Section BPeriod5

internationalcompetitor

n. 国际的n. 参赛者；竞争者

Words Review

Have you ever read the The Kite Runner? It talks about friendship between two boys and they both like to fly kites.We’ll move into the world of kites!

To talk about kites

To talk about vacation

To review the sentence pattern

be made of

1. Jim has finished the work. ( 改为被动语态 )

____________________________.

2. Most of the farm work is done by machine in the USA. ( 改为一般疑问句 )

3.French and English are spoken in Canada.

( 对划线部分提问 ) 。

______ _______ ______ ______ in Canada?

The work has been finished

句式转换

Is most of the farm work done by machine in the USA?

What language is spoken

1. Usually computers _______ (use) to get information on the Internet.

2. This watch ________ (make) in China.

3. Trees __________ (plant) in spring.

4. The brown desk _______ (make) of wood.

are used

is made

are planted

用所给动词的正确形式填空。

is made

Weifang, “the World's Capital of Kites”

Have you ever heard of Weifang? What is it known for?

What are kites made of?

thread( 线 ) cloth

woodpaper

Kite flying is a traditional sports game widely popular among the Chinese people.

Kites are made of all different types of

material and some special paper. It depends

on what kind of kite you want and how high

you want it to fly.

1a

Listen and circle the correct answers.

1. Laura is trying to find out more about:

A: what Zheng Yun did on his vacation.

B: What Zheng Yun thinks about

Weifang.

2. Zheng Yun tells Laura about:

A: a kite festival

B: how to make a kite.

1b

Listen again and write L for Laura or Z for Zheng Yun.

1. Went on a vacation to Weifang

2. Wants to know more about the kite festival

3. Saw many different kinds of kites at the festival

4. Didn’t know that kite flying could be so exciting

5. Wants to learn to fly a kite.

1c

L

Z

Z

L

L

Listen again. Fill in your blanks with what you hear.

1.Weifang is a city in Shandong. It is famous for ______.

2. The international kite festival is held in ________ every year.

3. The competitors at the festival are from ________________.

4. There are competitions for the best kites, the _______ kites or the _______ kites.

5. Some of the kites Zheng Yun saw were made of _______________. Some were painted with colorful __________.

1d

kites

Weifang

all over the world

silk paper

different thingsdrawings

1. Role play the conversation

in groups;2. Role play the conversation

in front of the class

Let’s see Let’s see which group which group

does the best.does the best.

1e

汉译英1. 有的风筝上画着五颜六色的画。

2. 他们由不同的东西做成，比如，丝绸和纸。

3. 潍坊是山东的一座城市，它以风筝闻名。

Some kites were painted with colorful drawing.

They were made of different things like silk or paper.

Weifang is a city in Shandong. It is famous for kites.

1. Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.

2. Preview the article Beauty in Common Things.