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课件网) Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet To learn to write a short article about the singer or writer. To review words and expressions in this unit. Retell the text. Sarah is from…, and she is a fan of … Country music is a … kind of music. It’s from the … It is about … Sarah’s dream is … She hopes to … 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 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 Write an article about the singer or writer. Here are some words and phrases you can use. 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… 体裁：文体：说明文。 时态：一般过去时、一般现在时和现在完成时。 人称：以第一人称和第三人称为主。 My favorite writer Who is the writer When did the writer's first book come out What are the writer's achievements What do you think of the writer's books Why do you like the writer 【头脑风暴】 My favorite writer is Liu Cixin. He was born in Beijing in 1963. He was a computer engineer before he became a professional writer. His first two science fiction books came out in 1999. Later he was known around the world because of his book The Three-Body Problem and became the winner of the 2015 Hugo Award. Now he has become one of the most popular science fiction writers in the world. My favorite writer I know Liu Cixin because of my father. He is a fan of science fiction. Liu Cixin's books are interesting and exciting. I have never seen such books before. They have also opened my mind to everything that I might see in the future. Liu Cixin shares the value of a community with a shared future for mankind with readers in his book. That's what I admire most about him. I like Liu Cixin and hope to read more of his books. If you are interested in his books, why not go for them 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. 3. She grew _____ in a small town, although she lives in a big city now. 4. For homework, our teacher told us to write _____ our summer vacation. 5. At the end of the day, the bus brought us _____ to our school. down, of, about, back, up of down about back up I. Fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box. II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in brackets. 1. I _____ (j ... ...
