Unit 7
It's raining!
Section B(2a-2c)
Hello! I am in Hainan.
I am on vacation in the mountains!
The weather is cloudy.
I am taking photos.
Jane
Lead-in
Moscow
Beijing
Hainan
Toronto
Boston
Choose the city names and answer the questions.
Where are Jane’s friends
and what are they doing？
Lead-in
How’s the weather in Moscow?
What’s Lucy doing?
It's sunny and hot.
She is dancing.
Lead-in
It's night in Boston now .
Mary _____________. And the weather is ____________
is sleeping
raining/rainy
Lead-in
Lily likes ________ books in the sun.
She ________________ now. And the weather is _________ in Beijing.
reading
is reading a book
cloudy
Lead-in
Steve: Hello, Jane speaking.
Jane: Hi, Steve. It’s Jane. Where're you?
Steve: _____________.
Jane: What are you doing?
Steve: I __________________.
Jane: Sounds like you’re _______ (have) a good time. How is the weather?
Steve: __________________
Jane: Have fun! See you soon!
Steve: See you !
提示词：Toronto ，have ，
windy，study English
I am in Toronto
am studying English
having
It's windy.
Lead-in
Postcards
Dear Jane,
I’m having a great time…..
Dear Jane,
How’s your summer vacation going …..
Lead-in
At the same time, Jane gets two postcards.
Su Lin
Dave
Lead-in
2a
Talk about the pictures
How’s the weather?
What is she/he doing?
drink orange juice
Pre-reading
climb the mountains
write
Reading
Dear Jane,
How's it going? I'm having a great time visiting my
aunt in Canada. She's working here and I'm going to
summer school. I'm studying English and I'm learning a lot. I'm also visiting some of my old friends. I'm so happy to see them again. It’s afternoon right now, and I'm sitting by the pool and drinking orange juice. It's warm and sunny, and it's very relaxing here.
See you soon.
Su Lin
To Jane
Reading
Dear Jane,
How's your summer vacation going? Are you studying hard, or are you having fun? I'm having a great time in Europe! My family and I are on a vacation in the mountains. I want to call you but my phone isn't working, so I'm writing to you. It's hot in your country now, isn’t it? The weather here is cool and cloudy, just right for walking.
See you next month.
Dave
To Jane
Reading
Dear Jane.
How’s your summer…
I’m having a …
…
Dave
Dear Jane.
How’s it going? I’m
having a great time …
…
Su Lin
Fast reading
2b
Reading
Read the first postcard in 2b again and answer the questions.
Where is Su Lin now? How’s the weather there?
________________________________
2. Is Su Lin studying French there?
________________________________
She’s in Canada.
No, she isn’t. She is studying English.
Careful reading
It’s warm and sunny.
Reading
3. Is she visiting some of her old friends there?
________________________________
4. What’s she doing right now?
_________________________________
________________________________
Yes, she is.
She’s sitting by the pool and drinking orange juice.
Reading
Name Where are they? How’s the weather? What are they doing?
Su Lin
Dave
In Canada
In Europe
warm and
sunny
cool and
cloudy
sitting by the pool;
drinking orange juice
having a vacation in
the mountains
visiting her aunt
studying English;
visiting some friends;
writing the postcard
to his friend
Is Sun Lin studying English right now?
Things she is doing these days
Things he is doing these days
Things she is doing right now
Things he is doing right now
After reading
2c
Reading
having a great time visiting... 拜访……很愉快
知识点
1
(1) have a great time doing...愉快地做……
have a good/great/nice/wonderful time (doing sth.)＝ have fun (doing sth.)＝ enjoy oneself (doing sth.) (做某事)开心、愉快
eg: We have a good/great/nice time learning English.
＝We have fun learning English.
＝We enjoy ourselves learning English.
我们学英语很开心。
Language points
(2)visit/'v?z?t/ v. 拜访；参观
visit 用作动词
①visit sb. 拜访某人
eg：I visit my grandfather on weekends.
我周末看望我爷爷。
②visit sp. 参观某地
eg：I visited Beijing last summer.
去年夏天我参观了北京。
考向
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拓展
①visit可用作名词，意为“访问，参观，
拜访，游览”。
eg：This is my first visit to China.
这是我第一次访问中国。
We are on a visit to Beijing.
我们正在北京游览。
②visitor n.参观者，游客
eg：There are many visitors in Beijing every year.
每年北京有许多游客。
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Canada/'k?n?d?/ n. 加拿大
知识点
2
eg：My cousin studies in Canada.
我的表哥在加拿大求学。
拓展
Canadian形容词，意为“加拿大的”,作名词时，意为“加拿大人”，复数是Canadians。
eg：She is a Canadian girl. 她是个加拿大女孩。
We are Canadians. 我们是加拿大人。
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I'm so happy to... 我很高兴……
知识点
3
考向
①be happy to do sth. 做某事很开心
eg: He is happy to pass the exam.
他通过考试很开心。
②be happy about sth. 对某事/物感到满意
eg：My teacher is happy about the result.
我的老师对结果很满意。
③be happy＋that 从句
eg：I was so happy that you got the first place.
你得了第一名我如此开心。
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①be＋adj.＋ to do sth. 做某事……
eg：He is sorry to be late for class.
他对上课迟到感到很抱歉。
②be＋adj.＋ 介词 ＋sth.
eg：I'm surprised at this news.
