EnglishPowerPointslidesforUnit7ofGrade8CATALOGUE目錄UnitOverviewVocabularylearningGrammarFocusTextAnalysisandLearningreadingcomprehensionWritingtrainingListeningtrainingCulturalbackgroundknowledgeCHAPTERUnitOverview01Theunitthemeis"FamousCharacters".Itfocusesonexploringfamouscharactersfromliterature,movies,history,andothersources.Theunitaimstodevelopstudents'understandingofcharacterdevelopment,traits,andcharacteristics.UnitThemeTheywillunderstandtheimportanceofcharacterdevelopmentandhowitaffectsstoryplots.Studentswilllearntoexpresstheiropinionsandinsightsaboutcharactersthroughwrittenandoralresponses.Studentswillidentify,analyze,anddescribefamouscharactersfromdifferentsources.UnitobjectivesTheunitbeginswithanintroductiontotheconceptoffamouscharactersandtheirsignificanceindifferentmedia.Theunitalsoincludesactivitiesthatencouragestudentstofurtherexplorecharactersthroughrole-playing,creativewriting,andcriticalthinkingexercises.Theunitconcludeswithasynthesisoflearningandanassessmentofstudentunderstanding.Itcontinueswithastudyofspecificcharactersfromvarioussources,includingliteraryworks,movies,andhistoricalfigures.OverviewofUnitContentCHAPTERVocabularylearning02ListofnewwordsInthisunit,studentswilllearnabout20newwords,including"accommodation","apartment","cottage",and"dormitory".MeaningsandpronunciationItisessentialforstudentstounderstandthemeaningsandcorrectpronunciationofthesenewwordstoenhancetheirvocabularyknowledge.NewvocabularyVocabularyexercisesProvidestudentswithalistofwordsandaskthemtomatcheachwordwithitscorrespondingdefinitionorsynonym.Thisexercisehelpsthemunderstandthemeaningandusageofnewwords.WordmatchingProvidesentenceswithmissingwordsandaskstudentstochoosethecorrectwordfromagivenlisttocompletethesentence.Thisexerciseteststheirabilitytousenewwordsincontext.FillintheblankMnemonicsTeachstudentsmnemonics,whicharememoryaidsthathelpthemrecallinformation.Forexample,studentscancreateacronymsorrhymestoremembernewwords.SpacedrepetitionEncouragestudentstoreviewnewwordsatregularintervalstoreinforcetheirmemory.Theycanuseflashcardsoronlinespacedrepetitionsoftwaretopracticerecallinganddefiningnewwords.VocabularymemoryskillsCHAPTERGrammarFocus03Understandingtheconceptofsubject-verbagreement,i.e.,theconcordancebetweenthesubjectofasentenceanditsverb,isessential.Thisruledictatesthatsingularsubjectstakesingularverbsandpluralsubjectstakepluralverbs.Verbtenses,includingpresent,past,future,andperfecttenses,areusedtoconveythetimeframeofanactionorevent.ThecorrectusageofverbtensesiscrucialinEnglishgrammar.Distinguishingbetweenadjectivesandadverbsandunderstandingtheirappropriateusageisessential.Adjectivesmodifynouns,whileadverbsmodifyverbs,adjectives,orotheradverbs.Subject-VerbAgreementVerbTensesAdjectiveandAdverbUsageGrammarruleparsingFillintheBlanksThisexerciseinvolvesprovidingthemissingpartofasentence,suchasaverb,noun,orpreposition,tomakeitgrammaticallycorrect.SentenceCorrectionInthisexercise,studentsidentifyandcorrectcommongrammarerrorsingivensentences,suchassubject-verbagreementissues,impropertenseusage,ormisplacedmodifiers.ParagraphCompletionThisexercisechallengesstudentstocompleteaparagraphbyfillinginthemissingparts,ensuringthatthecompletedtextisgrammaticallysoundandcoherent.Grammarexercises010203Subject-VerbAgreementErrorsOneofthemostcommongrammarerrorsissubject-verbagreement.Tocorrectthiserror,studentsshouldcheckthesubjectandverbinasentenceandensurethattheymatchinnumber.TenseMix-upsMixingupverbtensesisanothercommonmistake.Tocorrectthiserror,studentsshouldanalyzethecontextofthesentenceandchoosetheappropriatetenseaccordingly.MisplacedModifiersModifierssuchasadjectivesandadverbsshouldbeplacedcorrectlytoavoidconfusion.Tocorrectthiserror,studentsshouldensurethatmodifiersarepositionedclosetothewordstheyaremodifying.CommongrammarerrorsandcorrectionmethodsCHAPTERTextAnalysisandLearning04

