Unit 1 Festivals around the world

1. Unit 1 Festivals around the world • 词汇 • 短语 • 句型 • 练习

2. 词汇 apologized apologize apology 1. John __________ to Mary for having kept her waiting. 2. I must __________ for the delay in replying to your letter. 3. He made an __________ to me for losing my book. 4. She complained to the company about its awful service and they sent her a written __________. apologize apology apology apologize to sb for sth make an apology to sb for sth

3. 发生,举行 为了记念 以...的形式 打扮，装饰 捉弄某人 期待 夜以继日 与某人玩得开心 1. take place 2. in memory of 3. in the shape of 4. dress sb up 5. play a trick on sb 6. look forward to 7.day and night 8. have fun with sb • 短语

4. 出现 保守诺言 屏住呼吸 因某事向某人道歉 浸泡在---里 出发 提醒某人某事 扔掉 原谅某人做了某事 9. turn up 10. keep one’s word 11.hold one’s breath 12.apologize to sb for sth 13. drown sth in sth 14. set off 15. remind sb of sth 16.throw away 17. forgive sb for \forgive one’s doing sth

5. 词汇辨析 gain, win, earn1. He has _____a lot of money by working hard. 2. He ______ experience while working for the newspaper.3. Who do you think will ________the next election? 4. He had ________________himself a reputation for being honest. 5. Hemingway once ______the Nobel Prize for literature. earned gained win gained/won/earned won gain往往指“通过努力或有意识行动而获得某种有益或有利的东西”, 如: I hope you will gain still greater success. 我希望你们能获得更大的成就。 抽象名词

6. At one time, at a time, at times, at all times, in no time, at no time at the same time, for the time being • ①In class you should listen to your teacher ________________ , not ___________ . • ②We were good friends _____________ , but aren’t now. • ③Please give me two books ____________ . • ④ You should ______________ waste your time playing computer games. • ⑤Leave the ironing _________ — I'll do it later. • ⑥Don’t be worried. She will be all right ____________. • ⑦We couldn’t say who came earlier. They almost arrived _______________. at all times at times at one time at a time at no time for the time being in no time at the same time

7. 句型 • 13. Festivals are meant to celebrate (_________________) important events. • 14. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers , looks ______________ (好象) it is covered with pink snow. • 15. He thought, “I’ll just throw these flowers and chocolates away.” So he did. 节日被用来庆祝 as if \as though

8. Mean 1. Intend 打算 ~ sth \ ~to do\ ~ sb to do / that从句 • I'm sorry if I offended you - I didn't mean any harm. • I've been meaning to phone you all week. • I didn’t mean you to read the letter. • I never mean that you should come alone. • The books with large print are meant for our partially sighted readers. 2) express 意思是 mean+ n • What does the wordmean? • What do you meanby that remark?

9. to have a particular result:意味着 mean+ n/ v-ing/ that从句 Missing the bus meanswaiting for another two days. The present situation means that we should cut down the expense. 4) be of value or importance to sb 对某人有价值或重要 mean sth to sb The symbols mean nothing to me. Your friendship means a great deal to me. meaning (n) 意思 meaningful (a) 有意义的

10. mean ( adj) 吝啬的,小气的 • be mean with sth (ungenerous) • He's too mean to buy her a ring. • My landlord's very mean with the heating - it's only on for two hours each day. • be mean to sb (unkind) • Don’t be so mean to your little brother!

11. as if =as though • She looked as if she'd had some bad news. • I felt as though I'd been lying in the sun for hours. • It looks as if he won’t arrive on time. • 看来他好像不能按时到达。 • He behaved as if nothing had happened. • 他装作若无其事的样子。 • They stared at me as if I was crazy.

12. So+主语(同一主语)+助动词\情态动词\be 表示强调肯定或惊讶相当于indeed,certainly ---You forgot your purse when you went out. ---Good heavens, ______. A. so did I B. so I did C. I did so D. I so did. B He is very handsome. --------- So he is.

13. So+助动词\情态动词\be +另一主语　相当于also ---I like coffee better than tea.---So do I \Me ,too. He is a worker, and so am I. He dislikes tea, and so does she. 如果前句是否定句 ,则用neither\nor+助动词\情态动词\be +另一主语　 He hasn’t been to Beijing. Nor have I . I seldom read English, neither/nor does he.

14. “neither/nor + 倒装句”, 即”neither/nor + 系动词/情态动词/助动词 + 主语”表示与前面所陈述的动作或情况有着相同的否定概念. • 1) -Do you know Jim quarrelled with his brother? • -I don’t know, _____________. • so do I care B. I don’t care • C. nor do I care D. either do I care • 2) If you don’t go there, ____________. • Neither won’t I B. either will I • C. I don’t too D. neither will I C D

15. 用于两件事实以上 So it is with +名词\代词宾格.It is the same with+名词\代词宾格 ----He is from America and can speak English. --- It is the same with Kate. He is very clever, but doesn’t study hard. --------- So it is with my sister./ It is the same with my sister.

