Unit 1 Its the last day before the new school year begins.party festival sing dance celebratecakes watch fireworks public holidayLook at the pictures. Do you know what public holiday it is? Which words can you use to describe it? Independence Day American national holiday celebrate date Labour Day national picnic season special vacationAnswer the following questions. Use the words in the box to help you.Listen again and answer the questions.1. When is Independence Day? Its 4th July. 2. What is a public holiday? On a public holiday, offices are closed and people dont go to work.3. When do most people take a vacation? From July to the beginning of September. 4. How do Americans celebrate Independence Day? They put out flags, listen to bands, and have a picnic in the countryside.Labour Day1. We are going to visit my grandparents.2. We are going to spend seven days in Qingdao.3. In the UK, Labour Day is the closest Sunday to May 1st.4. In the USA, Labour Day is a national holiday, but on a different date. 5. Our weather gets colder.(some friends)(a few)(Monday)(better)FFFTFUKUSAChinaDate of May Day/Labour Daythe closest Monday to May 1st Length of holidaythree daysthe first Monday in SeptemberMay 1stListen again and complete the table.one dayone dayRead the dialogue and choose the best answer. 1. Lingling and Sally will leave Qingdao on May_. a) 1st b) 3rd c) 5th 2. The Americans celebrate Labour Day _May Day in China. a) on the same day as b) earlier than c) later than3. American children go back to school _. a) on September 1st b) on the first Monday of September c) the day after Labour Day4. Lingling thinks that after May Day in China, _. a) its the start of the summer holiday b) everyone enjoys themselves c) the weather gets betterLook at the ways of writing and saying the date.You writeYou say1st January or January 1st Pronunciation and speakingThe first of January or January the first例如：例如：2004年年12月月23日日 1. 月份首字母大寫。月份首字母大寫。2. 日期用序數(shù)詞表示日期用序數(shù)詞表示, 前面要加前面要加the。讀法：讀法：December the twenty-third, two thousand and four寫法：寫法：December 23rd, 2004 (Dec. 23, 2004)數(shù)詞數(shù)詞-序數(shù)詞序數(shù)詞1- one-first2- two - second3- three- third8- eight-9- nine-eighthninth5- five- fifth12- twelve- twelfth20-twenty- twentieth21-twenty-one-twenty-first一，二，三，一，二，三， 特殊記特殊記8去去t，9除除e 5和和12記仔細，記仔細，f來把來把ve替替 -ty換成換成 tie再加再加th莫遲疑。莫遲疑。 超過十位的，超過十位的，其余位數(shù)基，其余位數(shù)基， 個位序數(shù)替。個位序數(shù)替。1st May2nd February3rd MarchThe first of May or May the firstThe second of February or February the secondthe Third of March or March the thirdNow say the dates.13th April20th June16th AugustThe sixteenth of August or August the sixteenthThe thirteenth of April or April the thirteenthThe twentieth of June or June the twentieth1. We only have one day off. day off 意思是意思是“休息日，休假日休息日，休假日”，通常指工作日的時候請假。通常指工作日的時候請假。e.g. It was Toms day off, and Paul was on duty in his place.2. Do you do anything special? We go camping or we have a picnic somewhere nice 形容詞一般應放在它所修飾的名詞之前形容詞一般應放在它所修飾的名詞之前, 但但當形容詞修飾由當形容詞修飾由some, any, every, no等構成等構成的復合不定代詞時須后置。的復合不定代詞時須后置。句中的句中的anything special及及somewhere nice 就屬于這種用法。就屬于這種用法。 e.g. Tell me something interesting.3. When September comes, it starts to get cooler, so after Labour Day we start classes. 一到九月一到九月, 天氣開始轉涼天氣開始轉涼, 所以勞所以勞動節(jié)過后我們就開始上學了。動節(jié)過后我們就開始上學了。 句中的句中的get 意為意為“變得變得”, 作系動詞作系動詞, 其后常其后常接形容詞接形容詞, 構成系表結構。構成系表結構。 e.g. The weather is getting warmer. 天氣正開始轉暖。天氣正開始轉暖。【拓展拓展】英語中英語中, 可以作系動詞表示事物狀態(tài)發(fā)生改可以作系動詞表示事物狀態(tài)發(fā)生改變的詞還有：變的詞還有：become, go, turn等。等。e.g. Most leaves turn yellow, red, and brown in autumn. 秋天秋天, 大多數(shù)樹葉都變成了黃色、紅色大多數(shù)樹葉都變成了黃色、紅色 或褐色。或褐色。4. So lets enjoy ourselves until we go back to school. 讓我們在返校前痛痛快快地玩兒吧。讓我們在返校前痛痛快快地玩兒吧。 enjoy oneself 意思是意思是“做自己喜歡的事情做自己喜歡的事情; 覺得很享受某種氣氛或所做事情覺得很享受某種氣氛或所做事情”。在英。在英語中語中, enjoy oneself = have a good time =have fun , 它們都表示它們都表示“玩得很高興玩得很高興 ”。