Unit 1 Festivals around the world Language points

Tomb-Sweeping Day It _________ ( 发生 ) on April 5 th. takes place A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner's heart is breaking on his way. Where can a wine house be found to drown his sadness? A cowherd points to Almond Flower (Xing Hua) Village in the distance.

Great changes ___ in the rural areas in the last two decades. A. have taken place B. took place C. have been taken place D. are happening A take place 不能用于被动语态中，句中短语 in the last two decades 可确定句子的时态为现在完成时。 1.take place 发生；举行 这个会议将在晚上召开。 The meeting will take place this evening.

请用 break out, take place, happen 填空 The World War __________ in The football match will ___________ tomorrow. A terrible traffic accident __________ last night. broke out take place happened take place 发生（没有被动） 指事先计划或预想到的事情发生. break out ( 没有被动）灾难、疾病、 战争等突然爆发 happen （没有被动）指一切客观事物或情况 的偶然发生，碰巧发生

The Tomb-sweeping Day On that day, people ______( 聚集 ) to clean the graves ___________ ( 纪念 ) their ancestors or the dead. gather in memory of

2. gather v&n. 搜集，集合，聚集 A crowd gathered to see what had happened. I gather everyone has passed the exam. He took the trouble to gather the materials for me. 聚拢 推测 搜集

3. in memory of 纪念某人 in praise of in celebration of in search of 歌颂 为庆祝 为寻找 in memory of ： in honor of 他写了一首诗以慰亡妻。 He wrote a poem in memory of his wife. memory -- memorize n.v.

People ______( 钦佩 )him for his courage and bravery. admire 我们都知道，端午节是用来纪念屈原的。 As we know, the Dragon Boat Festival is held in memory of Qu Yuan.

4. admire v. 意为 “ 赞赏 ; 钦佩 ; 羡慕 ; 欣赏 ” 名词形式 ： admiration They admire her beauty. We admire him for his righteousness （正直） Visitors to Beijing admire the Bird ’ s Nest for its beauty. 羡慕 钦佩 赞赏

The boat looks as if it were a real dragon.

1)My teacher loves me as if I ________ his own child. A. is B. am C. was D. were 2)He cheated me, but now he looks as if nothing ____. A.happens B. happened C. had happened D. has happened 3)It sounds as if she _____ abroad tomorrow. A.go B. goes C. had gone D. would go 4)It looks as if it _____. A. is going to rain B. were going to rain C. was going to rain D. would rain …as if … （与过去事实相反） …as if … ( 与现在事实相反 ) …as if … （与将来事实相反） 表示很可能的情况，就用 ________ 语气。 D C D A 过去完成时 had done 一般过去时（ be 用 were ） 过去将来时 would do 陈述 5. as though= as if 好像，仿佛

他表现 (behave) 得好像什么事情都没有发生过一样。 He behaved as if/ though nothing had happened. 他讲起来好像他知道所有的事。 He talks as if/though he knew everything. 他看起来好像生病了。 He looks as if he were ill.

There will be some dragon boat races on that day. Children are always_________________ ( 期盼 )seeing the races. And they can ___________( 玩得开心 ) each other. looking forward to have fun with

6. look forward to (doing) sth. 期待着 ( 做 ) 某事, 其中的 to 是介词 他一直期待着笔友来信。 He is looking forward to hearing from his pen pal all the time. The day he looked forward to _________ finally. A. come B. came C. coming D. had come B

7.have fun with sb 和某人玩得开心 fun n. 乐趣，快乐，不可数名词 have fun doing sth 做某事有趣 make fun of sb 取笑某人 这个老人正和一个年轻人玩的高兴. The old man is having fun with a young man. 我们学习英语很有趣. We have fun learning English. 不可以取笑残疾人. Do not make fun of the disabled. funny 有趣的

___________ it is to have a chance to experience life in space! A. What a fun B. What fun C. How fun D. What funny B

The races are fierce, because the team which wins the first place will be given the ______( 奖金 ) award

n. 奖品，奖项，奖金 …… v. 授予, 奖给 …… 8. award 她在大学里赢得很多奖项。 She won a lot of awards in the college. 最年轻的跑步运动员得到了这个奖。 The youngest runner got the award. award sb sth= award sth to sb = sb be awarded sth 老师奖励这个女孩一本书。 The teacher awarded the girl a book. = The teacher awarded a book to the girl. = The girl was awarded a book by the teacher.

award reward He got an ______ of 900$ for working out the new inventions. As a _______ for passing her exams, she got a new bike from her parents. award reward 辨析 : award 和 reward ： award 奖金，奖项，后接双宾语 reward 奖赏, 给 … 报酬, 不能接双宾语 ; reward sb. for sth. 因 … 奖赏某人； reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人

On that day, children will ________( 盛装 ). They may ____________( 穿着 ) peculiar dress( 奇装异服 ). She dressed the child. 她给那个孩子穿衣服。 He can dress himself now. 他能给自己穿衣服了。 dress up be dressed in be dressed in ：穿着 ……, 表示穿着的状态

Mary _______ her little sister every morning because her mother isn ’ t in. A. wears B. puts on C. dresses up D. dresses ______ in her best clothes, the girl tried to make herself _______ at the party. A. Dressed, noticed B. Dressing, to be noticed C. Get dressed, noticed D. Dressing, noticing

1.Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. 2.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. 3. At that time people would starve if food was hard to find. 4. Today’s festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 锻炼是用来保持健康的。 Exercise is meant to help us keep healthy. 小时候，他总是向奶奶要钱买糖吃。 When he was a child, he would ask his grandma for money to buy some candy.

1.Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. 2.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. 3. At that time people would starve if food was hard to find. 4. Today’s festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 在海拔高的地方，呼吸空气是很困难的。 Air is hard to breathe at a high altitude. 他有很多朋友，有些富有，有些贫穷，有些来自国外。 He has many friends, some rich, some poor, and some from foreign countries.

1.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 2.They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. 为了使父母满意，他每天认真学习。 He studies hard to satisfy his parents. 父母对他的表现感到满意。 His parents are satisfied with his performance.

1.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 2.They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. — 到底是你还是他打算出国留学？ — 我们都没打算去。 --Are you or he going to study abroad? --Neither I nor he is.

1.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 2.They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. 条条道路通罗马。 All roads lead to Rome. 我们都认为勤奋通向成功。 We think that hard work leads to success. 导游带领我们到了一个小村庄。 The guide led us to a small village.

1.India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. 我们都敬佩张爷爷，他曾是一个保家卫国的战士。 We all admire Grandpa Zhang, a soldier who fought for our country..

1.China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes. 我们都期盼暑假，在那时我们就可以好好休息和朋友 玩乐了。 We are looking forward to the summer holiday, when we can have a rest and have fun with our friends.

1.The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. 2.The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. 最好和最可靠的朋友就是那些会与你同甘共苦和在你 碰到麻烦时会帮你的人。 The best and most reliable friends are the ones who share happiness and sadness with you and help you when you are in trouble.

1.The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. 2.The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. 那个穿着红色衣服的姑娘是一个护士。 The girl dressed in red is a nurse.

1.Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while. 音乐让我们感到放松，使我们忘却烦恼，让我们享受 生活。 Music lets us feel relaxed, forget our worry and enjoy life.