Unit 7 (1)Celebrating Holidays and Making Friends Teaching purposes:1. Ss learn to talk about giving and going to parties, get-togethers, reunions, etc.2. Ss learn and practice how to discuss arrangements and preparations for social activities.3. Ss learn how to invite and come to see exhibitions and shows.4. Ss master the use of comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.5. Ss should know about the way Christmas is celebrated around the world and traditional customs by which the Chinese celebrate holidays. Teaching procedures:I. Talking Face to FaceII. Being All EarsIII. Grammar ReviewIV. AssignmentI. Talking Face to FaceThe topic area of Talking Face to Face in this unit is to inform and talk about posts for celebrating holidays. The focus of functions therefore is on the patterns that are appropriate for giving information concerning announcements and posts for different holidays, social activities and recreations.Step 1: listen to the samples on page 86 with reference to the notices on page 85 and pick up some students to act out.Step 2: Ask students to recall some patterns and expressions for talking about recreational activities. And also give them some more as references. Reference:No admission fee is required for members of the club.Children under 6 are not permitted for admission.Admission is not permitted for children under 6.Casual dress is not accepted in the theatre.For booking, please stop at the Union club.There are still tickets available for the night shows.A choral concert will be given at the Municipal Arts Center.This Weeks Film: Tiny TimesIn case of rain, the runway show will take place in the gym.Buses are available and leave at 6:00 p.m. from the Days Hotel.Here comes a rare chance to appreciate the trio Tenors!The super star Super Junior will lead the performance.Step 3: Make dialogues according to the examples on page 87 and act out. II. Being All Ears1.Listen to Dialogue 1 and decode the message by finding the correctchoices in the blanks.2.Listen to Dialogue 2 and complete the statements.3.Listen to the dialogue again and do the multiple choice exercise.4.Do some listening exercises about PRECTOIII. Grammar1.“as+adj/adv+as或not so(as)+adj/adv+as.”句型。

该句型常用来描述两个比较对象的程度上的相似或不同(即平时说的“等级比较和不等级比较”)。

例如： My computer is not so(as) expensive as yours.我的电脑不如你的贵重。

2.“as many/few+可数名词复数+as”或“as much/little(少的)+不可数名词+as”。

前者描述数目上的接近, 后者描述量的相近。

例如： You may borrow as many books as you can.你能借多少书就借多少。

“Drink as much water as you can.” the doctor said to him.医生对他说到：“你要尽可能的多喝些水。

” 3.“主语+比较级+than any other…”结构表示：主语所描述的事物比其他任何一个都……比较级形式表示最高级含义。

例如： Li Ming is much cleverer than any other student in their class.李明是他们班中最聪明的学生。

注意：若比较范围不同, than后应用“any+可数名词的复数形式+其他”。

例如： China is larger that any countries in Africa.中国比非洲上的任何国家都大。

4.诸如not, never之类的否定词与形容词或副词的比较级连用, 表示最高级含义。

意为：再没有比…更…的了。

例如： It is not a better idea.这是再好不过的一个办法了。

I have never heard such an interesting story.我从来没有听过比这更有趣的故事了。

5.“形容词+to”结构也可表示比较含义。

例如： This kind of car is superior in quality to that.这种汽车的质量比那一种好得多(superior to意为：优于；胜过。

) Li ping is three years senior to Liu Gang.李平比刘刚大三岁。

(senior to意为：年长于；资格老于；地位高于。

) 6.“no+比较级+than”结构表示对两个比较对象都进行否定(可由neither…nor…结构来改写)。

例如： I’m no more foolish than you.我们俩都不傻。

(相当于Neither I nor you is foolish.) 7.“not more+比较级+than”结构表示在程度上前者不如后者。

例如： This book is not more interesting than that one.这本书不如那本书有趣。

(相当于The book is less interesting than that one.) 8.“形容词比较级+than+形容词”, 意为：与其…倒不如…。

例如： Jack is much harder than clever.与其说杰克聪明, 倒不如说他学习用功。

9.would rather…than, prefer…to…, prefer to do…rather than…这三个句型表示“宁愿…而不愿…；喜欢…胜过…；宁愿做…而不愿做…”含义。

虽无比较级形式, 但表示比较级含义。

例如： She would rather die than give in.她宁死不屈。

He preferred to go out rather than stay home.他宁愿出去也不愿呆在家里。

10.“The+比较级…, the+比较级…”。

该结构意为“越…, 越…”。

例如： The more difficult the questions are, the less likely he is able to answer them.问题越难, 他回答出来的可能性就越小。

11.what有时也可以表示“比较”关系, 说明两种事物的相同或相似性。

what的该种用法常用于书面语, 用来加强修辞效果, 含有比喻含义, 相当于as, 意为“好比…；正如…；就像…一样”。

what的该类用法共有3种情况： (1)A is to B what C is to D Twelve is two what twenty-four is to four.十二比二就等于二十四比四。

(2)what C is to D, A is to B What food is to the body, a book is to the mind.书籍对于思想犹如食物对于身体。

(3)what C is to D, that A is to B What the gun is to a soldier, that the pen is to a writer.作家的笔犹如战士的枪。