e.g. They all enjoyed themselves in the zoo. = They all had a good time in the zoo. = They all had fun in the zoo. 在動物園在動物園, 他們都玩得很高興。他們都玩得很高興?！具\用運用】請補全下面句子的同義句。請補全下面句子的同義句。I hope youll have fun there. I hope youll _ there.I hope youll _ there.enjoy yourself /yourselves have a good timeuntil 意為意為“直到直到為止為止”, 它既可作它既可作介詞介詞, 連接單詞或短語連接單詞或短語; 也可作連詞也可作連詞, 引導引導時間狀語從句。當時間狀語從句。當until用于肯定句時用于肯定句時, 主主句的謂語動詞通常是延續(xù)性動詞句的謂語動詞通常是延續(xù)性動詞, 表示某表示某一動作一直持續(xù)到某時一動作一直持續(xù)到某時; not . until .意意為為“直到直到才才”, 表示某個動作直表示某個動作直到某時才發(fā)生。到某時才發(fā)生。e.g. He did his homework until 10:30 last night. 昨晚他做作業(yè)一直到昨晚他做作業(yè)一直到10:30。 They lived here until they bought a new house. 他們一直住在這里，直到買了新房子為止。他們一直住在這里，直到買了新房子為止。 Tom didnt get up until someone knocked at the door. 直到有人敲門，湯姆才起床。直到有人敲門，湯姆才起床?！具\用運用】請將下列漢語句子翻譯為英語。請將下列漢語句子翻譯為英語。 找到書包你才能走。找到書包你才能走。_. 沿著這條街一直走，直到到達路的盡頭。沿著這條街一直走，直到到達路的盡頭。_ _. 老師告訴學生們晚上應該學習到老師告訴學生們晚上應該學習到8點左右。點左右。 _ _.Go along this road until you get to the end of itYou cant go until you find the bagThe teacher told the students to study until about 8:00 in the evening While were staying with them, were going to spend a few days Its the last day before the new school year begins. When September comes, it starts to get cooler.Grammar We only have a few weeks before the start of the summer holidays. Lets enjoy ourselves until we go back to school.像這樣用句子來表達一件事情或一個行像這樣用句子來表達一件事情或一個行為發(fā)生的時間為發(fā)生的時間, 這個句子就叫時間狀語這個句子就叫時間狀語從句。時間狀語從句根據(jù)其所表示的時從句。時間狀語從句根據(jù)其所表示的時間不同間不同, 所使用的連詞也不同。所使用的連詞也不同。1. when連接的時間狀語從句連接的時間狀語從句, when相當于相當于漢語的漢語的“當當時候時候”。2. before/after連接的時間狀語從句連接的時間狀語從句, before 表示表示“在在之前之前”，after表示表示“在在 之后之后”。時間狀語從句時間狀語從句: 常用引導時間狀語從句的常用引導時間狀語從句的連詞有連詞有: when, while, as, before, after, until (till), since等。等。3. as soon as連接的時間狀語從句連接的時間狀語從句, as soon as表示表示“一一就就”, 強強調動作緊密相連。調動作緊密相連。4. until連接的時間狀語從句連接的時間狀語從句, until表表示一個動作一直持續(xù)到某一時刻示一個動作一直持續(xù)到某一時刻, 即即“直到直到”。5. while連接的時間狀語從句連接的時間狀語從句: while連接連接時間狀語時時間狀語時, 表示主句的行為在從句表示主句的行為在從句行為過程之中發(fā)生。由于行為過程之中發(fā)生。由于while從句從句表示一個持續(xù)的行為，所以從句中表示一個持續(xù)的行為，所以從句中要用持續(xù)性動詞或狀態(tài)動詞要用持續(xù)性動詞或狀態(tài)動詞, 并且持并且持續(xù)性動詞常用進行時態(tài)。續(xù)性動詞常用進行時態(tài)。 Talk about Chinese festivals. Ask and say: when the Chinese festivals are whether you eat special food what your family does during the festivals whether you wear special clothesFor exampleSpring Festival is at the end of January or the beginning of February. We clean the house and put up decorations. We eat special foodNews Years DayThe Spring FestivalLabour DayChildrens DayMid-Autumn FestivalTeachers DayNational Day英漢互譯。英漢互譯。A) 請寫出下列短語的漢語意思。請寫出下列短語的漢語意思。1. have a picnic _ 2. stay with sb. _3. the national holiday _4. something special _5. have one day off _放一天假放一天假去野餐去野餐和某人待在一起和某人待在一起全國性節(jié)日全國性節(jié)日特別的東西特別的東西B) 請寫出下列節(jié)日所對應的英文名稱。請寫出下列節(jié)日所對應的英文名稱。6. 圣誕節(jié)圣誕節(jié) _7. 元旦元旦 _ 8. 母親節(jié)母親節(jié) _9. 兒童節(jié)兒童節(jié) _10. 春節(jié)春節(jié) _Spring FestivalChristmas DayNew Years DayMothers DayChildrens Day請根據(jù)句意及所給首字母提示補全所請根據(jù)句意及所給首字母提示補全所缺單詞。缺單詞。1. Today is your birthday. How are you going to c_ it? I will hold a party. 2. Winter is my favourites _. You know, I like skiing so much.celebrateseason3. The summer v_ is coming soon. Do you have any plans? 4. May Day is also called L_ Day. 5. Tomorrow we have to go to school. The long holiday is o _. overvacationLabour請根據(jù)括號中的提示詞語翻譯下列句子。請根據(jù)括號中的提示詞語翻譯下列句子。1. 我一到倫敦就給你寫信。我一到倫敦就給你寫信。(as soon as)_2. 我想住在安靜的地方。我想住在安靜的地方。(somewhere)_I will write to you as soon as I arrive in / get to / reach London. Id like to live somewhere quiet. 3. 我正購物時我正購物時, 一個陌生人向我問路。一個陌生人向我問路。(while)_4. 我們將在北京過春節(jié)。我們將在北京過春節(jié)。(spend)_A stranger asked me the way while I was shopping. We are going to spend Spring Festival in Beijing. 5. 今天早上今天早上8點我才醒來。點我才醒來。(until)_I didnt wake up until 8:00 this morning. Write a short passage about the festival you like.Homework