Unit 8 The seasons and the Weather
1. 1)语法学习：形容词的最高级：
单音节词和少数双音节词：
（1）一般情况下加-est，如：coldest, tallest
（2）以“e”结尾的词，加-st，如：nicest, finest
（3）以辅音字母＋y结尾的词，先变y为i，再加-est，如：busiest, heaviest
（4）以一个辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节，双写末尾辅音字母，再加-est，如：biggest, hottest
多音节词在前面加most，如：most beautiful, most dangerous
2) 由when, before, after引导的时间状语从句。
When it snows, the ground is white with snow and I can make snowmen.
When you travel in other countries, you should know the customs of the country.
Before the Chinese New Year, many Chinese families burn the pictures of kitchen god, Zao Shen, to bring good luck.
Parents also enjoy eating their children’s trick-or-treat candies after the children are in bed.
2. 重点词语： 天气词汇：
天气名词 rain wind cloud snow sun fog
对应形容词 rainy windy cloudy snowy sunny Foggy
节日名称：
The Spring Festival New Year’s Eve Lantern Day Tomb–sweeping Festival
春节 除夕 元宵节 清明节
Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Double Ninth Festival
端午节 中秋节 重阳节
Teachers’ Day Mother’s Day Children’s Day National Day
教师节 母亲节 儿童节 国庆节
Women’s Day Army’s Day Party’s Birthday Youth Day
妇女节 建军节 党的生日 青年节
April Fool’s Day Christmas Thanks-giving Day Halloween
愚人节 圣诞节 感恩节 复活节
3. 重点短语：
come back to life 复苏，复活/fall off 落下；掉落/make faces 做鬼脸 make sure 确信/want to do something = would like to do something 想做某事/hope to do something 希望做某事/plan to do something 计划做某事/places of interest 名胜古迹/go on a trip去旅游/on the beach 在海滩上/point to 指着/pass something to somebody 传递某物给某人/dress up 盛装打扮/stay up 熬夜/prepare for 为…做准备/play tricks on somebody 捉弄某人/send…to 把…送到…；寄…/on Christmas Eve 在圣诞节前夜/a seven-day holiday 七天的假期
4. 重点句型：
1. What’s the weather like today? = How is the weather today? 今天天气怎么样？
It looks like rain. = It looks like raining. 看起来好像要下雨。
2. Which season is the warmest / hottest / coolest / coldest in the year? 一年里哪个季节最暖和；最热；最凉快；最冷？
3. It lasts from December to February. 它从十二月持续到二月
4. be busy doing something = be busy with something 忙着做某事
I am busy doing my job. = I am busy with my job. 我忙着我的工作
5. Different countries have different customs. 不同的国家有不同的风俗。
6. What’s the best time to go there? 去那儿的最好时间是什么时候？
7. What other special festivals do we have? 我们有别的什么特殊的节日吗？
练习：
一．单项选择
( )⒈ It ____ cold now. But the radio says it ____ get warmer tomorrow.
A. is; will B. is; is C. will be; will D. will be; will be
( )⒉ I’m sorry for ____.
A. waking up you B. waking you up C. wake up you D. wake you up
( )3. Shanghai is ____ the east of China. A. in B. at C. to D. on
( )4. “What’s the weather like today?” “It’s cold.” “____.” “It was much warmer.”
A. Cold? B. What a fine day it is! C. Is it fine tomorrow? D. How about yesterday?
( )5. The people are busy ____ for Spring Festival.
A. prepare B. to prepare C. prepared D. preparing
( )6. The old man went to a ____ house ____.
A. lonely; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone
( ) 7. of them takes many photos.
A. All B. Each C. They
( ) 8. You look tired. You should to bed earlier.
A. to go B. go C. went
( ) 9. He would like in China.
A. to stay B. staying C. stays
( ) 10. We plan the Great Wall.
