课件24张PPT。Ask and Answer: What are your family preparing for New Year?sweep the floor
clean the house
paint the front door of the house
paint the window frames
decorate the house with flowers
cut hairbuy new clothes
prepare food for the New Year meal
decorate the house with lights
write a short poem
hang a short poem on the door
send New Year cardsA: What are your family preparing for New Year?
B: My father is painting the front door.
My mother … What about your family?RevisionUnit 6 CelebrationsLesson 23People smiled happily.Warm-upHow do you celebrate New Year?clapcount downcheerLook up atCelebrating New Year in Times Square, New York CityRead the letter quickly and number the parts of Amy’s letter in the correct order.The correct order is:__________________5 2 1 4 3Read the letter again and discuss the questions in groups.Why did they hurry?
Why were there no cars around?
Why did some parents carry their children on their shoulders?
Why did everyone look up at the roof at 11:59?
Why did everyone clap and cheer at twelve o’clock?Work in pairsStudent A, turn to A6, page 87.
Student B, turn to B6, page 90.一般过去时的构成和用法 一般过去时表示：
(1) 过去某个特定时间发生，并且一下子就完成了的动
作 （即：非持续性动作）。
(2) 过去习惯性的动作。一般过去时不强调动作对现在的
影响，只说明过去。
I had a word with Julia this morning.
今天早晨，我跟朱丽亚说了几句话。
He smoked many cigarettes a day until he gave up.
他没有戒烟的那阵子，烟抽得可凶了。一般过去时的构成和用法 肯定句：
① be 分为was, were ② v + -ed
否定句：
① was / were not ② didn’t + v
疑问句：
① was / were+ 主 ② did + 主 + v 一般过去时的构成和用法 一般过去时常与表示过去的时间状语或从句连用，如：yesterday, last week, in 1993, at that time, once, during the war, before, a few days ago, when 等等。 Complete the following table with verbs from Ex. 1.1 reach—reached clap—clapped arrive—arrivedhurry—hurriedStudy the examples and complete the blanks.3. Why did they dance in the streets?
They __________ because they were happy.
4. When did the party finish?
It _________ at four o’clock in the morning!dancedfinished1. When did they arrive?
They arrive at eight o’clock.
2. Where did they wait?
They waited in the street.In pairs, talk about how you spent the New Year this year using regular verbs in the past.What did you do on New Year’s Eve?We played cards.Read quickly and discuss the text New Year’s Day is celebrated at different times in different cultures. In the western world, New Year’s Day is celebrated in September. The date of the Chinese New Year changes each year but it always comes somewhere between January 21 and February 20.New Year celebrations around the world.How did you celebrate New Year’s Eve?
Can you tell us your experience of New Year celebration?Useful words:
arrive , wait, have a party, carry, dance, smile, look up, clap, cheer, finish …DiscussionIn your notebook, write an account of New Year’s Eve celebration.e.g. We arrived at about nine o’clock ….Try to writeFinish your writing.
Finish off the workbook exercise.
Preview Lesson 24.Homework
