1、UNIT 3UNIT 3CELEBRATIONSCELEBRATIONSPeriod FiveWriting Workshop课堂新知讲练课堂新知讲练1description n描述，描写Paraphrase:a statement about what someone or something is like(P62)Read the description.Answer the questions.【翻译】阅读描述，回答问题。【用法详解】give a description of 形容；描述beyond description 无法形容；难以描述First I should give yo
2、u a short description of the UN.首先我向你们简单描述一下联合国。The scenery of the West Lake is beautiful beyond description.西湖风景美得难以形容。describe vt.描述，形容；描绘describeas 把描述成；把说成I wouldnt describe her as a nice person.我不会说她是好人。【针对练习】完成句子(1)The engineer gave a_of what he had seen.这位工程师描述了他所见到的一切。(2)The scenery there is
3、 beautiful _ _.那里的风光美得无以言表。【答案】(1)description(2)beyond description2select vt.挑选，选拔Paraphrase:to choose someone or something from a group(P62)For weeks I had been working on this,listening to Grandpas stories,selecting his favourite music and collecting photos from the family album.【翻译】几个星期来，我一直在做这个工
4、作，听爷爷的故事，选择他最喜欢的音乐，从家庭相册中收集照片。【用法详解】select 是指从大范围内有同类东西中仔细辨别后选择，更加注重客观的合理性和自然性selectfrom 从中选择selectfor 为挑选selectas 选当We have over 30 beautiful designs to select from.我们有30多种美丽的图案可供选择。Why didnt you select a better subject for your composition?你为什么不为你的作文选一个更好的题目呢？We select him as our football coach.我们
5、选他作为我们的足球教练。selection n.选择，挑选；选集；精选品Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼斯)World Records.以下是一些吉尼斯世界纪录的精选。【归纳拓展】choose vt.普通用语，指用自己的判断能力选择。In choosing friends,we should take great care.在选择朋友时，我们应该非常小心。pick out 指按个人喜好或希望进行挑选，是仔细挑剔和苛刻地选择，多用于有形的东西。You can pick out your new bicycle.你可以为自己挑选一辆新的自行车。
6、【针对练习】选用pick out，select或choose并以其适当形式填空(1)She was _ from thousands for the job.(2)She _ the red sweater rather than the pink one.(3)Our shops _ only the very best quality products.【答案】(1)picked out(2)chose(3)select3calm down 冷静下来(P62)Grandpa couldnt believe his eyes and it took quite a long time for
7、 them to calm down.【翻译】爷爷不敢相信自己的眼睛。花了很长时间才让他们冷静下来。【用法详解】calm v(使)平静；(使)镇静n风平浪静Have some tea;itll calm your nerves.喝点茶吧，这会使你紧张的神经松弛下来。stay/keep calm保持镇静I know that it is difficult to stay calm，but there is nothing to worry about.我知道保持镇定很难，但是没什么好担心的。calmly adv.冷静地；平静地；安静地The man calmly walked away and
8、 escaped in a waiting car.那个人镇定地走开，钻进一辆等待的汽车溜走了。【针对练习】完成句子(1)She managed to _ him_ and seek help from a neighbour.她设法使他平静下来，然后向一位邻居求助。(2)_ _.Do not panic.保持冷静，不要惊慌失措。(3)He felt a sudden sense of _ and contentment.他突然感受到了内心的平静和满足。【答案】(1)calm，down(2)Keep/Stay calm(3)calm/calmness4tear n眼泪，泪水(P62)There
9、 was a lot of laughter in the room,and quite a few tears in their eyes.【翻译】房间里一片欢声笑语，他们的眼里噙满了泪水。【用法详解】She burst into tears the moment she got the sad news.听到这个悲伤的消息时，她突然大哭起来。Tear up the photograph and go to sleep.撕碎照片，然后去睡觉。He was so angry that he tore his books into pieces.他是如此生气以至于他把他的书都撕得粉碎。【针对练习
10、】完成句子(1)Mind the child.He might_ _the cover of the book.当心那孩子，他会把书的封面撕掉的。(2)This old building is too old and dangerous,so the government decides to _ _ _.因为这栋楼太旧太危险，所以政府决定拆除它。(3)When she heard the news,the poor little girl_ _ _.当这个可怜的小女孩听到这个消息时，她突然哭了起来。【答案】(1)tear off(2)tear it down(3)burst into tea
11、rs写作高效提升写作高效提升1put up 张贴2fall on(节日)落在 3look forward to 期望，期待，盼望 4attend a ceremony 出席一个仪式 5set off 出发；动身；使爆炸，燃放烟花 6date back to/date from追溯 7dress up as 打扮成 8sweep away扫除；清除 9originate from起源于10pay a New Year call 拜年 11play a joke/trick on sb.开某人的玩笑 12show respect for sb.对某人表示尊敬 13on the eve of 在的前
12、夕 14in memory/honor of 为纪念【引人入胜的开头句】(1)It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.人们认为，当“福”字倒过来时，幸福到了。(2)To clean houses on the eve of New Year is a very old custom,even dating back to thousands of years ago.春节前夕打扫房屋这个非常古老的习俗甚至可以追溯到几千年前。【精彩纷呈的篇中句】(3)With the beautiful moon up i
13、n the sky,we sit together and eat mooncakes and fruit,sharing our stories.美丽的月亮高挂在天空，我们坐在一起吃着月饼和水果，分享着我们的故事。(4)On the Eve of Spring Festival,firstly,family members get together and have big meals.Secondly,they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.在除夕，家庭成员首先聚在一起吃大餐，然后他们观看电视上的春节联欢晚会。【回味无穷的结尾句】(5)You w
14、ill have a chance to learn how to make dumplings,which is a typical Chinese custom.你们将有机会学习如何包饺子，这是中国典型的习俗。(6)I believe you are sure to have great fun.我相信你们一定会玩得开心。假定你是李华，你校拟组织美国交换生Chris等到泉州府文庙去参观，请你写封邮件告知他活动安排。内容包括：1集合时间和地点；2内容：参观府文庙、闽南古建筑，观看木偶戏；3预先准备：简要了解孔子文化。注意：1可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；2词数：100左右。参考词汇：1夫子庙
15、the Confucius Temple2木偶戏puppet show【写作指导】体裁应用文时态一般将来时主题文化活动人称第一、第二人称写作要点第一段：写邮件目的第二段：活动时间、地点、内容第三段：表达期待之情假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom得知你校上月举办了首届校园科技节活动，发邮件向你询问相关情况。请你给他回复邮件。内容包括：1活动的目的；2活动的形式，如“智能校园创客(maker)”大赛，科创成果展等；3你的感受。注意：1词数 100 左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。There were a variety of activities during the festival，in
16、cluding“Makers on Campus”，where participants could show their designs and products，and an exhibition of the students original inventions，designs and literary works.With the enthusiastic participation and support of all the students，the activity turned out a great success.I was astonished at schoolmates creativity and teamwork spirits.I do hope more activities will be held in my school to provide us with chances to practice our critical thinking and problem solving abilities.Yours，Li Hua
