Exploring Unit 8: Writing an Article About a Singer or Writer
Dive into the activities of Unit 8, where you'll review the present perfect tense, learn to write an article about a singer or writer, and fill in blanks according to a sample article. Think about a well-known singer or writer, make a list of facts, and write an article using provided words and phrases. Discover sample writing about a favorite singer, Jay Chou, and gain insights into his journey to fame.
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Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? Section B 3a-Self Check
UNIT 8 SECTION B Objectives To review the present perfect tense . To learn to write an article about a singer or writer.
UNIT 8 SECTION B Fill in the blanks according to the article. used to, hear, call, with, from, abroad, change, not see, hope, success Sarah _______ fight over almost everything _____ her parents. Later she ______ a song when she studied _______. The song _________ her life forever. The song is ____ a country music singer ________ Garth Brooks, the _______________ musician in American history. Sarah_____________ the singer yet, but she has listened to many of his songs. She ________ to see him one day. hopes used to with heard abroad from changed called most successful hasn t seen
UNIT 8 SECTION B Think of a singer or writer you know well. Make a list of facts about him/her. Think of the following: 1. Who is the singer/writer? 2. When did the singer/writer first become famous? 3. How and why did he/she first become famous? 4. What famous songs/books has he/she recorded/ written? When? 3a
UNIT 8 SECTION B 5. How many CDs/books has he/she sold? 6. How did you find out about him/her? 7. Is he/she still popular today? 8. Have you introduced this singer/writer to others? 9. How do you feel about his/her music/books? 10. Have you ever played/sung his/her songs yourself?
UNIT 8 SECTION B Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use. 3b the first line in the song/book the book/song was written/recorded by enjoyed success in successful song/CD/book I listen to this song/read this book when ... The song/book makes me feel ...
UNIT 8 SECTION B Writing
UNIT 8 SECTION B Sample writing: My favorite singer is Jay Chou (Zhou Jielun). It took him a few years to become famous. While Jay wrote songs for other pop singers, he also learned recording and sound mixing. His first album was released in 2000, and since then, he has released about one album per year. His albums have enjoyed great success in many countries, and his songs are popular with listeners of all ages.
UNIT 8 SECTION B I like his music very much. It is pop music, but it has a mix of other kinds of music, such as R&B, rap, and rock. Many of his songs are about the world we live in. One of my favorite songs is Dao Xiang, which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult. I feel happy and full of energy when I listen to his songs. I have introduced my best friend to Jay s songs, and he enjoys the songs, too!
UNIT 8 SECTION B Self Check 1 Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box. down of about back up of 1. What do you think ______ this dress? Do you think it looks good on me? 2. The little boy was so hungry that he didn t put his spoon ________ at all. He just kept on eating. down
UNIT 8 SECTION B 3. She grew ______ in a small town, although up she lives in a big city now. 4. For homework, our teacher told us to write ______ our summer vacation. about 5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us _______ to our school. back
UNIT 8 SECTION B 2 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. 1. I ________ (join) the book club last month joined have read started have learnt and I ____________ (read) five books already. 2. I only _________ (start) taking French classes last week and I ____________ (learn) 50 French words already.
UNIT 8 SECTION B bought 3. Tony __________ (buy) a pop music CD yesterday but he ______________ (listen) to it yet. 4. They _______________ (listen) to many songs by The Beatles, but they cannot ______ (sing) any of them. 5. She _________ (see) the newspaper on the table this morning, but she __________ (have) any time to read it yet. hasn t listened have listened sing saw hasn t had
UNIT 8 SECTION B 3 Make a list of the things you have done and the ones you haven t done yet this week. Then ask two other students. (student s name) (student s name) You Things I have done Things I haven t done science homework,
UNIT 8 SECTION B Make a conversation. A: Have you done your homework? B: Yes, I have. /No, I haven t. A: What have you done? /What haven t you done? B : I have / I haven t A : You ve done well. Come on. /Ah, you should hurry up.
UNIT 8 SECTION B Exercises . Have seen hasn t been 1. ______ you _______(see) the movie yet? 2. My brother ____________(not be) back yet. 3. Both of them ________ (come) to Hong Kong ten days ago. 4. Mary ________ (lose) her pen. ________ you _______(see) it here and there? seen came Have has lost
UNIT 8 SECTION B found Have 6. _______ you ________ (find) your watch yet? 7. ---Are you thirsty? ---No I ______ just _____(have) some orange. 8. We _____already ________(return) the book. 9. _____ they _____(build) a new school in the village? 10. I ______________ (not finish) my homework . Can you help me? 11. My father _________(read) the novel twice. has read had returned have have Have built haven t finished
UNIT 8 SECTION B . 1. His name is on the book, so it b________ to him. 2. M_______ of people go abroad every year. 3. What _______ ( ) would you like? 4. Hainan Island is in the _______ (south) part of China. 5. The reason for his s_______ is that he worked very hard. elongs illions else southern uccess
UNIT 8 SECTION B . 1. Have you ever had / eaten fish and chips? 2. I have just lost my chemistry book. 3. He has already had lunch.
UNIT 8 SECTION B U8 S - 2019 2019 It is 4:30 pm. Ben and Leon _______ their work, so they are playing chess now. A. finish B. finished C. have finished D. will finish
UNIT 8 SECTION B C 4 4 C
UNIT 8 SECTION B Homework 1. Review the words and phrases 2. Write an article about your favorite singer or writer, use the useful phrases in 3b.
