八年级英语下册 Unit 1 Spring Is Coming Lesson 6 Stories a

Unit1SpringisComing!Lesson6StoriesaboutSpringlowbelowzerountilgroundhogbushadj.低的；浅的prep.&adv.低于；在……下面num.零conj.直到……为止n.土拨鼠n.灌木Wordsandexpressions•Whatinterestingthingsdoyouseeinspring?•Whatclothesdoyouwearinspring?LeadinDearWangMeiItisn’tsnowingtoday,butthereisstillsnowonthegrass.InEdmonton,theweatherinMarchcanbecoldandsnowyorwarmandsunny.It’salittlewild.Thetemperaturecanbeaslowas-15℃,butitcanalsoreach15℃.Listenandread.Still,sometimesitsnowsinAprilandMay!Thetemperaturedropsbelowzeroonthosesnowydays.Weprobablywon’tseeanyflowersuntilMayorJune!Afterschooltoday,weplayedoutside.Weplayed“snow”soccer.Wehadtowearourjacketsandboots,butitwasfun.Dannyfellintothesnow.MaybenextmonthwewillplayinourshortsandT-shirts!IliketheChinesenameforwinterjasmine.It’sinteresting.Here,wehaveGroundhogDayonFebruary2forthecomingofspring.Inspring,manyfamiliesdrivetothecountrysideonweekends.Apopularplacetogoissugarbush,it'ssomuchfuntomakesyrup.Ilovespringbecauseofallthefunactivities.Also,summerfollowsit!Talktoyousoon!JennyHaveyouseenagroundhog?CultureTipGroundhogDayisonFebruary2.Onthatday,asmallanimalcalledagroundhogcomesoutofaholeintheground.Ifitseesitsshadow,thenspringwon’tcomeforanother6weeks.Butifthegroundhogdoesnotseeitsshadow,thenspringisveryclose.Howdoesagroundhogknow?Itdoesn’t.It’sjustaveryoldtraditioninNorthAmerica.Languagepoints1.Thetemperaturecanbeaslowas-15℃.as...as意为“和……一样”，表示同级的比较。使用时要注意第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词。其基本结构为：as+adj./adv.+as。例如：(1)Thisfilmisasinterestingasthatone.这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。(2)Yourpenwritesassmoothlyasmine.你的钢笔书写起来和我的一样流畅。其否定式为notas/so+adj./adv.+as。例如：Thisdictionaryisnotas/sousefulasyouthink.这本字典不如你想象的那样有用。若有修饰成分，如twice,threetimes,half,aquarter等，则须置于第一个as之前。例如：Yourbagistwiceasexpensiveasmine.你的袋子比我的贵一倍。2.Weprobablywon’tseeanyflowersuntilMayorJune!until“直到”，表示某一种行为一直持续到某一时间。用在肯定句中，句子的谓语动词必须是可延续性的。not...until“直到……才”表示直到某一时间，某一行为才发生，之前该行为并没有发生。用在否定句中，主句中的谓语可以是延续性的也可以是短暂性动词。1.IstudiedEnglishuntil9o’clocklastnight.我咋晚学英语一直学到9点钟。(表示9点前一直在学)2.IdidnotstudyEnglishuntil9o’clocklastnight.我咋晚直到9点钟才学英语。(表示9点才开始学)3.Iwaitedforfivehoursuntilitwasdark.Ihadtogiveitup.4.Ididn’tgotosleepuntil11o’clock.notuntil还可以用于强调句中，也可以放在句首，句子要采用部分倒装。5.ItwasnotuntilhecamebackthatIwenttosleep.NotuntilhecamebackdidIgotosleep.3.Wehadtowearourjacketsandboots…haveto是一个比较特殊的情态短语，虽然也具有情态动词的功能，但却与其他的情态动词不同。它有人称、数和时态的变化，其否定式和疑问式的构成方式也与情态动词不一样。同学们在使用haveto时必须弄清它的真面目，否则容易出错。一、haveto与其他情态动词一样也是后接动词原形，表示外界的强制作用，强调被迫性。含有不情愿的色彩，常译为“必须，不得不”。