Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Period 1
Look at the pictures and say what festivals they are.
Chinese Spring Festival
春节
firecrackers
paper-cuts
Before the Spring Festival, people usually do Spring Festival shopping and do spring cleaning. Then all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. They have a family reunion dinner. They eat dumplings, nian-gao and New year’s cake and so on. They also pay New Year's call
When is the Spring Festival?
It falls on the first day of the 1st lunar month, usually in January or February.
It starts with the New Moon（新月）on
the first day of the new year and ends
on the full moon（满月）15 days later.
How do Chinese people celebrate
the Spring Festival?
The Lantern Festival
元宵节
This day's important activity is watching lanterns. It is celebrated at night with lantern displays . At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao and get all their families united.
When is the Lantern Festival?
It falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March.
The 15th day is the first night to see a
full moon. So the day is also called
Yuan Xiao Festival in China.
How do Chinese people celebrate
the Lantern Festival?
the Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节
People usually have a family reunion dinner, and then they eat moon cakes and enjoy the round moon.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
It falls on the 15th day of the 8th
lunar month, usually in September.
This day was also considered as a
harvest（收获） festival .
How do Chinese people celebrate
the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The Water Festival
泼水节
On these days ,people pour water on others because they believe that pouring water on others can help remove bad luck and bring out happiness The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good
wishes.
When is the Water Festival?
It usually starts on the 13th of April and takes 3–7 days. The Water Festival is the New Year's celebrations that take place
in Southeast Asian countries such as
Burma (['bə:mə]缅甸) , Cambodia
(['kæmbəudiə]柬埔寨), Laos([laʊz]老挝)
, and Thailand as well as Yunnan (Dai people) , China.
How do people celebrate the Water Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival
端午节
For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by
eating zong zi and racing dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This
Regatta (赛舟会) is given honour to the memory of the
death of Qu Yuan
When is the Dragon-Boat Festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival, also called
the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month .
How do Chinese people celebrate
the Dragon-Boat Festival?
What is your favourite festival?
What do you like best about it?
What did you do at the festival?
The Dragon
Boat Festival
The Water
Festival
The Mid-Autumn
Festival
The Spring
Festival
The Lantern
Festival
d
a
c
b
Listen and circle T for true or F for false.
Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch.
Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have zongzi again next year.
Bill and Mary believe that they’ll be back next year to watch the races.
1b
T F
T F
T F
T F
Listen again and answer the question.
Bill and Mary loved the boat races. They were
really interesting ________. The dragon boat
teams were _________. And the colors of the
boats were _______. Mary likes to have more
people ______. It makes things_____________.
they both like eating _______. Bill wonders
whether they’ll have ________ again next year.
They both believe that they’ll be back next year
to watch ______
to watch
fantastic
pretty
around
more exciting
zongzi
the races
the races
Bill thinks that（宾语从句中的，不翻译出来，可要可不要的。） the races were not that（那么，如此） interesting to watch.
2. What do you like about the Dragon Boat Festival?
你喜欢端午节的哪些方面？
3. a little too crowded 有一点太拥挤
be crowded with被。。挤满
The shop was crowded with people on weekends.
1. wonder v. 想知道
Language points
I wonder if he's eating well every day.
我想知道他是不是每天都吃得好。
I wonder what they call those flowers.
不知道那些花儿叫什么。
I wonder whether they will arrive on time.
我不知道他们能不能准时到。
wonder n. 惊奇,奇迹- wonderful adj.
There was a look of wonder in his eyes.
他眼中露出惊奇的神色。
They were filled with wonder at the new waterfall.
他们对新瀑布感到非常惊奇。
知识拓展
no wonder 难怪,怪不得
the wonders of the world 世界奇观
I wonder ..., I don't know ... 这两个短语都可译成“不知道”。其区别是：
I wonder ...作“不知道”解时, 其中含有“想知道”的意思; I don't know只是用来陈述对某事“不知道”这一事实。例如:
I wonder what you call this.
不知道你们把这个叫做什么。
--- Do you know what they call this?
你知道他们把这个叫做什么吗?
--- I don't know. 我不知道。
I wonder _____ he will come before 9:00 p.m..
　A. what　　 B. that　 C. when　 D. if
【解析】主句“I wonder”(我想知道)带有疑问色彩，因此，答案不能选不带疑问意思的关联词that。又由于后半句宾语从句对时间已有所交代，而且用的come是不及物动词，不用跟宾语。故答案选if (是否) 。
D
【 2013 福建漳州 】 They wonder _____
robots will make humans lose their jobs
or not.
A. that B. if C. whether
C
Listen and circle the correct words.
Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends.
Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation.
He visited his relatives / friends / classmates。
He enjoyed eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best.
2a
Listen again and fill in the chart.
2b
Down sides 不好的一面，消极的一面
Fun activities
Eating out
Shopping
Dragon Boat Festival in June
Put on five pounds
Spent much money
hot
1. Where did Wu Ming go on vacation?
5. Why was June the best time for Harry to visit Hong Kong?
4. What was the best part of his trip?
2. What did he do there?
3. What did he think of the food in Hong Kong?
He went to Hong Kong on vacation.
He visited his aunt and uncle, ate out a lot, went shopping and watched the boat races there.
He thought it was delicious. They ate at least five meals a day. And he had put on five pounds.
The Dragon Boat Festival was the best part.
Because in June he could see the boat races. And he didn’t mind the hot weather.
go for vacation去度假
go on vacation 在度假
2. put on five pounds 增加5磅
put on穿上；上演；增加；
What dress shall I put on for the meeting?
