · · back _ at five o’clock. _ · · 3. How much does a ticket to Tokyo cost? _ _ _ _ · · · · · · 4. When you see can you give __ Simon, _ _ this · · · · · · book him? __ to ··