1、圣诞节是欢乐的节日，是给予和分享的节日，是欢笑的节日，是与亲人朋友团聚的节日；更重要的是，圣诞节是爱的节日！教材背景链接Merry Christmas!December 25 is the day Christians commemorate(纪念)the birth of Jesus,known as Christmas.Exist side by side is red and white Santa Claus,he is the most popular figure in the Christmas activities.Western children go to bed on C
2、hristmas Eve,prior(优先的)to the pillow next to the fireplace or put a sock in their sleep after waiting for Santa Claus to present on the socks.Unit 3 CelebrationUnit 3 CelebrationChristmas CardsAnother important custom of Christmas is to send and receive Christmas cards,which are meant to help expres
3、s the sentiment(感情)of the season.Americans begin sending Christmas cards early in December to friends,acquaintances(熟人),and coworkers.The post office advises customers to mail early in the season and avoid the Christmas rush.Some people heed(留心)the advice;others wait until the last minute and then a
4、re upset when their loved ones have not received the greeting card or the present which they sent.Unit 3 CelebrationChristmas EveThat night the family reunion in the sitting room will be around the tree to sing Christmas carols and exchange gifts,share the joys and sorrows of a life,and express the
5、wish and love.That night will see a group of lovely boys or girls,playing the guitar,singing a poem and sharing good tidings.Christmas is for joy,for giving and sharing,for laughter,for reuniting with family and friends,for brightly decorated packages.But mostly,Christmas is for love.Section Warmup&
6、Lesson 1Unit 3 Celebration 重点单词1_ n.毕业 _ vi.毕业 2_ n.奖学金 3_ n.时刻，时机 4_ adj.传统的 _ n.传统 5_ adv.现今，现在 graduation graduate scholarship occasion traditional tradition nowadays 6_ n.庆祝，庆典 7_ n.控制力；权力 8_ n.黑暗，漆黑 _ adj.黑暗的 9_ vt.破坏，毁坏 10_ vt.装饰，布置 _ n.装饰 11_ vi.&vt.煮沸，沸腾 12_ vt.提供(食物)，端上(饭菜)celebration power
7、 darkness dark destroy decorate decoration boil serve 重点短语1_ 烧毁 2_ 参加 3_ 在过去 4_ 以很多形状 5_ 冲走 6_ 扑灭 7_ 各种各样的 8_ 正是的日子burn down take part in in the past in many shapes wash away put out all kinds of fall on/upon 重点句型1sb./sth.is said to.据说On this day，_(据说月亮是最大最亮的)2as 表示原因_(由于在初夏)，it marks the beginning
8、of the hottest season of the year.the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest As it is in early summer 3which 引导非限制性定语从句It is called zongzi,_(是用很黏的米)in fresh bamboo leaves.4be doing.when.正在这时(突然)They _(正在装修房子)when the accident happened.which is sticky rice were decorating the house Read the tex
9、t carefully and choose the best answer.1What dont people do on the MidAutumn Festival?AWatching the moon in the evening.BEating moon cakes.CGetting together with the family.DLighting lanterns.2Why didnt the god burn down the town?ABecause the town was already burning.BBecause he loved the people in
10、the town.CBecause he thought the town was already burning.DBecause he enjoyed the thousands of lanterns.3Which is NOT true about the Dragon Boat Festival?AIt has a long history.BIts a symbol of the beginning of the hottest season of the year.COnly Chinese people celebrated the festival in the old da
11、ys.DMany people from different cultures took part in the races in the old days.4The most common thing about the three festivals is that_Athey are all enjoyed by people from other culturesBthere is a special food for each festivalCthey are all celebrated only in ChinaDpeople always decorate their hom
