Module 8 Public holidays

Unit 3

Language in use

Language practice

While

we're staying with them, we're going to spend a few days

in Qingdao ．

当我们和他们在一起时，要去青岛玩几天。Let's enjoy ourselves until we go back to school ．

让我们好好玩一玩，直到我们返回学校。 And it's the last day before the new school year begins ．

它在新学年开始前的最后一天。

When September comes, it starts to get cooler ．

当九月到来时，天气开始变冷。As soon as it's 12co'clock everyone shouts very loudly ．

一到 12 点，大家都高声喊叫。

1. We went Skating in the afternoon before ／ when the party started ．2. Until ／ After dinner, we joined a group of friends and we all went to the square ．3. While ／ When they were watching TV, we listened to music and sang traditional songs ．4. As soon as ／ After it was 12 o'clock, we all shouted “Happy New Year” very loudly ．5. We stayed in the square after ／ until one o'clock.6. While ／ When the party was over, we walked back to our hotel ．

Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

Complete the conversation. Choose the correct phrases.

a) after the food has all gone

b) as soon as you’re ready

c) when we get back

d) while we’re waiting for the New Year

e) before there are too many people

f) before we go

Complete the conversation. Choose the correct phrases.

Betty: When are you going to the party?Daming: We’re waiting for you. We can go

______________________.Betty: OK, let’s go. It’s better to be early and get

there__________________________________.Daming: Yes, we don’t want to get

there_________________________.Betty: Oh, Daming! You always think about eating.Daming:Well, it’s something to do _____________________________________.Betty: Don’t you want to make your New Year’s resolutions

____________________?Daming: No, it’s OK. I’ll make them __________________.

as soon as you’re ready

before there are too many people

after the food has all gone

while we’re waiting for the New Year

before we gowhen we get back

Ask and answer the questions.

1. Do you do your homework before you have dinner?

2. Do you listen to music while you do your homework?

3. What do you do after school?

4. Do you get out of bed as soon as you wake up?

5. What do you say when someone gives you a present?

6. What will you do until the end of the term?

Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box:

bright lights, celebration, count down, dark, exciting, fireworks, get together, party, resolutions, special,

traditional

New Year is a very busy time. We have lots of things to do. We

hold a big ________, with lots food and drink. We like to

___________ with our friends, because it’s a ________ time.

The New Year is a wonderful__________ of friendship. We hole

hands and sing ____________songs. We make ___________ for

the Hew Year, and promise to try harder to help family and

friends.

party

get together special

celebration

traditional resolutions

Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box:

bright lights, celebration, count down, dark, exciting, fireworks get together, party, resolutions, special,

traditional

Although it gets ________ early because it’s winter, there

are ____________ in the sky when the __________start.

We ____________“Ten, nine, eight….” and then shouted

“Happy New Year” to everyone as soon as it’s midnight.

This is the most ____________ moment.

dark

bright lights fireworks

count down

exciting

Listen and match the speakers with their holiday plans.

Mike Tony Betty Jane

Go somewhere new

Go to a favourite place

Stay at home

Visit family and friends

Listen and check ( ) the true sentences.√

1. Linda celebrated New Year 2000 at home ．

2. January 1st ， 2000 was a cold and snowy day ．

3. Mother's day is on May 3rd ．

4. Susan’s mother likes flowers better than soap or chocolate ．

5. Thanksgiving Day is not on the same day every year ．

1. how long ／ Stay there? two weeks

2. who ／ go with? Family

3. what ／ do? swim ／ eat favourite food ／ have a good time

Work in pairs. Ask and answer about holiday plans

eg. where ／ spend the ho1idays?

I ／ spend the ho1idays ／ in Sanya

—Where are you going to spend the holidays?

—I’m going to spend the holidays in Sanya.

Complete the passage with the correct form of the Complete the passage with the correct form of the phrases in the boxphrases in the box

count down, depend on, enjoy oneself, get together, spend some time, the end of, the start of

We’ve started to ______________ the days until

____________ term. Next week is __________ the summer

holidays. Then we’ll have six weeks off school. We haven’t

made any plans yet, but we’re going to _______________

doing all our favourite things. We’ll ___________ with our

friends every day, and have lots of fun. We want to

________________ at the beach but we don’t know when

we’ll do that. It __________ the weather. We’ll go when it’s

sunny.

count downthe end of the start of

spend some time

get together

enjoy ourselves

depends on

Public Holidays

How do the Scotland people do on 25th January? What for?

Read and answer

What day is 17th March?How do people celebrate it?

Module taskWriting about a Chinese festival

Do people celebrate this festival in other countries or only in China?Does everyone celebrate the festival at the same time?Is the festival on the same day every year?How do people celebrate the festival?Do they eat special food?Do they wear special clothes?Do they stay at home, or do they go somewhere to celebrate?

Write about the festival.Write about the festival.

Join your answers of the questions with

as soon as, while, when, until

Grammar 状语从句

一、什么是状语从句？用一个句子（从句）来作另一个句子（主句）的状语，用作状语的句子就叫作状语从句。作什么样的状语就叫什么类型的状语从句。例如：条件状语从句就是用一个句子来作条件状语。

二、状语从句的分类（ 1 ）时间状语从句 : 引导时间状语从句的词 有 when,

before, after, until, as soon as, while 等。

（ 2 ）条件状语从句 : 我们主要看一下由 if 引导的条件状语从句。 if 意为“如果” 引导条件状语从句时，表示假如有从句的动作发生就（不）会有主句的动作发生。

（ 3 ）地点状语从句 : 常用 where （哪里）和 wherever （无论哪里）

(4 ）原因状语从句 : 常用的引导连词有 because ， as 和

since ，三者的区别是：在回答问题的时候，使用 because ；对于显而易见的原因，常用 as 或 since ； as 和 since 的从句常放在主句之前，而 because 的从句常放在主句之后。

（ 5 ）目的状语从句 : 常用的引导连词有 so that ， that 和

in order that 译为：以便，为了，目的是。

另外，还有让步、比较、方式等状语从句。

三、主句与从句时态一致的问题 在时间状语从句和条件状语从句中，主句和从句之间的时态一致问题一般分下列两种情况：1. 若主句是祈使句，或主句中有情态动词，或主句中谓语动词是一般将来时，那么从句用一般现在时表示一般将来时。 例如： Be careful when you cross the road. 过马路时要小心。 Put up your hand if you have any questions to ask. 如果你们有问题要问的话，请举手。

2. 若主从句谓语动词都是陈述过去，那么主从句都可以用一般过去时。例如：

She could sing when she was four years old.

她四岁的时候就会唱歌。