[巩固练习]请选出符合题意的最佳选项。

1.How beautiful she sings! I have never heard____.A.the better voiceB. a good voiceC. the better voiceD. a better voice 2.----Wait until we get a satisfactory reply, will you?-----I couldn’t agree ______.The idea is great to me.A.muchB. moreC. worseD. at all 3.The____you study, the _____you’ll be in it.A.hard; interestedB. harder; interestingC. harder; more interestedD. hardest; more interested 4.As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you lean, ____ A. the more for life are you equipped B.the more equipped for life you are C.the more life you are equipped for D.you are equipped the more for life 5.The patient isn’t out of danger. He is _____ than he was yesterday.A.no betterB. worstC. not worseD. not more 6.Liu Fang studies much better than ____ student in his class.A.anyB. any otherC. the otherD. other 7.This year the farmers have produced twice __ grain___ they did last year.(NMET95)A.As less; asB. fewer; thanC. as much; asD. as many; as 8.In recent years travel companies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the farther we go, ____A.our holiday will be betterB. our holiday will be betterC. the better our holiday will beD. the better will our holiday be 9.---Are you satisfied with his answer? ---Not at all. It couldn’t have been___.A.Any betterB. worseC. as goodD. bad 10. Is the novel similar ___ you?A.forB. atC. asD. to 11. Rather than ___ to see the film he would prefer ____ stayed at home.A.go; toB. to goC. went; toD. would go 12.---What was his performance like? ---Oh, it couldn’t have been_____A.much wonderfulB. more wonderfulC. less wonderfulD. the most wonderful 13. John plays football____, if not better than David.(NMET94)A.as wellB. as well asC. so wellD. so well as 14. Reading is ____ him is ____to his life.A.for; whatB. as; likeC. to; whatD. at; as 15. This room is ____ much larger than that one.A.noB. not aC. no aD. as KEY:1.D2.B3.C4.C5.A6.B7.C8.C9.B 10.D 11. A 12.B 13.B 14.C 15.AIV. Assignment1.Act out the dialogues on page 872.Review the grammar. ( exercise 4 on page 98)3.Preview Passage 1. ( Search for some information about commonlycelebrated holidays in the West )Unit7 (2)Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Teaching purposes:1. Ss learn the traditional Western and Chinese holidays and festivals.2. Ss learn the traditional customs by which the Chinese celebrate holidays. Teaching procedures:I．Check the dialoguesII．Learn language IIII．AssignmentI . Check the dialoguesII. Passage1: Thanksgiving Day and ChristmasI) Information related to the reading passagemonly Celebrated Holidays in the Westa.Carnival: early in the new year. The main content is tohold a parade, a party, and other joyful activities.b.Valentine’s Day: February 14, for lovers to express theirlove to each other.c.April Fool’s Day: the first day of April. People can makeand tell white jokes to one another.d.Easter: usually in early April. This is a religious festival.On the very Sunday morning, children are busy lookingfor the color eggs assumed to be given by the Easterrabbit.e.Independence Day: July 4. It began from 1776. Thecelebration activities are mainly made up of a parade andmaking patriotic speeches.f.Halloween: the evening of October 31. Dancing partiesare held with people wearing fancy masks.g.Boxing Day: the first weekday after Christmas. Presentsare given to those who deliver newspaper, milk or otherkinds of service to the family to express the thanks fortheir good service and help.2.Silent Night, Holy NightThe title of the song may be translated as “圣诞夜” or “平安夜”. It is a very sweet Christmas carol.3.Santa Claus:Patron saint of children. The legend first came fromHolland and was brought to the US by Dutch immigrants. InAmerica, Santa Claus is fat and jolly, with white hair andbeard, and rides in the sky in a reindeer-drawn sleigh,delivering gifts to children at Christmas Eve.II) Language points and sentence structure(1) important Words1.bless: v. 祈福, 有福气, 保佑eg: May God bless you.This country is blessed with mild climate and rich land.Bless me!I’m blessed if I know.2.survive: v. continue to live or exist, remain alive after, liveor exist longer than 幸免于；比……长命eg: Very few people in the area survived the earthquake.It’s difficult for these plans to survive the cold climate inthe north.( The old lady has survived all her children.)3.hunt: v. go after wild animals; look for, try to find打猎；寻觅, 设法找到eg: Nobody is allowed to hunt here.All the people are helping hunt for a missing child.These students are hunting for a part-time job at the market.4.observe: v. celebrate; obey 庆祝；遵守eg: Do they observe Thanksgiving Day in that country?We always observe birthdays at home.All drivers should observe traffic laws strictly.5.include: v. bring in, reckon, as part of the whole包括eg: This book includes 20 chapters.Her duties include putting the children to bed.6.express: v. 表述, 表达；说明eg: I find it very difficult for me to express how grateful Iam for your kindness.She expressed her determination in this letter.7.associate: v. join or connect, be often in the company of联系, 联络, 有关系eg: I don’t want to associate myself with that matter.Don’t associate with these dishonest persons.We always associate the Great Wall with China.8.maintain: v. continue to keep up, retain保持, 维护；保养,供养eg: Teachers should maintain close ties with the students.The workers are busy maintaining the roads beforewinter comes.How could the students maintain themselves only by doing part time jobs?(2) some difficult sentences1.(Para. 1) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday ofNovember is ……in the New World.Analysis: In this sentence, uniquely means “specifically, solely”.Which introduces a relative clause, modifying an Americanholiday, Thanksgiving Day in this case.Translation:每年11月的第四个星期四的感恩节是惟有美国才有的节日。