Section I Listening and Conversation

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Unit 9 Celebrating Holidays and Making Friends
Section I Listening and Conversation Section
II Reading Comprehension Section III Writing
and Translating
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Section I Listening and
Conversation
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Section I Listening and Conversation

• Part I Leading in
• Part II Putting in use
• Part III Further Practice for better use
• Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

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Part I Leading in

• 1. Pre-class Work
• 2. Revision
• 3. Warming up for the new class

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1. Pre-class Work

• Collect some posters, notices and announcements
  of some social activities.
• Find out the expressions for talking about
  holidays and making friends as many as possible.

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3. Warming up for the new class

• 1) Present your collections
• 2) Teachers comment and put the collections into
  a data bank for students reference
• 3) New materials presentation.

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Sample1
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Sample 2
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Sample 3
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Part II Putting in use

• 1. Situations
• 2. Acting and Commenting

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• Talk about a lecture on interpersonal
  relationship.
• Inquire about the donation for a seriously ill
  student.
• Talk about the time and location of a fashion
  show.
• Ask the clerk the ticket fair for a classical
  music concert.

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Part III Further Practice

• 1. Furthering and Practicing
• 2. Listening and completing
• 3. Responding

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1. Furthering and Practicing

• Practice the dialogues on Page 142-143
  of the Textbook in groups, and try to further them

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2. Listening and completing

• Listen to a dialogue and complete it by filling
  in the blanks on Page 145 of the Textbook
  (Exercise 3). Also work in groups.

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3. Responding

• Practice Exercise 2 on Page 144 of the textbook
  orally .
• Give the English equivalent of the Chinese.
• The whole class work together

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The Dialogue

• You ??,?????????????
• Martin How wonderful Id like to confirm the
  details, in case I miss anything.
• You ???????,????????????
• Martin I see. Will the lecture be given in
  Chinese or in English?
• You Its for foreign friends. ?????????????
• Martin I am grateful for such an arrangement.
• You ?????????????????
• Martin And Im sure Ill become even keener on
  Chinese folk songs, too.

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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

• 1. Match after you listen
• 2. Judge after you listen
• 3. Make after you learn
• 4. Self-assessment and Teachers Guidance
• 5. Assignment

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1. Match after you listen

• With the given diagram, listen to a dialogue,
  match the information in Column A with the
  choices in Column B.

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2. Judge after you listen

• Listen to a dialogue, make a choice
  from A, B, C or D to each of the questions given
  on the blackboard.

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3. Make after you learn

• Make a short dialogue of your own

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4. Self-assessment and Teachers Guidance

• Check the answers to 1 and 2
• Give brief explanations
• Score your own paper
• Hand in your papers.

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5. Assignment

• Workbook P 121-5.6
• Read fluently the passage on page 148 of your
  Textbook and try to understand it as possible as
  you can by using a dictionary.
• Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism from 57 to
  63 and Passage 9

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Section II Reading Comprehension
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Section II Reading Comprehension

• Part I Leading in
• Part II Comprehension and Practicing
• Part III Further Practice
• Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

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Part I Leading in

• 1. Revision
• 2. Warming up for the new class

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1. Revision

• Recite the seven practical sentences for tourism.
• Answer teachers questions according to Passage
  for tourism.

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2. Warming up for the new class
Work in groups of four or five to talk about one
of the social activities.
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Part II Comprehension and Practicing

• 1. Checking and Explaining
• 2. Retelling

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1. Checking and Explaining

• True or false questions according to the passage
  on page 148 of the Textbook.
• Answer questions in detail according to the
  passage.

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Language Points

• bless v. ??,???,??
• e.g. May God bless you.
• survive v. continue to live or exist, remain
  alive after, live or exist longer than???,???
• e.g. Very few people in this area survived the
  earthquake.
• hunt v. go after wild animals look for, try to
  find ??,??,????
• e.g. Nobody is allowed to hunt here..
• include v. bring in, reckon, as part of the
  whole??,????
• e.g. The medicine will help to relieve your pain.
• express v. show or make known by words, look,
  action clearly and definitely state ??,????
• e.g. I find it very difficult for me to express
  how grateful I am for your kindness.

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• join v. put together, unite come into the
  company ????,??
• e.g. Where does the river join the sea?
• associate v. join or connect, be often in the
  company of ??,??,???
• e.g. I dont want to associate myself with that
  matter.
• (Para. 1) Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday
  of November is uniquely an American holiday which
  dates back to the arrival of some of the first
  European settlers in the New World.
• ??11?????????????????????????????????????????????
• uniquely specifically, solely
• which introduces a relative clause modifying an
  American holiday, Thanksgiving Day in this case.

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• (Para. 2) Some American households will even put
  up a Christmas tree this early, although most
  will wait until a couple of weeks before
  Christmas Eve.
• ??????????????????????,???????????????????????????
  ?
• although introduces a concessive clause, in
  which the phrase to put up a Christmas tree is
  omitted.
• this early the time immediately after the
  Thanksgiving Day.
• this used as an adverb meaning so.
• (Para. 3) Children are kept busy with gifts they
  believe to be brought to them by Santa Clause.
• ???????????????????????????
• be kept busy with be occupied with, be busy
  doing sth.
• They believe to be brought to them by Santa
  Claus a relative clause modifying gifts, with
  which being omitted in the clause.

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2. Retelling the story

• Read the passage again and retell the story in
  the first person.

