1、Unit 1Festivals around the world假设你叫李华,你的外国网友Marshall对中国的传统习俗非常感兴趣,他从网上了解到关于中国端午节赛龙舟的信息,发来email,希望你能向他详细介绍赛龙舟运动。请你给Marshall回复一封email,向他介绍中国的赛龙舟运动。要点包括:1龙舟以其形状像龙而得名;2赛龙舟起源于2000多年前,为了纪念伟大的诗人屈原;3赛龙舟于每年端午节举行;4起初为民间活动,后被列为中国国家体育比赛项目。精彩美文Dear Marshall, Thank you for your last email. Im glad to hear that y
2、oure interested in Dragon Boat Race. Ill try my best to tell you about it. Dragon Boat Race is a traditional Chinese sport. It can be traced back to ancient China. The sport is held in memory of Qu Yuan, who was a great Chinese poet 2,000 years ago. Unlike other boat races, the boats look like drago
3、ns, and that is why the sport got its name. The sport is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year, which is believed to be the day when Qu Yuan died. On that day, people around the country, whether they are amateur or professional, race in dragon boats. Now the sport is listed as o
4、ne of Chinas national sports. I hope my information is useful to you, and I expect we can watch a dragon boat race game together if you come to China.Best wishes!Yours, Li Hua名师点睛1文章体裁:应用文电子邮件。2行文逻辑:写信目的赛龙舟的内容表达愿望。3词汇短语:运用了较高级的词汇和短语。如:trace back to(追溯到),in memory of (纪念),look like(看起来像),be listed as
5、(被列为)等。4句式句法:运用了多样化的句式结构。如:定语从句:who was a great Chinese poet 2,000 years ago/which is believed to be the day when Qu Yuan died;表语从句:why the sport got its name;状语从句:whether they are amateur or professional等。.单词荟萃1_n美人;美_adj.美丽的_adv.美丽地_ vt.美化2_n庆祝,祝贺_vt.庆祝3_n起源_adj.原先的4_n信任_vt.相信5_n到达_vi.到达6_n允许_vt.允
6、许7_n悲伤_adj.悲伤的_adv.伤心地8_vt.赞美,羡慕_adj.值得赞赏的_n钦佩者;赞赏者9_vi.道歉_n谢罪,致歉10_vt.原谅_ n宽恕;原谅11_adj.宗教的_n宗教12_adj.充满活力的_n能量13_adj.明显的_adv.明显地.短语检测1纪念;追念_2出发;动身;使爆炸 _3期望;期待;盼望 _4出现;露面 _5搞恶作剧;诈骗;开玩笑 _6发生 _7屏息;屏气 _8玩得开心 _.佳句再现1At that time people would starve if food was difficult _, especially during the cold win
7、ter months.在那个时代,如果难以找到食物,人们就会挨饿,特别是在寒冬腊月里。2On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes _ “bones” on them. 在这个重要的节庆日子里,人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物,和装点有“骨头”的蛋糕。3The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though _ pink snow. (节日里)整个国度到处都是盛开的樱花,看上去就像是覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。4_ the m
8、anager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave很明显,咖啡馆的经理在等李方离开5As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way home, he heard a voice _ him. 回家途中,心情失落的他在经过拐角处的茶馆时,突然听见有人在叫他。.课文回顾There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held 1._ satisfy and please the
9、ancestors, to honour some famous people or important events, and to express peoples 2._ (grateful) to the God 3._brings them a year of plenty. For example, Japanese observe Obon, 4._ people go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. In India, October 2 is 5._ national fes
10、tival to honour Mohandas Gandhi who helped India become an 6._(depend) country. And in China the Spring Festival, which 7._(celebrate) in January or February, is the most 8._(energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward to the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals celebr
11、ated everywhere? Because 9._ the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, 10._ forget their work for a while. 单词点睛1 trickvt.欺骗;诈骗 n诡计;恶作剧;窍门(1)play a trick/tricks on sb捉弄某人have a trick of doing sth 有做某事的习惯(2)trick sb into doing sth 诱使某人做某事trick sb out of sth 从某人
12、处骗走某物(3)tricky adj. 狡猾的, 诡计多端的【活学活用】(1)2015北京卷阅读C How does an animal become seethrough? Its trickier than you might think.动物如何会透光呢?这个问题可能比你想象的更复杂。(2)He tricked her _marrying him by pretending that he was rich.他通过装作很有钱的样子来骗她和自己结了婚。(3)Its a very_ problem, but I think there are a number of things you c
