a little\\little 修饰不可数名词。a little表示―少量，一些‖，而little表示―几乎没有‖。
例如：
We will give you a few minutes. She has few friends in China. We still have a little time.
There is little money in my wallet. 2.I will come back someday. 将来有一天我会回来。
Someday作副词，意为―将来有一天‖，常用于一般将来时。例如： He will come to see you someday.
3.What event was held at the Bird`s Nest in 2008? 2008年，在鸟巢举行了什么事件？
was held意为―被举行‖，为一般过去时态的被动语态，其结构为―was\\were+过去分词‖。 The party was held yesterday. IV. Learning Guide ㈠.Autonomic Learning 1.Review and learn the new.
(1).Fill in the blanks and learn the key vocabulary.
①She writes a____(日记)every day because she wants to improve her writing. ②There are some tall____(建筑物)in the centre of the city. ③They will____(举办)a party for him. ④Beijing held the 2008_____(奥运会). ⑤The piano is a kind of____(乐器).
(2).Listen and answer the question to know more about the lesson. What places did Jenny and her friends visit on their trip? 2.Reading methods.
(1).Fully master the meaning of the key vocabulary、phrases and structures given in lesson 1. (2).Explain the difficult points appeared in lesson 1. 3.Study and read intensively.
(1).Use the key structures of every paragraph to read effectively.
(2).Obstacle jump method. If you meet difficult problems in the process of reading,you can put them aside to deal with new knowledge. After that, you can concentrate your attention on that difficult problems.
(3).Seize ―key points‖. It can be effective to comprehend the content and implications of an essay thoroughly through analysis and consideration of key points. ㈡.Dispel suspicion using mutual help. 1.This is our last night in China.
这是我们在中国的最后一个夜晚。
Last作形容词，意为―最后的、最末的、末尾的‖。例如： We caught the last bus home.
(1).last作形容词，意为―最近的、上一个的‖，只能放在名词之前。 last week上周 last night昨天晚上 (2).last作副词，意为―最后、最近一次‖ 2.We will fly home tomorrow. 明天我们将乘飞机回家。
fly to…意为―飞行……，乘飞机去……‖，相当于go to…by plane\\air，其后接地点副词(here、there、home）时，须去掉to，fly的过去式为flew。例如： He flew to America last month. She will fly here next week.
3.I loved the music and colorful clothing. 我喜欢那音乐和鲜艳的衣物。
clothing作不可数名词，意为―衣物‖，是服装的总称，除衣裤外还包括帽子、鞋袜等，没有复数形式，后接单数位于动词。表示―一件衣服‖，要说an article\\piece of clothing。例如： The shop sells women`s clothing.
clothes意为―衣服‖，统指身上穿的各种服装(包括上衣、裤子、内衣等)，是复数名词，不能与数词直接连用。例如：
Our art teacher often wears beautiful clothes. 4.It is a few years old… 它只有几年的历史……
a few意为―一些，几个‖，其后接可数名词复数。 She has a few pen friends.
Analysis: a few\\few\\a little\\little
修饰可数名词。a few表示―一些，几个‖，而
a few\\few few表示―几乎没有‖。
例如：
修饰不可数名词。a little表示―少量，一些‖，而little表示―几We will give you a few a little\\little 乎没有‖。 minutes.
She has few friends in
China.
We still have a little time.
There is little money in my wallet. 5.It held the 2008 Olympics. 它举行过2008年奥运会。
hold作及物动词，意为―举行、拿着‖，其过去式为held。例如： We will hold a sports meeting next Saturday. Hold the vase in both hands. 6.Danny looked for birds there. 丹尼在那里寻找小鸟。
look for意为―寻找‖，强调寻找的动作；find表示寻找的结果，意为―找到‖。例如： I looked for my pen everywhere，but I can`t find it. The related phrases: look after照看 look out当心
look like看起来像 look up查找 look at看
7.Where else can you travel thousands of years in time? 你还能在别的地方旅行，做到数千年时光倒流。
thousand数词，意为―千‖。当前面有具体数词时，其后不加-s，不和of连用。thousands of意为―数以千计的‖。例如：
There are about six thousand students in our school. Thousands of birds are flying to the south. 8.I will come back someday. 将来有一天我会回来。
Someday作副词，意为―将来有一天‖，常用于一般将来时。例如： He will come to see you someday.
