Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather
Topic1 What’s the weather like today?
一．重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)：
1. 季節(jié)詞匯：
四季名詞 spring summer Autumn / fall winter
四季特征 warm hot cool cold
四季色彩 green bright yellow white
四季活動(dòng) hike swim climb mountains make snowmen
2. 天氣詞匯：
天氣名詞 rain wind cloud snow sun fog
對(duì)應(yīng)形容詞 rainy windy cloudy snowy sunny Foggy
3. in spring / summer / fall / winter 在春天；夏天；秋天；冬天
4. go climbing mountains / shopping / swimming
5. quite = very 很，相當(dāng)
6. come back to life 復(fù)蘇，復(fù)活
7. 名詞轉(zhuǎn)化為形容詞：hope – hopeful care – careful
8. from December to February 從十二月到二月
9. fall off 落下；掉落
10. weather report 天氣預(yù)報(bào)
11. a hopeful season 一個(gè)充滿希望的季節(jié) the harvest season豐收的季節(jié)
12. come after 緊跟其后
13. get warmer and warmer 變得越來(lái)越暖和
14. make dinner 做飯 make tea 泡茶 make faces 做鬼臉 make friends 交朋友
make wishes 許愿 make a mistake 犯錯(cuò)誤 make a noise 制造噪音
make a sentence 造句 make sure 確信 make dumplings 包餃子
二、重點(diǎn)句型：
1. What’s the weather like today? = How is the weather today? 今天天氣怎么樣？
It looks like rain. = It looks like raining. 看起來(lái)好像要下雨。
2. Which season is the warmest / hottest / coolest / coldest in the year?
一年里哪個(gè)季節(jié)暖和；熱；涼快；冷？
3. Sometimes it rains quite heavily / hard. 有時(shí)候雨下得很大。
4. It’s a good time to swim. 它是游泳的好時(shí)節(jié)。
It’s a good season for hiking. 它是去遠(yuǎn)足的好季節(jié)。
It’s a good time / season to do something. 它是做某事的好時(shí)間；好季節(jié)。
5. Do you like summer? Yes, but I like winter better. 你喜歡夏天嗎？是的，但是我更喜歡冬天。
Which do you like best, spring, summer, fall or winter? I like summer best.
你喜歡哪個(gè)，春，夏，秋，還是冬？我喜歡夏。
Like…better 更喜歡… like…best 喜歡…
6. I like spring best. = My favorite ( season ) is spring. 我喜歡的季節(jié)是春天。
7. What’s the weather like today? How was the weather yesterday? What will the weather be like tomorrow? 今天天氣怎么樣？昨天天氣怎么樣？明天天氣怎么樣？
8. It’s nice and warm. 今天挺暖和的。
Nice and …; good and … 可用來(lái)加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣，意為“很，挺”。如：
nice and cold 很冷 nice and far 很遠(yuǎn)
9. It’s better today than yesterday. 今天的天氣比昨天更好。
10. The weather gets warmer and warmer. 天氣變得越來(lái)越暖和。
get 變得。如：get cold 變冷；get thin 變瘦
比較級(jí)and比較級(jí)意為“越來(lái)越…”，如：
taller and taller, 越來(lái)越高； heavier and heavier，越來(lái)越重
11. The cold weather is coming. 寒冷的天氣馬上就要來(lái)了。
12. It lasts from December to February. 它從十二月持續(xù)到二月。
13. The newspaper says it’ll be sunny tomorrow. 據(jù)報(bào)紙報(bào)道明天將會(huì)是晴天。
14. The farmers are busy harvesting. 農(nóng)民們忙著收割莊稼。
be busy doing something = be busy with something 忙著做某事
I am busy doing my job. = I am busy with my job. 我忙著我的工作。
三、語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)：
1. 形容詞的高級(jí)：
單音節(jié)詞和少數(shù)雙音節(jié)詞：
（1）一般情況下加-est，如：coldest, tallest
（2）以“e”結(jié)尾的詞，加-st，如：nicest, finest
（3）以輔音字母＋y結(jié)尾的詞，先變y為i，再加-est，如：busiest, heaviest
（4）以一個(gè)輔音字母結(jié)尾的重讀閉音節(jié)，雙寫(xiě)末尾輔音字母，再加-est，如：biggest, hottest
多音節(jié)詞在前面加most，如：most beautiful, most dangerous
四、交際用語(yǔ)：學(xué)習(xí)描述和談?wù)撍募竞筒煌瑫r(shí)間下的天氣狀況
What’s the weather like in summer?
It often rains. Sometimes it rains quite heavily.
How is the weather in winter?
It’s better than yesterday.
Which season do you like best, spring, summer, fall, or winter?
Which season is the coldest in a year?
What do you think of the weather today?
What’s the temperature? It’s 35℃.
Topic2 The summer holidays are coming.