12、es on the festivals5The right time order of the festivals is_the MidAutumn Festival the Lantern Festivalthe Dragon Boat FestivalA BCD答案：15.DCDBB Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste,but nowadays,there are many different kinds
13、of moon cakes including fruit,coffee,chocolate and even icecream moon cakes.本句是一个由 but 连接的_句。第二个分句中的 including fruit,coffee,chocolate and even icecream moon cakes 是介词短语作_，修饰_.尝 试 翻 译 传 统 的 月 饼 通 常 是 _。但 如 今，_，有水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的，甚至还有冰淇淋月饼。并列 后置定语 moon cakes 用豆馅做的 月饼的种类很多 2As it is in early summer,it marks
14、 the beginning of the hottest season of the year.本句是一个_句。As 引导的是_从句；_。尝试翻译 由于它(端午节)是_，所以_一年中最炎热的季节的开始。主从复合 原因状语 it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year是主句 在初夏 它标志着 occasion n场合，时机，时刻(教材 P36)The MidAutumn Festival is important because it is a special occasion for family.中秋节之所以重要是因为这是
15、合家团圆的特殊日子。(1)on occasion 有时，偶尔 on the occasion of 在的时候 on that occasion 那时，在那种情况下 on one occasion 有一次(2)occasional adj.偶尔的；特殊场合的(3)occasionally adv.偶然地，偶尔 I saw him at the meeting，but it was not a suitable occasion for discussing holiday plans.我在会上见到了他，但那不是讨论假期计划的适当时候。He has been known _ occasion to
16、 lose his temper.大家都知道他有时会发脾气。Besides，it is，on some occasions，more convenient to use English words.另外，在很多场合，使用英语是比较方便的。onApart from an_(occasion)noise from the elephants stomach，the forest was silent.除了从大象肚子里发出的偶尔的噪音外，整个森林静悄悄的。_(occasion)Alice would look up from her books.爱丽丝偶尔从书本中抬起头来。occasional Oc
17、casionally 单句语法填空(1)I have seen Jana with them _ several occasions.(2)The man smokes an _(occasion)cigar when he is free.(3)As a matter of fact,we only see each other _(occasion)onoccasional occasionally include vt.包含，包括(教材 P36).,there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit，coffee,ch
18、ocolate and even icecream moon cakes.，月饼的种类很多，有水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的，甚至有冰淇淋月饼。(1)include sb./sth.(as/in/on sth.)使成为的一部分 including sb./sth.sb./sth.included 某人/物包括在内(作状语)(2)including prep.包括，包含 Our tour party included several retired couples.我们的旅游团包括几对退休夫妇。The team is looking strong,especially they have includ
19、ed Mike.球队看上去很强大，特别是现在把麦克加进来。There were twelve of us,_(include)me and Tom.共有 12 人，其中包括我和汤姆。Everyone has gone to the park,Tom _(include)大家都去了公园，包括汤姆。including included include通常表示把某物作为其中的一部分包含在内contain通常用来指某种容器中盛有某物，还指某种物质中含有某成分；指作为组成部分而被“包含”或“容纳”在内The container _ many kinds of fruits,_apples/apples
20、_容器里面有多种水果，其中包括苹果。containsincluding included fall on/upon 正是的日子；落在上；袭击(教材 P36)The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.农历的正月十五是元宵节。fall behind 落后 fall over 被绊倒 fall down 跌倒；倒塌 fall back 后退；减少；退却 fall off 从掉落 fall into 变为某种状态；养成(坏习惯)The full cost of the wedding fell on
21、 us.婚礼的所有费用由我们负担。I have fallen _ in my work since last week.从上周起，我在工作中落后了。I was unlucky to slip on a banana skin and fall over.我真倒霉，踩在香蕉皮上滑倒了。How was it possible to fall _ from the third floor without being hurt?从三楼掉下而没有受伤，这怎么可能呢？Tom fell _ the wall and hurt his left leg badly.汤姆从墙上摔下来，左腿严重摔伤。behind
22、 down off celebration n庆祝，庆典(教材 P36)It marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.它标志着新年庆典的结束(1)in celebration of 为庆祝(2)celebrate vt.&vi.庆祝，庆贺(3)celebrated adj.著名的；有名望的 I dont feel like getting involved in any New Years celebrations.我不想参加任何新年庆祝活动。Please take part in the party in _(celebrate)
