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Section BPeriod 1 (1a 1d)Can you name any foreign festivals?ChristmasHalloweenThanksgivingApril Fools DaySt. Valentines DayThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. April Fools Day is an old custom celebrated every year on the first day of April. Popular since the 19th century. On that day people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. Saint Valentines Day (or Valentines Day) is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25th by millions of people around the world. What does Scrooge see when hes with 2c2c Read and complete the chart.the Ghost of Christmas Past?the Ghost of Christmas Present?the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?2d2d Answer the questions.1. Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?2. Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he dies?4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?5. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?Santa ClausSanta ClausSanta Claus is also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle or just Santa. Santa is a jolly man with a long white beard. He wears a red coat and red hat with a white fur trim. From at least 1820s Santa Claus has been living at the North Pole with a large number of elves and nine flying reindeer.Traditional cuisineTraditional cuisineA special Christmas family meal is traditionally an important part of the holidays celebration, and the food that is served varies greatly from country to country.Christmas puddingLanguage points1. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. 这是一个倒装句。主语是这是一个倒装句。主语是the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us，谓语是，谓语是lies，介词短语，介词短语behind all these things置于句首引起句子倒装，是置于句首引起句子倒装，是为了保持句子平衡，避免头重脚轻。为了保持句子平衡，避免头重脚轻。 lie behind 背后存在背后存在；是；是 . 的原因的原因 I wonder what lies behind his decision to leave. 我不知道他决定离开的理由是什么。我不知道他决定离开的理由是什么。 Two things lie behind Latin Americas renaissance. 两个原因导致了拉丁美洲的复兴。两个原因导致了拉丁美洲的复兴。 lie vi. 平躺；位于平躺；位于 If you feel unwell, go and lie down. 如果你感到不舒服，就去躺下。如果你感到不舒服，就去躺下。The novel is lying on the table. 小说平放在桌子上。小说平放在桌子上。The village lies at the foot of a hill. 这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。辨析：辨析：lay，lielie的过去式与的过去式与lay的现在式同形，故极易混的现在式同形，故极易混淆。淆。lay是及物动词，意为是及物动词，意为“把把置于置于”, 而而lie是不及物动词，意为是不及物动词，意为“躺着，平放，躺着，平放，位于位于”。前者表动作，后者表状态。如：。前者表动作，后者表状态。如：He laid his dictionary on the shelf. 他把词典放在书架上。他把词典放在书架上。The dictionary is lying on the shelf. 那本词典放在书架上。那本词典放在书架上。知识链接知识链接 巧记巧记lie的的lay的口诀的口诀 躺躺 lie, lay, lain, lying lie in bed again;撒谎撒谎 lie, lied, lied, lying dont be a liar;产蛋产蛋 lay, laid, laid, laying hen laid an egg;放置放置 a boy picked it up, and laid it in the bag.知识链接知识链接 用用lay和和lie的适当形式填空：的适当形式填空：1、Dont _ the glass on the corner of the table. 别把玻璃杯放在台角上。别把玻璃杯放在台角上。2、The city _ in the north of China. 那座城市位于中国的北部。那座城市位于中国的北部。3、Hes still _ in bed. 他还躺在床上。他还躺在床上。laylieslying2. He is mean and mean 在这里是形容词，意思是在这里是形容词，意思是“自私的；自私的；刻薄的；吝啬的刻薄的；吝啬的”He is a mean man. 他是个自私的人。他是个自私的人。Dont be so mean to your little brother! 别对你弟弟那麽刻薄！别对你弟弟那麽刻薄！Her husband is very mean about money. 她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。Shes too mean to make a donation. 