Unit 8 课时课件 2026-2027学年译林版英语七年级上册

The spring festival, my favourite festival is the spring festival. IT is an important holiday in china. IT is always in january or february. Usually people clean their homes and put up the spring festival couplets beforehand. On the chinese new year's eve, families get together and enjoy a big dinner. We prepare some dishes with special meanings like joza and yg. Then people like to watch the spring festival goal on T, V. During the holiday, people visit relatives and friends and send each other good wishes. Elders often give kids red packets to wish them good. The spring festival last till the lantern festival. IT is often cold at this time of year, but people feel warm in their hearts. Hey, well, what do you usually do for Christmas? In the U. K, we . usually get together with family and friends for a big dinner. We give each other presence and singing Christmas songs. lovely. In china, the spring festival is the most important festival of the year. Like your Christmas, we clean and decorate our homes, and we also have a big family dinner on the chinese new year's eve. That sounds like a lot of fun too. I'd love to spend the spring festival in china one day. This is a constant sound. You can hear IT at the beginning of the words wet and one and one, and in the middle of the word beware. You can also hear IT in the words quick and queen. Now . let's practice, listen and repeat. Wait one when beware. Quick queen, okay? For speakers of some languages, IT may be difficult to tell the difference between this sound, which you find at the beginning of the word wet, and another sound which you find at the beginning of the word vet. Now listen carefully as I say these words and . what's my lips wet, wet, wet that. Now you try, listen. watch and repeat. Wait. wait. Now lets look at some more examples. Listen first and watch my lips worse, worse, while vile vest vest very vary. Now you try listen and . repeat . worse verse while . vile west . vest . very, very OK. Unit eight, lets celebrate reading. Happy new year. Good evening, ladies and gentleman. New year is coming. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating IT. Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. This is for good luck and peace. People in ter here think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. Isn't that interesting? Here in greece, and old woman is hanging onions on her door. It's a greek tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health is near midnight in denmark. Look, the families are all standing on chairs. When the clock strikes twelve, they jump off their chairs into the new year in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead. In colombia, some people are Carrying suitcases around the block. Are they travelers? No, they're hoping for a new year with lots of travel. The world is full of wonderful and interesting new year traditions, but wherever you are, happy new year. Unit 8 Unit 8 Let’s celebrate! 识别、列举中外重要节日名称并匹配相应节日的庆祝活动的图片; 获取、转述Millie和Robin对话中他们喜爱的节日、原因、庆祝方式等关键信息，提取、归纳用于询问和描述节庆活动的有词汇和语言表达; 运用相关词汇和语言表达，开展同伴问答活动，互相交流自己喜爱的节日、原因及庆祝方式，体验世界节日文化的多样性。 Look at the picture and answer the question. I can see beautiful fireworks in the picture. What can you see in the picture? In this unit, we will read about New Year celebrations in different countries, learn about other festivals around the world, describe our favourite festivals and understand the meaning of different festivals around the world. What will we do in this unit? Read the unit overview and answer the question. Each festival is like a special window that shows us a part of a different culture's traditions, customs, and celebrations. Just like a window lets us see outside. So, by understanding different festivals, we're seeing the colorful world of cultures all around us.  Festivals are a window to different cultures. How do you translate this sentence? How do you understand this sentence? 节日是不同文化的窗口。 Festivals around the world The class 1, Grade 7 students are learning about some popular festivals around the world. Look at the pictures. What are the pictures about? They are about different festivals and how people celebrate them. Write the names of the festivals in the blanks. the Spring Festival the Dragon Boat Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival Christmas Burns Night the Water Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival Christmas the Dragon Boat Festival Burns Night the Spring Festival the Water Festival 每年的1月25日是苏格兰最重要的传统节日之一彭斯之夜（Burns Night）！这一天是苏格兰诗人罗伯特·彭斯（Robert Burns）的诞辰纪念日。 Robert Burns一生中用苏格兰方言和标准英语创作出了550多首广为传唱的诗歌，因大部分作品都是用苏格兰方言写的，这使罗伯特·彭斯成为苏格兰的 民族英雄。 “Auld Lang Syne”是一首苏格兰民歌，18世纪苏格兰诗人罗伯特·彭斯（Robert Burns）根据当地一位老人的吟唱记录下来，写成同名诗歌后被广为传唱。 Do you know any other popular Chinese or foreign festivals? What do you know about them? What do people often do on those days? The Lantern Festival is another popular Chinese festival. It is on the 15th day of the first lunar month, and it is also called the Yuanxiao Festival. There are many lantern shows. People usually enjoy watching beautiful lanterns and guess lantern riddles to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Millie is chatting online with her friend in Scotland, Robin, about their favourite festivals. Listen to conversation and complete the table. Millie Robin Favourite festival 1_____________________________________ 5_______________ Meaning of the festival To 2___________ Qu Yuan To 6___________ the life and work of Robert Burns Ways to celebrate Have 3_______________ Eat 4________________ 7___________ with friends 8___________ haggis 9___________ by Robert Burns The Dragon Boat Festival remember dragon boat races rice dumplings Burns Night celebrate Get together Eat Read poems haggis: 羊肉杂碎布丁（苏格兰传统食物） 哈吉斯是一道菜肴名称，用羊胃、羊心、 羊肺、羊肝等制作而成，被称为苏格兰 “国菜”，一般认为是受到了苏格兰民族 诗人罗伯特·彭斯1787年创作的 Address to a Haggis一诗的影响。 Read the conversation along with the recording. Robin: What’s your favourite festival, Millie? Millie: I love the Dragon Boat Festival. Many people think it’s a festival to remember the great poet, Qu Yuan. Robin: What do you do on that day? Millie: We have dragon boat races. They’re exciting. We also eat delicious rice dumplings. What festival do you like, Robin? Robin: I like Burns Night. It’s a Scottish festival to celebrate the life and work of the great poet, Robert Burns. Millie: What do you do on Burns Night? Robin: We get together with friends and eat haggis, a special dish. We also read poems by Robert Burns. It’s great fun! Read in different roles. Robin: What’s your favourite festival, Millie? Millie: I love the Dragon Boat Festival. Many people think it’s a festival to remember the great poet, Qu Yuan. Robin: What do you do on that day? Millie: We have dragon boat races. They’re exciting. We also eat delicious rice dumplings. What festival do you like, Robin? Robin: I like Burns Night. It’s a Scottish festival to celebrate the life and work of the great poet, Robert Burns. Millie: What do you do on Burns Night? Robin: We get together with friends and eat haggis, a special dish. We also read poems by Robert Burns. It’s great fun! Work in pairs and talk about your favourite festivals. Use the conversation as a model. A: What’s your favourite festival? B: I love ... A: Why do you like it? B: Because…What festival do you like? A: I like ... B: How do you usually celebrate it? A: I… B: Sounds great! Introduce your partners’ favourite festivals, reasons and ways to celebrate. My partner is… He / She likes… Because… On that day/ During the festival,… 端午节 赛龙舟 粽子 聚在一起 What other festivals do you know? Think of a festival and talk about how people celebrate it with your partner. I also know Children’s Day. Schools often have some special activities on this day, like singing and dancing show, and children can have lots of fun. Do you know any festivals that many countries in the world celebrate? New Year, Women’s Day, May Day… 1. Let’s celebrate! 