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Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 2 We have celebrate the festival
since the first pioneers arrived in America.
初中外研版九年级上册
the Native Americans
the local people
the first pioneers
from England
美洲土著;美洲印第安人
当地人
拓荒者;开拓者
2
Thanksgiving Day
corn
turkey
give thanks for the food
have a big dinner
Language points
1. It’s a time… 这是一个……的时刻
It’s a time for children to show thanks to their mothers.
这是孩子向他们的妈妈表达感谢的时刻。
It’s time for sth. 到了某事的时间。
It’s time to do sth. 到了做某事的时间。
It’s time for lunch. 午饭时间到了。
It’s time to have lunch. 吃午饭的时间到了。
2. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
among prep. 在…之中
I live among the mountains.
我住在群山之中。
He was sitting among a group of children, telling them a story.
他正坐在一群孩子中间讲故事。
Language points
1) among有时相当于one of, 即“…当中的一个”。
He is among my best friends.
他是我最好的朋友中的一个。
2) among还可引出形容词最高级的比较范围,但须注意最高级形式出现在among之前或之后意义有所不同。
She is the tallest among her classmates.
她在她同学之中是最高的。
This book is among the best of his works.
这本书是他的最佳作品之一。
知识拓展
among和between的区别
among一般表示在三个或三个以上的人或事物之间, 这些人或事物通常是一个表示笼统数量或具有复数意义的名词或代词。
The teacher sat among the children.
老师坐在孩子们中间。
between一般表示在两个人或事物之间, 其宾语往往是一个具体数目的人(物),或者是由and连接的两个具体的人(物),有时候也可以表示多者之中的“两两之间”。
I am sitting between my parents.我正坐在我父母中间。
知识链接
1 Look! Jane is sitting ________ Sue and Brian.
2 There is a railway ________ the two cities.
3 Who dances best _______ these children?
between
between
among
Exercise
1.--- What do you often do _______ classes to relax yourself?
--- Listen to music.
A. over B. among C. between D. through
C
2. Our English teacher was standing ______ us so that she could hear
us all clearly.
A. away from B. far behind C. between D. among
3.His grade in the exam put him ______ the top students in his class.
A. between B. over C. among D. above
D
C
Exercise
3.People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
give / make a speech 发表演讲、做演讲
speech n. 演说;演讲
speak v. 讲;说话;演说;发言
speaker n. 说话者; 发言者; 说某种语言者; 扬声器
He closed his speech with a funny joke.
他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。
The principal gave a long speech to the school.
校长给全校发表了一个长篇讲话。
Language points
1. After school, I had a long _______ with my teacher about my study.
A. talk B. word C. speech D. story
2.It was very hard for me to make a _______, but I decided to leave my job.
A. suggestion B. decision
C. plan D. speech
3.The ________ are all tall and strong. (speech)
4.他在做关于中国历史的演讲。
He is _____________________ on Chinese History.
A
B
speakers
making/ giving a speech
Exercise
give/express thanks (to sb.) for (doing) sth.
对某人做了某事表示感谢
如:
She expressed her thanks to her friends for coming to the party.
这个女人为她孩子的平安而表示感谢那个警察。
The lady _______________ the policeman ______ her child’s safety.
4. give thanks for … 对……表示感谢
我对你的帮助表示感谢。
I give thanks for your help.
Language points
gave thanks to for
5. We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from
England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century.
自首批来自英格兰的拓荒者们在17世纪乘船抵达美洲大陆以
来,我们就一直庆祝这个节日。
自从……以来,表示的动作是从过去以来一直持续到现在,所以since引导的从句要用一般过去时态,但主句只能用现在完成时态,
主完从过
自从2000年,我就住在这里。
I ________________ here ______________.
自从他搬到顺德,他就住在这里。
He ________here _______________ Shunde
Language points
have lived since 2000
has lived since he moved to
1. The group of soldiers arrived ______ a small town ______ a rainy morning.
A. at; on B. at; in C. in; on D. in; in
2. When we climb the hill on Sundays, Jack always ________ (到达) at the top first.
A
arrives
3. Mr Brown said he would call us as soon as he ________ (到达) in Beijing the next day.
4. When Jay Chou ________ (到达) the airport, his fans clapped and screamed with joy.
5. As soon as they __________ (到达) to the hotel, they held a meeting at once.
arrived
reached
got
Exercise
While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter.
after 在句中引导时间状语从句,表示主句动作发生在从句动作之后
完成工作之后,我们就回家了。
_________ we had finished the work, we went home.
After
复习
6. …, and after they landed, …
land 在这里作动词,意思是“靠岸;着陆”是不及物动词, 后面如跟宾语, 要加相应的介词
The ship landed safely in the end.
