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Lesson 43
A visit to Chinatown
What is Chinatown?
Chinatown is an area in a foreign city where there are many Chinese stores and restaurants, and which is a social centre for the Chinese community in the city.
/'tʃaɪnə,taʊn/
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bowl
chopstick
a pair of chopsticks
[bəʊl]
['tʃɒpstɪk]
a bow of rice
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make lanterns
perform a dragon and lion dance
clean the house
prepare for food and gifts
What do you usually do during the Spring Festival?
go to the temple fair
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知识梳理
1.I have no idea.
have no idea: 毫无所知,不理解,料想不到。
e.g. I have no idea why he shouted at me.
2.I really enjoyed the lunch we had there.
enjoy: 喜欢,享受。
enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事。
enjoy oneself=have a good time 过得快乐
后面还可接动名词形式,但不能接动词不定式的词还有:
suggest, imagine, mind, avoid, practice, finish
2.But did you know that we went shopping in Chinatown.
go shopping 去购物
拓展:
常用go+动词-ing结构的短语还有:
go swimming
go boating
go dancing
go skating…
set off fireworks
put up Spring Festival Scrolls
get red packets
visit relatives and friends
watch the Spring
Festival Gala
get together and
have a big dinner
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了解中国和美国节日文化差异
It's Saturday evening.Li Ming,Jenny and Brian are chatting online.
Jenny:Hi Li Ming!Guess what we did today?
Li Ming:I have no idea.Did you go shopping?I know Christmas is coming.
Brian:You are smart.But did you know that we went shopping in Chinatown?
Li Ming:Really?Did you have a good time?
Brian:Yes.We bought a big Christmas tree,some decorations and gifts.I really enjoyed
the lunch we had there.I had a bowl of noodles,and I used chopsticks and a spoon
instead of a fork and a knife.
Jenny:My parents love to have lunch and shop there,although parking is a
problem.My dad had to park his car in the underground parking lot.
lanterns
['læntən]
the Lantern Festival
hang red lanterns
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There is an underground parking lot in my neighbourhood.
n. 地铁
I often go to school by underground.
[ˈʌndəgraʊnd] adj. 地下的
dragon
dancing performance
/'dræɡən/
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Li Ming:Do they speak Chinese there?
Brain:In the stores and restaurants,people spoke English to me,but many of them
speak Chinese to each other.And there were red lanterns everywhere.
Jenny:Danny and I watched a wondful dragon dancing performance during the
Spring Festival last year.
Li Ming:That’s interesting.I hope we have a North American town there.
Brian:Then you can celebrate Chrismas and get gifts from Santa Claus.
Li Ming:I love Santa Claus.Do you believe it’s Santa Claus who brings you
gifts,Brain?
3.My parents love to have lunch and shop there,although
parking is a problem.
although conj. “然而,尽管”引导让步状语从句,不和but 连用,但可和yet、still连用。
Although it rained hard, they went on working.
=It rained hard, but they went on working.
Although his father is ill, (yet, still) he works hard
We can watch a dragon
dancing performance.
n. 龙
[ˈdrægən]
We usually have a bowl of dumplings in the morning.
n. 碗
two bowls of dumplings
[bəʊl]
Western people have
meals with knives and
forks instead of chopsticks.
n. 叉子
n. 筷子
[fɔ:k]
[ˈtʃɒpstɪk]
The baby is eating
with a spoon.
n. 匙勺
[spu:n]
Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示写出下列单词和短语
1. ____________ adj. 地下的 n. 地铁 adv. 在地下
2. 压岁钱 ___________
3. 庙会 __________
4. 舞龙表演 _________________________
5. 停车场 __________
underground
lucky money
temple fair
dragon dancing performance
parking lot
1.为...做准备 —————————————
2.玩得非常开心 _______________________
3.代替,而不是 ____________________
5.当然不 ————————————
6.不知道 ——————————————
8.各种各样 ————————————
prepare for...
have lots of fun
instead of
of course not
have no idea
all kinds of
It’s just Li Ming’s hope.
Jenny and Brian went shopping in Chinatown.
