2014初三英语新目标Unit2_Section_B

1、 Unit 2I think that mooncakes are delicious!What kind of festival did we just celebrate?Chinese festivalsChinese FestivalSpring FestivalLantern FestivalPure and Brightness FestivalDragon Boat FestivalNational DayYouth DayThe Double Ninth DaySpring FestivalThe 1st day of the first lunar monthAccordin

2、g to the Chinese legends, there was a giant beast Nian who used to swallow humans in a single bite. Relief from the horrifying beast came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises. They started bursting crackers and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, thi

3、s day was named as Guo Nian meaning “Pass over the Nian”. Chinese considered the day an auspicious one as it brought new life for them and celebrated it.Legend Festival of lanternsyuanxiaoWomens Day-March 8The 1st day of MayLabour DayThe 1st day of JuneChildrens DayArmy Day-August 1stThe 15th day of

4、 the eighth lunar monthMid-Autumn FestivalThe 10th day of September Teachers DayThe 1st day of OctoberNational DayfestivalsChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothers DayFathers DayHalloween In foreign countriesthe Cherry Blossom FestivalEvery April when the country is cove

5、red with cherry flowers.Japanese go out with their friends or families, sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. Valentines DayIn FebruaryCarnival (狂欢节狂欢节)Easter 复活节复活节The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21Fools DayApril 1stMothers DayThe second Sunday in MayThanksgiving DayThe

6、fourth Thursday in NovemberNovember 31stHalloween 万圣节万圣节Christmasscary dress up haunted house black cat candy trick or treat ghost October spider 1a Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think this festival is about?1b. Listen and answer the questions.1. Where is Halloween

7、 popular?2. When do people celebrate Halloween?3. What does Wu Yu think of this festival?In north America. On October 31st.She thinks it is quite a scary but really fun festivals.1. Many people make their _look scary. They may _ the lights and light candles. They also put things like spiders and gho

8、sts around the doors and_.2. Little kids and even parents _as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like_ characters. 1c Listen and ill in the blanks.houses turn off windows dress upcartoon3. Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for_ and treats.4. “Trick or

9、 treat” means kids will _a trick on you if you dont _ them a treat.candiesplaygive1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learnt with a partner.A: What have you learned about Halloween?B: Oh, I know its a popular festivals in North America and its on Oct

10、ober 31st.A: What do you like most about this festival?B: I think its fun to dress up as cartoon characters!Christmas Fourth Thursday in NovemberApril Fools Day February 14thHalloween April 1stSt. Valentines Day October 31stThanksgiving December 25thDo you know when these special days are? Try to ma

11、tch each day with the correct date.2a What do you know about Christmas?Discuss in groups and create a mind map.ChristmasSymbols Date Activities Stories 1. dress up 装扮装扮;乔装打扮乔装打扮.Dress up 常与常与 as, in 连用构成短语连用构成短语：dress up as 意为意为“装扮装扮/乔装打扮成乔装打扮成”dress up in 意为意为“穿上穿上”后接表示衣服或后接表示衣服或 颜色的名词。颜色的名词。 He li

12、kes to dress up as a soldier.他喜欢装扮成军人他喜欢装扮成军人。Explanations On Christmas Day we always dress up in red. 在在圣诞节我们总是穿上红衣服圣诞节我们总是穿上红衣服。辨析：辨析：dress, wear, put on, have on 与与 be inDress “给某人穿衣服给某人穿衣服”，其宾语是人其宾语是人或或 反身代反身代 词，词，不是表示衣服等不是表示衣服等的的 名词名词Wear “穿着；戴着穿着；戴着”强调强调状态状态Put on “穿上；戴着穿上；戴着”强调强调动作动作Have on “

13、穿着；戴着穿着；戴着”强调强调状态状态。不能用于被不能用于被 动语态。动语态。Be in “穿着；戴着穿着；戴着”强调状态，强调状态， 通常通常接表示颜接表示颜 色的名词色的名词。 She dressed her son and then sent him to school. 她给儿子穿好衣服并送他去上学她给儿子穿好衣服并送他去上学。 She wears red shoes. 她穿着红色的鞋子她穿着红色的鞋子。 He put on his best clothes for the party. 为参加晚会他穿上了最好的衣服为参加晚会他穿上了最好的衣服。 She had a beautiful

14、 new suit on. 她穿着一套漂亮的新衣服她穿着一套漂亮的新衣服。 Who is the girl in red over there? 那边穿红衣服的那个女孩是谁那边穿红衣服的那个女孩是谁？2. “Trick or treat” means kids will play a trick on you if you dont give them a treat. (1) play a trick on 意为意为“捉弄捉弄”。 These children love playing tricks on theirteacher. 这些孩子喜欢捉弄他们的老师这些孩子喜欢捉弄他们的老师。（2

