Period1Lookatthepicturesandsaywhatfestivalstheyare.ChineseSpringFestival春节firecrackerspaper-cutsBeforetheSpringFestival,peopleusuallydoSpringFestivalshoppinganddospringcleaning.Thenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Theyhaveafamilyreuniondinner.Theyeatdumplings,nian-gaoandNewyear’scakeandsoon.TheyalsopayNewYear'scallWhenistheSpringFestival?Itfallsonthefirstdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinJanuaryorFebruary.ItstartswiththeNewMoon(新月)onthefirstdayofthenewyearandendsonthefullmoon(满月)15dayslater.HowdoChinesepeoplecelebratetheSpringFestival?TheLanternFestival元宵节Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Itiscelebratedatnightwithlanterndisplays.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiaoandgetalltheirfamiliesunited.WhenistheLanternFestival?Itfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarch.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.HowdoChinesepeoplecelebratetheLanternFestival?theMid-AutumnFestival中秋节Peopleusuallyhaveafamilyreuniondinner,andthentheyeatmooncakesandenjoytheroundmoon.WhenistheMid-AutumnFestival?Itfallsonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth,usuallyinSeptember.Thisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvest(收获)festival.HowdoChinesepeoplecelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival?TheWaterFestival泼水节Onthesedays,peoplepourwateronothersbecausetheybelievethatpouringwateronotherscanhelpremovebadluckandbringouthappinessTheactofpouringwaterisalsoashowofblessingsandgoodwishes.WhenistheWaterFestival?Itusuallystartsonthe13thofAprilandtakes3–7days.TheWaterFestivalistheNewYear'scelebrationsthattakeplaceinSoutheastAsiancountriessuchasBurma(['bə:mə]缅甸),Cambodia(['kæmbəudiə]柬埔寨),Laos([laʊz]老挝),andThailandaswellasYunnan(Daipeople),China.HowdopeoplecelebratetheWaterFestival?TheDragonBoatFestival端午节Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongziandracingdragonboats.Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.ThisRegatta(赛舟会)isgivenhonourtothememoryofthedeathofQuYuanWhenistheDragon-BoatFestival?TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.HowdoChinesepeoplecelebratetheDragon-BoatFestival?Whatisyourfavouritefestival?Whatdoyoulikebestaboutit?Whatdidyoudoatthefestival?TheDragonBoatFestivalTheWaterFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalTheSpringFestivalTheLanternFestivaldacbListenandcircleTfortrueorFforfalse.1.Billthinksthattheraceswerenotthatinterestingtowatch.2.Marythinksthattheteamswerefantastic.3.Billwonderswhetherthey’llhavezongziagainnextyear.4.BillandMarybelievethatthey’llbebacknextyeartowatchtheraces.1bTFTFTFTFListenagainandanswerthequestion.BillandMarylovedtheboatraces.Theywerereallyinteresting________.Thedragonboatteamswere_________.Andthecolorsoftheboatswere_______.Marylikestohavemorepeople______.Itmakesthings_____________.theybothlikeeating_______.Billwonderswhetherthey’llhave________againnextyear.Theybothbelievethatthey’llbebacknextyeartowatch______towatchfantasticprettyaroundmoreexcitingzongzitheracestheraces1.Billthinksthat(宾语从句中的,不翻译出来,可要可不要的。)theraceswerenotthat(那么,如此)interestingtowatch.2.WhatdoyoulikeabouttheDragonBoatFestival?你喜欢端午节的哪些方面?3.alittletoocrowded有一点太拥挤becrowdedwith被。。挤满Theshopwascrowdedwithpeopleonweekends.1.wonderv.想知道LanguagepointsIwonderifhe'seatingwelleveryday.我想知道他是不是每天都吃得好。Iwonderwhattheycallthoseflowers.不知道那些花儿叫什么。Iwonderwhethertheywillarriveontime.我不知道他们能不能准时到。wondern.惊奇,奇迹-wonderfuladj.Therewasalookofwonderinhiseyes.他眼中露出惊奇的神色。Theywerefilledwithwonderatthenewwaterfall.他们对新瀑布感到非常惊奇。知识拓展nowonder难怪,怪不得thewondersoftheworld世界奇观Iwonder...,Idon'tknow...这两个短语都可译成“不知道”。其区别是:Iwonder...作“不知道”解时,其中含有“想知道”的意思;Idon'tknow只是用来陈述对某事“不知道”这一事实。例如:Iwonderwhatyoucallthis.不知道你们把这个叫做什么。---Doyouknowwhattheycallthis?你知道他们把这个叫做什么吗?---Idon'tknow.我不知道。Iwonder_____hewillcomebefore9:00p.m..A.whatB.thatC.whenD.if【解析】主句“Iwonder”(我想知道)带有疑问色彩,因此,答案不能选不带疑问意思的关联词that。又由于后半句宾语从句对时间已有所交代,而且用的come是不及物动词,不用跟宾语。故答案选if(是否)。D【2013福建漳州】Theywonder_____robotswillmakehumanslosetheirjobsornot.A.thatB.ifC.whetherCListenandcirclethecorrectwords.1.WuMingandHarryarecousins/strangers/friends.2.WuMingwenttoSingapore/HongKong/Macaoforhisvacation.3.Hevisitedhisrelatives/friends/classmates。4.Heenjoyedeatingout/shopping/theDragonBoatFestivalbest.2aListenagainandfillinthechart.2bDownsides不好的一面,消极的一面FunactivitiesEatingoutShoppingDragonBoatFestivalinJunePutonfivepoundsSpentmuchmoneyhot1.WheredidWuMinggoonvacation?5.WhywasJunethebesttimeforHarrytovisitHongKong?4.Whatwasthebestpartofhistrip?2.Whatdidhedothere?3.WhatdidhethinkofthefoodinHongKong?HewenttoHongKongonvacation.Hevisitedhisauntanduncle,ateoutalot,wentshoppingandwatchedtheboatracesthere.Hethoughtitwasdelicious.Theyateatleastfivemealsaday.Andhehadputonfivepounds.TheDragonBoatFestivalwasthebestpart.BecauseinJunehecouldseetheboatraces.Andhedidn’tmindthehotweather.1.goforvacation去度假goonvacation在度假2.putonfivepounds增加5磅puton穿上;上演;增加;WhatdressshallIputonforthemeeting?我穿什么衣服去开会?Hedidn'twanttoputonmoreweight.他不想增加体重。The