人教版九年级英语Unit+2+I+think+that+mooncakes+are+delicious!课文详解

Section A

1a Match the pictures with the descriptions. 将图片与描述相匹配。 1. The Water Festival in Thailand ['taɪlænd] 泰国泼水节 2. The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong 龙舟节 3. Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing 北京春节

4. The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi 江西元宵节(lantern灯笼) [ˈlæntən]

What a great day! What did you like best? 多么美好的一天!你最喜欢什么?

I loved the races! But I guess that it was a little crowded. 我喜爱(龙舟)比赛!但我认为它有点太拥挤了。 感叹句 一、感叹句用法：表示说话人的强烈的感情。 二、结构：What＋(a / an)＋形容词＋名词＋（主语＋谓语）！ 例如： 1)What a cold day (it is)! 今天天气真冷啊！ 2)What an old house (it is)! 这间房子真老啊！ 3）What a clever boy he is! (他是个)多么聪明的男孩啊！ 4）What an interesting story it is! (这是个)多么有趣的故事啊！ 5）What beautiful flowers they are! (它们是)多么漂亮的花啊！ 6）What happy children (they are)!孩子们多快乐啊！ 7)What nice air (it is)! 空气真好啊！ 8)What delicious food (it is) !多好吃的食物啊！ 9）What fine weather it is! 多好的天气啊！ 但有些不可数名词，如 rain, surprise, breakfast, lunch 等，当前面有形容词修饰，使抽象名词具体化时，则要用 what a / an，如： What a heavy rain it is! 多大的一场雨啊！ What a great surprise it is! 这多么令人惊奇啊！ What a rich breakfast it is! 多么丰盛的一顿早餐啊！ 2. How＋形容词／副词＋（主语＋谓语）！例如： 6)How cold （it is ）today! 今天天气真冷啊！ 7)How happy （the children are）! 孩子们真愉快啊！ 8)How hard （the student works）! 这个学生学习多努力啊！ 9)How well （Mr Zhao teaches ）！赵先生教得多好啊！ 10)How happily (the boys are playing)！那些男孩们玩得多开心啊！ 11） How well you look! 你气色真好! 12）How kind you are! 你心肠真好! 13）How beautifully you sing! 你唱得真好听! 14）Strawberries! How nice! 草莓! 多好呀! 15）How clever the boy is! 这个男孩多么聪明啊！ 16）How fast he runs! 他跑得多么快啊！ 17）How I want to be a doctor! 我多么想成为一名医生啊！ ①It’s an interesting film. 这是一部有趣的电影。 →What an interesting film it is! 这是一部多有趣的电影啊！ ②It’s wonderful weather. 天气很好。 →What wonderful weather! 天气真好！ ③He did the work carefully. 他做这工作很仔细。 →How carefully he did the work! 他做这工作多仔细啊！ ④Time passed quickly. 时间过得很快。 →How quickly time passed! 时间过得真快 要修饰名词的形容词不能是表数量的many， much， little， few，遇此情况要用how，即使它们后面跟有名词： How many books he has！ 他的书真多！ How much money he gave her！ 他给了她好多钱呀！ How little money I have！ 我的钱多么少呀！ How few friends he has！ 他的朋友真少！ 比较：What a little box it is！ 多小巧的盒子呀！（该little不表示数量） 练习一 1 _________clever girl she is! A What a B What C How a D how 2 __________interesting story it is! A What an B What a C How an D How 3 _______ honest children they are! A What B What a C How a D How 4 ____________flowers they are!A What beautiful B What a beautiful C How beautiful D How a beautiful 5 ___________ it is today! A How cold B What cold C How a cold D What a cold 1-5 AAAAA 6 ___________bad the weather is! A How B What C What a D How a 7 ______________good news it is ! A How B What a C How a D What 8 _____________the sunshine is! A What a bright B How a bright C How bright D what bright 9 ___________ he writes. A How good B How well C What good D What well 10 ____________ LiLei runs! A What fast boy B What fast C How fast D How a fast 6-10 ADCBC 11_______ hard he works！ A How B What 12 which is true? A How tall the buildings are! B What tall the buildings are! C How tall buildings they are! D what a tall buildings they are! 13 __________ it is raining! A How heavily B What heavy C How heavy 14 ____ delicious the dish is! A. What B. How C. What a 15 ____ strange clothes he is wearing! A. What a B. What C. How a 11-15 AAABB 16 ____ interesting subject it is! A. What an B. How C. What 17 ____ foggy it was yesterday! A. What B. What a C. How 18____ careless a boy you are! A. How B. What a C. What 19 _________ wonderful time we have had. A. How B. How a C. What D. What a 16-19 CCAD 练习二 CBCBC 6-10 CCBCC 1. _______ bad weather! We have to stay in. A. How B. How a C. What D. What a 2. _______ strong wind! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 3. _________ big the tree is! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 4. _________ interesting story it is! A. What B. What an C. How D. How a 5. _________ nice they are! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 6. _________ beautiful the flower is! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 7. _________ hard the people are working!A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 8. _________ good boy he is!A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 9. _________ funny the little boy is!A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 10. _________ hot the water is!A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 练习三 1-6 CACCB B 1.____ a nice watch it is!A. How B. What C. What a D. How a 2. ____ bright girls they are! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a 3. ____ interesting the film is! A. What B. What an C. How 4. ____ sunny day! Let’s go out for a walk. A. How a B. How C. What a D. What 5. ____ hard work it is! A. How B.What C. What a D. What an 6. ____ day it is! It’s rainy again. A. How bad B. What a bad C. How fine D. What a fine 练习四1-5 AAACC 6-10 ADCAC 1. _______ carefully the boy does his homework! A. How B. How an C. What D. What an 2. _______ well you sing but _______ badly he dances! A. How, how B. What, what C. How, what D. What, how 3. ________ cheap these clothes are! I’d like to buy some for my son. A. How B. How an C. What D. What an 4. _______ fools they were! They believed what the girls said. A. How B. How an C. What D. What an 5. _______ difficult questions they are! I can’t answer them. A. How B. How an C. What D. What an 6. I miss you very much. _______ I want to see you! A. How B. How an C. What D. What an 7. Oh, ________ mistake you’ve made! It’s too bad. A. How B. How a C. What D. What a 8. _______ lovely weather we are having these days! A. How B. How an C. What D. What an 9. _______ delicious your supper is! A. How B. How an C. What D. What an 10. _______ interesting work it is to teach children! A. How B. How an C. What D. What an I guess that it was a little crowded. 这是一个含有宾语从句的复合句，I guess为主句， it was a little too crowded为省略了引导词that的宾语从句。在复合句中，当主句为一般现在时时，宾语从句可根据其具体情况使用任意适当的时态， I guess he is a policeman. 我猜想他是个: I hear she went to Beijing by plane yesterday. 我听说昨天她乘飞机去北京了 crowded形容词，意为揭挤的、常构成短语be crowded with. . “被挤满” The shop near my home is always crowded with people. 我家附近的那家商店总是挤满了人。 crowd动词，“拥挤，群集” Hundreds of people crowded into the church 数百人拥进了教堂 1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false. 听录音。正确的圈T，错误的圈F