我对这条消息感到意外。
③be＋adj. ＋that 从句
eg：I'm happy that you work so hard.
我很高兴你工作如此努力。
拓展
Language points
by /ba?/ prep.在……旁边
知识点
4
考向
eg：James is standing by the door.
詹姆斯正站在门旁边。
辨析near，beside，next to与by
near 在……附近，与目标物有一定距离
beside 在……旁边
next to 与……相邻
by (可与beside互换)在……旁边
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eg: I live near the park.我住在公园附近。
The shop is beside the river.
那家店在河旁边。
The hotel is next to the church.
旅馆就在教堂隔壁。
Come and sit by me.过来挨着我坐。
拓展
by的其他用法
①by oneself 意为“独自地”
eg: I learn Japanese by myself. 我自学日语。
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②表示时间，意为“到……时候”
eg: I will come back by noon.
到中午的时候，这项工作就会完成。
③“by＋交通工具”表示“乘坐……”
eg: I usually go to school by bike.
我通常骑自行车去上学。
④by the way表示“顺便说一下，顺便问一下”
eg: By the way, what time is it?
顺便问一下，几点了？
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juice/d?u?s/ n. 果汁；饮料
知识点
5
考向
juice为不可数名词，意为“果汁、饮料”。orange juice橙汁。
eg：Please give me a glass of juice.
请给我一杯果汁。
典例
—After P．E., I often feel very thirsty.
—Why not buy some______to drink？(达州)
A．bread B．noodles
C．apple juice D．teas
C
Language points
See you soon. 希望尽快见到你。
知识点
6
本句常用于英文书信的末尾，用来表达希望尽快见到对方的心情。soon副词，意为“很快”。
eg: She will be back soon. 她马上就会回来。
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hard /hɑ?d/ adv.努力地 adj.困难的
知识点
7
hard作形容词“困难的”讲时，同义词为difficult。
eg: The farmers here are having a hard/difficult
time. 这儿的农民正在度过一段困难时期。
eg: It's hard to say. 很难说。
Jack works very hard and the boss likes him very
much. 杰克工作很努力，老板很喜欢他。
考向一
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考向二
hard还可作副词“大量地”和形容词“坚硬的”讲。
eg: It's raining hard.雨正下得大。
Hard food is bad for old people's teeth.
坚硬的食物对老人的牙齿有害。
考向三
副词hard与hardly
hard意思为“努力地；艰难地”,用在实义动词后。
hardly意思为“几乎不；几乎没有”，用在系动词后或实义动词前。
Language points
on a vacation 在度假
知识点
8
考向一
on a vacation相当于on vacation，介词on用来
表示活动的目的或状态。
eg: They're on (a) vacation in Paris.
他们正在巴黎度假。
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考向二
辨析vacation与holiday
vacation 主要用于美式英语，既可表示长时间的假期，也可指一两天的短时的假日，在英式英语中则主要指“大学的假期”。
holiday 单数形式可指一两日的短期假日；较长期的假期常用复数形式，但也可用单数形式。
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考向三
go on vacation“去度假”，表示动作；
be on vacation“在度假”，表示状态。
eg: I want to go on vacation on the moon.
我想去月球度假。
The Greens are on vacation.
格林一家在度假。
Language points
It's hot in your country now，isn't it?
你的国家现在很热，是不是？
知识点
这是一个反意疑问句，反意疑问句一般由两部分组成：“陈述句＋简略问句？”。其基本结构有两种：“肯定陈述句＋否定式的简略问句”和“否定陈述句＋肯定式的简略问句”。反意疑问句的前后两部分在人称、时态和数上都要保持一致。
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考向一
【重点】
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just right for...意为“正好适合……；……正合适”。
知识点
考向
for为介词，其后可接名词、代词或动名词形式。
right for...适合……
eg: The books are just right for students in Grade 7.
这些书七年级学生用正合适。
It's warm today，just right for playing in the park.
今天暖和，正好适合在公园里玩。
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Language points
1. They are a vacation in the mountains.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
B
【点拨】be on a vacation“在度假”。
2. He has a great time football after school.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. plays
B
【点拨】用固定搭配法解题。have a great time doing sth. 是固定用法，故选B。
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3. You should a letter him.
A. write; to B. write; on
C. wrote; to D. wrote; on
4. —Mary doesn't have lunch, ?
—No, she is too busy.
A. isn't she B. is she
C. doesn't she D. does she
A
D
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5. —Can I use your phone, John? Mine doesn't .
—Sure. Here you are.
A. use B. keep
C. work D. go
C
【点拨】用语境判定法解题。前两句句意：约翰，我可以用一下你的电话吗？我的坏了。 work 用于否定结构，表示某一物件“坏掉了”。
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6.布莱克一家正在加拿大度假。
The Blacks are in Canada.
7.这天气正适合游泳。
The weather is swimming.
8.这只小狗很可爱, 对吗?
The dog is lovely, ?
isn't it
just right for
taking a vacation/on a vacation
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9.我很高兴参观这个美丽的地方。
I visit this beautiful place.
10.我想给你打电话, 但是我的电话坏了。
I want you, but my phone isn't .
to call working
am happy to
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本节课主要学习了苏林和戴夫写给简的描述各自假期生活的信件，掌握了知识点have a great time doing, Canada, summer, I’m so happy to …, by, juice, 等的用法。
Summary
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