Unit7HappyBirthdayHowdoyoumakeyourbirthdaymeaningful?SectionB(1a-2b)BrainstormWhatwillyouthinkofwhentalkingaboutbirthdayactivities?balloonssingabirthdaysongcardsgiftswishcandlescakepartybirthdayTicktheactivitiesyoudoonyourbirthday.1a□eatbirthdaynoodles□openbirthdaygifts□makeawish□takephotos□haveabirthdaycake□hearthe“HappyBirthday”songAddmore…□eatoutwiththefamily □hangoutwithfriends□gettogetherwithfriendsandhaveameal□gotothecinemaandseeafilm□buymanydeliciousfood/clothes/…□…Lookandguesssignsofwebsites(網(wǎng)站標(biāo)識(shí))1.Whattypeoftextarethey?A.OnlinepostsB.Newsreports2.Howdoyouknowthat?Readthepostsfromanonlineforum.Choosethemainideaoftheposts.1bA.HowtocelebratebirthdaysB.WhotocelebratebirthdayswithC.WheretocelebratebirthdaysThinkandanswer1.Dotheycelebratebirthdaysinthesameway?Why?Theycelebratebirthdaysindifferentwaysbecausetheyarefromdifferentcountriesanddifferentcultures(文化).Thinkandanswer2.WhatarethemeaningsbehindXiaoming’sbirthdayactivities?NameActivityMeaningYuXiaomingeatnoodlesshowgoodwishestakephotoskeepmemoriesandloveplantatreecelebratenewlifeandgrowthWorkingroupsandgiveJudysomeideasabouthowtospendameaningfulbirthday.Thengiveareportlikethis:Tohaveameaningfulbirthday,wethink...isagoodideaonJudy’sbirthdaybecause...Itmeansthat...Inaword,...Readagainandcompletethetable.1cNameBirthdayActivityYuXiaoming

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13thMayeatsbirthdaynoodleswitheggs;takesaphoto;wantstoplantasmalltree28thJulyhasapartywithfriends;makesawishandblowsoutthecandles;enjoysthecake;opensallthegifts;herfathermarksherheightReadagainandanswerthequestions.1d1.WhydoesXiaomingeatbirthdaynoodlesonhisbirthday?2.WheredoesXiaomingandhisfamilytakephotostogethereveryyear?3.WhatdoesJudylikeaboutXiaoming’s14thbirthday?4.WhydoesJudy’smothermakeachocolatecakeforherbirthday?5.CanyougiveJudysomeideasabouthowtospendameaningfulbirthday?Becauselongnoodlesareasymboloflonglife.Underthebigtreeintheirvillage.Plantingatreeforhisbirthday.Becauseit’sherfavourite.Yes.Shecantakephotoswithherfamilyorgoodfriendsandshecantakeatripwithherfamily.Completethemindmapabouthowyoucelebrateyourbirthday.2aCelebratingmybirthdayWhenWhattoprepareWheretogoWithwhomWhattodoHowIfeelExample:Mybirthdayison...Iusuallycelebratemybirthdaywith...Onthatday,XXusuallyprepare...forme.Wehavethebirthdaycake,playfungames...Ifeel...because...reply(回帖)Writeareplytothepostin1btotalkaboutyourbirthday.2bLanguagepointsgrow一、詞性和釋義

1.

作動(dòng)詞，表示“生長(zhǎng)；成長(zhǎng)；發(fā)育”。例如：

Plantsgrowinthegarden.

植物在花園里生長(zhǎng)。

2.

表示“變得；逐漸變得”。例如：Itgrowsdark.

天漸漸黑了。二、常見(jiàn)短語(yǔ)

1.

growup：長(zhǎng)大；成熟；成長(zhǎng)。例如：

IwanttobeadoctorwhenIgrowup.（我長(zhǎng)大后想當(dāng)一名醫(yī)生。）

2.

growinto：長(zhǎng)成；發(fā)展成。例如：

Theboygrewintoahandsomeyoungman.（那個(gè)男孩長(zhǎng)成了一個(gè)英俊的年輕人。）Languagepointsmeaningful一、含義：meaningful形容詞，意為“有意義的；意味深長(zhǎng)的”。例如：

ameaningfulconversation

一次有意義的談話(huà)；

ameaningfulexperience

一次有意義的經(jīng)歷二、相關(guān)詞匯mean：

作動(dòng)詞，

意為“意思是；

意味著”。例如：

Whatdoesthiswordmean?

這個(gè)單詞是什么意思？

作動(dòng)詞，

意為“打算；

意欲”。例如：Imeantogotomorrow.我打算明天走。meaningless：“meaningful”的反義詞，意為

“無(wú)意義的；

毫無(wú)目的的”。例如：

ameaninglessactivity（一項(xiàng)無(wú)意義的活動(dòng)）。Languagepointsasymbolof一、含義“asymbolof”意思是“……的象征；……的標(biāo)志”。例如：Thedoveisasymbolofpeace.（鴿子是和平的象征。）二、單詞用法1.

symbol：名詞，意為“象征；符號(hào)；標(biāo)志”。例如：

TheGreatWallisthesymbolofChina.（長(zhǎng)城是中國(guó)的象征。）三、同義表達(dá)1.

“asignof”意思與“asymbolof”相近，例如：-Acoughmaybeasignofacold.（咳嗽可能是感冒的一個(gè)征兆。）Languagepointscelebrate一、詞性和釋義動(dòng)詞，意為“慶祝；贊美”。名詞

celebration慶祝。例如：Theycelebratedhissuccess.（他們慶祝他的成功。）

host/holdacelebration舉辦慶祝活動(dòng)二、短語(yǔ)：celebrateone'sbirthday：慶祝某人的生日。例如：

Wewillcelebrateherbirthdaywitha

party.（我們將舉辦一個(gè)派對(duì)來(lái)慶祝她的生日。）三、用法要點(diǎn)1.

“celebrate”后面可以直接跟表示節(jié)日、事件等。例如：

celebrateChristmas（慶祝圣誕節(jié)）；celebrateNewYear'sDay（慶祝新年）。2.

“celebrate”常與介詞“with”搭配，表示“用……來(lái)慶?！?。例如：

celebratewithabigparty.（用一場(chǎng)盛宴來(lái)慶祝）。Languagepointsmakeawish一、基本含義

“makeawish”意為“許愿”，動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。例如：

Closeyoureyesandmakeawish.（閉上眼睛許個(gè)愿。）二、單詞用法：

1.

make，動(dòng)詞，有“做出；制造”等含義，在這個(gè)短語(yǔ)中表示“做出一個(gè)愿望”即“許愿”。

2.

wish：①作名詞時(shí)意為“愿望；心愿”。例如：

Herwishistohaveacat.（她的愿望是擁有一只貓。）②作動(dòng)詞時(shí)意為“希望；祝愿”，常見(jiàn)結(jié)構(gòu)有：

wishtodosth.希望做某事wishsb.todosth.祝愿/希望某人做某事，

例如：Iwishyoutobehappyandhealthy.祝您開(kāi)心健康！Languagepointsblowout一、基本含義