1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F 比尔认为那些比赛观看起来并不那么有趣。 were not that interesting to watch意为“观看起来并不那么有趣”， that 用作副词，强调程度，“如此，那么”。动词不定式to watch在句中作状语: That problem is not that easy.那个问题没有那么简单。

2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F 玛丽认为那些赛队很棒。

3. Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year. T F 比尔想知道明年他们是否将再吃棕子 wonder此处用作及物动词，“想知道”，相当于want to know。wonder在不同的句式中表达的意思也不同: 后接who, what, why等连接词引导的宾语从句及“疑问词十动词不定式”结构时，“想知道”： I wonder who that boy is我想知道那个男孩是谁: ②后接if或whether引导的宾语从句时，表示一种委婉的请求或疑问。 I wonder if I could use your mobile phone. 我不知道是否可以用一下你的手机。 ③后接that引导的宾语从句以及动词不定式短语时，表示“(对....-)感到惊讶” I wonder to see her looking so cheerful. 他很惊讶地发现她看上去那么高兴 ①wonder作名词时，意为“奇迹;奇观”。 What are the Seven Wonders in the world? 世界七大奇观是什么? ②wonderful形容词，意为”壮观的;奇妙的，精彩的”。 We had a wonderful time in the park last Sunday. 上个星期天我们在公园里玩得很快乐。 whether连词，意为”是否，是不是、引导宾语从句，相当于if He wonders whether/if it will be fine tomorrow他想知道明天是否会晴天。 辨析: whether与if ①二者都可以引导宾语从句，意为“是否”，一般情况下可以互换。 I don't know whether/if she can work out the problem我不知道她是否能算出这道难题 ②二者在引导宾语从句时， whether可直接与or not连用，而if不可以。 I don't know whether or not I should go我不知道我应该去还是不应该去。 ③if可以引导条件状语从句, “如果”，而whether不可以。 If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we will go camping. 如晨明天不下雨，我们将去野营。 ④if可以用于虚拟语气中，而whether不可以。 If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky. 如果我是一只鸟，我会在空中翱翔。 4. Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races. T F 比尔和玛丽相信明年他们将会回来看比赛。 believe此处用作及物动词，意为“相信，认为”。其后既可以直接接名词、代词作宾语，也可以跟that等引导的宾语从句，还可以用believe sb to do sth.的形式。 I don't believe you. 我不相信你说的话。 I believe that he can win the match. 我相信他能赢得这场比赛。 I believe him to be an honest man. 我相信他是个诚实的人 1c Talk about the festivals in 1a. 谈论1a中的节日。

A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?关于龙舟节，你最喜欢什么?

B: I love the races. I think that they’re fun to watch.我喜欢(龙舟)比赛。我认为它们看起来很好玩。

2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the sentences. 听吴明和哈利之间的对话并圈出句中的正确词语。

1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends. 吴明和哈利是表兄弟/陌生人/朋友。

2. Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation. 吴明去了新加坡//澳门度假 3. He visited his relatives / friends / classmates. 吴明拜访了他的亲戚/ 朋友/ 同学。

4. He enjoyed eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best. 吴明最喜欢外出就餐/ 购物/龙舟节 go to …for a vacation 或 go to …for one’s vacation去……度假 =take a vacation ,说明度假还没有开始，在计划当中 I am going for a vacation to Beijing我要去北京度假。 go on vacation在度假， 说明度假正在进行 I am going on vacation in Beijing. 我正在北京度假。 be on vacation在度假， 说明度假正在进行 I am on vacation in Beijing. 我正在北京度假。 vacation意为“假期”，通常指一次性休假，不管假期有多长，尤指学校的假期。英式英语中常用holiday, 2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but these also have down sides. 吴明做了很多有趣的活动，但也有不好的一面。 Listen again and fill in the chart. 再听一遍录音填表。

Fun activities 有趣的活动 Down sides不好的一面 Eating out 外出就餐 Shopping 购物

Dragon Boat Festival in June 六月的龙舟节

2c Role-play conversations between Wu Ming and Harry. Use the information in 2a and 2b or make up your own conversations. 分角色表演吴明与哈利之间的对话。使用2a和2b中的信息或自编对话。 A: What did you do on your vacation? 你在假期中做什么了？

B: I visited my cousins. I think that we ate five meals a day! I’ve put on five pounds! 我拜访了我的表兄弟们。我想我们一天吃了5顿饭!我都胖了5磅了! A: I guess the food was delicious, right? 我猜那食物狠美味，对吗? put on此处意为“增加(体重);发胖” She can eat what she wants but she never puts on weight. 她能想吃什么就吃什么，但是体重从来不增加。 2d Role-play the conversation. 分角色表演对话。

Clara: Guess what? I’m going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.

Ben: Wow, sounds like fun! But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there.

Clara: Yes, that’s true. But there’s a Water Festival from April 13th to 15th.

Ben: I wonder if it’s similar to the water festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. Clara: Yes, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to throw water at each other. Ben: Cool! But why do they do that?