我穿什么衣服去开会?
He didn't want to put on more weight.
他不想增加体重。
The local drama group are putting on “Sister Jiang” at the Capital Theatre.
当地的剧团正在首都剧场演出《江姐》。
你喜欢端午节的哪些方面？
take off/ put off/ put down / put out/ put up with/ put away
Unit 2
Period 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
The Water Festival
泼水节
On these days ,people pour water on others because they believe that pouring water on others can help remove bad luck and bring out happiness The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good
wishes.
When is the Water Festival?
It usually starts on the 13th of April and takes 3–7 days. The Water Festival is the New Year's celebrations that take place
in Southeast Asian countries such as
Burma (['bə:mə]缅甸) , Cambodia
(['kæmbəudiə]柬埔寨), Laos([laʊz]老挝)
, and Thailand as well as Yunnan (Dai people) , China.
How do people celebrate the Water Festival?
Have you ever been abroad?
Do you know where Chiang Mai is?
Free Talk
It is the largest city in northern Thailand.
It attracts over 5 million visitors each year.
1. Where is Chiang Mai?
5. Why do people do this?
4. What did people do at the time of the year?
2. When is the Water Festival?
3. What is the time of the Thai New Year?
It is in Thailand.
It is from April 13th to 15th.
It is the Water Festival.
People go on streets to throw water at each other.
Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you will have good luck in the new year.
2. Guess what?
意思是 “你知道吗？”、“想不到吧”、 “你猜怎么着?” 。这个句子是要告诉人家某件事之前常用的口语。说话者并无意要对方真的去猜，听者也不会真的去伤脑筋。通常对于该句型都是以What?回答。
Guess what? I got through the exam.
你猜怎么了? 我考试过关了。
3. I’m going to Chiang Mai in two weeks.
根据语境，in two weeks在这句话里的意思是 “两周之后” 。
He'll be back in two weeks.
他两周后回来。
“in+ 一段时间”和将来时连用，表示“在某段时间之后”。
(2010 河北省卷) This term _______ over. The summer vacation is coming in two weeks.
A. is B. was
C. has been D. will be
【解析】句义为“这学期即将结束，暑假在两星期之后就要到来。” ，故选择D。
D
“in+一段时间”和过去式连用，表示“在某段时间内”
I finished my homework in 2 hours.
我两小时内做完了功课。
知识拓展
4. Sounds like fun. 听起来很有趣。
省略了it这个形式主语，完整的句子是：It sounds like fun.
sound like 听起来像
It sound like a nice room. Can we take a look at it?
听起来房间不错，我们能看一看房间吗?
Their love story sounds like a fairy tale.
他们的爱情故事听起来像童话。
感官动词 + like
feel like 摸起来像
smell like 闻起来像
look like 看起来像
taste like 尝起来像
知识拓展
5. be similar to 跟 ... 类似的; 与 ... 同样的
My problems are very similar to yours.
我的问题与你的差不多。
His dress is very similar to mine in colour.
他衣服的颜色和我衣服的很相似。
be similar to 的反义短语是be different from …(与……不同)
On my visit to Australia, I feel Australians are similar ______ us in many ways.
A. with B. in C. to D. at
— Can you tell the differences between
these two pictures?
— Differences? Oh, no. They look quite
______.
A. different B. similar
C. strange D. interesting
C
B
(2013山东烟台) 五、词语运用
A.根据句意和所给的中文提示，写出句子中的单词。
The customs in Qingdao are __________
（相似的）to those in Yantai.

Linda is ＿＿＿ her mother in many ways. For example, they are both tall and thin.
A. similar to　 B. kind to　 C. friendly to
similar
A
throw water at each other 朝彼此泼水
throw…at 朝。。仍 / throw.. to 扔给某人/throw away 扔掉
Throw me that dictionary.
把那本词典扔给我。
He threw the ball to another player.
他把球传给另一个队员。
Grammar Focus
Exclamatory statements
感叹句
What a great day!
How fantastic the dragon boat teams
were!
3. How pretty the dragon boats are!
4. How delicious the food is in Hong Kong!
由“what”引导的感叹句：修饰名词（被强调部分），
单数可数名词前要加不定冠词a/an,复数可数名词或不可数名词
前不用冠词。句子的结构是： what+(a/an)+adj.+n.+主语+谓语. 由 what 引导的感叹句，其句子结构可分为以下三种：
1.“ What + a/an ＋形容词＋可数名词单数＋主语＋谓语！”。如：
What a nice present it is! 它是一件多么好的礼物啊！
What an interesting book it is! 它是一本多么有趣的书啊！
2. “ What ＋形容词＋可数名词复数＋主语＋谓语！”。如：
What beautiful flowers they are! 多么漂亮的花啊！
What good children they are! 他们是多么好的孩子啊！
3：“ What ＋形容词＋不可数名词＋主语＋谓语！”。如：
What fine weather it is today! 今天天气多好啊！
What important news it is! 多重要的新闻啊！
由“how”引导的感叹句：“how”意为“多么”，修饰形容词或副词（被强调部分）。如果修饰形容词，则句中的谓语动词用系动词；如果how修饰副词，则句中的谓语动词用行为动词，句子的结构是： How+adj.（adv.）+主语+谓语. 1. How ＋形容词 / 副词＋主语＋谓语！”。如：
How careful she is! 她多么细心啊！
How fast he runs! 他跑得多快啊！
2. “ How ＋形容词＋ a/an ＋可数名词单数＋主语＋谓语！”。 How beautiful a girl she is! 她是个多么漂亮的姑娘啊！
3. “ How ＋主语＋谓语！”。
How time flies! 光阴似箭！
由 what 引导的感叹句与由 how 引导的感叹句有时可以转换，但句中部分单词的顺序要有所变化。
How beautiful a girl she is! ＝ What a beautiful girl she is!
