SectionB3a-SelfCheck
…Review：Chinesefestivals
SpringFestivalThe1stdayofthefirstlunarmonth
Festivaloflanterns
yuanxiao
Women’sDay-March8
The1stdayofMayLabourDay
The1stdayofJuneChildren’sDay
ArmyDay-August1st
The15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthMid-AutumnFestival
The10thdayofSeptemberTeachers’Day
The1stdayofOctoberNationalDay
festivalsChristmasFool’s DayValentine’s DayCarnivalEasterThanksgivingDayMother’s DayFather’s DayHalloweenForeignfestivals
theCherryBlossomFestivalEveryAprilwhenthecountryiscoveredwithcherryflowers.Japanesegooutwiththeirfriendsorfamilies,situnderthetrees,singandhaveapicnic.
InFebruaryCarnival(狂欢节)
Easter复活节ThefirstSundayafterafullmoononorafterMarch21
Fool’sDayApril1st
Mother’sDayThesecondSundayinMay
ThanksgivingDayThefourthThursdayinNovember
November31stHalloween
Christmas
3aYourEnglish-speakingpenpalwantstoknowaboutyourfavoriteChinesefestival.Makesomenotesaboutthefestival.Whatisthenameofthefestival?Whenisit?Whatdopeopleeat?Whatdopeopledo?Whydoyoulikeitsomuch?
3bWritealettertoyourpenpalandtellhim/heraboutyourfavoriteChinesefestival.Useyournotesin3a.Inyourletter:First,introducethefestivalandwhenitiscelebrated.Thentalkaboutwhatpeopledoandeat.Finally,explainwhyyoulikeitbestandhowitmakesyoufeel.
Usethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou:MyfavoriteChinesefestivalis...Itiscelebratedin/on...Duringthisfestival,people...Itismyfavoritefestivalbecause...Itmakesmefeel...
DearTom,MyfavoriteChinesefestivalisSpringFestival.ItisatraditionalfestivalinChina.Itiscelebratedonthe1stdayofthefirstlunar(阴历)month.Duringthisfestival,peopleusuallycleananddecoratetheirhousecarefullybeforeitcomes.TheyeatNian-gao,eighttreasuresrice(八宝饭)andfamilyreuniondinner.Sample1
Itismyfavoritefestivalbecausewekidscanwearnewclothesandgetgiftmoney.What‘smore,wecanwatchthedragondance(舞龙).Itmakesmefeelveryhappyandexcited.
TheMiddle-AutumnFestivalisoneofthetraditionalChinesefestivals,itisoftencelebratedinSeptemberorOctober.Duringthefestival,familymembersgettogetherandeatmooncakes.Therearevariouskindofdeliciousmooncakes.Sample2
OntheeveningoftheMiddle-AutumnFestival,peoplecanenjoythefullmooninthedarksky.IlikeMid-AutumnFestivalbecauseitmakesmehappy.
SelfCheck
ManyWesterncountriescelebrateEaster.ThisholidayisalwaysonaSunday___________March22nd______April25th.Itcelebratesthebeginningofnewlife.Hens______eggs,givingbirthtolife,soaneggisasymbolofnewlife.1Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.spread…aroundbetween…andgiveoutbusinesslayrelativesbetweenlayand
ApopularactivityduringEasteristohideeggsaroundyourhomeorgardenforfriendsor_______tofind.Thesecanberealeggs,buttheyaremoreoftenchocolateeggs.Notonlydopeople_______them_________indifferenthidingplacesforanegghunt,buttheyalso_________thesetreatsasgifts.SojustlikeChristmas,Eastercreatesgood_________forsupermarketsandchocolatestores.relativesspreadbusinessaroundgiveout
Notonlydopeoplespreadthemaroundindifferenthidingplacesforanegghunt,buttheyalsogiveoutthesetreatsasgifts.句中的notonly...but(also)...意为“不但……而且……”。当notonly位于句首时，其后的主谓要部分倒装。Languagepoints
►Notonlyhasheafirst-classbrainbutalsoheisatremendouslyhardworker.他不仅有着头等聪明的脑子，而且工作很能吃苦。►Notonlyhasthepoormanlosthiscar，but(also)hehaslosthishouse.这个可怜的人不仅丢失了车，而且也丧失了他的房子。
此外，当notonly...but(also)...连接两个代词或名词作主语时，谓语动词要与but(also)后的代词或名词在数上保持一致。如：►NotonlyhebutalsoIamwrong.►Notonlybooksbutalsowaterisneeded.
1.Themooncakesaredelicious.➠________________________________!2.Thefestivalwillbefun.➠________________________________!2Rewritethesesentencesasexclamations.HowdeliciousthemooncakesareWhatafunfestivalitwillbe
3.Thisconcertisboring.➠___________________________________!I’mreallyexcited.➠___________________________________!5.Thebandplayedreallyloudmusic.➠___________________________________!HowboringtheconcertisHowexcitedIamWhatloudmusicthebandplayed
Ithink____________________________________.Iknow____________________________________.Ibelieve___________________________________.Iwonder___________________________________.3Makesentencesaboutafestival/festivalsyoulikeusingthesewords+that/whether/if.thatmooncakeswithyolksaremoredeliciousthantheoneswithoutthattheshapeofthemooncakesymbolizesthefullmoonamid-autumn.thatacleanhousefortheSpringFestivalwillbringgoodfortunetomyfamilywhetherwewillhavefireworksatthenextSpringFestival
1._____goodadvice!It’ssohelpfultous.A.HowB.WhatC.Whata2.—____excellentworkyouhavedone!—It’sverykindofyoutosayso.A.WhatanB.HowC.WhatI.单选题。Exercises
3.—____interestingthestorybookis!—Yes.Ihavereadittwice.A.WhatB.WhatanC.HowD.Howan4.____greatpicture!Whopaintedit?A.HowB.WhatC.HowaD.Whata
5.—Howlongdoesittaketogettotheairport?—Fortyminutes.Butit’sfoggytoday.I’mnotsure___thehighwaywillclosesoon.Let’ssetoffearlier.A.whetherB.whenC.howD.why6.Couldyousayitagain?Ican’tunderstand____youaretalkingabout.A.howB.whenC.whatD.which
7.Whatanicepaperfish!Canyoushowus________youmakeit?A.whetherB.howC.whyD.what8.WhenH7N9birdflufirstappeared,peopledidn’tknow________doctorscouldcureit.A.ifB.thatC.whatD.why
II.完成句子。1.对这件事不仅老师们有自己的看法，学生们也有自己的想法。_____________________theteachershavetheirownideasaboutit,______________thestudentshavetheirstoo.Notonlydobut(also)
2.我知道圣诞节是西方国家的一个传统节日。_____________Christmasisatraditionalfestivalinwesterncountries.3.我们相信中国梦一定会在不远的将来实现。We________________theChinaDreamwillcometrueinthenearfuture.Iknowthatbelievethat
4.我不知道吉米明天是否要来参加这次会议。________________________Jimmywillattendthemeetingtomorrow.5.多么美味的生日蛋糕啊!________________thebirthdaycakeis!6.它是一只多么可爱的小兔子啊!______________lovelyrabbititis!Iwonderif/whetherHowdeliciousWhata
Reviewwhatyouhavelearntinthisunitandpreviewthenextunit.Homework