一．重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)：
1. the summer / winter holiday 暑假；寒假
2. talk about 談?wù)摰?，談?BR> 3. holiday plans 假日計(jì)劃
4. want to go 想去
want to do something = would like to do something 想做某事
hope to do something 希望做某事 plan to do something 計(jì)劃做某事
5. around the country 環(huán)繞國(guó)家
6. take pictures / photos of 給…照相
7. the local people / food 當(dāng)?shù)厝?；?dāng)?shù)厥澄?BR> 8. places of interest 名勝古跡
9. celebrate something with somebody 和某人一起慶祝某事
10. get together with somebody 和某人聚會(huì)在一起
11. go on a trip去旅游 make one’s trip 旅行 make a holiday 度假 go for a holiday 去度假
be on holiday = go on holiday 在度假 take a holiday = have a holiday 休假
12. have a good time = have a great time = have a wonderful time = have a nice time = have fun 玩得很高興
13. on the beach 在海灘上
14. tell somebody something about something 告訴某人一些事情關(guān)于某個(gè)事物
15. the best time 佳時(shí)間
16. enter someone’s home 進(jìn)入某人家里
17. take off your shoes 脫鞋子
18. go out 出去 go back 回去
19. point to 指著
20. eat with your left hand 用左手吃東西
21. Muslin countries 穆斯林國(guó)家
22. touch somebody on someplace 觸摸某人的某個(gè)部位
23. make the OK sign 做個(gè)好了的手勢(shì)
24. arrive on time 按時(shí)到達(dá)
25. a little later晚一點(diǎn)
26. pass something to somebody 傳遞某物給某人
二、重點(diǎn)句型：
1. The summer holidays are coming. 暑假要來(lái)了。
2. I hope to get together with my old friends. 我希望和我的老朋友在一起。
3. Each of us has a good plan for the holidays. 我們每個(gè)人都有一個(gè)很好的假期計(jì)劃。
4. Before you go on a trip, what will you pack for it? 你去度假以前，要打包準(zhǔn)備些什么？
5. It sounds really interesting and exciting. 它聽(tīng)起來(lái)相當(dāng)有趣和令人激動(dòng)。
6. Different countries have different customs. 不同的國(guó)家有不同的風(fēng)俗。
7. You shouldn’t eat with your left hand. 你不能用左手吃東西。
8. You mustn’t point to anything with your foot. 你千萬(wàn)不要用腳指東西。
9. Guess what I bought for you! 猜猜我為你買了什么！
三、語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)：
1. 一般過(guò)去時(shí)的特殊疑問(wèn)句：
How was you trip? It was wonderful.
How did you make your trip? By plane.
What places did you visit? We visited some famous temples.
When did you come back? I came back yesterday.
Where did you go on a trip? To Australia.
Why did you watch TV? Because I wanted to watch tennis games.
Whom did you live with? My parents.
2. 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞should和shouldn’t的用法：
What places should I visit in Yunnan?
You should visit Dali and Lijiang and you shouldn’t miss Xishuangbanna.
When you enter someone’s home, you should take off your shoes.
四、交際用語(yǔ)：談?wù)撀糜魏惋L(fēng)俗。
Where do you want to go for you holiday?
I’m going to travel around the country and take pictures of the local people.
When you travel in other countries, you’d better know the customs of the country.
How was your trip? It was wonderful.
How did you go to Tibet? By plane.
How long were you there? I was there for five days.
When did you come here? I came back yesterday.
What’s the best time to go there?
Topic3 Let’s celebrate!
一．重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)：
1. 節(jié)日名稱：
The Spring Festival New Year’s Eve Lantern Day Tomb–sweeping Festival
春節(jié) 除夕 元宵節(jié) 清明節(jié)
Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Double Ninth Festival
端午節(jié) 中秋節(jié) 重陽(yáng)節(jié)
Teachers’ Day Mother’s Day Children’s Day National Day
教師節(jié) 母親節(jié) 兒童節(jié) 國(guó)慶節(jié)
Women’s Day Army’s Day Party’s Birthday Youth Day
婦女節(jié) 建軍節(jié) 黨的生日 青年節(jié)
April Fool’s Day Christmas Thanks-giving Day Halloween
愚人節(jié) 圣誕節(jié) 感恩節(jié) 復(fù)活節(jié)
2. make dumplings 包餃子
3. perform lion and dragon dances 表演舞獅子和舞龍
4. give each other presents 互贈(zèng)禮物
5. dress up 盛裝打扮，喬裝打扮
6. the most important 重要
7. stay up 熬夜
8. gaze at 觀看
9. get dark 變黑
10. have a family get-together 舉行家庭聚會(huì)
11. prepare for 為…做準(zhǔn)備
12. go trick-or-treating 去玩“是惡作劇還是請(qǐng)客”
13. knock on 敲打
14. play tricks on somebody 捉弄某人
15. enjoy doing something 享受做某事
16. be in bed 入睡
17. send…to 把…送到…；寄…
18. colored lights / candles 彩燈；彩燭
19. on Christmas Eve 在圣誕節(jié)前夜
20. lunar May 5th 農(nóng)歷五月五
21. hold dragon boat races 舉行龍舟賽
22. eat rice dumplings 吃粽子
23. the birthday of China 中國(guó)的生日
24. the capital city of China 中國(guó)的首都城市
25. Tian’anmen Square 天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)
26. watch the national flag go up 觀看升國(guó)旗
27. a seven-day holiday 七天的假期
二、重點(diǎn)句型：
1. People in many countries celebrate Christmas and give each other presents. 很多國(guó)家的人慶祝圣誕節(jié)和互贈(zèng)禮物。
2. What other special festivals do we have? 我們有別的什么特殊的節(jié)日嗎？
3. On this day people eat mooncakes and enjoy gazing at the full moon. 在這一天人們吃月餅賞月。
What do you mean by trick-or-treat? 你所說(shuō)的“trick-or-treat”是什么意思？
It the neighbors don’t give them candies they will play tricks on them.如果鄰居不給他們糖果，他們將會(huì)捉弄他們。
Everyone is all smiles. 大家都笑容滿面。
They must be from Santa Claus! 他們一定來(lái)自圣誕老人。
Before Christmas, I sent many Christmas cards to my friends. 圣誕節(jié)之前，我給朋友們寄了很多圣誕節(jié)賀卡。
三、語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)：由when, before, after引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。
When it snows, the ground is white with snow and I can make snowmen.
