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7DaysandmonthsLesson4Happyholidays!1Warmingup1

Whatdoyouwanttodoforthecomingholiday?makesnowmengoskiinggoskatinghavesnowballfightsgoswimminggotothebeachplayvolleyballwatchthetidecomeDearWangMei,It’sDecember23andChristmasiscoming!Iamsoexcited.Christmasissuchfun,butit’sverycoldnow.TheweatherinEdmontoniscoldandsnowyfromNovembertoApril.Wehavelongwinters.2

Readtheemailandwritetrue(T)orfalse(F).To:wangmei@163.comFrom:jenny@compmail.caDate:23/129:08p.m.Subject:Happyholidays!Idon’tlikecoldweatherverymuch.Ilikesummer,becauseIliketogoswimming.Ialsoliketogotothebeach.MycousinElsaisfromSydney.Sometimesmyfamilyvisitshersduring

theChristmasseason.Youprobably

knowthatDecember,January,andFebruaryaresummermonthsinAustralia.Wecanplayvolleyball

onthebeachthere.Wedrawpicturesinthesandandwatchthetide

comeandtake

thepicturesaway.It’ssomuchfun.Ihope

toseeElsanextyear.How’stheweatherinyourcity?Doyouhaveanyplansforyourholidays?MerryChristmasandHappyNewYear!Yours,Jenny2

Readtheemailandwritetrue(T)orfalse(F).AWinterinEdmontonislongandcold. ()BJennylikeswinterbecauseshelovesChristmas.()CSummerlaststhreemonthsinElsa’shomecity. ()2

Readtheemailandwritetrue(T)orfalse(F).TFT2LanguagePointsChristmasissuchfun,butit’sverycoldnow.圣誕節是如此有趣，但是現在很冷。It’ssomuchfun.這太有趣了。such

det.&pron.如此（的）；（指上文）這樣（的）such限定詞，修飾名詞sucha/an+形容詞+可數名詞單數suchaninterestingmovie如此有趣的一部電影such+形容詞+可數名詞復數/不可數名詞suchgreatinventions如此偉大的發明suchfreshair如此新鮮的空氣so副詞，修飾形容詞或副詞so+形容詞+a/an+可數名詞單數sokindaperson如此善良的一個人so+many/few+可數名詞復數somanyanimals如此多的動物so+much/little+不可數名詞somuchwater如此多的水so+形容詞+a/an+可數名詞單數sokindaperson如此善良的一個人辨析such與so“sucha/an+形容詞+可數名詞單數”可與“so+形容+a/an+可數名詞單數”進行同義轉換。

Itissuchanicegift.=Itissoniceagift.它是一個如此漂亮的禮物。注意如果名詞被表示“多少”意義的many,much,little等詞修飾時，只能用so，不能用much。如：Therearesomanypeopleinthepark.公園里有很多人。SometimesmyfamilyvisitshersduringtheChristmasseason.有時我的家人會在圣誕節期間去看望她的家人。

duringprep.

在······的期間2辨析during與induring強調時間的延續，常表示狀態或習慣性動作持續的時間；用于stay、meal、visit等表示或暗含動作或行為會持續一定時間的名詞之前。in常表示某事發生的具體時間。Thephonerangduringthemeal.吃飯時電話響了。WewenttoBeijinginJuly.七月份我們去了北京。IhopetoseeElsanextyear.我希望明年能見到艾莎。hopev.&n.希望，期望

(1)動詞：希望,期望

hopetodosth.希望做某事 hopeforsth.希望/期待······

Ihopeso我希望如此 Ihopenot但愿不會Ihopetoseeyousoon.我希望很快能見到你。Ihopeforgoodweather.我盼望著好天氣。

—Theweathermansaysitwillraintomorrow.氣象播報員說明天會下雨。

—Ihopeso./Ihopenot.我希望如此。/但愿不會。

(2)[名詞]希望,期望Nevergiveuphopenomatterwhathappens.

無論發生什么，都不要放棄希望。3Doyouhaveanyplansforyourholidays?你假期有什么計劃嗎？（1）plan作可數名詞，意為“計劃”，常與動詞make連用，makeaplan(for...)表示“制訂（……的）計劃”。（2）plan還可以作動詞，意為“計劃；打算；安排”，其后跟名詞或代詞，即plansth.，表示“計劃某事”；也可跟動詞不定式，即plantodosth.，表示“計劃做某事”。Theymakeaplanforthenextyear.他們為明年制訂計劃。Youneedtoplanyourstudies.你需要安排你的學習。Iplantobuyabike.我計劃買輛自行車。43

Readtheemailagainandchoosethecorrectanswers.Youcantickmorethanone.AHow’stheweatherinEdmonton?

Sunny.

Cold.

Rainy.

Snowy.BWhydoesJennylikesummer?

Becauseshelikestogoswimming.Becauseshelikestostayathome.Becauseshelikestoeaticecream.Becauseshelikestogotothebeach.CWhatdoesJenny’sfamilydoinSydney?

Theyplayvolleyballonthebeach.

Theygotothetheatre.

Theydrawpicturesinthesand.

Theywatchthetidecomeandtakethepicturesaway.√√√√√√√4

Whatdoyouliketododuringtheholidays?Completethetableanddiscusswithyourpartner.IliketogotoAustraliawithmyfamilyduringChristmastime.Iliketoplayvolleyballonthebeach.5

ImagineyouareWangMei.WriteanemailbacktoJenny.Thefollowingquestionsmayhelpyou:AHow’stheweatherinyourcity/hometown?BWhatseasondoyoulike?Why?CWhatdoyouwanttododuringtheholidays?Example:To:JennyFrom:WangMeiDate:23/1210:30p.m.Subject:HappyHolidays!DearJenny,Iamverygladtoreceiveyouremail.Fromyouremail,IknowmoreaboutAustralia.InChina,itiswinteranditissnowingoutsidenow.Thereisawhiteworldoficeandsnow!Myfavouriteseasoniswinter.InChinaitlastsfromDecembertoFebruary.Iliketogoskatingandmakesnowmeninwinter.Thewinterholidayiscoming.Ihopetovisitmygrandparents.Theyliveinthecountryside,Theymissmealot!Somuchforthisletter.MerryChristmasandHappyNewYear!YoursWangMei3Summary重點詞匯Christmas/?kr?sm?s/n.

圣誕節such/s?t?/adj.如此的snowy/?sn???/adj.多雪的hers/h??z/pron.

她的；屬于她的during/?dju:?r??/

prep.在……的期間probably/?pr?b?bl?/adv.

或許；大概volleyball/?v?l?b?:l/n.

排球sand/s?nd/n.沙灘；沙子tide/ta?d/n.

潮汐；潮hope/h??p/v.希望，期望重點詞匯plan/pl?n/v.

計劃merry/?m?r?/adj.

愉快的yours

/j?:z/pron.

你的；你們的besoexcited感到如此興奮suchfun如此有趣from...to...從……到……goswimming