1. 7A Unit 1 Making friends Language

2. Compare the underlined words a. The west wall of the palace is a great wall. It is not only high but also very strong. b. The Great Wall is famous not only in China,but also in the West.

3. Language study (I): Proper nouns Competition : --Work in groups of four, write down as many proper nouns as you can in three minutes.

4. Kinds of Proper Nouns Person Mr. and Mrs. Green, Doctor Li, Place Guangzhou, Paris, France Object the Eiffel Tower, Golden Gate Bridge Organization No. 1 Middle School, the University of Oxford Month February, May, July Day Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday Festival Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival

5. Exercises 1 Choose the right proper nouns in the box to fill in each blank. No. 5 Middle School Qing Ming Festival the UK Penfriends Mr. Brown Friday 1 __________ is our headteacher. 2 __________ is on the fifth of April. 3 I saw your name and address in __ magazine. 4 My father teaches English at __________. 5 Last __________ morning, I went to the park for some exercise. 6 Football is a very popular sport in______.

6. Exercises  2 Read the passages below. Some of the nouns in it should be capitalized. (A)  Last July, I went to Beijing to visit uncle Zhang. He took me to many interesting places such as the great wall and the summer palace. We also visited the main stadium for the 2008 Olympics. It is a grand building. Uncle Zhang took me to some famous shopping districts such as The Wangfujing street. There we had Beijing roast duck. It was so tasty! I had a wonderful time in Beijing and I plan to visit it again next year during the spring festival.

7. Exercises (B) It’s Wednesday, 1 June. It’s children’s day in china. Some middle school students are visiting Liuhua park. The students are form no.5 middle school in Guangzhou. There are two teachers with them—Mr. Wu and miss Liu. The children are young pioneers. Some of the girls—Annie, sally and Li Jie are carrying a basket of food. The boys are helping an old woman. Good work, young pioneers!

8. Exercises 3 Correct the errors in the following sentences: 1 Wang Xiaoling is our friend. __________________________________ 2 Cindy went to the united states yesterday. __________________________________ 3 You can visit the great wall in china. __________________________________

9. Language study (II): Using and, but and so Jacky Chang is a singer. Jacky Chang is a singer, _____ he is also a movie star. and

10.  Spring Festival is our traditional festival. Spring Festival is our traditional festival, ______it is also a national holiday. Spring Festival is a national holiday. and

11. Guangzhou is a flower city. Guangzhou is also one of the most beautiful cities in our country. Guangzhou is a flower city, ______ it is one of the most beautiful cities in our country. Guangzhou

12. The use of the conjunction: and  and 表示递进关系。连接的 前后内容有意义上的相似性。

13.  We planned to go swimming, ______ it began to rain. This man is old, ______ she looks very healthy. but

14. The use of the conjunction: but  but 表示转折关系。 but 连接 的内容，后句是前句意思的 对照转折。

15. Try to complete the sentences: eg: I hadn’t been there before, so I bought a map of the city. He didn't take his wallet with him, …. We enjoyed the play so much, …. They lost my e-mail address, …

16. The use of the conjunction: so  so 表示因果关系。 so 引导的 句子，是对前面内容的总结， 表示结果。

17. Using “a, an, the” Read the sentences and discuss in groups and find out the usage of a, an, the. My parents own a Chinese restaurant in Newcastle. I have a brother. He works as an accountant. I like my school. The teachers are very friendly. I live with my parents in the UK. I am in the middle. My hobby is playing chess. I enjoy playing rugby and badminton in winter.

18. Conclusion: We often use a or an before countable nouns at the first time we talk about them. We use the when we talk about them again. We use an before words beginning with vowel sounds and a before words beginning with consonant sounds.

19. 1.I want to see ___ sunshine at midnight. 2. I want to go to ___ Sahara Desert and live in ___ tent with ___ Arab family. 3. I want to go to ___ big city and learn ____ French language. the aan a the Then go to ____ North Pole. You will need ___ thick sweater there. the a No problem. You will need __ water bottle. a Why not go to Paris? That’s ___ capital of France. the Finish exercises on Page 8 the

20. 4. I’d like to take ____ train from Guangzhou to Japan. 5. I wan to go to ___ railway station by underground. Can you sell me ____ ticket? 6. I’d like to go to ____ planet or to ___ star for my holiday next year. a a the a a a Sorry. You have to cross ____ sea, so you must take ___ plane or ___ ship. the a a Sorry. You have to go to ___ underground station to buy ____ ticket. the a Sorry. Our planet and star trips are full. What about going to ___ the moon? It’s cheaper. the

21. Find the mistakes and correct them. 1. I ‘ ve read the book for a hour ． 2. This is an useful book. 3. I bought a book. A book is very interesting. 4. Washington is a capital of USA ． 5.Can you tell me a way to the hospital?

22. 1) 国家名以及地区名时不用冠词。但是使用一个国家的全名 时需要加 the 。 2)play ， practise 这两个词后，接运动时不用冠词，接乐器 用 the 。 Do you play ______________ sports? Yes, I play _____________ football. Can you sing ____________? No,my voice is terrible. But I play ___________ guitar very well. Do you play ____________ tennis? No,but I like ______________ sports. I play __________ rugby every week. Do you study ________ musical instruments? Yes, I play ____________ saxophone.

23. 3) 在一些固定的词组中也使用 the. go to the beach/ cinema drive to the country live in the country listen to / hear on the radio swim in the sea 4) 有些固定词组不用 the eat breakfast have lunch go home go by car/ on foot go to school/ work go to sleep watch TV

24. aa. Make a dialogue with your seatmate. Your dialogue should include and, but, so and proper nouns. bb. Finish off the exercises on Book B. Homework:

25. Thank you!