Unit 1 Festivals around the world
unit 1 festivals around the world
teaching aims and demands
1.topic:
1>festivals
2> how festivals begin
3>how to celebrate festivals
2.function:
>request
eg: could you please…?
could i have …?
i look forward to doing…
2>thanks
eg: it’s a pleasure. /don’t mention it.
it’s very kind of you to…
i’d love to …
thank you very much./thanks a lot.
you are most welcome.
3.vocabulary:
4.grammar: 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的用法
jin can speak english well. (ability)
could you please show me the way to …? (request)
may we see the awards for the team? (permission)
she might give you … (possibility)
the whole family will come for dinner. (promise)
often he would dress up like a rich man. (past habit)
we would be there with our friends. (promise)
ii.key points
the first period
new words and expressions
1. take place 為不及物動(dòng)詞短語,無被動(dòng)語態(tài),無進(jìn)行時(shí),指事先計(jì)劃或預(yù)想到的事情的發(fā)生。
when did their quarrel take place?
our school sports meeting will take place next friday.
辨析:take place指事情有計(jì)劃地發(fā)生;happen指事情偶然的發(fā)生,常帶有未能預(yù)見的意思;另外,happen還有“碰巧”之意;break out指火災(zāi)、戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)或瘟疫的突然爆發(fā)。
take one’s place 就座;代替某人
take the place of 代替
in place of …代替
in place 在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢茫贿m合
2.harvest n.&v.收獲;收割
farmers are extremely busy during the harvest.
farmers are busy harvesting crops in the fields.
3.starve vi.&vt.(使)餓死;餓得要死
the lady is starving herself trying to lose weight.
they tried to starve the army to give in.
they got lost in the desert and starved to death.
2)starve for sth 渴望獲得某物,缺乏
the homeless children are starving for love.
3) 感覺很餓(僅用于進(jìn)行時(shí))