13、an do. 那是个非常棘手的问题,但我认为这其中的很多事你是可以做到的。(4)_by her students, the new woman teacher seemed very embarrassed with her face red.受到学生们的捉弄后,这位新来的女教师看起来似乎很尴尬,脸都红了。2 awardvt. 颁奖,授奖;授予,给予;判定 n奖;奖品,奖状(1)award sb sth/sth to sb授予某人某物be awarded for 因而得奖(2)win/receive/get an award for 因而赢得/得到/获得奖项(3)as a reward for
14、( in reward for) 作为的报酬/奖赏/报答give/offer a reward to sb for sth 为某事而给某人报酬reward sb for sth 因某事而奖赏某人reward sb with sth 用某物回报某人【活学活用】(1)2015天津卷阅读C And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fi
15、ction.多年后,她会因为自己的儿子读过成千上万本书,获得了文学博士学位,并撰写了他自己的书籍、文章、诗歌和小说而感到骄傲。(2)The Nobel Prize_those who make great contributions in many fields every year.诺贝尔奖每年都会授予给那些在许多领域做出重大贡献的人。(3)He was given 500 dollars as a reward/in reward _ his bravery.他因表现勇敢而得到500美元的奖励。(4)The 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature _ Chinese
16、 writer Mo Yan, making him the first ever Chinese writer to receive the award.中国作家莫言获得了2012年诺贝尔文学奖,这使他成为首位获得该奖项的中国籍作家。3 admirevt.(to praise or respect sb) 赞赏,仰慕,钦佩; (to look at something with pleasure)欣赏(1)admire sb for sth因某事而钦佩某人(2)express admiration for sb/sth (表示)羡慕/钦佩某人/物with/in admiration 钦佩地;
17、羡慕地(3)admirer n. 赞赏者;羡慕者;追求者(4)admiring adj. 赞赏的;羡慕的【巧学助记】【活学活用】(1)2015重庆卷阅读E He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years.他注意到荷马在两千年后仍然受到崇拜。(2)All those who knew Mo Yan admired him _winning the Nobel Prize for Literature.所有认识莫言的人都羡慕他获得诺贝尔文学奖。 (3)Nora arrived at the party dresse
18、d to kill, causing every head to turn in _诺拉打扮得花枝招展地来参加聚会,她令人羡慕不已。(4)While _ the new building, I heard someone calling my name. 正当我在观赏那座新建筑时, 我听到有人在叫我的名字。4 apologizevi.(to acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failings)道歉;辩白(1)apologize to sb for (doing) sth 因(做)某事向某人道歉apologize to sbthat 向某人道歉(2)ap
19、ology n. 道歉,谢罪make/offer an apology to sb for (doing) sth 因(做)某事向某人道歉accept/refuse ones apology 接受/拒绝某人的道歉demand an apology 要求道歉owe sb an apology 应向某人道歉【活学活用】(1)2015北京卷完形 Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their neighbours and apologize for their playing.那天早上的晚些时候,达里奥建议他
20、们给邻居写封信,为自己深夜弹琴而道歉。(2)He smiled politely as Mary apologized(_) for her drunken friends.当玛丽为她喝醉了的朋友道歉时,他礼貌地微笑着。(3)The shy waitress apologized _ me for making a mistake after she charged me 100 yuan for just one tin of coke.那位羞愧的服务员因为她一听可乐收了我100元的失误而向我道歉。(4)The girl, the first _, was not necessarily w
21、rong, instead, she just learned to understand others.首先道歉的那个女孩并不一定做错了什么,她只是学会了理解他人。5 remindvt.(to help sb remember sth)提醒;使想起(1)remind sb of (doing) sth提醒某人(做)某事remind sb to do sth 提醒某人去做某事remind sb that 提醒某人remind sb that/what/how从句 提醒某人/使某人想起(2)reminder n. 起提醒作用的人/物【相关拓展】 “v.sbof sth”短语 cure sb of
22、 sth治好某人的病accuse sb of sth指控某人某事warn sb of sth警告某人某事inform sb of sth通知某人某事convince sb of sth使某人相信某事rob sb of sth抢劫某人的某物【活学活用】(1)2015天津卷阅读C The book caught the authors eye because it reminded him of his own dog.这本书引起了作者的注意,因为它让作者想起了他自己的狗。(2)The Japanese are about to be given a sharp _ of what fightin
23、g abroad really means.有些事将很快让日本人清楚地意识到海外作战究竟意味着什么。(3)2014天津卷完形 Back home, I reminded _ that what my mother could do, I could, too.回到家,我提醒自己:妈妈能做到的,我也可以。(4)The movement is underway to remind us _(switch) off lights when we are not using them.正在进行的这项运动提醒我们要随手关灯。短语储存1 look forward to期待,期盼look out for注意
24、;当心;提防look up to 仰慕look back on 回顾;回头看look down upon/on 轻视/看不起look onas 把当作温馨提示 (1)look forward to中的to是介词,而不是动词不定式的符号,故其后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。但look forward(向前看)可接不定式作目的状语。(2)以介词to结尾的常用动词短语:be used to习惯于,lead to导致,devoteto致力于, stick to坚持,object to反对,add to增加,get down to开始认真做,be accustomed to习惯于,refer to谈及/查
