Unit7(1)CelebratingHolidaysandMakingFriendsTeachingpurposes:1.Sslearntotalkaboutgivingandgoingtoparties,get-togethers,reunions,etc.2.Sslearnandpracticehowtodiscussarrangementsandpreparationsforsocialactivities.3.Sslearnhowtoinviteandcometoseeexhibitionsandshows.4.Ssmastertheuseofcomparativesofadjectivesandadverbs.5.SsshouldknowaboutthewayChristmasiscelebratedaroundtheworldandtraditionalcustomsbywhichtheChinesecelebrateholidays.Teachingprocedures:I.TalkingFacetoFaceII.BeingAllEarsIII.GrammarReviewIV.AssignmentI.TalkingFacetoFaceThetopicareaofTalkingFacetoFaceinthisunitistoinformandtalkaboutpostsforcelebratingholidays.Thefocusoffunctionsthereforeisonthepatternsthatareappropriateforgivinginformationconcerningannouncementsandpostsfordifferentholidays,socialactivitiesandrecreations.Step1:listentothesamplesonpage86withreferencetothenoticesonpage85andpickupsomestudentstoactout.Step2:Askstudentstorecallsomepatternsandexpressionsfortalkingaboutrecreationalactivities.Andalsogivethemsomemoreasreferences.Reference:Noadmissionfeeisrequiredformembersoftheclub.Childrenunder6arenotpermittedforadmission.Admissionisnotpermittedforchildrenunder6.Casualdressisnotacceptedinthetheatre.Forbooking,pleasestopattheUnionclub.Therearestillticketsavailableforthenightshows.AchoralconcertwillbegivenattheMunicipalArtsCenter.ThisWeeksFilm:TinyTimesIncaseofrain,therunwayshowwilltakeplaceinthegym.Busesareavailableandleaveat6:00p.m.fromtheDaysHotel.HerecomesararechancetoappreciatethetrioTenors!ThesuperstarSuperJuniorwillleadtheperformance.Step3:Makedialoguesaccordingtotheexamplesonpage87andactout.II.BeingAllEars1.ListentoDialogue1anddecodethemessagebyfindingthecorrectchoicesintheblanks.2.ListentoDialogue2andcompletethestatements.3.Listentothedialogueagainanddothemultiplechoiceexercise.4.DosomelisteningexercisesaboutPRECTOIII.Grammar1.“as+adj/adv+as或notso(as)+adj/adv+as.”句型。该句型常用来描述两个比较对象的程度上的相似或不同(即平时说的“等级比较和不等级比较”)。例如: Mycomputerisnotso(as)expensiveasyours.我的电脑不如你的贵重。 2.“asmany/few+可数名词复数+as”或“asmuch/little(少的)+不可数名词+as”。前者描述数目上的接近,后者描述量的相近。例如: Youmayborrowasmanybooksasyoucan.你能借多少书就借多少。 “Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan.”thedoctorsaidtohim.医生对他说到:“你要尽可能的多喝些水。” 3.“主语+比较级+thananyother…”结构表示:主语所描述的事物比其他任何一个都……比较级形式表示最高级含义。例如: LiMingismuchclevererthananyotherstudentintheirclass.李明是他们班中最聪明的学生。 注意:若比较范围不同,than后应用“any+可数名词的复数形式+其他”。例如: ChinaislargerthatanycountriesinAfrica.中国比非洲上的任何国家都大。 4.诸如not,never之类的否定词与形容词或副词的比较级连用,表示最高级含义。意为:再没有比…更…的了。例如: Itisnotabetteridea.这是再好不过的一个办法了。 Ihaveneverheardsuchaninterestingstory.我从来没有听过比这更有趣的故事了。 5.“形容词+to”结构也可表示比较含义。例如: Thiskindofcarissuperiorinqualitytothat.这种汽车的质量比那一种好得多(superiorto意为:优于;胜过。) LipingisthreeyearsseniortoLiuGang.李平比刘刚大三岁。(seniorto意为:年长于;资格老于;地位高于。) 6.“no+比较级+than”结构表示对两个比较对象都进行否定(可由neither…nor…结构来改写)。例如: I’mnomorefoolishthanyou.我们俩都不傻。(相当于NeitherInoryouisfoolish.) 7.“notmore+比较级+than”结构表示在程度上前者不如后者。例如: Thisbookisnotmoreinterestingthanthatone.这本书不如那本书有趣。(相当于Thebookislessinterestingthanthatone.) 8.“形容词比较级+than+形容词”,意为:与其…倒不如…。例如: Jackismuchharderthanclever.与其说杰克聪明,倒不如说他学习用功。 9.wouldrather…than,prefer…to…,prefertodo…ratherthan…这三个句型表示“宁愿…而不愿…;喜欢…胜过…;宁愿做…而不愿做…”含义。虽无比较级形式,但表示比较级含义。例如: Shewouldratherdiethangivein.她宁死不屈。 Hepreferredtogooutratherthanstayhome.他宁愿出去也不愿呆在家里。 10.“The+比较级…,the+比较级…”。该结构意为“越…,越…”。例如: Themoredifficultthequestionsare,thelesslikelyheisabletoanswerthem.问题越难,他回答出来的可能性就越小。 11.what有时也可以表示“比较”关系,说明两种事物的相同或相似性。what的该种用法常用于书面语,用来加强修辞效果,含有比喻含义,相当于as,意为“好比…;正如…;就像…一样”。what的该类用法共有3种情况: (1)AistoBwhatCistoD Twelveistwowhattwenty-fouristofour.十二比二就等于二十四比四。 (2)whatCistoD,AistoB Whatfoodistothebody,abookistothemind.书籍对于思想犹如食物对于身体。 (3)whatCistoD,thatAistoB Whatthegunistoasoldier,thatthepenistoawriter.作家的笔犹如战士的枪。 [巩固练习]请选出符合题意的最佳选项。 1.Howbeautifulshesings!Ihaveneverheard____. A.thebettervoiceB.agoodvoiceC.thebettervoiceD.abettervoice 2.----Waituntilwegetasatisfactoryreply,willyou?-----Icouldn’tagree______.Theideaisgreattome.A.muchB.moreC.worseD.atall 3.The____youstudy,the_____you’llbeinit. A.hard;interestedB.harder;interestingC.harder;moreinterestedD.hardest;moreinterested 4.AsfarasIamconcerned,educationisaboutlearningandthemoreyoulean,____ A.themoreforlifeareyouequipped B.themoreequippedforlifeyouare C.themorelifeyouareequippedfor D.youareequippedthemoreforlife 5.Thepatientisn’toutofdanger.Heis_____thanhewasyesterday. A.nobetterB.worstC.notworseD.notmore 6.LiuFangstudiesmuchbetterthan____studentinhisclass. A.anyB.anyotherC.theotherD.other 7.Thisyearthefarmershaveproducedtwice__grain___theydidlastyear.(NMET95) A.Asless;asB.fewer;thanC.asmuch;asD.asmany;as 8.Inrecentyearstravelcompanieshavesucceededinsellingustheideathatthefartherwego,____ A.ourholidaywillbebetterB.ourholidaywillbebetterC.thebetterourholidaywillbeD.thebetterwillourholidaybe 9.---Areyousatisfiedwithhisanswer? ---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen___. A.AnybetterB.worseC.asgoodD.bad 10.Isthenovelsimilar___you? A.forB.atC.asD.to 11.Ratherthan___toseethefilmhewouldprefer____stayedathome. A.go