16. 巩固练习

17. 单词拼写 eligious He's deeply r__________ and goes to church twice a week. A person’s b__________ and values influence his future. The naught children often play t__________ on their teachers. India g__________ its independence from Britain in 1947. A crowd g__________ to see what was happening. eliefs ricks ained athered

18. dmire He did the job so well that everyone in his office became to a_________ him. Jack was a__________ first prize in English Speech contest. He gave me a call and a__________ to me for losing my book. Kate seldom speaks with Jim, so it's o__________ that she doesn't like him. If you want to take part in the activity, you should get your parent’s p__________ first. warded pologized bvious ermission

19. 短语填空 take place, in memory of, dress up, play a trick on, look forward to, day and night, as though, have fun with, turn up, keep one’s word, remind…of…, set off, apologize to sb for sth, hold one’s breath When the mother came in, the child was ________________ the toys. I wrote a long poem __________ Qi Yuan, who was a famous poet in China. I couldn’t find my watch for ages, but then on day it __________ in a coat pocket. having fun with in memory of turned up

20. kept his word take place He __________ and paid me the money he owed me exactly on time. When does the ceremony __________? All the lovely boys and girls in our school are waiting for it. Fred got very angry when the other boys __________ him and hid his clothes. I want to __________ early in order to avoid the traffic. It’s a small informal party— you don’t have to __________. played a trick on set off dress up

21. looking forward to Children are __________ the arrival of Christmas. The old pictures __________ me ______my school days. All the students __________ to see who would win the election. He talks __________ he knew all about it. In order to finish the job on time, the two cheats worked__________. You should __________ for breaking her cup. reminds of beld their breath as if day and night apologized to her

22. Translation 4月1日要当心，因为在这一天你的朋友可能会开你的玩笑。 (play a trick on) 庆祝龙舟节会让我们想起伟大的诗人屈原。 (remind) the Dragon Boat Festival 孩子们盼望着圣诞节的到来。 (look forward) 他装作若无其事的样子。 (as if ) 这些鲜花是为你准备的。 (mean)

23. Be careful on April 1, because your friends may play a trick on you. Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival will remind us of the great poet Qu Yuan. Children look forward to the coming of Christmas. He pretended as if nothing had happened. The flowers are meant for you.

24. 节日的用意是庆祝重要的事件，每年的不同时 候都有节日。在古代，人们没有足够的食物，经 常饥饿致死，只有在过节时他们才能饱吃一顿。 春节是中国最重要的节日，它庆祝农历新年的 到来，也是家人团聚的时候。除夕之夜，人们 穿着漂亮的新衣服，与家人团聚一起吃丰盛的 年饭。大人习惯上要给孩子们压岁钱，祝福孩 子们新年好运。在许多地方，人们放鞭炮。饺 子是最传统的食物。孩子们盼望过新年，因为 他们可以吃美味的东西，穿新衣服，开心地玩， 更重要得是，他们可以得到父母、亲戚的压岁钱。

25. Festivals are meant to celebrate important events and they take place in different time of year. In ancient times, people had not enough to eat and often starved to death. Only in festivals could they have a big meal. The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China to celebrate the arrival of lunar new year. It is the time for the reunion of the family members. In the evening before the Spring Festival, dressed up in beautiful new clothes, families get together and have a big meal. It is the custom of the adults to give lucky money to the children for good luck. In many places people like to set off firecrackers. Dumplings are the most traditional food. Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food, wear new clothes and have fun with each other. Most importantly, they can get some lucky money from their parents and relatives.

26. obtain是较正式用语, 常指“通过努力工作、奋力或请求而得到所需的东西”, First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain。 gain往往指“通过努力或有意识行动而获得某种有益或有利的东西”, 如: • I hope you will gain still greater success. 我希望你们能获得更大的成就。 acquire v.多指经过努力逐步获得才能、知识、习惯等，也可用于对财物等的获得，该词强调“一经获得就会长期持有”的含义。 • It is through learning that the individual acquires many habitual ways of reacting to situations.正是通过学习，个人才得以获得应付各种情况的习惯做法。 Achieve = to succeed in reaching a particular goal, standard, especially by making an effort for a long time达到某目标，标准 • He had finally achieved success. • They couldn’t achieve their target of less than 35﹪ inflation .

27. ① Books of this kind ____ (sell) well in the bookstore. ② This kind of books ____ (sell) well in the bookstore. sell sells

28. 15. clothing, clothes, cloth ①clothing衣服的总称，包括衣服，鞋帽，被子。 是集体名词，不可数。 但可以说a piece of clothing/ an article of clothing. 谓语动词用单数 pieces/articles of clothing 谓语动词用复数 Eg: Our clothing protects us from the cold. ②clothes 指具体的衣服，包括上衣，下装，内衣， 外衣，只有复数形式，不能和数词连用,不能 说a clothes, five clothes。 Eg: Most of her clothes were made by herself. ③cloth 布，布料（不可数）a table cloth a piece of cloth

29. Learn to use …the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. Currently many teenagers _______ on their parent too much in their daily life. In other words, they are too ________ on their parents. However, according to scientists, _____________ is a key factor in the growth of young people. They must learn to live ___________. depend dependent independence independently