L/O/G/O UNIT SEVEN Holidays and Festivals

Contents 4 Warm-up conversation Text part A & part B Keys to Text A and B Grammar & Related links

Warm-up Tick those words or expressions that are associated with holidays and festivals in China or west countries. 1.Valentine’s Day n. 情人节（二月十四日） 2.Halloween n. 万圣节前夕 3. Thanksgiving Day n. 感恩 4. Easter n. 复活节 5 Christmas Day 6. Dragon-Boat Festival 7. Brother’s Day (Х) 8. April Fool’s Day 9. Independence Day 10. Veterans’ Day n. 美国老兵纪念日 11. Memorial Day n. 阵亡将士纪念日 12. Spring Festival

conversation 1 、 The same to you! 你也一样！ 2 、 be back 返回 3 、 give one’s love to sb ： 替 ····· 向 ···· 问好 4 、 on Christmas Eve 5 、 Merry Christmas! 7 、 Happy New Year!

vocabulary Prevalent a. Prevalence n. European a & n Europe n. 欧洲；欧盟 Origin n original adj. 原始的；独创的；最初的；新颖的 Trick v Claim n Celebration n celebrate v Adjust to vt.& vi. （改变 … 以）适应，调整，校正；调准（望远镜等 ），对准，校正，校准（机械等）；核算（盈亏）； [ 保 ] 评定（赔偿 要求） adjustment n Avoid doing sth vt. 避开，避免，预防； [ 法 ] 使无效，撤销，废止 Disturb v. disturbance n. 打扰；骚乱，变乱； Pretend v. Pretend to do sth Behave v. Behavior n. n. 行为；态度； Punishment n. Punish v. Responsible a. Responsibility n. 责任；职责；责任感，责任心； 负责任

vocabulary Symbolize v. Symbol n. 象征；标志；符号； symbolic adj. 象征的，象征性的 religious a. Religion n. Value v. Valuable adj. 贵重的，宝贵的；有价值 的；可评估的

Detail Study 1).While ： A. 当 … 的时候，引导的时间状语从句的 谓语必须是延续性动词。 e.g. He made a lot of friends while he was studying in University. B. While: 可译为 “ 而 ” 表示主，从句所言的两种情 况相反或相对比。 E.g. we like playing football while they like playing basketball. C. While=although: 意为 “ 虽然 ” 引导让步状语从句 。 E.g. while he is young, he has rich experience in teaching.

Detail Study 2). Adjust(oneself/sth) to (sth): 调整；调节 ；使适用；使便于使用 E.g. The body adjust itself to changes in temperature. 身体能自行调节以适应气温变 化。 You should adjust your expenditure to your income. 你必须量入为出。

3) be in the habit of 有 …. 的习惯 E.g. He is in the habit of smoking. E.g. we are in the habit of getting up early. Habit 的常用短语还有： fall into/get into the habit of 养成 ….. 习惯； out of habit 出于习惯 E.g. As students, we should get into the habit of getting up early. 作为学生 ，我们应养成早起的习惯。 Detail Study

I smoke out of habit, not for pleasure. 我因 习惯抽烟，并非为了乐趣。 4). Be aware of/ that … 知道；明白；察觉 ；意识到 E.g. we are fully aware of the gravity of the situation. 我们十分明白形势的严重性。 Are you aware of the difficulty? 你知道有困 难吗？

5) avoid: 避免；避开。后接名词或动名词 E.g. I avoided her by leaving from the back door. 我从后门离开好避开她。 You can hardly avoid meeting her if you both work in the same office. 如果你们两人 在同一个办公室做事，你几乎免不了要遇 见她。 6 ） have sb do sth 请某人做某事 Detail Study

Detail Study Have sth done 使某事被做 E.g. I have her wash my clothes. I have my clothes washed. 7) set aside 留出；拔出；保留 E.g. He sets aside 50 dollars every month to buy a new bicycle. 他每月存 50 美元用来 买一辆新自行车。

COMPREHENDING A 1----C 2----D 3----B 4----A 5----C

COMPREHENDING B 1 、 on the second Sunday in May; on the third Sunday in June 2 、 Wearing carnation 3 、 a living mother; the mother is dead. 4 、 Father’s Day 5 、 the value of gift

WRITING A 1 、 awareness 2 、 valuable 3 、 responsibility 4 、 attendance 5 、 6 、 uncharged 7 、 distinguishes 8 、 should teach 9 、 beauty 10 、 bothering

WRITING B 1---reluctant 2---theory 3---pretended 4---particular 5---honor 6---adjusted 7---avoid 8---attending 9---prevalent 10--citizen

WRITING C 略

TRANSLATING A 1 、他自称有才华。 2 、我们网上冲浪的时候，应该避免一些不 相关的信息使我们分心。 3 、冬天感冒流行. 4 、在火灾中，他行为勇敢. 5 、对不起，打扰你了。

TRANSLATING B 1 、 Try to set aside time to visit parents. 2 、 She is in the habit of having a rest after lunch 3 、 It takes a few minutes for eyes to adjust to the darkness. 4 、 Is she aware of my coming? 5 、 You should avoid being late for class.

GRAMMER 略

EXERCISES A 1.I like to chat with Jack, who is a clever fellow. 2. The manager has been abroad recently, who hopes to see you soon. 3. These new neighbors have come here from Beijing, whom I met yesterday. 4. The visitors was attracted by the beautiful place, whose name was Samuel Box.

EXERCISES A 5. My brother is a doctor, we just now passed whose house. 6. He took off his watch, which he handed to the traveler. 7. The next day he went to the station, where he bought a ticket for Shanghai. 8. My new car is not running well, which I bought for several thousand pounds. 9…which is therefore often called an 10…where huge quantities of all kinds of….

EXERCISES B 1. Her daughter is a nurse, who came back from Beijing and visited her yesterday. 2.I called your brother, who said that you didn’t get home. 3. I don’t like that room, which is too dark. 4. He got into a foreign trading company after graduation from commercial college, where he worked as a secretary. 5. She likes to speak English, which she does do well in.

Related Links Sample Alice Wishing you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Jennifer

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