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Section B 1a-3c
Unit 2 Sweet Home
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Learning objectives
In this part, you will
read a story of going home for the Spring Festival.
finish the exercises of vocabulary in Use.
email a friend for help with decorating your room.
How does home make you feel?
Home makes me
feel safe. It's a place where
I can relax myself.
Home is where
I feel loved and cared
for by my family.
Home makes me feel responsible. I have chores and duties to take care of.
Home gives me
peace of mind. I can escape from the noise and stress outside.
Home is a place where
I get support from my family when I need it.
Home feels familiar
and cozy温馨. I know every corner and it makes me happy.
Pre-reading
People are going home for the Spring Festival.
Look at the title and pictures & predict:
What’s the passage about?
What?
Q1:Where did the writer go for the Spring Festival?
She went to her mum’s hometown.
1. Read the story and answer the questions.
Fast Reading
Where?
Q2: What is the name of the writer?
Wenwen.
Who?
Q3: In the text, what words
are used to describe
people’s feelings?
How?
How did they feel?
happy
excited
sad
Happy, excited and sad.
2. Study the structure of the
passage.
① The story takes place in
the order of ______.
There are ______ parts
of the story.
time
4
Before Going Home
Going Home
After Arriving Home
Leaving Home
Who did it to make home full of love.
Careful Reading
1. _________________________ waited for us in the cold wind.
2. ___________ helped us pull our luggage into the house.
“It’s almost the Spring Festival. Can we go to Hainan for the holiday, Dad?”
“Not this time,” Dad answered with a smile. “We’re going to your mum’s hometown!”
Soon the day of our family trip came. We got up very early in the morning to catch the train. The train journey took more than seven hours, and then we changed to a bus to get to my grandparents’ village in the evening. At the end of the road, I saw Grandpa and my little cousin standing in the cold wind waiting for us. We walked quickly to greet them.
Grandpa helped us pull the heavy luggage into the house.
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2
Grandpa and my little cousin
Grandpa
3. ________________________ cooked dinner in the kitchen.
4. ___________ went to the kitchen to help.
5. _________ brought out my favourite snacks.
6. _________ shared the snacks with my cousin.
7. _________ talked about my school life.
“Ah, home again!” said Mum with a smile on her face. Grandma, my
aunt, and my uncle were busy cooking dinner in the kitchen. They were very
happy to see us. After a little while, my parents went to the kitchen to help.
“Could you bring Wenwen her favourite snacks?” Grandma asked Grandpa.
I shared the snacks with my cousin and told Grandpa about school.
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4
Grandma, my aunt and uncle
My parents
Grandpa
I
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6
I
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8. _________ set the table for dinner.
9. _________ told jokes and we had a good laugh.
He was happy to hear I was doing well at school. When dinner was ready, I
asked, “Can I help?”
“You can set the table,” Dad said.
We then enjoyed all the delicious food.
“Mm, the familiar taste of home!” said Mum.
During the dinner, my uncle told us some jokes and we had a good laugh.
Several days later when we were leaving, Grandma held my hands and asked us, “Will you come home more often?”
Mum nodded, with tears in her eyes.
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I
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My uncle
Imagine what it is like in the story.
Home makes me feel sweet and warm.
Post-reading
1d Read the poem and
opinions.
Share your understanding of “home”.
Home is a special place where we come
from.
Home is a relaxing place that we like to
go back to.
Home is full of love and memory.
Home is a place where our minds and
bodies can be rested.
Go home often.
Vocabulary in Use
2a Complete the puzzle with the new words in this unit. The clues
can help you.
1. to look for something
2. to move your head up and down
3. the people living in the same area
4. not living
5. a room in a house for people to relax.
6. something important or with a high price
7. a room for sleeping in
8. a long trip
9. maybe
10. a dish to put food on
U N T
N D
C O M U N I T Y
D A D
L I V N G R O O M
T R E A U R E
E D R O O M
J O U R N Y
P E R H A P
P L A E
上下
在同一地区
价格高
2b Match the words in column A with those in column B. Then use the
phrases to complete the sentences.