15、) if 意为意为“如果如果”，此处用于引导条件状语从，此处用于引导条件状语从句，句，主句是一般将来时，从句则用一般现在时。主句是一般将来时，从句则用一般现在时。 I will go home if it doesnt rain tomorrow. 如果明天不下雨，我就回家如果明天不下雨，我就回家。2b Read the passage about Christmas.INFERRINGThis means you have to “read between the lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly stated in a text

16、.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 ex

17、ample of this. The Spirit of ChristmasA 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 doesnt treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money. And he

18、hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesnt want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to vis

19、it him.That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of hishappier days as a child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas thisyear. Everyone is happy,

20、 even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning - Christmas Day!He decides to change his life and promises to be a bette

21、r person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts 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!Language Points1.But behind all these things lies the true meaning

22、of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. 但是在这一切背后存在着圣诞节的真谛但是在这一切背后存在着圣诞节的真谛: 分享分享与给予我们周围的人爱与欢乐的重要性与给予我们周围的人爱与欢乐的重要性。（1）lie v. 意为意为“存在；在于存在；在于”，主要指思想、主要指思想、 特征问题等。特征问题等。 The problem lies in their method. 问题在于他们的方式。问题在于他们的方式。（2）share v. 意为意为“分享；分担分享；分担”，常与常与

23、with, among, between, in 连用。连用。 I share my lunch with him. 我与他分享我的午餐。我与他分享我的午餐。 We share a small room between us. 我们俩合用一个小房间。我们俩合用一个小房间。 They share (in) the joy and sorrows . 他们将同甘共苦。他们将同甘共苦。2. A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens.圣诞颂歌是查尔圣诞颂歌是查尔斯斯狄更斯的著名短篇小说狄更斯的著名短篇小说。

24、(1)famous形容词，意为形容词，意为“著名的；出名的著名的；出名的”， 既既可以作可以作表语表语，也可以作，也可以作定语定语。其同义词是。其同义词是 well-known，反义词为，反义词为 unknown。 Thomas Edison is a famous scientist. 托马斯托马斯爱迪生是一位著名的科学家爱迪生是一位著名的科学家。be famous for“因因.而著名而著名/出名出名” China is famous for the Great Wall. 中国因中国因长城而闻名长城而闻名。be famous as“作为作为.而出名而出名。 Liu Huan is fam

25、ous as a singer. 刘欢作为一名歌手而出名刘欢作为一名歌手而出名。(2) written是是write的过去分词的过去分词，此处，此处writte 是过是过去分词作后置定语，修饰名词去分词作后置定语，修饰名词nove1。 I like the novels written by Mo Yan.3. He is mean and only thinks about himself. 他吝啬，只考虑自己。他吝啬，只考虑自己。mean 用作用作形容词形容词，意为，意为“吝啬的，刻薄的吝啬的，刻薄的” Dont be so mean to your little brother. 别对你

26、弟弟那么刻薄。别对你弟弟那么刻薄。mean作作动词动词，意为，意为“意味着意味着;作作.解释解释.的意思的意思”。其名词形式是其名词形式是meaning (意思；含意思；含 义），常构义），常构成短语成短语the meaning of，意为，意为“.的意思的意思”。 It means that your answer is right. 那意味着你的答案是正确的。那意味着你的答案是正确的。 What does this word mean?=Whats the meaning of this word? 这个单词是什么意思？这个单词是什么意思？4. He just cares about wh

27、ether he can make more money and he hates Christmas.他只关心能否挣到更多的钱，且厌恶圣诞节。他只关心能否挣到更多的钱，且厌恶圣诞节。(l) care about意为意为“担心担心; 关心；在乎；对关心；在乎；对 感兴趣感兴趣” Dont you care about losing your job? 你难道不担心失去工作吗？你难道不担心失去工作吗？ I really care about the students in my class. 我真的很关心我班的学生。我真的很关心我班的学生。 I dont care about your opin

28、ion. 我对你的观点不感兴趣。我对你的观点不感兴趣。辨析：辨析：care about 和和 care for care about: 意为意为“关心；在乎；介意关心；在乎；介意”，强调，强调 出于责任感而出于责任感而“关心；在乎关心；在乎”care for: 意为意为“照料；照賴照料；照賴”，与，与take care of 同义同义;另一个意思为另一个意思为“喜欢喜欢”， 多用于多用于疑问句和否定句疑问句和否定句，其同义，其同义 短语为短语为 be fond of。 My parents care about my health. 我父母关心我的健康。我父母关心我的健康。 Would you

