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Timetocelebrate（Understandingideas)Lookandsay1.Whataretheydoing?Theyarehavingdinnertogeyher.2.Aretheyhappy?Yes,theyare.WhatFestivalisit?SpringFestivalFreetalk:HowdoChinesepeopleusuallycelebrateSpringFestival?putupthespringcoupletssetofffirecrackersmakedumplingsvisitrelativesListenanddiscussWhatdoesthewriterthinkofthisSpringFestival?1ItwasmyfirstSpringFestivalintheUK.I

wantedtotreatmyBritishfriend,Emilia,toa

Chinesedinner.Sheisanicegirl.Sometimes,

she

cooksforme.2However,Ijustcouldn'tmakeit.IoftenwatchedGrandmacook,butInevercookedanythingmyself.ItwasmidnightinChina,timefordumplings.Butmywholefamilycametomyhelponthephone.AndIbecameachefinonehour!Ievenmadesomecucumberflowers.3AfterEmiliahungballoonsandlanternsinthediningroom,Iputthelastdishonthetable."Thisisthelion'shead!”4“Areyoujoking?Isn'tthatagainstthelaw?”Emiliawasshocked.5Ilaughed.“It'saporkmeatball.MyfamilyalwayshaveitattheSpringFestival.Itsroundshapestandsforfamilyreunions.Tryit!"Emiliacutapieceofitwithherknifeandputitintohermouth."Iloveit!"shesaid.Thesmellofthedishesandourlaughterfilledtheroom.IfeltlikeIwasbackhome.AnunusualSpringFestivalChoosethewriter’swordsafterthemeala.Idon’tlikehavingtheSpringFestivalallbymyself.b.Imissmyfamilysomuch.c.It’sreallyanunusualbuthappySpringFestival.Completethechartwiththewordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.SpringFestivalChinesedinnermidnightwholefamilyHowdidthewriterdo?Askherfamilyforhelp.dishshockedbackhomeHowisEmiliafeel?Whataboutthewriter?Discuss:WhatarethetraditionalfoodofthespringFestival?Doyouknowtheirmoralmeanings寓意?Readthesentencesfromthereadingpassageandsummarisethegrammarrules.(a)

Sometimes,

she

cooksfor

me.(b)

IoftenwatchedGrandmacook,

butInever

cookedanything

myself.(c)

My

familyalwayshaveitat

theSpringFestival.頻度副詞1.

頻度副詞的含義(1)表示事情發(fā)生頻率的國(guó)世四州副詞稱為頻度副詞。常用

的頻度副詞有always(總是),usually(通常),often(經(jīng)常)，sometimes(有時(shí))，

seldom(很少)，hardlyever(幾乎從不)never(從不)等。

Johnalwayscomeslate.

約翰總是遲到

Hehardlyeverexercises.

他幾乎從不鍛煉。(2)表示具體的頻率時(shí)常用到次數(shù),一次用once,兩次用twice,三次及三次以上用“基數(shù)詞+times”Iplayfootballtwiceaweek.我一周踢兩次足球。頻度副詞ShewatchesTVfourtimesaweek她一周看四次電視。2、頻度副詞在句中的位置頻度副詞一般用在行為動(dòng)詞之前,連系動(dòng)詞be、助動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞之后,有時(shí)為了強(qiáng)調(diào),也可置于句首。Wenevereatjunkfood,我們從不吃垃圾食品。Lucyissometimesverybusy.露西有時(shí)很忙。Icanhandlysayawond.我?guī)缀跽f(shuō)不出一句話。SometimesJackplayscomputergames.有時(shí)杰克玩電腦游戲。Veryoftenhegoesonline.他經(jīng)常上網(wǎng)。Usuallymyfathergetsupveryearly.我爸爸通常起得很早。注意：always一般不用于句首,但可用于祈使句句首。Alwaysrememberthis.要時(shí)刻記住這一,點(diǎn)。3、對(duì)頻度副詞提問(wèn)時(shí),用howoften。--Howoftendoyouexercise?你多久鍛煉一次?--Hardlyever.幾乎從不。Completetheblogpostwithalways,often,sometimes,ornever.EatingZongziisamustduringthefestival.ZhongliinthenorthofChinaare4.__________sweet.Butthoseinthesouthare5.__________salty.I6.__________triedasaltyone,sothisyearI’llbesuretotrysome!Whichtastedoyouprefer?oftenoftenneverHithere!WelcometomyblogaboutChineseculture!Today,let’sgettoknowtheDragonBoatFestival1.__________,peoplecallittheDoubleFifthFestivalinEnglish,becauseit2.__________takesplaceonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.Thebestpartofthefestivalisthedragonboatraces.Theriversidesare3.__________fullofpeople.sometimesalwaysalways1、AnunusualSpringFestival一個(gè)不平常的春節(jié)(教材第64頁(yè),2)

unusual【形容詞】不平常的;特別的反義詞為usual,意為“通常的;平常的”

Therainyweatherofthissummerisunusual今年夏天的多雨天氣不尋常。

注意

unusual的讀音以元音音素開(kāi)頭，前面有不定冠詞時(shí)應(yīng)用an。

Thisisanunusualinvention.這是一項(xiàng)不尋常的發(fā)明。2、IwantedtotreatmyBritishfriendEmilla,toachinesedinner,我想請(qǐng)我的英國(guó)朋友埃米莉亞吃一頓中式晚餐。(教材第64頁(yè),2)

treat

①[及物動(dòng)詞]請(qǐng)客,款待,招待

treatsb,to.請(qǐng)某人吃…

Shetreatedhimtolunch.她請(qǐng)他吃午飯。②〔及物動(dòng)詞〕對(duì)待;看待

后接名詞、代詞作賓語(yǔ)。

treatsb,like/as...把某人當(dāng)作……看待

Myhostfamilytreatedmewell.

