Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldDiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressions1Whichofthesewordscanbecomeadjectiveswiththe–ousor–alending?Whichcanbecomenounswiththe–(a)tionending?Choosethecorrectendingforeachwordthenwritethenewword.Usethedictionarytohelpyou.LearningaboutLanguageproduce----educate----celebrate---predict----culture----nation----season----origin----religion----danger----humour----courage----religiousculturalproductiondangerousnationaleducationhumourousseasonalcelebrationcourageousoriginalpredictionasthough,belief,celebration,Christians,custom,havefunwith,origin,religious2Completethepassagebelowwiththewordsandexpressionsinthebox.ManypeoplethinkthatChristmasisawestern__________,butinfactitisreallyaworldwideholiday.Christmasactuallyasa________festivalcelebrationreligiouscelebratedby_________aroundtheworld.Its______isaroundthe3rdor4thcenturyAD,whenthe_______ofrememberingJesus’birthonDecember25thfirststarted.Today,ofcourse,manypeoplecelebrateChristmas__________itwerejustaholidayto______________family,ratherthanaholidayabouta_______.Christiansorigincustomasthoughhavefunwithbeliefcustom,admire,feast,harvest,trick,belief,starve,gather,gain,lookforwardto3Completeeachofthesentencewithasuitablewordorphrasefromtheboxinitscorrectform.1.Don’t_______________thedayyoustopsuffering,becausewhenitcomesyouknowyou’llbedead.–TennesseeWilliamslookforwardto(生于忧患,死于安乐)2.Adog_________athismaster’sgatepredictstheruinofthestate.–WilliamBlake3.Iwouldratherhaveamindopenedbywonderthanoneclosedby________.–GerrySpencestarvingcustom4.______yourosebudswhileyoumay,oldtimeisstilla-flying,andthissameflowerthatsmilestoday,tomorrowwillbedying.–RobertHerrickGather(树死先从叶子黄)(宁愿创新不愿陈腐)(有花堪折直须折,莫待无花空折枝)5.Howeverbigthefool,thereisalwaysabiggerfoolto________him.–NicolasBoileau-Despreaux6.______,then,isthegreatguideofhumanlife.–DavidHumeadmireBelief7.Otherpeople’s________arealwaysthebest_________,butone’sownchildrenarealwaysthebestchildren.–Unknownharvestsharvests(傻瓜总会发现有比他还傻的人在赞美他)(信仰是生活的向导)(庄稼是人家的好,孩子是自己的好)8.Thereisno______onearthdoesnotendinparting.–Unknownfeast9.Everyonehassome______theycando,buteachhashisownwayofdoingthem.–Unknown10.Thosewhocanloseshall_____;thosewhowishfor_____shalllose.--Unknowntricksgaingain(天下没有不散的宴席)(八仙过海,各显神通)(有心栽花花不开,无心插柳柳成荫/阴差阳错)modalverbGrammar(32ms)情态动词的语法特征1.情态动词有一定的意义,表示或暗示某种情绪或态度,表示可能、建议、愿望、必要、允许、能力等。2.情态动词没有人称和数的变化,即不随主语的不同而变化。3.情态动词不能独立使用,必须和实义动词一起构成谓语。4.情态动词除ought和have外,后面只能接不带to的不定式。5.情态动词没有非谓语形式,即没有不定式、分词等形式。只作情态动词的:can/could,may/might,oughtto,must可情态可实义的:need,dare/dared可情态可助动词的:shall/should,will/would相当于情态动词的:haveto,usedto2.Whenyouarequitesureaboutsomething,youuse_____1.Whenyouareverysureofsomething,youuse____inpositivesentencesand_____________innegativesentences.e.g.YoumustbeJeanne.I’mMathildeLoisel.Weusedtoknoweachotherverywell.Itcan’tbetrue!Idon’tbelieveit.e.g.Attendingaballcanbeexciting.Practice1:Possibilityofmodalverbsmustcannotorcan’tcan.3.Whenyouthinkthatsomethingispossible,butyouarenotverysure,youuse_________or_____.e.g.•YoucouldborrowsomejeweleryfromyourfriendJeanne,whoismarriedtoarichman.•YoumaynotknowthatthenecklaceIreturnedisnottheonethatIhadborrowed.•Don’tyouhaveafriendwhomightlendyousomejewelry?could,maymightPractice2:Completethefollowingsentencesusingmodalverbs.1.You’vebeenworkingallday.You______beverytired.2.Iwonderwhothatis.It_____beLisa.She’sinthelibraryatthistime.3.Itisalongtimesincewemetlasttime.You_______comeandseeusmoreoften.4.Ihaven’tdecidedwhereI’mgoingformyholidays.I_____gotoAustralia.mustcan’tshouldmay5.Myfather’sbirthdayiscoming.What_____Igethim?6.Whydon’tyoutryonthisdress?It_______lookniceonyou.7.---Whowasthemantalkingwithyourteacher?---I’mnotsure.It______beherbrother.8.Idon’tknowwhentheguestsbehere.They_________arriveatanytime.willshallmightwill/could1.YoumustbeMrSmith----Iwastoldtoexpectyouhere.2.Hemusthaveknownwhatwewanted.3.Wemayhavereadthesamereport.4.Hecan’thavesleptthroughallthatnoise.5.Whatcantheybedoing?6.Thesepillsmighthelptocureyourdisease.7.Youcouldberight,Isuppose.Practice3:表示推测——情态动词的重要用法Must,can/could,may/might的用法must1.Must表示推测时,只能用于肯定句。这个电脑肯定出了问题。Theremustbesomethingwrongwiththecomputer.你努力学了一整天,一定累了吧Youhaveworkedhardallday.Youmustbetired.2.Must+bedoing/do表示对现在的动作进行肯定推测他现在一定在看小说Hemustbereadingnovelsnow.他们买了一辆新车。他们一定很有钱Theyhaveboughtanewcar.Theymusthavealotofmoney.3.Must+havedone表示对过去发生的事情作出的肯定判断他们在玩篮球,他们一定完成了作业。Theyareplayingbasketball,theymusthavefinishedtheirhomework.路是湿的。昨天晚上一定下雨了。Theroadiswet.Itmusthaverainedlastnight.can/could1.can/could表示推测时,只能用在否定句或疑问句中。It’ssolate.CanTombereading?这么晚了,汤姆还在看书吗?这个人不可能是玛丽,她生病了。Itcan’tbeMary.Shehasfallenill.她不可能在说谎。Shecouldn’tbetellinglies.2.can/couldhavedone对过去发生行为的可能性进行推测:刚才我还看见他了,所以他不可能出国的。Isawhimjustnowsohecouldn’thavegoneabroad.门是锁着的,所以她不可能在家。Thedoorwaslocked.Shecouldn’thavebeenathome.3.can/couldhavedone“本可以,本来可能已经”用于肯定句中,表示对过去发生的事情做出的判断,你本来可以考的更好。Youcouldhavehadabettermark.may/might1.May/might表示推测时,只能用于陈述句,表示对现在或将来要发生的动作把握不大。她们明天可能会到这里来。Theymaycomeheretomorrow.他们可能还在等我们呢。Theymaybestillwaitingforus.2.might可用于指过去的行为或者表示可能性更小。他也许在作