1. Could you ______________________ after taking a shower?
We should keep it clean.
2. Could you please ________________?
It’s starting to smell.
3. Let’s __________________ and
get ready to go home.
4. Can you help me ________________
on the wall? Grandma looks really
young in it.
clean up the bathroom
take out the rubbish
pack up the luggage
hang up the photo
淋浴
准备好……
Dear friends,
Welcome! We’re excited to have you in our community. We hope you’ll _______ feel at home here.
Your ________ brings joy to us. We would like to _______ you to the community party at 2 p.m. on Sunday. You can find us on the first floor of Apartment Block A.
In our ___________, everyone is friendly and always _______ to
give a hand. If you have any questions or need help, feel _____ to ask.
Best wishes,
The Sunshine Community
2c Complete the letter with the words in the box.
community, ready, free, arrival, invite, soon
soon
arrival
invite
community
ready
free
做某事很兴奋
给……带来快乐
在公寓A座一楼
帮助
Read for writing
3a Read the email and
find out what Zhang
Peng asks his friend
to do.
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2
3
4
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写给……
主题
正文(body)
*开篇明义:句首直接说明目的
*逻辑分段:每段聚焦一个主题
*语言简洁:避免冗长
结尾(closing)
*礼貌致谢: 常用Thank you for your attention. 或Looking forward to your reply.
署名
称呼
3b Put the things in order to see how Zhang Peng organizes his ideas
in writing.
______ ask John to bring the brushes
______ ask John to help decorate the room
______ ask John to help choose some photos to hang on the
walls
______ describe how the room looks now
______ tell John about the plan for the walls
______ ask John to meet on Sunday at the paint shop
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3
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make a plan 制定计划
plan to do sth 计划做某事
3c Write an email to ask a friend to help decorate your room.
Below is a list of things you may need help with.
buy some flowers
make a poster
go shopping
bring a pair of scissors
buy glue
bring a brush
make paper cuttings
bring a painting
Write your email.
Sample
Hi Tom,
How’s everything going? I’m excited because I’m planning to decorate my room this weekend. I really hope you can give me a hand.
Could you please buy some flowers on your way here? They’ll make the room look lively. Also, I’d like to make a poster and hang it up on the wall. Could you please bring a pair of scissors and a brush? And I also need glue. Would you mind buying it for me? It would be great I
EMAIL
To:
Subject:
Tom
Help with Room Decoration
know you have some nice paintings. Could you please choose one and bring it to me? If you have enough time, how about making paper cuttings together? We can put them on the windows. I’m sure it’ll be a lot of fun.
Thanks a lot! Let me know if you can help. I’m looking forward to decorating my room with you!
Best wishes,
David
Send
单元写作任务
英文有句谚语“No place like home.”,家是幸福温暖的港湾。假如你是Sandy, 请你以“Home, Sweet Home”为题写一篇短文介绍你的家。
要求:
1. 词数80~100, 开头已给出, 不计入总词数;
2. 内容可适当发挥, 使其连贯、通顺;
3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名等相关信息。
Home, Sweet Home
I am Sandy. __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Home, Sweet Home
I am Sandy. I live with my family, and we share many happy moments. Home is my favorite place. It is warm and full of love. My room is small but comfortable, with soft blankets and desk for studying. In the living room, we watch TV and talk together. My mom cooks delicious food in the kitchen, and the smell makes me feel happy. No matter where I go, I always miss my home.
I’m lucky that I have a sweet family. In the future, I will help my parents do more housework and I will often communicate with thcm. I’m sure my home will become better and better.
