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Unit 14
★ Warming-up, Listening and speaking
Aims:
1.Learn the words and phrases:.
2.Learn to talk about festivals, customs and habits.
Important Points:
1.some words and phrases: dress up, fighting, crime, argument, destruction
2.some backgrounds about some festivals
Teaching Procedure:
▲Warming-up
I. talk about Chinese festivals
(Spring festival, Lantern festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat festival, Mid-Autumn Day, New Years’ Day, National Day)
II. talk about foreign festivals
(Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, Mothers’ Day, April Fools’ Day, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Easter)
III. talk about pictures, answer the questions
some information:
picture one: Oct 31, wear false faces, witches’ hats, make fancy balls
picture two: Aug 13-16/ July 13-16
picture three:: Oct 18-Nov 9 taking toy skulls
IV. compare two festivals
suggested one
Name Tomb Sweeping Day Halloween
When April 4-6 Oct 31
Who all Chinese around the world Americans and Europeans
How visit their family graves,Pulling weed, Sweep away dirty Set off offerings of food and spirit money Hold fancy balls, dressing up in all manner of ghoulish costumes, noisily parade around the neighborhood
Why To honor past ancestors, to celebrate the rebirth of nature, to make the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities To keep the living body away from being possessed by spirits of all those who died throughout the preceding year
Themes Family, nature Superstition, safety, religion
How old From the Spring and Autumn Period From the 1840’s
V. language points:
1.compare A with B 把A与B比较，找出不同
compare A to B （1）把A与B比较，找出不同/相同
（2）把A比做B
⑴It is necessary to compare English ________ Chinese in English study.
⑵She compared the world________ a stage.
⑶Compare _________ others, she is very lucky.
2.know 认识、了解
know of 听说过，知道有，不了解
know about （1）=know of（2）间接了解---的情况
⑴I _______ the man, but I’ve never met him.
⑵We have been friends for years, so I ________ him well.
⑶Do you know anything _______ that accident?
3.ask sb to do sth 请某人做某事
ask (sb) for sth 向某人请求、要求---
ask (sb) about sth 打听、询问---
ask after sb 向---问好
ask for trouble 自寻烦恼
⑴The little child is always ______ his father______ money.
⑵He sat down and ________ ________ a cup of coffee.
⑶Why did he use such a difficult way to solve this problem, he was really _______ _______ _______.
⑷The old man ________ ________ tomorrow’s weather.
⑸Please help me _______ ________ your parents.
4. 庆祝celebrate(vt)/celebration(n)
celebrate sth
for the celebration of /in celebration of
祝贺congratulate(vt)/congratulation(n)
congratulate sb on sth
Congratulations!
show/give/offer sb’s congratulations on sth
(1)We ______ our grandpa’s eightieth birthday.
(2)We held a party _____ ______ ______ our grandpa’s eightieth birthday.
(3)________! You gain the reward again.
(4)I gave my _______ _______ his success.
VI. make choices
1.Girls are usually ______ flowers by poets.
A. compare with B. compared with C. compare to D. compared to
2._______ the developed countries, we still have a long way to go to catch up with them.
A. Compare with B. Compare to
C. Compared with D. To be compared to
3.I met Li Ying yesterday, she asked me to ______ you.
A. ask about B. ask after C. ask for D. ask
4.We often ask our teachers ______ help.
A. after B. about C. to D. for
5.---Do you ______ this city?
---Of course. I’ve been living here for 20 years so that I ______ it well.
A. know anything of, know B. know something about, know of
C. know anything about, know D. know something about, know about
6.Please accept my congratulations______ your success.
A. of B. in C. for D. on
7.We congratulated him _______ his passing the examination.