When you travel in other countries, you should know the customs of the country.
Before the Chinese New Year, many Chinese families burn the pictures of kitchen god, Zao Shen, to bring good luck.
Parents also enjoy eating their children’s trick-or-treat candies after the children are in bed.
四、交際用語(yǔ)：學(xué)習(xí)中外節(jié)日。
Children dress up in strange clothes and play tricks.
On Spring Festival, Chinese people celebrate and perform lion and dragon dances.
Thank you for your Christmas cards!
第五部分 課堂精練
Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇。
( )1.Christmas Day is coming. Each of them _____ busy _____ for Christmas.
A. are; preparing B. is; preparing C. is; prepare D. are; prepare
( )2.On the night of Mid-autumn festival, people like to _____ the bright full moon.
A. watch B. see C. enjoy D. look
( )3.On Christmas Day, the whole family _____ to have a special dinner.
A. get together B .gets together C. get-together D. gets-together
( )4.Spring lasts from March to May. It is a good season _____ hiking.
A. at B .in C .to D. for
( )5.Don’t wrap gift money _____ white paper in _____.
A. with; Italy B. in; Canada C .in; China D. with; America
( )6.In Spain, people eat grapes _____ good luck in the new year.
A. for B. from C. of D. with
( )7.The weather was rainy, but the mountains _____ beautiful.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
( )8.Please _____ touch a child on the head in Thailand. It’s impolite.
A. can’t B. do C. don’t D. shouldn’t
( )9.Look! Sally and Jane are talking _____ their holiday plans.
A. with B. at C. about D. to
( )10.I’m interested in reading novels. I think Harry Potter is very ______.
A. interested B. crowd C. interesting D. quiet
( )11.The trees and flowers _____ in spring every year.
A. get warm B. come back to life
C. begin to die D. have a good time
( )12.—Don’t stay _____ too late. Get up earlier, please.
—OK, I will.
A. with B. up C. on D. for
( )13.The sky is getting dark. I think it will be _____.
A. rain B. rainy C. raining D .rains
( )14.—What do you think of the weather?
—It’s nice and warm. “Nice and” here means _____.
A. very B. nice C. good D. a little
( )15.The eating habits(習(xí)慣) in China are different _____ those in America.
A. of B. for C. with D. from
Ⅱ.情景交際。
(A)根據(jù)對(duì)話的情景，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)木渥?，使?duì)話完整通順。其中有兩項(xiàng)是多余的。
A: Hi, Kangkang! What a cold day!
B: Yes. It’s very cold. I know you are from Australia. 16
A: In Australia, summer is from December to February and winter is in June, July and August.
B: Oh! 17 When it is spring in China, it’s fall in Australia, right?
A: Quite right. 18 It’s very warm. Sometimes it’s too hot.
B: 19
A: No, it’s quite warm.
B: 20
A: Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain. Let’s go home.
B: All right. Bye-bye!
A. Is it very cold in winter in Australia?
B. The Australian seasons are opposite(相反) to the Chinese seasons.
C. It’s very cold in Australia.
D. How interesting!
E. Swimming is very popular in summer.
F. In Australia, there is beautiful sunshine every day.
G. What’s the weather like in Australia?
(B)根據(jù)對(duì)話情景，在畫(huà)線處填上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使對(duì)話完整通順。
A: Hi!
B: Hi, Mary!
A: Did you 21 a good time last Sunday?
B: Yes, we did. We 22 out for a picnic.
A: Great! Where did you have it?
B: At the foot of the Great Wall.
A: 23 did you go with?
B: I went with Peter, Jim, Lucy, Lily and Jenny.
A: What time did you start?
B: At 8:30 in the morning.
A: 24 did you go there?
B: We went there by bike.
A: What did you have 25 lunch?
B: We had Beijing duck, chicken, eggs, bread and fruit.
21. _____ 22. _____ 23. _____ 24. _____ 25. _____
Ⅲ.完形填空。
Mother’s Day is celebrated(被慶祝) in the U.S.A. It’s also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. 26 that day mothers usually
27 flowers and cards from their children. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother 28 ” , “Best 29 for Mother’s Day” and so on.
Where does the idea for the holiday 30 ? We should thank Miss Anna M. Jarris. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She lived in west Virginia. Her mother 31 on May 9th, 1905.
She had a deep(深深的) love for her mother. She 32 letters to some important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for 33 mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made(被創(chuàng)造) on the second Sunday in May by the U.S.A. in 1913.
On Mother’s Day, children give presents to their mothers, 34 the whole family goes out and tries to do 35 for their mothers. Children want to thank their mothers in this way.
