Unit 1 Your host family is meeting you at the airport 外研版 初三 ( 上 ) Module 12 Summer in LA.

Unit 1

Your host family is meeting

you at the airport

外研版 初三 ( 上 )Module 12 Summer in LA

There are all kinds of __________

sunglasses

太阳镜

There are all kinds of __________

shorts

短裤

The ________________ is comfortable.

accommodation

住宿

The summer __________ is coming.

vacation渡假

Exercises for new words1. My ___________( 太阳镜 )are very old.2. Your ______ ( 主人 )family is meeting you at the airport.3. Your _________________( 住宿 )is with American families.4. Your pocket money is 100 dollars ______( 对每个 ).5. _______( 女士们 ) and__________ ( 先

生们 ), welcome to our school.

sunglasses

Ladies gentlemen

host

accommodation

each

6. Lingling and Daming are doing an

English _______( 课程 ).

7. The summer _________ ( 假期 ) will

start in july.

8. Mr. Black is our ______________ ( 校长 )

9. My _______( 短裤 ) are short.

course

vacation

　 head teacher

shorts

1. Look at the photo and answer the questions

2. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.

1.Are they at the airport?

2. What are the people doing?

3. What are they wearing?

4. Where are they going?

Yes, they are.

They are waiting to check in for their fights, changing money and a family is saying goodbye.

They are wearing jeans, shorts and glasses.

Maybe they’re going to the mountain.

3. Listen and read

2. Who is the special guest?

1. Who are talking?

3. Who gets the special prize?

Answer the questions:

Lingling, Darming, Tony and the head teacher.

Becky Wang is.

The New Standard team does.

4. Who are doing an English course?

5. When does the English course start?

6. When do they start work in the studio?

7.What trouble does Tony meet?

Lingling and Darming are.

It starts on 1st .

We start work on 3rd August.

He hasn’t got anything to wear! And his jeans are too small, his glasses are very old.

• Special prize

• Travel

• Accommodation

• Pocket money

• course

• Recording

Complete the tableGoing to LA

Free

American families

$100 each English for Darming and Lingling

Crazy Feet Cd for Betty and Tony

5. Find sentences in the conversation which suggest that..

Answers:1.Your hair looks nice. You look smart.2. Everyone is watching us. The whole

class is just behind us.3. Everyone in my family is a huge fan.4. My time here was very important…5. But I haven’t got anything to wear.

And my jeans are too small. My sunglasses

are old.

Answer the questions

1. What does accommodation include?

2. What’s the different between jeans, trousers and shorts?

3. What is the news Becky Wang tells Betty and Tony?

It includes somewhere to sleep, and some meals.

Trousers are longer and shorter.

The news is that they can watch her group recording its next CD.

4. How big is a class in your school?

5. How big is a typical family in China?

6. What colour is your hair?

7. What money is used in the USA?

There are fifty students in one class.

A typical family in China includes parents , a child and grandparents.

My hair is black.

Us dollars is used in the USA.

• Welcome to…

• Please give a warm welcome to…

• So, finally…

• The good news is….

1. 代词 each 和由 every, some, no, any 等构成的复合代词作主语，或主语中含有each, every,  谓语需用单数。

Language points

我的手表有些问题。There is something wrong with my watch.

我们每一个人都有录音机。Each of us has a tape-recorder.

2. 集体名词作主语时，谓语的数要根据主语的意思来决定。如 crew, crowd, class, company, 

Committee, family 等词后用复数形式时，意为这个集体中的各个成员，用单数时表示该个集体。

他家不是一个大家庭。

他的家人都是音乐爱好者。

His family isn’t very large. 　

His family are music lovers.

Exercises

但集合名词 police, cattle, people, 等在任何情况下都用复数形式。 Are there any police around?

3. 表示金钱、时间、距离等的名词按单数对待。因为不论多少钱都可以算作一笔钱 , 多远的距离都可以视为一段距离 , 多长的时间都可以看作一段时间。

两千美元是学费。

四公里不算远。

八小时的时间真长。

Two thousand dollars is the cost of the

course.

Four kilometers is not very far.

Eight hours is really a very long time.

4. 当两个名词作主语时 , 谓语动词用复数形式。爸爸和妈妈讲一点儿英语。

面包和黄油都卖光了。The mother and father speak a little English.

Both bread and butter are sold out.

但两个名词指同一人或物时，视为单数．The doctor and nurse was busy now.

1. Your accommodation __(be) with American families.

is

2. The group____ (be) very popular.

3. Everyone in my family__ (be) a huge fan!

4. My jeans ____(be) too small.

is

is

are

6. Your pocket money___ (be)100 dollars each.

8. The whole class ____(be) just behind us.

7. My new trousers _____(be) a bit tight.

5. My sunglasses ____ (be) very old.are

are

is

is

7. Say the sentences aloud. Please pause between two sentences.

Work in pairs. Look at the notes in Ac

tivity 4 and talk about what Betty, Ton

y, Lingling and Daming are going to d

o in LA.

Speaking

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