Clara: Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you’ll have good luck in the new year. 克拉拉:猜猜看?一两周后我打算去清迈

本:哇，听起来像很有趣!但我认为在那里四月是一年中最热的月份。 克拉拉:是的，的确如此。但在那里，从4月13日到15日是泼水节。 本:我想知道它是否和云南省傣族的泼水节相似。

克拉拉:是的，我认为是。这个时候是泰国新年。人们到街上去相互泼水。 本:太酷了!但是他们为什么那么做呢？

克拉拉:因为新年是一个用来清扫和洗去不好的东西的时间。然后，在新的一年里你将会有好运 in以现在为起点，表示将来一段时间以后，用于一般将来时。对其进行提问，用how soon. What will you be in five years?五年之后你干什么？ He will be back in two days. 他两天以后回来。 after+一段时间 1.以过去为起点的“在一段时间以后”，所以它与过去时连用。 He started on Sunday and arrived in Beijing after three days.他星期天动身，3天后到达北京 He went home after two days.他两天后回家了。 2.当after指某个特定的未来时刻或日期之后，它可以与将来时态连用。 I’1l be free after Friday. 我星期五之后有空。（Friday具体的日期） He'll be back after three o'clock.他3点之后回来。（three o'clock为具体的时间） true强调事实与实际情况相符，并非杜撰、捏造的Is it true that he is dead?他死了是真的吗？ real强调客观存在，并非想象的或虚构的 Santa Claus isn't a real person圣诞老人不是一个真实的人物 be similar to“与……相似”。其中similar为形容词，意为“相似的”，无比较级。 A cat is similar to a tiger in many ways. 猫与虎在很多方面相似 have good luck有好运气 3a Read the passage about Mid-Autumn Festival and answer the questions. 1. How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?

2. What do mooncakes look like? What meaning do they carry? 3. What story is the reading about?

阅读这篇有关中秋节的文章并回答问题。 1.人们如何庆祝中秋节?

2.月饼看起来像什么？他们寄托什么含义？ 3.这篇阅读是关于什么故事的?

Full Moon, Full Feelings

Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes have the shape of a full

moon on mid-autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching.

月满。情浓

数个世纪以来，中国人一直在庆祝中秋节，吃月饼。月饼是中秋之夜满月的形状。它们寄托着人们对他们所爱与思念的家人的祝福。 关于这个节日有很多传统的民间故事。然而，大多数人认为嫦娥的故事是最感人的。

Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. 嫦娥是后羿美丽的妻子。在后羿射下9颗太阳之后，一位女神送给他仙药作为酬谢。无论谁喝了此药便能长生不老，后羿打算和嫦娥一起服用。然而，一个坏人，逢蒙，试图趁后羿不在家之际偷药。嫦娥拒绝把仙药给他，全部吞下了它。她身体变得很轻，飞上月宫。 medicine 不可数名词，意为“药;内服药”。短语take/have the medicine“吃药”。 其形容词形式为medical，意为“医学的;医疗的” Take the medicine three times a day. 这药一天吃三次。 whoever代词，“无论谁，不管谁”，相当于no matter who，引导让步状语从书句。 I'll take whoever wants to go. 谁想去我就带谁去。 You can't go, whoever you are. 不管你是谁，你都不能走。 plan “计划，打算”，其过去式与过去分词均为planned，现在分词为 planning。常见短语:plan to do sth.意为“计划/打算做某事”。 Mr. Brown plans to go fishing after work. 市朗先生计划下班后去钓鱼。 plan也可用作可数名词，意为“计划，打算、常见短语: make a plan/make plans (to do sth. ) “制订计划(做某事)\" make a plan for…(制订)...的计划”。 He is making a plan for the winter vacation. 在制订寒假计划。 They planned to go to England for vacation= They made a plan to go to England for vacation. 他们打算去英国度假。 refuse动词，“拒绝，谢绝，推辞”。其后接动词不定式，即refuse to do sth. ，意为“拒绝做某事、 Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang’e could come back! After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. 后羿悲痛不已，以至于每晚都对着月亮大声呼喊她的名字。一天夜里，他发现月亮是如此亮而圆，以至于他能看到他的妻子就在那里。他飞快地在花园里摆出她最喜欢的水果和点心。他是多么希望嫦娥能回来呀! call out one's name大声呼喊某人的名字 lay out意为“摆开;布置”。lay此处用作及物动词，意为“放置;安放、下蛋”。其过去式和过去分词均为laid 现在分词为laying. the tradition of. . .……的传统” tradition既可用作可数名词，也可用作不可数名词，意为“传统;惯例”。其形容词形式为traditional，意为“传统的”。 admire及物动词，意为“欣赏;仰慕”。常用结构:admire sb./sth“欣赏某人/某事” admire sb. for (doing) sth. 因(做)某事佩服某人”。 1 admired him very much 我很钦佩他。 We admire her for her bravery. 我们钦佩她的勇敢。 as a result意为“结果;因此”，单独使用，后面一般用逗号与句子隔开。 She worked hard As a result, she passed the exam easily. 她努力学习，因此，她很容易地通过了考试。 as a result of. . . =because of, She was late as a result of the heavy snow. 他迟到是因为大雪。 3b Read the passage again. Put the events in the correct order. 4 Feng Meng tried to steal the medicine. 2 A goddess thanked Hou Yi by giving him a magic medicine. 5 Chang’e refused to give Feng Meng the medicine and drank it all. 1 Hou Yi shot down the nine suns and saved the people on the earth. 7 Hou Yi was very sad and watched the moon at night, and wished his wife could come back. 6 As a result, Chang’e became light and flew up to the sky. 3 Hou Yi planned to drink the medicine with his wife. 再读一遍文章，将事件按正确的顺序排序。 一位女神通过送仙药来酬谢后羿。

