【单词】
found [faʊnd] v. 创立，创建
since then从那以后
flag [flæɡ] n. 旗，旗帜
until [ənˈtɪl] prep.&conj. 直到……为止
off [ɒf] adv. 不上课，休息，不工作
all kinds of 各种各样的
vacation [vəˈkeɪʃn] n. 假期，假日
take a vacation去度假
season [ˈsiːzn] n. 度假旺季，节期
kid [kɪd] n. 小孩
have fun 玩得高兴，有乐趣
band [bænd] n. 乐队
UK [ˌju: ˈkeɪ]英国
as soon as 一……就……
fourth [fɔːθ] num. 第四
sixth [sɪksθ] num. 第六
seventh [ˈsevnθ] num. 第七
eighth [eɪtθ] num. 第八
ninth [naɪnθ] num. 第九
tenth [tenθ] num. 第十
twelfth [twelfθ] num. 第十二
twentieth [ˈtwentɪəθ] num. 第二十
among [əˈmʌŋ] prep. 在……之中
speech [spiːtʃ] n. 演说，讲演
pioneer[ˌpaɪəˈnɪə] n. 开拓者，先驱者
grow [ɡrəʊ] v. 种植，栽培（植物）
corn [kɔːn] n. 谷物，玉米
following [ˈfɒləʊɪŋ] adj. 接着的，接下来的
lay (laid, laid) [leɪ] v. 摆放（餐桌）
lay the table 摆放餐桌
over [ˈəʊvə] adj. 完了的，结束的
dish [dɪʃ] n. 盘，碟
parade [pəˈreɪd] n. （庆祝）游行
ourselves [ɑːˈselvz] pron. 我们自己
【课文】
Unit 1
Activity 2
Lingling: In China, many holidays are on the first day of the month. For example, we celebrate Labour Day on 1st May.
Tony: Well,we celebrate May Day in the UK. It’s not always on the first day of May. It’s on the first Monday in May.
Betty: In the US, Labour Day is a national holiday, but it’s on a different date. It’s on the first Monday in September. It’s the last day before the new school year begins.
Activity 3
Tony: The First of October is China's National Day, isn't it, Lingling?
Lingling: Yes. The People's Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949. People have celebrated the National Day since then. There are flowers and national flags everywhere, and we have a three-day holiday.
Tony: Do you have any plans for the holiday this year?
Lingling: Yes. My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province and we'll stay there until the end of the holiday. While we're staying with our friends, we're going to spend one day in Qingdao. When is your national day, Betty?
Betty: Our national day is called Independence Day. It's on 4th July. We've celebrated it since 1777. It's a public holiday, but we only have one day off. On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities. It's the start of the vacation season, and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.
Lingling: And is there anything special on that day?
Betty:Well, you can see American flags everywhere. We usually have a picnic somewhere nice. Kids have great fun. We also watch bands play music in public parks.
Daming: Do you have a national day in the UK, Tony?
Tony: No, we don't-we celebrate Christmas with a two-day holiday. And my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
Activity 5
1st first 1st第一
2nd second 2nd第二
3rd third 3rd第三
4th fourth 4th 第四
5th fifth 5th第五
6th sixth 6th 第六
7th seventh 7th 第七
8th eighth 8th 第八
9th ninth 9th 第九
10th tenth 10th 第十
11th eleventh 11th 第十一
12th twelfth 12th 第十二
13th thirteenth 13th 第十三
20th twentieth 20th 第二十
21st twenty-first 21st 第二十一
31st thirty-first 31st 第三十一
Unit 2
Activity 2
Thanksgiving
1.Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
2.We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans. taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
3.We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food, We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food, so we remember why we celebrate the festival. We usually eat too much, but it is only once a year! We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well. When it is all over, everyone helps wash the dishes.
4.The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City, and we go to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy's store. Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for presents. Football is also important at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.
Unit 3
Activity 7
Becky: Hi, Tom. Hi, Mike. Have you got plans for the holiday? Are you going somewhere nice?
Mike: Yes, my family and I are going to Sanya. We go there every year. It’s our favourite place. Tom’s coming with us.
Tom: I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve never been there before. What about you, Becky?
Becky: We’re staying at home this time. My grandparents are coming for a visit. I’m really excited. It’s been a long time since I saw them last.
Mike: Are you going to do anything special while they’re here?
Becky: They want to see Beijing. My father only has one day off, so he’ll take us all to the Great Wall. Then my mother and I will take them all over the city. What about you, Jane?
Jane: I’m taking my American friend to visit my family in Shanxi Province.