Unit8

Itmust

belong

to

Carla.Section

B2a-2e年

級：九年級學科：初中英語(人教版)Unit8

Itmust

belong

to

Carla.

Section

B2a-2eAt

the

end

ofthe

class,you'll

be

able

to

:1.masterthenewwords“express,mystery,receive,leader,medical,purpose,energy,position,honor,victory,enemy,period”by

matching

the

meanings

and

using

them

contextually;2.make

inferences

by

using

modal

verbs;3.get

specific

information

of

Stonehenge

by

skimmingand

scanning

the

passage,and

deeply

understand

it

byusing

linking

words

orphrases;4.develop

thinkingqualityby

brainstorming,predicting,answering

questions,thinkingandsummarizing;5.have

an

awareness

ofprotecting

the

cultural

heritages;

6.find

using

online

resources

is

another

good

way

toimprove

your

English.LearningObjectivesWhere

is

it?Who

built

it?When

was

it

built?Howwas

it

built?What

was

it

used

for?

Iy//s?eWhat's

the

genre(體裁)ofthe

passage?A.Argumentation.

B.Exposition.Pre-readingPredict:togive

opinionsStonehengetointroducesomethingtodescribe

an

eventWhatbuilding

is

it?C.Narration.While-readingSkim

the

passage

and

find

out:1.What's

the

genre(體裁)of

the

passage?A.Argumentation.Exposition.C.Narration.

tointroduce

Stonehengetous2.What's

thestructure

of

the

passage?And

why?

the

general

introduction②③4

the

mysteries

of

Stonehengepurpose

The

main

ideas

can

help

you.Scan

Part

1

andcircleStonehenge,a

rock

circle

isof

Britain's

most

famousEvery

year

it

receives

more

especiallyinJuneastheywantnot

only

one

historical

places

but

also

one

ofits

greatest

mysteries.than750,000visitors.People

like

to

go

to

this

placeto

see

the

sun

rising

on

the

longest

day

of

the

year.,because,sincenotonly

...but

alsoaddingthe

descriptionwords

about

Stonehenge.1:Linking

phrasereceive

l=it's

visitedinformationpopularspecialWhatStonehengemight

have

been

used

for.ScanPart2andcomplete

the

chart.(2c)Mysteriesabout

StonehengeWhy?Formanyyears,historiansbelieved

Stonehengewasatemplewhere

ancient

leaderstried

to

communicate

with

the

gods.However,historian

PaulStoker

thinks

thiscan't

be

true

because

Stonehenge

was

built

so

many

centuries

ago.“The

leadersarrived

in

England

much

later,"he

points

out.Another

popular

idea

is

that

Stonehenge

might

be

a

kind

ofcalendar.The

largestones

were

put

together

in

a

certain

way.On

midsummer'smorning,thesunshinesdirectlyintothecenterof

thestones.Otherpeoplebelievethestoneshavea

medical

purpose.They

think

the

stonescan

prevent

illness

and

keep

peoplehealthy."As

you

walk

there,you

can

feel

theenergyfrom

your

feet

move

up

yourbody,"said

one

visitor.No

one

is

sure

what

Stonehenge

was

used

for,but

mostagree

that

theposition

ofthestones

must

be

for

a

special

purpose.Some

thinkitmight

be

a

buriai

placeor

a

place

to

honor

ancestors.Others

think

it

was

built

tocelebrate

a

victory

over

an

enemyStonehenge

was

built

slowly

over

a

long

period

oftime.Mosthistorians

believeitmust

be

almost

S,000

years

old.One

ofthegreatest

mysteries

is

how

it

was

builtbecause

the

stones

areso

big

and

heavy.In2001,a

group

ofEnglish

volunteers

tried

tobuildanother

Stonehenge,but

they

couldn't.“We

don't

really

know

who

built

Stonehenge,”says

Paul

Stoker."And

perhaps

we

might

neverknow,but

we

do

know

they

must

have

beenhard-working—andgreat

planners!"Mysteriesabout

Stonehenge◆Whatwasitused

for?/Whywasitbuilt?

◆Howwasitbuilt?

◆Whobuiltit?Tip4:Payattentiontothe

linkingwordsorphrases.ScanPart2andcompletethe

first

column

in

2c.LinkingwordorphrasePurpose

oflinkingword

or

phraseSOexpressing

a

differencegiving

a

choiceexpressing

a

resultexpressing

two

things

happening

at

the

same

time

giving

reasonsadding

informationas,because,sincebut,however,though

not

only

...but

alsoorwhen,while-2aMatcheachlinkingwordorphrasewithits

purpose.Why?Formanyyears,historiansbelieved

Stonehengewasatemplewhereancientleaders

triedtocommunicatewiththegods.However,historianPaul

Stokerthinksthis

cantbetruebecause

Stonehengewasbuiltsomanycenturiesago.“Theleaders

arrivedinEnglandmuchlater,"hepointsout.AnotherpopularideaisthatStonehengemightbeakindof

calendar.Thelargestoneswereputtogetherinacertainway.Onmidsummer'smorning,thesunshinesdirectlyintothecenterof

thestones.Otherpeoplebelievethe

stoneshave

amedicalpurpose.Theythinkthestonescanpreventillnessandkeeppeoplehealthy."Asyouwalkthere,youcanfeeltheenergyfromyour

feetmoveupyourbody,"saidonevisitor.NooneissurewhatStonehenge

wasusedfor,but

mostagreethatthepositionof

thestonesmustbefora

specialpurpose.Somethinkit

Aspeoplewall

mightbeaburialplaceoraplacetohonorancestors.Othersthinkitwasbuiltto

feet

move

up

tl

celebrate

a

victory

over

an

enemy.▲Itmightbeaburialplaceoraplacetohonorancestors.▲Itmaybeaplacetocelebrate

a

victory.Mystery◆What

wasitusedfor?/Whywasitbuilt?◆asa

templeHowever,histo◆

c

u

ndel:Onmidsummethecenter

of

th◆tohave

a

metaecsaaasbeTip4:Payattentiontothe

linkingwordsorphrases.WhatStonehengemighthavebeen

used

for...ScanPara2&3andcompletethe

chart.(2c)◆tohavea'specialpurposeHemayfeelsorrybecausewe

don't

knowwho

builtStonehengeandperhapswemightnever

know.Hemayhonorandadmirethe

builders

because

he

thinks

theyarehard-working

and

great.

“We

don't

really

know

who

built

Stonehenge,”know,but

we

do

know

they

must

have

been→hard-working-andgreat

planners!”

says

Paul

Stoker.

"

Andperhaps

we

might

never

but→expressing

a

differenceThink:HowmightPaulStokerfeelwhen

he

saysthe

words?Ifyou

are

Paul

Stoker,how

will

you

say

these

sentences?1.Midsummer

day

is

in

June

and

a

lot

of

people

go

to

Stonehengeduring

this

month.2.The

sun

shines

straight

into

the

center

of

Stonehenge

aS

thestones

were

put

in

a

special

position.3.Some

people

think

the

rocks

can

not

onlystop

people

from

becomingill

but

aslo

keep

them

healthy.4.We

don't

know

who

built

Stonehenge

or

how