她很小气，不肯捐款。她很小气，不肯捐款。 mean v. 意思是；打算；意味意思是；打算；意味What does this word mean? 这个单词是什么意思？这个单词是什么意思？I mean thats his own decision to leave. 我的意思是离开是他自己的决定。我的意思是离开是他自己的决定。I mean to call on you tomorrow. 我打算明天看望你。我打算明天看望你。To raise wage means increasing purchasing power. 涨工资意味着增加购买力。涨工资意味着增加购买力。知识链接知识链接3. dead adj. 死的；失去生命力的死的；失去生命力的He has been dead for many years. 他已死去多年。他已死去多年。Mary threw away the dead flowers. 玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。The baby was born dead. 婴儿生下时就已死了。婴儿生下时就已死了。They found him dead. 他们发现他死了。他们发现他死了。 die v. 死亡死亡 death n. 死；死；死亡死亡Nowadays many people die of cancer. 现在有很多人死于癌症。现在有很多人死于癌症。My grandfather died at the age of 86. 我爷爷在我爷爷在86岁时去世了。岁时去世了。The sick man is in danger of death. 这位病人有死亡的危险。这位病人有死亡的危险。知识链接知识链接 用用 die dead 或或 death 完成下列句子。完成下列句子。1. His grandfather _ last year.2. The dog has been _ for a week.3. The _ of Michael Jackson made so many people sad.dieddeaddeathused to do sth. / be used to doing sth. / be used to do sth. used to do sth.意为意为“过去常常过去常常”，其后跟动词，其后跟动词原形，表示过去的习惯、经常发生的动作或状态。原形，表示过去的习惯、经常发生的动作或状态。be used to doing sth.表示表示“习惯于做某事习惯于做某事”，其，其中中to是介词，后接名词或动名词。如：是介词，后接名词或动名词。如： The old man and his wife have been used to living a simple life. be used to do sth.表示表示“被用来做某事被用来做某事”。This computer is used to control all the machines. 知识链接知识链接5. punish v. 处罚；惩罚处罚；惩罚Their teacher punished them for their rudeness. 老师因为他们态度粗鲁而责罚他们。老师因为他们态度粗鲁而责罚他们。She would punish the kids who laughed at me. 她会处罚嘲笑我的孩子。她会处罚嘲笑我的孩子。 punish for 因因受罚受罚 punish with 用用来惩罚来惩罚 The police punished him for dangerous driving. 警察因危险驾驶而惩罚他。警察因危险驾驶而惩罚他。His father meted out punishment with a slipper. 他的老爸用拖鞋来给他颜色看。他的老爸用拖鞋来给他颜色看。 punishment n. 惩罚惩罚知识链接知识链接6. warn v. 警告；告诫警告；告诫They warn her that if she does it again, they will punish her. 他们警告她说，她再这么干就处罚她。他们警告她说，她再这么干就处罚她。I warned them that there might be snakes in the woods. 我提醒他们树林里可能有蛇。我提醒他们树林里可能有蛇。We warned him not to go skating on such thin ice. 我们警告他不要在这样薄的冰上溜冰。我们警告他不要在这样薄的冰上溜冰。 warn against 告诫告诫提防，警告提防，警告不不要要He warned me against going there at night. 他警告我晚上不要到那去。他警告我晚上不要到那去。 warn about 告诫告诫提防提防The Weather Bureau warned about hurricanes. 气象局发出了飓风警报。气象局发出了飓风警报。知识链接知识链接 根据汉语意思完成句子根据汉语意思完成句子 1) The teachers _ the students _ the stairs. 老师提醒学生当心楼梯。老师提醒学生当心楼梯。 2) The teacher _ the students _ the mountain in such bad weather. 老师提醒学生们在这么坏的天气里不要爬老师提醒学生们在这么坏的天气里不要爬 山。山。 warn about warned not to climb 7. present n. 礼物；现在礼物；现在He bought me a scarf as a birthday present. 他给我买了一条围巾作生日礼物。他给我买了一条围巾作生日礼物。The children were delighted with the presents. 孩子们得到礼物都很高兴。孩子们得到礼物都很高兴。This watch is a birthday present from my parents. 这块表是我父母送我的生日礼物。这块表是我父母送我的生日礼物。I dont have any dictionary at present. 目前我一本词典也没有。目前我一本词典也没有。 present adj. 现在的；当前的现在的；当前的We have all agreed that the present proposal is a good one. 我们都认为这个正在讨论的建议很好。我们都认为这个正在讨论的建议很好。He doesnt feel satisfied with his present job. 目前的工作未能让他感到满足。目前的工作未能让他感到满足。 知识拓展知识拓展8. spread v. 传播；蔓延传播；蔓延The radio spread the news as soon as the accident happened. 事故一发生，收音机就把这条消息传播出事故一发生，收音机就把这条消息传播出去了。去了。The news of this accident soon spread in London. 这个事故的消息很快就在伦敦传开。这个事故的消息很快就在伦敦传开。The disease spread over the whole country. 这种疾病在全国传播开了。这种疾病在全国传播开了。