范
文
赏
读
Language points
34
赶火车
在……末尾/尽头
在冷风中
等待
忙于做某事
摆放餐桌
与……分享
握住某人的手
制作海报
做剪纸
〖短语归纳〗
→ catch the train
→ at the end of
→ in the cold wind
→ wait for
→ be busy doing sth
→ set the table
→ share ... with
→ hold one’s hands
→ make a poster
→ make paper cuttings
1. We got up very early in the morning to catch the train.
我们一大早就起床去赶火车。 (课本P16)
To watch soccer games, he often stays up late.
为了看足球赛,他经常熬夜到很晚。
A good way to lose weight is doing sport.
减肥的一种好方法是做运动。
①动词不定式结构作状语可以表示目的,可以用在句子的
开头,并用逗号将其句式与句子的主体分隔开,相当于
汉语中的结构“若要……;为了……”。
②动词不定式结构可以作后置定语,修饰前面的内容。
作目的状语
作后置定语
2. The train journey took more than five hours, and then we changed
to a bus to get to my grandparents' village in the afternoon.
火车旅程花了五个多小时,然后我们在下午换乘公共汽车到达
我外祖父母所在的村庄。 (课本P16)
We are going to make a long journey to Xinjiang.
我们打算长途旅行到新疆去。
It was a long journey, but we eventually arrived.
旅程很长后还是到达了。
journey 作名词, 意为“旅行; 旅程”, 是较正式用语,多指较远的旅行;较短的旅行一般用trip。
3. Grandpa helped us pull the heavy luggage into the house.
外祖父帮我们把沉重的行李拖进屋里。(课本P16)
Thanks to our strong country, we will pull together to make sure people can live a normal and safe life.
感谢我们强大的国家,我们将齐心协力,确保人们能够过上正常和安全的生活。
Without her by my side, I couldn’t have pulled myself together.没有她在我身边,我无法振作起来。
pull 意为“拉; 拖; 拽”。
常见短语:pull together 齐心协力; 通力合作
pull somebody together 使某人振作起来
4. “ Mm, the familiar taste of home!” said Mum. (课本P16)
“嗯, 熟悉的家的味道!” 妈妈说。
He is familiar with the new teacher.
他对这位新老师很熟悉。
The book is very familiar to me because I have read it many times.
这本书对我来说很熟悉,因为我已经读过很多次了。
familiar 作形容词,意为“熟悉的”, 可作定语或表语。
be familiar with sb/sth 对某人/某物熟悉
5. During the dinner, my uncle told us some jokes and we had a good
laugh. (课本P16)
吃饭时,我舅舅给我们讲了一些笑话,我们笑得很开心。我们
一大早就起床去赶火车。
She would joke about her appearance.
她会拿她的长相开玩笑。
Everyone may play a joke on others on April Fool’s Day.
在愚人节所有人都可能开别人的玩笑。
joke 作不及物动词, 意为“说笑话; 开玩笑”;
joke 也可作名词, 意为“笑话; 玩笑”。tell jokes, 讲笑话。
①play a joke on sb 开某人的玩笑
②make a joke (out) of sth 拿某事开玩笑
J.K. Rowling is one of my favourite writers. I read a______ all her works.
Tom is shy and he often d________ himself as having “social phobia (社恐)”.
Life is a long j________. You will win as long as you try your
best.
They worked hard together and finally ______(pull) the heavy box
out of the river.
The dinner _______( smell ) good. The _______(smell) from the kitchen fills the room.
一、根据句意及所给提示完成句子。
随堂练
lmost
escribes
ourney
pulled
smells
smell
/ˈfəʊbiə/
当我还是孩子的时候, 我的妈妈经常在晚上给我盖被子。(cover... with...)
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
你能帮我把这些剪纸贴在窗户上吗?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
他伤心地看着我, 眼里含着泪水。
He looked sadly at me ____ _____ ___ ____ __.
无论我去哪里, 我的心永远在中国。
___________ I go, my heart is always in China.
二、完成句子。
随堂练
When I was a child, my mother often covered me with a quilt at night.
Could you help me (to) put up these paper-cuttings on the window?
with tears in his eyes
Wherever
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