二、haveto可用于多种时态，而且不同时态使用不同的形式：一般现在时中，主语为第三人称单数时用hasto;一般过去时中，用hadto。haveto还可以用在其他的情态动词之后。例如：Ihavetodosomewashing.我必须洗洗衣服。Shehastolookafterherlittlesister.她不得不照顾她的小妹妹。Ihadtodomyhomeworklastnight.昨晚我不得不做作业。IthinkhemayhavetohelphisDadinthegarden.我想他可能不得不在花园里帮他爸爸。三、haveto的否定式和疑问式一般要借用助动词do的适当形式构成。haveto的否定式是don’thaveto；hasto的否定式是doesn’thaveto；hadto的否定式是didn’thaveto。haveto的疑问式同样也借用助动词do的相应形式构成。例如：Hedoesn’thavetodothehomeworknow.他没有必要现在做作业。—DoIhavetogotherenow?我现在就得去那儿吗？—Yes,youdo.(No,youdon’thaveto.)是的，你必须去。（不，你不必。）Wedidn’thavetoanswerthequestionyesterday.昨天我们没有必要回答这个问题。1.WhydoesJennythinktheweatherinEdmontonisalittlewild?BecausetheweatherinEdmontoninspringcanbecoldandsnowyorwarmandsunny,andthetemperaturecanbe-15℃or15℃Let’sDoIt!Readthelessonandanswerthequestions.12.WhatactivitiesdopeopleinCanadadoinspring?Theyplay“snow”soccer,andmanyfamiliesdrivetothecountrysideonweekends,andgotoasugarbushandmakesyrup.3.WhydoesJennylovespring?Shelovesspringbecauseofallthefunactivitiesandsummerfollowsspring.Fillintheblankswiththewordsinthebox.2lowuntilzerodrop1.Theboydidn’tstoprunning______hereachedthefinishline.until2.Waterturnsintoiceat_____degreesCelsius.3.ThetemperatureinShijiazhuangcanbeas_____as-3℃inspring.4.Inmyhometown,thetemperaturecan_____belowzeroatnight.zerolowdropReadthepassageandfillintheblankswiththesentencesbelow.3A.Whatfunoutdooractivitiesdopeopleliketodoinspring?B.Springisaseasonofhope.C.Peopledon’tneedtowearheavyclothestokeepwarm.Winterislong,coldanddark,sopeoplestayinsidemostofthetime.Whenspringarrives,peopleturntheirthoughtstotheoutdoors._____________________________________________________Theyliketowearlightshirtsandblousesonwarmspringdays.C.Peopledon’tneedtowearheavyclothestokeepwarm.______________________________________________________Therearelotsofactivities:cycling,in-lineskatingandpicnickinginthepark.Manyschoolshavesoccerteamsandotherclubsfortheirstudents.A.Whatfunoutdooractivitiesdopeopleliketodoinspring?Springisatimetolookforwardtoflowersandfreshfoodfromthegarden.Manypeoplegooutsideandworkintheirgardens.__________________________Everyonelovesspring.B.Springisaseasonofhope.as…asbelowzeronot…until…和……一样零下直到……才……Exercises1.We______listentotheteacherscarefully.(必须)2.Youare__tall__yourfather.(与……一样)I.Fillintheblanks.havetoasas3.Hedived_____thesurfaceofthewater.(在……下面)4.Theyarespeakingin____voices.(低的)5.Let’swait_____therainstops.(直到……为止)belowlowuntil1.他不得不跑回学校取他的作业本。Hehadtorunbacktoschooltogethisexercise-books.2.这没有我想象的那么困难。It’snotashardasIthought.II.Translation.3.请不要在这条线下面写东西。Pleasedonotwritebelowthisline.4.太阳低挂在天空。Thesunwaslowin