What delicious cakes these are!
＝ How delicious these cakes are!
在表示同一意义时，英语感叹既可用“what”引导，
也可用“how”引导。如：
① What a hot day it is!
How hot the day is !  多么热的天气呀！ ② What tall buildings they are!
How tall the buildings are!  多么高的楼房呀！ ③ What bad weather it is!
How bad the weather is!　　
多么糟糕的天气呀！ ④ What bright sunshine it is!  How bright the sunshine is!
多么明亮的阳光呀！
感叹句在表示激动强烈的感情时，口语中常常采用
省略句，其后面的主语和谓语往往略去不讲。
如：① What a fine day! 多么晴朗的天呀！
 ② What an honest boy! 多么诚实的孩子呀！
 ③ What red apples! 多么红的苹果呀！
 ④ How cool! 好凉快呀！ 
⑤ How wonderful! 精彩极了！
Many foreigners like Chinese food very much. They said, “ How delicious the Beijing Duck is!”
2. What a beautiful girl! Look! How long her hair is!
How
What
How
Fill in the blanks with What, What a / an or How to form an exclamation.
3. Look! What’s that in the bushes?
Oh, it’s a dangerous snake. How dangerous it is!
How
填入适当的词完成下列感叹句。
1).______ difficult homework we had yesterday! 
2).________cute dog it is!
3).________ interesting the story is!
4).________ bad the weather in England is!
5).________ honest boy Tom is ！
6).________ tasty smell the cake gave off!
7).________ good time we had on the beach yesterday!
8).________ exciting news you've brought us!
9).________cool your new car is!
10).________ scary these tigers are!
How
How
How
How
What
What a
What an
What
What a
What
What 与How 大转换
1. What a pretty girl she is!
_______ _______ the girl is!
2. How difficult the questions are!
_________ ________ ________ they are.
3. How big the factory is!
_______ _______ big factory _____ ____!
How pretty
What difficult questions
What a
it is
4.What a clever boy!
_______ _______ the boy _______!
5. How tall the trees are!
_______ tall trees ______ ______!
6. What interesting books they are!
________ _______ the books ________!
7. How funny the girl is!
________ _______ funny girl ____ _____!
How clever
are
What a
she is
How interesting
What
they are
is
8. How old the man is!
______ _______ old man ______ _____!
9. What nice books they are!
_____ ______ the books ________!
10. How amazing the building is!
_____ _____ amazing building ____ ____!
What an
he is
How nice
are
What an
it is
所给句子填空，使填空句变为相应的感叹句：
The boy swam very fast.（同义句）
_______ _______ the boy swam!
2. The school trip is very exciting. （同义句）
_____ ______ the school trip is!
3. Hei Longjiang looks very beautiful in winter.
_______ _______ Hei Longjiang looks in winter!
4. It is a very useful dictionary. （同义句）
_______ _______ _______ dictionary it is!
_______ _______ _______ dictionary is!
5. The students are listening very carefully.
________ ________ the students are listening!
How fast
How exciting
How beautiful
What a useful
How useful the
How carefully
How delicious the
mooncakes are!
What fun the festival will be fun!
How boring the concert is !
How excited I am !
What loud music
the band played !
将下列句子改为感叹句
The girl is very pretty.
How pretty the girl is!
What a pretty girl she is!
2. This is an old watch.
How old this watch is!
What an old watch it (this) is!
3. The food is so nice.
How nice the food is!
What nice food it is!
4. These questions are very easy.
How easy these questions are!
What easy questions these are!
5. She has long hair.
How long her hair is!
What long hair she has!
【2012江苏淮安】_____ nice the ice cream looks! I can’t wait to taste it.
A. How a B. How
C. What a D. What
B
【2012福建福州】 — Steve, did you see the lantern show when you were in Fuzhou?
— Of course! ___________ beautiful lanterns!
A. What B. How C. What a
A
【2012江苏扬州】— It’s said that a foreign English teacher will teach us English next term.
— Wow! ______! We can practice our oral English better.
A. What an excited news
B. How excited the news is
C. What exciting news
D. How exciting news
C
(2009·兰州中考) --- Dad, do you like my picture?
--- _________! It’s the nicest one I’ve ever seen!
　　A. What beautiful
B. How careful
C. How wonderful
D. What wonderful picture
C
(2013黑龙江大庆) ______ fine weather today! Why not go out for a walk?
A. What a B. What
C. How D. How a
(2013山东淄博) —How do you like the program The Voice of China?
— ________ amazing program it is! Many people like to watch it.
A. What B. How an
C. What an D. How
B
C
(2013湖南长沙) ______ clever the boy is!
A. How B. What C. What a
(2013河北) ______ great picture! Who painted it?
A. How B. What
C. How a D. What a
A
D
Unit 2
Period 3
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
The Dragon
Boat Festival
The Water
Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Spring
Festival
The Lantern
Festival
People usually have a family reunion dinner, and then they eat moon cakes and enjoy the round moon.
When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
It falls on the 15th day of the 8th
lunar month, usually in September.
This day was also considered as a
harvest（收获） festival .
How do Chinese people celebrate
the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Do you know any traditional
folk stories about Mid-Autumn
Festival? Tell the class.
