Free talk
What day is it today?
It’s December 25th.
It’s Christmas Day.
Now let’s learn something about
Christmas.
Christmas Day is ______ December 25th. During
the Christmas seasons friends get ______ and
go from house to ______ singing Christmas
songs. They do this for fun and to ______ the
sprit of Christmas to the people in each
house. Then on Christmas ______ -the night
before Christmas Day-children
______stockings at the end of their
______before they go to sleep. Their parents
usually tell them Santa Claus will come
during the night. Some people even put up
stockings for their pets as ______
Santa Clause is a very ______ man. He
______ on top of each house all over the
world and ______ down the chimney. He
then ______ the stockings with Christmas
presents. But who is Santa Clause? ______ -
a man really climb down the chimney of
every house in the world in a single night?
Of______not.
feeling words
快乐的
伤心的
沮丧的
紧张的
兴奋的
放松的
失望的
感动的
惊讶的
担忧的
恼怒的
忧郁的
恐惧的
不安的
happy
sad
upset
nervous
excited
relaxed
dissappointed
moving
surprised
worried
annoyed
moody
scared
uneasy
1. 一直等她让我很生气。
2. 我宁愿待在家里也不愿去公园。
3. 为什么不去看电影呢?
Waiting for her drove me angry.
I’d rather stay at home than go to the
park.
Why don’t you/not go to the movies?
4. 汶川在2008年发生了一场大地震。
5. 我们在一起越多,我们就越开心。
A big earthquake happened in
Wenchuan in 2008.
The more we get together, the happier
we are.
What can make you happy?
Money or power?
Read the story and answer
the questions.3a
1. Can medicine help the king? Why
or why not?
No. The doctor says there is nothing
was wrong with his body. The
problem is in his mind and no
medicine can help him.
2. Why does power not make the prime
minister happy?
3. Why does money not make the banker
happy?
He’s always worried about losing his
power, and many people are trying to
take his position.
He’s always worried about losing
his money, and someone tries to
steal his money every day.
4. Why does fame not make the singer
happy?
He’s always worried about being
followed by others, so he cannot be
free.
Find words or phrases from the story
with meanings similar to these phrases.
3b
1. did not want to eat _________________
2. was asked to come and help _________
3. look carefully at __________________
4. becoming less important
_________________________
5. get my job __________________
didn’t feel like eating
was called in
examine
take my position
losing … power
Role-play the story with your group.3c
King n.
国王 Prime Minister Queen n.
女王
banker n. 银行家 singer
doctor
I’m unhappy. I
sleep badly and
don’t feel like
eating.
It’s all in his mind.
Neither medicine nor rest
can help him. What he
needs is the shirt of a
happy person to wear.
That’ll make him happy.
Although I have a lot of
power, it doesn’t make
me happy. I’m always
worried about losing my
power. Many people are
trying to take my
position.
Oh, I’m afraid I’m not
happy either, I have a
lot of wealth (n. 财富),
but I’m always worried
about losing my money.
Someone tries to steal
my money every day.
It’s true that I’m
famous and everyone
loves my songs. But I’m
not happy because I’m
always worried about
being followed by
others. I cannot be free!
1. He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating.
他的睡眠很糟糕,他也不想吃东西。
feel like doing 想做某事
e.g. 我想喝点酒。
I _______________ a drink. feel like having
2. His face was always pale as chalk.
他总是面色苍白。
(as) pale as chalk是一种明喻修辞结构,
虽然英语把苍白比作chalk(白垩,一种白
色石灰岩),但汉语不可真译,相当于我
们说的“惨白;苍白”。
e.g. You look as pale as chalk today.
What’s wrong?
今天你看着面色苍白,哪里不舒服?
另外值得注意的是,汉语描述不健康的
人的面部颜色时常用“白”字,如“煞
白;苍白;灰白”等等,英语常用pale来
表达。
e.g. He suddenly went pale.
他突然面色苍白。
3. One day, a doctor was called in to
examine the king.
一天,医生被传唤去给国王检查身体。
call in 召来,叫来
e.g. He only waited two minutes before
he was called in.
他只等了两分钟就被叫了进去。
Call in the doctor at once.