Jenny and her parents live in Chinatown.
There’s a North American town in China.
Some Chinese people eat dumplings during the Spring Festival.
Task 1
Read the lesson and write T or F. (P 115)
T
F
F
T
went shopping
Li Ming, Jenny and Brian are
chatting online .Read the
conversation and finish the
following tasks.
Chinatown [ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn] n.唐人街,中国城 decoration [ˌdekəˈreɪʃn] n.装饰品 decorate v. 装饰, 布置
bowl [bəʊl] n.碗
chopstick [ˈtʃɒpstɪk] n.筷子(一般用复数)
spoon [spu:n] n.匙勺
fork [fɔ:k] n.叉子
underground [ˈʌndəgraʊnd] adj.地下的
lantern [ˈlæntən] n. 灯笼
dragon [ˈdrægən] n.龙
Santa Claus [ˈsæntə klɔ:z] n.圣诞老人
temple [ˈtempl] n. 庙宇
Read and Answer
1. Why did they go shopping?
2.What did they buy?
3.What did Brian have for lunch?
4.According to Brian, do people speak Chinese in Chinatown?
5.What does Li Ming usually do during the Spring Festival?
They bought a big Christmas tree, some decorations and gifts.
A bowl of noodles.
Young children get lucky money, we eat dumplings and many other delicious foods, we have temple fairs and all kinds of performances.
Because Christmas is coming.
Yes,they do.
Task 2
Read and Translate
1. Danny and I watched a wonderful dragon dancing performance during the Spring Festival last year.
去年春节,我和丹尼看了一场精彩的舞龙表演。
2. I had a bowl of noodles, and I used
chopsticks and a spoon instead of a fork
and a knife.
我吃了一碗面,我用筷子和勺子代替刀叉。
Task 3
Language points
My parents love to have lunch and shop there,although parking is a problem.
although意为“尽管,虽然”,引导让步状语从句,其同义词为though,
although和though的用法相同, though比although更通俗些,都不能和but同时出现在一个句子里。
典 例 :
—Have you had your car for long?
—Yes.________ it′s very old,it still runs well.
A.Since B.Because C.Although
Point1
C
...it′s Santa Claus who brings you gifts
(1) 这是一个强调句型,其构成为“It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+句子其他部分.”,被强调部分放在it is/was之后,其他部分置于that/who之后,被强调部分可以是主语、宾语、表语或状语等。强调的主语如果是人,可以由who代替that,是物用that。
Point2
1. Important sentences:
(1)But did you know that we went shopping in Chinatown?
(2)I hope we have a North American town here.
(3)Do you believe it's Santa Claus who brings you gifts,
Brian?
(4)What do you usually do during the Spring Festival, Li Ming?
Phrases
chat online
a bowl of noodles
during the Spring Festival
lucky money
go to a temple fair
prepare for
park his car
get… from…
网上聊天
一碗面条
在春节期间
压岁钱
逛庙会
为...做准备
停他的车
从…得到…
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Sum up
1. Vocabulary:
Chinatown, decoration, bowl, chopstick, spoon, fork,
underground, lantern, dragon, Santa Claus, temple
2. Structures and expressions:
lucky money, temple fair
一、根据句意用适当的介词填空。
1.This is my first visit ______ Hainan.
2.Can you share your happiness ______ us?
3.Welcome _____ our new school.
4.He wrote a report ______ her life.
5. She talk _____ her mother.
to
with
to
about
to
Practice
二、根据句意及首字母提示完成单词
1.People in the western countries use the knives and f_____ when
they eat food.
2.A b____ of hot chicken soup is good for you.
3.Her soup s______ dropped onto the ground.
4.He is from England. He is not used to using c________.
5.Mice stay u___________ most of the time. We can′t see them often.
orks
owl
poon
hopsticks
nderground
Homework
1.Write a report about the cultural differences and the same things between the Spring Festival and Christmas.
(1) About 60-80 words.
(2) Try to use the words we learnt today.
(3) Pay attention to the grammar and hand-writing.
2.Make a poster about a festival.(Chinese/Western)
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