Unit 3

Language in use

Language practice

Are you learning a dragon dance?

No, I’m not.

I am making a lantern.

Is your mother cooking?

Yes, she is.

1. Is Lingling cleaning the house?

No, she isn’t

2. Is Lingling’s aunt sweeping the floor?

Yes, she is.

Write short answersWrite short answers

3. Are they getting ready for the Spring

Festival?

Yes, they are.

4. Is Tony learning a dragon dance?

No, he isn’t.

5. Is Lingling’s mother cooking the meal?

No, she isn’t.

6. Is Lingling’s father working?

Yes, he is.

7. Are they decorating the house?

No, they aren’t.

8. Is Lingling making lanterns?

Yes, she is.

9. Is Lingling’s mother cleaning the

house?

Yes, she is.

10. Is Lingling’s father making lanterns?

No, he isn’t.

11. Is Lingling’s aunt cooking the meal?

No, she isn’t.

12. Is Lingling’s grandmother sweeping

the floor?

No, she isn’t.

13. Are the boys learning a dragon

dance?

Yes, they are.

14. Are Lingling and her family getting

ready for the Spring Festival?

Yes, they are.

Guess game

Is she/he …ing…?

Yes/No, she/he is/isn’t

Are they …ing…?

Yes/No, they are/aren’t

1

2

3

4

Choose a number

5

Is she cooking?

1

Is she cooking? Yes, she is

1

Are they learning a dragon dance?

2

Are they learning a dragon dance? Yes they are

2

Are they having a haircut?

3

Are they having a haircut?

Yes, they are

3

Is she decorating the house/door/window?

4

Is she decorating the house/door/window?

4

5

Are they playing volleyball?

5

Are they playing volleyball?

Learning to learn Grammar point

动词的时态： 一般现在时主要表示 :(1) 经常性或习惯性的动作 , 常与这样

的时间状语连用： always, often, usually, sometimes 等

(2) 表示主语现在的特征、性格、能力等。

(3) 表示客观、普遍真理

现在进行时 :

(1) 表示说话时正在进行或发生的动作 ,

这时可以不用时间状语 , 也可以和now, at present, at the moment 等时间状语连用。有时用一个动词 , 如look( 看 ), listen( 听 ) 。

(2) 表示当前一段时期的活动或现阶段正在进行的动作。

(3) 表示最近按计划或安排要进行的动作。

现在进行时有时可表示一个在最近按计划或安排要进行的动作，即可以用来代替将来时。

At the moment, we ______________ for

the Spring Festival. We ___________ the

house and we ___________ the floor. My

mother _________ a meal and my father

___________ the house. He ___________

today.

Fill in the correct words

are getting ready

are cleaning

are sweeping

is cooking

is decorating doesn’t work

Usually we ___ clothes, but we

_________ any clothes this New Year.

We _________ presents from our family

and friends. The New Year Festival

_______ at the Lantern Festival, and we

often ___ round rice dumplings called

yuanxiao.

buy

don’t buy

always get

finishes

eat

Christmas is the most important

festival in the western countries. It is

to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

Around the world

Christmas and Father Christmas

However, children are usually more

interested in Father Christmas. He is

a fat man with a long white beard

and wears a red suit

He gives presents to the children.

So, children love him very much.

Write a letter about the Spring Festival

Write notes and answer the questions.

What are you and your family doing

for the Spring Festival at the

moment?

Module task

Learn to draw a word map

presents

Decorations

Getting ready

Traditions

Spring Festival

food

learning to learn

clean the house, sweep the floor,

cook the meal, learn a dragon dance,

make lanterns,

paint the doors and windows red,

buy clothes, have a haircut

Getting rady

Traditions

watch fireworks at midnight,

visit family and friends,

watch dragon and lion dancing

presents

new clothes Lucky money

Decorations

Paper cuts Lanterns Couplets

dumpling, sweet rice pudding, rice dumplingcake

food

Write a letter to a pen friend

1. What you’re doing for the spring

Festival at the moment.

2. What you usually do

Writing

Saying:

Dear Lily,

Here in China it’s the Spring Festival and

we’re getting ready.

My mother is …

Usually we … and we…

Tell me about a festival in your country.

Best wishes,

Tom

称呼

署名

A letter to a pen friend