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Section B (2a-2c)
Unit 10 I'd like some noodles.
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
world; around the world; answer; different; cake; candle; age; make a wish; blow; blow out; if; will; the UK; candy; lucky; popular; get popular; cut up; idea; bring good luck to; food traditions; a symbol of.
Key sentences:
1. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.
2. In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday.
3. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.
To learn food traditions about birthday around the world.
Warming up
Lead in
What do you know about birthday traditions
birthday song
birthday cake
birthday party
...
birthday card
birthday food
birthday person
birthday gift
birthday
traditions
2a
What do you do or eat on your birthday
birthday cake, noodles, eggs…
make a wish, blow out the candles, put up balloons, sing and dance, have a party, get presents…
birthday cake
生日蛋糕
There is a birthday cake with
candles on the table.
candle / k ndl/ n. 蜡烛
cake /ke k/ n. 蛋糕
make a wish
许愿
The girl is making a wish.
blow/bl / out
吹灭
The girl is blowing out the candles.
long noodles
长寿面
People never cut up the noodles, because they are the symbol of long life.
切碎
长寿的象征
eggs
鸡蛋
Eggs are a symbol of life and good luck.
生命和好运
生
日
快
乐
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the picture in 2b. What is the passage mainly about Read the passage quickly to see if you are right.
world /w (r) ld/n. 世界
世界各地 相当于all over the world
Birthday Food Around the World
Let's predict
While-reading
What would people like to eat on their birthday The
answer would be different in different countries.
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with
candles. The number of candles is the person’s age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky.
Birthday Food Around the World
插有蜡烛的蛋糕
……的数量
一口气
实现；成为现实
In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.
All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
get popular 变得受欢迎；流行
……的象征
给……带来好运
Task 1 Skimming and matching
Fast reading
Match each paragraph with the correct main idea.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Birthday food in China
The food in many countries including the UK
The same idea behind these different birthday foods
People eat different birthday food in different countries
Task 2 Skimming and choosing
1) Brithday foods are different ____
2) Birthday foods in Canada ____
3) Birthday foods in England ____
4) Birthday songs in England ____
5) Birthday foods in China ____
6)The meaning of birthday food ____
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×
√
×
√
Fast reading
What does the passage mention Tick(√) or cross(×).
√
Task 3 Scanning and answering
Careful reading
Read para.2 and answer the questions.
What do people have on the birthday in the UK
2. What will happen if he or she blows out all the candles in one go
People have birthday cakes with candles.
If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.
People sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake.
3. What do people in the UK put in a birthday cake
Task 4 Scanning and mind-mapping
Careful reading
Read para.3 and complete the mind-map.
In China
a symbol of _____ and _____ ______
long noodles
a symbol of ______ ______
eggs
people never____ ____ them.
long life
cut up
life
good luck
Task 5 True or false.
1.For the food people eat on their birthday, the answer would be the same in different countries.
2.The number of candles is the person’s age.
3.In many countries, if the birthday person blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.
4.Chinese people only eat noodles on their birthday.
5.The long noodles are a symbol of long life.
F
T
T
T
F
2b
Country Food Special meaning
UK
China
Read the article about food traditions and complete the chart.
birthday cake
Blowing out all the candles on a cake in
one go makes a wish come true.
It is lucky to find a candy in a cake.
long noodles,
eggs
Long noodles mean long life.
Eggs mean life and good luck.
the UK / ju ke /(=the United Kingdom) n. 英国
2c
Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true
2. What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake
3. Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China
4. Why do people eat special foods on their birthday
They eat special foods for good luck.
He or she can blow out all of the birthday candles in one go.
They put a candy in a birthday cake.
Because long noodles mean long life.
around the world
the person’s age
The number of
Birthday cakes with candles
make a wish
blow out
in one go
Put a candy in a birthday cake
get popular
cut up
a symbol of long life
bring good luck to…
世界各地
带有蜡烛的生日蛋糕
…的数量
一个人的年龄
许愿
吹灭
一口气
把糖块放入蛋糕里
变得受欢迎
切碎
长寿的象征
把好运带给……
Useful Expressions
Language points
1. The answer would be different in different countries. 在不同的国家将会有不同的答案。
answer n. 答案 v. 回答
【用法详解】
（1）answer在此处作名词，意为“答案；回答”。the answer to…表示“……的答案”。
Your answer to the question is right. 你对这个问题的回答是正确的。
（2）answer还可作动词，意为“回答”。answer the telephone 接电话
Jim is answering the question. 吉姆正在回答这个问题。
The question is too difficult. I can’t answer it. Can you tell me your answer 这个问题太难了。我回答不出来，你能告诉我你的答案吗？
n. 答案
v. 回答
语境串记
different adj. 不同的
【用法详解】本句中第一个different作表语，第二个different作定语。be different from意为“与……不同”。
We can learn a lot about pandas from different TV programs. 从不同的电视节目上我们能够学到许多关于熊猫的知识。
Writing by hand is different from typing. 手写与打字不同。
【拓展延伸】different的相关词：
difference n. 不同 （之处）；差别 differently adv. 不同地 same adj. 相同的
2. The number of candles is the person’s age. 蜡烛的数量是过生日的人的年龄。
the number of … …… 的数量
the number of 意为“……的数量” 作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式。
a number of 意为“一些 ……；若干 ……” 作主语时，谓语动词要用复数形式。可用large, small等形容词来修饰number。
The number of students in our school is 300. A number of students have lunch in the dining hall. 我们学校有300名学生，有一些学生在食堂吃午饭。
age n. 年龄
【用法详解】与age相关的短语有：
at the age of 在……岁时
at one’s age 在某人这个年纪
for one’s age 以某人这个年纪来说
over/under the age of 在……岁以上/以下
What's sb's age = How old be + sb. 某人多大年纪？
She came to China at the age of 18.