A. for B. on C. / D. of
▲Listening
I. new words:
Parade, bead, New Orleans, Mardi Gras, easter, dress up, purple,
Muslim, Arabic, vary, stay up, religious, witch, symbol
II. listen to the tape and check answers
III. describe a festival
Example:
Spring festival (1) Lunar New Year
(2)greatest
(3)time
(4)meaning: rest, relaxation
(5)things to celebrate the festival:
cleaning, putting couplets, setting off fireworks, get ting together, greeting, wearing new clothes
(6)coming from: throw the demon “Nian” away
IV. language points:
1.dress a: (vi) sb dress (up)某人穿上衣服
b:(vt) dress sb (up) in sth 给---穿上---衣服
wear sth 穿戴的状态（+衣服、手表、首饰、徽章、花、头发、胡须等）
have on sth 穿的静止状态*不可用于进行时态
be in sth/some colour 穿的状态（+衣服、颜色）
put on sth穿的动作
fit on sb给某人试穿衣服
try on sth试穿
pull on sth匆忙穿上---
(1)_______ _______ more clothes, it's cold outside.
(2)She always ________ a red coat_______.
(3)Mum ______ the baby ______ in a hurry.
(4) She liked to be_______ ________ red dresses.
(5)That day, she was _______ red.
(6)Miss Li is _______ a green shirt today.
(7) We _______ _______ for the wedding party.
V. make choices
1.He got up, ______ and went out in a hurry.
A. dressed B. to b dressed C. was dressed D. getting dressed
2.The tailor asked the gentleman to _____ the new suit.
A. fit on B. try on C. dress D. try on
3.In the street, I noticed there were many people ______ for the parade.
A. wearing well B. had new clothes on C. dressing up D. dressed up
▲speaking
I. encourage students to create new festivals
Examples: Peace Day, Happiness Day, Friendship Day, Nature Day
(time, reason, what to do on the day)
Peace Day: November 1st
Learn& talk about peace
No crime, fight
Set off pigeons
II. discuss whose idea is the best
III. language points
1. 允许allow (doing) sth
allow sb to do sth
sb be allowed to do sth
(1)Smoking _______ _______ _______ here.(不被允许)
(2)Are we ______ _______ _______ the computer?(被允许使用)
IV. make choices
1.My parents don’t allow ______ time_______ nothing.
A. to waste, to B. wasting, to C. to waste, doing D. wasting, doing
2.______ to take the magazines out of the library.
A. Does anyone allow B. Is anyone allowed
C. Does it allow D. Does the librarian allow
★Reading
aims:
1.Learn and master some words and expressions
2.Train the reading ability
3.Learn sth about the relationship between festivals and history and culture.
important points:
1 . Some new words and phrases
honour, ancestor, nation, self—determination, purpose, generation, faith, joy, light(lit, lighted)
2. Learn sth foreign history and culture.
procedure:
I. Have a talk about one Chinese festival (spring), and ask some questions:
1.How does your family celebrate the Spring Festival?
2.Do festivals help us understand our history and culture?
3.Do you think celebrate the Spring Festival is a waste of time? Do you think we should not spend too much time and money on greeting and buying gifts for each other? ------ (reflect the culture)
4.How about other countries’ festivals, do they reflect the culture of the nation?
II. Learn the new words
III. Play the tape, students read through the test with questions:
1.What is the festival? Who celebrate it?
When is it and how long does it last?
2.What do the people celebrate?
3.When was the festival first celebrated?
What does “Kwanzaa” mean? Why do they choose this word?
4.What are the principles of the festival?
IV. Some more multiple--choice questions to help understand the text.
1. The celebration of Kwanzaa lasts _____.
a. 7 days b. 5 days c. 6 days d. 11 days
2. Kwanzaa is celebrated _______.
a. by Africans b. at the same time as Christmas Day
c. the week after Christmas Day d. at the Spring Festival
3. Which of the following is NOT true according t Text 1?
a. Kwanzaa is a young holiday.
b. The word Kwanzaa mean first fruit in Swahili.
c. Dr Karenga created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture and history.
d. is based on old African festivals.
4. Why did created the festival?
a. Because there was no festival in Africa.
b. The African history and culture can be kept alive in African—Americans.
c. Because he thought African festivals were better than American ones.
d. He wanted to be remembered by Africans.
5. Which is the main idea of passage 1?
a. How Karenga created Kwanzaa
b. What the seven principles of Kwanzaa are.
c. Why Karenga created Kwanzaa.
d. How Karenga got the idea of creating Kwanzaa
6. From Text 1 we can draw a conclusion that______.
a. the African—Americans don’t like Kwanzaa at all.
b. The African—Americans have a strong feeling for their own history and culture.
c. Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 to January 1
d. Kwanzaa was created to celebrate the African culture and history
V. True or False questions
1. ( ) Kwanzaa is a very old festival.