25、阅/参考, pay attention to注意等。【活学活用】(1)2014新课标全国卷完形 Adolescents enter high school with great excitement but are soon looking forward to graduation.青少年非常兴奋地步入高中生活,但很快他们又期待着毕业。(2)2015北京卷完形 He was already looking forward to _(practise) the new music. 他已经在期待练习新的乐曲了。(3)We appreciate your cooperation and look
26、 forward to _ (give) your further orders. 感谢你们的合作,希望我们能接到贵方更多的订单。(4)_ it, I think I shouldnt have given up the contest so easily. 回过头来看这件事, 我想我不应该如此轻易地放弃那次比赛。(5)Dont _ the children, as all of them can play musical instruments.不要小看这些孩子们, 因为他们都会演奏乐器。2 turn up出现,露面;开大,调高(音量等);向上翻turn _背叛;对不利turn down 拒
27、绝;关小,调低turn in 上交turn out 结果是;证明是;生产;制造turn _ 翻身;打滚;移交;转动turn round 转身;翻转;(使)翻身turn to 求助于【活学活用】(1)2015湖北卷多项选择 Dont worry. Im sure your missing glasses will turn up sooner or later.别着急,我相信你迟早会找到你丢失的眼镜的。(出现)(2)I feel cold and Id like to turn the heat up a little.我觉得冷,想把取暖器开大一点儿。(开大)(3)As the weather
28、was too cold in the street, he turned up the collar of his coat.街上太冷了,他把大衣的领子翻起来了。(翻起)(4)用turn短语的适当形式填空。2014四川卷阅读C I really think all children should be taught first aid. Izzy did CPR then the doctor _He said he was a doctor; but later he _to be a cheat.As the kettle began to sing, he went over to _
29、 the gas.3 set off出发;动身;使爆炸;引发;触发;激起set about (doing)着手(做)set aside 把放在一边;省出;留出;储蓄set out (to do)动身,出发,着手(做)set _ 搭起;建立;设立【活学活用】(1)2015陕西卷阅读B The fouryearold dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and, being a city animal, lost both her sheep and her sense of direction.虽然这只四岁的狗狗追着这
30、只羊跑了好几块田地,但是作为一只在城市长大的动物,它在最后不仅把羊追丢了,而且还迷失了方向。(出发)(2)If he attended a party without his wife, it set off a storm of speculation. 如果他没和他的妻子一块儿出席宴会,便会招致各种猜测。(引发)(3)Any escape, once its detected, sets off the alarm.一旦发现有泄漏,警报就会响起来。(引发)(4)用set短语的适当形式填空。After the earthquake, the people _ rebuilding their
31、 homes.Some doctors advise _ a certain hour each day for worries.He has achieved what he _to do three years ago.It takes a bit of time to _ a new system, but its well worth the journey.句型透视1 It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave很显然,咖啡馆的经理在等李方离开It is/was
32、obvious that显而易见,显然【句式点拨】句子中的it作形式主语,后面的that从句才是真正的主语。it作形式主语,没有具体意义,而只是帮助把真正的主语移至句子末尾,使句子显得匀称。常见的句式有:(1)Its a pity/a shame/a fact/a wonderthat;(2)It isstrange/obvious/true/good/possible/likely/clearthat; (3) It seemed/happened/turned out/ occurred to methat;(4)It is said/reported/expected/ estimate
33、d that等。【活学活用】(1)2015陕西卷阅读C It is obvious that the way much coffee is grown affects many aspects of life, from the local environment to the global ecology.显而易见的是,从当地的环境到全球的生态,大规模种植咖啡的模式会影响我们生活的方方面面。(2)_ was strange that he should have been absent from such an important meeting.很奇怪,他竟然缺席了这样一个重要的会议。(3
34、)Its a shame _ we failed to fulfil the task ahead of time.我们没能提前完成任务,真是惭愧。(4)It _(believe) that it is the earliest and largest ancient papermaking workshop site ever found.人们认为这是所发现的最早也是最大的古代造纸作坊遗址。2 As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way home,he heard a voice calling him.回家途中,心情失落
35、的他在经过拐角处的茶馆时,突然听到有人在叫他。hear宾语doing/done/do【句式点拨】本句包含as引导的时间状语从句,主句中calling him 是现在分词短语用作a voice 的补足语,形成“hear宾语doing/done/do”结构。能用于该结构的动词还有:watch, see,find,catch,observe等。此外,leave(使处于某种状态),keep(使保持某种状态),get,have等也常接doing/done作补语。温馨提示 在“hear宾语doing/done/do”结构中,doing强调动作正在进行;do表示动作的全过程;done表示已经完成的或者是被动
36、的动作。在被动语态中,do要改为to do形式。【活学活用】(1)I cant help singing along with her every time I hear her singing.每次我听到她唱歌时,我都情不自禁地跟着她一起唱。(强调动作正在进行)(2)Wishing them a good voyage, I see them go, agreeing with them about a signal they should hang out at their return.我祝他们一路平安,送他们动身,同时,我也同他们约定好了他们回来时船上应悬挂的信号。(强调动作的全过程)