Free Talk
Wu Gang Cuts the Laurel
['lɒrəl] ]月桂树
It is said that there was an extremely tall laurel tree on the moon and a man called Wu Gang was ordered to cut down the tree as a punishment for offending the god of heaven. He was not allowed to go home until he could cut down the tree. But the problem was that each time he cut down the tree, it would quickly grow back, making it impossible for him to cut it down. Like Chang'e, he had no choice but to cut the tree on the moon forever.
Chang’e Flies to the Moon
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns
A bad man tried to steal the medicine.
A goddess gave him magic medicine after he shot down the nine suns.
Whoever drank it could live forever
Hou Yi planned to drink it with his wife.
Chang’e drank it all and she became light and flew up to the moon.
Read and answer the questions.
How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?
3a
They celebrate it by admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families
2. What do mooncakes look like? What meaning do they carry?
3. What story is the reading about?
They are in the shape of a full moon. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
The reading is about the story of Chang’e.
7
2
4
3
5
6
Complete the sentences with the correct words.
People like to a________ the full moon on Mid-Autumn night.
The story of Chang’e is one of many t________ folk stories.
Hou Yi got a m_______ medicine for shooting down the nine suns.
Feng Meng wanted to s_______ the medicine.
Hou Yi l______ out fruits and desserts in the garden.
3c
dmire
raditional
agic
teal
aid
Retell the story of Chang’e according to the words and phrases below.
Chang’e, Hou Yi, shot down the nine suns, magic medicine, live forever,
a bad man, steal, refused, flew up, sad ,called out her name, bright and round, laid out, wish
1. Full Moon, Full feelings
Language points
月满，情浓
2. I have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries
这是现在完成进行时，其构成为：(have / has) + been + doing
I have been living in Shanghai for ten years.
我在上海已经生活了十年。
for centuries=since centuries ago.数个世纪
in the shape of以 ... 形状
The cloud was in the shape of a horse.
那云呈现出马的形状
They carry people’s wishes to the families
they love and miss.
folk story 民间故事 folk music民间音乐
他们寄托着人们对他们深爱和想念的家人的祝愿.
2. … is the most touching
touching adj. 动人的；感人的/ touched
This is the most touching story I have ever heard.
这是我听到过的最动人的故事。
We were deeply touched by their presents.
我们被他们的礼物深深感动。
touch v. 触摸；感动；触及；接触
Don't touch the paint until it's dry.
油漆未干, 切勿触摸。
His sad story touched our hearts.
他的悲惨的故事深深打动了我们的心。
2. shoot down 击落，射下。-shot
shoot at 朝。。射击
3. Whoever drank this could live forever, …
whoever pron. 无论是谁；任何人。
Whoever wants the book may have it.
谁想要这本书都可以拿。
I'll take whoever wants to go.
谁要去我就带谁去。
whoever= no matter who
whatever=no matter what
whenever=no matter when…..
4. steal v. 偷；窃取 / stole- stolen steal… from….
He stole something from me.
他偷了我的东西。
rob sb of sth抢走某人某物 / robbed
He robbed me of a ring.
他从我身上抢走了一枚戒指
On her way home Lucy saw a thief _____ in a shop. She stopped _____ 110 at once.
(2010黑龙江绥化市)
A. steal, calling
B. stealing, calling
C. stealing, to call
C
They knocked him down and _______
him of this bag.
A. rob B. robbed
C. steal D. stole
B
1. refuse to do sth 拒绝做某事
2. light. n.光，日光，vt.使发光; 点燃; 
adj.轻的; 少量的，浅色的。
3. fly –flew- flown
4. call out one’s name. 大叫某人的名字。
5. lay out 摆开；布置
Don't lay out your clothes on the bed. Put them away.
别把你的衣服都摊在床上，把它们收起来
lay v. 放置；=place 安放；产(卵)；下(蛋) –laid-laid
You may lay it on the table.
你可以把它放在桌子上。
You can't expect the hen to lay in the afternoon.
你不能期望鸡下午生蛋。
lie- lied-lied 说谎
lie-lay-lain 躺下，位于;处于…
lay, place, put, set这些动词均有“放”之意。
lay指小心地把人或物平放或横放，侧重动作安稳。
place较正式用词，指把某物放在一个正确的位置上，侧重动作的正确。
put普通用词，含义较广泛。指把人或物置于某处，并将其留在该处。
set普通用词，指为了某种目的而将人或物放在一定位置上。指物时多指立着放。
知识链接
6. admire v. 欣赏；仰慕
He was very successful in his business and all his friends admired him.
他的事业非常成功，他的朋友都很羡慕。
admire sb/sth., admire sb. for sth.。
We admire (him for) what he has done.
我们对他所做的事很钦佩。
【2012 江苏无锡】— Jason is too
stubborn sometimes.
— I quite _______. But he's always
friendly to others.
A. accept B. argue
C. agree D. admire
我很钦佩我父母亲。
C
I admire my parents very much.
用admire的适当形式填空。 
1. The school is widely ________ for its 
excellent teaching. 
2. I really ________ the way she brings 
up those kids all on her own.
admired
admire
Enjoy some Mid-Autumn Festival cards.
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Period 4
The Object Clause
————宾语从句
I think that they’re fun to watch.
Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic.
Bill wonders whether they’ll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year.
I wonder if it’s similar to the water festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.
Read the sentences below, paying attention to the underlined parts.
宾语从句用法小结一、宾语从句由关联词引出。
我们根据引导宾语从句的连词不同，
可把宾语从句分为三类： 以从属连词that引导的宾语从句。(陈述句)
I hear (that) you have passed the examination. 以从属连词if 和whether引导的宾语从句(一般疑问句)
I don‘t know if you can come tomorrow. 以连接代词或连接副词引导的宾语从句(特殊疑问句)
Please tell me how you can get here.