9.What event was held at the Bird`s Nest in 2008? 2008年，在鸟巢举行了什么事件？
was held意为―被举行‖，为一般过去时态的被动语态，其结构为―was\\were+过去分词‖。 The party was held yesterday. ㈢.Inquiries and suggestions.
1.Read the lesson and answer the questions. ①What did Jenny love about the Beijing Opera? ②Where did the group go yesterday afternoon? ③What event was held at the Bird`s Nest in 2008? ④What new instrument did Jenny learn about? ⑤What did Jenny learn about on the trip? ㈣.Group work.
What did Jenny learn about on the trip? Use the information in this unit to fill in the table. Place of interest The Great Wall Interesting Facts(How old\\How long\\…is it?) It is about 6300 kilometres long and over 2000 years old. ㈤.Expand and improve.
1.They____a lot of fun last night.
A. have B. had C. are having D. will have 2.She doesn`t feel happy at all because she has____friends.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little 3.There are two____people in the village.
A. thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of 4.They____home next week.
A. fly B. flew C. will fly D. flying 5.Din`t hurry. We still have_____time.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little ㈥.Finish the task.
1.We need some more coffee. There is only_____left. A. too many B. too much C. a little D. a few
2.Thanks to Project Hope，____children have better lives. A. thousands of B. thousands C. thousand of
D. thousand
3.--When do you leave____Australia?
A. for B. in C. on D. at 4.Please____the blackboard and listen to the teacher.
A. look B. look at C. read D. watch 5.They____to Beijing next week.
A. went B. go C. will go D. going 6.They____a sports meet last month.
A. are having B. have C. had D.will have 7.David enjoys____music.
A. listen B. listen to C. listening D. listening to ㈦.Challenge
1.They will take a train to get there.（改为同义句） They will get there____ ____.
2.Lily will go to Nanjing with her friends.（改为一般疑问句） ____ ____ ____to Nanjing with her friends? 3.She will stay at home.（改为否定句） She____ ____at home.
4.They are walking across the river.（改为同义句） They are____the river.
5.They will arrive in Shanghai in two days.（改为同义句） They will____Shanghai in two days. Notes:
Unit 2 It's Show Time!
Lesson 7: What Is Your Project about？
Ⅰ.Learning aims
1.Language goals: project, interest, still, anywhere, joke, talk about, make a joke, work on 2.Talk about a trip and have a project.
3.Be interested in history and culture of a country. Ⅱ.Learning important points
1.Master the important vocabulary. 2.Have a project about your trip. 3.The irregular verbs. Ⅲ.Learning difficult points
1.The difficult structures:
(1) Jenny and Danny talk about the trip and their projects. (2) I slept for two full days!
(3) Are you ready for your project?
(4) My project is about some places of interest in China. (5) Let’s go to the library and work on our projects. 2.Know the irregular verbs. Ⅳ.Learning guide
(一)Self—learning 1.Warming up
According to what you have learnt in unit 1, answer the following questions.
(1) What did Danny see on his trip to the Silk Road? (2) How did Jenny like the trip？
2.Read the dialogue and answer the questions. (1) What is Danny’s project about? (2) What is Danny’s joke?
(3) What is the Silk Road about? 3.Finish exercise 4 on P19. (二) Showing and exchange
1.talk about, talk to / with sb. They are talking about the weather. Don’t talk to me when I am studying.
2.get ready for sth. Get ready to do sth. She is getting ready for supper.
She is getting ready to go to Shanghai tomorrow. 3.places of interest / interesting places There are many places of interest in China. 4.work on sth. / doing sth.
He is working on a new project. (三) Expansion
talk, say, speak, tell 1.They are talking with the teacher. 2.I say he likes swimming. 3.She can speak English.
4.Please tell him to wait for me there. (四)Task in class 1.Self—check
(1)北京有许多的名胜古迹。 (2)那个男孩经常讲笑话。
(3)他们正在从事一项新的工作。 (4)他们会说英语和汉语。 (5)他们正在谈论明天的考试。 2.Self—challenge
anywhere, somewhere
(1) I cannot find my book ___________. (2) I just live __________ in the city. (五)Blackboard design
(六)Feedback
Lesson 8: Marco. Polo and the Silk Road
Ⅰ.Learning aims
1.Language goals: age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other, at the age of, be new to 2.Know about Marco Polo and the Silk Road.