( )26.A.On B. At C. In D. Of
( )27.A.buy B. get C. send D. borrow
( )28.A.in China B. in the family C. on earth D. in the world
( )29.A.presents B. dishes C. wishes D. cards
( )30.A.comes from B. is from C. come from D. came from
( )31.A.died B. dead C. is dead D. die
( )32.A.wrote B. writes C. sends D. received
( )33.A.both B. all C. every D. only her
( )34.A.or B. but C. than D. yet
( )35.A.nothing nice B. nice everything
C. something nice D. nice something
Ⅳ.閱讀理解。Xk b1.c o m
(A)
Here is a TV report of the weather in Britain.
Most of England and Wales will have a cold dry day. It will be sunny at times. There will be a little rain in the north only. The wind will be weak in the east, but quite strong in the west.
In most parts of Scotland, the temperature will be above zero in the day. But at night it will fall below zero again, and the roads will again be very dangerous because of ice. There will also be more snow in the night. The snow will be very heavy in some places in the hills.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正(T)誤(F)。
( )36.The south of England will be cold, and there will be a little rain.
( )37.In the east of England, the wind will be weak.
( )38.In the west of England, the wind will be quite strong.
( )39.The roads in England will be dangerous at night because of ice.
( )40.The snow will be light in the hills.
(B)
In America, Thanksgiving Day is another important traditional(傳統(tǒng)的) festival. People walk or drive cars full of flowers on the streets and eat turkey and pumpkin pies at home. They hold different kinds of activities to celebrate it to remember the history and to show their thanks.
People usually come back home on that day. All the family members get together with some friends. Everyone is glad to see each other. At about four o’clock the family and their friends sit down to dinner. They give thanks for the blessing(祝福) they received, and then start to cut the turkey. People always have the traditional dinner of turkey, pumpkin pies, sweet potatoes and chestnuts (栗子). After dinner, no one can go away and they all sit around and talk, play word games, or tell jokes until it is time to go to sleep. It is always difficult to leave because Thanksgiving Day is one of the few days of the year when the whole family gets together.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問(wèn)題。
41.What do people usually do on Thanksgiving Day?
___________________________________________________
42.What do people have for dinner on Thanksgiving Day?
___________________________________________________
43.What do people usually do before they cut the turkey?
___________________________________________________
44.What do people do after dinner?
___________________________________________________
45.Why is it so difficult to leave each other on that day?
___________________________________________________
(C)
Welcome to England!
The weather of England is very changeable(易變的). It can be rainy, sunny, cloudy, windy, warm, foggy or cold at any time of year. If it’s raining when you get up in the morning, it can be hot and dry in the afternoon.
In England, shops are usually open from 9:00 in the morning to 5:30 in the afternoon. On Sundays some shops are open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. But most shops are closed. Banks, museums or other places are open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can go to the parks at any time.
All the cities have buses, trains and taxis. People wait in line(排隊(duì)等候) for buses and they are unhappy if you push in at the front. Don’t forget that, traffic goes on the left.
Be careful and enjoy your time here.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列表格。
Notice(須知) to the visitors
•Just be ready for(為……做準(zhǔn)備) any kind of 46._____. It’s changeable.
•Shops are usually open at 47._____. On Sundays most of them are closed.
•At any time you can go to the 48._____.
•Please 49._____ when you are at the bus stop.
•Make sure not to drive on the 50._____ of the road, or it will be very dangerous.
Ⅰ.詞匯部分。
(A)根據(jù)句意及首字母提示，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。
51.London is the c _____ of England.
52.On the Dragon Boat Festival people h _____ dragon boat races to remember Qu Yuan.
53.Kangkang’s family t _____ to Suzhou during the holiday 1ast summer.
54.—Oh, it’s raining heavily, but I forgot my u _____ at home.
—Don’t worry. We can share one together.
55.The sun s_____ brightly today. You’d better wear your sunglasses.
(B)從方框中選擇合適的單詞或詞組，并用其適當(dāng)?shù)男问教羁?。其中有兩個(gè)是多余的。
prepare for, important, show, point to, remember, stay up, believe
56.People _____ until midnight to welcome the Chinese New Year’s Eve.
57.You shouldn’t _____ anything with your foot in Indonesia.
58.It’s _____ for us to study hard.
59.The students are busy _____ the English exam(考試).
60.People in China _____ the picture of Zao Shen can give good luck to them.
Ⅱ.綜合填空。
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，填入所缺的單詞。
Thank you 61 your Christmas card. I had a happy Christmas yesterday. Before Christmas, I sent many Christmas cards 62 my friends. We prepared a beautiful Christmas tree 63 colorful lights. On Christmas Eve, I put up stockings by the fireplace. When I got up in the morning, I found there were many sweets and toys in them. They must be 64 Santa Claus! Then we gave the 65 to each other. We had a Christmas dinner in the evening.
61. _____ 62. _____ 63. _____ 64. _____ 65. _____
Ⅲ.書(shū)面表達(dá)。
(A)新年要到了，你的朋友送給你一張賀卡作為禮物，請(qǐng)你給他(她)也寫(xiě)一張賀卡。
(B)假如你和家人上周去了桂林旅游，請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面表格的內(nèi)容寫(xiě)一篇短文，介紹一下你的旅游經(jīng)歷。詞數(shù)在60個(gè)單詞左右。
How was your trip? Wonderful.
How did you go to Guilin? By train.
Topic1 What’s the weather like today?
