Unit 3 Let’s celebrate!

Part A: Let’s talk about our daily life! I get up at six o’clock. I usually have four lessons in the morning. I play football in the afternoon. I do my homework in the evening. We have no classes on Sunday. …

How do we use prepositions to talk about time?

Time Prepositions in on at the morning, May, the afternoon, winter, the evening, 2006 Monday, May 15 th, Children’s Day, Sunday morning a cold day six o’clock, breakfast Christmas, the age of 14

Practice 1 Fill in the blanks with “in”, “on” and “at”. 1. Christmas Day is ____25th December. 2. The new school term begins ____September. 3. Uncle Bob visits his family____ Easter. 4. David plays basketball ____Saturday. 5. Tommy wants to go to America ____18. on in at on at

Practice 2 Complete the following dialogue with the correct prepositions. A: What are you going to do ___Christmas? B: We’ll have a big meal _____24th December. A: What about the 25th? B: We will leave home early ____the morning that day. We are going to Beijing. at on in

A: I’ll visit my grandparents ____ lunchtime. B: Is the Spring Festival _____ February? A: Yes. I’ll go to Harbin ___ the Spring festival. B: Great. It’s beautiful there ___ winter. A: Yes, I think so. at in at in

Practice 3 Millie is writing to Wendy about her week. Help her complete the letter with the correct prepositions on Page 46.

What do you like to do at weekends? What lesson do you like? Who is your best friend? When is your birthday? Where do you live? How do you go to school every day? Part B: Work in pairs. Try to know more about your partner using “Wh”-questions.

We use “Wh-” questions to ask for information about someone or something. “Wh-” wordUse in questions WhatTo find out something WhichTo ask about sth or sb WhoTo find out about persons WhoseTo ask about possession WhenTo ask about time WhereTo ask about places WhyTo ask about the reasons HowTo find out “in what way”

Questions: 1. ______ is she? She is my cousin. 2. ______ does she do? She is a teacher. 3. ______ does she work? She works in Nantong. Who What Where Practice 1: Complete the questions with “Wh-” words:

Questions: 4. ______does she work in a school? She likes children. 5. ______ does she go to work? By bus. 6. ______ does she go to work ? At 7 o’clock. Why How When

Practice 2: Try to finish the exercises of B1 and B2, Fill in the blanks with correct “Wh-” words, and then ask and answer in pairs.

1. We celebrate Christmas by giving presents. ________________________________ 2. The shoes in the box are for Jack. _______________________________ 3. This room is Tom and Bob’s. _______________________________ How do you celebrate Christmas? Which shoes are for Jack? Whose is this room? Practice 3: Turn these statements into “Wh-’ questions.

4. Miss Green is my English teacher. __________________________________ 5. I buy this card because I like the picture. __________________________________ Who is Miss Green? Why do you buy this card?

Let’s play a game! Please guess what’s in the bag. S1: Are there any pens in the bag? S2: Yes, there are some. S1: Are there any---? S2: No, there aren’t any

Part C: Using “some”/ “any” Questions Do you have any stamps? Positive sentences I have some stamps. Negative sentences I don’t have any stamps.

注意：在表示请求或征求意见的句式 中, 语气委婉并希望得到对方的肯定回 答时, 通常用 some 。 eg. Would you like some tea? Can I have some ice cream?

Complete the sentences by choosing one of the two words given. 1. Do you get ___ presents at Christmas? (some; any) 2. I usually get a red packet from my grandparents and there is always ______money in it. (some; any) 3. We don’t have _____ parties at Easter. (some; any) 4. Would you like _____ cards for your birthday? (some; any)

Help Millie complete the with “some” or “any”. Dear Simon It was great to talk with you on the Internet this afternoon. I still want to ask you ______ questions. Do you eat ________ special food at Christmas? Do your parents give you _____ money on Christmas Day? some any

I have _____ photos and pictures of how we celebrate Chinese New Year. Do you want to see them? Do you eat ______ Chinese food in America? I don’t have ______ pictures of American festivals. Can you send me _______? Millie some any some

Notes: 1. Where are you going on holiday? 你打算去哪儿度假 ? on holiday 度假 2. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming. 中秋节就要到了。 be coming 表示 “ 将来 ” 的含义。 eg. I am coming. 我就来了。