让我们一起庆祝! celebrate  vi. & vt. 庆祝 vt. 颂扬 celebrate ... with … 以……方式庆祝……；与……庆祝…… e.g. *Our school is having a show to celebrate the festival. 我们学校正在举办一场演出来庆祝这个节日。 *We want to celebrate the day with a party. 我们想举办一个聚会来庆祝这一天。 *Would you like to celebrate the festival with us? 你愿意和我们一起庆祝这个节日吗？ 【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。 1) 我们想用一顿大餐来庆祝我的生日。 We want to __________ my birthday ___________ a big dinner. 2) 你会怎样庆祝它呢？ How do you ___________ ___________? celebrate with  celebrate it  2. Robin: What’s your favourite festival, Millie? 你最喜欢的节日是什么，Millie? Millie: I love the Dragon Boat Festival. 我最喜欢端午节。 What’s one’s favourite…? 你最喜欢的……是什么？ 用来询问对方最喜欢的人或事物 回答时可说My favourite ... is / are ...，也可以直接回答最喜欢之物。 e.g. What’s your favourite food? 你最喜欢的食物是什么？ Fish. / My favourite food is fish. 我最喜欢鱼。 favorite所在的句子的同义句有两种表达形式： (1) 动词be前后两部分互换 e.g. My favourite food is fish. = Fish is my favourite food. 我最喜欢的食物是鱼。 (2) 用like ... best来替换 e.g. My favourite food is fish. = I like fish best. 我最喜欢的食物是鱼。  favorite n. 特别喜欢的人或物 e.g. *Which one is your favourite, English or Chinese? 你最喜欢哪一个，英语还是语文？ *These songs are my favourites. 这些歌是我最喜欢的。 【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子，每空词数不限。 —What’s your _______________(最喜欢的科目)? —Art.  2) These films are _________________ (我最喜欢的). favourite subject my favourites 3. Many people think it’s a festival to remember the great poet, Qu Yuan. 许多人认为这是一个纪念伟大诗人屈原的节日。 remember vt. 纪念；记住 e.g. To remember Li Qingzhao, the 1st International Qingzhao Poetry and Arts Festival was held in Shandong. 为了纪念李清照，山东举办了首届清照国际诗歌艺术节。 remember其后可跟名词或代词 e.g. *Please remember his telephone number. 请记着他的电话号码。 *She often helps me and I will always remember her. 她经常帮助我，我会永远记住她。 remember to do sth. 记着去做某事 remember doing sth. 记得做过某事 e.g. *Remember to see your grandpa in the afternoon, Henry. Henry，记着下午去看你爷爷。 *I remember closing the window. 我记得关了窗户。 forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事 forget to do sth. 忘记要做某事 e.g.  *I will never forget seeing him in the park.  我绝不会忘记在公园见过他。 *Don’t forget to brush your teeth before sleep.   睡觉前不要忘了刷牙。 【语境应用】根据语境用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空， 补全对话。 A: Hello, Jack. Do you remember the pop star John? B: Yes, I do. I really remember (1)________(he). A: Please tell me about John now. B: But I remember (2) __________(tell) you about him. A: Sorry, I only remember he likes singing. B: But I have no time now. I will tell you in a letter. A: OK. Remember (3)__________ (write) to me. Thank you! him   telling   to write 我能够 识别并列举中外重要节日名称，匹配相应节日的庆祝活动的图片 转述Millie和Robin对话，了解他们喜爱的节日、原因、庆祝方式等，理解归纳用于询问和描述节庆活动的有词汇和语言表达 运用所学相关词汇和语言表达，与同伴互相交流自己喜爱的节日、原因及庆祝方式 体验世界节日文化的多样性 Read Millie and Robin’s conversation after the  recording and  learn them by  heart. Make a poster about Dragon Boat Festival by using the words and phrases we have learned today. If necessary, you can search some useful materials on the Internet. Preview Reading: Read the new words. Read the email. Lavf58.29.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder v0.3.76 2024 Blues 58032.0 $Unit 8 Unit 8 Let’s celebrate! Happy New Year 1 了解、辨别并介绍土耳其、希腊、丹麦、哥伦比亚四国的新年习俗及其文化内涵 2 提取、概括并运用视频脚本的写作手法，分享其他国家的新年庆祝方式及其文化寓意 3 探索并发现世界节日文化的多样性，增强跨文化交际意识 What festival is on 1 January? It’s New Year’s Day. Do you know how people around the world celebrate the New Year? Amy is watching a video about New Year celebrations around the world. Here is the video script. Before reading, think about the two questions below. 1 How do you celebrate New Year? 2 Why do we celebrate New Year? I often get together with family or friends, watch New Year’s galas and send best wishes to others. It’s important to celebrate the festival because it’s a way to see the old year off and have good wishes for the future. n. 女士；淑女 gentleman n. 先生；绅士 (pl. gentlemen) spread vt. 使分散 vi.&vt. 传播 n. 传播，散布，扩展，蔓延 n. 门阶 hang vt.&vi. 悬挂 n. 洋葱 adj. 希腊(人)的，希腊语的 n. 传统 n. 象征；符号 n. 午夜 strike vt.&vi. 敲，鸣，报时；撞击 prep. 进入，到……里面 希望 adv. 在前面，向前 carry vt. 拿，提，搬；携带 suitcase n. (旅行用的)手提箱 n. 街区 traveller n. (AmE traveler) 旅行者，游客 Read the rubrics and answer the following questions. What is the text type of the passage? What is the passage about? It is a video script. It is about New Year celebrations around world. Skim the video script and analyze the structure of the text. TIP “Ladies and gentlemen” is a common way to address a group of people, especially in a formal, public setting. Introduction to the topic of the video New Year celebrations around the world Conclusion and best wishes 总——分——总 本文的结构为“总—分—总”，第一段引出文章主旨：看看世界各地的人们是如何庆祝新年的。第二段至第五段分别介绍四个国家的新年庆祝习俗。最后一段照应开头，对全文进行总结。 Look at the following pictures about how people are celebrating New Year. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Then match each of the pictures with the correct country. A a Türkiye b Greece c Denmark d Colombia Some people _____________ around the block. The man ________________ on the doorstep. d are carrying suitcases is spreading salt a a Türkiye b Greece c Denmark d Colombia An old lady ________________ on the door of her house. People ______________________ to celebrate New Year. b is hanging onions c are jumping off their chairs Read the video script and complete the following table according to paragraphs 2-5. Country 1 ________________________ Reason Türkiye 2 ________________________ 3 ________________________ 4 _______ Hang onions on the door 5 ________________________ Denmark Jump off their chairs 6 ________________________ Colombia 7 ________________________ 8 ________________________ Tradition/ Celebration Spread salt on the doorstep For good luck and peace Greece A symbol of good luck and health In the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead Carry suitcases around the block Hope for a new year with lots of travel 1 People in Türkiye like to spread sugar on the ground to welcome the new year. ________ 2 Greek people think onions can bring them good luck and health. ________ 3 People in Denmark sit on chairs quietly to welcome the new year. ________ Read the video script again. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Then correct the false one(s). salt on the doorstep jump off their chairs into B 4 In Colombia, people carry suitcases around the block to catch the train home. ________ 5 The video is about some interesting New Year celebrations in different countries. ________ hope for a new year with lots of travel How can people be a good presenter? A good presenter needs to be polite at first, greeting viewers with sentences like “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.” A good presenter should also catch the attention of the viewers by using some imperative sentences like “Look at …” and “Look!” What’s more, a good presenter needs to arouse viewers’ interest by presenting something interesting at the very beginning, such as “Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep.” Viewers may wonder why and then go on watching the video. Amy is watching the video with Shirley. Complete their conversation with the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box below. block celebrate keep ... from onion strike midnight tradition spread Shirley: What are you watching, Amy? Amy: I’m watching a video about how people all over the world (1) ____________ New Year. Shirley: Let me have a look. Why are these people (2) ____________ salt on the doorstep? celebrate spreading C block celebrate keep ... from onion strike midnight tradition spread Amy: People in Türkiye like to welcome the new year this way. They think salt will (3) ____________ them ____________ bad things in the coming year. Shirley: That’s interesting! And what’s this woman doing? Amy: She’s hanging (4) ____________ on her door to wish for good luck and health. It’s a New Year (5) ____________ in Greece. Shirley: It’s near (6) ____________. Why are these people all standing on the chairs? keep from onions tradition midnight block celebrate keep ... from onion strike midnight tradition spread Amy: It’s a tradition in Denmark. People are ready to jump into the new year when the clock (7) ____________ 12. Shirley: Where are these people? What are they doing? Amy: These people are in Colombia. They’re walking around the (8) ____________ with suitcases. They’re hoping for a new year with lots of travel. Shirley: That looks fun! strikes block Introduce New Year celebrations around the world according to the following chart. New Year celebrations around the world Good evening, … Let’s see … Türkiye Greece Denmark Colombia The world is full of … But wherever you are, …! Tradition & reason Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the video about New Year celebrations around the world! Let’s see how people celebrate New Year. People in Türkiye spread salt on their doorsteps to keep them from bad things in the new year. It’s a Greek tradition to hang onions on the door to welcome the new year because onions are a symbol of good luck and health. The families in Denmark jump off their chairs when the clock strikes 12 in the hope of getting over any problem in the coming year. In Colombia, people carry suitcases around the block hoping for a new year with lots of travel. The world is full of wonderful and interesting New Year traditions. But wherever you are, Happy New Year! 1 Which of the celebrations in the four countries interests you most? Why? Think about the questions below. Share your answers with your classmates. I like Colombians’ New Year celebration because it’s special and interesting. I like travelling and I wish one day I can visit Colombia and celebrate New Year there. D 2 People often use the phrase “out with the old, in with the new” when they celebrate New Year. What does it mean in Chinese? 3 Do you know any other interesting ways to celebrate New Year? Share one with your classmates. “Out with the old, in with the new” means “辞旧迎新” in Chinese. People want to see the old year off and have a new year with good luck. A Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve. Is there anything in common about New Year traditions although different countries have different celebrations? Yes. People all think New Year is a new beginning. They express good expectations for the future and send best wishes to family and friends. Write a short video script to introduce New Year celebrations of one country. Hello, my dear classmates. New Year is coming. Let’s see how people in the Philippines are celebrating it. Look! There are so many different kinds of fruits on the table. What’s the shape of most of the fruits? Round! Round objects stand for coins and good luck. Filipino people celebrate the new year by eating 12 different kinds of round fruits. They also clean their homes before New Year’s Eve and at midnight they open their windows to invite good luck in. 世界各地 使……远离……；不让……知道…… ……的象征 跳下…… 抱着……的希望 解决；克服 盼望；祈求；想要 all over the world keep … from … a symbol of … jump off … in the hope of… get over wish for I can 了解、辨别并介绍土耳其、希腊、丹麦、哥伦比亚四国的新年习俗及其文化内涵 提取、概括并运用视频脚本的写作手法，分享其他国家的新年庆祝方式及其文化寓意 探索并发现世界节日文化的多样性，增强跨文化交际意识 Remember the words and expressions. Read the video script aloud. Do you know any other interesting ways to celebrate New Year? Think about it and then write a paragraph. Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 2024 Blues 107640.0 Lavf60.20.100 $ 1. Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. 看那个在他家门阶上撒盐的人。 spread vt. 使分散 vi.&vt. 传播 e.g. Seeds and pollen(花粉) are spread by the wind. 种子和花粉是随风传播的。 The disease spreads easily. 这种疾病容易传播。 e.g. to prevent/stop the spread of something 防止/阻止某物的传播 Shut doors to delay the spread of fire. 关门以延缓火势蔓延。 n. 传播，散布，扩展，蔓延 【语境应用】 根据所讲内容写出下列各句中划线单词的词性和词义。 1) The spread of AIDS these years is very serious. ________________________________________ 2) When the fire fighters arrived, the fire had spread upstairs. ________________________________________ 3) The news spread quickly through the country that the war had ended. ________________________________________ 名词，蔓延    动词，蔓延     动词，传播 2. Here in Greece, an old woman is hanging onions on her door. 在希腊，一位老妇人在往门上挂洋葱。 hang vt.&vi. 悬挂 e.g. Hang your coat on the hook(挂钩). 把你的大衣挂在衣钩上。 hang on= hold on 稍等；别挂电话 hang up 挂上听筒；挂断电话 hang out 闲逛 【语境应用】 根据所给汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。 1) 把你的包挂在墙上。 ________ your bag on the wall. 2) 我的祖父母通常在晚饭后闲逛。 My  grandparents usually ________ ________ after dinner. 3) 请别挂断电话，他现在正在接另一个电话。 ________ ________, please. He’s answering another call now. hang out  Hang Hang on 3. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health. 洋葱象征着好运与健康。 ①象征；标志，与介词of搭配 ②符号；代号；记号，与介词for搭配 symbol n. 象征；符号 a symbol of ……的象征 e.g. Giant pandas are a symbol of China. 大熊猫是中国的象征。 【语境应用】选词填空。 for, of 1) Water is a symbol _______ life. 2) The chemical symbol _______ carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) is CO2. 3) The colour red is a symbol _______ good luck in China. of  for  of 4. When the clock strikes 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year, in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead! into prep. 进入，到……里面 e.g. Come into the house. 进屋里来吧。 翻译：当时钟敲响 12 点，他们从椅子上一跃而下进入新的一年，祈愿在未来的一年里能克服任何困难！ when引导的时间状语从句 时间状语从句对应的主句 介词短语作状语 in & into in意为“在……里”，通常表示物体静止的状态或处于某一范围内。 into意为“到……里”，常与一些实义动词连用，表示物体由外入内的位置变化。 e.g. Some students are in the classroom.  一些学生在教室里。 Put the bananas into the blender(搅拌机).     把香蕉放进搅拌机里。 【语境应用】选用in或into填空。 1) There is some milk ___________ the cup. 2) Pour some milk ___________ the blender, please. in into in the hope of doing sth. 抱着……的希望 e.g. He wears red in the hope of having good luck. 他穿着红色的衣服，希望有好运气。 e.g. With his help, I know how to get over the problem. 在他的帮助下，我知道要怎么解决这个问题。 get over 解决，克服 get along with 和睦相处     get off  下车 get out of ...  从……出来    get to  到达  get up  起床；站起 【语境应用】翻译句子。 1) 我有个大问题，我不知道如何解决。 2) 吉娜不喜欢早起。 I have a big problem. I don’t know how to get over it. Gina doesn’t like getting up early. e.g. We could see the lights of Las Vegas up ahead. 我们能看到前方拉斯维加斯的灯光。 ahead adv. 