Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section B
Section B 1a-1d
Review
宾语从句三要素
引导词
that+陈述句
if/whether+陈述句
特殊疑问词+陈述句
时态
主句为一般现在时,
主句为一般过去时
一般过去时
过去将来时
过去进行时
过去完成时
语序
宾语从句的语序都为陈述句语序
从句客观真理时态不变
从句可为任何时态
感叹句
e.g. What an honest man (he is)!
What beautiful flowers (these are)!
How引导的感叹句
e.g. How good a book it is!
How careless (you are)!
How I miss you!
【结构】 How+ adj.+ a/an+ n.+主+谓+…!
How+(adj./adv.)+主+谓+…!
【结构】What+ a/an+(adj.)+n.(单数)+(主+谓)+…!
What+(adj.)+n.(复数/不可数)+(主+谓)+…!
What引导的感叹句
Do you know something
about the Halloween?
scary
dress up
haunted house
black cat
candy
ghost
trick or treat
October
spider
pumpkin
lanterns
scary dress up haunted house
black cat candy ghost
trick or treat October spider
Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween.
What do you think this festival is about?
1a
Listen and answer the questions.
1b
1. Where is Halloween popular?
2. When do people celebrate Halloween?
3. What does Wu Yu think of this festival?
It is a popular festival in North America.
On October 31st.
He thinks that Halloween is a really fun festival.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
1c
1. Many people make their ______ look scary. They may _______ the lights
and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts
around the doors and _________.
2. Little kids and even parents _______ as ghosts or black cats. They can also
dress up as fun things like _______ characters.
houses
turn off
windows
dress up
cartoon
3. Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for_______
and treats.
4. “Trick or treat” means kids will _____ a trick on you if you don’t ______
them a treat.
candies
play
give
B: Oh, I know it is a popular festival in North America.
And it is celebrated on October 31st.
A: What do you like most about this festival?
B: I think it’s fun to dress up as cartoon characters!
A: What have you learned about Halloween?
Think about the Halloween activities that interest you
most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner.
1d
1. dress up 打扮;穿上盛装
Mr. Green dressed up as a policeman in dark glasses.
Language Points
dress up as+某人 “装扮成”
dress up in+衣服“穿上……衣服”
Children often enjoy dressing up in their parents’ clothes.
e.g. They all dressed up to take part in the party.
辨析
1) put on 表动作,“穿上、戴上”,宾语为衣物;
2) wear 表状态,“穿戴着”;
3) be dressed in 也表状态,强调一种呈现的结果;
4) dress up 有“盛装、乔装、打扮”之意,表动作。
dress常与介词搭配。
put on / wear / be dressed in / dress up
Exercise
1.The boy _____ a new coat today.
A. dresses B. wears C. dresses up D. puts on
2.It’s cold outside. _______ more clothes.
A. Wear B. Put on C. Dress D. Dress up
3.The man ______ Santa Claus on Christmas Day.
A. wore B. dressed up
C. dressed up in D. dressed up as
4.She has _______ a red skirt for the party.
A. dressed up in B. worn C. put on D. dressed
Language Points
2. Trick or treat
e.g. She was cooking fish as a treat.
It is my turn to treat us today.
(2) treat v. 招待;请客
(1) treat n. 款待;招待
她正在做鱼来款待客人。
This is my treat.
这次由我请客。
e.g. I’ll treat you all.
我来请你们。
今天,轮到我请客了。
treat sb well/ nicely/ badly
对待某人好/友好/不好
treat sb. as… 把……当做……
treat sb to sth. 请某人吃……
Language Points
3. take… around 意为“领着……参观”
同义短语:show…around
e.g. The guide will take the visitors around the factory
next week.
下个星期导游会带着游客在工厂周围转转。
动词take后跟宾语,如果是代词要用宾格。
Section B 2a-2e
Santa
Claus
Christmas
tree
gifts/presents
reindeers
Christmas
card
When we talk about Christmas, it always reminds us of .
What do you know about Christmas? Discuss in groups and
create a mind map.
2a
Go to the churches
Sing Christmas carols
Give gifts to…
…
Christmas
Stories
Activities
Symbols
Date
A Little Match Girl
The little drummer boys …
To celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
Origin
On December 25th
true meaning
Spirit
Look at the photo and the tile, then read Para. 1. Answer the questions below.
While you read…
1. What does the passage talk about?
It talks about the spirit of Christmas.
2. What are the common things that people
think of for Christmas?
Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
February, 1812—June,1870
a critical realistic writer
(批判现实主义作家)
Charles Dickens
《雾都孤儿》
《远大前程》
《大卫科波菲尔》
《双城计》
For businessmen
making money…
receiving presents…
having a rest…
taking a holiday…
…
For the writer
sharing and giving love and joy to the people around us.
For you
For students
For parents
For little kids
What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
Read the first and last sentence in each paragraphs and answer the questions.
When you finish reading, what information have you got?
I know that this story want to tell us the spirit of Christmas by telling a story in Christmas Carol. the hero Scrooge who used to be mean and selfish become kind at last, and maybe this is the point where we can find the spirit of Christmas.
Main idea
inferring
It means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meaning that are not clearly stated in a text.
所谓推断,就是根据阅读材料中所提供的信息,推断出未知的信息。即把有关的文字作为已知部分,从中推断出未知部分。据以推断的有关文字可能是词或句子,也可能是若干句子,甚至是全文。问题的答案一般针对文章内容和读者应有的常识,文章中虽然没有明确的答案,但读者在理解全文的基础上可以进行推理和判断其答案。
While you read…
Read Para. 2 and answer the questions below.
1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
2d Answer the questions. Some questions need to be inferred.
Because he has to spend a lot of money during Christmas.
No, he doesn’t.
He just cares about whether he can make more money.
He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. Nobody likes a friend like Scrooge.
We have to “read between the lines” to get the meaning that are not clearly stated in a text.
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
4.Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
He wasn’t nice to others and he only cared about money.
Because Marley used to be just like Scrooge,
Yes, he does.
Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
While you read…
Read Para. 3 and complete the chart.
What does Scrooge see when he’s with…
The Ghost of Christmas Past?
The Ghost of Christmas Present?
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
2c
5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
His happier days as a child.
How others are spending
Christmas that year.
He is dead, but nobody cares.
7. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
8. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?
He was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life, because it is only the next morning.
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
Retell Try to retell this passage with the help of blackboard design!
A. Scrooge
B. Ghost of Christmas Past
C. Ghost of Christmas Present
D. Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
E. Narrator (解说者)
Role play What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge
when they visit him? Make a conversation in groups of five. Role-play
the conversation in front of the class.
Further Thinking
Do we really understand the spirit of Spring Festival?
The spirit of Spring Festival is .
Reunion
wishes
Prospect
Harmony
Gratitude
重逢;团聚
愿望;祝愿
融洽;和睦
感激之情;感谢
前景;展望
Read the passage again and complete the chart.
2c
What does Scrooge see when he’s with ...
the Ghost of Christmas Past?
the Ghost of Christmas Present?
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
His childhood.
How others are spending
Christmas this year.
He is dead, but nobody cares.
1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?
2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
Because he is mean and only thinks about himself.
No, he doesn’t. because he doesn’t treat others nicely.
Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
2d
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?
Because he used to be just like Scrooge.
Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.
2d
5. How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?
6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?
He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives and gives
gifts to people in need.
He is so scared.
4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t
want to end up like him.
What do you think the three ghosts
say to Scrooge when they visit him?
In groups of four, make a conversation
between the three ghosts and Scrooge.
Role-play the conversation in front of
the class.
2e
Language points
1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the
importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
但是在这一切背后存在着圣诞节的真谛: 分享与给予我们周围的人爱与欢
乐的重要性。
(1) lie v. 意为“存在;在于”,主要指思想、特征问题等。
e.g. The problem lies in their method. 问题在于他们的方式。
lie v. (lay, lain) 存在; 平躺; 处于,
注意与lay的区别:
lay v. (laid, laid)下蛋; 产卵, 放置
lie v. (lied, lied) 撒谎 lie to sb
n. 撒谎 tell lies
【运用】用lie或lay的适当形式填空。
1) ________ in bed all the time is bad for your health.
2) He is honest now, but he often _____ to others.
3) My mother ____ on the sofa for about an hour this morning.
4) The duck _____ three eggs last week.
5) She _____ the baby down gently on the bed.
laid
Lying?
lied
lay?
laid
(2) share v. 意为“分享;分担”,常与with, among, between, in 连用。
e.g. I share my lunch with him.
我与他分享我的午餐。
We share a small room between us.
我们俩合用一个小房间。
They share (in) the joy and sorrows.
