1 . 【课本改编题】
Discuss these questions in groups and then fill in the table.
What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?
Why do you think people celebrate different festivals?

Names of the festivals	Reasons for celebrating the festivals
1	2
3	4
5	6
7	8

2 . 阅读下列句子，注明画线部分是作定语还是表语
1. The letter was touching. ________
2. There is a car waiting outside. ________
3. The food at the party did not seem very inviting. ________
4. The boy sitting behind me is my brother. ________
5. Going from junior high school to senior high school is challenging. ________
6. The girl swimming in the pool is my daughter. ________
7. Class is over, but she remains sitting there. ________
8. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes. ________

3 . Thinking and Answering.
1. Have you ever written a poem before? If so, what did you write about?
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2. What might inspire you to write poems?
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4 . 回顾旧知
1. 什么是定语？_______________________________________________________
2. 关系代词：__________________________________________________________
3. 关系副词：__________________________________________________________

5 . Find the words in the poems that rhyme with the words below. Then add other words that rhyme. The first one has been done for you.

A	Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass. If that looking glass gets broke, Papa’s gonna buy you a billy goat. If that billy goat won’t pull, Papa’s gonna buy you a cart and bull.
B	Only One Mother Hundreds of stars in the pretty sky, Hundreds of shells on the shore together, Hundreds of birds that go singing by, Hundreds of lambs in the sunny weather. Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn, Hundreds of bees in the purple clover, Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn, But only one mother the wide world over. George Cooper
C	LIFE Life can be good, Life can be bad, Life is mostly cheerful, but sometimes sad Life can be dreams, Life can be great thoughts Life can mean a person, Sitting in court.
D	Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine
E	A fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch. Look, a butterfly!
F	Where she awaits her husband On and on the river flows. Never looking back, Transformed into stone. Day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. Should the traveller return, this stone would utter speech. Wang Jian

1. mockingbird	word, heard
2. sad
3. sky
4. together
5. teasing

6 . Observe the following sentences and find out the differences between verb-ed and verb-ing as the predicative.
1. The news that Man Wenjun took drugs was very surprising.
2. At the news that Man Wenjun took drugs, we felt surprised.
3. Your performances are satisfying.
4. I am satisfied with your performances.
5. The cup is broken.

7 . Look at the pictures and describe them.
1.           
The people are e_______.
2.           
The boy is s_______.

8 . Listen to an announcement about a school music festival. Choose the kinds of volunteers the festival needs.
A.people to give music lessons
B.choir members
C.people to run food stands (打理食品摊位的人员)
D.people to sell festival tickets
E.people to sell music CDs
F.people to set up equipment (布置设备的人员)
G.musical performers

9 . Look at some photos of Qufu. What can you say about these places?

Temple of Confucius	Kong Family Mansion	Cemetery of Confucius

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10 . Match the pictures below to the medical emergencies and describe the pictures.

___heart attack   ___drowning   __sprained ankle ___poisoning   ___bad cut/bleeding

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