在前面，向前 go ahead ①开始（做某事）、开始（讲话）、往下说 ②可以、请便 e.g. Go ahead, we’re all listening. —May I ride your bike tomorrow, Li Hong? —Sure, go ahead. 5. In Colombia, some people are carrying suitcases around the block. 在哥伦比亚，人们带着行李箱绕着街区行走。 carry vt. 拿，提，搬；携带 e.g. Let me carry that for you. 让我帮你拿吧。 bring, take, carry和get carry 搬运；携带 表示搬运、携带，具有负重的含义。不强调方向。 take 带走，拿走 表示从说话者处把某人或某物带到别处。 bring 带来；拿来 表示从别处把某人或某物带到说话者处。 get 去取；去拿 指到某地去把某人或某物带来或拿来。表示来回。 【语境应用】 根据句意选择bring, take, carry或get填空。  1) Will you please ________ this child to his mother?   2) Can you go and ________ some water for us?   3) Next time don’t forget to ________ me that book.   4) This box is too heavy for me to ________.   take  get bring  carry 5. But wherever you are, Happy New Year! 但是无论你在哪儿，祝你新年快乐！ e.g. Wherever you are, you are always my best friend. 无论你在哪儿，你一直都是我最好的朋友。 句中 wherever you are 相当于 no matter where you are，意思是“无论你在哪儿”。 wherever conj. 在任何地方 e.g. Sit wherever you like. 你爱坐在哪儿就坐哪儿。 “疑问词+ever”可合成一个新的单词，意思是“无论……” e.g. whatever 无论什么 whoever 无论谁 【语境应用】根据这个规律翻译下面的单词。 1) however _________ 2) wherever _________ 3) whichever __________ 无论怎样  无论在哪儿  无论哪一个 $Windy and I are watching a new yeah show. Two artists, Violet and William, are singing at the window of the world, both violent. And William have a very wonderful voice. They sing very well. The song is about one wishes for the new year. When you make the sound, you push your lips for IT and make your mouth . round one, wait . two, wet . three. warm four, worry . five, work . six, went . seven. what? Eight water. When you make the sound, make sure that your top teeth touch your lower lip and push air . out of your mouth. One, one. two voice, three . volleyball. four very. five video. six visit. seven violin. eight view. Wendy, when will you get here? Can you find the way? Don't worry, you can get help from this website. A lot of people are watching a show in the park. What a wonderful voice. nullWhat's your favourite festival? Milly, I love the dragon vote festival. Many people think it's a festival to remember the great poet SHE one. What do you do on . that day? We have dragon boat races, the exciting. We also eat delicious rice dumplings. What festival do you like? Robin. I like burns night. It's a Scottish festival to celebrate the life and work of the great poet Robert burns. What do you do on burn's night? We get together with friends and eat haggis, a special dish. We also read poems by Robert burns. It's great fun. This is a voiced concern. You can hear IT at the beginning of the word very, in the middle of the word heavy, at the end of the word move, and at the beginning and end of the word verve. Did you see how I make this sound? Watch my lip and my . top teeth. Now you try listen and repeats after me. Very heavy move. verve. okay? You may find that difficult to tell the difference between this voice sound and his . voice less partner. Listen carefully . to hear the difference for each example. I should say the word with the voice sound first. vote fault, believe, believe. live life. Now you try listen again . and repeat vote, fault, belief, belief, live . life OK. For speakers of some languages, IT may be difficult to tell the difference between this voice sound at the beginning of very, and another voice sound, which you can hear at the beginning of very. Listen very, barry. If you can't hear the difference, look at the difference. What's my lips and teeth? Very, barry, when I say very, my teeth are touching my lip. Very, when I say barry, my lips are tight together. Barry, listen . carefully to . hear the difference. For each example, I shall say the word with the sound first. Very barry . vet bt, vote boat . boat bowl. Now you try listen again and repeat. Very . berry vet . bt, vote. vote, vote power. okay. Unit 8 Unit 8 Let’s celebrate! /w/ and /v/ 模仿、区分辅音音标/w/ 和 /v/的发音技巧，并辨别不同单词中字母和字母组合w、wh、v的发音； 准确朗读含有辅音音标/w/ 和 /v/的单词、句子及对话； 在谈论节庆活动的交际情境中运用准确的发音流利表达自己的观点。 Listen to the recoding and say the words with w and wh pronounced /w/. 1 wait 2 wet 3 warm 4 worry 5 walk 6 went 7 what 8 water Try to summarize how to pronounce the sound /w/ and read the words again with w and wh pronounced /w/. When you make the /w/ sound, you push your lips forward and make your mouth round. 发音要领：双唇缩小并向前突出，舌后部抬起，嘴慢慢向两旁滑开，声带振动。 Listen to the recoding and say the words with v pronounced /v/. 1 van 2 voice 3 volleyball 4 very 5 video 6 visit 7 violin 8 view Try to summarize how to pronounce the sound /v/ and read the words again with v pronounced /v/. When you make the /v/ sound, make sure that your top teeth touch your lower lip and push air out of your mouth. 发音要领：上齿轻轻接触下唇，然后吹气，使气流从唇齿间通过，形成摩擦，声带不振动。 Find more words with w or wh pronounced /w/ and v pronounced /v/ and practice saying them with the correct pronunciation. /w/: wash, way, weather, weak, web, well, world, wife, who, white /v/: vegetable, verb, vest, village, vote, value, victory Millie is waiting for Wendy at Sunshine Park. Read Millie’s messages to Wendy and try to pronounce the /w/ and /v/ sounds correctly. Wendy, when will you get here? Can you find the way? Don’t worry. You can get help from this website. A lot of people are watching a show in the park. What a wonderful voice! Here is a tongue twister. Listen carefully. Then practise reading it correctly. Wendy and I are watching a New Year show. Two artists, Violet and William, are singing at the Window of the World. Both Violet and William have a very wonderful voice. They sing very well. Their song is about warm wishes for the new year. Read the following groups of words and focus on the sounds of /w/ and /v/. (1) water vest (2) vet would (3) vehicle will (4) wind violinist (5) viewer without (6) wolf violet Which festival in winter is Annie’s favourite? Why? The lantern Festival. Because Annie likes to visit the park and enjoy the colouful lantern show. Simon is asking Annie about her favourite festival. Listen to what they say and answer the following questions. Read the conversation and focus on the sounds of the letters in red. Which festival in winter is your favourite? I like the Lantern Festival best. I like to visit the park very much. I can enjoy the colourful lantern show! Talk about your favourite festivals and then share it with the whole class, focusing on the correct pronunciation of /w/ and /v/. I like the Spring festival best. It is the most important Chinese festival. During the festival, we wear new clothes, visit relatives and friends and send best wishes. 我能够 模仿、区分辅音音标/w/ 和 /v/的发音，并辨别不同单词中字母和字母组合w、wh、v的发音。 运用发音技巧朗读含有辅音音标/w/ 和 /v/的单词、句子、绕口令和对话。 在交际情境中运用准确的发音流利谈论自己最喜爱的节日。 在情境中运用所学内容，加深对节日文化的理解。 