船最后平安靠岸了。
In ten minutes the plane will land in Beijing.
飞机十分钟后将会在北京着陆。
land n. 陆地;国土;土地 (不可数名词)
To protect animals, we shouldn’t take the land away.
为了保护动物,我们不应该占用土地。
Language points
With the help of the Internet, information can _______ every corner of the world quickly.
A. go B. land C. reach D. arrive
【解析】go和arrive是不及物动词,后面不能直接跟名词,故排除A、D两项;land“上岸;着陆”;reach“到达”。
C
Exercise
7. … how to grow corn.
grow v. 种植;栽培
We grew more cotton this year.
今年我们多种了一些棉花。
She grows vegetables behind
her house.
她在屋后种了些蔬菜。
Language points
grow还有“增加;生长;变成”的意思
How tall you've grown!
你长得真高啊!
The noise grew louder.
吵闹声越来越响了。
grow into 成长为; 渐成; 变为
He has grown into a young man of twenty-two.
他已成长为22岁的青年了。
grow up 长大, 成熟
What do you want to be when you grow up?
你长大以后想做什么?
1. One of the best ways for people to keep healthy is to ______ good
eating habits.
A. grow B. develop C. increase D. find
B
2.China Dream is a great dream. Each of us should try our best to
make it ______.
A. come true
B. grow up
C. take place
A
Exercise
8.The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
第二年,他们一起享用新收获的食物,共庆丰收。
by eating a dinner of the new food
在句中作方式状语。 表示以聚餐品尝新食物的方式(来庆祝)。
by doing sth.
常用来表示“以某种方式进行……”
The little girl earns her living by selling newspapers.
小女孩靠卖报纸为生。
Language points
English is spoken by many people.
following adj 紧接着的,接下来的
We will have a long holiday in the ____ month.
A. to follow B. following C. followed
B
Language points
9. We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, …
lay v. 摆放(餐桌);放置
We all helped her to lay supper.
我们都动手帮她摆好晚餐。
You may lay it on the table.
你可以把它放在桌子上。
Lay the baby down gently.
请将婴儿轻轻放下。
Language points
(1) lay还可表示“下蛋;产卵” (lay—laid—laid)
(2) lay 还是lie(撒谎)的过去式 (lie—lay—lain)
The hen laid an egg this morning.
母鸡今早下了一个蛋
He lay on the bed, listening to his favourite music.
他躺在床上,听他最喜欢的音乐。
知识拓展
比较lay, lie
1) lay 常用作及物动词, 意为“放置, 铺设; 产(卵); 布置; 下蛋”等, 是不规则动词:laid, laid, laying。
2) lie 作不及物动词, 其基本含义是“躺;卧;位于”, 是不规则动词:lay, lain, lying。
The village lies at the foot of a hill.
这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。
3) lie作不及物动词的另一个含义是:“说谎”, 是规则动词:lied, lied, lying。
He never lied in his life.
他一辈子没撒过谎。
躺 lie, lay, lain, lie in bed again;
撒谎 lie, lied, lied, don’t be a liar;
产蛋 lay, laid, laid, a hen laid an egg;
放置 A boy picked it up and laid it in the bag.
巧记lie和lay
I found a wallet ______ on the ground.
A. laying B. lying C. lay D. lie
When she came several days later, she found that all things still ______ where she had ______ them.
A. lay; laid B. laid; laid
C. lay; lain D. lying; lain
B
A
Exercise
10. We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well.
as well 也;还 (用于句末,其前面不用逗号;用于肯定句)
I can sing this song well and John can as well.
我能唱好这首歌唱歌,约翰也可以。
I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well.
我唱自己谱曲的歌,也弹吉他。
She is a teacher and a singer as well.
她是教师,也是歌唱家。
as well as 以及;并且 (就前)
Mike as well as his parents likes to go fishing.
迈克和他的父母喜欢去钓鱼。
Language points
also, too, as well, either 这些词均含“也”之意。
also比too正式一些,语气较重,只用于肯定句,一般紧靠动词。
too语气较轻,多用于口语,在肯定句中使用,通常位于句末。
as well一般不用否定句,通常放在句末,强调时可放在句中。
either用于否定句,放在句末,之前加逗号。
知识链接
用too, also, either或as well填空:
1) I'll go to see the film, _______.
2) If you don't come here, I shouldn't, ______.
3) I, ________ , will help him.
4) Jack can speak Chinese, and his brother
can _______ speak Chinese.
5) He knows Chinese _________.
too
either
too
also
as well
Exercise
11. be busy with sth. 忙于某事
be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
My mother is busy with housework every day.
妈妈每天忙着做家务。
I was busy doing my homework yesterday.
