1、Unit 3 Festivals and customs26 February, Rio Carnival, BrazilThe summer heat hit me as soon as I got off the flight. No wonder people from Rio take a week off for this happy occasion. I could feel it alreadythe Carnival was in the air!Para.6in the air 意为“在空中；悬而未决；在流传中；可感觉到”。例：He celebrated by throwi
2、ng his hat high in the air. Our travel plans are still up in the air. The scent of victory was in the air. on the air表示“在广播中”。2. The show is on the air at seven oclock. 1. Whats on the air this evening? To experience the spirit of the Carnival for myself, I went to a street party. Luckily, I arrived
3、 just in timethe show was about to begin as I took my place in the merry crowd. I could see a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes standing in the street. Some of them carried flags, which blew in the wind. The crowd waited with excitement.Para.7take ones place 意为“就座，就位”
4、，相当于take ones seat；意为“替代（某人）”，相当于take the place of sb.。例：Please take your place; we are ready to begin our class. She couldnt attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.in ones place=in place of sb.，也表示“取代；替代”。2. You can use milk in place of cream in this recipe. 1. We sent our best driver i
5、n his place. To experience the spirit of the Carnival for myself, I went to a street party. Luckily, I arrived just in timethe show was about to begin as I took my place in the merry crowd. I could see a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes standing in the street. Some o
6、f them carried flags, which blew in the wind. The crowd waited with excitement.Para.7定语从句定语从句with excitement 意为“兴奋地”，相当于excitedly。例：The fans screamed with excitement when they saw him. When the baby pandas see the keepers, they run over with excitement.To ones excitement表示“令人兴奋的是”。2. To his great ex
7、citement, the day he looked forward to came at last!1. Much to our excitement, Tom won the first prize. 语法填空语法填空1. Theres a feeling of spring the air today. 2. That radio station is the air 24 hours a day.3. The dinner is ready. Please find your name card and take place. 4. To my (excite), I found t
8、he ring when cleaning my bedroom.5. I saw the cook (smoke) in the kitchen at that time.in 考点追击考点追击onyourexcitementsmokingThen there was an explosion of bright colours and lively music, and the group jumped into action. The band started playing an energetic samba beat, the dancers twisted and turned,
9、 and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing. The whole group started marching down the street. The Carnival current carried us through the ever-growing sea of people, dancing all the way. Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we p
10、assed wave after wave of street stands. I was so caught up in the party fever that I hardly noticed five hours fly by!Para.8例：They both jump into action, getting their clothes out of their closets. They can jump into action to assist with a flat tire. 意为“立即行动”。jump into actionThen there was an explo
11、sion of bright colours and lively music, and the group jumped into action. The band started playing an energetic samba beat, the dancers twisted and turned, and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing. The whole group started marching down the street. The Carnival current carried us through the ever
12、-growing sea of people, dancing all the way. Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we passed wave after wave of street stands. I was so caught up in the party fever that I hardly noticed five hours fly by!Para.8动词动词ing做状语做状语line 做动
13、词，意为“排成一行；顺排列”。be lined with 沿排列；摆放着，排满了例：The commander lined his men along the railway. Please line up one after another. The streets were lined with cars. line还可以做名词，意为“线，线条；行；队伍”。a line of 一排2. The line cuts the circle at two points.1. There is a long line at the ticket office.3. A line of tanks
14、came up the road from the city.Then there was an explosion of bright colours and lively music, and the group jumped into action. The band started playing an energetic samba beat, the dancers twisted and turned, and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing. The whole group started marching down the st
15、reet. The Carnival current carried us through the ever-growing sea of people, dancing all the way. Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we passed wave after wave of street stands. I was so caught up in the party fever that I hardl
16、y noticed five hours fly by!Para.8时间状语从句时间状语从句意为“牵扯进；卷入；对着迷”。例：I dont know how he can be so caught up in this car. It seemed that she was always caught up in the household. be caught up inEven as I lay in bed that evening, the bright colours and lively music were still swimming all around me. What a
17、n amazing first day in Rio!Para.9状语从句状语从句What感叹句类型：感叹句类型：1. what + a/an+形容词 + 可数名词单数 + 主语 + 谓语! 2. what+形容词+不可数名词/可数名词复数+主语+谓语!例：What an interesting story it is ! What beautiful flowers they are! What fine weather it is today! 1. We came to the decision that we must jump into (act) immediately. 2. He (march) into the kitchen without knocking. 3. Both sides of the street are lined all kinds of flowers.4. I (catch) up in a traffic jam and came late this morning. 5. important news it is! action考点追击考点追击marchedwithwas caught What 语法填空语法填空Bye-bye!
