Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us
Lesson 43: A Visit to Chinatown
I. Learning aims:
Master the new words:
smart, decoration, fork, underground, lantern, dragon, fair
II. Learning important and difficult points:
1) I had a bowl of noodles, and I used chopsticks and a spoon instead of a fork and a knife.
2) Danny and I watched a wonderful dragon dancing performance during the Spring Festival last year.
3) But we do have lots of fun.
4) I hope I can go to Chinatown again to see the Spring Festival.
Language Points:
1. decoration
【用法】作可数名词,意为“装饰、装饰品、装潢”,复数形式是decorations。
【举例】Can you see the decorations on the Christmas tree? 你能看到圣诞树上的装饰品吗?
【拓展】decorate是及物动词,意为“装饰、装潢“,后加名词或代词作宾语。
【举例】We’ll decorate this new library. 我们要装饰一下这座新图书馆。
2. I had a bowl of noodles, and I used chopsticks and a spoon instead of a fork and a knife. 我吃了一碗面条,并且我用的是筷子和勺子,而没有用叉子和刀子。