一．重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)：
1. 季節(jié)詞匯：
四季名詞 spring summer Autumn / fall winter
四季特征 warm hot cool cold
四季色彩 green bright yellow white
四季活動(dòng) hike swim climb mountains make snowmen
2. 天氣詞匯：
天氣名詞 rain wind cloud snow sun fog
對(duì)應(yīng)形容詞 rainy windy cloudy snowy sunny Foggy
3. in spring / summer / fall / winter 在春天；夏天；秋天；冬天
4. go climbing mountains / shopping / swimming
5. quite = very 很，相當(dāng)
6. come back to life 復(fù)蘇，復(fù)活
7. 名詞轉(zhuǎn)化為形容詞：hope – hopeful care – careful
8. from December to February 從十二月到二月
9. fall off 落下；掉落
10. weather report 天氣預(yù)報(bào)
11. a hopeful season 一個(gè)充滿希望的季節(jié) the harvest season豐收的季節(jié)
12. come after 緊跟其后
13. get warmer and warmer 變得越來(lái)越暖和
14. make dinner 做飯 make tea 泡茶 make faces 做鬼臉 make friends 交朋友
make wishes 許愿 make a mistake 犯錯(cuò)誤 make a noise 制造噪音
make a sentence 造句 make sure 確信 make dumplings 包餃子
二、重點(diǎn)句型：
1. What’s the weather like today? = How is the weather today? 今天天氣怎么樣？
It looks like rain. = It looks like raining. 看起來(lái)好像要下雨。
2. Which season is the warmest / hottest / coolest / coldest in the year?
一年里哪個(gè)季節(jié)暖和；熱；涼快；冷？
3. Sometimes it rains quite heavily / hard. 有時(shí)候雨下得很大。
4. It’s a good time to swim. 它是游泳的好時(shí)節(jié)。
It’s a good season for hiking. 它是去遠(yuǎn)足的好季節(jié)。
It’s a good time / season to do something. 它是做某事的好時(shí)間；好季節(jié)。
5. Do you like summer? Yes, but I like winter better. 你喜歡夏天嗎？是的，但是我更喜歡冬天。
Which do you like best, spring, summer, fall or winter? I like summer best.
你喜歡哪個(gè)，春，夏，秋，還是冬？我喜歡夏。
Like…better 更喜歡… like…best 喜歡…
6. I like spring best. = My favorite ( season ) is spring. 我喜歡的季節(jié)是春天。
7. What’s the weather like today? How was the weather yesterday? What will the weather be like tomorrow? 今天天氣怎么樣？昨天天氣怎么樣？明天天氣怎么樣？
8. It’s nice and warm. 今天挺暖和的。
Nice and …; good and … 可用來(lái)加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣，意為“很，挺”。如：
nice and cold 很冷 nice and far 很遠(yuǎn)
9. It’s better today than yesterday. 今天的天氣比昨天更好。
10. The weather gets warmer and warmer. 天氣變得越來(lái)越暖和。
get 變得。如：get cold 變冷；get thin 變瘦
比較級(jí)and比較級(jí)意為“越來(lái)越…”，如：
taller and taller, 越來(lái)越高； heavier and heavier，越來(lái)越重
11. The cold weather is coming. 寒冷的天氣馬上就要來(lái)了。
12. It lasts from December to February. 它從十二月持續(xù)到二月。
13. The newspaper says it’ll be sunny tomorrow. 據(jù)報(bào)紙報(bào)道明天將會(huì)是晴天。
14. The farmers are busy harvesting. 農(nóng)民們忙著收割莊稼。
be busy doing something = be busy with something 忙著做某事
I am busy doing my job. = I am busy with my job. 我忙著我的工作。
三、語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)：
1. 形容詞的高級(jí)：
單音節(jié)詞和少數(shù)雙音節(jié)詞：
（1）一般情況下加-est，如：coldest, tallest
（2）以“e”結(jié)尾的詞，加-st，如：nicest, finest
（3）以輔音字母＋y結(jié)尾的詞，先變y為i，再加-est，如：busiest, heaviest
（4）以一個(gè)輔音字母結(jié)尾的重讀閉音節(jié)，雙寫(xiě)末尾輔音字母，再加-est，如：biggest, hottest
多音節(jié)詞在前面加most，如：most beautiful, most dangerous
四、交際用語(yǔ)：學(xué)習(xí)描述和談?wù)撍募竞筒煌瑫r(shí)間下的天氣狀況
What’s the weather like in summer?
It often rains. Sometimes it rains quite heavily.
How is the weather in winter?
It’s better than yesterday.
Which season do you like best, spring, summer, fall, or winter?
Which season is the coldest in a year?
What do you think of the weather today?
What’s the temperature? It’s 35℃.
Topic2 The summer holidays are coming.