二、宾语从句三要素：一连词, 二语序, 三时态。1) 从句为陈述句时用that连接(常省略), 从句语序不变;
主句为一般现在时,从句可为任何时态。
主句为过去时态, 从句用相应的过去时态      I think (that) she is a clever girl.      We all know (that) they reached Shanghai yesterday.      Do you know (that) there is going to be a football
match tonight? I saw (that) they were swimming in the river.
1. There will be a meeting in five days. Jack didn’t know.
Jack didn’t know that there would be a meeting in five days.
2. These flowers are from Guangdong. He said.
He said that these flowers were from Guangdong.
3. Tony can come to the school . I think.
I think that Tony can come to the school.
4. They returned to Shanghai. I am afraid.
I am afraid that they returned to Shanghai.
2) 从句为特殊疑问句时连接词用特殊疑问词引导,
从句改为陈述句语序;
主句为一般现在时,从句可为任何时态。    主句为过去时态, 从句用相应的过去时态
   Do you know who she is?     Please tell me how long I can keep this book.     Nobody knows when he came back. He asked the policeman which is the way to the school.
1. What size shoes does Mary wear? She wanted to know .
She wanted to know what size shoes Mary wore.
2. When will the train leave?  I want to know .
I want to know when the train will leave.
3. Who is the new girl in the class? He asked her .
He asked her who was the new girl in the class.
4. What do the words mean? The boy asked the teacher .
The boy asked the teacher what the words meant.
2. 从句为一般疑问句时，连接词用whether 或 if,
从句改为陈述句语序; 主句为一般现在时,
从句可为任何时态。主句为过去时态,
从句用相应的过去时态       Can you tell me whether/if you can mend the bike?       I don't know whether/if they lived in Paris last year.       I want to know whether/if she will lend you the money.      I don't know whether/if he'll come the day after tomorrow.
She wondered if/whether it rained last night
1. Is there a hotel near here? (Can you tell me).
Can you tell me if/ whether there is a hotel near here?
2. Would they be back in three days? (She wants to know) .
She wants to know if / whether they would be back in three days.
3. Do people like watching boat races . I wondered.
I wondered if / whether people liked watching boat races.
4. Does the goddess give him the magic medicine? She asked.
She asked if/ whether the goddess gave him the magic medicine.
几个需要注意的问题：
宾语从句为客观事实或真理时, 从句只能用一般现在时。
The teacher told me (that) the earth is bigger than the moon.
2. If 和 whether的区别。
1）Whether 后能跟 or not, if 不行。
I’d like to know whether he will come or not.
2） Whether 后能加 to do, if 不行。
He doesn’t know whether to work or play.
3） 在介词后只能用whether不能用if.
He is trying to find out whether the medicine works
4）whether 置于句首时，不能换用if。
Whether this is true or not , I can't say.
1. Uncle Wang came up to see __________ there was anything wrong with the machine.
2. The shop keeper asked my father ________ or not he wanted to choose a big Christmas tree.
if / whether
whether
3. I don’t know __________ to go or stay.
4. ________ that is true, what should we do?
whether
If
5. ________ they will ever become future Olympic champions only time will tell.
Whether
Complete the sentences with if / whether.
3.人称问题。一说二听三不改。
从句中第一人称改成说话的人，第二人称改成听话的人
We are going to pick apples for the farmers. The students said
The students said they were going to pick apples for the farmers.
2.Will you go there with my parents? (He asked her)
He asked her if she would go there with his parents.
3. Can I finish it by myself ? (The old man didn’t know)
The old man didn’t know if he could finish it by himself.
4.How long have you waited for me? (He asked his friends)
He asked his friends how long they had waited for him.
连词that不能省略的几种情况
在下列that引导的宾语从句中，that则不能省略。
1. 从句的主语是that。如：He says that that is a real king’s hat.
2. that从句中含有主从复合句。
I’m afraid that if you’ve lost it, you must pay for it.
3. 主、从句之间有插入语时。如：
It says here, on this card, that it was used in plays.
4. 若出现两个或两上以上的由that引导的宾语从句，
且由并列连词连接时，只有第一个连词that可以省略。如：
She said (that) she would come and that she would also bring her son. 她说她要来，还要带她的儿子来。
二、陈述句语序(主+谓)
Correct the mistakes in the sentences
if there are any.
1. I don’t know where does he live.
he lives.
2. He wondered if his friend would
come to his party.
3. He asked me when would I leave.
I would leave.
4. I don’t know what’s your name.
your name is.
5. I don’t know what’s the matter
with you.
中考练兵场：
1. Would you please show me _____
next, Mr. Wang?
A. what should we do
B. we should do what
C. what we should do
D. should we do what
2. It’s up to you to decide ____ you’ll go
there, by air or by road.
A. how B. why C. that D. when
中考练兵场：
3. –Could you please show me ____ a
paper flower?
A. how make B. how to make
C. what make D. what to make
4. I wondered ____.
A. whether they have made a mistake or not
B. how we could download the information
C. that he graduated from Beijing University
D. why did the police arrest the man
中考练兵场：
5. –Are you sure you have to? It’s been
very late.
-- I don’t know __ I can do it if not now.
A. where B. why C. when D. how
6. I can’t say ____ I want to go back to my
hometown. It’s quite a few years since I last
went back.
