1、Lesson 4 Christmas一 二 三 四 五 一、下面的图片都跟圣诞节有关,你知道它们用英文怎么说吗?除了这些东西,你还知道哪些与圣诞节有关的物品?答案:balls;stockings;tinsel;Father Christmas(Santa Claus);Christmas trees(更多物品请参见第二题)一 二 三 四 五 二、阅读下面的文章,用所给的词语填空,了解与圣诞节相关的词汇church Christmas trees stockings Christmas songs carols Santa Claus Christmas cards presentsIn the
2、 run up to Christmas most houses and streets are decorated with 1 and lots of coloured lights.The sound of 2 and Christmas songs can be heard everywhereespecially in shops and in many parts of the US.Carolers(欢唱颂歌的人)will go from house to house singing 3.Children write letters to 4,telling him what p
3、resents they would like to receive for Christmas,and many stores have their own“Santa Claus”for children to meet.5 are sent to friends and relatives and most homes will have a tree which is decorated with lights,tinsel(光片,金属丝)and lots of colourful ornaments(装饰品)many of them handmade over the years.6
4、 are placed under the tree ready to be opened on Christmas Day.一 二 三 四 五 Many people attend 7 services on Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning.The churches are decorated with evergreens and poinsettias(猩猩木).After the evening service on Christmas Eve,the family will gather together and adults often dri
5、nk eggnoga drink made of cream,milk,sugar,beaten eggs and brandy(白兰地)or rum(兰姆酒).“The Night Before Christmas”is read to children before they go to bed to await the arrival of Santa Claus,who arrives in a sleigh(雪橇)pulled by reindeer(驯鹿).8 are hung up so that Santa Claus can fill them with candy,frui
6、t and other small gifts.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.答案:1.Christmas trees 2.carols 3.Christmas songs4.Santa Claus 5.Christmas cards 6.Presents 7.church8.Stockings一 二 三 四 五 三、根据课文内容选择正确答案1.How did the children tell“Father Christmas”what they wanted?A.By email.B.By letter.C.By fax.D.By telephone.2.The right order
7、of the things the children did is .going to church writing to Father Christmashaving lunch decorating the house having tea and a huge Christmas cakeA.B.C.D.3.On Christmas Eve,.A.small presents and sweets were put into childrens stockingsB.the children sang carols happilyC.the children couldnt fall a
8、sleepD.David and his brother/sister came to the authors family答案:1.B 2.C 3.A一 二 三四 五 四、根据课文内容判断下列句子正(T)误(F)1.Mother would read the letter.2.The family decorated the house with the Christmas tree,the decorations and the balloons on Christmas Eve.3.Father Christmas filled the childrens stockings with
9、presents and sweets.4.The children enjoyed themselves because Christmas carols were very funny.5.The children fell into sleep quickly on Christmas evening.答案:1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T一 二 三四 五 五、课文语法填空In the middle of November when Christmas began,we sat down in front of the fire and wrote to Father Christ
10、mas telling him about what we wanted.We 1.wrote“Father Christmas,the North Pole”on the 2.,before giving them to our mother to post.On Christmas Eve,the whole family helped to put up the Christmas tree,the 3.and the balloons.At night,before we went to bed we put 4.at the end of our beds for Christmas
11、 gifts.Christmas lunch was always 5.,but what a lunch!Of all I like turkey 6.the best.I put so much food in my mouth sometimes that it was hard to 7.After lunch,the 8.slept on the sofas 9.we all played cards.By bedtime all of the children were very tired.As soon as we turned off the light,we all 10.
