课件28张PPT。Culture Shapes UsUnit 8A Visit to ChinatownLesson 43 同学们，上一课学习的单词、短语和句型你们都掌握了吗？现在大家来检验一下，点击下面的音频开始听写吧！Look at the two pictures above. What festivals are they? Now let’s learn something about them.THINK ABOUT IT ?What do you usually do to prepare for the Spring Festival? ?What Western festivals are celebrated in China? It's Saturday evening. Li Ming，Jenny and Brian are chatting online. Jenny：Hi Li Ming！Guess what we did today！ Li Ming：I have no idea. Did you go shopping?？I know Christmas is coming. Brian：You are smart. But did you know that we went shopping in Chinatown? Li Ming：Really？Did you have a good time? Brian：Yes. We bought a big Christmas tree，some decorations and gifts. I really enjoyed the lunch we had there. I had a bowl of noodles，and I used chopsticks and a spoon instead of a fork and a knife. Jenny：My parents love to have lunch and shop there，although? parking is a problem. My dad had to park his car in the underground parking lot. Li Ming：Do they speak Chinese there? Brian：In the stores and restaurants, people spoke English to me，but many of them speak Chinese to each other. And there were red lanterns everywhere. Jenny：Danny and I watched a wonderful dragon dancing performance during the Spring Festival last year. Li Ming：That's interesting. I hope we have a North American town here. Brian：Then you can celebrate Christmas and get gifts from Santa Claus. Li Ming：I love Santa Claus. Do you believe it's Santa Claus who brings you gifts ? ，Brian? Brian：Of course not. Only little kids believe that. But we do have lots of fun. Jenny：What do you usually do during the Spring Festival，Li Ming?Li Ming：There are so many special things about the Spring Festival. Young children usually get gifts—lucky money. We eat dumplings and many other delicious foods. We have temple fairs and all kinds of performances. It's the most important festival in China. Brian：I hope I can go to Chinatown again to see the Spring Festival. go shopping 去购物eg：I usually go shopping on Sundays. 我星期天通常去购物。知识点1考向“go＋动词的-ing形式”表示“去做某事”，多指从事与体育、娱乐等有关的活动。 eg：go fishing 去钓鱼 go riding 去骑马 go swimming 去游泳 go boating 去划船 go hunting 去打猎 go walking 去散步 although/??l'e??/conj.虽然；尽管知识点2引导让步状语从句，一般位于句首，有时与though可互换，都不能与but连用，但可以与yet，still等词连用。 eg：Although he was ill，he still worked hard. 他虽然生病了，但仍努力工作。考向典例—Have you had your car for long? —Yes._____ it's very old，it still runs well. (泉州) A．Since B．Because C．Although【点拨】since因为，自……以来；because因为；although虽然。由句意可知选C。C ...it's Santa Claus who brings you gifts ...……是圣诞老人给你带来了礼物……知识点3考向一 这是一个强调句型，其构成为“It is/was＋被强调部分＋that/who＋句子其他部分．”，被强调部分放在it is/was之后，其他部分置于that/who之后，被强调部分可以是主语、宾语、表语 ... ...
