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1、Section APeriod 1 (1a 2d)Look at the pictures and say what festivals they are. Chinese Spring Festival 春節(jié)春節(jié)The Lantern Festival 元宵節(jié)元宵節(jié) Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節(jié)中秋節(jié)The Dragon Boat Festival 端午節(jié)端午節(jié) The Water Festival 潑水節(jié)潑水節(jié) Christmas Day 圣誕節(jié)圣誕節(jié) April Fools Day 愚人節(jié)愚人節(jié)u What is your favourite festival? u W

2、hy do you like it most?u What did you do at the festival?Listen and circle T for true or F for false.1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.3. Bill wonders whether theyll have zongzi again next year.4. Bill and Mary believe that

3、theyll be back next year to watch the races.1b1bT FT FT FT FT FT FT FT FListen again and answer the question.1. Why does Bill like the races best?2. What festival are they talking about?Because he thinks they were really interesting to watch and the dragon boat teams were fantastic. The Dragon Boat

4、Festival.Make a dialogue about one of the four festivals. A: What do you like best about ? B: I love the I think that Do you know anything about the four festivals?The Water Festival is the New Years celebrations that take place in Southeast Asian countries such as Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailan

5、d as well as Yunnan, China. It is called the “Water Festival” by Westerners because people splash / pour water at one another as part of the cleansing ritual (儀式儀式) to welcome the new year. The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes. It is believed that on this Water Festiv

6、al, everything old must be thrown away, or it will bring the owner bad luck.The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi and racin

7、g dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This Regatta (賽舟會賽舟會) is given honour to the memory of the death of Qu Yuan. The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and

8、 is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back. The Spring Festival originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the peoples sacrifice (獻祭獻祭) to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a ne

9、w one.The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.This days important activity is watching lanterns. Lanterns of various

10、 shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. “Guessing lantern riddles” is an essential part of the Festival. Listen and circle the correct words.1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends.2. Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.3. W

11、u Ming visited his relatives / friends / classmates.4. Wu Ming liked eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.2a2aListen again and answer the questions. Yes. He has put on 5 pounds.1. Does Wu Ming put on weight? How much?2. What was the best part of Wu Mings trip? The Dragon Boat Festiv

12、al.Listen again and fill in the chart.2b2bDownsidesFun activitiesEating outShoppingDragon Boat Festival in June put on weight spent money weather is hotHave you ever had any downsides when travelling in a place?What were they?Make a dialogue about a vacation, using 2c as a model.Have you ever been a

13、broad?Do you know where Chiang Mai is?It is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand.It attracts over 5 million visitors each year. Its on the list of 25 Best Destinations in the World.Read and answer the questions.2d2d1. Where is Clara going?2. When is Clara going to Ch

14、iang Mai? How do you know? She is going to Chiang Mai.In April. Because Ben said April is the hottest month of the year there.Imagine you are going to travel in one of the cities below. Make a dialogue, using 2d as a model.HarbinHangzhouSanyaJapan1. wonder v. 想知道想知道Language pointsI wonder if hes eat

15、ing well every day. 我想知道他是不是每天都吃得好。我想知道他是不是每天都吃得好。I wonder what they call those flowers. 不知道那些花兒叫什么。不知道那些花兒叫什么。I wonder whether they will arrive on time. 我不知道他們能不能準時到。我不知道他們能不能準時到。I wonder ., I dont know . 這兩個短語都這兩個短語都可譯成可譯成“不知道不知道”。其區(qū)別是：。其區(qū)別是：I wonder .作作“不知道不知道”解時解時, 其中含有其中含有“想知道想知道”的意思的意思; I dont

16、 know只是用來只是用來陳述對某事陳述對某事“不知道不知道”這一事實。例如這一事實。例如:I wonder what you call this. 不知道你們把這個叫做什么。不知道你們把這個叫做什么。- Do you know what they call this? 你知道他們把這個叫做什么嗎你知道他們把這個叫做什么嗎?- I dont know. 我不知道。我不知道。 wonder n. 驚奇；驚愕；奇跡驚奇；驚愕；奇跡There was a look of wonder in his eyes. 他眼中露出驚奇的神色。他眼中露出驚奇的神色。They were filled with w

