8B Unit 4

READING 2READING 2

Preview tasks

Underline the important phrases. Make up stories using : keep doing sth., d

onate, generous, local, charity, success

1. Ricky helped with the charity show because2. The organizers chose Ricky to be the host of the show and3. They needed to practise a lot before the show so4. Ricky was nervous

a.he wanted to help raise money for Project Green Hope

5. Ricky was so excited that

e. all the noise from the fans

6. Ricky had to speak loudly because of

b.they started working on it two months ago. c.he could not sleep the night before the show

d.because of the TV cameras

f.he felt very happy

a f b d c e

1.He runs a small b______.2.Many c______ sent money to help the victims of the flood.3. He d_____ his kidney to his mother. How great.

4.China is the h____ of the 29th Olympic Games.

5.At the beginning, the hosts i____ themselves.

6.one of my d_____ as a host is to remember many things.

7.Kitty c____ to stay at home rather than being given an injection.

Because / because of Ricky helped with the charity show becau

se… They started working on the show two m

onths ago, because… Ricky was nervous because of… Ricky was chosen to be a host because/ b

ecause of… Ricky had to speak loudly because/ beca

use of…

1.raise money for--- collect money for

2.event 重大事件– an event

3.choose sb. to do sth.

4.make a lot of noise 发出许多噪音

make a noise 发出噪音

5. I am sorry that…

6. start working on the show

7. It was my job to do sth.8. It was hard work.

9.will be able to do sth.

10. do everything right

11. keep doing sth.

12. No time to be nervous any more.

13. We have a lot of support from …

hope to do sth.hope that + clause

14.I hope to see you soon.

15. to introduce each star 为句子真正的主语， it 是形式主语

16. in the beginning =at the beginning, at first 起初；开始时

at the beginning of … 在…的初期

at the beginning of the term

17. success n. (C) 成功的人或事情 – a success

success n. 成功 (U) Failure is the mother of success.

successful adj.successfully adv. succeed v. succeed in sth./doing sth.

18. donate sth to …… 向…捐赠 donate money to Project Hope.

19. seem to do sth. 看起来．．．You seem to make a mistake.

seem+adj./to be adj.

Jim seems/ to be tired today.It seems that…

It seems that you are tired today.

Translation: 他正在帮忙组织慈善演出。 He is ____________ the ___________. 当组织者们选择我做主持的时候，我感 到很高兴。 I felt _____ when the _______ _______ m

e to be the _________.

helping withcharity show

happy organizers

chose host

我的工作是介绍每一位明星。It was my job _______ _______ each star.

最初 , 他发现英语很难 , 后来 , 他觉得容易些了 . __________ __________ ___________, he _______ English was difficult, but later he found it became _____.

to

introduce

In the found

easier

beginning

老师只好大声讲话因为同学们发出很大的噪音。

The teacher had to ______ ______ because the students ______ ______ _____ ______.

speakloudly

made lots of

noise

before the show

to introduce each star

many other duties

The night before the big event:

Two months ago: start working on the show

His job:

can't sleep at all

Work out the rules:

Because + Because of+

clausen.phrase/

Ving/pron./‘what’ clause

Twenty minutes before the show:

During the show

Doors

People

open

come into the theatre

watch the show

tell himself to speak loudly

The fans of the pop stars

He

make a lot of noise

After the show:

He hopes_________________________________

He thinks _________________________________

Money

Everyone

They have support from local businesses

be donated

be generous

more events like this will be organized to raise money for Project Hope.

more people should be invited to take part in them.

two

opened

1. Rick started working on the show three months ago.

2. It was Rick’s job to talk to each star.

3. Rick had a lot of things to do.

4. The doors closed twenty minutes before the show.

5. Many people donated money to Project Green Hope.

6. Rick hopes more charity shows will be held.

Sandy is sending an e-mail abut the charity show to her friends.help her check for mistakes.

introduce

Homework:

1.Read the text again and again

until you can recite it.

2.Finish the exercises of

workbook.