A. how much B. how long
C. how often D. how soon
中考练兵场：
7. The teacher asked the students _____.
A. how many trees they have planted
B. when was Einstein born
C. what they will do with the computers
D. if they were interested in dinosaurs
8. She didn’t know that sound _____ than
light.
A. travelled faster B. travelled slower
C. travels faster D. travels slower
How exciting the races are!
I believe the Water Festival is the most fun.
I wonder if the mooncakes are delicious.
I don’t know whether he will come home for the festival.
What an interesting city!
1. I don't know if Mr. Wang ____on a field trip. If he ___ on a field trip tomorrow, please call me.
A. goes; will go B. will go; goes
C. will go; will go D. goes; goes
2. She asked me if I knew ______.
A. whose pen was it B. whose pen it was
C. whose pen it is D. whose pen is it
B
B
3. They wondered if the teacher ______ us English the next term.
A. would teach B. had taught
C. will teach D. taught
A
Choose the right answers.
5. I haven’t decide ____ I’ll go out or stay at home.
A. if B. when
C. why D. whether
6. I want to know ______ he loves you.
A. that B. what C. if D. who
D
C
4. The boy asked ______ any noise from outside.
A. whether had I heard
B. whether I had heard
C. whether have I heard
D. whether I have heard
B
A
C
7. I wondered ____ our teacher was going to attend our party.
A. whether B. why
C. where D. that

8. I’d like to know _____ or not.
A. whether will he come
B. whether has he come
C. whether he will come
D. if he will come
( )1. — I wonder ___________.
— I'm afraid we'll be late. (2011山东青岛)
A. how we can be on time
B. what we are going to do
C. why we get to school late
D. if we will arrive at the meeting on time
中考链接
D
( )2. We’ll plant trees tomorrow, and I don’t know_____ Tom will come and join us. (2011天津)
A. if B. which
C. what D. where
A
( )3. —Do you know _______ tomorrow?
—Sorry, I don't know. You may surf the Internet. (2011湖南湘潭)
A. whether will it rain B. if it will rain C. whether does it rain
B
( )4.—Mum, can we go to the art museum tomorrow?
—Sure. But first we should find out ________. (2011广西南宁市)
A. what can we do B. where we can go
C. how can we go there D. if it will be open
D
( )5. We don’t know _______ the meeting will be held soon. (2011内蒙古包头)
A. when B. what  C. whether D. since
C
( )5. —Mary, could you tell me if your mother ____ our school sports meeting tomorrow?　　
—I think she will come to school if she _____ free.(2011山东滨州)　
A. will take part in; will be
B. takes part in; is
C. will take part in; is
D. takes part in; will be
C
( )6. Do you know ______ Guangzhou tomorrow? (2011肇庆)
A. whether they leave for B. whether will they leave for
C. whether they are leaving for
C
( )7. I've decided to go to London next weekend. I was wondering ________ you could go with me. (2011江西省)
A. if B. when C. that D. where
A
( )8.—Do you think _____ Xiao Ming can pass the high school entrance exam or not?
—Sorry, I’ve no idea. (2011广西百色)
A. that B. which  C. if D. whether
D
( )9. He said that light ______much faster than sound. (2011山东枣庄)
A. has travelled B. went  C. travels D. travelled
C
( ) 10. Over these years I have had a new understanding of ____ people traditionally call a perfect person. (2012江苏淮安)
A. how B. what C. who D. whom
A
( ) 11. Can you tell me in the future? (2012江苏宿迁)
A. how life will be like
B. how will life be like
C. what life will be like
D. what will life be like
C
( ) 12.—Do you know _____?
—At the end of July. (2012江苏连云港)
A. how soon is your sister running back home
B. how often Nancy from her pen friend
C. when the London Olympic Games will be held
D. when will the new computer game come out
C
( ) 13. ---Peter, is there anything else you want to know about China?
---Yes, I am still wondering _____. (2012江苏南京)
A. how is Chinese paper cut made
B. how was the Great Wall built in ancient times
C. why the Chinese people like to play the dragon dance
D. why do the Chinese people eat rice dumplings at Dragon Boat Festival
C
( ) 14. We haven’t discussed yet ______. (2012江苏苏州)
A. where we are going to put our new table
B. where are we going to put our new table
C. what we are going to put our new table
D. what are we going to put our new table
A
( ) 15. I wonder ______. (2012江苏镇江)
A. if Dr Ma still works on the ORBIS plane
B. how much does the tallest man in the world weigh
C. when Audrey Hepburn had entered the film industry
D. that Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon
A
( ) 16. They wonder ________ robots will make humans lose their jobs or not. (2013漳州)
A. that B. if C. whether
( ) 17. Our physics teacher told us light _______ faster than sound. (2013 黔东南)
A. travels B. traveled
C. traveling D. to travel
C
A
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Period 5
Can you name any foreign festivals?
Free Talk
Christmas Day
圣诞节
December 25th
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving 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 Fool’s Day is on the first day of April. On that day people play jokes on each other.
Valentine's Day is on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.
Easter is always a holiday between March 22nd and April 25th.
复活节（Easter），是纪念耶稣基督复活的
节日，西方信基督教的国家都过这个节。在西方
教会传统里，春分之后第一次满月之后的第一个
星期日即为复活节。东方教会则规定，如果满月
恰逢星期日，则复活节再推迟一周。因此，
节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间。复活节是
最古老最有意义的基督教节日之一，庆祝的是
基督的复活，世界各地的基督徒每年
都要举行庆祝。复活节还象征重生和希望. 　