Practise saying the following sentences. I want to be the wind. Wait a minute! Vicky is going to visit a village. Vicky visits the village in a van. Vicky brings some vegetables. Preview the next lesson. Collect information about  Chinese festivals. (The Double Ninth Festival and The Spring Festival) 2024 Blues 75264.0 Lavf57.41.100 Codec by Bilibili XCode Worker v4.8.16(fixed_gap:False) Lavf57.41.100 Codec by Bilibili XCode Worker v4.8.16(fixed_gap:False) 2024 Blues 21168.0 2024 Blues 27672.0 2024 Blues 15552.0 $Which festival in winter is your favourite? I like the lantern festival best. I like to visit the park very much. I can enjoy the colorful lantern show. Simon, do you know any other important days in a year? sure. There's mother's day and father's day. Oh, yes. When is mother's day? Is on the second sunday in may. What can we do for our mom on this day? We can make breakfast for her or give . her flowers nice. And when is fathers day? It's on the third sunday in june. Like on mother's day, children can give their dance a gift or do something special for them. OK mother's day and father's day are now popular around the world. It's a tradition for children to do something nice for their parents on these days. The double ninth festival, the double nth festival is in autumn. On this day, people often go mountain climbing to enjoy the natural beauty of awesome. The double nth festival is also a time to show respect and love of our elders. This is because double ninth sounds like the word forever in chinese. On this day, we wish our elders are long and happy life. Unit 8 Unit 8 Let’s celebrate! Present continuous tense 在学校新年庆祝活动的语境中观察、归纳现在进行时的形式特征和表意功能 观察具有代表性的例词，总结动词现在分词的变化规律，并写出正确的动词现在分词形式 根据语境正确区分并使用一般现在时和现在进行时谈论学校或家庭的新年节庆习俗、活动及文化意义 Look at the four pictures and answer the following question. What are the people in different countries doing to celebrate New Year in each picture? What are the people in different countries doing to celebrate New Year in each picture? People in Colombia are carrying suitcases around the block. A man in Yürkiye is spreading salt on his doorstep. An old lady in Greece is hanging onions on the door. People in Denmark are jumping off their chairs into the new year. Look at the picture and answer the following question. What are the students doing in the picture? The students are having a New Year’s Gala in the hall. Daniel is playing the violin. Some girls are dancing. Two other girls are playing the piano. n. 小提琴 Kitty is writing about New Year celebrations at her school. Read the text and pay attention to the expressions in bold. New Year’s Day is coming. Our school is having a show to celebrate the festival. Look at me, the girl in the middle! We are dancing. The boy behind us is Daniel. He is playing the violin. The girl over there is Sandy. She is playing the piano with another girl. They are playing lively music for the dance. happening now adj. 轻快的；生气勃勃的 Read the tables and summarize the form, meaning and use of the present continuous tense. 现在进行时(Present continuous tense) 用法 We use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening now. 构成 be(am/is/are)+ doing (动词-ing形式) 肯定句 I am + doing We /You/ They are + doing He/ She/ It is + doing 否定句 I am not + doing We /You/ They are not + doing He/ She/ It is not + doing 现在进行时(Present continuous tense) 一般疑问句和简略答语 Am I / Are we doing …? Yes, you are./ No, you aren’t. Are you doing …? Yes, I am./ No, I’m not. Yes, we are./ No, we aren’t. Is he/she/it doing …? Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn’t. Are they doing …? Yes, they are./No, they aren’t. 特殊疑问句和答语 What am I/are we doing? You are doing … What are you doing? I am / We are doing … What is he/she/it doing? He/She/It is doing … What are they doing? They are doing … Read the following words and think about how to make the –ing form of a verb. hang —— hanging take —— taking lie —— lying get —— getting Read the table and summarize the rules about how to make the –ing form of a verb. We change most of the verbs into –ing form by adding –ing to them. If a verb ends in a silent e, we drop the e and then add –ing to the verb. If a verb ends in ie, we drop the ie and then add y and –ing to the verb. If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, sometimes we double the consonant and then add –ing to the verb. 现在进行时 1. 现在进行时可表示现在(说话瞬间)正在进行的动作或存在的状态，常与时间状语now 连用。当句中出现Look! Listen!等暗示词语时，往往说明后面句中的谓语动词所表示的动作正在发生，应当用现在进行时。 e.g. Jim is swimming now. Jim现在在游泳。 Listen! The little girl is singing in the classroom. 听！那个小女孩在教室里唱歌。 Don’t talk! I’m doing my homework. 别说话！我在写作业。 2. 现在进行时还可表示现阶段正在进行的动作，常与these days, at present (目前)等时间状语连用。 e.g. My grandpa is working on the farm these days. 我外公最近几天在农场干活。 Sam is studying in Beijing at present. Sam现在在北京学习。 ▶现在进行时的陈述句结构： 主语+ am / is / are +动词-ing形式(+其他).。 ▶现在进行时的否定句结构： 主语+ am / is / are + not +动词-ing形式(+其他).。 句式结构 e.g. I’m not flying a kite now. 我现在没有在放风筝。 Look! Jim is not / isn’t listening to his teacher. 看！Jim没有在听他的老师讲课。 We are not / aren’t playing football. 我们没有在踢足球。 ▶现在进行时的一般疑问句结构： Am / Is / Are +主语+动词-ing形式(+其他)?。 肯定回答：Yes, 主语(人称代词) + am / is / are.； 否定回答：No, 主语(人称代词) + am / is / are + not.。 e.g. —Is your dad watching TV? 你父亲在看电视吗？ —Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. 是的（没有），他（没）在看。 —Are you cleaning your bedroom now? 你在打扫你的卧室吗？ —Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. 是的（不），我（没）在打扫。 18 ▶现在进行时的特殊疑问句结构：疑问词(不作主语)+其一般疑问句式?。 对特殊疑问句的回答，要根据实际情况来回答。当疑问词在句中作主语时，现在进行时的特殊疑问句采用陈述句语序：疑问词+ is / are +动词-ing 形式(+其他)?。 e.g. —What are you doing? 你正在做什么？ —I am cooking dinner. 我正在做饭。 —Where are they playing? 他们在哪里玩？ —They’re playing under the tree. 他们正在树下玩。 —Who is running in the park? 谁正在公园里跑步？ —My friend. 我朋友（正在跑步）。 动词-ing形式的构成规律 规则 举例 大多数动词后加ing go——going 以不发音的e结尾的动词，去掉e，再加ing take——taking 以ie结尾的动词，变ie为y，再加ing die——dying 以一个辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节动词，双写最后一个辅音字母，再加ing get——getting swim——swimming Ⅰ. 根据各题后括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词（含缩略形式）。 1. Tony’s grandparents are taking a walk now.   (改为否定句) Tony’s grandparents ________ ________ a walk now. 2. Grace’s brother is learning Chinese these days.   (改为一般疑问句) ________ Grace’s brother ________ Chinese these days? 3. Alice is singing in the classroom.   (对划线部分提问) ________ is singing in the classroom? aren’t taking Is learning Who Ⅱ. 将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。 1. Dave正在游泳。 2. 那些小孩正在踢足球吗？ 3. Jim没有在听音乐。 4. 他们现在在哪儿放风筝？ Dave is swimming.  Are those children playing soccer? Jim isn’t listening to music.  Where are they flying kites now? Practise making the –ing form of a verb. Base form -ing form sing dance study play write singing dancing studying playing writing Base form -ing form draw eat sit have tie drawing eating sitting having tying A Amy is showing Millie a video about how her family are celebrating New Year. Complete her sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. It’s three o’clock in the afternoon. My mum (1) ____________ (make) spring rolls. My grandpa (2) ____________ (water) the flowers at the moment. Now my grandma and my dad are in the kitchen. They (3) ____________ (cook) dinner. Look! My sister Shirley (4) ____________ (sit) on the chair and playing with her toys. It’s dinner time! We (5) ____________ (eat) dinner together at the table. I (6) ____________ (watch) a TV show about New Year with my family now. is making is watering are cooking is sitting are eating am watching n. 春卷 现在，当时 B Amy and Sandy are talking on the phone. Complete their conversation. Use the present continuous tense of the verbs in brackets. Amy: Hi, Sandy. What are you doing right now? Sandy: I (1) ____________ (watch) the Vienna New Year’s Concert on TV. Amy: Oh, really? What (2) ____________ they ____________ (play)? Sandy: They’re playing a famous piece from the Strauss family. Now some people (3) ____________ (dance) to the music. am watching are playing are dancing Amy: That sounds like fun! (4) ____________ your parents ____________ (watch) with you too? Sandy: No, they aren’t. My dad (5) ____________ (shop) in the supermarket, and my mum (6) ____________ (clean) the flat. They’re busy today! Amy: My family are busy too. We (7) ____________ (get) ready for a big family dinner tonight. Sandy: Are you enjoying yourself? Amy: Yes. I love celebrating New Year. Are watching is shopping is cleaning are getting adv. 