unit 6 i’m watching tv. section b period 1 (1a- 2c)

Unit 6

I’m watching TV.

Section B

Period 1 (1a- 2c)

Look and Say!

What are they doing?

She is talking on the phone.

What is she doing?

He is reading a book.

What is he doing?

He is cleaning the room.

What is he doing?

They are watching TV.

What are they doing?

He is playing computer games.

What is he doing?

She is drawing.

What is she doing?

She is running.

What is she doing?

They are dancing.

What are they doing?

She is doing homework.

What is she doing?

He is playing the guitar.

Do you know these places?

pool

He is swimming in the pool.

They are shopping in the supermarket.

supermarket

playground

He is playing basketball

on the playground.

library

He is reading in the library.

1a Look at the pictures. Complete the chart.

Places Activities

1. at school playing basketball

2.

3.

4.

pool swimming

supermarket shopping

library reading (books)

1b Look at the pictures in 1a. Then ask and answer questions.

Is the man swimming in a pool?

Yes, he is.

Is the woman reading books in a

classroom?

No, she isn’t. She is reading books

in a library.

What is he / she doing? Is he / she …?

12 3

4 5 6

1c Listen and complete the chart.

Names Places Activities

Alice supermarket

Mike

Lisa

shopping (buying milk and bread)

school playing basketball

library reading

1d Listen again. Check your answers in 1c.

Names Places Activities

Alice supermarket

Mike

Lisa

shopping (buying milk and bread)

school playing basketball

library reading

1e Use the information in the chart to make a conversation.

She’s at the supermarket. She’s

shopping.

Is it Lisa?

No.

Oh, it must be Alice!

Look at the pictures below.

What are they doing?

Where are they?

playing the guitar cooking running cleaning

doing homework talking on the phone writing a letter

A: What’s she doing?

B: She’s cleaning.

A: Where is she cleaning?

C: She’s cleaning in the house.

2a Look at the clocks and ask your partner about the time in different places.

A: What time is it in Beijing?

B: It’s eight o’clock in the morning.

A: What time is it in Tokyo?

B: It’s nine o’clock in the morning.

2b Read the TV report and answer the questions below.

1.Why are Zhu Hui’s family watching boat r

aces and making zongzi?

Because today is the Dragon Boat Festival.

2. Does Zhu Hui like his host family?

What about his home in China?

Yes, he does.

But he misses his home in China

very much.

2c Match the verbs in column A with the words in column B. Then use the phrases to write sentences according to the TV report.

A living reading making talking studying watching

B food in the US a race with a family on the phone a story

1. His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.

他爸爸和叔叔正在看电视上的龙舟比赛。 race 用于体育话题时，主要指赛跑、赛车、

游泳等与速度相关的“比赛”；而 game 则多指球类、棋类等体育“比赛”。例如：

Do you like to watch NBA games on TV? 喜欢看电视上的美国 NBA 篮球赛吗？ He’s the youngest swimming in the race. 他是比赛中最年轻的游泳选手。

2. … so it’s like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.

所以对朱辉和他的房东家人来说，今晚和平时的晚上是一样的。

1) any other night 表示“任何 ( 一个 ) 其他的夜晚”。其中 any 表示“任何一个；任意一个”。例如：

A: When can I come? 我什么时候能来？ B: Any day from today. 从今天开始任何

一天都可以。

Don’t be so proud. Any other boy here can play this game.

别那么自负，这里任何一个男孩都会玩这个游戏。

2) host family 指人们出国时所借宿的人家，类似汉语中“房东家”。例如：

Do you want to learn to speak English well? Why not go to England and stay with a hos

t family? 你想学说一口好的英语吗？为什么不去英

国与房东一家人住在一起呢？

3. Zhu Hui misses his family and wishes to have his mom’s delicious zongzi.

miss 在这里作动词，意思是“怀恋；想恋”

I know you miss your mother.

我了解你多么地想念你的母亲。 I shall miss you very much.

我会非常想恋你。

wish 在这里作动词，意思是“希望” I wish you a good journey / good luck.

祝你一路平安 / 好运。 I wish everything ready.

我希望一切准备妥当。 What do you wish me to do?

你想要我做什么 ?

4. … but there’s still “no place like home”. 但是“千好万好还是不如自己的家好”。

( 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝。 ) 这句谚语源自 1823 年英国伦敦首演的一

部音乐剧中一首名为《家，甜蜜的家》 (Home Sweet Home) 的歌曲。后来这首歌很快走红，其中的歌词 “… there’s no place like home” 被人们广为使用，成为独立的谚语。英语中还有一句类似的谚语： East or west, home is best.