她18岁的时候来到了中国。
She’s tall for her age, isn’t she
以她的年龄来说，她算高的，不是吗？
At my grandparents’ age, it’s quite difficult to climb the stairs.
在我祖父母这个年纪，爬楼梯相当费劲。
People over the age of 65 should be especially respected.
65岁以上的人应当尤其受到尊敬。
3. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come
true. 如果他或她一口气把蜡烛全部吹灭的话，许的愿望便会实现。
本句是 一个含有if引 导的条件状语从句的主从复合句。if 在此处作连词，意为“如果”。主句用一般将来时，if引导的条件状语从句用一般现在时表示将来。
If we get to school early tomorrow, our teacher will be happy. 如果我们明天早点儿到达学校，老师会很高兴。
【句式剖析】If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.
if引导的条件状语从句
主句
4. In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday.
在中国，过生日时吃蛋糕日渐流行。
【用法详解】
动词不定式短语作主语时，为了避免头重脚轻，常用it作形式主语，而将真正的主语(动词不定式短语)后置，以保持句子的平衡。
It is impossible to make everyone happy. 让每个人高兴是不可能的。
【句式剖析】 In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday.
↓ ↓
形式主语 真正的主语
it 作形式主语
popular adj.受欢迎的；普遍的
【用法详解】popular是形容词，既可作定语，又可作表语。常用短语：
get popular 受欢迎；流行
be popular with/ among 受……欢迎
Soccer is a popular sport. 足球是一项受欢迎的运动。
Picking strawberries is becoming more and more popular in Nanchong. 在南充摘草莓正变得越来越流行。
English songs are popular with young people. 英文歌曲受年轻人欢迎。
5. All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the
same. （虽然）所有这些生日食品可能会有所不同，但是想法是相同的。
food n. 食物
【用法详解】food在句中作可数名词，表示“(某种)食物“。food 泛指“食物；食品”时，为不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。
Rice and chicken are good foods. 米饭和鸡肉是很好的食物。
Some food has gone bad. 一些食物已经变质了。
idea n. 想法；主意
【用法详解】idea在此处作可数名词，意为“想法；主意”。
Your idea is really great. 你的想法很棒。
【拓展延伸】（1）当别人提出一个好的建议或想法时，我们通常
用“Good idea!”或“That’s a good idea!”来表示赞同。
—Let’s eat out tonight. 咱们今晚出去吃吧。 —Good idea! 好主意！
（2）“I have no idea”意为“我不知道”，相当于“I don’t know”。
Exercises
1.We can travel around the w_____ during the summer vacation.
2.I’m sorry, I can’t a______ your question.
3.This song is very p______ in our class.
4.If a child gets the candy in the birthday cake, he is l_____.
5.The number of candles is the person’s a_____.
一、根据首字母提示完成句子。
orld
nswer
opular
ge
ucky
二、单项选择。
1.You should make a wish before you _____ candles on your birthday cake.
A. come out B. blow out C. go out D. put out
2.—This year brown clothes are very _____.
— Yeah! My mother, my aunt and my sister all have brown clothes.
A. popular B. boring C. difficult D.interesting
3._____ number of the students are in the park and _____ number of them is about 500.
A. The; the B. A; a C. A; the D. The; a
B
A
C
三、根据汉语提示完成句子，每空一词
1.人们总是会在生日这天许个愿。
People always ______ ______ ______ on their birthday.
2.红色会给我们带来好运。
The red color can ______ ______ ______ to us.
3.他在年轻人中变得很受欢迎。
He is ______ ______ among young people.
4.我一口气吃完了一大碗面条。
I ate up a large bowl of noodles ______ ______ ______.
make a wish
bring good luck
getting popular
in one go
5.在中国，过生日时，面条是长寿的象征。
In China, the noodles on the birthday are______ ______ ______ long life.
6.这支蜡烛很漂亮，不要吹灭它。
This candle is nice. Don’t ______ it ______.
a symbol of
blow
out
Homework
1. Read and recite the new words and phrases .
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