嫦娥拒绝给逢蒙仙药并全部吞下了它 后羿射下9颗太阳，拯救了世间的人们。

后羿伤心不已，夜里凝望月亮，希望他的妻子能回来。 结果，嫦娥身体变轻，飞上了天。 后异打算和他的妻于一起服用仙药。

3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words. 1. People like to a dmire the full moon on Mid-Autumn night. 2. The story of Chang’e is one of many traditional folk stories. 3. Hou Yi got magic medicine for shooting down the nine suns. 4. Feng Meng wanted to steal the medicine.

5. Hou Yi laid out fruits and desserts in the garden. 不看文章，尽量用正确的单词完成句子。 入们喜欢在中秋之夜赏满月。

嫦娥的故事是许多传统民间故事之一 后羿因为射下9颗太阳而获得仙药 逢蒙想偷仙药。

后异在花园里摆出水果和点心。

Grammar Focus

I know that the Water Festival is really fun. What fun the Water Festival is!

I wonder if they’ll have the races again next year. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were! I wonder whether June is a good time to visit Hong Kong. How pretty the dragon boats were!

I believe that April is the hottest month in Thailand. How delicious the food is in Hong Kong! 语法聚焦

我知道泼水节非常有趣

我想知道明年他们是否还会有比赛

我想知道六月是不是游览的好时节 我认为四月是5泰国最热的月份

泼水节真是有趣！

那些龙舟队真是棒极了！ 龙舟真漂亮啊！ 的食品真好吃！

4a Write sentences using the words given. 用所给的词语写句子 e.g. think/Lantern Festival/beautiful 认为/元宵节/美好的

I think that the Lantern Festival is beautiful. 我认为元宵节很美好。 1. don’t know/whether/he/come home/for the festival 2. believe/Water Festival/most/fun 3. wonder/if/mooncakes/delicious 4. how/exciting/races 5. what/interesting/city

2. I don't know whether he will come home for the festival. 3. I believe that the Water Festival is the most fun, 4. I wonder if mooncakes are delicious. 5. How exciting the races were！ 6. What an interesting city！

4b Read the passage below and underline the objective clauses. Then write your own sentences about Mother’s Day and Father’s Day using objective clauses.

读下面的短文，画出宾语从句。可能的话，使用宾语从句写出你自己关于母亲节和父亲节的句子。

Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America? One is Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May and the other is Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. On these two days, American children oft en give gift s to their parents or take them out for lunch or dinner. Common gift s are fl owers and cards for mothers and shirts or ties for fathers. I heard that it is becoming more and more popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in China. I wonder if children over there also give similar gift s to their parents. I believe that there are many ways to show our love. Actually, we don’t have to spend a lot of money. It is also a good idea to help parents to do something instead. June

亲爱的夏宇，

你知道在美国有两个为父母而设的特殊日子吗?一个是在五月第二个星期天的母亲节，另一个是在六月第三个星期天的父亲节。在这两个日子里，美国的孩子经常给他们的父母送礼物或带他们出去吃午饭或晚饭。常见的礼物有为母亲准备的花和卡片以及为父亲准备的衬衣或领带。我听说在中国庆祝母亲节和父亲节正变得越来越受欢迎。我想知道是否那里的孩子也送给他们的父母类似的礼物。我相信有很多表达我们的爱的方式。事实上，不必花费很多钱。相反，帮父母做事也是个好主意。