一．重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)：
1. the summer / winter holiday 暑假；寒假
2. talk about 談?wù)摰?，談?BR> 3. holiday plans 假日計(jì)劃
4. want to go 想去
want to do something = would like to do something 想做某事
hope to do something 希望做某事 plan to do something 計(jì)劃做某事
5. around the country 環(huán)繞國(guó)家
6. take pictures / photos of 給…照相
7. the local people / food 當(dāng)?shù)厝?；?dāng)?shù)厥澄?BR> 8. places of interest 名勝古跡
9. celebrate something with somebody 和某人一起慶祝某事
10. get together with somebody 和某人聚會(huì)在一起
11. go on a trip去旅游 make one’s trip 旅行 make a holiday 度假 go for a holiday 去度假
be on holiday = go on holiday 在度假 take a holiday = have a holiday 休假
12. have a good time = have a great time = have a wonderful time = have a nice time = have fun 玩得很高興
13. on the beach 在海灘上
14. tell somebody something about something 告訴某人一些事情關(guān)于某個(gè)事物
15. the best time 佳時(shí)間
16. enter someone’s home 進(jìn)入某人家里
17. take off your shoes 脫鞋子
18. go out 出去 go back 回去
19. point to 指著
20. eat with your left hand 用左手吃東西
21. Muslin countries 穆斯林國(guó)家
22. touch somebody on someplace 觸摸某人的某個(gè)部位
23. make the OK sign 做個(gè)好了的手勢(shì)
24. arrive on time 按時(shí)到達(dá)
25. a little later晚一點(diǎn)
26. pass something to somebody 傳遞某物給某人
二、重點(diǎn)句型：
1. The summer holidays are coming. 暑假要來(lái)了。
2. I hope to get together with my old friends. 我希望和我的老朋友在一起。
3. Each of us has a good plan for the holidays. 我們每個(gè)人都有一個(gè)很好的假期計(jì)劃。
4. Before you go on a trip, what will you pack for it? 你去度假以前，要打包準(zhǔn)備些什么？
5. It sounds really interesting and exciting. 它聽(tīng)起來(lái)相當(dāng)有趣和令人激動(dòng)。
6. Different countries have different customs. 不同的國(guó)家有不同的風(fēng)俗。
7. You shouldn’t eat with your left hand. 你不能用左手吃東西。
8. You mustn’t point to anything with your foot. 你千萬(wàn)不要用腳指東西。
9. Guess what I bought for you! 猜猜我為你買了什么！
三、語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)：
1. 一般過(guò)去時(shí)的特殊疑問(wèn)句：
How was you trip? It was wonderful.
How did you make your trip? By plane.
What places did you visit? We visited some famous temples.
When did you come back? I came back yesterday.
Where did you go on a trip? To Australia.
Why did you watch TV? Because I wanted to watch tennis games.
Whom did you live with? My parents.
2. 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞should和shouldn’t的用法：
What places should I visit in Yunnan?
You should visit Dali and Lijiang and you shouldn’t miss Xishuangbanna.
When you enter someone’s home, you should take off your shoes.
四、交際用語(yǔ)：談?wù)撀糜魏惋L(fēng)俗。
Where do you want to go for you holiday?
I’m going to travel around the country and take pictures of the local people.
When you travel in other countries, you’d better know the customs of the country.
How was your trip? It was wonderful.
How did you go to Tibet? By plane.
How long were you there? I was there for five days.
When did you come here? I came back yesterday.
What’s the best time to go there?
Topic3 Let’s celebrate!
一．重點(diǎn)詞語(yǔ)：
1. 節(jié)日名稱：
The Spring Festival New Year’s Eve Lantern Day Tomb–sweeping Festival
春節(jié) 除夕 元宵節(jié) 清明節(jié)
Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Double Ninth Festival
端午節(jié) 中秋節(jié) 重陽(yáng)節(jié)
Teachers’ Day Mother’s Day Children’s Day National Day
教師節(jié) 母親節(jié) 兒童節(jié) 國(guó)慶節(jié)
Women’s Day Army’s Day Party’s Birthday Youth Day
婦女節(jié) 建軍節(jié) 黨的生日 青年節(jié)
April Fool’s Day Christmas Thanks-giving Day Halloween
愚人節(jié) 圣誕節(jié) 感恩節(jié) 復(fù)活節(jié)
2. make dumplings 包餃子
3. perform lion and dragon dances 表演舞獅子和舞龍
4. give each other presents 互贈(zèng)禮物
5. dress up 盛裝打扮，喬裝打扮
6. the most important 重要
7. stay up 熬夜
8. gaze at 觀看
9. get dark 變黑
10. have a family get-together 舉行家庭聚會(huì)
11. prepare for 為…做準(zhǔn)備
12. go trick-or-treating 去玩“是惡作劇還是請(qǐng)客”
13. knock on 敲打
14. play tricks on somebody 捉弄某人
15. enjoy doing something 享受做某事
16. be in bed 入睡
17. send…to 把…送到…；寄…
18. colored lights / candles 彩燈；彩燭
19. on Christmas Eve 在圣誕節(jié)前夜
20. lunar May 5th 農(nóng)歷五月五
21. hold dragon boat races 舉行龍舟賽
22. eat rice dumplings 吃粽子
23. the birthday of China 中國(guó)的生日
24. the capital city of China 中國(guó)的首都城市
25. Tian’anmen Square 天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)
26. watch the national flag go up 觀看升國(guó)旗
27. a seven-day holiday 七天的假期
二、重點(diǎn)句型：
1. People in many countries celebrate Christmas and give each other presents. 很多國(guó)家的人慶祝圣誕節(jié)和互贈(zèng)禮物。
2. What other special festivals do we have? 我們有別的什么特殊的節(jié)日嗎？
3. On this day people eat mooncakes and enjoy gazing at the full moon. 在這一天人們吃月餅賞月。
What do you mean by trick-or-treat? 你所說(shuō)的“trick-or-treat”是什么意思？
It the neighbors don’t give them candies they will play tricks on them.如果鄰居不給他們糖果，他們將會(huì)捉弄他們。
Everyone is all smiles. 大家都笑容滿面。
They must be from Santa Claus! 他們一定來(lái)自圣誕老人。
Before Christmas, I sent many Christmas cards to my friends. 圣誕節(jié)之前，我給朋友們寄了很多圣誕節(jié)賀卡。
三、語(yǔ)法學(xué)習(xí)：由when, before, after引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。
When it snows, the ground is white with snow and I can make snowmen.
