时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:情景英语口语100主题


英语课

045 festivals





Words

National day

Christmas(day/eve)

Halloween

Thanksgiving

May day

Spring festival

New year

Easter

Valentine’s day

Tomb sweeping 1 day



Phrases

Put up the decoration

Patriotic 2 songs

Do Christmas shopping

Give something to somebody in person

Celebrate a festival

Wrap presents



Beginner

A: how do you celebrate national day in your country?

B: there are parades in many cities and people fly the national flags from almost every public building.

A: what kinds of parades are there?

B: the parades are usually military ones, but sometimes there are procession of people carrying flags and singing patriotic songs. What do you do on national day in your country?

A: we don’t have a national day.

B: really? That’s unusual.

A: I guess it is. Most countries have on, but we don’t.

B: actually, even though we have parades, most people just use the national day holiday to visit family or go shopping. In the evening, many people watch special TV shows which celebrate national day.



Intermediate 3

A: is everything ready for the Christmas party?

B: almost. I’ve put up the decorations , and we’ve decorated the Christmas tree with plenty of tinsel and baubles 4.

A: I like the big star on the top of the tree. I’ll put the presents under the tree later, how’s the food.

B: I’ve prepared most of it already and we’ve got plenty of snack foods-you know, crisps, biscuits, and things. Are you going to make the punch?

A: yes. I’ve bought all the things to go in it. It won’t take long to make. How many people are coming to the party?

B: I think everyone will be coming. Dave don’t come because he has to go to his parent’s home and they live in Scotland.

A: do we have Christmas pudding?

B: yes, we do. I hope we have enough for everyone. Did you send out all your Christmas cards in time?

A: yes, I did. I send most of them a week ago. I’ve brought some with me to the party to give to people in person.

B: I did the same. I spent hours yesterday evening wrapping presents. I hope I didn’t forget to buy anyone something!

A: I hope you didn’t forget mine!



1 sweeping
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
  • The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
  • Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗?
2 patriotic
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
  • His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
  • The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
3 intermediate
adj.中间的,居间的,中级的;n.中间体,媒介物
  • This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
  • Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。
4 baubles
n.小玩意( bauble的名词复数 );华而不实的小件装饰品;无价值的东西;丑角的手杖
  • The clothing category also includes jewelry and similar baubles. 服饰大类也包括珠宝与类似的小玩意。 来自互联网
  • The shop sells baubles as well. 这家商店也销售廉价珠宝。 来自互联网
学英语单词
advisory organ
age of lowered sealevel
atreptic
axletrees
be valued at
capacity share
clear coagulation
club mosses
coherent system of units
Colorado blue spruce
compression cone
consumers'association
coordinal
Cracov
Crotalaria linifolia
cultural body
cupping room
direct current analog computer
disillusionary
double donor
downstaters
early packet discard
EBP (exhaust back pressure)
eltzs
emperor penguins
Enerbol
enterocolic fistula
ependymary
epinette
family Cariamidae
Ferintosh
fishmoth
fondnesses
geoscopy
globe journal
Glyceria chinensis
go to the world
guoguang
hemimicelle
high frequency insulator
high-ticket
highly-sensitive
how then
hypnotization
international facsimile service
intragenus
it was understood that
key-card
keyer pulse
kfp
krantze
Les Brenets
leucofluorescein
linebacka
low water springs datum
m-tense
magnetomotive force (mmf)
me three
migration of oil
Mill City
milling spindle diameter
Mougdi(Meguedi)
myosis spastica
oilcloth-covered
one piece auger
operating performance income statement
osculating curve
outmanage
Paleo Indian
papermaking felt
partial width of level
passing on to
pennoncels
Pholidocarpus
poodler
primary photoelectric effect
program transformation method
progressive control
ratproofing
rognvald
sbl
septoria bothriospermi
smelting point
spectral condensation
stand on ceremony
stellar luminosity
subphrenic abscess
swollen resin
system steady-state stability
taken the weight off her feet
to badger sb with question
toning up
transportation test
transshipment area
triethylenethiophosphor amide
tumbleweed moment
vaporating dish
wave-sailing
whrinny
wilnesful
wind area
wing-patterns