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Unit 4 Time to celebrate
Starting out & Understanding ideas
What is the festival in the picture?
Mid-Autumn Festival
Lantern Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Loong Boat Festival
Understanding ideas
Look at the picture on the right and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you.
1. What are the people doing?
a reunion dinner with their family members
2. What is on the table?
delicious food
Spring Festival
dinner
family reunion
dish
unusual
un-
否定开头
usual
寻常的
usually
通常
unusual
不寻常的
treat
v. 对待;治疗;招待
n. 款待
My treat 我请客
dumpling
水饺
whole
成为;变成
become
became - become
全部的;整个的
chef
厨师
cook
厨师
cucumber
黄瓜
balloon
气球
lantern
灯笼
hang
悬挂
hung - hung
Hang on! I’m not quite ready.
等一下
Hang on! I will see if he’ s here.
别挂电话,等下
Hang out at the mall
闲逛
dish
菜肴;一道菜
do the dishes
洗碗
joke
v.说笑话;开玩笑
joker
爱开玩笑的人
laugh
v.发出笑声;笑
laughter
笑;笑声
laugh at 嘲笑…
shocked
震惊的
shocking
令人震惊的
-ing 结尾的形容词修饰物,一般意为“令人…”
-ed结尾的形容词修饰人,一般意为“感到…”
pork
猪肉
knife
刀
复数:
knives
round shape
圆形
reunion
团圆;团聚
piece
片;块;段;截
a piece of …一片;一块
two pieces of… 两片
smell
n.气味
v. 闻起来
fill
v. 充满;装满
拓展:be filled with…充满
Read the passage. What did the writer do during the Spring Festival?
Au unusual Spring Festival
It was my first Spring Festival in the UK. I wanted to treat my British friend, Emilia, to a Chinese dinner. She is a nice girl. Sometimes, she cooks for me.
不平常的;不寻常的
招待
频率副词,同类词:always, seldom, never等
However, I just couldn’t make it. I often watched Grandma cook, but I never cooked anything myself. It was midnight in China, time for dumplings. But my whole family came to my help on the phone. And I became a chef in one hour! I even made some cucumber flowers.
然而
频率副词
全家
在电话里
变成一个厨师
黄瓜
After Emilia hung ballons and lanterns in the dinning room, I put the last dish on the table. “This is the lion’s head!”
挂气球和灯笼
最后一道菜
“Are you joking? Isn’t that against the law?” Emilia was shocked.
你在开玩笑吗?
违反法律
震惊的
I laughed. “It’s a pork meatball. My family always have it at the Spring Festival. Its round shapes for family reunions. Try it!” Emilia cut a piece of it with her knife and put it into her mouth. “I love it!” she said. The smell of the dishes and our laughter filled the room. I felt like I was back home.
猪肉团
圆形
家庭团聚
切一片
用刀
气味
菜
笑声
充满房间
Choose the writer’s words after the meal.
a. I don’t like having the Spring Festival all by myself.
b. I miss my family so much.
c. It’s really an unusual but happy Spring Festival.
想念;错过
It was my first 1 ____________________ in the UK. I wanted to cook a 2 __________________for Emilia. But I couldn’t do it.
The writer’s problem
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
Spring Festival
Chinese dinner
At 3 _______________ in China, my 4 _________________ gave me help on the phone. And I became a chef in an hour.
The writer’s solution
midnight
whole family
I showed the last 5 __________ to Emilia. My family always eat it at the Spring Festival. She was 6 ____________ at the name, but she liked the taste. We enjoyed the dinner and laughed. I felt like I was 7 _______________.
The writer’s solution
midnight
shocked
back home
Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules.
(a) Sometimes, she cooks for me.
(b) I often watched Grandma cook, but I never cooked anything myself.
(c) My family always have it at the Spring Festival.
频率副词
always often sometimes
2 ________________
3 ________________
1 ________________
never
0%
100%
sometimes
often
always
短语测试
Spring Festival in the dining room
want to do sth the last dish
sometimes Are you joking?
however against the law
whole family round shape
on the phone stand for
become a chef a piece of
hang balloons and lanterns I feel like I was back home
春节
在餐厅
想要做某事
有时候
然而
全家
在电话里
成为一个厨师
挂上气球和灯笼
我感觉我像是回家了
一片/块
代表
圆形
违反法律
你在开玩笑吗?
最后一道菜
课后练习
1. On my way to the supermarket, l saw Jimmy ______ with someone.
A. hang on B. write down C. put up D. hang out
2. —Where will we _______the guests to dinner?
—At the new restaurant(饭店) near my home.
A. smell B. treat C. become D. joke
3. —I'm going to have a picnic with my brother and sister tomorrow morning.
—_______.
A . Have fun B . Good luck C . You're joking D . You're welcome
4. Mr. Bean enjoys ________ jokes and often makes us _______.
A . to tell; to laugh B . telling; laugh C. tells; laugh D . telling; laughing
5. _______ students have eaten up ________cake.
A . The whole; all the. B . All the; the whole
C. All the; all the D . The whole; the whole
6. Everybody boy was _______ by the ________ news.
A . shocked; shocked B. shocked; shocking
C. shocking; shocked D. shocking; shocking
7. She bought _________ to prepare a good breakfast.
A . two piece of bread B . two pieces of bread
C. two piece of breads D . two pieces of breads
8. —Tom, did you ride a bike to school today?
—Oh, yes. But I ________ride a bike to school. l usually take a bus.
A. seldom B. sometimes C. usually D. always
9. —l hate (讨厌) vegetables. I _______ eat them.
—But they are good for your health! You should eat them every day.
A . always B . seldom C. often D . usually
10. —Do you often play basketball, Uncle Wang?
—No, _______. I don't like ball games at all.
A . usually B . often C. never D . always
11. —Would you like noodles _______ dumplings for dinner, Kate?
—Dumplings, please.
A .or B . But C. and D.so
12. I really like the ______ of the cake. It's like a heart.
A. size B . colour C. shape D. round
13. He helps his mother ________ after every meal.
A . does the dishes B . do the dish C. do the dishes D . does the dish
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