Unit8Let’scelebrate!IntegrationA-CLet’sreadTheDoubleNinthFestivalTimeActivityReasonIn_____________________________Toenjoy______________________ofautumnWishourelders____________________“DoubleNinth”soundsliketheword_________inChinese.autumnGomountainclimbingthenaturalbeautyalongandhappylifeforeverReadandcompleteDoesyourfamilyhaveanyspecialtraditionsontheDoubleNinthFestival?Whatarethey?Yes.BeforetheDoubleNinthFestival,myparentspreparesomenewclothesandChongyangcakesformygrandparents.Onthatday,wevisitthem,takethemtothenearbyparktoenjoythebeautyofautumnandhaveabigdinnerwiththemtogether.Wechatwiththemandsendourbestwishestothem.FreetalkLet’scelebrate!ReadaboutNewYearcelebrationsindifferentcountries.Learnaboutotherfestivalsaroundtheworld.Describeourfavouritefestivals.Understandthemeaningofdifferentfestivalsaroundtheworld.TeachingaimsReadandpredictsecondsundayJuneListenandcompletesecondsundayJunebreakfastflowersagiftsomethingspecialpopulartraditionWhatdoyouusuallydotocelebrateMother’sDayorFather’sDay?FreetalkWhichisthemostimportantfestivalinWesterncountries?Howdopeopletherecelebrateit?ChristmasisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinWesterncountries.PeoplethereoftendecoratetheirhouseswithChristmastreesandlights.Theygettogetherwithfamilyandfriendsandhaveabigdinner.Theysing,danceandgiveeachotherpresentsandbestwishes.FreetalkListenandcompleteFestivalCelebrationFeelingChristmasGettogetherwithfamilyandfriendsfor_______________________________Giveeachother____________________Sing____________________TheSpringFestival__________________________homes___________Have____________________ChristmassongsabigfamilydinnerCleananddecorateabigdinnerpresentsLovelyFunLet’sreadCanyouthinkofotherSpringFestivalcelebrations?PutuptheSpringFestivalcouplets,wearnewclothes,watchtheSpringFestivalGala,letofffireworks,getredpackets,...FreetalkA:Whatdoyouusuallydofor...?B:Weusually...A:Lovely!/Soundsnice!/That’snice./That’sgreat.We...on/during....B:Thatsoundslikealotoffuntoo!Let’stalkFurtherthinkingWhat’sthemeaningofcelebratingmostoftheimportantfestivals?

（1）［形容詞］雙的；成雙的

Through

the

double

doors,turn

right.穿過雙開門，右轉(zhuǎn)。（2）［形容詞］兩倍的

My

workmate

is

off

today,so

I

have

to

do

double

work.我的同事今天不上班，所以我得做兩倍的工作。1

The

Double

Ninth

Festival

重陽節(jié)（教材P100）

double

/?d?bl/

adj.雙的；兩倍的

double的其他用法：［形容詞］供兩者使用的；雙人的Can

I

book

a

double

room

for

next

week？我能訂一間下周的雙人房嗎？（宜賓中考）［動詞］加倍The

price

of

rice

doubled

this

year.今年米的價格翻了一倍。2

On

this

day，people

often

go

mountain

climbing

to

enjoy

the

natural

beauty

of

autumn.

在這一天，人們常常會去登山，欣賞秋天的自然美景。（教材P100）

climb/kla?m/

v.攀登，爬

［及物動詞］&［不及物動詞］climb

around爬來爬去climb

up/down爬上/下climb

a

mountain/tree爬山/樹

Don’t

climb

a

tree

to

look

for

fish.不要緣木求魚。

Can

you

climb

up/down?

你能爬上/下去嗎？

（1）climber［可數(shù)名詞］登山者；攀登者（2）climbing［不可數(shù)名詞］登山運動；攀巖活動go

mountain

climbing去爬山【語境串記】This

man

is

a

climber.

He

likes

climbing

mountains

very

muchand

he

often

goes

mountain

climbing

on

weekends.這個人是個登山者。他非常喜歡爬山，經(jīng)常在周末去爬山。

［形容詞］通常在句中作定語。natural

resources/beauty/environment自然資源/美景/環(huán)境

We

should

protect

the

natural

resources.

我們應(yīng)該保護自然資源。

We

can

enjoy

the

natural

beauty

in

the

mountains.我們可以欣賞群山中的自然美景。

natural

/?n?t?r?l/

adj.自然的

（1）natural［形容詞］正常的;天生的

It’s

natural

for

people

to

wonder

and

worry

about

opinions

of

others.好奇和擔心別人的看法是很正常的。（威海中考）（2）nature［不可數(shù)名詞］大自然

Sometimes，he

would

stop

to

enjoy

the

beauty

of

nature.

有時他會停下來欣賞大自然的美景。（營口中考）

［不可數(shù)名詞］常與介詞for連用。show

respect

to/for...向……表示尊敬

He

has

great

respect

for

teachers.他對教師非常尊敬。

We

teenagers

should

show

respect

to/for

our

elders.我們青少年應(yīng)該尊敬長輩。3

The

Double

Ninth

Festival

is

also

a

time

to

show

respect

and

love

to

our

elders.重陽節(jié)也是向長輩表達敬意和愛意的日子。（教材P100）

respect

/r??spekt/

n.尊敬

［動詞］尊敬；敬重

She

respected

him

for

his

kindness.她敬佩他的善良。

We

respect

him

as

a

great

leader.我們尊敬他是一位偉大的領(lǐng)袖。

elder

/?eld?(r)/n.長者，長輩

adj.年紀較長的

elder與

olderelder只可指人［名詞］長者，長輩常用復(fù)數(shù)形式elders。［形容詞］年紀較長的尤指同一家庭里兩個成員中年紀較長的，只用在名詞前作定語。older既可指人，也可指物［形容詞］是old的比較級形式可作表語或定語。指人時，表示年齡的大小關(guān)系；指物時，意為“較舊的”。【語境串記】My

elder

brother

is

4

years

older

than

me.

Our

parents

often

tell

us

to

respect

the

elders.

我哥哥比我大4歲。我們的父母經(jīng)常告訴我們要尊敬長輩。

This

（也可換成That）is

because...

這是因為……

該句型中，because后的句子表示原因或理由。

Amy

usually

gets

good

grades

in

the

exam.

This

is

because

she

studies

very

hard.埃米通常會在考試中取得好成績。這是因為她學(xué)習(xí)很努力。

4

This

is

because

“double

ninth”

sounds

like

the

word

“forever”

in

Chinese.這是因為“九九”在漢語中與“久久”諧音。（教材P100）

This/That

is

why...“這/那就是為什么……”，why后的句子表示結(jié)果。

Amy

studies

very

hard.

This

is

why

she

usually

gets

good

grades

in

the

exam.

埃米學(xué)習(xí)很努力。這就是為什么她經(jīng)常能在考試中取得好成績。1.

－

What

is

the

（意思）of

this

word？－

I

don’t

know

either.

Why

not

look

it

up

in

the

dictionary？2.

Before

you

get

off

the

bus，you

should

wait

（直到）it

stops.3.

Don’t

talk

with

them.

They

are

（準備）food

for

the

party

now.4.

On

weekends，it’s

a

good

choice

to

climb

the

Purpl