When you travel in other countries, you should know the customs of the country.
Before the Chinese New Year, many Chinese families burn the pictures of kitchen god, Zao Shen, to bring good luck.
Parents also enjoy eating their children’s trick-or-treat candies after the children are in bed.
四、交際用語(yǔ)：學(xué)習(xí)中外節(jié)日。
Children dress up in strange clothes and play tricks.
On Spring Festival, Chinese people celebrate and perform lion and dragon dances.
Thank you for your Christmas cards!
第五部分 課堂精練
Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇。
( )1.Christmas Day is coming. Each of them _____ busy _____ for Christmas.
A. are; preparing B. is; preparing C. is; prepare D. are; prepare
( )2.On the night of Mid-autumn festival, people like to _____ the bright full moon.
A. watch B. see C. enjoy D. look
( )3.On Christmas Day, the whole family _____ to have a special dinner.
A. get together B .gets together C. get-together D. gets-together
( )4.Spring lasts from March to May. It is a good season _____ hiking.
A. at B .in C .to D. for
( )5.Don’t wrap gift money _____ white paper in _____.
A. with; Italy B. in; Canada C .in; China D. with; America
( )6.In Spain, people eat grapes _____ good luck in the new year.
A. for B. from C. of D. with
( )7.The weather was rainy, but the mountains _____ beautiful.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
( )8.Please _____ touch a child on the head in Thailand. It’s impolite.
A. can’t B. do C. don’t D. shouldn’t
( )9.Look! Sally and Jane are talking _____ their holiday plans.
A. with B. at C. about D. to
( )10.I’m interested in reading novels. I think Harry Potter is very ______.
A. interested B. crowd C. interesting D. quiet
( )11.The trees and flowers _____ in spring every year.
A. get warm B. come back to life
C. begin to die D. have a good time
( )12.—Don’t stay _____ too late. Get up earlier, please.
—OK, I will.
A. with B. up C. on D. for
( )13.The sky is getting dark. I think it will be _____.
A. rain B. rainy C. raining D .rains
( )14.—What do you think of the weather?
—It’s nice and warm. “Nice and” here means _____.
A. very B. nice C. good D. a little
( )15.The eating habits(習(xí)慣) in China are different _____ those in America.
A. of B. for C. with D. from
Ⅱ.情景交際。
(A)根據(jù)對(duì)話的情景，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)木渥?，使?duì)話完整通順。其中有兩項(xiàng)是多余的。
A: Hi, Kangkang! What a cold day!
B: Yes. It’s very cold. I know you are from Australia. 16
A: In Australia, summer is from December to February and winter is in June, July and August.
B: Oh! 17 When it is spring in China, it’s fall in Australia, right?
A: Quite right. 18 It’s very warm. Sometimes it’s too hot.
B: 19
A: No, it’s quite warm.
B: 20
A: Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain. Let’s go home.
B: All right. Bye-bye!
A. Is it very cold in winter in Australia?
B. The Australian seasons are opposite(相反) to the Chinese seasons.
C. It’s very cold in Australia.
D. How interesting!
E. Swimming is very popular in summer.
F. In Australia, there is beautiful sunshine every day.
G. What’s the weather like in Australia?
(B)根據(jù)對(duì)話情景，在畫(huà)線處填上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使對(duì)話完整通順。
A: Hi!
B: Hi, Mary!
A: Did you 21 a good time last Sunday?
B: Yes, we did. We 22 out for a picnic.
A: Great! Where did you have it?
B: At the foot of the Great Wall.
A: 23 did you go with?
B: I went with Peter, Jim, Lucy, Lily and Jenny.
A: What time did you start?
B: At 8:30 in the morning.
A: 24 did you go there?
B: We went there by bike.
A: What did you have 25 lunch?
B: We had Beijing duck, chicken, eggs, bread and fruit.
21. _____ 22. _____ 23. _____ 24. _____ 25. _____
Ⅲ.完形填空。
Mother’s Day is celebrated(被慶祝) in the U.S.A. It’s also a holiday in some other countries. It is on the second Sunday in May. It is a day to thank mothers. 26 that day mothers usually
27 flowers and cards from their children. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, Mom”, “To the best mother 28 ” , “Best 29 for Mother’s Day” and so on.
Where does the idea for the holiday 30 ? We should thank Miss Anna M. Jarris. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She lived in west Virginia. Her mother 31 on May 9th, 1905.
She had a deep(深深的) love for her mother. She 32 letters to some important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for 33 mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made(被創(chuàng)造) on the second Sunday in May by the U.S.A. in 1913.
On Mother’s Day, children give presents to their mothers, 34 the whole family goes out and tries to do 35 for their mothers. Children want to thank their mothers in this way.
