reading around the world in eight hours. 1.good news 2. a new educational cd-rom 3.travel around the...
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ReadingAround the world in Eight Hours
1.good news
2. a new educational CD-ROM
3.travel around the world in eight hours
4.come out
5.sound interesting
6.help you learn English and geography at the same time
7. be designed by Nancy Jackson
8. the designer of
9.online travellers
10.the main character of
11.a thirteen-year-old boy
12.love travelling
13.one day
14.lie on the grass (lying/lay, lain)
15.look at the beautiful blue sky
16.fall asleep/get to sleep
17. have a strange dream
18.a golden cloud
19.be written on
20. those big clouds of different colours with questions
21.get a point every time you answer a question correctly
22.get enough points
23.come down
24.carry you off to a place you have never visited before25.play the role of26.have eight levels27.help you learn English by testing your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary28.a lot of useful information about that place
29 .for example30.many other interesting places31.pass a level32.a map of the world33.be marked in bright purple34.pass all eight levels35.find out36.one of the best games on the market37.get sth in all computer shops and bookshops38.sell out
Around the World in Eight hours
It sounds interesting, _______ _______ ?doesn’t it
Para1. 1.What can it help you to do?
2.Who is the designer?
3. Does it sound interesting?
3.How is the game “Online Traveller”
To learn more about English and Geography.
Nancy Jackson.
Yes , it is.
It is a favourite CD-ROM.
Para2
1What does he like doing?
2What was he doing when he fell asleep?
Travelling
Lying on the grass and looking at the beautiful blue sky.
Para3,4,51.How can you get a point?
2.What will happen if you have got enough points?
3.How many levels does the game have?
4. How long does it take you to finish the game?
By answering a question correctly.
A cloud will come down and carry you off to a place you have never visited before.
Eight levels.
Eight hours if you are smart.
5. What do the questions test?
6.What will you see on the screen when you reach a new place?
7.What can you learn about when you reach London?
8. What will you see when you pass a level?
Your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary.
A lot of useful information about that place.
About the Museum of London and many other interesting places.
A map of the world.
9.What happened to the places you have visited?
They are marked in bright purple.
Read again and find the main sentences in each
paragraph
Para1.A new educational CD-ROM called ‘Around the world in Eight Hours’ has just come out.
Para2. The main character of this game is Itchy Feet.
Para3. When you have got enough points, a cloud will come down and carry you off to a place you have never visited before.
Para4. This CD-ROM helps you learn English by testing your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary.
Para5. You can get it in all computer shops and bookshops.
Name of the game
No. of levels
Main character
Age
Setting
Area of study
Designer
Sold in
Can you design a profile for this new educational CD-ROM ?
Around the World in Eight Hours
8Itchy Feet
13 years old
Different countriesEnglish and Geography
Nancy Jackson
All computer shops and bookshop
1. Learn the new words by heart2. Read the text three times3. Translation:1) 同时 2) 过一关3) 扮演…角色 4) 光盘的设计者5) 一直广受欢迎的游戏 6) 得到足够的分
数7) 睡着 8) 英语语法和词汇9) 在你的屏幕上 10) 检验知识11) 在市场上 12) 例如13) 掉下来 14) 售完4. 一课三练第二课时
Homework:
What do you use your computer for/to do?
Making flash
Watch films
What is the favourite game among the students?
Who is the main character?
Li Xiaoyao
What is he like?
He is an eighteen-year-oldboy who loves drinking wine.
Where is it set?
It is set to the north of the Long River.
How many levels does the game have?
It has six levels, and each level will take you about 2 hours to finish.
How do you play the game?
You will play the role of Li Xiaoyao.
You have six enemies.Every time you pass a level, it meansyou must beat an enemy.
Who designed the game?
It was designed by Leiming.
Name of the game:Number of levels:Main character:Age:Goal:Setting:Designer:
Xianjianqixia
sixLi Xiaoyao
18fight with different enemies
different places to the north of the Long RiverLeiming
1.educational(line2) ________ a of any time2.designer (line5) _________ b all the items sold3.all-time (line6) _________c a person in a book, film game,etc4 character (line8) _________ d get5 fell asleep(line 10) ________ e related to education6 earn (line14) _________ f began to sleep7 knowledge (line22) _________ g information and understanding the mind8 sold out (line39) __________ a person who plans and draws something will look
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1.When you read the passage ,you must meet some new words. Now let’s do the match exercises(P42 B)
2. Translate some sentences and rewrite some sentences
1) A new educational CD-ROM called ‘Around the World in ‘Eight Hours’ has just come out.
2.)When you have earned enough points , a cloud will come down And carry you off a place you have never visited before.
3)This CD- ROM helps you learn English by testing your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary.
4)The places you have visited are marked in bright purple.