2. ( ) the word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.
3. ( ) Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals.
4. ( ) Dr Karenga created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture.
5. ( ) Kwanzaa is celebrated on the same day as Christmas.
6. ( ) People who celebrated Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principles.
VI. More questions : What is the most important principle?
VII. Language points
1.hear 听到---
hear about/of 听说---
hear from 收到---的来信
(1)I listened carefully, but I ________ nothing.
(2)They had often________ ________ elephants, but they had never seen one.
(3)We _______ _______ our e-pal every week.
2.seven-day(adj)
(1)Many students signed up for the ___________ race in the sports meeting to be held next week.(100米)
(2)Our English teacher is a __________ girl.(十九岁)
3.定语修饰名词
the week (following Christmas Day) =the week that follows Christmas Day主动
the girl left behind =the girl who is left behind被动
伴随 We went upstairs, following the old man.主动
The old man went upstairs, followed by several students.被动
(1)The man stood there silently, ______ _______ what to do.(不知道)
(2)There are fifty persons in the dining room, if the teachers________.(被包括)
(3)Do you know the girl _______ in the corner?(站)
(4)They tried to find the ______ bag.(丢了的)
4.have sth in common (with sb) 与---有共同之处
(1)They found they had ______ _______ _______ _______and got on well with each other.(有许多共同之处)
(2)I have _______ _______ _______ ______ you.(没有共同之处)
5.sb used to do sth 某人曾经做---
sb used not to do sth/ sb didn’t used to do sth某人不曾经做---
sb be used to (doing) sth 某人习惯于做---
sth be used to do sth 某物被用做----
sth be used for --- 某物被用做----
(1)When we were very young, mother _______ _______ tell us some interesting stories.(曾经)
(2)Your father used to drink a lot, ________ ______?
(3)He _______ _______ _______ drive to work.（曾经）
(4)We ______ _______ _______ the simple life here.(习惯于)
(5)Wood _______ _______ _______ make paper.(被用做---)
6. for oneself 为自己，亲自
by oneself 独立地，单独地
to oneself 只给自己，只对自己
be oneself 身体、头脑正常，行动自然
in oneself 本身
come to oneself 苏醒
(1)The door opened ______ _______.(靠自己)
(2)He kept the secret _______ ______, unwilling to tell anyone else.(对自己)
(3)I _______ not _______ myself, I feel ill today.（舒服）
(4) Modern technology is not dangerous _______ _______.(本身)
(5)You should not only think ________ _______.(为自己)
7.也---，和---一样as well as+sth
as well放在句末
(1)He wants a pen ______ _______ ______ a pencil.(也)
(2)The weather here changes from season to season, ________ _______ ________ in Canada.(和---一样)
(3)The teacher, as well as the students, _______ ice creams.(喜欢)
(4)He is good at English, and he does well in Chinese_______ _______.(也)
8.seem似乎
it seems that +从句=sb seems to do sth
it seems as if从句
sb seems to be ---
to do sth
like ---
+ adj
there seems to be---似乎有---
(1)The girl seems _______ ________ than yesterday.(好多了)
(2)The man seems _______ ________ ________.(象你父亲)
(3)The girl reading a book there seems________ _______ ________ ________ ________.(一个勤奋的学生)
(4)He seems _________ ________ _________ his homework already.(已完成)
(5)It seems _______ _______ the person knows the city well.(好象)
(6)It seems _______ the bad weather ________ _______ several days.(将持续)
(7)There seems _______ _______ plenty of nutrients in this kind of fruit.(有)
9. “but we are in fact all creating new festivals every year”
现在进行时代替一般现在时，表示动作经常重复，此时，说话人往往表达一种语气：不满，厌烦，赞扬。常与always，forever，repeatedly，constantly连用
(1)Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is not an easy task because technology________ ________ so rapidly.(变化)
(2)She________ always _______ others.(帮助)
(3) Don’t believe him, he ______ always ________ ________.(说谎)
10.some “某一个，某一些”不确定，未知而不特定的事物
certain “某一个，某一些”知道但不刻意说明的事物
单数时，certain 前必须用“a”
(1)He didn’t attend the meeting for ______ reason.
