八年级英语下册 Module 8 Public holidays重难点 外研版.docVIP

Module 8 Public holidays重难点解析（Unit 1） Unit 1 It’s the last day before the new school year begins. 一、课文详解 (一)生词 1．public adj．provided，especially by the government，for the use of people in general公共的(只能用于名词前作定语) e.g. Now there are few public libraries in the countryside in China． 目前，在 中国的乡村有很少的公共图书馆。 2．vacation n．one of the periods of time when schools，colleges， universities are closed(美国学校的)假期 e.g. They are on vacation in Hawaii right now． 他们此时正在夏威夷度假。 3．celebrate v．to show that a day or an event is important by doing sth．special on it庆祝；庆贺 e.g. How do people celebrate New Year in your country? 你们国家的人们怎样庆贺新年? 4．season n．any of the four main periods of the year：spring，sum- met，autumn／fall and winter季节。 e.g. The earth turns around the sun，so it makes the changing seasons． 地球围绕太阳转，从而产生四季的更替。 5．labour n． work，especially physical work劳动；(尤指)体力劳动 e.g. The price will include the labour and materials． 此价格中包含人工费和材料费。 They have succeeded by their own labour． 他们靠自己的辛勤劳动取得成功。 (二)短语 1．have one day off表示“休假一天”。 e.g. I’m going to have one day off to work on my house． 我准备休假一天收拾房子。 2．enjoy oneself表示“玩得高兴”。 e.g. They all enjoyed themselves at the party． 他们在聚会上都玩得非常痛快。 拓展：enjoy oneself=have a good(great)time玩得痛快 e.g. They all had a good(great)time at the party． 他们在聚会上都玩得非常愉快。 3．as soon as表示“一……就”，引导时间状语从旬。 e.g. I’ll ring you as soon as I arrive in Shanghai． 我一到上海就给你打电话。 We’ll deliver the goods as soon as we can． 我们将尽快交货。 Please send it as soon as possible．请尽快把它寄出去。 (三)同近义词辨析 1．celebrate与congratulate calebrate表示“庆祝”，指举行正式仪式庆祝某一重大的事件、纪念日。 e.g. They celebrated her 90th birthday on 23rd March． 他们在3月23日庆祝了她的90岁诞辰。 We celebrated Independence Day by fireworks and parades． 我们通过放烟火和游行来庆祝独立日。 congratulate表示“祝贺”，指祝贺某人结婚、荣升、病愈等，常与，on连用。 e.g. My teacher congratulated me on passing the exam． 我的老师祝贺我通过了考试。 2．date与day date意为“日期”，在疑问句中，date指“几号(日期)”。 e.g. -What is the date today?今天是几号? -It is 12th May．今天是五月十二号。 day意为“天，日”，在疑