（牛津版）八年级下册：Unit-1-Past-a课件.ppt

1、Unit 1 Past and presentStudy skillsIt is snowing.Thats a fact.It is a nice day.Thats your opinion.I feel very cold.What has changed in Starlight Town?What do you think of Starlight Town?There is a new railway station.There are some new roads.People travel to and from the town by bus,taxi,or train.Lo

2、cal people have moved into new flats.I think Starlight Town is a modern town.It is more beautiful than before.FactsOpinionsWhat is a fact?Facts are true statements.They include names,dates,events and numbers.What is an opinion?Opinions tell what we believe,feel or think.They may not be true.Beijing

3、is the capital of China._Beijing is the best city in the world._Many changes have taken place in _my hometown.The new shopping mall is a good _place to have fun.FactFactOpinionOpinionSentences that show opinions often use verbs like feel,believe and think or have adjectives like good,bad and terribl

4、e.e.g.I think its important to learn English well.1.There were only small shops and restaurants in the town.2.Old people used to play cards and Chinese chess together.3.The new park in the town centre looks beautiful.4.There was once a steel factory near the Sunshine River.5.Life is getting better i

5、n some ways.6.Many of Mr Chens friends have moved away.FFORead the sentences below.Write an F for a fact or an O for an opinion.FOFThere are green hills all around.A river runs through the centre of town.My hometown is beautiful.When we write,we can use facts to support our opinions.We can also give

6、 facts first,and then state our opinions.How does Mr Chen give facts and state his opinions?Sometimes,facts and opinions may be mixed together when we write.Well,in some ways it is.Its really nice to have a beautiful modern town.However,most of my old friends have moved away.It has become impossible

7、 for us to see each other as often as before.We used to play cards and Chinese chess together.Now I feel a bit lonely from time to time.Anyway,its good to see the amazing changes in the town.Millie is writing about the changes in her life.Help her decide which are opinions and which are facts.Reorga

8、nize them into a short passage.1.We have more subjects to learn.2.It is not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly.3.When I was in primary school,I walked to school with my mum.4.Now I go to school by bus on my own.5.I spend more time on my homework than before.6.Some subjects are difficult

9、.FOFFFOget used to on my own get/be used to 习惯于，适应于 其中to为介词，后接名词，代词或动名词。e.g.Amy is used to getting up early.He is not used to the life in the USA.注：used to 意为“过去常常”，常指过去习惯 性的动作，但现在不了。其中的to是不定 式，后接“动词原型”。e.g.He used to get up early.Ms Yang used to run in the park in the early morning.on ones own 单独地，

10、靠自己相当于by oneself、alone。e.g.He does his homework on his own.1.We have more subjects to learn.2.It is not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly.3.When I was in primary school,I walked to school with my mum.4.Now I go to school by bus on my own.5.I spend more time on my homework than before.6

11、.Some subjects are difficult.FOFFFOHave a discussion and reorganize them into a short passage.It is not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly.When I was in primary school,I walked to school with my mum.Now I go to school by bus on my own.We have more subjects to learn.Some subjects are dif

12、ficult.I spend more time on my homework than before.Opinions1.Can you find some more opinions in this unit?Please make a list.2.Then find some facts to support the opinions.Opinionsl I feel a bit lonely.l.I have moved to a new school this term.I do not know the school very well and I have no friends here.I feel unhappy these days.Suppose that youve moved to a new school.Can you write about the changes in your life and state your opinions?Write about other changes in your life.Remember to use the facts to support your opinions.