23、of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.请参加庆祝他们金婚纪念的聚会。We will hold a party to celebrate the New Year.我们要举行派对来庆祝新年。Venice is_(celebrate)for its beautiful buildings.威尼斯以其美丽的建筑而出名。celebration celebrated celebrate意为“庆祝”，其宾语限于事物，如生日、节日、纪念日、胜利之类的名词congratulate意为“祝贺”，其宾语是人，常用于congratulate sb.on sth./doing s
24、th.结构Li Ming held a party to celebrate his admission to Tsinghua University，and his friends congratulated him on it.power n控制力；权力，影响力；统治，政权；力量(教材 P36)In one story,lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness.一种传说是，点灯笼是为了颂扬光明驱赶黑暗的力量。(1)out of/beyond ones power(not within ones power
25、)力所不及的；不能胜任的 come to power 上台；得势 be in/within ones power(to do sth.)某人有权/能力(做某事)(2)powerless adj.无权力的；无能力的(3)powerful adj.强大的；有力的；有效力的Wind is now the worlds fastest growing source of power.风现在是世界上增长最快的动力来源。It is out of my power to help you.我没有能力帮助你。It is not in my power _(tell)you the results of the
26、 exam.我无权告诉你考试结果。to tell When did the party come to power?这个政党是什么时候上台执政的？The president is the most_(power)man in America and probably the world.总统是美国而且可能是世界上权力最大的人。powerful power指能力、权力，着重行动所根据的能力、本领或职权force指物理学意义上的“力”，也指为做某事而使用的力量，还可指武力strength体力，是内部的能力，是在身体内存在的体力；还有“优势，长处”之意energy指生理上的“精力”，物理学定义中的“
27、能，能量”选词填空(force/power/strength/energy)(1)It is beyond my _ to understand how computers work.(2)He got his _ back slowly after his illness.(3)I devoted all my _ to the management of the store.(4)The _ of the explosion broke all the windows in the building.power strength energies force destroy vt.破坏(教
28、材 P36)In another story,a town was almost destroyed but the light from many lanterns saved it.另一个故事说，一个小镇差点被烧毁，但从许多灯笼里透出的灯光拯救了它。If the tree falls that way,it will destroy the house.这棵树那样倒下的话会把那所房子压坏。An atom bomb would _ a city.一颗原子弹可以摧毁一座城市。They also think the Shard is too big for London.It destroys
29、the beauty of the city.他们也认为碎片大厦对伦敦城来说太大了，破坏了这个城市的美。destroy destroy指彻底毁坏，所带来的损坏是不能修复的，“毁坏”的结果则是使物体功能丧失；也可用于比喻，表示希望破灭、计划落空等damage表示“损害，损坏”，程度较轻，所带来的损伤是可修复的ruin指彻底毁掉，多用于美好的事物，这种毁坏多是由自然力量、个人疏忽等造成的，“毁坏”的结果则是物体价值消失、功能丧失等，现多用于比喻，指希望破灭、计划落空等选词填空(ruin/damage/destroy)(1)Theyve _ all the evidence.(2)His heart
30、 is _ as a result of his long illness.(3)His pride is to _ his future.destroyed damaged ruin burn down 烧毁(教材 P36)The story was about a god who wanted to burn down the town.故事说的是有一个神仙想烧毁这座城镇。burn away 烧毁，烧光；消散 burn off 烧掉植被，消耗(能量等)burn out 熄灭；出故障(身体累垮)burn up 烧毁，烧尽(多指东西被烧掉);消耗掉 burn sth.to the ground
31、 将烧成平地 If you forgot to turn the iron off when you went away，you might burn down the house.如果你离开的时候忘记关上熨斗，你会烧毁房子的。Lets burn off the rest of the brush.让我们把剩下的灌木丛烧掉。If he doesnt stop working so hard，hell burn himself_如果他继续这样拼命地工作，他会累垮的。Lets burn _ all these waste papers.咱们把这些废文件烧掉吧。The big fire burned
32、 the whole building_the ground.大火把整座大楼烧成了平地。out up to serve vt.提供(食物);端上(饭菜)；接待，服侍；可当使；服务，服役，尽职责(教材 P36)Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water.元宵用热水煮，随汤一起吃。(1)serve as 充当；担任 serve sb.with sth./serve sth.to sb.给某人端上 serve the people/the country 为人民/国家服务(2)service n.服务 at your service 愿为你效
33、劳(3)servant n.仆人；佣人；(公司或机构的)雇员 Why arent you out serving the guests?你为什么不出去招待客人们？The old couch had to serve_a guest bed that night.这张旧沙发那晚只好用作客人的床了。The hostess served me_ a cup of coffee.女主人给我端上了一杯咖啡。We are working hard in order to serve the people in the future.我们正在努力学习，以便将来为人民服务。If you need any he
