(共23张PPT)
Unit 1 Festivals and celebrations
Listening and Talking
1. Song Lin and Max are talking about a recent festival experience. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions.
1. What festival is Max talking about
2. What did Max do during the festival
3. What dishes did Max’s mother cook
4. What did Max and his family do during and after the dinner
5. What was the best part of the festival
1. What festival is Max talking about
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Christmas
2. What did Max do during the festival
He the Christmas tree and put under it. Then he helped his mum for the on Christmas Eve.
decorated
presents
prepare
family dinner
3.What dishes did Max's mother cook Tick the dishes you hear.
roast turkey
Christmas pudding
mashed potatoes
apple pie
pumpkin pie
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4.What did Max and his family do during and after the dinner
During dinner, they .They also
with the kids afterwards.
5.What was the best part of the festival
The best part was on Christmas morning.
shared stories and told jokes
played games
opening their presents
2. Listen again and tick the phrases that Max or Song Lin uses.
Expressing feelings and emotions
It was fantastic!
That’s amazing!
It was great to …
How wonderful!
It was great fun!
I’m really happy that…
How exciting!
It’s very exciting.
I’m pleased to…
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S: Hi,Max. How was your holiday
M:Hi,Song Lin. It was fantastic,thanks.
S: So you went back to Canada to celebrate Christmas with your family,right
M:Yes. I hadn’t seen my family for a whole year. So it was great to see them again.
S: Good for you! So what did you do when you arrived home
M:Well,first I helped decorate the Christmas tree and put presents under it. Then I helped my mum prepare for the family dinner on Christmas Eve.
S: How wonderful!Your mum must have been very happy. I guess it was a really big meal.
M:Oh,for sure!We cooked so much delicious food, like roast turkey, mashed potatoes, and Christmas pudding and apple pie. She even taught me how to make apple pie,which is my favourite dessert.
S: That’s amazing.I didn’t know you could cook.
M:Haha!I didn’t know either.Anyway,it was great to be with my family.During dinner,we shared stories and told jokes. We also played games with the kids afterwards.It was great fun!The best part,though,was opening our presents on Christmas morning.
S: Oh,that sounds terrific, Max. I’m really happy that you were able to enjoy Christmas with your family.Festivals are great,aren’t they Just relax with your family and remember what’s truly important in life…
3. Read the conversation below and underline the phrases that express feelings about festivals.
J: Did you enjoy the holiday, Song Lin
S: Oh yes, it was great, thanks! The food, the parades, and the beautiful fireworks—it’s always exciting for me. It’s good to spend time with my family, too, although it can get a bit boring in my hometown after a while. How about you
J: Well, this was my first Chinese New Year. I loved watching the traditional performances, and I was invited to lots of delicious meals. But, to be frank, the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.
S: Oh, well, yes, I can see your point there! But it’s all part of the tradition to frighten away the evil spirits.
J: Yes, well, there seemed to be a lot of them in my area! Anyway, except for that, everything was fine. I’m really looking forward to the next festival.
Pair work
Share a recent festival experience with your partner and tell him/her how you felt about the festival and why.
1. pleased adj. 高兴的; 满意的
The children were rather pleased to see the toys their parents bought for them.
孩子们看到父母为他们买的玩具很高兴。
I’m very pleased at /about/ with your success.
我对你的成功感到满意。
We’re extremely pleased that you’ve decided to go with us.
你决定同我们一起去我们很高兴。
Language points
【语块积累】
(1)be pleased to do sth. 很高兴做某事
be pleased at /about/ with. . . 对……感到满意
be pleased +that从句 很高兴……
(2)please v. 使高兴, 喜欢interj. 请
(3)pleasure n. 高兴
(4)pleasant adj. 令人愉快的
pleased 主要用来说明人, 表示“感到高兴或满意”
pleasant 多指令人愉快的东西, 具有自然吸引力
pleasing pleasing和pleasant都表示“令人愉快的”, 可以互换, 且pleasant更常用
【易混辨析】
【即学活用】用please的适当形式填空
(1)They were all very _______with the news.
(2)The sounds that are _______________ to the ear
make us relaxed.
(3) It was such a ________to meet you.
pleased
pleasing/pleasant
pleasure
2. to be frank 坦白说; 坦率地说
To be frank, I don’t like your favorite writer.
坦白说, 我不喜欢你最喜欢的作家。
Frankly speaking, she is not very beautiful but very pleasant.
坦白说, 她不很漂亮, 但很讨人喜欢。
【语块积累】
(1)frankly speaking 坦白说; 坦率地说
(2)to be honest=honestly speaking 老实说
(3)to tell the truth 说实话
【名师点津】
to be frank, frankly speaking, to be honest, to tell the truth
用作插入语, 通常位于句首。
【即学活用】
(1) __________________________, I don’t think we
have a chance of winning.
坦率地说, 我认为我们没有获胜的可能。
(2) __________________________________________,
I have no time to do it.
老实说, 我没有时间做这件事情。
To be frank/Frankly speaking
To be honest/Honestly speaking/To tell the truth
3. go off 爆炸; 走火; 离开
His gun went off accidentally as he was climbing over a fence.
当他爬越篱笆时, 他的枪不小心走火了。
To be frank, he went off in such a great hurry that we were worried something terrible might have happened.
坦率地说, 他如此匆匆地离开, 我们担心糟糕的事情可能要发生了。
It’s reported that the bomb went off at midday.
据报道炸弹是在中午爆炸的。
【语块积累】
go against sb. 对某人不利, 反对某人
go after 追逐; 设法得到
go away 走开
go down (指船等)沉没; (指日﹑月)落下; (价格、温度、水平等)下降
【熟词生义】
The power went off in several villages because of the storm. ( )因为暴雨, 几个村子里的电停了。
中断, 停止运转
【即学活用】用适当的介词或副词填空
(1)Unfortunately, the bomb went ___in a crowded street.
(2)We sat and watched the sun go ________.
(3)Don’t go _______your parents; after all, they
created and raised you.
(4) About ten graduates are going _____this job.
off
down
against
after
Thank you.