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Part III Further Practice

• 1. Simulating and translating
• 2. Rewriting

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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

• Translating
• Assignment

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1. Translating

• Rather than lock myself in my loneliness, I have
  tried each Christmas to learn a little more about
  the culture of the country and know more about my
  American friends.
• A tie-clasp I still wear reminds me repeatedly of
  the Christmas of 1989, which was quite memorable
  for me.
• Maria, a Mexican-American student, who worked as
  a temporary secretary in the department when
  others left for their holidays, must have seen me
  as I left the mailbox with disappointment showing
  on my face.
• I felt a little uncomfortable, knowing that I was
  occupying her place, but this gesture conveyed
  told me the sincere hospitality with which I was
  treated by Marias whole family.
• Looking at the tie-clasp, I knew I would always
  regard it as a memento of an unforgettable
  evening of good friendship during a hard and
  lonely period of my life.

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2. Assignment

• Workbook P123 1-3
• Collect as many posters of social activities as
  possible

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Section III Writing and Translating
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Section III Writing and Translating

• Part I Leading in
• Part II Putting in use
• Part III Further Practice
• Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

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Part I Leading in

• Checking the assignment
• Warming up for new class

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Data Bank

• No admission fee is required for members of the
  club.
• Children under 6 are not permitted admission.
• Casual dress is not accepted in the theatre.
• For booking, please stop at the Union Club.
• There are still tickets available for the night
  shows.
• A choral concert will be given at the Municipal
  Arts Centre.
• This Weeks Film Future World
• In case of rain, the runway show will take place
  in the gym.
• Buses are available and leave at 600 p.m. from
  the Peace Hotel.

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Data Bank

• The circus enjoys a good reputation around the
  world.
• Here comes a rare chance to appreciate the trio
  Tenors!
• The super star Spicy Girls will lead the
  performance.
• The amateur Beijing Opera troupe has been active
  for the past years.
• Come for the real hit of rock-n-roll
  performance!
• Diverse minority costumes will be exhibited with
  exquisite charm.
• The Mongolian singers will display their bold
  character of vigorous melody.
• The world-known Vienna Boys Choir will give a
  wonderful performance.

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Part II Putting in use
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Sample 1
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Sample 2
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Sample 3
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Sample 4
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Sample 5
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Special Days

• ??(1.1) New Year's Day
• ??(1.22) Spring Festival
• ???(2.14) Valentines Day
• ???(3.8) Womens Day
• ???(4.4) Easter
• ???(4.1) April Fools' Day
• ???(5.9) Mother's Day
• ???(5.1) May Day

• ???(6.1) International Childrens Day
  
• ???(6.20) Father's Day
• ???(9.10) Teachers Day
• ???(9.28) Festival of Lanterns
• ???(10.1)
• ???(11.27) Thanksgiving Day
• ???(10.31) Halloween
• ???(12.25) Christmas Day

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Part iII Further Practice

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1. Translate the following poster into English.
Refer to the samples and data bank for reference.
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2. Write a notice or poster in English for some
event you actually need for your own purpose.
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Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance

• Grammatical rules concerning comparison of
  adjectives and adverbs
• Applying
• Self-assessment and Guidance
• Assignment

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1. Grammatical rules

• ???????
• as/so???/????as
• no ???/?????than
• 2. ???????
• ???/?????than
• not as/so ???/????as
• less ???/???? than
• ???????
• ???/?????of/in/never??/????a
• ???than anyone else/???than any other
• the least???/????of/in/(n)ever
• ?????
• the ???, the ???
• ??????

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2. Applying

• A. Complete the following sentences using the
  comparative degree form.
• 1) The little girl has become much ______(tall)
  and ______(heavy) than before.
• 2) The situation went from ______(bad) to
  ______(bad).
• 3) The piece of news is ______(important) of all
  for our company. Please pass it on to the manager
  in the ______(short) possible time.
• 4) The ______(early) we operate on him, the
  ______(soon) he will recover.
• 5) The doctor treat any patient as ______(well)
  as, if not ______(well) than, any other doctor.
• 6) The _______ (old) generation should also learn
  to understand the _______ (young) generation.
• 7) The ______ (much) time you spend preparing for
  the contest, the ______ (big) your chance are of
  winning.
• 8) What a pity! The water in the river has become
  _______ (dirty) and ______ (clear) than before.
• 9) Her _____ (old) sister is much _____ (slim)
  than she is.
• 10) The grass growing here look _____ (thin) and
  _____ (weak) than in the mountains.

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• B. Correct the errors in the following sentences
• The shopkeeper offered him better hat in the shop
  with the lower price.
• This city is one of the most mild and quiet
  places in China.
• Tim thinks far, and his father thinks farther,
  and his grandfather thinks more farther of all.
• The Yellow River is the second long river in
  China.
• This is a very poor excuse I have ever heard.
• Christmas is the more important celebration than
  Thanksgiving Day.
• This material is the most light in weight.
• This flower is more beautiful and smells nice of
  all the flowers in the garden.
• Longfellow doesnt run faster than Jim.
• The more your vocabulary is, the more easier it
  is for you to understand English.

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• C. Translate the following sentences into
  English by expressing comparison in as many ways
  as you can
• ????????????
• ??????????
• ?????????????
• ??????????????
• ?????????????
• ??????????

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4. Assignment

• Workbook P129 3-5
• Collect instructions for taking medications
• Make a instruction for taking a medicine of your
  own

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