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We have learned a game called “Around the World in Eight Hours”. Do you remember how to play the game? Can you answer the following questions about the game?

1 What does the game test?

2 How many levels are there in the game?

3 How can you pass each level?

4 What can you learn from the game?

1. A new educational CD-ROM called “Around the World in Eight Hours” has just come out.

a called “Around The World in Eight Hours” 作 A new educational CD

- ROM 的定语 , called 可以用 named 替换，两者均为动词的过去分词。 e.g. 一个叫 Tom 的朋友 一部叫哈里波特的电影 b come out 意为“问世，出世” e.g. 我的新书很快就要出来了。 当狗进来时，母鸡正在等待她的宝宝们出世。2. He is a thirteen-year- old boy who loves traveling.

who loves traveling 是一个定语从句， 修饰 a boy

e.g. The student who answered the question was John.

When you have earned enough points, a clod will come down and carry you off to a place you have never visited before.

3. You earned a point every time you answer a question correctly.

earn 意为“获得，挣得，赚” win 指（在竞赛、战争、比赛中等）获得胜利，也许因此而得奖。但如果你为

赚钱或其他报酬工作，就用 earn.

e.g. He _______ $5,000 a year.

She _______ her place in the team by training hard.

She _______ $1,000 in a competition.

I’m sure we will _____ the match at last.

4. Each level will take you about half an hour to finish.

本句同： It will take you about half an hour to finish each level. 常用句型 :

It takes sb. Some time to do sth.

(sb.) spend some time/ money (in) doing sth. 意为“花费时间 / 金钱做某事”

(sb.) spend some time/ money on sth. 意为“在某事上花费时间 / 金钱”

(sth.) cost sb. Some money 意为“花费某人…钱”

（ sb.) pay some money for sth. 意为“为某物支付…钱”

e.g. Chinese students ______ more time on homework/ doing homework than

British students.

It _____ me 2 and a half hours to get to Shanghai by train.

The computer ______ him $3,000.

He ______ $200 for his dinner.

5. This CD-ROM helps you learn English by testing your knowledge of English

grammar and vocabulary.

by 为介词， 意为“通过”， 后加动词的 -ing 形式。

e.g. We can improve ourselves _________________________. （通过每天的训练）

6. 被动语态

当主语和谓语动词构成被动关系，需用被动语态。基本结构：助动词 be(am,is,are,was,were)+ 行为动词的过去分词，介词 by+ 动作的执行者构成 by 的介词短语，在句中作状语。如不强调执行者，常不用 by 的介词短语。

e.g. We clean our classroom every day.

=Our classroom is cleaned (by us) every day.

The police caught the 3 robbers at last.

= The 3 robbers were caught (by the police) at last.

Do you like this game?

Can you design the game by yourself? Try to think of something else to happen after you pass each level.

Discussion:Can we play computer

games?

Are computer games helpful or harmful to us?

Practice:Part A : choose the right answer.

1. The city _______ Sydney is famous in the whole world .

A. is called B. was named C. calls D. called

2. You have never been to Beijing,_______ you?

A. have B. haven’t C. don’t D. do

3. The new educational CD-ROM is designed _____ Nancy.

A. by B. of C. from D. in

4. He likes ________ on the grass and ______ at the blue sky.

A. lying; seeing B. lying; looking

C. lying; sees D. lying; looks

5. He couldn’t _______ because of the noise last night.

A. be sleeping B. fell sleep

C. fall asleep D. asleep

6. It will take me 3 days ______ the book.

A. finishing reading B. to finish to read

C. to finish reading D. to finish seeing

7. We can learn more by ______ more.

A. practicing B. practice C. to practice D. practices

8. We must try our best ________ whose dictionary it is.

A. to find B. finding out

C. to look for D. to find out

9. As soon as he ________ in Beijing, he _______ me.

A. reaches; will call B. arrives; called

C. arrives; will call D. gets; has called

10. The idea sounds ______ and I believe we can do it ________.

A. well; good B. good; well

C. good; good D. well; well

Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words.A 1. Do you know something about the computer ____________ （程序） ?

2. Our English teacher likes reading the ___________ （教育） books.

3. Who are the _________ （设计） of the buildings?

4. Every day, many ___________ （游客） come to visit the Great Wall.

5. The ________ （人物） of the film Harry Potter has been very popular with many

students.

B 1. He heard something strange when he was falling _________ (sleep).

2. His __________ (know) of English grammar made me feel surprised.

3. Listening carefully in class can help you do your homework _________ (correct).

4. The ________ (cloudy) of different colours had some words on them.

5. These shopkeepers look as __________ (friend) as I think.

C 1. Look! The computer is __________ (turn) on.

2. You _________ (earn) 1,000 points when you pass a level.

3. We have ________(sell) out all of Jay’s CDs. Please come next time.

4. The game starts with the main character __________( have) dinner.

5. Don’t you know your parents __________ (travel) in Britain at present?

6. If it _________ (snow) tomorrow, we _________ (not go) on a school trip.

7. Kitty _________ just ________ (receive) a letter from her teacher.

8. When his father _________ (come) in , he _________ (sit) on some eggs.

9. Daniel spent half an hour _________(finish) each level.

10. That is for us _______ (find) out.