在今晚 Read the sentences in the table and think about their differences. Simple present tense Present continuous tense I often watch TV. I am watching TV now. She often watches TV. She is watching TV now. They often watch TV. They are watching TV now. Do you often watch TV. Are you watching TV now? 时态 一般现在时 (Simple present tense) 现在进行时 (Present continuous tense) 用法 一般现在时常用来描述现在的状态、经常或习惯性的动作。 现在进行时常用来描述现在正在进行或发生的动作。 谓语构成 动词原形或第三人称单数形式 be (am/ is/ are) + doing (动词-ing形式) 时间状语 on Mondays, every day, at weekends, usually, often, … now, at the moment, … Finish the following sentences with the correct tenses. 1. Excuse me, ____________(you /speak) English? 2. —What is Tom doing? — ____________(he/have) a shower. 3. ______________(I /not/ watch) TV very often. 4. Listen! Somebody ___________(sing). 5. How often ___________(you/use) your car? 6. You can turn off the video. _______________(I /not/ watch) it. 7. Sue __________(not/ like) coffee. __________(she/like) tea better. 8. — Excuse me, but _____________(you/sit) in my seat. — Oh, I’m sorry. do you speak He is having I don’t watch is singing do you use I’m not watching doesn’t like She likes you are sitting Answer the questions about the pictures. Is she reading? Is she singing? What is she doing? No, she isn’t. No, she isn’t. She is playing the piano. Is he playing basketball? Is he running? What is he doing? No, he isn’t. No, he isn’t. He is playing football. Are they chatting? Are they walking? What are they doing? No, they aren’t. No, they aren’t. They are reading. C Find some photos of New Year celebrations at your school or home. Write a short text about what people in the photos are doing, using the present continuous tense. Look at the photos. Our class is having a show to celebrate the coming New Year. In this photo, some boys are doing some cleaning to make the classroom clean and bright, and some girls are drawing beautiful pictures on the blackboard to create the festival atmosphere. In that photo, Karl is playing the violin while Jenny and Lily are playing the flute. And some other girls are dancing to music. All of us are having a good time. 1. They are playing lively music for the dance. 他们正在为舞蹈演奏欢快的音乐。 lively adj. 轻快的；生气勃勃的 e.g. He was a lively child at that time. 那时他是一个活泼的孩子。 e.g. Miss Zhang is friendly. 张老师很友好。 The old man doesn't feel lonely in the village. 那位老人在村里不感到孤独。 以-ly结尾的形容词还有friendly, lonely等。 【语境应用】完成句子。 1) 莉兹很活泼。 Liz ________ ________.        2) 新宾馆经理对我们很好。 The new manager of the hotel ________ ________ to us.    is lively   is friendly 2. My grandpa is watering the flowers at the moment. 我爷爷现在正在浇花。 moment n. 某个时刻；瞬间，片刻 at this moment 现在，当时 My mother is shopping at this moment. 【语境应用】 将下面的句子翻译成英语。 此时，我妈妈正在购物。 e.g. At this moment, my son is having lunch. 现在进行时表示现在(说话瞬间)或现阶段正在进行或发生的动作，常与now, these days 等时间状语连用。句式结构： 1. 肯定式：主语+ am / is / are +动词-ing形式(+其他). 2. 否定式：主语+ am / is / are + not +动词-ing形式(+其他). 3. 一般疑问式：Am / Is / Are +主语+动词-ing 形式(+其他)? 4. 现在进行时的特殊疑问句：疑问词(不作主语) + am / is / are+主语+动词-ing形式(+其他)?，答语要根据实际情况来回答。 Ⅰ. 按规则要求写出下列动词的-ing形式。 1. 直接加-ing    _____________________ 2. 去掉e，加-ing    _____________________ 3. 双写末尾字母，加-ing    _________________________ begin, live, eat, put, read, swim, drive, go, dance eating, reading, going living, driving, dancing beginning, putting, swimming Ⅱ. 根据图片及所给词语提示，写出所缺内容。 1. Look! My dog ______________________.  (play with) 2. Kevin and Lucy ______________________.  (like) 3. Laura __________________ every day. (wash) 4. —Where is Tim? —In the bathroom (浴室). He ________________.  (take) is playing with a ball  like drawing (pictures)/ washes the dishes is taking a shower like to draw (pictures) Ⅲ. 根据各题后括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词(含缩略形式)。 1. —Are your sisters playing with the cat? (补全否定答语) —No, _______ _______. 2. Jerry dances every morning. (用now改写句子) Jerry _______ _______ _______. 3. Betty’s mom is making breakfast at home. (改为一般疑问句) _______ _______ _______ _______ breakfast at home? they aren’t is dancing now Is Betty’ s mom making 4. We are having a math class in the classroom. (对划线部分提问) _______ _______ _______ _______ in the classroom? 5. Tom is making the cards.   (对划线部分提问) _______ _______ Tom _______? 6. Leo is writing a letter to Miss Yang. (对划线部分提问) _______ is writing a letter to Miss Yang? What are you doing What is making Who I can 在学校新年庆祝活动的语境中观察、归纳现在进行时的形式特征和表意功能 观察具有代表性的例词，总结动词现在分词的变化规律，并写出正确的动词现在分词形式 根据语境正确区分并使用一般现在时和现在进行时谈论学校或家庭的新年节庆习俗、活动及文化意义 Write 6 sentences using present  continuous tense. Find some photos of New Year celebrations at your home. Write a short text about what people in the photos are doing, using the present continuous tense. $Unit 8 Unit 8 Let’s celebrate! Festivals for the family 阅读并获取重阳节的庆祝活动及文化内涵等信息，听录音并获取母亲节和父亲节的时间、庆祝活动及文化意义等关键信息，并进行转述介绍； 模仿对话，与同伴交流分享重要节日的庆祝方式和相关感受； 模仿介绍中国春节的范文，完成一篇书面表达，介绍自己最喜爱的节日，包括具体时间、庆祝方式、文化寓意等； 探究并思考世界各国不同节日的文化内涵，感受节日的仪式 感，并形成主动向亲朋好友表达爱与尊重的意识。 Besides the festivals talk about in this unit, what other festivals do you know about? The Laba festival, the Qingming Festival,… Can you choose one of them and introduce something about it? Yes. The Laba Festival usually falls in January. The most important tradition is eating Laba porridge in the hope of harvest and good luck in the coming year. It is the Festival Week at Sunshine Middle School. Students are learning about different festivals. Read the article and complete the table. The Double Ninth Festival Time Activity Reason In 1 ________ 2_______________ ________________ To enjoy 3_____________ _________ of autumn Wish our elders 4_______________ ________________ “Double ninth” sounds like the word “5 _________” in Chinese Autumn Go mountain climbing the natural beauty a long and happy life forever Read the article again and answer the questions. 1 What do people do on the Double Ninth Festival? On the Double Ninth Festival, people often go mountain climbing to enjoy the natural beauty of autumn and wish their elders a long and happy life. 2 Does your family have any special traditions on the Double Ninth Festival? What are they? Yes. Before the Double Ninth Festival, my parents prepare some new clothes and Chongyang cakes for my grandparents. On that day, we visit them, take them to the nearby park to enjoy the beauty of autumn and have a big dinner with them together. We chat with them and send our best wishes to them. Simon is talking to his sister Annie about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Listen to their conversation and complete the notes below. Mother’s Day Father’s Day Date The (1) ______________ in May The third Sunday in (4) ____________ Activities Make (2) ____________ for mums Give (3) ____________ to mums Give (5) ____________ to dads Do (6) _______________ for dads Both are (7) ____________ around the world. It is a (8) ____________ for children to do something nice for their parents on these days. second Sunday breakfast flowers June a gift something special popular tradition Share your ways to celebrate Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. On Mother’s