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Grammar and usage
学习目标
1.学会本节单词、短语。
2.掌握本节句型表达与运用。
知识运用
earn
词性______________ 意思_____________
earn one’s/a living (by.….) (靠……)维持生计
earn/make money 赚钱，挣钱
earn sb. sth.为某人赢得/博得……
earn a fame/a reputation 赢得名声
earn the respect/trust of sb. (=earn sb.’s respect/trust)赢得某人的尊敬/信任
练习：More and more students are taking a gap year to __________(赚钱) to support their study for their degree.
语法解析
过去将来时
1. 过去将来时的用法
过去将来时表示从过去某时看将要发生的动作或存在的状态。
I thought he wouldn’t attend the evening party, but to my surprise, he came.
我原以为他不会参加这个晚会，但是令我惊讶的是，他来了。
I told her I should/would return the book in a few days.
我告诉过她，我将在几天后还书。
2. 过去将来时的表示方法
（1）would/should+动词原形，would用于所有人称，should只用于第一人称。
She told us that she would not go with us, if it rained.
她告诉我们，如果下雨的话她就不和我们一起去了。
I telephoned him yesterday to ask what I should do next week.
我昨天给他打电话问我下周做什么。
注意：
“would+动词原形”也可表示过去经常性、习惯性的动作。
When I was small, my mum would read me stories at night.
在我小的时候，妈妈常在晚上给我讲故事。
（2）was/were going to do表示过去打算/计划做某事或客观迹象表明要发生的事。
I was going to see Mr Brown the next day, but the appointment was cancelled.
我本打算第二天去看布朗先生的，但预约被取消了。
I thought it was going to rain.
我想是要下雨了。
（3）was/were about to do表示过去正要/即将做某事，一般不与时间状语连用。
When I got there they were about to leave.
我到那里的时候他们正要离开。
注意：
“sb. be about to do… when…”句型表示“某人正要做某事，这时（突然）……”。
I was about to leave when someone knocked at the door.
我正要离开，突然有人敲门。
（4）was/were to do表示过去计划或安排将要做某事。
He said he was to finish the work in a week.
他说他打算一星期后完成这项工作。
（5）当was/were + doing用于过去将来时时，仅限于go，come，leave，start，take off等趋向性（短语）动词。
I didn’t know they were coming.
我并不知道他们要来。
David was leaving for Shanghai in a few days.
戴维几天以后要去上海。
练习：用适当的关系代词填空。
1. Albert Einstein was born in 1879. As a child, few people guessed that he _______ a famous scientist whose theories would change the world.
A. has been B. had been C. was going to be D. was
2. At college, Barack Obama didn’t know that he ________ the first black president of the United States of America.
A. was to become B. becomes C. is to become D. became
3. The participants followed suit, taking more food than they normally _________ (have).
4. They made up their mind that they ___________ (buy) a new house once Larry changed jobs.
【参考答案】
知识运用
earn/ make money
语法解析
1. C 2. A 3. would have 4. would buyUnit 3 Festivals and customs
Reading
Passage 1
Step 1: Lead-in
Questions:
1. In December, there is an important festival in western countries, what is it
2. What other festivals around the world do you know about
3. What ways can you think of if you want to know how foreign people celebrate their festivals and customs
Step 2. Reading
Passage 1
Skimming
Put the events at the India wedding in the correct order.
The Indian wedding
a. The bride’s father led her to the bridegroom.
b. The couple took seven steps.
c. The celebrations began.
d. The bridegroom arrived on a horse.
e. The couple joined hands and walked around a fire.
d-a-e-b-c
Scanning
1. Place: in a brightly decorated hotel room
2. Guests: hundreds of guests, all dressed in formal, colorful clothes
3. Bride: wearing a red silk sari
4. Bridegroom: on a white beautiful horse
5. What the promises about: how they were going to support each other and live together happily
Further reading and thinking
1. Why did Alex say he had two left feet and both of them hurt
He was not good at dancing, but he danced a lot so both of his feet hurt.