29、 care for a cup of tea? 你想喝杯荼吗？你想喝杯荼吗？(2) hate作动词作动词，意为，意为“憎恨憎恨;讨厌讨厌;厌恶厌恶”，不不 能用于进行时，其反义词是能用于进行时，其反义词是love。常用短。常用短hate sb/ sth; hate to do sth 或或hate doing sth. I like swimming but I hate to swim today. I enjoy cooking but hate doing the dishes.5. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so she was puni

30、shed after he died.马利过去曾经就像斯克鲁奇一样，所以在死马利过去曾经就像斯克鲁奇一样，所以在死后受到了惩罚。后受到了惩罚。(l) used to意为意为“过去常常过去常常”，后接，后接动词原形动词原形， 表示过去的动作或状态。表示过去的动作或状态。 He used to play basketball at school. 他过去常在学校打篮球。他过去常在学校打篮球。 I used to be short. 我过去很矮。我过去很矮。 (2) was punished意为意为“被惩罚被惩罚”，此结构为一，此结构为一 般过去时的被动语态。一般过去时的被动般过去时的被动语态。一般

31、过去时的被动 语态语态的结构为的结构为“was/were+及物动词的过去分词及物动词的过去分词”。 The house was built in 1969. 这座房子建于这座房子建于1969年。年。 These trees were planted last year. 这些树是去年种的这些树是去年种的。6. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if hedoesnt want to end up like him.他告诫斯克鲁奇，如果他不想走上自己的老他告诫斯克鲁奇，如果他不想走上自己的老路，就要改变生活方式。路，就要改变生活方式。(l) warn作动词作

32、动词，意为，意为“警告；告诚警告；告诚”，常用常用于以下结构：于以下结构： warn sb. (not) to do sth，意为，意为“告诚某人告诚某人 (不要不要)做某事做某事”。 He warned her to keep silent. 他告诫她保持沉默。他告诫她保持沉默。warn sb. about sth，意为，意为“提醒某人注意提醒某人注意某事某事”。 She warned us about the serious situatio. 她提醒我们注意形势的严峻性。她提醒我们注意形势的严峻性。warn sb. of/against (doing) sth，意为，意为“ 告诫某人当心

33、告诫某人当心/提防提防(做做)某事某事”。 They warned me against swimming in that part of the river.他们告诫我不要在河的那一带游泳。他们告诫我不要在河的那一带游泳。(2) end up意为意为“最终成为最终成为; 最后处于；结最后处于；结 束束”，其后可以跟，其后可以跟with，in，doing等：等： end up with表示表示“以以结束结束”，其后可，其后可跟跟 任何名词。任何名词。 If you do that, youll end up with egg on your face. 你要是那样做，必将出洋相。你要是那样做，

34、必将出洋相。 end up in后面一般要接一个地点名词后面一般要接一个地点名词。 If you continue to steal, youll end up in prison. 你要是继续行窃，早晚得进监狱。你要是继续行窃，早晚得进监狱。 end up doing表示表示“以做以做结束结束”，此，此处处 词词-ing形式作宾语形式作宾语。 The party ended up singing an English song. 晚会以唱一首英文歌而结束。晚会以唱一首英文歌而结束。2b. Answer the questions.1.What are the common things th

35、at people think of for Christmas?2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.Charles Dickens.The importance of sharing and giving loveand joy to people around us.2c Read the passage again and complete the chart.What does Sc

36、rooge see when hes with .the Ghost of Christmas Past?the Ghost of Christmas Present?the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?His childhood.How others are spending Christmas this year.He is dead, but nobody cares.2d Answer the questions. Some answers need to be inferred.1.Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?2.

37、Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?Because he is mean and only thinks about himself.No, he doesnt. because he doesnt treatothers nicely.3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died?Because he used to be just like Scrooge.4.Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?5.

38、How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on Christmas Day?6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change hisways if he doesnt want to end up like him.He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives and gives gifts to people in need.He is so scared.2e

39、 What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him? In groups of four, make a conversationbetween the three ghosts and Scrooge. Role-play the conversation in front of the class. What do you know about Christmas? Make a list of things that you know about this festival with your gr

40、oup. 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?

41、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 C

42、hinese 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 howit makes you feel.Dear .,My favorite Chinese festival is . It is celebrated in/on . During this festival, p

43、eople . They eat . It is my favorite festival because . It makes me feel .Dear Tom, My favorite Chinese festival is Spring Festival. It is a traditional festival in china. It is celebrated on the 1st day of the first lunar(阴历阴历) month. During this festival, people usually clean and decorate their house carefully before it comes. Th