37、(3)As he was pushing his bicycle across the tracks, he was surprised to hear his name called.当他正推着他的自行车跨过轨道时,他吃惊地听到有人在叫他的名字。(强调被动的动作)(4)We stood there,_ (watch) until it disappeared out of our sight.我们站在那里,看着火车离开,直到它消失在我们的视线之外。(5)When the police came, they found the window of the house _(break into)
38、当警察到来时,他们发现这所房子曾被人破窗而入。.单句填空1The young man acted strangely during the interview. He made a bad _(impress) on the employer.2This nationwide smog should serve as a_(remind) to all, indicating a high time that we reflected on what weve done to the environment.3It is required in the regulations that you
39、 _(apologize) to the others in the room if you are in a meeting and your phone rings.4The Internet gives people the chance to have the information they look forward to _(deliver) to them quickly and cheaply.5After getting all the work done, we put up a board reminding people _(protect) the trees.6It
40、 is a worldwide custom that the _ (energy) young are admired for their youth, vitality and creativity.7The party will be held in the garden, weather _(permit)8Contrary to the popular belief _classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.9When I was walking in
41、 the street, I saw him _ (bite) by a dog.10At school, some students are active _ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with each other.单句改错1Either the judge or the lawyers was wrong on the case at that moment.2Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it is a g
42、ood idea to have a fun with English.3Today, many young men in China also celebrate Christmas, regard it as just a holiday to have fun with their friends, rather a holiday about a belief.4The news which we looked forward to coming that Shandong Lu Neng Football Team was beaten by Shanghai Shen Hua Te
43、am.5It was a beautiful wedding, with all the people at the nursing home dressing up to join in the celebration.6The student had no other choice but to apologize his teacher for the mistake he had made.7Parents are doing all they can help their children achieve their ambitions.8Traditionally, college
44、 students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they set up on their life journey.9Besides the lunar calendar new year, MidAutumn Festival is also an important festival that people get together to celebrate the family union.10In the farthest corner of the garden there was a tree
45、quite covering with beautiful white flowers.完成课时作业(十一)Unit 1Festivals around the world【基础自主梳理】.1.beauty;beautiful;beautifully;beautify 2celebration;celebrate3origin;original4.belief;believe5.arrival;arrive6permission;permit7.sadness;sad;sadly8admire;admirable;admirer9.apologize;apology 10. forgive;f
46、orgiveness11. religious;religion12energetic;energy 13.obvious;obviously.1.in memory of2.set off3.look forward to 4turn up5.play a trick on sb6.take place 7hold ones breath8.have fun with .1.to find 2.with3.it is covered with4It was obvious that5.calling.1. to2. gratitude3. who4.when5.the6.independen
47、t7.is celebrated8.energetic9.on10.and【考点互动探究】单词点睛1 (2)into(3)tricky (4)Played a trick on/Having been played a trick on2 (2)is awarded to(3)for(4)was awarded to3 (2)for(3)admiration(4)admiring4 (2)made an apology(3)to(4)to apologize5 (2)reminder(3)myself (4)to switch短语储存1 (2)practising(3)being given(
48、4)Looking back on(5)look down upon/on2 against;over活学活用(4)turned upturned outturn down3 up活学活用(4)set aboutsetting asideset out set up句型透视1 (2)It(3)that(4)is believed2 (4)watching the train leave(5)broken into【步步跟踪验收】.1.impression2.reminder3.(should) apologize4delivered5.to protect6.energetic7permitting8.that9.bitten10.while.1.was改为were2.去掉fun前的a3regard改为regardinging 改为came5dressing改为dressed6.apologize 后加to 7can后加to8.up 改为off9that改为when10.covering 改为covered