我昨天一直忙着写家庭作业。
Language points
15.During the festival , there are plenty of other things to see and do.
在节日期间,有很多可看可做的其他事情。
plenty of = lots of 大量的 后面接复数可数名词或不可数名词。
如:许多鸡蛋、钱、牛奶
plenty of eggs / money / milk
北京有很多可以参观的地方。
There are plenty of places to visit in Beijing.
Language points
13. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.
当一切结束的时候,每个人都会帮忙洗碗。
①. be over 结束
The game is over . 游戏结束。
②. help do sth, 帮忙做某事help 的后面可带to 也可以不带to, 但在变为被动语态时一定要加上to.
在老人的帮助下,他在这个工厂工作。
He ____________________work in the factory by the old man.
was helped to
Language points
14.Like many Americans , we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.
像许多美国人一样,我们通常在电视上观看比赛,过得非常开心。
①.on television 在电视上
on the Internet在网络上;
on the radio 通过无线电广播
They learned about the news___ television.
A. on B. in C. for
②. enjoy oneself = have a good time
孩子们在野餐时玩得非常开心。
Children________________during the picnic.
had a good time
A
Language points
1 It usually rains ___ at this time of year.
A. a lot B. a lot of C. lot of
2 It is ____ cold here and there is ____ snow.
A. too much, much too B. much too, too much
C. too much, too much
3 I often heard Tony _____ in the room.
A. sing B. sang C. singing
4 They learnt English _____ listening to the radio.
A. by B. in C. at
Exercise
完成句子
1 我们一上火车,火车就启动了。
The train started ___________ we got on the train.
2 昨晚人们在聚会上玩得很开心。
People ________________ at the party last night.
3 晚饭开始前,我们应该先摆放餐具。
We should ________________ first before we begin dinner.
as soon as
had great fun
lay the table
Practice
Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空
1. It rained on the day we arrived, but the _________ (follow)
day was sunny.
2. At the sight I was frightened and fell off the bike, with
all the books _________ (lie) on the ground.
3. While Mary ___________ (write) a letter, the children ____________ (play) outside.
4. My sister can’t help ___________ (clean) the house because
she’s busy making a cake.
5. There is nothing _________ (eat) in the fridge. Let’s buy some.
following
lying
was writing
were playing
(to) clean
to eat
Ⅱ.完成句子
1. 对中国人来说,它是庆祝的时间。
For Chinese, ______ _____ _____ celebrating.
2. 王博士正在讲如何做演讲。
Doctor Wang is talking about how _____ _______ _________.
3. 饭前我经常帮忙摆放餐具。
I often help ____ _____ _____ before dinner.
4. 我们都需要大量的睡眠。
We all need _____ ______ sleep.
5. 那位歌手不但弹吉他,而且还演唱。
The singer not only played the guitar,he sang _____ ____.
it's time for
to make speeches
lay the table
plenty of
as well
( ) 1. We ______ the day since we arrived here.
A. celebrated B. celebrates
C. have celebrated D. has celebrate
( ) 2. There are ______ things to see and do in the park.
A. a lot B. plenty
C. much D. plenty of
( ) 3. They talk a lot and tell stories after work ______ .
A. too B. also
C. either D. as well
C
D
D
单项选择
Exercises
1. T___________ is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in
November in America.
2. The farmer taught me how to grow c_____.
3. We usually watch the games and enjoy o________ very much.
4. They l____ the table, and begin dinner.
5. It’s a time for a special dinner a______ family and friends.
hanksgiving
orns
urselves
ay
mong
根据首字母提示填词。
Exercises
1. I had a great time on the National Day last year. (同义句)
I ________ _______ on the National Day last year.
2. Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November in America.
(就画线部分提问)
________ is Thanksgiving in America?
3. The teacher taught students how they should use a computer. (同义句)
The teacher taught students _____ ___ ____ a computer.
4. I usually visit my grandparents twice a month. (就画线部分提问)
______ _______ do you visit your grandparents?
5. 我们昨天晚上吃得太多,感觉很不好。(翻译句子)
____________________________________________
enjoyed myself
When
按要求完成句子
how to use
How often
We ate too much to feel bad yesterday evening.
had fun
Exercises
1. Write a passage about your unforgettable festival.
2. Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson.
Homework
Warm wishes at Thanksgiving.
我在感恩节为你送上衷心的祝福。
Let's pray for health, happiness and next year’s harvest.
让我们祈求健康,幸福以及明年的丰收。
It’s Thanksgiving. I’d like to express my gratitude to all of you.
今天是感恩节,我想对你们所有人表达我的感谢。
Remember
We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves.
不养儿不知父母恩。
Thanks for listening!
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