Unit2It’sShowTime!Lesson8Ⅰ.短语翻译1.……在岁时__________2.……对陌生__________3.…………在和(两者)之间__________4.希望做某事__________5.……为效力__________答案:1.attheageof2.benewto3.between...and...4.hopetodosth.5.workforⅡ.读文章回答问题1.WhatisJenny’sprojectabout?____________________________________________________2.WherewasMarcoPolofrom?____________________________________________________3.WhendidMarcoPolocometoChina?____________________________________________________答案:1.It’saboutMarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad.2.HewasfromItaly.3.Attheageof17.1.Attheageof17,hewenttoChina.在17岁的时候,他去了中国。【自主领悟】age“”名词,意为年龄,attheageof+基数词,“……”表示在岁时。例如:HebegantolearnEnglishattheageof3.他在三岁的时候就开始学习英语。【归纳拓展】age的常见用法(1)询问年龄可以用Whatisyourage?=Howoldareyou?你多大了?(2)attheageof+基数词=atage+基数词,还可表示为when...was...yearsold.。例如:Attheageoffive,hewenttoschool.在五岁时,他去上学了。=Atage5,hewenttoschool.=Whenhewas5yearsold,hewenttoschool.【活学活用】ShereadabookaboutMarcoPoloattheageoften.(改为同义句)ShereadabookaboutMarcoPolo________shewastenyearsold.答案:when2.TheChinesediscoveredcoalandinventedpaper.中国人发现了煤并发明了纸。【自主领悟】(1)discover“”意为发现,了解,指初次看见本来已存在但以前未被发现的事物(tofindoutsomethingexistingbutnotyetknown)。例如:Whodiscoveredtheisland?谁发现的这个岛?(2)invent“”发明、创造,指创造前所未有的事物(tocreateordesignsomethingnotexistingbefore)。例如:Edisoninventedtheelectriclightbulb.爱迪生发明了电灯泡。【活学活用】①Maybewe________anotherearthsomeday.A.discoverB.inventC.willdiscoverD.willinvent②你知道谁发明的电脑吗?Doyouknowwho________thecomputer?答案:②inventedHealsobroughtbackalotofsilk,teaandothergoods.他还带回了许多丝绸,茶叶和其他的商品。【自主领悟】(1)bringback“”带回来,常用短语bringbackto+“”地点,意为把某物带回到某地。(2)other“”作形容词,意为别的,其他的,位于单数或复数名词前作定语。例如:Doyouhaveothersuggestions?你有其他的建议吗?【用...