34、lp,I am at your_(serve)如果你需要帮忙，我随时听你吩咐。as with service take part in 参与，参加(教材 P36)However,in recent years,people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun.然而，近几年越来越多的外国人也来参加赛龙舟，共享其中乐趣。There are many countries which will take part in the Olympic Games in China in 2022.2
35、022 年将会有很多国家参加在中国举行的奥运会。The boy is taking_active part in sports after school.这个男孩放学后积极参加体育活动。antake part in指积极地参加群众性活动、会议等并起作用join指加入某党派、组织或社会团体而成为其中的一员；其宾语常为 party,(the)army,club,group等 join in多指参加小规模的活动如“球赛、游戏”等，常用于口语；表示“与某人一起(做)某事”，用join sb.in(doing)sth.attend一般用于指参加会议，出席典礼或招待会等，也可以指上学，听课，听演讲或讲座等
36、用上面的词汇完成小片段Many friends came to _ my birthday party yesterday.Some of them began to sing Happy Birthday to me，and soon others _ them.We all enjoyed ourselves.Because we had to get up early to _ school the next morning，we had to end the party at 9 pm.take part in/join in joined attend put out 扑灭(教材 P
37、37)They have put out the forest fire.他们已经扑灭了森林大火。put across 表达清楚 put aside 储存 put away 收拾起来 put back 延期 put down 记下 put up 张贴 The girl is not good at putting herself across at the meeting.这个女孩不善于在会议上把自己的意思表达清楚。Were trying to put _ a few hundred dollars every month towards our vacation.我们尽量每月存几百美元供度假
38、用。The woman asked her son to put_ his toys.这个女人让儿子把自己的玩具收拾起来。This fire could put back the opening date by several weeks.这场大火可能会使开业日期延期几周。The exam results will be put_on Friday afternoon.这次考试结果将于周五下午公布。aside away up (教材 P36)On this day,the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest.据说，在这一天月亮最大最亮。th
39、e moon is said to.是“sb./sth.is said to.”结构，表示“据说”。(1)在此结构中采用的是不定式，而且根据句意的表达，我们可以用不定式的进行时或完成时。能够在此句型中使用的词还有：hope,think,believe,expect,report,know 等。(2)sb./sth.is said to.it is said that.(3)It is said that.据说，其中 it 是形式主语，that 引导的从句是真正的主语。He is said to be one of the top ten rich persons in the world.据说
40、他是世界上最富的十个人之一。It is reported to_(build)from the design of Mikes.据报道它是人们按照迈克的设计来建造的。She was said to _(use)the mobile phone then.据说她当时正在打手机。have been built be using(教材 P36)As it is in early summer,it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year.由于它(端午节)是在初夏，所以它标志着一年中最炎热的季节的开始。as 在此引导原因状语从句，意为
41、“因为，由于”。as 作连词引导状语从句用法“集锦”：(1)引导原因状语从句，意为“既然，由于”。(2)引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然，尽管”，从句用倒装语序(从句中作表语的单数名词提至句首时，其前不用冠词)。(3)引导方式状语从句，意为“按照的方式”。(4)引导比较状语从句，意为“与一样”，常用于 as.as.或 not so/as.as.中。(5)引导时间状语从句，意为“当时，随着，一边(一边)”。As you were out,I left a message.你不在，所以我留了字条。She may need some help as she is new.她可能需要一些帮助，因为她是新来
42、的。Samuel wanted to become a lawyer _ it was the wish of his parents.塞缪尔想成为一名律师，这是他父母的愿望。You should do _ the teacher tells you，or youll be punished.你应当依照老师说的去做，否则你会受到惩罚的。Child as he is，he knows a lot.虽然他只是个孩子，但他知道的东西很多。as as(教材 P37)They were decorating the house when the accident happened.他们正装饰着房子，这时
43、事故发生了。句中的 be doing.when.表示“正在做着，这时”；when 在句中用作并列连词，意为“这时，正在这时(and at that time)”。be about to do.when.刚要做这时 be on the point of doing.when.刚要做这时 had done.when.刚做了这时 I was watching the play when someone knocked at the door.我正在看电视剧，这时有人敲门。I was about to say when you interrupted me.我正要说的时候，你插嘴了。We _Mr.Wang called me.我们刚离开家王先生就给我打电话了。I was on the point of opening the door _ it began to rain.我刚要开门，这时天开始下雨了。had just left home when when