2014新版外研版英语八年级下册M2U2.ppt

Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. fifteen-year-old 是一个由“数词-名词-形容词”构成的合成形容词。用来修饰名词。 fifteen years old 是一个习惯搭配，用来描写人或物的年龄。 上句可以写为: Mike Robinson is fifteen years old. 类似的合成词有： ten-metre-tall three-metre-wide The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days. 1. Where are Mike and Clare? They are in Cairo in Egypt. 2. Is Arabic different from English? Yes, it is. When you read a passage about travel, use a map to find out where the places are, and the names of the other countries, regions and cities nearby. Read the passage and answer the questions. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt? 2. Why do they live in Cairo? They have been in Egypt for two years. Because their father works there. They have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens. 3. What have they seen and done in Egypt? 4. What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic? 5. Who do they miss in the US? 6. Are they looking forward to going home? They find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. They miss their friends in the US. Yes, they are counting down the days. Mike and Clare live in Cairo in Egypt because their father works there. They have visited many places in Egypt. For (1) __________ ，they have seen the Pyramids, and they have visited the (2) ___________ palaces of the 3. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. ancient count example king mix queen example ancient (3) _________ and (4) _________ of Egypt. Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic，and when they speak it, they often (5) ______ it with German，French and Chinese. Recently, their father’s company