(共28张PPT)
Unit 1: Festivals and Celebrations
Learning Objectives
1. Be able to read words correctly and quickly.
2. Be able to master the usage of key words and phrases:
‘decorate,re‘flect ,repre‘sent,
dress up, fade away, in spite of , take advantage of ,
go off
1、dress up
The actor dressed up as Santa Claus on Christmas Day.
1 dress (sb.) up…
(把某人)打扮成….
自己穿衣
穿着……
2 dress oneself
3 be/get dressed
即时训练:
(1) The little girl was late because it took her so long to get _________.
(2) My little brother is so young that he can’t ________ .
(3) Children ________as Santa Claus on Chistmas day.
dressed up
dressed
dress himself
(教材P4) Today, in some European countries, people decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and get together to celebrate a meal.
2. decorate
2、decorate vt. 装饰
用B装饰 A
1 decorate A with B
用…装饰着
2 be decorated with…
cn. 装饰品
3 decoration(s)
即时训练:
(1) Nowadays the streets __________________ with colourful flags to celebrate the National Day. (decorate)
(2) I went to the Christmas shop and bought some ___________ to __________ our houses. (decorate)
are decorated
decorations
decorate
3、fade
(教材P4) With the development of modern society and new ideas, some traditions may fade away and others may be founded.
1 fade away (声音/ 视线)逐渐消失;
2 fade out (画面)淡出;(声音)减弱
反义词: fade in
3、fade vi. 逐渐消失;褪色;身体虚弱
即使训练:
(1) Our friendship can never _______________ .
(2) The old man went away from home and ________from our sight.
(3) He gradually___________ the stage two years ago.
fade away
faded out
faded out
4、in spite of 不顾;不管;尽管
(教材P4) Another example is Halloween, which slowly bacame an exciting festival for children, in spite of its religious origins.
(1) _______ the heavy rain, we went out yesterday.
(2) ________the heavy rain , we went out yesterday.
(3)___________________ it rained heavily, we went out yesterday.
In spite of
Though/ Although
Despite
4、in spite of
4、in spite of 不顾;不管;尽管
1 in spite of = despite + 短语
2 although/ though + 句子
1 take full/ good advantage of
= make use of
2 make the best of
= make the most of
5、take advantage of 利用,欺骗
即时训练:
We must _____________ every minute to go over our lessons.
I’d like to make the ______ (good)of this chance to express my gratitude.
take advantage of
best
6、reflect
(教材P5) Festivals are an important part of society.
They reflect people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes towards life.
6、reflect 反映;思考
1 reflect on/upon sth. 思考某事
2 reflect ___________
n. 反映;思考
3 be lost in reflection 陷入深思中
reflection
(1) Usually a child’s behavior is a ___________ of his family environment.
(2) You should set aside some time to ____________ your plan in the future.
reflection
reflect on/upon
即时训练:
7、go off
(教材P7) To be frank, the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.
(1) She was watching TV when the door bell went off.
(2) Suddenly all the lights went off so that we saw nothing.
(3)He went off in a hurry without any words.
(4)The bomb went off, destroying all buildings.
铃响
熄灭
离开
爆炸
7、go off 铃响;熄灭;离开;爆炸
7、go off 铃响;熄灭;离开;爆炸
1 go by (时间)流逝;
2 go out (灯火)熄灭;出去
3 go over 复习;检查
4 go through 仔细检查;浏览;经历
即时训练:
(1) She ________ without telling us.
(2) A bomb ________ in the city.
(3) With the time ________, the small tree grows taller and taller.
went off
went off
going by
(教材P8) It is represented by three events: horse racing and wrestling, which are all so exciting to watch!
8、represent
________ (represent)our school, I’m more than delighted to invite you to attend a classical Chinese music concert.
Representing
即时训练:
‘decorate
re‘flect
repre‘sent
dress up
fade away
in spite of
take advantage of
go off
Summary
Homework
write the exercise book P111
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