OverviewofTextContentSummaryProvideanoverviewofthemainideasandthemescoveredinthetext.KeyPointsHighlightthemostimportantpointsormessagesinthetext.StructureExplainhowthetextisorganizedandhowdifferentsectionscontributetotheoverallmeaning.Vocabulary01Identifyandexplainimportantwordsandphrasesusedinthetext,theirmeanings,andhowtheycontributetotheoverallmessage.Grammar02Analyzesentencestructures,complexsentences,anddifferenttypesofclausestounderstandtheauthor'sintendedmeaning.FiguresofSpeech03Discussanyfiguresofspeechusedinthetext,suchasmetaphors,similes,orpersonification,andexplaintheirimpactonthereader.AnalysisoflanguagepointsinthetextLearningStrategiesandTechniquesforTextsEncouragestudentstoanalyzethetextcritically,askprobingquestions,evaluateevidence,andformtheirownopinionsbasedontheinformationpresented.CriticalThinkingDiscusshowtoengageactivelywiththetextbyaskingquestions,makingpredictions,andconnectingideastopersonalexperiencesorknowledge.ActiveReadingProvideguidelinesforeffectivenote-taking,includingidentifyingkeyinformation,organizingideas,andusingvisualaidslikemindmapsoroutlines.Note-takingCHAPTERreadingcomprehension05AnalysisofReadingSkillsReadingforMainIdeaIdentifyandexplainthemainideaofaparagraphorpassage.ReadingforDetailsAnalyzeandexplainthedetailsthatsupportthemainidea.InferenceSkillsDrawinferencesbasedonthegiveninformationandmakelogicalconclusions.RecognizingTextStructureIdentifytheorganizationalstructureofapassage,includingsequence,comparison/contrast,problem/solution,etc.Readashortpassageandanswercomprehensionquestions.ShortPassageReadalongerpassageandcompleteaseriesoftasks,suchassummarizing,paraphrasing,orcompletingagraphicorganizer.LongerPassageProvideevidencefromthetexttosupportaparticularpointofvieworargument.CriticalThinkingCompareandcontrasttwosimilartextsonthesametopic.ComparativeReadingReadingexercisesFictionTitles:Recommendafewpopularandage-appropriatefictionbooksthatwillchallengestudents'readingcomprehensionskills.Non-FictionTitles:Suggestafewnon-fictionbooksthataresuitableforstudents'interestsandeducationalneeds.MagazineandNewspaperArticles:Providelinksorresourcesforaccessingcurrenteventsarticlesthatcanbeusedforreadingpractice.OnlineResources:Listafewwebsitesoronlineresourcesthatprovidereadingmaterialsforstudentstopracticetheirreadingcomprehensionskills.RecommendedreadingmaterialsCHAPTERWritingtraining06Ensurethatthecontentisrelevant,coherent,andwell-structured.ContentandorganizationVocabularyandgrammarCoherenceandcohesionLanguageregisterUseavarietyofvocabularyandsentencestructurestoenhanceclarityandexpressiveness.Connectideaslogicallyandsmoothlytomaintainreaderinterest.Matchthelanguageregistertothecontextandpurposeofthewriting.AnalysisofWritingSkillsWriteaparagraphsummarizingthemainpointsofthearticleyouhavejustread.Writeashortstorybasedonagivensetofcharactersandasituation.Writealettertoafrienddescribingyourrecentholiday.Writeanemailtoacustomerservicerepresentativecomplainingaboutaproductorservice.WritingexercisequestionsDisplayselectedstudentworksintheclassroomorschoolhall.ExhibitionProvidefeedbackandconstructivecriticismtohelpstudentsimprovetheirwriting.ReviewEncouragestudentstostriveforexcellenceintheirwritingandcelebratetheiraccomplishments.MotivationShareexamplesofexcellentwritingtoinspirestudentstoreachtheirfullpotential.InspirationExhibitionandReviewofExcellentStudentWorksCHAPTERListeningtraining07ComprehensionPredictionRetrievalInferencingAnalysisofListeningSkills01020304TheabilitytounderstandandinterpretthemeaningofspokenEnglish.Theabilitytopredictwhatwillbesaidbasedoncontextandpriorknowledge.Theabilitytoquicklyrecallrelevantinformationfrommemory.Theabilitytoinferhiddenmeaningsandimplicationsfromspokenlanguage.Alisteningexercisewherestudentslistentotwosimilarrecordingsandidentifythedifferences.SpottheDifferenceAnexercisewherestudentslistentoarecordingandfillinmissinginformation.GapfillingStudentslistentoarecordingandanswertrueorfalsebasedonwhattheyhear.TrueorFalseAlisteningexercisewherestudentschoosethecorrectanswerfrommultiplechoices.Multiple-ChoiceQuizListeningexercisesPodcastsPodcastsareagreatwaytoimprovelisteningskillsastheyareusuallydesignedfornativeEnglishspeakers.Radioprogramsarealsoagoodsourceoflisteningpractice,especiallyiftheycoverarangeoftopics.WatchingEnglishmoviesandTVshowswithsubtitlescanhelpimprovelisteningskills.HavingaconversationpartnerwhospeaksEnglishfluentlyisalsoagreatwaytoimprovelisteningskills.RadioprogramsEnglishmoviesandTVshowsConversationpartnersRecommendedlisteningmaterialsCHAPTERCulturalbackgroundknowledge080102TopicThedevelopmentofEnglishcultureandhistoryTheAnglo-SaxonperiodthefoundationofEnglishculture,includingtheinfluenceofCelticandVikinginvasions.TheMiddleAgestheriseofliterature,includingGeoffreyChaucer's"CanterburyTales".TheRenaissancetherevivaloflearningandthedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage.The