4c Which festival do you like best? Ask your group and report to the class. e.g. In our group, David’s favorite festival is ... He thinks that ... 你最喜欢哪个节日?询问你的小组成员并汇报给全班同学。 例如:在我4们小组，戴维最喜欢的节日是……他认为……

SectionB

1a Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween.What do you think this festival is about? 看与万圣节前夕有关的图片与词语。你认为这个节日与什么有关? scary dress up haunted house black cat

candy ghost trick or treat October spider

1b Listen and answer the questions. 听录音，并回答问题。 1. Where is Halloween popular? 万圣节前夕在哪里盛行?

2. When do people celebrate Halloween? 人们在何时庆祝万圣节前夕? 3. What does Wu Yu think of this festival? 吴宇认为这个节日怎么样? What do you think of…=How do you like…?你认为……怎么样？ What do you think of soap operas? =How do you like soap operas? 你认为肥皂剧怎么样? think of意为“想起;认为;思考”of为介词，其后可接名词、代词或动词ing形式作宾语。 I can't think of his name我想不起他的名字。 They're thinking of buying a new car. 他们正在考虑买一辆新车 1c Listen and fill in the blanks.

1. Many people make their look scary. They may the lights and light candles. They also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and .

2. Little kids and even parents as ghosts or black cats. They can also as fun things like characters. 3. Parents take their children the neighborhood to ask for and treats.

4. “Trick or treat” means kids will a trick on you if you don’t them a treat. treat用作及物动词，其意义和用法为: “款待，请客”。常构成短语treat sb. to sth. “请某人吃……” She treated us to some delicious chicken 她请我们吃了些美味的鸡肉 “看待;当作”，与as连用构成treat… as...短语，意为“把....当作...... Don't treat me as a child 别把我当作孩子对待。 治疗 Which doctors are treating him for his illness? 那几位医生在为他治疗? What do you mean by“岛”？=What does“岛”mean?=What’s the meaning of“岛” 请问岛是什么意思？ 1d What do you think of Halloween? Discuss your ideas with a partner. What do you think of Halloween? I think it’s a fun festival!

I guess it’s quite fun. But I wonder whether I’d be too scared.

2a Do you know when these special days are? Try to match each day with the correct date. Christmas Fourth Thursday in November April Fool’s Day February 14th Halloween April 1st

St. Valentine’s Day October 31st Thanksgiving December 25th

2b Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions. 1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas? 2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas? 阅读关于圣诞节的文章并回问题。

就圣诞节而言人们想到的常见物是什么? 谁写的《圣诞欢歌》？

圣诞节的真诸或圣诞精神是什么?

1. Gifts ,Christmas trees and Santa Claus. 2. Charles Dickens.

3. We should share and give love to people around us, and we should treat everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy wherever we go. INFERRING

This means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a text. 推断

推断的意思是你必须读出字里行间的言外之意，从而获知文中没有清晰表达出的意思。

The Spirit of Christmas

Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts,Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this. 圣诞精神

很多人同意这种观点:当我们想到圣诞节时，我们可能想到礼物、圣诞树和圣诞老人。但隐藏在这一切背后的是(lie存在)圣诞节的真谛:分享与给予我们周围的人爱与欢乐的重要性。《圣诞欢歌》的故事或许是这一点最好的例子。

A Christmas Carol is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. 《圣诞欢歌》是查尔斯·狄更斯写的著名短篇小说。这篇小说讲述的是一位叫斯克鲁奇的从来不笑的老人的事。他吝啬自私，从不与人为善。他只关心能否挣到更多的钱，并且厌恶圣诞节。一个圣诞前夕，斯克鲁奇看到了他死去的生意伙伴雅各布·马利的鬼魂。

Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him. That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child.

马利过去曾经就像斯克鲁奇一样，所以在他死后受到了惩罚。他告诫斯克鲁奇，如果他不想最终像他一样，就要改变他的癖性。他还告诉斯克鲁奇将有三个(圣诞)精灵年拜访他。那天夜里，三个鬼魂拜访了斯克鲁奇。首先，“圣诞节的过去之灵”带他回到了他的童年时代，使斯克鲁奇回想起孩提时代的欢乐时光。

Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. He sees that he is dead but nobody cares. Scrooge is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day!