17、onder at the new waterfall. 他們對新瀑布感到非常驚奇。他們對新瀑布感到非常驚奇。Its a wonder that the child came through without a scratch. 這孩子竟能安然無恙地脫險，真是奇跡。這孩子竟能安然無恙地脫險，真是奇跡。知識拓展知識拓展wonder about 想知道想知道; 對對感到奇怪感到奇怪; 考慮考慮wonder at 對對感到驚訝感到驚訝/奇怪奇怪in wonder 在驚奇中在驚奇中no wonder 難怪難怪,怪不得怪不得with wonder 驚奇地驚奇地the wonders of the worl

18、d 世界奇觀世界奇觀I wonder _ he will come before 9:00 p.m.A. what B. that C. when D. if【解析解析】主句主句“I wonder”(我想知道我想知道)帶有帶有疑問色彩，因此，答案不能選不帶疑問意疑問色彩，因此，答案不能選不帶疑問意思的關聯(lián)詞思的關聯(lián)詞that。又由于后半句賓語從句。又由于后半句賓語從句對時間已有所交代，而且用的對時間已有所交代，而且用的come是不及是不及物動詞，不用跟賓語。故答案選物動詞，不用跟賓語。故答案選if (是否是否) 。D【 2013 福建漳州福建漳州 】 They wonder _ robots

19、will make humans lose their jobs or not. A. that B. if C. whether C2. Guess what?意思是意思是 “你知道嗎？你知道嗎？”、“想不到吧想不到吧”、 “你猜怎么著你猜怎么著?” 。這個句子是要告訴人家。這個句子是要告訴人家某件事之前常用的口語。說話者并無意要某件事之前常用的口語。說話者并無意要對方真的去猜，聽者也不會真的去傷腦筋。對方真的去猜，聽者也不會真的去傷腦筋。通常對于該句型都是以通常對于該句型都是以What?回答?；卮?。Guess what? I got through the exam. 你猜怎么了你猜怎么了

20、? 我考試過關了。我考試過關了。A: Guess what!你猜猜看！你猜猜看！B: What?什么？什么？A: I am going to the mountains with my family this weekend.這個周末我和我家人要去山上。這個周末我和我家人要去山上。B: That sounds like fun.聽起來很有趣。聽起來很有趣。3. Im going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.根據(jù)語境根據(jù)語境，in two weeks在這句話里的意在這句話里的意思是思是 “兩周之后兩周之后” 。 Hell be back in two weeks. 他兩

21、周后回來。他兩周后回來。 “in+ 一段時間一段時間”和將來時連用，表示和將來時連用，表示“在某段時間之后在某段時間之后”。(2010 河北省卷河北省卷) This term _ over. The summer vacation is coming in two weeks. A. is B. was C. has been D. will be【解析解析】句義為句義為“這學期即將結束，暑這學期即將結束，暑假在兩星期之后就要到來。假在兩星期之后就要到來?！?，故選擇，故選擇D。D“in+一段時間一段時間”和過去式連用，表示和過去式連用，表示“在某段時間內(nèi)在某段時間內(nèi)”I finished m

22、y homework in 2 hours. 我兩小時內(nèi)做完了功課。我兩小時內(nèi)做完了功課。知識拓展知識拓展4. Sounds like fun. 聽起來很有趣。聽起來很有趣。省略了省略了it這個形式主語這個形式主語，完整的句子是：，完整的句子是：It sounds like fun. sound like 聽起來像聽起來像It sound like a nice room. Can we take a look at it? 聽起來房間不錯，我們能看一看房間嗎聽起來房間不錯，我們能看一看房間嗎?Their love story sounds like a fairy tale. 他們的愛情故事聽起來像童話。他們的愛情故事聽起來像童話。感官動詞感官動詞 + like feel like 摸起來像摸起來像 smell like 聞起來像聞起來像 look like 看起來像看起來像 taste like 嘗起來像嘗起來像知