( )26.A.On B. At C. In D. Of
( )27.A.buy B. get C. send D. borrow
( )28.A.in China B. in the family C. on earth D. in the world
( )29.A.presents B. dishes C. wishes D. cards
( )30.A.comes from B. is from C. come from D. came from
( )31.A.died B. dead C. is dead D. die
( )32.A.wrote B. writes C. sends D. received
( )33.A.both B. all C. every D. only her
( )34.A.or B. but C. than D. yet
( )35.A.nothing nice B. nice everything
C. something nice D. nice something
Ⅳ.閱讀理解。Xk b1.c o m
(A)
Here is a TV report of the weather in Britain.
Most of England and Wales will have a cold dry day. It will be sunny at times. There will be a little rain in the north only. The wind will be weak in the east, but quite strong in the west.
In most parts of Scotland, the temperature will be above zero in the day. But at night it will fall below zero again, and the roads will again be very dangerous because of ice. There will also be more snow in the night. The snow will be very heavy in some places in the hills.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正(T)誤(F)。
( )36.The south of England will be cold, and there will be a little rain.
( )37.In the east of England, the wind will be weak.
( )38.In the west of England, the wind will be quite strong.
( )39.The roads in England will be dangerous at night because of ice.
( )40.The snow will be light in the hills.
(B)
In America, Thanksgiving Day is another important traditional(傳統(tǒng)的) festival. People walk or drive cars full of flowers on the streets and eat turkey and pumpkin pies at home. They hold different kinds of activities to celebrate it to remember the history and to show their thanks.
People usually come back home on that day. All the family members get together with some friends. Everyone is glad to see each other. At about four o’clock the family and their friends sit down to dinner. They give thanks for the blessing(祝福) they received, and then start to cut the turkey. People always have the traditional dinner of turkey, pumpkin pies, sweet potatoes and chestnuts (栗子). After dinner, no one can go away and they all sit around and talk, play word games, or tell jokes until it is time to go to sleep. It is always difficult to leave because Thanksgiving Day is one of the few days of the year when the whole family gets together.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問(wèn)題。
41.What do people usually do on Thanksgiving Day?
___________________________________________________
42.What do people have for dinner on Thanksgiving Day?
___________________________________________________
43.What do people usually do before they cut the turkey?
___________________________________________________
44.What do people do after dinner?
___________________________________________________
45.Why is it so difficult to leave each other on that day?
___________________________________________________
(C)
Welcome to England!
The weather of England is very changeable(易變的). It can be rainy, sunny, cloudy, windy, warm, foggy or cold at any time of year. If it’s raining when you get up in the morning, it can be hot and dry in the afternoon.
In England, shops are usually open from 9:00 in the morning to 5:30 in the afternoon. On Sundays some shops are open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. But most shops are closed. Banks, museums or other places are open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can go to the parks at any time.
All the cities have buses, trains and taxis. People wait in line(排隊(duì)等候) for buses and they are unhappy if you push in at the front. Don’t forget that, traffic goes on the left.
Be careful and enjoy your time here.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列表格。
Notice(須知) to the visitors
•Just be ready for(為……做準(zhǔn)備) any kind of 46._____. It’s changeable.
•Shops are usually open at 47._____. On Sundays most of them are closed.
•At any time you can go to the 48._____.
•Please 49._____ when you are at the bus stop.
•Make sure not to drive on the 50._____ of the road, or it will be very dangerous.
Ⅰ.詞匯部分。
(A)根據(jù)句意及首字母提示，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。
51.London is the c _____ of England.
52.On the Dragon Boat Festival people h _____ dragon boat races to remember Qu Yuan.
53.Kangkang’s family t _____ to Suzhou during the holiday 1ast summer.
54.—Oh, it’s raining heavily, but I forgot my u _____ at home.
—Don’t worry. We can share one together.
55.The sun s_____ brightly today. You’d better wear your sunglasses.
(B)從方框中選擇合適的單詞或詞組，并用其適當(dāng)?shù)男问教羁?。其中有兩個(gè)是多余的。
prepare for, important, show, point to, remember, stay up, believe
56.People _____ until midnight to welcome the Chinese New Year’s Eve.
57.You shouldn’t _____ anything with your foot in Indonesia.
58.It’s _____ for us to study hard.
59.The students are busy _____ the English exam(考試).
60.People in China _____ the picture of Zao Shen can give good luck to them.
Ⅱ.綜合填空。
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，填入所缺的單詞。
Thank you 61 your Christmas card. I had a happy Christmas yesterday. Before Christmas, I sent many Christmas cards 62 my friends. We prepared a beautiful Christmas tree 63 colorful lights. On Christmas Eve, I put up stockings by the fireplace. When I got up in the morning, I found there were many sweets and toys in them. They must be 64 Santa Claus! Then we gave the 65 to each other. We had a Christmas dinner in the evening.
61. _____ 62. _____ 63. _____ 64. _____ 65. _____
Ⅲ.書(shū)面表達(dá)。
(A)新年要到了，你的朋友送給你一張賀卡作為禮物，請(qǐng)你給他(她)也寫(xiě)一張賀卡。
(B)假如你和家人上周去了桂林旅游，請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面表格的內(nèi)容寫(xiě)一篇短文，介紹一下你的旅游經(jīng)歷。詞數(shù)在60個(gè)單詞左右。
How was your trip? Wonderful.
How did you go to Guilin? By train.