12、into a deep,happy sleep.答案:1.seriously 2.envelope 3.decorations4.stockings 5.late 6.breast 7.swallow 8.adults9.while 10.fell1 2 3 4 1.We seriously wrote“Father Christmas,the North Pole”on theenvelope,before giving them to our mother to post.我们认真地在信封上写上“北极圣诞老人(收)”,然后将信交由母亲寄出去。考点 seriously adv.认真地;真诚地
13、高考典句(2014湖北卷,阅读理解 E)It seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.现在似乎是我们认真地看待电梯到底能带来什么样的力量的时候了。We have to think seriously about what we do next.我们得认真考虑一下下一步该做什么了。Youre not seriously thinking of leaving,are you?你并不是真的考虑要离开,是吗?1 2 3 4(1)常用结构:take sth.seriously 重
14、视,认真对待,当真Dont take everything he says so seriously.不要把所有他说的话都当真。Scientists laughed at the idea and would not take it seriously.科学家们对这个想法嗤之以鼻,不愿把它当一回事。(2)seriously 还常表示“严重地”。John had to have his car repaired because it had been damaged seriously.约翰的汽车受损严重,他不得不叫人修理。(3)seriously 的形容词形式为 serious。Doctors
15、 said his condition was serious but stable.医生说他的病情很严重,但还算稳定。1 2 3 4 活学活用语法填空(1)It was only a joke;dont take it (serious).(2)She had a (serious)illness and her husband was also (serious)ill.Who could take care of their baby?(3)In her teens,she started taking sports (serious).答案:(1)seriously(2)serious
16、;seriously(3)seriously1 2 3 4 2.On Christmas Eve,the whole family helped to decorate the house,put upthe Christmas tree,the decorations and the balloons.圣诞节前夕,全家人都帮忙装饰屋子,竖起圣诞树,挂上各种装饰和气球。考点 put up 建造,搭建;举起;挂起;张贴;留宿Theyve put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently.最近他们盖起了很多高楼大厦。Put your hand up if y
17、ou want to ask a question.如果你想问问题,就把手举起来。They put up a notice about the matter.他们就那件事张贴了一个通知。Im afraid I cant put you up.恐怕我不能留你过夜。1 2 3 4 常见短语:put up with 忍受,容忍put away 收起来;储存put back 放回;拨回(钟表的针)put down 记下,写下;镇压put off 延期put on 穿上;上演put out 扑灭1 2 3 4 活学活用完成句子(1)测试结果将在周五下午张贴公布。The exam results on F
18、riday afternoon.用 put up,put down,put off,put away,put back 的适当形式填空(2)Many ugly blocks of flats in the 1960s.(3)your toys before you go to bed.(4)The meeting until tomorrow because of the heavy rain.(5)Please the books on the shelves which you are not using.(6)Mary is really good at taking notes in
19、class.She can almost every word her teacher says.答案:(1)will be put up(2)were put up(3)Put away(4)has been put off(5)put back(6)put down1 2 3 4 3.At the bottom of the bed was the stocking,now full of all kinds of smallpresents and sweets.床尾的袜子里现在已经装满了各种各样的小礼物和糖果。剖析 at the bottom of the bed 为表示地点的状语,当
20、这样的状语放在句首时,句子需要用完全倒装语序。该句正常语序应为:The stocking was at the bottom of the bed,.From the valley came a frightening sound.从山谷里传来了一个可怕的声音。Ahead of the classroom sat an old lady,about 60 years old.在教室前面坐着一个老太太,大约有 60 岁。South of the city lies a big factory.城市南面有一家大工厂。On the ground lay a sick goat.地上躺着一头生病的山羊
21、。1 2 3 4 当一些副词,如 here,there,out,in,up,down,away 等置于句首,谓语动词是come,go,leave,fly,rush,jump 等,且主语是名词时,句子也要用完全倒装。Out rushed the children.孩子们冲了出去。Here comes the bus.公交车来了。注意:若主语是代词,则动词不提前。试比较:In came the teacher.老师进来了。In he came.他走进来了。1 2 3 4 活学活用完成句子(1)我打开门,那里站着一个我从未见过的女孩。I opened the door.I had never see
22、n before.翻译句子(要求使用完全倒装语序)(2)远处来了一个警察。(3)沿着墙放着四个大书架。(4)铃响了,孩子们跑出了教室。答案:(1)There stood a girl(2)From the distance came a policeman.(3)Along the wall stands four big bookcases.(4)There went the bell and out ran the children.1 2 3 4 4.It didnt seem possible,but we carried on eating.它(蛋糕)大得好像吃不了,但我们还是不停地
23、吃着。考点 carry on 继续,坚持I felt it very difficult to carry on the work all by myself.我感觉很难独自把工作做下去了。I could have helped you,but you didnt ask me to.我本可以帮助你的,可是你没叫我帮忙。We must carry on hoping for the best.我们必须继续抱最好的希望。We must try to carry on as if nothing had happened.我们必须继续下去,只当作什么都没有发生过。Carry on with you
24、r work while Im out.我出去了,你接着工作吧。归纳:carry on 既有及物用法又有不及物用法,用作及物动词短语时后面可接名词或动词-ing 作宾语;用作不及物动词短语时可与介词 with 连用。1 2 3 4(1)阅读下面的句子,体会 carry on 的含义。It is difficult to carry on a conversation with all this noise around us.我们周围很吵闹,要在这里谈话很困难。含义:进行He carried on a bookstore in town.他在镇上开了一家书店。含义:经营,开(店)(2)与 ca
25、rry 相关的另一常用短语:carry out 实施,执行If you make a promise,it should be carried out.如果你许下了诺言,就应该兑现。Proper amounts of exercise,if carried out regularly,can improve our health.适量的锻炼,如果经常进行的话,能够改善我们的健康。1 2 3 4 活学活用语法填空(1)You can carry on your exercise as long as you feel comfortable.(2)I knew I was going the wrong way,but I just carried .完成句子(3)如果继续那样工作,他会生病的。If he working like that,he will make himself ill.(4)罗斯说她实施这个计划有些困难。Rose said that she had some difficulty the plan.答案:(1)with(2)on(3)carries on(4)in carrying out
