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Unit 4
Time to celebrate
Understanding ideas
Grammar
2026新外研版七上
use adverbs of frequency and simple present tense to talk about the ways to celebrate traditional Chinese festivals;
Figure out the meaning and position in sentences of adverbs of frequency;
Learn about the culture of Chinese traditional festivals.
Enjoy the video: How often song
What Chinese traditional festivals do you know?
Mid-Autumn Festival
Spring Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Qingming Festival
How do people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival ?
My grandma always makes zongzi.
We usually watch dragon boat races.
Dad often hangs calamus at the door.
We sometimes go boating on the river.
We never eat dumplings on Dragon Boat Festival.
Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules.
(a) Sometimes, she cooks for me.
(b) At home, I often watched Grandma cook.
(c) I never realised cooking was so difficult.
(d) My family always have it at the Spring Festival.
Adverbs of frequency(频度副词)
用来表示某一动作发生的频率,或某一状态出现的频率,即在一定的时间内动作重复发生或状态重复出现次数的副词叫做频度副词.
常见频度副词:
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
hardly ever
never
100%
60%
40%
80%
10%
0%
总是
通常
经常
偶尔
几乎不
从不
20%
很少
频度副词的位置:
实义动词前,be动词、助动词和情态动词后
He is always late for class.
You can always ask your teacher for help.
Do you often play the piano?
She often sings in the morning.
注意:1. often, always, usually后一般接现在时,表示现在或经常或反复发生的动作。
2. 对频度副词提问时, 用 how often“多久一次”。
1. 他上学从不迟到。
He is never late for school.
2. 有时,我为我的家人做饭。
Sometimes, I cook for my family.
3. 我们经常能在街上看到灯笼。
We can often see the lanterns on the street.
4. 我的妈妈在看电视时总是大笑。
My mother always laugh when she watches TV.
5. 他几乎不能完成作业。
He can hardly ever finish his homework.
Exercises
Complete the diagram with the words in the box. Then make a sentence with each word.
always
My parents always stay up during the Spring Festival.
sometimes
often
Enjoy the video: The Dragon Boat Festival
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. Where is the picture from?
2. What’s it about?
It’s from a website.
It’s about the Dragon Boat Festival.
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Hi there! Welcome to my blog about Chinese culture! Today, let’s get to know the Dragon Boat Festival! 1__________, people call it the Double Fifth Festival in English, because it 2________ takes place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
The best part of the festival is the dragon boat races. The riversides are 3________ full of people.
Eating zongzi is a must during the festival. Zongzi in the north of China are 4_______ sweet. But those in the south are 5________ salty. I 6________tried a salty one, so this year I’ll be sure to try some! Which taste do you prefer?
7. Complete the blog post with always, often, sometimes, or never.
Sometimes
always
always
often
always
never
What can we know about the Dragon Boat Festival from this blog post?
Sometimes
always
always
often
often
never
When
Activity
Food
What
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Work in pairs. Talk about your ways to celebrate a traditional festival. Use the thinking map to organise your ideas.
Sample
Student 1: How do you usually celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Student 2: I always spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my family. We always
have mooncakes. Sometimes we go for a walk to watch the moon.
What about you?
Student 1: We often have a family party after dinner. We sing, dance and play
games together.
Student 2: That sounds like fun!
What
Food
Food
Activity
Activity
Work in pairs. Talk about your ways to celebrate a traditional festival. Use the thinking map to organise your ideas.
Activities / Food / Feeling
The smell of… and the sound of our laughing fill the room.
I always feel…
Write a short paragraph about how you celebrate a traditional festival.
Homework
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