1、Unit 7,Celebrating Holidays and Making Friends,Session 3,Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Section IV Trying Your Hand,Passage II When I Was in America,When the following holidays are mentioned, which countries will come to your mind?,Adults Day Carnival Maple Sugar Festival,Japan,Brazil,Canada,Wa
2、rm-up questions,Thanksgiving Day Spring Festival,U.S.A.,China,Warm-up questions,2. What are the traditional customs by which Chinese people celebrate Spring Festival?,Warm-up questions,When I Was in America,Reading of the passage,Reading comprehension,Para. 1: How did the author spend Christmas whil
3、e studying in the United States?,Answer the following questions according to paragraphs.,Para. 2: What kind of trouble did the author have during the Christmas of 1989?,Reading comprehension,Para. 3: What did Maria do when she found out the authors trouble?,Reading comprehension,Para. 4: What were t
4、he attitudes of Marias family members to the author?,Reading comprehension,Welcome,Reading comprehension,Para. 5: How did the author spend Christmas Eve with Marias family?,Para. 6: What does the authorthink of the tie-clasp?,Reading comprehension,Reading comprehension,Explain the situation of the a
5、uthor according to the given words and expressions in the first two paragraphs.,mixed emotions, be away from, rather than, lock sb. in loneliness, culture, memorable, look forward to, be short of, on schedule,A _ secretary in the department Maria invited me to _ Christmas Eve with her family. Her fa
6、mily members _ me warmly. Marias father could only speak Spanish,temporary,spend,welcomed,Retell Paras. 36 in the first person with the hints given.,Reading comprehension,so Marias sister acted as an _. His _ behavior made me feel right at home. All of them _ me with sincere hospitality. They gave m
7、e a tie-clasp as a Christmas _. I regard it as an _ memento of friendship.,relaxed,received,gift,unforgettable,Reading comprehension,interpreter,Reading comprehension,Complete the following letter to Maria in the name of the author to express his gratitude.,Dear Maria,Im writing this letter to _ (对自
8、己受到的款待表示谢意) shown to me during my visit to your home. _ (评价圣诞晚宴丰盛). _ _ (表示对方的家人使自己有宾至如归的感觉). _ _ (表明自己对礼物的珍惜).,thank you for your hospitality,The Christmas dinner was very elaborate,And your family made,me feel right at home,I will regard the,tie-clasp as the best gift Ive received,Im hoping _ _(期望
9、对方在不久的将来到自己的国家来) and my home when I will be able to pay back some of the hospitality I received during my memorable stay with your family. _ (表示对她的亲切问候).Yours truly,With kind /best regards,someday in the near future,you could visit my country,Useful words and expressions,After the death of her husba
10、nd, she has locked herself in her loneliness for quite a long time.,a. lock sb. in loneliness: put sb. in the state of being lonely,e.g.,b. remind sb. of sth.: cause sb. to remember sth.; make sb. think of sth.,This reminds me of what we did together during our holidays.,Useful words and expressions
11、,e.g.,Since were short of money, we have to rent a cheaper room.,c. be short of: having an inadequate supply of,Useful words and expressions,e.g.,d. on schedule: on time,Although it had snowed for several hours, the train arrived on schedule.,Useful words and expressions,e.g.,e. feel right at home:
12、feel as if in onesown house; feel at ones ease,The boy did not feel right at home in such a splendid house.,Useful words and expressions,e.g.,f. hospitality: friendly and generous reception of guests,Useful words and expressions,e.g.,He is regarded as one of the best leaders of the company.,g. regar
13、d sb./ sth. as: consider sb./sth. as,Useful words and expressions,e.g.,Section IV Trying Your Hand,Notices are often used to give information about social activities. They are brief and to the point. The following aspects should be made clear when writing a notice: the informed person or audience; t
14、he subject matter; the time; the place and the things that need to be noticed, etc.,Sample Analysis,Applied Writing: Notice,1. All professors are required to meet in the conference room on Saturday, August 18, at 2 p.m. to discuss questions of international academic exchange.,Write a notice on one o
15、f the following subjects:,Applied Writing: Notice,2. All the goods on display are to be sold at twenty percent discount till April 30th.3. We are going to visit the Science Museum tomorrow.,Applied Writing: Notice,4. We will meet at the school gate at eight in the morning and we will go there on foo
16、t.,Applied Writing: Notice,5. All the league members are requested to meet in Classroom 403 on Monday at 5:00 to discuss the arrangements for the college sports meeting.,Applied Writing: Notice,Key to Ex. 2:,Exercises,Applied Writing: Notice,大型书展 先到百名者有奖机会难得！ 著名作者现场签名机会难得！ 世界各国畅销书云集机会难得！地点：天津街新华书店 时
17、间：8月28日9月3日 早8点晚8点30分,Exercises,Key to Ex. 2:,Applied Writing: Notice,Grammar Review,The comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb that implies a greater degree than the positive base form of the word. A few comparatives are irregular, such as good, better, best; bad, worse, worst.,Sample An
18、alysis,Sentence Writing: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs,Grammar Review,Most adjectives form their comparatives with -er (sometimes doubling the final consonant, sometimes turning a final y into i). The superlative of these adjectives is formed with -est. But a large class doesnt take -er or -e
19、st; its formed with more and most.,Sentence Writing: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs,Exercises,Key to Ex. 6:,The journey is smoother than I have expected.,2. I type faster than he does.,Sentence Writing: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs,Exercises,3. The football team doesnt perform as well
20、as they did yesterday.,4. The girl dresses in the most fashionable way in her class.,Sentence Writing: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs,Key to Ex. 6:,Exercises,5. Mary looks much younger than she really is.,6. Sichuan dishes are much hotter than Shanghai dishes.,Key to Ex. 6:,Sentence Writing: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs,Assignments,Write a notice for a class meeting. Do the grammar exercises in the Workbook. 3. Recite the first paragraph of Passage II. 4. Read and learn by heart the new words in Unit 8. 5. Prepare the speaking activities in Section I of Unit 8.,
