Words and expressions
/maIl/ 英里 n. mile
/raund / 围绕地 adv. round
/nɔ:θ'west / 西北 n.西北的;朝西北的 adj. northwest
/sauθ'i:st/ 东南 n.东南的;朝东南的 adj. southeast
from time to time 有时;间或
When’s the best time to visit your town or country? Why?
S1: When is the best time to visit our town/city?
S2: I think September is the best time.
S1: Why?
S2: Because it’s not too hot or cold at that time.
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Read from Passage 1 and answer the questions
1.Why do you choose care fully the places to see and the time to go in the US?
Because the US is a large country and it is about 3000 miles from the east coast to the west coast .
2. What do you need to bring if you may want to travel around in the US?
A map
Read from Passage 2-3 and answer the questions
2.What’s the weather like in New York and Washington DC in Winter?
It is cold because there is a lot of snow in Winter.
3.When is the best time to visit New England?
In September
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.
brown mile storm sweater umbrella
1 In autumn the leaves turn gold and then ______ .
2 It is about 3,000 ______ from the east coast to the west coast.
3 You might need a(n) ______ in the evening.
4 Sometimes there are ______ in summer and autumn on the southeast coast.
5 You will need a(n) ____________ in Seattle because it rains a lot.
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Language points
1. the best time to do sth
干某事的最好时候
e.g. Spring is the best time to plant trees.
2. Take photos of … 给……拍照
e.g. I took a photo of Linda.
She took a lot of photos of kids.
3. compared to/with 和……比较
表达这一意思也可以用compared with
e.g. Compared to our small house, Bill’s house seems like a palace.
4. from time to time 有时,间或
e.g. They are now living in different cities, but they still talk on the phone from time to time.
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Have a try!
1.The car don’t move at all. There ____ be something wrong with it.
A. maybe B. possible C. may
2. -__________? - It’s sunny and hot.
A. What is the weather like?
B. How is the weather like?
C. What is the weather?
3. It’s interesting _____ games with the children.
A. play B. to playing C. to play
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Complete the sentences.
Example:
The good places to visit in May or October are New York and Washington D.C.
1. September is ____________to New England.
2. It's _______________your camera.
3. A good reason to visit California in December is ___________the Sun.
4. Alaska is ____________ in July and August.
5. In the evening it's __________some warm clothes.
6. ______________ the USA is any time you like!
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A. 单词拼写
1. It might rain , so bring an ________(雨伞) with you .
2. The war between the two_______(国家)ended ten years later .
3. Digital _________(相机)are getting cheaper and cheaper .
4. The weather in Kunming is ______(舒适的) .
5. Today he is _________ (戴)sunglasses .
B.完成句子
1.他有时给我发电子邮件。
He sends me emails _______________ .
2.什么时候是这儿放风筝的最佳时间?
When is the best time _____________ here ?
3.留下来喝杯咖啡是个好主意。
It is a good idea __________________ .
4.住在珠海舒适吗?
Is it pleasant _____________Zhuhai ?
5.我们要现在就走,否则他要生气了。
We have to _______ , or he’ll ________ .
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动词不定式做主语
1.It's easy (for me) to do that.我做这事太容易了。(常用的形容词有:easy,difficult, hard, important, possible,
impossible,comfortable,necessary,better;the first, the next,the last,
the best, too much, too little, not enough)例句:
2.It's so nice to hear your voice.听到你的声音真高兴。
3.It's necessary for you to lock the car when you do not use it.
当你不用车的时候,锁车是有必要的。
4.It's very kind of you to help us. 他帮助我们,他真好。
(常用的形容词有:kind, nice, stupid, rude, clever, foolish, brave, silly)例句:
5.It was silly of us to believe him. 我们真愚蠢,竟然相信了他。
6.It seemed selfish of him not to give them anything.
他不给他们任何东西,这显得太自私了。
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1) 其他系动词如,look,appear等也可用于此句型。
2) 不定式作为句子成分时,动词用单数形式。
3) 当不定式做主语的句子中又有一个不定式作表语时,不能用It is… to…的句型
(对)To see is to believe. 百闻不如一见。
(错)It is to believe to see.