Unit6I’mwatchingTV.SectionBPeriod2(2a-2c)AskandanswerinpairsA:What’sshedoing?B:She’scleaning.A:Whereisshecleaning?B:She’scleaninginthehouse.playingtheguitarcookingrunningcleaningdoinghomeworktalkingonthephonewritingaletternameKateJimKellyplacepoolmalllibrarybathroomclassroomactivitiesswimmingshoppingreadingsingingdancingPlayingbasketballReport:Kateisswimminginthebathroom,butusuallypeopleswimatthepool.23423456234567Thetimedifference•M:--Hi,David!I'mcallingfromSydney.•D:---Sydney?Whattimeisitthere?•M:--It's10:00p.m.•D:---It's4:00p.mhereinLosAngeles!•M:---Oh.Iforgotaboutthetimedifference.Sorry,gobacktosleep!I'llemailyoulater.2aLookattheclocksandaskyourpartneraboutthetimeindifferentplaces.A:WhattimeisitinBeijing?B:It’seighto’clockinthemorning.A:WhattimeisitinTokyo?B:It’snineo’clockinthemorning.Lookatthepicturesandanswer•1.Whatspecialdayisit?•2.WhatdoChinesepeopledoonthisday?•3.Whatdopeopleeatonthisday?It‘stheDragonBoatFestival.TheyhaveboatracesandmakeZongzi.TheyeatZongzi.2bReadtheTVreportandanswerthequestionsbelow.1.WhyareZhuHui’sfamilywatchingboatracesandmakingzongzi?BecausetodayistheDragonBoatFestival.2.DoesZhuHuilikehishostfamily?WhatabouthishomeinChina?Yes,hedoes.ButhemisseshishomeinChinaverymuch.CarefulreadingandfillinthechartHisfamilyinChinaactivitiesHishostfamilyinNewYorkactivitiesmomandauntthemotherdadandunclethefathercousinZhuHuimakingZongziwatchingtheboatracestalkingonthephonereadingastorywatchingasoccergametalkingonthephone2cMatchtheverbsincolumnAwiththewordsincolumnB.ThenusethephrasestowritesentencesaccordingtotheTVreport.AlivingreadingmakingtalkingstudyingwatchingBfoodintheUSaracewithafamilyonthephoneastory1.HisdadandunclearewatchingtheboatracesonTV.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：DoyouliketowatchNBAgamesonTV?喜欢看电视上的美国NBA篮球赛吗？2.…soit’slikeanyothernightforZhuHuiandhishostfamily.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)anyothernight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:WhencanIcome?我什么时候能来？B:Anydayfromtoday.从今天开始任何一天都可以。2)hostfamily指人们出国时所借宿的人家，类似汉语中“房东家”。例如：DoyouwanttolearntospeakEnglishwell?WhynotgotoEnglandandstaywithahostfamily?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.ZhuHuimisseshisfamilyandwishestohavehismom’sdeliciouszongzi.miss在这里作动词，意思是“怀恋；想念”Iknowyoumissyourmother.我了解你多么地想念你的母亲。wish在这里作动词，意思是“希望”Iwishyouagoodluck.祝你好运。Whatdoyouwishmetodo?你想要我做什么?4.…butthere’sstill“noplacelikehome”.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。)这句谚语源自一首名为《家，甜蜜的家》(HomeSweetHome)的歌曲。后来这首歌很快走红，其中的歌词“…there’snoplacelikehome”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：Eastorwest,homeisbest.