(2)A ______ student from Class Six won the first prize in the race.
(3)_______ plants cannot grow well in this country.
(4)A______ Mr Li called you while you were out.
(5)_______ person called you but he rang off before I could answer the phone.
VIII. make the choices
1.This summer we will have _______ holiday.
A. two-month’s B. two months C. a two-month D. two month’s
2.Have you heard______ the new medicine that can cure stomach ache?
A. from b. after C. about D. anything
3._____ the teacher’s instructions in the lad is important.
A. Follow B. Following C. Followed by D. To be followed by
4.The have a lot in _____ and have become close friends.
A. common B. usual c. ordinary d. general
5.---Do you go to work by bus?
---_____.
A. Yes, but I did B. No, but I do C. No, but I used to D. No, but I didn’t
6.It was much too late to walk home after the party _____ we called a taxi.
A. in order that B. in case C. so that D. that
7.Even after class, my students spend as little time as they can _____ outside.
A. play B. to play C. to playing d. in playing
8.The overcoat is much too large for me, it is expensive______.
A. either B. as well C. so well D. beside
9.John, as well as his parents______ to the party.
A. has invited B. is invited C. has been invited D. have been invited
10._____ he knew nothing about her role in the play, which, of cause makes others unhappy.
A. He seemed B. It seemed to be C. He seemed that D. It seemed that
11.I don’t know what to do with my son, he ______ at school this year.
A. made trouble B. has made trouble C. has to make trouble D. is making trouble
12.There is _____ Mr Liu at the door who wants to speak to you.
A. some B. certain C. some a D. a certain
▲Language study and grammar
Aims:
1.review the words students have learned in the “warming-up, speaking, listening, reading”.
2.review some modal verbs “must, have to, have got to”
important points:
1.modal verbs: have to, have got to, must
2.some swords and phrases: give away, choice
teaching procedure:
I. some exercises: P12, P78①②③
II. grammar:
1.We must be back by ten. (we think it is necessary for us to be back by ten)
We have(got) to be back by ten. (someone else thinks it is necessary for us to be back by ten)
2.must-mustn’t
have to –will (not) have to/don’t have to /had to /had had to
didn’t have to hadn’t have to
3.---Must we finish it today?
---No, you don’t have to/ you needn’t.
4.must have done sth肯定做过---/cannot have done sth肯定没做过---
III. some exercises:P79①②
IV. language points:
1.give away 赠送，分发（奖品），失去（机会）
give in 投降
give off 散发出
give up 放弃
give out 分配，分发，发表，公布，用完，放出
give over 移交，让给
give back 反还，恢复
(1)He ______ _______ all his money to the beggar.
(2)He ______ ______ the chance of going abroad because of his poor health.
(3)The headmaster ______ ______ the prizes to the sportsmen.
(4)We will not ______ _______ to our enemies.
(5)The food ______ ______ a strange smell.
(6)He will ______ ______ until there is no hope at all.
(7)The manager ______ the task ______ to the seller.
(8)At last the police ______ ______ the lost things to the old man.
2.have no choice but +to do sth没有选择只能---
have nothing to do but +do sth无事可做只能---
(1)I had no choice but _______ _______ ________ _______by myself.(做作业)
(2)I had nothing to do but______ ______ _______.(等待帮助)
V. make some choices
1.He will have no choice but ______ the doctor’s advice.
A. following B. to follow C. follow D. he follow
2.We have missed the last bus. There seems to be no _____ but to take a taxi.
A. way B. choice C. possibility D. selection
3.It’s good manners to _____ your seat to an old man on the bus.
A. give in B. give off C. give in D. give away
4.He would rather die than_______.
A. give in B. to give in C. give in D. give away
5.Susan _____ written a report like this.
A. can have B. mustn’t have C. can’t have D. will have to
▲Integrating skills
Aims:
1.learn some words and phrases: reminder, care about, respect, cycle, fool, play tricks on, take
in, invitation
2.train writing skills
important points:
1.some words and phrases
2.express and support an opinion
3.write an invitation
teaching procedure:
I. read the text and answer the questions:
1.Which of the following is true according to Text 2?