他们将同甘共苦。
2. A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens.
《圣诞颂歌》是查尔斯?狄更斯的著名短篇小说。
(1) famous adj. 意为“著名的;出名的”, 既可以作表语,也可以作定语。
同义词: well-known 反义词: unknown
①be famous for… 因……而著名/出名
e.g. China is famous for the Great Wall. 中国因长城而闻名。
②be famous as… 作为……而出名
e.g. Liu Huan is famous as a singer. 刘欢作为一名歌手而出名。
(2)written是write的过去分词,此处written 是过去分词作后置定语,修饰novel。
e.g. I like the novels written by Mo Yan. 我喜欢莫言写的小说。
3. He is mean and only thinks about himself. 他吝啬,只考虑自己。
③名词形式:meaning (意思;含 义),短语the meaning of…“......的意思”。
e.g. It means that your answer is right. 那意味着你的答案是正确的。
e.g. What does this word mean?=What’s the meaning of this word?
这个单词是什么意思?
②mean作动词,意为“意味着;作……解释.......的意思”。
①mean 作形容词,意为“吝啬的,刻薄的”
e.g. Don’t be so mean to your little brother. 别对你弟弟那么刻薄。
Language points
4. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates
Christmas.
他只关心能否挣到更多的钱,且厌恶圣诞节。
care about意为“担心; 关心;在乎;对……感兴趣”
e.g. Don’t you care about losing your job?
你难道不担心失去工作吗?
I really care about the students in my class.
我真的很关心我班的学生。
I don’t care about your opinion.
我对你的观点不感兴趣。
辨析:care about与care for
care about:
意为“关心;在乎;介意”,强调 出于责任感
而“关心;在乎”
care for:
意为“照料;照顾”,与take care of 同义;另一个意
思为“喜欢”,多用于疑问句和否定句,其同义短
语为 be fond of。
He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
The spirit of Christmas
他还告诉斯克鲁奇准备好等待三个幽灵的造访。
圣诞精神
精神;心灵(不可数)
灵魂;鬼怪(可数)
烈性酒(可数)
spirit
I shall be with you in spirit.
我在精神上与你们同在
I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
5. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so she was punished after he died.
马利过去曾经就像斯克鲁奇一样,所以在死后受到了惩罚。
(1) used to意为“过去常常”,后接动词原形, 表示过去的动作或状态。
e.g. He used to play basketball at school. 他过去常在学校打篮球。
I used to be short. 我过去很矮。
used to do 过去常常做某事,而现在往往不做了
be/get used to doing
be used to do
习惯于做某事
...被用来做某事
(2) was punished意为“被惩罚”,此结构为一 般过去时的被动语态。一般过去时的被动 语态的结构为“was/were+及物动词的过去分词”。
e.g. The house was built in 1969.
这座房子建于1969年。
These trees were planted last year.
这些树是去年种的。
6. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
他告诫斯克鲁奇,如果他不想走上自己的老路,就要改变生活方式。
(1) warn作动词,意为“警告;告诚”,常用于以下结构:
① warn sb. (not) to do sth,意为“告诚某人 (不要)做某事”。
e.g. He warned her to keep silent. 他告诫她保持沉默。
②warn sb. about sth,意为“提醒某人注意某事”。
e.g. She warned us about the serious situatio. 她提醒我们注意形势的严峻性。
③warn sb. of/against (doing) sth,意为“告诫某人当心/提防(做)某事”。
e.g. They warned me against swimming in that part of the river.
他们告诫我不要在河的那一带游泳。
(2) end up意为“最终成为; 最后处于;结 束”
① end up with表示“以……结束”,其后可跟 任何名词。
e.g. If you do that, you’ll end up with egg on your face.
你要是那样做,必将出洋相。
② end up in后面一般要接一个地点名词。
e.g. If you continue to steal, you’ll end up in prison.
你要是继续行窃,早晚得进监狱。
③ end up doing表示“以做……结束”,此处 词-ing形式作宾语。
e.g. The party ended up singing an English song. 晚会以唱一首英文歌而结束。
6. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
他告诫斯克鲁奇,如果他不想走上自己的老路,就要改变生活方式。
translation
1. A Christmas Carol is __________________
______________________. (是一部由查尔斯?狄更斯写的著名短篇小说)
written by Charles Dickens
a famous short novel
2. 这部小说是关于一个叫斯克鲁奇的老人,他从来也不笑。
This novel is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles.
3. 他决心要改变自己的生活,并且承诺做一个更好的人。
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person.
4. 他对那些为他工作的人刻薄小气。
He was mean to those who worked for him.