然后，第二个精灵“圣诞节的现在之灵”，带他去看其他人是如何度过今年的圣诞节的。每个人，甚至穷人都很幸福。最后一个，“圣诞节的未来之灵”带他去了未来。斯克鲁奇看到他死了，但没人在意他。他惊恐万分地在他的床上醒来，发现正是第二天早晨 圣诞节了。

He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gift s to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!

他决定改变他的生活，承诺做个更好的人。他开心地同亲戚们一起庆祝圣诞节。他还送给需要帮助的人礼物。现在无论走到哪里，他都用善良与热情待人，传播着爱与欢乐。那就是真正的圣诞精神!

2c Read the passage again and complete the chart. What does Scrooge see when he’s with ... the Ghost of Christmas Past? the Ghost of Christmas Present?

the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?

2d Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred. 1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?

2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not? 3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?

4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know? 5. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits? 回答问题。有些答案需要被推断出来 1.为什么斯克鲁奇痛恨圣诞节?

2.斯克鲁奇有很多朋友吗?为什么有或为什么没有呢? 3.为什么雅各布·马利在死后受到了惩罚? 4.雅各布·马利想帮助斯克鲁奇吗? 你是怎么知道的? 5.在圣诞节当天醒来时，斯克鲁奇感受如何？ 6.在看到三个精灵之后，斯克鲁奇做了什么？

1. Because he doesn't want to share and give love and joy to people around him.

2. No, he doesn't. Because he is mean and only thinks about himself. And he doesn't treat others nicely. 3. Because he used to be just like Scrooge.

4. Yes, he does. Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him. 5. He feels scared

6. He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in nod He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes

2e What else do you know about Christmas? Make a list of things that you know about this festival with your group. Use the questions to help you.

When is this festival?

Why do people celebrate it? Who do they celebrate it with?

Do they eat or drink anything special?

What other things do they do as part of the celebrations?

Do you know any old stories about this festival? How do people feel when they celebrate it?

3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival. What is the name of the festival? When is it?

What do people eat? What do people do?

Why do you like it so much?

3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a. In your letter:

First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated. Then talk about what people do and eat.

Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel. Dear ...,

My favorite Chinese festival is ... It is celebrated in/on ... During this festival, people ... They eat ... It is my favorite festival because ... It makes me feel ...

Self Check

1 Complete the passage with the words in the box.

garden spread between treats business lay relatives

Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th. It celebrates the birth of new life. Hens lay eggs, giving birth to life. So an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or relatives to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more oft en chocolate eggs.

Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gift s. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good business for supermarkets and chocolate stores.

很多西方国家庆祝复活节。这个节日总是在3月22日到4月25日之间的一个星期天。它庆祝新生命的开始。母鸡下蛋，孕育新生命，所以鸡蛋成了新生命的象征。复活节期间一项受欢迎的活动是在家里或在花园中藏蛋，让朋友或亲戚去找出来。这些蛋有时是真的，但经常的是巧克力蛋。人们不仅为了寻找复活节彩蛋游戏而将彩蛋分散到周围不同的藏匿处，而且他们还分发这些好吃的作为礼物。因此，就像圣诞节一样，复活节为超市和巧克力店创造了大好商机。

2 Rewrite these sentences as exclamations. 1. The mooncakes are delicious. ➠ How ! 2. The festival will be fun. ➠ What ! 3. This concert is boring. ➠ How ! 4. I’m really excited. ➠ How !

5. Th e band played really loud music. ➠ What !

3 Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words + that/whether/if. I think . I know . I believe . I wonder .

巧记lie的lay的口诀

躺，位于，存在 lie, lay, lain, lying 撒谎 lie, lied, lied, lying don't be a liar;

产蛋，放置，奠定（基础） lay, laid, laid, laying

用lay和lie的适当形式填空：

1、Don't ______ the glass on the corner of the table.别把玻璃杯放在台角上。 2、The city ______ in the north of China.那座城市位于中国的北部。 3、He's still ______ in bed. 他还躺在床上。 1.lay，2.lies，3.lying