Chapter 7 Nobody wins

1. Chapter 7Nobody wins Oxford English 8A

2. 1. What are the two cartoon characters doing? They are floating around. 2.Where are they now?Can you guess? Maybe they are in a spaceship. 3.Can they stand on the ground of spaceship? No, there is no gravity （重力） 4. Do you weigh more in a spaceship? No we have no weight.

3. The Space

5. 1, Which is the biggest planet? Jupiter 2, Which is the farthest planet from the sun? Pluto 3, Which planet shines the most bright? Venus 4, Which planet is the nearest to the sun? Mars

6. Period1: Reading I.What do you know about? Try this quiz ,choose the right answers C • The planet that shines in the sky most brightly is___. A) Mars B) Jupiter C) Venus • As the moon goes round the earth, it causes___. A) the sea to move B) rain to fall C) winds to blow • If you travel in space, you will find that you body___. A) weighs less B)has no weight C)weighs more • The first man to travel in space, Yuri Gagarin, was___. A) American B) German C) Russia • 5. The fastest thing in space is light .light travels at a speed of 300,000 km per___. A) second B) minute C) hour A B C A

7. II. Pre-reading • Review the ending of part one of Nobody Wins. • Discuss in groups: How can Captain King and his crew members escape from Gork’s cave? If you are Captain King, what will you do next?

9. Some clues : • Will Captain King escape from Gork? • How many of his crew will escape from Gork? • What will happen to Gork? • Will Gork’s friends be tricked by Captain King? • Will Gork’s kangaroos help Captain King?

10. look and think • Captain King___escape from Gork. a) will b) will not • ___of his crew escape from Gork. a) All b) Most c) None • Gork will ___. a) be killed b) be hurt c) become a prisoner • Gork’s friends will___. a)try to save him b)be tricked by Captain King • Gork’s kangaroos will help ___. a) Captain King b) Gork a a b b a

11. Reading procedure: • A. Students read the text silently for a few minutes,and then check their guesses. • B. Listen to the tape recording .Do the ‘true or false’ questions about the text.

12. True\false F • Gork took a long time to fall asleep.( ) • Captain King took out a laser torch to begin his escape plan. ( ) • Captain King used the laser torch to kill Gork.( ) • Captain King’s eye was hurt by the laser torch.( ) • Gork’s friends didn’t understand what Gork said.( ) • The crew escaped from the cave on the kangaroos’ backs.( ) • The crew of Captain King all died at dawn.( ) T F F T F F

13. Group discussion Imagine that you are Captain king and his crew,and to produce an escape lane ,After the discussion,one member from each group should discribe the group’s plan.

14. Consolidation： • Write a short story about alien---Gork’s visiting the earth. • Finish exercises D and E.

15. Period2：Vocabulary: • laser: a device that produces a very powerful beam of light eg. The laser beam cut a hole in the steel door in a few minutes • snore: breathe noisily while sleeping eg.We knew Dad was asleep because we could hear him snoring. • attract: pull something/someone towards something attraction (n.), attractive(a.) eg.Last night’s concert was able to attract a big crows.

16. escape:get away from a place to freedom interrupt: speak before someone else had finished speaking/ doing something crew aim at

17. Consolidation: • Do exercise C1、C2

18. Words and expressions lie-lay-lain 躺 lie down lie-lied-lied 说谎 lay-laid-laid 孵，放置 fall-fell-fallen/fall asleep escape from… aim…at… wide/narrow free(adj)-freedom(n.) safe(adj)-safety(n.) panic(v.)-panic(n.) silent-silently

19. lay down on his bed : 躺倒在他的床上 • lie-lay-lain v. 躺 lie down lie-lied-lied v. 说谎 lie n.谎话，谎言 tell a lie 2.immediately(adv.) at once/without delay. 立即地 When the fire alarm rang, they left the building immediately.

20. 3.fall asleep:睡着的，入睡 be asleep 4.feel sleepy:感到困的 feel + adj : feel在这里是感官动词， 此外还有look, smell, taste, sound He felt tired so he didn’t go to the party. feel sth : 摸…… The doctor felt his forehead.

21. 5.snoring(v.)breathing noisily while sleeping. 打鼾 eg.We knew Dad was asleep because we couldhear him snoring. snore：（v.） 打鼾（n）鼾声 6.laser : (n.) a device that produces a very powerful beam of light.激光 eg.The laser beam cut a hole in the steel door in a few minutes.

22. 7.in a plastic case 在一个塑料盒里 8.attract: (v.) pull something/someone towards something. 吸引 eg.Last night’s concert was able to attract a big crowd. eg.The light attracted a lot of insects. attractive:(adj.) means good to look at. eg.She wears very attractive clothes. eg.Your suggestion sounds attractive. attraction(n.) 吸引力，魅力

23. 9.use sth to do用某物做某事 used to do sth=often did sth过去常常做某事 be used to sth/doing sth习惯于做某事 be used to do sth被用来做…… 10．escape: (v.) get away from a place to freedom. 逃跑 escape from… eg.The thief tried to escape from jail, but the police caught him. eg.They escaped from the burning house.

24. 11.interrupted: (v.) spoke before someone else had finished speaking/doing something.打断 eg.I was talking to Ann on the phone when my mother interrupted to say that dinner was ready.