复活节中最具代表性的吉祥物就是彩蛋和兔子
Halloween is on October 31st .
jack-o-lantern ( pumpkins)
南瓜灯（万圣节的标志性象征，传说是一个名叫杰克的人发明的)
How much do you know about Halloween?
What are the common things that you think of for Halloween?
Free Talk
trick or treat
play a trick on you
ask for candies and treats
scary
dress up as ghosts
dress up as fun things like
cartoon characters
Christmas
April Fool’s Day
Halloween
Valentine’s Day
Thanksgiving
Easter
Fourth Thursday in November
2a Try to match each day with the correct date.
February 14th
April 1st
October 31st
December 25th
a Sunday between March 22 and April 25
Where is Halloween popular?

When do people celebrate Halloween?

What does Wu Yu think of this festivals?
It is popular in North America.
1b Listen and answer the questions.
On October 31st,
He thinks it’s a really fun festival.
Many people make their _______ look scary. They may _______ the light and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and _______.
houses
1c Listen again and fill in the blanks.
turn off
windows
2. Little kids and even parents _______ as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like _____ characters.
3. Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for ______ and treats.
4. “Trick or treat” means kids will _____ a trick on you if you don’t ______ them a treat.
dress up
cartoon
candies
play
give
between
lay
garden
relatives
spread
treats
business
1. dress up 打扮；穿上盛装
Language points
Mother helped her to dress up for the party.
妈妈帮助她穿上参加晚会的礼服。
Mr. Green dressed up as a policeman in dark glasses.
格林先生伪装成一名戴墨镜的警察。
put on / wear / be dressed in / dress up
1) put on 表动作，“穿上、戴上”，宾语为衣物;
2) wear 表状态，“穿戴着”;
3) be dressed in 也表状态，强调一种呈现的结果;
4) dress up 有“盛装、乔装、打扮”之意，表动作。dress常与介词搭配。
知识链接
The boy wears a new coat today.
这男孩今天穿着一件新大衣。
It’s cold outside. Put on more clothes.
外面冷，穿多一点衣服。
The girl is dressed in a red coat today.
小女孩今天穿着一件红外衣。
She has dressed up in a red skirt for the party.
为了参加这舞会，她穿了一条红裙子。
【2011山东济宁】Most British high school children ______ uniforms at school.
A. wear B. dress
C. put on D. dress up
【解析】词汇辨析。wear“穿着”；put on “穿上”；dress“给…穿衣”；dress up“装扮，打扮”。由句意“大多数英国中学生在学校穿校服”可知，用wear，故选A。
A
2. Trick or treat
treat n. 款待；招待
She was cooking fish as a treat.
她正在做鱼来款待客人。
This is my treat.
这次由我做东。
It is my turn to treat us today.
今天，该轮到我请客了。
--- I will buy you a new bike if you learn how to swim this summer.
--- Is that a ______? I’m sure I’ll get the bike. (江苏省常州市2013年中考)
　A. chance B. promise
C. trick D. treat
B
Unit 2
I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Period 6
Thanksgiving Day
Halloween
Christmas Day
圣诞节
December 25th
What are the common things that you think of for Christmas Day?
Free Talk
Santa
Claus
Christmas
tree
gifts
reindeer
Christmas
card
A Christmas Carol is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, first published on 19 December 1843. It tells the story of bitter old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from supernatural visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. The novel met with instant success and critical acclaim.
While A Christmas Carol brings to readers images of light, joy, warmth and life, it also brings strong and unforgettable images of darkness, despair, coldness, sadness and death. Scrooge himself is the embodiment (体现) of winter, and, just as winter is followed by spring and the renewal of life, so too is Scrooge’s cold, pinched heart restored to the innocent goodwill he had known in his childhood and youth.
What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
They are gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2b Read and answer the questions.
It was written by Charles Dickens.
3. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?
It is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
Scrooge is unfriendly to others.
Jacob Marley used to worked together with Scrooge.
Jacob Marley and Scrooge are different in character.
Jacob Marley wants to help Scrooge.
T
Read and decide the sentences are true or false.
T
F
T
What does Scrooge see when he’s with …
2c Read and complete the chart.
He sees his childhood.
He sees how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people.
He sees that he is dead, but nobody cares.
the Ghost of Christmas Past?
the Ghost of Christmas Present?
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
2d
Why does Scrooge hate Christmas?

Does Scrooge have a lot of friends? Why or why not?
Because he doesn’t want to share and give love and joy to people around him.
No, he doesn’t. Because he is mean and only thinks about himself. And he doesn’t treat others nicely.
3. Why was Jacob Marley punished after he dies?

4. Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge? How do you know?
Because he used to be like Scrooge.
Yes, he does. Because he warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him.
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives.He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes.
6. What does Scrooge do after seeing the three spirits?
5.How does Scrooge feel when he wakes up on
Christmas Day?
He feels scared.
假设你是刘伟，你的美国朋友Mike 想通过你了解中国的传统节日。请你根据提示，给Mike 写一封e-mail，向他介绍我国传统节日春节的情况。内容提示：
1. 春节是中国最重要的传统节日;
2. 春节期间人们的主要活动(节前、除夕、节日期间)。
Spring Festival, traditional, decorate, on the eve of the festival, get together, , lucky money
set off fireworks
Writing
Dear Mike,
　　How are you? I’m really glad that you are interested in traditional Chinese festivals. There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and so on. I’d like to introduce the Spring Festival to you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It usually lasts for 15 days.
Days before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning sweeps any bad luck. They decorate their houses with
paper cuts. On the eve of the festival, family members get together and have big meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, they set off fireworks to welcome the New Year. During the festival, kids get lucky money from old people. People visit their relatives and friends. They wish each a happy year and good luck. How happy we are!