2. What does Alex think of the India wedding Use details in the travel journal to support your opinion.
The opportunity of a lifetime; impressive; anything but ordinary; romantic
How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to Chinese weddings you have been to
Critical thinking
What should be your attitude towards different customs or cultures
1. Try to understand and show respect for the customs and cultures that are different from yours.
2. Adapt yourself to it.
Conclusion: What are the factors of a travel journal
1.date 2.place 3.people 4.activity 5. feelings
Passage 2
The Rio Carnival
Scanning: try to find some detailed information on your own.
Date 26, February
Place(where did the carnival take place) on a street
People(who took part in it)
a group of around Brazilian dancers
a band in fancy costumes
the excited crowd
Activity(what did they do)
The dancers twisted and turned.
The band started playing an energetic samba beat
The crowd began to cheer, clap and sing.
Alex’s feelings(use some adjectives)
happy, merry, exciting, enjoyable, unforgettable, amazing
Do we have a similar carnival in China
No, but wo do have many traditional festival, for example…
Step3: writing
Assuming you were Alex, your friend Tom in Rio wants to know how Chinese celebrate the dragon boat festival, write a letter to him to introduce it.
Dear Tom,
Delighted to know that you’re interested in the dragon boat festival, I’d like to introduce it to you.
Firstly, the dragon boat festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month every year. Moreover,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Last but not least, _______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
If there is anything else you want to know, please write to me soon.
Yours, Alex
Step4: Homework
Put the finishing touches to your writing.Unit 3 Festivals and customs
Writing
文本指导
本模块的写作任务是介绍性说明文，要求介绍一个传统节日或一种风俗习惯。写作时应注意下面几点：
1．确定文体：这是一篇介绍类文章，注意要简单明了，通俗易懂。
2．主体时态：文章应以一般现在时为主。
3．主体人称：人称应该以第一人称和第三人称为主。
[基本结构]
第一段：简单点明要介绍的节日或风俗习惯(点题)；
第二段：主体段落要对该节日重点介绍，例如节日的由来，活动安排，特殊服装、饮食等按照一定的顺序进行说明，注意语言的客观简明；
第三段：结尾照应开头。
[常用词]
1．The Chinese Spring Festival春节/ The Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节/The Lantern Festival元宵节
2．fall on适逢，正当
3．lunar农历的，阴历的
4．get together聚会
5．family dinner 家庭聚餐
6．visit relatives and friends 走亲访友
7．lucky money 压岁钱
8．approach 来临
9．mooncake 月饼
10．sweet dumplings元宵，汤圆
11．celebrate 庆祝
12．a riddle about a character or word 字谜
13．fireworks and crackers烟花爆竹
14．give new year’s greetings 拜年
15．do some cleaning大扫除
[常用语句]
★精彩开头
1．The Chinese Spring Festival falls on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year，which is usually in February.春节适逢中国农历的第一天。时间通常是在阳历二月份。
2．Wish you a good time at the Spring Festival.
祝你春节愉快!
3．It is festivals that make us reunite.
节日让我们重聚在一起。
★佳句正文
1．People all enjoy themselves.
人们都很欢乐。
2．I can have a rest，and put trouble aside.
我可以好好休息一下，把烦恼丢到一边。
★余味结尾
1．Celebrating festivals is a good way to hand down the tradition.
庆祝节日是传承传统的好方法。
2．The Spring Festival is Chinese traditional culture, it has a long history of culture, to this day, people will eat together, stick on couplets，set off firecrackers and other activities.
春节是中国的传统文化，它有着悠久的文化历史，到了这一天，人们要在一起吃饭、贴春联、放鞭炮以及一些其他活动。
佳作演练
假如你是李华，你校的外教要在中国过春节，请你根据以下内容，用英文写一篇80词左右的短文介绍我国的春节，并祝他春节愉快。
时间：一般在阳历二月份，中国农历正月初一，前后要持续半个月。
风俗：1.12生肖命名，如狗、猴、虎等；
2．春节前人们要大扫除，大年夜全家人聚集在一起吃年夜饭；
3．年初一、初二走访亲友，给孩子们压岁钱。
【参考范文】
The Chinese Spring Festival falls on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year，which is usually in February with one of the twelve animals’ names such as the dog, the monkey and the tiger etc.
Before the first day of the lunar year，the Chinese people usually do a good cleaning and on the last evening，all family members will get together and have a big dinner. On the first or second day, people usually visit their relatives and friends and give some lucky money to children.
A happy Spring Festival to you.

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