课堂检测
一、根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
1.I like the _________(小说) written by Dickens.
2.My father has gone to Changsha for his _____ _(生意).
3.If you fight with classmates,the teacher will _______(处罚) you.
4.When did tea culture _______(传播) to Europe?
5.When you accept a _________(礼物),you must use both hands.
present/gift
spread
punish
business
novels
二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.The old man has been _______(die) since three years ago.
7.The sun gives us ________(warm) and light.
8.Do you know the Chinese _________(mean) of the new word?
9.He _______(lie) on the grassland and counted the stars in the sky.
10.Today,more and more people begin to realize the ______________(important) of saving water.
meaning
warmth
dead
lay
importance
三、单项选择。
11.He promised _____ his old friend during his stay in Tianjin.
A.see B.seeing C.saw D.to see
12.Nancy _____ a bus to school,but now she rides a bike.(易错题)
A.is used to taking B.was used to take
C.used to take D.used to taking
13.—You look sad.What has happened?
—Everyone _____us to win the match,but we lost.
A.expects B.expected C.hopes D.hoped
D
C
B
14.Li Na ended up ___ the Australian Open Tennis Champion.
A. win B.to win C.winning D.won
15.Harry has decided ________ an online shop after graduating from school.
A.open B.to open C.opened D.opening
C
B
16.—Do you often get online?(易错题)
—Yes.I ________ lots of time on it.It's a good way to kill time.
A.cost B.spend C.take D.use
17.________ a teacher,Mr.Wang thinks it's very important to teach the students how to learn.
A.From B.With C.As D.Of
B
C
Section B 3a-Self Check
The Spring Festival
The Lantern Festival
The Women’s Day
The Labour Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
The Teachers’ Day
The National Day
3a
Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.
What is the name of the festival?
When is it?
What do people eat?
What do people do?
Why do you like it so much?
Middle-Autumn Festival
on August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar
mooncakes
People can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky.
Because it makes me happy.
Writing
Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.
3b
帮你构思:
In your letter:
First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.
Then talk about what people do and eat.
Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.
My favorite Chinese festival is…
It is celebrated in / on …
During this festival, people…
It’s my favorite festival because…
It makes me feel…
Use the following expressions to help you:
The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often celebrated in September or October. During the festival, family members get together and eat mooncakes. There are various kind of delicious mooncakes.
Sample
On the evening of the Middle-Autumn
Festival, people can enjoy the full moon in the dark sky. I like Mid-Autumn
Festival because it makes me happy.
Self Check
Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday
_______ March 22nd ______April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life.
Hens ______ eggs, giving birth to life, so an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular
activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or
_______ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs.
Not only do people _______ them _________in different places for an egg hunt,
but they also __________these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates
good_________ for supermarkets and chocolate stores.
1 Complete the passage with the words in the box.
spread…around between…and
give out business lay relatives
between
lay
and
relatives
spread
business
around
give out
1. The mooncakes are delicious. ?
________________________________!
2. The festival will be fun. ?
________________________________!
2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.
How delicious the mooncakes are
What fun the festival will be
Self Check
3. This concert is boring. ?
___________________________________!
4. I’m really excited. ?
___________________________________!
5. The band played really loud music. ?
___________________________________!
How boring the concert is
How excited I am
What loud music the band played
I think _____________________________.
I know _____________________________.
I believe____________________________.
I wonder____________________________.
3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using
these words + that/whether/if.
Self Check
1. _____ good advice! It’s so helpful to us.
A. How B. What C. What a
2. —____ excellent work you have done!
—It’s very kind of you to say so.
A. What an B. How C. What
单选题。
活学活用
3. —____ interesting the storybook is!
—Yes. I have read it twice.
A. What B. What an
C. How D. How an
4. ____ great picture! Who painted it?
A. How B. What
C. How a D. What a
5.—How long does it take to get to the
airport?
—Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today.
I’m not sure ___ the highway will
closes soon. Let’s set off earlier.
A. whether B. when C. how D. why
6. Could you say it again? I can’t
understand ____ you are talking about.
A. how B. when
C. what D. which
7. What a nice paper fish! Can you show us ________ you make it?
A. whether B. how
C. why D. what
8. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didn’t know ________ doctors could cure it.
A. if B. that
C. what D. why
9.—How long does it take to get to the airport?
—Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure ___ the highway will closes
soon. Let’s set off earlier.
A. whether B. when C. how D. why
10. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didn’t know ________ doctors could
cure it.
A. if B. that C. what D. why