Day, Dad and I always do something special for Mum. I usually design and make a beautiful card for her, hug her and say “I love you” to her. Dad often prepares a bunch of flowers and a big dinner for her. We thank Mum for everything she does for the family and wish her a happy life. Do you know which is the most important festival in Western countries? How do people there celebrate it? Christmas is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. People there often decorate their houses with Christmas trees and lights. They get together with family and friends and have a big dinner. They sing, dance and give each other presents and best wishes. Simon is talking to Will about important festivals. Listen to the conversation and complete the table. Festival Celebration Feeling Christmas (1) __________________________ __________________________ (4) _________ (2) __________________________ (3) __________________________ The Spring Festival (5) __________________________ (7) _________ (6) __________________________ Get together with family and friends for a big dinner Give each other presents Sing Christmas songs Lovely Clean and decorate homes Have a big family dinner Fun Read the conversation along with the recording and then read in different roles. Simon: Hey, Will. What do you usually do for Christmas in the UK? Will: We usually get together with family and friends for a big dinner. We give each other presents and sing Christmas songs. Simon: Lovely! In China, the Spring Festival is the most important festival of the year, like your Christmas. We clean and decorate our homes, and we also have a big family dinner on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. Will: That sounds like a lot of fun too! I’d love to spend the Spring Festival in China one day. Simon: Hey, Will. What do you usually do for Christmas in the UK? Will: We usually get together with family and friends for a big dinner. We give each other presents and sing Christmas songs. Simon: Lovely! In China, the Spring Festival is the most important festival of the year, like your Christmas. We clean and decorate our homes, and we also have a big family dinner on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. Will: That sounds like a lot of fun too! I’d love to spend the Spring Festival in China one day. We use “Lovely!” as a response when we want to show we are happy about what someone said or did, similar to “That’s nice/ great!” Think of other Spring Festival celebrations. Put up the Spring Festival couplets, wear new clothes, watch the Spring Festival Gala, let off fireworks, get red packets,… Work in pairs and talk about how you celebrate some important festivals. Use the conversation as a model. A: What do you usually do for…? B: We usually… A: Lovely! / Sounds nice! / That’s nice. / That’s great. We…on/during… B: That sounds like a lot of fun too! 1. On this day, people often go mountain climbing to enjoy the natural beauty of autumn. 这一天，人们经常去爬山去享受秋天的自然美景。 mountain n. 高山，山岳 climb vt.&vi. 攀登，爬 climb a mountain / tree / wall 爬山/爬树/爬墙 go climbing 去登山;去攀岩 e.g. *Do you want to go climbing with us? 你想和我们一起去爬山吗？ *Monkeys like to climb trees. 猴子喜欢爬树。 climb后面可跟 up、down 等介词，表示爬的方向。 e.g. Can you climb up the high mountain? 你能爬上高山吗？ climber n. 攀登者；登山者 2. The Double Ninth festival is also a time to show respect and love for our elders. 重阳节也是表达对我们的爱和尊重的时刻。 respect n. 尊敬 have / show respect for ...  对……表示尊敬 e.g. *Respect is a two-way street — you have to give it if you expect to receive it. 尊重是双方相互的事，如果你想受到尊重，你就得尊重别人。 *He has / show great respect for Yuan Longping. 他对袁隆平表示了极大的尊敬。 *Learn each other's languages and show respect for each other's cultures. 学习彼此的语言，并尊重彼此的文化。 respect v. 尊敬 e.g. *She wants her children to respect and love each other.  她希望孩子们尊重和爱护彼此。 *If you don’t respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you? 如果你不尊重自己，你怎么能指望别人尊重你呢？ elder n. 长者，长辈 e.g. *When I address an elder, I should not call him by his given name.  称尊长 勿呼名  *If I meet an elder I know on the street, I will promptly clasp my hands and greet him with a bow. 路遇长 疾趋揖  *You should have respect for your elders. 你应该尊敬长者。 the elder表示“(两个人中的)年长者/年龄较大的一个”，后可接“of+名词复数”。 e.g. The elder of her two sisters is a teacher. 她的两个姐姐中年纪大的那位是老师。 elder adj. 年纪较长的 (在名词前作定语) 反义词是younger e.g. *My elder brother is studying in the US. 我哥哥正在美国学习。 *Grace's elder sister is a doctor. Grace的姐姐是一名医生。 【语境运用】完成句子 1) 他是我两个叔叔中年龄较大的一个。 He is _____________________ my two uncles. 2) 大Pete喜欢打篮球，小Pete喜欢游泳。 _________________________ likes playing basketball, and _______________________ likes swimming. the elder of  The elder Pete / Pete the elder the younger Pete / Pete the younger 3. We clean and decorate our homes, and we also have a big family dinner on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. 我们打扫装饰家，我们全家还在除夕夜吃一顿丰盛的年夜饭。 decorate vt. 装饰 decorate ... with   用……装饰 e.g. *David is going to decorate his bedroom. David打算装饰一下他的卧室。 *We usually decorate the doors and windows with paper cuts. 我们通常用剪纸装饰门窗。 If you want to introduce a festival, what would you like to write about it? I would like to write about what my favourite festival is, when it is, how important it is, how people celebrate it and why people celebrate it in those ways. The students in Class 1, Grade 7 are writing about their favourite festivals. Read Simon’s writing plan and answer the following questions. What is Simon’s favourite festival? How do people celebrate it? What is Simon’s favourite festival? How do people celebrate it? Simon’s favourite festival is the Spring Festival. It’s an important holiday in China. Most Chinese families celebrate it. People clean their homes and put up the Spring Festival couplets. How do people celebrate it? Families get together and have a big dinner. They watch TV programmes, like the Spring Festival Gala. They also visit relatives and friends, and kids usually get red packets. Read Simon’s article and summarize the content and structure of the article. Celebrations and cultural meanings of my favourite festival Name and time of my favourite festival 1 Feelings about my favourite festival 3 Find useful expressions in the article. Name and time of my favourite festival 1 Come up with more useful expressions. My favourite festival is… The festival is in…(season/month). The festival falls on…(date). Celebrations and cultural meanings of my favourite festival On this day, we dance / sing / send each other good wishes / give each other best wishes /… During this festival, we prepare…like…/ have a big dinner / wear new clothes / spend time with family / visit relatives and friends / watch a firework(s) show /… My favourite activity is… …is a popular activity / common tradition. The best part about this festival is that… It’s said that… Feelings about my favourite festival 3 People fell warm / happy in their heart. Think about what else you can add to the article about your favourite festivals. We can add more celebrations and the culture behind them. For example, people put up the Spring Festival couplets to see the old year off, welcome the new year and express best wishes for the future. It has been a tradition to eat jiaozi and niangao since ancient times. Jiaozi are like yuanbao, so people eat them in the hope of having good luck and fortune in the coming year. Niangao stands for a wish for progress