Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather
topic1 What’s the weather like today?
一、重点词语:
1. 季节词汇:
四季名词
spring
summer
Autumn / fall
winter
四季特征
warm
hot
cool
cold
四季色彩
green
bright
yellow
white
四季活动
hike
swim
climb mountains
make snowmen
2. 天气词汇:
天气名词
rain
wind
cloud
snow
sun
fog
对应形容词
rainy
windy
cloudy
snowy
sunny
Foggy
3. in spring / summer / fall / winter 在春天;夏天;秋天;冬天
4. go climbing mountains / shopping / swimming
5. quite = very 很,相当
6. come back to life 复苏,复活
7. 名词转化为形容词:hope – hopeful care – careful
8. from December to February 从十二月到二月
9. fall off 落下;掉落
10. weather report 天气预报
11. a hopeful season 一个充满希望的季节 the harvest season丰收的季节
12. come after 紧跟其后
13. get warmer and warmer 变得越来越暖和
14. make dinner 做饭 make tea 泡茶 make faces 做鬼脸 make friends 交朋友
make wishes 许愿 make a mistake 犯错误 make a noise 制作噪音
make a sentence 造句 make sure 确信 make dumplings 包饺子
二、重点句型:
1. What’s the weather like today? = How is the weather today? 今天天气怎么样?
It looks like rain. = It looks like raining. 看起来好像要下雨。
2. Which season is the warmest / hottest / coolest / coldest in the year? 一年里哪个季节最暖和;最热;最凉快;最冷?
3. Sometimes it rains quite heavily / hard. 有时候雨下得很大。
4. It’s a good time to swim. 它是游泳的好时节。
It’s a good season for hiking. 它是去远足的好季节。
It’s a good time / season to do something. 它是做某事的好时间;好季节。
5. Do you like summer? Yes, but I like winter better. 你喜欢夏天吗?是的,但是我更喜欢冬天。
Which do you like best, spring, summer, fall or winter? I like summer best.
你最喜欢哪个,春,夏,秋,还是冬?我最喜欢夏。
Like…better 更喜欢… like…best 最喜欢…
6. I like spring best. = My favorite ( season ) is spring. 我最喜欢的季节是春天。
7. What’s the weather like today? How was the weather yesterday? What will the weather be like tomorrow? 今天天气怎么样?昨天天气怎么样?明天天气怎么样?
8. It’s nice and warm. 今天挺暖和的。
Nice and …; good and … 可用来加强语气,意为“很,挺”。如:
nice and cold 很冷 nice and far 很远
9. It’s better today than yesterday. 今天的天气比昨天更好。
10. The weather gets warmer and warmer. 天气变得越来越暖和。
get 变得。如:get cold 变冷;get thin 变瘦
比较级and比较级意为“越来越…”,如:
taller and taller, 越来越高; heavier and heavier,越来越重
11. The cold weather is coming. 寒冷的天气马上就要来了。
12. It lasts from December to February. 它从十二月持续到二月。
13. The newspaper says it’ll be sunny tomorrow. 据报纸报道明天将会是晴天。
14. The farmers are busy harvesting. 农民们忙着收割庄稼。
be busy doing something = be busy with something 忙着做某事
I am busy doing my job. = I am busy with my job. 我忙着我的工作。
三、语法学习:
1. 形容词的最高级:
单音节词和少数双音节词:
(1)一般情况下加-est,如:coldest, tallest
(2)以“e”结尾的词,加-st,如:nicest, finest
(3)以辅音字母+y结尾的词,先变y为i,再加-est,如:busiest, heaviest
(4)以一个辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节,双写末尾辅音字母,再加-est,如:biggest, hottest
多音节词在前面加most,如:most beautiful, most dangerous
四、交际用语:学习描述和谈论四季和不同时间下的天气状况
What’s the weather like in summer?
It often rains. Sometimes it rains quite heavily.
How is the weather in winter?
It’s better than yesterday.
Which season do you like best, spring, summer, fall, or winter?
Which season is the coldest in a year?
What do you think of the weather today?
What’s the temperature? It’s 35℃.
Topic2 The summer holidays are coming.
一、重点词语:
1. the summer / winter holiday 暑假;寒假
2. talk about 谈论到,谈及
3. holiday plans 假日计划
4. want to go 想去
want to do something = would like to do something 想做某事
hope to do something 希望做某事 plan to do something 计划做某事
5. around the country 环绕国家
6. take pictures / photos of 给…照相
7. the local people / food 当地人;当地食物
8. places of interest 名胜古迹
9. celebrate something with somebody 和某人一起庆祝某事
10. get together with somebody 和某人聚会在一起
11. go on a trip去旅游 make one’s trip 旅行 make a holiday 度假 go for a holiday 去度假
be on holiday = go on holiday 在度假 take a holiday = have a holiday 休假
12. have a good time = have a great time = have a wonderful time = have a nice time = have fun 玩得很高兴
13. on the beach 在海滩上
14. tell somebody something about something 告诉某人一些事情关于某个事物
15. the best time 最佳时间
16. enter someone’s home 进入某人家里
17. take off your shoes 脱鞋子
18. go out 出去 go back 回去
19. point to 指着
20. eat with your left hand 用左手吃东西
21. Muslin countries 穆斯林国家
22. touch somebody on someplace 触摸某人的某个部位
23. make the OK sign 做个好了的手势
24. arrive on time 按时到达
25. a little later晚一点
26. pass something to somebody 传递某物给某人
二、重点句型:
1. The summer holidays are coming. 暑假要来了。
2. I hope to get together with my old friends. 我希望和我的老朋友在一起。
3. Each of us has a good plan for the holidays. 我们每个人都有一个很好的假期计划。
4. Before you go on a trip, what will you pack for it? 你去度假以前,要打包准备些什么?
5. It sounds really interesting and exciting. 它听起来相当有趣和令人激动。
6. Different countries have different customs. 不同的国家有不同的风俗。
7. You shouldn’t eat with your left hand. 你不能用左手吃东西。
8. You mustn’t point to anything with your foot. 你千万不要用脚指东西。
9. Guess what I bought for you! 猜猜我为你买了什么!
三、语法学习:
1. 一般过去时的特殊疑问句:
How was you trip? It was wonderful.
How did you make your trip? By plane.
What places did you visit? We visited some famous temples.
When did you come back? I came back yesterday.
Where did you go on a trip? ToAustralia.
Why did you watch TV? Because I wanted to watch tennis games.
Whom did you live with? My parents.
2. 情态动词should和shouldn’t的用法:
What places should I visit inYunnan?
You should visit Dali and Lijiang and you shouldn’t miss Xishuangbanna.
When you enter someone’s home, you should take off your shoes.
四、交际用语:谈论旅游和风俗。
Where do you want to go for you holiday?
I’m going to travel around the country and take pictures of the local people.
When you travel in other countries, you’d better know the customs of the country.
How was your trip? It was wonderful.
How did you go toTibet? By plane.
How long were you there? I was there for five days.
When did you come here? I came back yesterday.
What’s the best time to go there?
Topic3 Let’s celebrate!
一、重点词语:
1. 节日名称:
The Spring Festival
New Year’s Eve
Lantern Day
Tomb–sweeping Festival
春节
除夕
元宵节
清明节
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
Double Ninth Festival
端午节
中秋节
重阳节
Teachers’ Day
Mother’s Day
Children’s Day
National Day
教师节
母亲节
儿童节
国庆节
Women’s Day
Army’s Day
Party’s Birthday
Youth Day
妇女节
建军节
党的生日
青年节
April Fool’s Day
Christmas
Thanks-giving Day
Halloween
愚人节
圣诞节
感恩节
复活节
2. make dumplings 包饺子
3. perform lion and dragon dances 表演舞狮子和舞龙
4. give each other presents 互赠礼物
5. dress up 盛装打扮,乔装打扮
6. the most important 最重要
7. stay up 熬夜
8. gaze at 观看
9. get dark 变黑
10. have a family get-together 举行家庭聚会
11. prepare for 为…做准备
12. go trick-or-treating 去玩“是恶作剧还是请客”
13. knock on 敲打
14. play tricks on somebody 捉弄某人
15. enjoy doing something 享受做某事
16. be in bed 入睡
17. send…to 把…送到…;寄…
18. colored lights / candles 彩灯;彩烛
19. on Christmas Eve 在圣诞节前夜
20. lunar May 5th 农历五月五
21. hold dragon boat races 举行龙舟赛
22. eat rice dumplings 吃粽子
23. the birthday of China 中国的生日
24. the capital city of China 中国的首都城市
25. Tian’anmen Square 天安门广场
26. watch the national flag go up 观看升国旗
27. a seven-day holiday 七天的假期
二、重点句型:
1. People in many countries celebrate Christmas and give each other presents. 很多国家的人庆祝圣诞节和互赠礼物。
2. What other special festivals do we have? 我们有别的什么特殊的节日吗?
3. On this day people eat mooncakes and enjoy gazing at the full moon. 在这一天人们吃月饼赏月。
What do you mean by trick-or-treat? 你所说的“trick-or-treat”是什么意思?
It the neighbors don’t give them candies they will play tricks on them.如果邻居不给他们糖果,他们将会捉弄他们。
Everyone is all smiles. 大家都笑容满面。
They must be from Santa Claus! 他们一定来自圣诞老人。
Before Christmas, I sent many Christmas cards to my friends. 圣诞节之前,我给朋友们寄了很多圣诞节贺卡。
三、语法学习:由when, before, after引导的时间状语从句。
When it snows, the ground is white with snow and I can make snowmen.
When you travel in other countries, you should know the customs of the country.
Before the Chinese New Year, many Chinese families burn the pictures of kitchen god, Zao Shen, to bring good luck.
Parents also enjoy eating their children’s trick-or-treat candies after the children are in bed.
四、交际用语:学习中外节日。
Children dress up in strange clothes and play tricks.
On Spring Festival, Chinese people celebrate and perform lion and dragon dances.
Thank you for your Christmas cards!