A. “Day of the Dead” is an American festival.
B. People often feel sad when they celebrate “Day of the Dead”.
C. “April Fools Day” falls on the first day of spring.
D. “Earth Day” reminds us to value our world.
2.Which of the festivals is to celebrate the memory of a great person?
A. Earth day.
B. Martin Luther King, Jr Day.
C. Day of the Dead.
D. April Fool’s Day.
3.On which day can a person be fooled most probably?
A. Day of the Dead.
B. March 21.
C. Martin Luther King, Jr Day.
D. April the first.
4.The best title for the text is_____.
A. Some festivals celebrated in the World
B. Celebration of life
C. Celebration of Great Persons
D. Celebration of Both the living and the dead
5.Which of the following is the closest to “A day on, not a day off” in meaning?
A. Well begun is half done.
B. No pains, no gains.
C. It’s only the first step of the long march.
D. When there is a will, there is a way.
II. create a festival
Example: Girls’ Day
July 18,
all the girls gather at a party to celebrate their being more independent and confident than before. Tell others one story about herself which she was most proud of. Choose one to be the model at the party, from whom they should learn.
Principles:
1)self-esteem. Only when we respect ourselves, can we get respect from others.
2)self-independence. We have to establish our own faith of overcoming difficulties before us, never easily give up without trying.
People will remember this day and people will have a renewed opinion about girls and treat them as equally as boys.
Girls will like this day and become more and more independent and confident.
III. write a letter of invitation to Girls’ Day
example:
Invitation to Girl’s Day
Miss---,
We are here honoured to invite you to take part in the party specially held for Girls’ Day, which will be celebrated for girls’ becoming more independent and confident. At the party, each girl will be asked to tell a story about herself which she is most proud of, and a model will be chosen at the end of the party. I think this will help to further improve the girls’ qualities. The party will be held from 2:30p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on July 18 at the auditorium of Xinhua School. Hope to see you at that time.
Sincerely yours,
***
IV. language points
1.the+adj某一类人
the dead _____ the injured_____ the living_____
the old _____ the sick _____ the Chinese_____
2.就近原则not---but不是---而是---
not only---but also---
either---or---
neither ----nor---
就前原则 as well as
(1)Not he but you _____ wanted on the telephone.
(2)Not only you but also I ______ interested in English.
(3)Neither you nor he _____ a fool.
(4)The headmaster, as well as the little students, _____ tired to go there again and again.
3.rather 相当，颇，多少有点，宁可，宁愿
We are ______ disappointed at the news.(相当)
It is _______ a bad news for us.(非常)
The price of the book is ______ ______ high.(太---)
This hat is ______ ______ _______ than the one you wear.(贵得多)
I _______ _______ write than telephone.(宁愿)
I _______ _______ you stay here tonight.(宁愿)
4.play a trick on sb开---的玩笑
make a joke of sb开---的玩笑
laugh at sb 笑话---
(1)Every April the first, many people will _______ ______ ______ others.(开玩笑)
(2)No one likes _______ _______ _______.(被笑话)
5.take in 拿进---，吸入---， 接纳---
收容，留住---
欺骗
理解，领会
(1)Please _______ ________ the clothes if it rains.( 拿进---)
(2)The university will _______ _____ more than ten thousand new students next year.（收）
(3)We _____ ______ the boy who was homeless.(留住)
(4)They were completely ______ ______ by his story.(欺骗)
(5)The students feel it easy to _____ _____ what the teacher said.(理解)
6.in other words换句话说，也就是说
in one word 总之，简而言之
(1)He doesn’t like work, ______ ______ ______, he is lazy!( 也就是说)
(2)_____ ______ ______, I don’t believe him.( 总之)
7.look into 往---里看， 调查，检查
(1)Don’t _____ _____ the room, they are having a meeting.( 往---里看)
(2)The police ______ ______ ______ the cause of the accident.(调查)
v. make choices
1.John tried to play a trick ______ his sister but she wasn’t taken ______.
A. by, on B. in, in C. on, on D. on, in
2.I would rather _____ the professor and I would rather you _____ for him at once.
A. invite, sent B. invited, send C. inviting, sending D. invite, sending
3.You’ll have spend _____ money if you want to buy the larger house.
A. rather B. rather too C. much too D. rather more
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