外研社英语八年级下M2U2课件.ppt

---Jim isn’t in the classroom. Where is he now?--- He _____ the library.A. will go to B. has been toC. has gone to D. goes to  C 2. They are counting down the days. count v. 数；清点,数……的数目 He was counting slowly under his breath. 他在低声慢慢地数数。 I counted the money. It was more than five hundred dollars. 我数了数钱，有五百多美元。 I counted 34 wild goats grazing. 我数了，有34只野山羊在吃草。 * Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids. Have you….? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. Has he/ she …? Yes, he/she has.No, he/ she hasn’t. Work in pairs. visited the White House wash your teeth washed your teeth Have you….? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. Have you….? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. ride a horse ridden a horse read the book Has she…? Have they…? had Pizza listened to the music Has she …? Ask and answer the questions. Which interesting places in China have you visited? Have you ever seen the Great Wall? Have you ever visited another country? Look at the photo and discuss what it shows and where it is. the Pyramids Egypt Near the modern city of Cairo lies the largest and most imposing concentration of pyramids in the world, those of the Giza Plateau. Built 4,000 years ago, the three great pyramids at Giza, in the Egyptian desert, remain the most colossal buildings ever constructed. Pyramids functioned as tombs for pharaohs. The pyramids were built by Egyptians under the orders of the Egyptian leader, whose title was Pharaoh. In order to build the great pyramid, 2.3 million blocks of stone were cut, transported and assembled to create. The great pyramid, also known as khufu, is 770 feet on one side and 481 feet tall. How did ancient builders manage to build these? Nobody can answer it.But it’s sure that it needs brains and strength. For being a man-made wonder that has survived the sands of time, the pyramids rise to the No.2 spot. There‘s a common message in the pyramids: the pyramids belong to Egypt, but the pyramids also belong to the worl