Unit 1 Where’s your pen pal from?1.pal n.朋友，好友； （informal 不正式，old-fashioned 过时的） pen pal 笔友 1）周末他想去见他的朋友。 He wants to meet his pals on weekends. 2）你想找一个加拿大的笔友吗？ Do you want a pen pal from Canada? 2.单个国家名称前一般不加定冠词 the，而合成的国家名称前需要加定冠词 the。 China, Canada, America, India the United States =the United States of America 美利坚合众国 the United Kingdom =the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 the People’s Republic of China 中华人民共和国 3.live vi. 生活，居住 1）大象活多长时间? How long do elephants live? 2）你住在哪里？ Where do you live? 3）他的叔叔住在伦敦。 His uncle lives in London. 4）她住在一个靠近河流的房子里。 She lives in the house near the river. live on sth. 以…为主食，主要吃… 5）南方人主要吃米饭。 People in the south live on rice. live a …life=lead a …life 过着…的生活 6）那一家人过着幸福的生活。 The family live / lead a happy life. make a living by doing 靠….谋生 7）他靠修自行车谋生。 He makes a living by repairing bikes. live adj. （注意读音，常作定语） 活的，有生命的 8）那个市场上卖活鱼。 They sell live fish in the market. 现场/实况直播的 9）今晚我们学校有现场音乐会。 There is a live concert in our school tonight. 4.be from / come from… 来自 1）---你来自何处？ ---我来自巴黎。 ---Where do you come from? /Where are you from? ---I come from / am from Paris. 2）这个单词来自拉丁语。 The word comes from Latin. 3）这首歌来自一首著名的诗歌。 The song comes from a famous poem. 5.like 的用法： like sth. 1）我妈妈喜欢吃苹果。 My mother likes apples. like to do sth. / like doing sth. 喜欢做某事 2）我不想骑车去那里。 I don’t like to go there by bike. 3）他喜欢游泳。 He likes swimming. would like + sth. / to do ...
