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Unit 6 I’m watching TV.
Section B(2a-2c)
R·七年级下册
Learning objects
By the end of the class, you will be able to …
1. Learn curriculum words and useful expressions.
2. Understand the passage and train the reading
skills.
3. Know something about the Dragon Boat Festival
and the different traditions in different countries.
Read and answer
Maria: Hi, David! I’m calling from Sydney.
David: Sydney What time is it there
Maria: It’s 10:00 p.m.
David: It’s 4:00 a.m. here in Los Angeles!
Maria: Oh, I forget about the time difference.
Sorry. Go back to sleep! I’ll e-mail you
later.
What time is it in Sydney What about in Los Angeles
Beijing
Tokyo
New York
Sydney
Look and say
If it’s 8:00 a.m. in Beijing, what time is it in Tokyo/New York/Sydney
2a
Look at the clocks and ask your partner about the time in different places.
A: What time is it in Beijing
B: It’s eight o’clock in the morning.
Beijing
Tokyo
New York
Sydney
Pair work
A: What time is it in _______
B: It’s _______ o’clock in the _________.
Beijing
Tokyo
New York
Sydney
Let’s guess and say
Beijing
It’s 8:00 a.m. in Beijing. What are you doing
What time is it in New York What are students doing in New York
Look and guess
What special day is it
What do Chinese people do on this day
What do we eat on this day
Watch a video
Fast reading
Task 1: read and choose
What’s the passage talking about
A. The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival.
B. How to make zongzi.
C. Activities of Zhu Hui’s family and host family.
Tips: pay attention to the key words in the title.
Task 2: read and answer
Where is Zhu Hui now
He’s now studying in the United States.
What time is it in New York
9:00 p.m.
What does “host family” mean
寄宿家庭。
What time is it in Shenzhen
9:00 a.m.
深圳使用北京时间,纽约使用美国东部时间。美国东部时间与北京时间相差13个小时。文章中讲述的端午节正是美国使用夏令时期间(从每年三月的第二个周日开始,到十一月的第一个周日结束),因而和北京时间相差12个小时。
Task 1: read Para. 1 and fill in the table
His family in China Activities
Mon and aunt
Dad and uncle
cousin
Careful reading
making zongzi
watching the boat race
talking on the phone
His host family in New York Activities
The mother
The father
Zhu Hui
Task 2: read Para. 2 and fill in the table
reading a story to her young children
watching a soccer game
talking on the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen
Task 3: read and judge
Zhu Hui is from the US studying in Shenzhen.
Zhu Hui’s mom is making zongzi and it’s delicious.
Zhu Hui is watching the races with his dad.
Zhu Hui misses his family very much.
Tips: find out the relative sentences then compare.
Task 4
2b
Read the TV report and answer the questions.
1. Why are Zhu Hui’s family watching boat races
and making zongzi ________________________________________
2. Does Zhu Hui like his host family What does
he think about his home in China
________________________________________
Because today is the Dragon Boat Festival.
Yes, he does. He misses his home in China very much.
Task 5:
underline the sentences in present progressive tense.
Task 6: translate the following sentences.
… so it’s like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.
Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom’s delicious zongzi.
所以对于朱辉和他的寄宿家庭来说,今晚和其他任何一个晚上是一样的。
朱辉思念他的家人并希望吃上他妈妈(做)的可口的粽子。
… but there’s still “no place like home”.
但是“千好万好还是不如自己的家好”。
Discuss: do you agree this sentence
Today’s story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen. He’s now studying in the United States. He’s living with an American family in New York. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s 9:00 a.m. and Zhu Hui’s family are at home. His mom and aunt are making zongzi. His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.
Analyze the passage
竞赛
美国;美利坚合众国
Is Zhu Hui also watching the races and eating zongzi Well, it’s 9:00 p.m. in New York, and it’s the night before the festival. But there isn’t a Dragon Boat Festival in the US, so it’s like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family. The mother is reading a story to her young children. The father is watching a soccer game on TV.
any other+可数名词单数意为“(除了某个以外)其他任何一个;任何其他的”,指在某一范围内除了某人或某物以外的其他人或物。
host family意为“寄宿家庭”,指人们出国时所借宿的人家,类似汉语中的“房东家”。
And what’s Zhu Hui doing He’s talking on the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen. Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom’s delicious zongzi . Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot, but there’s still “no place like home”.
wish在此句中作动词,意为 “希望”。其常见用法如下:
wish sb. sth. 祝愿某人某事
wish to do sth. 希望做某事
wish sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事
wish + (that) 从句 希望……
there be句型
still 副词,意为“还;仍然”,表示动作或状态还在继续,常用于肯定句或疑问句。
Match the verbs in column A with the words in column B.
2c
A
living
reading
making
talking
studying
watching
B
food
in the US
a race
with a family
on the phone
a story
Then use the phrases to write sentences
according to the TV report.
1. Zhu Hui is living with an American family
in New York.
2. The mother is reading a story to her young
children.
4. Zhu Hui is talking on the phone to his
cousin in Shenzhen.
3. Zhu Hui’s mom and aunt are making food.
6. Zhu Hui’s dad and uncle are watching a
race on TV.
5. Zhu Hui is studying in the US.
Let’s retell
Zhu Hui’s story
from Shenzhen→is studying in the US→is living with an American family
his family
at 9:00 a.m. on the Dragon Boat Festival
his mom and aunt: making zongzi
his dad and uncle: watching the boat races
his host
family
at 9:00 p.m., like any other night
the mother: reading a story to her young children
the father: watching a soccer game
Zhu Hui: talking on the phone to his cousin
misses his family and wishes to have his mom’s delicious zongzi.
Pair work
One acts as an interview and one acts as Zhu Hui to make a dialogue. There are some tips.
Interview: Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Do
you spend the time with you family
Zhu Hui: …
Interview: Where are you from
What is/are … doing
Is your … doing
Do you miss your family …
Summary
Words and phrases:
race study state the United States
American any other young
child/children miss wish
delicious still host family
Sentences:
So it’s like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.
Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have some of his mom’s delicious zongzi.
Zhu Hui likes New York and his host family a lot, but there’s still “no place like home”.