　　Best wishes!
　　Yours,
　　Liu Wei
Language points
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the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us，谓语是lies，介词短语behind all these things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。
lie behind 背后存在; 是 ... 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。
Two things lie behind Latin America's renaissance.
两个原因导致了拉丁美洲的复兴。
lie vi. 平躺；位于
If you feel unwell, go and lie down.
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。
The village lies at the foot of a hill.
这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。
辨析：lay, lie
lie的过去式与lay的现在式同形, 故极易混淆。lay是及物动词, 意为“把…置于”, 而lie是不及物动词, 意为“躺着, 平放, 位于”。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。
The dictionary is lying on the shelf.
那本词典放在书架上。
知识链接
巧记lie的lay的口诀
躺 lie, lay, lain, lying
lie in bed again;
撒谎 lie, lied, lied, lying
don't be a liar;
产蛋 lay, laid, laid, laying
hen laid an egg;
放置 a boy picked it up, and laid it in the bag.
知识链接
用lay和lie的适当形式填空：
1、Don't ______ the glass on the corner of the table.
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。
3、He's still ______ in bed.
他还躺在床上。
lay
lies
lying
lie ahead 展现在面前
lie by 躺在一边休息, 搁置不用
lie down 躺下, 躺下闲着
lie against 靠在…上
lie in the way 妨害, 阻碍
lie in the sun 晒太阳
2. He is mean and …
mean 在这里是形容词，意思是“自私的；刻薄的；吝啬的”
He is a mean man.
他是个自私的人。
Don't be so mean to your little brother!
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。
She's too mean to make a donation.
她很小气, 不肯捐款。
mean v. 意思是；打算；意味
What does this word mean?
这个单词是什么意思？
I mean that's his own decision to leave.
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。
To raise wage means increasing purchasing power.
涨工资意味着增加购买力。
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3. dead adj. 死的；失去生命力的
He has been dead for many years.
他已死去多年。
Mary threw away the dead flowers.
玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。
The baby was born dead.
婴儿生下时就已死了。
They found him dead.
他们发现他死了。
die v. 死亡
death n. 死；死亡
Nowadays many people die of cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。
My grandfather died at the age of 86.
我爷爷在86岁时去世了。
The sick man is in danger of death.
这位病人有死亡的危险。
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用 die dead 或 death 完成下列句子。
His grandfather ______ last year.
2. The dog has been ______ for a week.
3. The __________ of Michael Jackson
made so many people sad.
died
dead
death
4. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, …
used to do sth. 曾经…；过去常常…
I used to go to the cinema, but I never have time now.
我过去经常去看电影，但现在没有时间了。
Did you use to go swimming in the river when you were young?
你小时候经常在河里游泳吗?
used to do sth. / be used to doing sth. / be used to do sth. 的区别
used to do sth.意为“过去常常”, 其后跟动词原形, 表示过去的习惯、经常发生的动作或状态。
be used to doing sth.表示“习惯于做某事”, 其中to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“被用来做某事”。This computer is used to control all the machines.
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1). This building is a department store now. It ______ a cinema.
　A. is used to be B. used to be
C. is used to doing
2). Children at the beginning of last century ______ a lot and ______ themselves greatly even without television.
　A. used to read, enjoying
B. used to read, enjoyed
C. were used to reading , enjoy
D. were used to read, enjoying
B
B
5. punish v. 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。
She would punish the kids who laughed at me.
她会处罚嘲笑我的孩子。
punish for 因…受罚
punish with 用…来惩罚
The police punished him for dangerous driving.
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。
punishment n. 惩罚
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6. warn v. 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。
I warned them that there might be snakes in the woods.
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。
warn … against 告诫…提防, 警告…不要
He warned me against going there at night.
他警告我晚上不要到那去。
warn about 告诫…提防…
The Weather Bureau warned about hurricanes.
气象局发出了飓风警报。
知识链接
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。
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
山。
warn
about
warned
not to climb
7. present n. 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。
The children were delighted with the presents.
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。
I don’t have any dictionary at present.
目前我一本词典也没有。
present, gift这两个词的共同意思是“礼物”。其区别是：
1. gift常指贵重的礼品,可以是具体的, 也可以是抽象的东西; present则往往指一般的具体的礼物, 价值可高可低。
2. 赠送gift往往被看作慷慨的行为; 而赠送present则往往出于好心、礼貌、尊敬等。
3. gift多指送给团体、机构或个人的礼品,一般没有回赠; present则多指送给亲友的礼品,往往有回赠。
知识链接
【2012江苏扬州】
— Wish you a pleasant journey!
— Thanks! I’ll give you a ______ as soon as I arrive in Paris.
A. ring B. hand
C. ride D. present
A
--- What do you think of your vacation?
--- ______ present our vacations are too
short．
A. At B. On C. From D. For
--- ______ present you’ve bought for me!
--- I’m glad you like it.
　　A. How a B. What a　
C. How　 D. What
A
B
present adj. 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。
He doesn't feel satisfied with his present job.
目前的工作未能让他感到满足。
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8. spread v. 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。
The disease spread over the whole country.
这种疾病在全国传播开了。
(2012· 无锡) 这则消息似乎比我们原先预想的传播得更快。

The news ________________________
than we had expected.
seemed to spread faster / more quickly
spread n. 蔓延；传播
What can we do to prevent the spread of the disease?
我们能做些什么来防止这种疾病的传播呢?
The spread of disease frightened the villagers.
这种疾病的蔓延吓坏了村民们。
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