我的寄宿家庭待我很好。

Mumalwaystreatsmeasachild.

媽媽總是把我當(dāng)小孩子看待。③[及物動(dòng)詞〕治療

Thedoctoristreatingthepatient.

那位醫(yī)生正在治療病人。④[可數(shù)名詞]款待

Let'sgooutfordinner-mytreat.

咱們到外面去吃飯吧--我請(qǐng)客3、Sometimes,shecooksforme.有時(shí)，她為我做飯。(教材第64頁(yè),2)

cook

①[動(dòng)詞]烹調(diào);煮;燒

cookforsb.為某人做飯

cooksb.sth.=cooksth.forsb.為某人烹調(diào)某物

Mymotheralwayscooksmedeliciousmeals,

我媽媽總是給我做美味的飯菜。

Mybrotherlikescookingverymuch.我哥哥非常喜歡烹飪。②[可數(shù)名詞〕炊事員,廚師

Hisfatherisagoodcook

他爸爸是一位很棒的廚師。

拓展cooker

[可數(shù)名詞]廚灶;爐具

Weneednewcookers.我們需要新?tīng)t具。4、However,ljustcouldn'tmakeit,然而我不會(huì)做。(教材第64頁(yè),2)

however

〔副詞〕然而,不過(guò),但是表示轉(zhuǎn)折,其后須用逗號(hào)與旬子其他部分隔開(kāi)。

Somepeopleareveryshyinpublic,However,othersaren’t.

一些人在公共場(chǎng)合很害羞。然而,其他人不這樣。5、Butmywholefamilycametomyhelponthephone.但我全家人通過(guò)電話來(lái)幫我。(教材第64頁(yè),2)

(1)whole〔形容詞〕全部的,整個(gè)的常用結(jié)構(gòu)為“限定詞+whole+名詞”

Heworkedthewholenight.

他工作了整整一個(gè)晚上。

(2)

onthephone通過(guò)電話其中on是介詞,意為“通過(guò);以……的方式”。

SometimesIwatchvideosonthephone.有時(shí)我通過(guò)手機(jī)看視頻。

拓展類似的常見(jiàn)短語(yǔ)有:

ontheradio通過(guò)收音機(jī)

onTV通過(guò)電視

onthecomputer通過(guò)電腦

ontheInternet通過(guò)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)Exercise一、單項(xiàng)選擇1．I’mafraidoftakingtheplane,soI_______gotravelling.A．a(chǎn)lways B．usually C．often D．seldom2．—Doesyourfatheroftendochores?—No,he________doesbecausehedoesn’thavemuchtime.A．a(chǎn)lways B．usually C．often D．seldom3．Mygrandmother________upatfiveinthemorning.A．getalways B．a(chǎn)lwaysget C．getsalways D．a(chǎn)lwaysgets4．TheLanternFestivalisonthe15thdayofthe________monthaccordingtothelunarcalendar.A．first B．second C．third D．fourthDDDA5．DuringtheSpringFestival,childrencanget_____fromtheireldersasasymbolofgoodluck.A．toys B．books C．luckymoney D．clothes6．TheSpringFestivalisanimportantfestivalinChina.Itusuallycomesin________.A．JanuaryorFebruary B．MarchorApril C．MayorJune D．JulyorAugust7．Peopleusually________theirhousesbeforetheSpringFestivaltomakethemcleanandtidy.A．build B．clean C．buy D．sell8．ThecustomofgivingredenvelopestochildrenduringtheSpringFestival___foralongtime.A．hasexisted B．existed C．hadexisted D．exists9．—WhatdoyouknowabouttheMid-AutumnFestival?—It’safestival_______peopleusuallyeatmooncakesandadmirethemoon.A．which B．when C．where D．thatABBAC10．_______,differentcultureshavedifferentwaysofcelebratingfestivals.A．Itisknownthat B．Asisknowntoall C．Whatisknown D．Whichisknownthat11．Peopleusuallydecoratetheirhouseswithredlanterns_______theSpringFestival.A．in B．on C．a(chǎn)t D．for12．TheSpringFestivalisatimewhenfamilies_______togethertocelebrate.A．gather B．gathered C．willgather D．a(chǎn)regathering13．—WhyisDanielsohealthy?

—Becausehedoessportsvery________.A．a(chǎn)lways B．often C．never D．seldom14．—Didyoudo________thissummer?—No,Ijuststayedathomemostofthetimetofinishmyhomework.A．somethingspecial B．a(chǎn)nythingspecialC．specialsomething D．specialanythingBAABA二、短文填空閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。LastFriday,myfriendsandImadeanimportantd

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