and growth in the year ahead. How to introduce festival celebrations according to Simon’s article. We can introduce festival celebrations in time order: Before the festival, people usually… On the …Eve, …Then… During the holiday,… Think about the meaning of most festivals. Most festivals in the world are festivals for the family. It’s good chance to send best wishes to family members, relatives and friends and to show our love and respect for them. Write about your favourite festival. Make a writing plan like the one in Part D1. My favourite festival is ... It is usually/always in ... On this day, we dance/sing/send each other wishes/... During this festival, we have a big dinner/spend time with family/watch a firework show/... Usually, people ... ... is a popular activity/tradition. The best part about this festival is that ... It lasts until ... My favourite festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is usually in September or October. The Mid-Autumn Festival is about the Chinese culture of family. It is a time to get together with family members and celebrate. My family celebrates the festival with a big meal. There are lots of yummy dishes. My grandparents join us and we have a great time. After dinner, we sit outside, look at the big, beautiful moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes. Celebrations and cultural meanings Name and time They have many different fillings. I really like them! It is also a night for kids to play with amazing lanterns. They come in all kinds of cool shapes and colours. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a wonderful time for families to enjoy fun under the beautiful moon. Feelings about festival Celebrations and cultural meanings 问题 是 否 如果为“否”，如何改进？ 你在短文中是否介绍了自己最喜爱的节日？ 你在短文的首段是否介绍了该节日的名称和时间？ 你在短文的主干部分是否介绍了节庆节日期间的感受？ 你在短文的尾段是否总结了人们在节日期间的感受？ 你在短文中是否提供了重要和充足的细节？ 你在短文是否使用了恰当的句型和丰富的词语？ 你的短文的拼写、语法和标点方面是否都正确？ 1. put up the Spring Festival couplets 贴春联 put up 张贴，挂起 e.g. Linda put up a map on the wall just now. Linda put a map up on the wall just now. Linda刚刚把地图挂在墙上。 当put up后接名词作宾语时，名词可位于up之后，也可位于put 和up之间。 名词作宾语 e.g. Here are some singers’ photos. Please put them up. 这里有一些歌手的照片。请把它们挂起来。 当put up后接代词作宾语时，代词通常位于put和up之间 代词作宾语 ▶ put up 举起；使升高 e.g. If you know the answer put up your hands, please. 如果你知道答案，请举手。 ▶ put up 搭起；建造 e.g. They are putting up some new houses near my school. 他们正在我学校旁边建造新的房子。 【语境应用】根据语境写出划线部分的汉语意思。 1) Mr. Green put up a tent (帐篷) at the park just now.  __________ 2) Can I put up some pictures on the wall?  ____________ 3) Put your hand up if you want to ask a question.  ____________  搭建 张贴一些图画   举起手 e.g. He is preparing lunch in the kitchen. 他正在厨房准备午饭。 prepare vt. 尽预备(饭菜) 2. We prepare some dishes with special meanings, like jiaozi and niangao. (P102) 我们准备了一些具有特殊含义的菜肴，比如饺子和年糕 。 prepare to do sth. 准备做某事 prepare vt.&vi. 把……预备好 e.g. My father prepares to make a great meal for my birthday. 我爸爸为我的生日准备丰盛的一餐。 prepare for sth. 为某事做准备 e.g. Leo is preparing for the meeting. Leo正在为会议做准备。 prepare sb. sth. / prepare sth. for sb.  为某人准备某物 e.g. *We need to prepare them two pens / prepare two pens for them. 我们需要为他们准备两支钢笔。 *She often prepares many books for the kids. 她经常给孩子们准备许多书。 3. During the holiday, people visit relatives and friends and send each other good wishes. 在假期里，人们拜访亲朋好友并且给彼此送美好的祝福。 during prep. 在……期间 (其后跟表示时间段的名词) e.g. I hope to have a good time during the winter holidays. 我希望在寒假期间度过一段快乐时光。 People go to the beaches in summer. 人们在夏天去海滩。 during更强调时间的延续，表示某一时间内的状态或习惯性动作 in只是一般性地指某一时间 People like eating zongzi  during the Dragon Boat Festival. 端午节期间，人们喜欢吃粽子。 【语境应用】请根据句意用in或during填空，每词限用一次。 1) What do you like to do ________ the Spring Festival? 2) _____ winter, it’s very cold ______ Harbin.  during    In in   4. The Spring Festival lasts till the Lantern Festival. 春节一直持续到元宵节。 last vi. 持续 e.g. Summer lasts from June to August. 夏天从六月持续到八月。 last n. 最后，终于 at last 最后，终于 e.g. My son is home at last. 我的儿子终于到家了。 last adv. 最后 常常与First，Second，Third等一起使用，表示事情的先后次序。 e.g. Last, I would like to thank my family and friends. 最后，我想要感谢我的家人和朋友。 last adj. 最后的；上一个的，刚过去的 e.g. *December is the last month of the year. 十二月是一年中的最后一个月。 *I bought a new coat last week. 上周我买了一件新衣服。 till prep. (=until) 到……时， 直到……为止 当till用于肯定句中时，句子的谓语动词是延续性的，表示动作一直到till后的那个时间才结束； e.g. *You can keep the book till next Friday. 你可以保留这本书到下周五。 *Wang Hai studies till 11:00 p.m. every day.  王海每天学习到晚上11点。 当till用于否定句时，句子的谓语动词是非延续性的，表示动作直到till后的那个时间才开始。 e.g. My father didn’t come back home till ten o’clock last night. 我父亲昨天晚上十点才回到家。 till conj. 到……时， 直到……为止 （可引导时间状语从句） e.g. I’m right here watching till/until you come back. 我就在这里看着，直到你回来。 【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。 1) The restaurant is open _______ 6 o'clock. 这家餐厅营业到六点钟。 2) We waited for you _____ half past six. 我们一直等你到六点半。 3) We ________ know about this __________ yesterday. 直到昨天我们才知道这件事。   till didn't till   till 5. It is often cold at this time of year, but people feel warm in their hearts. 每年这个时候天气往往很冷，但人们心里面感到很温暖。 heart n. 内心；心脏 in one’s heart 在心里；在内心深处 它组成的短语一般也是和“心”相关。 win one’s heart  赢得某人的心 steal one’s heart 偷走某人的心 break one’s heart 使某人伤心 touch one’s heart 触动某人的心灵 follow one’s heart 跟着感觉走 open one’s heart  打开心扉 take heart  鼓足勇气 lose heart  失去信心；灰心丧气 What I can do Me Partner 1 I can describe how people celebrate different festivals around the world. 2 I can use the present continuous tense correctly. 3 I can talk and write about my favourite festivals with the new words in this unit. 4 I can pronounce the sounds /w/ and /v/ crrectly in words. 5 I know more about the meaning of different festivals around the world. I am good at ______________________________________. I need to spend more time on________________________. My action plan: __________________________________. Result: Weak Good Wonderful Chinese New Year: The Biggest Celebration on Earth is an English TV documentary about the Chinese New Year. It looks at all the interesting and exciting Chinese New Year traditions, such as the temple fair in Beijing and the lion dance in Hong Kong. Watch the programme and learn more about different ways of celebrating the festival around China. Are there any special Chinese New Year traditions in your hometown? Share them with your classmates. Make a poster about your favourite festivals. when it is; how people celebrate it; why people celebrate it … Polish your writing. 2024 Blues 40824.0 2024 Blues 57120.0 2024 Blues 49104.0 $Happy new year. Good evening, ladies and gentleman. New year is coming. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating IT. Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. This is for good luck and peace. People in ter here think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. Isn't that interesting? Here in greece, an old woman is hanging onions on her door. It's a greek tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health. It's near midnight in denmark. Look, the families are all standing on chairs. When the clock strikes twelve, they jump off their chairs into the new year in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead. In colombia, some people are Carrying suitcases around the block. Are they travelers? No, they're hoping for a new year with lots of travel. The world is full of wonderful and interesting new year traditions, but wherever you are, happy new year.