25. 12.too + adj/adv + to do sth: 太……不能 so…that + 否定句 not + adj/adv(反义词）+ enough to do eg.He was too excited to say a word. eg.We’ve too weak to open the door. eg.We aren’t strong enough to open the door. eg.We are so weak that we can’t open the door.

26. 13. hidingamongthe kangaroos : 藏在袋鼠中间 among : 在三者或三者以上的中间 between : 在两者之间 The teacher is sitting among his students. I stand between Mary and Helen. hide-hid-hid(v.)

27. 14. aimed the torch at : 用手电照向 aimed:(v.) 1.pointed something at someone eg.Mary aimed her camera at the bird and snapped the picture. 2. intended to eg.I aimedto become a doctor before I was 30.

28. 16. pressed the button 按按钮 17.beam: (n.) ray of light 光线 eg. The beam of light from her torch lit up the path in front of her. laser beam激光光束 18.went out(v.) stopped shining/burning. 熄灭、扑灭 eg. He poured water on the fire, and the fire went out.

29. 19.attacked : (v.) started to hurt someone or damage something. 攻击 The police dogs attacked the robber, who fell to the ground. He was attacked by words attack sb攻击某人

30. 20.by this time到这时为止 by…表示“到……为止”（用于完成时态)） eg.She has realized his mistakes by now. eg.The workershad builtten buildingsby last month. eg.Tom had learned 3 thousands words by last year.

31. 21. crew: (n.) group of people who work on a ship or plane. 人群 The ship sank, but the crew and passengers were all saved. Crew can be followed by singular or plural verb. The crew is/are ready.

32. 22. called his…to come out : 叫他的…出去 23.hopped through the narrow opening : 跳着穿过狭窄的开口 narrow--wide 24.felt their backs with his hands : 用他的手触摸他的背

33. 25.(be) done for(v.) : killed/destroyed/badly hurt 完蛋（通常用于被动） Those plants will be done for if you don’t water them soon.

34. 26.panic:(v.) show great fear. ( panicked) 恐惧、害怕 The crowd in the cinema began to panic when they smelled smoke. Don’t panic. panic (n.) means strong, wild fear. I got into a panic when I found the door was locked.

35. 27.freedom: (n.)being free; not being a prisoner; being able to say/go/do what you want.自由 During holidays, they enjoy freedom from homework. We have freedom of speech. free(adj.) (a)自由的,空闲的 Will you be free tomorrow? (b) 免费的 I got the tickets for free. freely(adv.)

36. 28.eventually : (adv) in the end/after a time/at last/finally 最后 eventual (adj.)--eventually (adv.) Lily practiced running every day and eventually became the school’s best runner. 30.move silently towards the house 悄悄地朝房子移动过去 silent (adj.)—silently (adv.)

37. 29.safety: (n.) freedom from danger. 安全 Firemen broke into the burning flat and led the children out to safety. I am worried about the safety of the children. safe(adj.) 安全的 The boy tried to hide himself in a safe place. safely(adv.) 安全地 After the war, her husband came back safely.

38. figure: (n.) the shape of a living body 人形 In the distance, he could see a figure standing on a hill and waving to him. figure also means: 1/a number Write the figure 2 on the board. 2/a diagram/picture in a book (usually abbreviated to fig.) See fig.12 on page92. 3/a shape She skated in the figure of an eight.

39. Listening : • Time references: • The simple present tense(often) • The simple past tense • The future tense

40. Period 3: language • Prepositions • Some/any • Somebody,someone,something

41. Prepositions: • In, inside • Out of, outside • On, on top of… • On the left of, on the right of • Above在…正上方, over在…上方 • Under在…正下方, below在…下方 • Beside, close to, next to

42. Differences between on and above • On: 1)on the top of 2)Fixed, drawn, or written on the side or surface of something. • Above: higher than, not touching

43. in front of…在…前方/in the front of…在某物的前端 • opposite 在对面 • behind 在后面 • Between在两者之间、among在三者之间

44. Exercise: • Exercise A saying where people are (next to, in front of, behind, between) • Exercise B • Exercise C saying about amounts(some,any) • Using somebody, someone, something: somebody, anybody, everybody, nobody something, anything, everything, nothing someone, anyone, everyone, no one

45. Period 4 Speaking: (P100) • /s/,/z/,/iz/ are the three common ending sounds of plural nouns. • ~/t/,/k/,/p/ /s/ • ~/g/,/m/,/g/,/d/,/u:/,/a:/,/i:/,/ou/ /z/ • /s/,/t∫/,/z/,/dƷ/ /iz/

46. Playing cards • Group work: S1 takes out a card, S2 reads it. Compete who reads better.

47. Speak up(P101) • Have a discussion about the event. Ss give reasons to each other for all the things they choose. “Shall we take…?” Yes, let’s take that/those. We need …because we must… We must… Therefore, we need to take…

48. Sequencing(P101) • First,/firstly… • Second,/secondly… • Third,/thirdly… • Then,.. • Next,… • After that,… • Lastly,/finally,…

49. Period 5:Using English_ The contents page • Pre-task: a. bring some books of English versions to class. b. learn what the contents page is c. use contents page to find information. • Practise:P102

50. Period 6:Writing (P103) • Using the simple past tense to write a report. • Paying more attention to the irregular verbs.