Unit 1 Festivals Around the World

Period 2&3: Language Points

Warming up

mean v. mean to do VS mean doing What do you mean to do with it? This means staying here longer. Festivals are meant to celebrate

important times of year.

take place Spring Festival takes place in January

or February. take place: 有计划有目的的“发生” Yesterday an accident happened on th

e road. happen: 发生，常指偶然或意外。 A big fire broke out in the forest. break out: ( 地震、战争 ) 突然发生、爆发

Language Points in Reading

1. At that time people would starve… starve: suffer or die of hunger starve to death be starved of= starve for = long for 她很寂寞 , 渴望友谊。 She is lonely, and starves for frien

dship.

2. … light incense in memory of their ancestors. have a good / poor memory 记性好 /

差 in memory of = to the memory of sb

纪念某人 The museum was built in memory o

f the famous scientist. in honor of 向…表示敬意；为祝贺…

wearing

dressed

put on

3. … they can dress up and go to… dress n. vi. vt. dress up 盛装、打扮 She is _______ a gold ring. She hurriedly _______ her son an

d took him to the kindergarten. Remember to _______ your coat. I

t is cold outside.

4. … the children might play a trick on them.

trick n. 诡计；恶作剧；窍门 play a trick on sb.= play sb. a trick 诈骗某人 ; 开某人玩笑 These children loved playing tricks

on their teachers.  He told me the trick of opening this

can.

5. Some people might win awards for their produce. award n. 奖品，奖项，奖金 , 助学金 She showed us the awards she ha

d won. vt. 授予… 裁定… award sb sth = award sth to sb The judges awarded both teams eq

ual points.

6. When people admire the moon…

admire 钦佩，羡慕，赞美 They admired our garden. admire sb / sth (for …) I admire him for his success in

business.

7. … look forward to the end of winter…

look forward to + n./doing 盼望 期待 I'm looking forward to his coming. I look forward to studying abroad. -ward 向着…方向 backward 向后； forward 向前

8. … looks as though it is …

as though= as if 好像，仿佛 He felt as if / though he were dying. It looks as if / though it is going to rai

n. 1. 虚拟语气 ( 表假设，从句时态比主句

时态倒退一个时态 .) 2. 陈述语气 ( 表示事实或可能发生的事 )

9. drink and have fun with each other…

have fun with 玩得开心 Jim is having fun with his little dog

in the yard. for fun 为了玩乐 make fun of 取笑某人

1. 事故发生时有人路过那里吗？ Was there anybody passing when the _

__________________ ? 2. 为纪念他的挚友，他写下了一首感人的

诗。 He wrote a moving ______________ hi

s good friend 3. 汤姆的生日蛋糕是火车形状。 Tom’s birthday cake was ____________

a train.

accident happened

poem in memory of

in the shape of

4 、他的三个孩子都盼望着和他一起去钓鱼。

His three kids are all ____________________________ with him.

5 、听你的声音好像是感冒了。 You sound __________ you’ve cau

ght a cold.

looking forward to going fishing

as though

1. The government tried its best to _____ the people’s needs, but the people were still not_________. In fact, what the government did was not___________.

A. satisfy; satisfied; satisfying

B. satisfy; satisfying; satisfied

C. satisfied; satisfied; satisfying   

D. satisfying; satisfied; satisfied

2. This memorial was built____ those heroes who laid down their lives for the liberation of the poor people.

A. in memory of   B. in favor of

C. in search of    D. in the memory of

The Rest Language Points

1. But she didn’t turn up. I’m very happy you turned up so e

arly. 出现 , 出席 ( 某活动 ) ，到场 Turn up the radio. 开大音量 turn down 关小音量；拒绝 turn on—turn off turn out to be / that… 结果是 turn to sb. for help 向某人求助

2. … and he thought she would keep her word.

He is a man who always keeps his word.

Don’t break your word, otherwise, no one will trust you.

keep one’s word 守信 break one’s word 失信

word n.

1) promise 保证 , 承诺I give you my word that I will keep it a secret.

2) 词 , 单词3) speech/conversation 谈话交谈 have a word with sb.

A gentleman should always ____ his ____.

A. keeps; word B. keep; word

C. keeps; words D. keep; words

B

“word” phrases

have word 获得消息；听说 have a word with 与某人谈话 have words with 与……吵嘴 leave word 留言 in a word 总而言之 in other words 换句话说

3. he was not going to hold his breath for her to apologize.

breathe v. 呼吸 hold one’s breath 屏住呼吸 I can hold my breath for one minut

e. take a deep breath 深呼吸 out of breath 上气不接下气

你必须为你的粗鲁行为向老师道歉。You must apologize to the teacher for being

so rude.

4. apologize to sb for (doing) sth

apology n.

表达道歉

接受道歉

拒绝道歉

make / offer an apology

accept an apology

refuse an apology

5. drown (drowned, drowned) v.1) 浸 , 泡厨师把水果浸在奶油里。

借…… 消愁 drown one’s sorrow/sadness in…

2) 淹死河里有一个落水的人。There is a drowning man in the river.

The cook drowned the fruit with cream.

6. It was obvious that the manager of the

coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave...

obvious adj. 明显的 , 清楚的1) be obvious + to + 表示人的名词或代词Her disappointment was obvious to her friend.

2) It + be + obvious +that-clause

It was obvious that she was in danger.

7. As Li Fang set off for home, he thought... 动身，出发 The bomb set off among the crowd. 使（地雷、炸弹）爆炸 A woman’ beauty is set off by her

clothes and jewellery. 使某物更有吸引力

“set” phrases

set down 写下；记下 set up 建立；创建 set about doing sth. 着手做某事 Set out to do sth. 开始做某事 set sb. to do sth. 使某人开始工作 set sb. doing sth. 使某人处于某种

动的状态

8. I don’t want them to remind me of her.

1. remind sb of sth 使想起 ,提醒 These photos remind me of my child

hood. 2. remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事 Remind me to buy a book. 3. remind sb. that…