马上去请医生来。
call短语归纳
call back 唤回,叫回;
回电话,再打电话
call up (给……)打电话;
想起,回忆起
call away 叫走,叫开
4. Neither medicine nor rest can help him.
药物和休息对他都无帮助。
neither 表示“两者都不”;
常用词组:neither…nor 既不……也
不,谓语动词跟最近的主语一致。
e.g. 他和我都不在北京。
__________________ from Beijing. Neither he nor I am
both, either & neither
★neither表示“两者都不”, 作主语时
,
谓语动词常用单数形式。
e.g. 他的父母都不是医生。
_________ his parents ___ a doctor.
★both表示“两者都”,作主语时,谓语
动词用复数形式。
e.g. 他的父母都是医生。
_______ his parents ___ doctors.
Neither of is
Both of are
★either表示“两者中的任何一个”,作
主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式。
e.g. 他的父母中有一个是医生。
________ his parents ___ a doctor.
【链接】
both ... and ... 连接主语时,谓语动词用
复数形式;either ... or ... 与neither ... nor
... 连接主语时,谓语动词常与离它最近
的主语在人称和数上保持一致。
Either of is
e.g. Both my sister and my mother are
teachers.
Either Tom or I have to clean the
room.
Neither the twins nor John knows
how to spell the word.
将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 那两个双胞胎女孩都有礼貌。
2. 她的两个哥哥都不喜欢垃圾食品。
3. 他或者我准备去参加会议。
Both of the twin girls are polite.
Neither of her brothers likes junk food.
Either he or I am going to the meeting.
5. I’m always worried about losing my
power. Many people are trying to take
my position.
我总在担心失去我的权力。 很多人都想
要取代我的位置。
1) be worried about =worry about 担心
e.g. We are all worried about my
grandpa’s health.
我们总是担心我爷爷的健康。
2) take one’s position 取代某人的位置
同义词组:take one’s place
e.g. He takes my position/place.
他取代了我的位置。
6. It’s true that I’m famous and everyone
loves my songs.
我很有名气,每个人都喜欢我的歌曲,
这是事实。
It’s+ adj. +that 从句
某事/做某事是怎样的
e.g. It is important that we all should
attend the meeting. 重要的是我们
每个人都应该参加这个会议。
7. I’m always worried about being
followed by others.
我总是担心被人跟随。
be followed by 被跟随
e.g. Lightning was quickly followed by
heavy thunder.
闪电过后,很快就是雷声滚滚(打
雷跟在闪电之后)
8. …find a happy man in three day’s
time.
in three days’ time 3天的时间
in+时间段 在一段时间内,用于将来
时
e.g. I will be back in three days.
我三天之内回来。
1.使某人做某事
2.使某人......
3.某人被迫使做某事
4.宁愿做某事
5.宁愿做某事而不愿做某事
6.使某人发疯/狂
7.如此......以致......
8.做什么......
make sb. do sth.
make sb...
sb. be made to do sth.
would rather do sth.
would rather do sth. than do sth.
make sb. crazy/mad
so...that...
what to do
Summary
9.越......就越......
10.相同的
11.成为某人的朋友
12.怎么啦?
13.加入某人
14.为什么不做某事
15.被遗忘/忽略/冷落
16.某事发生在某人身上
某地、某时发生了某事
in common
be friends with sb.
What’s wrong with sb?
join sb.
Why don’t you do sth.?/Why not do sth.?
The +比较级, the +比较级
be/feel left out
sth. happen to sb.
sth. happen+地点、时间
1. 一直等她让我很生气。
2. 我宁愿待在家里也不愿去公园。
3. 为什么不去看电影呢?
Waiting for her drove me angry.
I’d rather stay at home than go to the
park.
Why don’t you/not go to the movies?
4. 汶川在2008年发生了一场大地震。
5. 我们在一起越多,我们就越开心。
A big earthquake happened in
Wenchuan in 2008.
The more we get together, the happier
we are.
1. 我今天不想打篮球。
2. 她的爸爸和妈妈都不喜欢看足球。
3. 父母总是很担心我们的学习。
4. 学生们应该学好英语,这很重要。
5. 一个星期后他会去北京。