Unit1“Whereareyoufrom?
” PartI ListeningComprehension SectionA AListentotheconversation.Thenchoosethebestanswerpleteeachsentence.  
1.Nick’smotherisfrom .
A.Florida
B.California  
2.Nick’sfatherisfrom .
A.Mexico
B.Spain  
3.Nick’sunclehas children. A.two B.three  
4.Nick’saunt children. A.hastwo B.hasfour  
5.TheparentsofNick’smotherlivein
A.Seattle
B.Florida
C.Mexico
C.California C.four C.doesn’thaveany.
C.Mexico BListentotheconversation.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionbelow.  
6.WhenwillFredgetmarried?

A.InMarch.
B.InJune.
C.InNovember.  
7.WheredoFredandJennywanttohavethewedding?

A.Atahotel.
B.AtFred’sparents’house.
C.Atthebeach.  
8.WheredoFredandJennywanttogofortheirhoneymoon?

A.RomeorParis.
B.Hawaii.
C.Tokyo. CListentotheconversation.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionbelow.  
9.WhereisHenryfrom?

A.France.
B.Italy. 10.WhatisHenrylookingfor?

A.Theairport.
B.Thezoo.
C.Spain.C.Themuseum.
1 1 UNIT“Where are you from?
” SectionB Listentothefollowingsentencesandwritedownwhatyouhearonthelines.  
1.Ilostmy ,soIdon’tknowwherethepartyis.  
2.Wearehavinganoutdoor .Wehopeitdoesn’train.  
3.Aftergettingmarried,couplesusuallygoona .  
4.Peopleusuallybuyadiamondringwhentheyget .  
5.Iwouldliketooffermy onyourweddingday. PartII VocabularyandStructure SectionA Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionfromtheboxes. cousinsromantic auntalbum singletradition framelength celebrateknownas  
1.They’vejustfinishedtheirexamsandhavegoneoutto .  
2.Itisa(n) inthefamilyfortheeldestsonstoeadoctor.  
3.Theaverage ofstayinhospitalisthreedays.  
4.Thanksfortheroses!
Youareso .  
5.That’sabeautifulphoto.Youshould it.  
6.Thesearemyuncle’schildren.Theyaremy .  
7.Stevedoesn’tgetmarried.Heis .  
8.Thisismyfather’ssister.Sheismy .  
9.Shebecame bothateacherandresearcher. 10.Togetherwelookedthroughherfather’swedding .
2 SectionB Matchthewordstothedefinitions.  1.congratulations 2.honeymoon 3.engaged 4.invitation 5.wedding A.amarriageceremonyB.arequestforsomeonetogosomewhereC.asaformalagreementtogetmarriedD.wordssayingyouarehappyforsomethinggoodE.avacationforanewlywedcouple SectionC Choosethebestanswerpleteeachsentence.  
1.Isthataunt cat?

A.Vanessas
B.Vanessas’  
2.Thisismy bicycle. A.friends B.friend’s  
3.Bryanand weddingisinJune.
A.Rachels’
B.Rachels  
4.The namesareHelenandJulia. A.girls’ B.girl’s  
5.The toiletisoverthere. A.mens B.men’s  
6.Isthatuncle dog?

A.Terry’s
B.Terrys  
7.Thisismy desk. A.teachers B.teacher’s  
8.Sarah’sand birthdaysarebothinMay.
A.Janes
B.Jane’s  
9.The namesarePeterandDavid. A.boys B.boy’s 10.That’s dictionary.
A.Louis’ B.ofLouis’s
C.Vanessa’sC.friendC.Rachel’sC.girlsC.mensC.Terrys’C.teacherC.Janes’C.boys’
C.Louis
3 1 UNIT“Where are you from?
” SectionD Completethepassage,usingappropriatewords. Everyyearmillionsofpeopleget1. (married/invitation)and thengoontheir2. (engaged/honeymoons).Ahoneymoonisashort
3. (ceremony/vacation)peopletakeaftertheirwedding.Peopleliketo gotoplacesthatarevery4. (romantic/single).Theword“honeymoon” esfromanoldEnglish5. (cousins/tradition),inwhich bridesdrankahoney-flavoreddrinkforamonth. PartIII ReadingComprehension Task1 Readthepassage.WriteT(True)orF(False)forthestatements. Asweknow,Englishfamilynamesarepasseddownfromonegenerationtothenext.However,theywerenotwidelyuseduntilaftertheNormanConquestof1066.Priortothattime,mostpeoplethoughtitunnecessarytousefamilynames.Instead,theypreferredasinglename. Asthecountry’spopulationincreased,however,peoplebegantomakeuseofsuchdescriptionsas“John,theBaker”or“Thomas,sonofRichard”totellthedifferencebetweenmenorwomenofthesamename.Finally,suchdescriptivenamesbecameconnectedwithafamily,inheritedorpasseddown,fromonegenerationtothenext.Thisistheoriginofmanycurrentsurnames. ButdoyouknowhowEnglishpeoplegottheirfamilynames?
Somefamilyefromtheplacesoftheirhomes.Forexample,amanlivingonornearahill,hisfamilynamemayeHill.Somefamilyefromaperson’sjob.Ifapersonwasacook,hisfamilynamemayeCook.Besides,manypeoplegottheirfamilynamesfromtheirfather’snames.Forexample,thename“Jackson”mayrefertothesonofJack. 4 00:00/02:57
1.Before1066,inEngland,familynameswerewidelyused.2.Peoplebeganusingsuchnamesas“John,theBaker”or“Thomas,son ofRichard”afterthecountry’spopulationgrew.3.Englishpeoplebegantousedescriptivenamesbecausetheywanted totellthedifferencebetweenmenorwomenofthesamename.4.Thesedescriptivenameshavenothingtodowithcurrentsurnames.5.Allfamilyefromone’sfather’snames. Task2 Readthepassage.Fillintheblankswithnomorethanthreewords. YouknowallofSanta’sreindeer,Iguess.Now,let’smeetHollyandhertwokids.TheybelongtotheBrueckfamily,andtheyarefunfamilypets. “WegotHollyeightyearsagowhenshewasonemonthold,”saysJoshBrueck,aparkranger(公园管理员)inSt.JosephCounty.“Afteraperiodoftime,wewereluckyenoughtohavehertwokids,SnowflakeandBlizzard.” TheBrueckfamily’sreindeerearntheirkeep(挣生活费)byentertainingchildrenofallagesinthesixweeksleadinguptoChristmas.Asamatteroffact,thereindeerhave12showsbookedthisyear.Oneofthetypicalandinterestingeventsduringtheshowsistoplayreindeergames.“Hollyandherkidsaresmart,andtheyhaveanamazingsenseofsmell.Sotheyknowwhetheryouhaveacookieinyourpocket,oracandycanefromSanta.Hollyisprettyslickatsnatchingcandycanesfromunwarykids,”saysJosh. JudgingbythesmileonJosh’sfaceashepetsHolly,wecanseethatthereindeermakeeverydayoftheyearlikeChristmas.
1.What’stherelationshipbetweenHollyandSnowflake?
Theyare and .
2.HowdotheBrueckfamily’sreindeerearntheirkeep?
Theyearntheirkeepby childrenwhenChristmasing.
3.HowmanyshowshavetheBrueckfamily’sreindeerbeenbookedthisyear?
showshavebeenbooked.
4.Whatisatypicalandinterestingeventattheshow?
Itisto .
5.DotheBrueckfamilylikeHollyandherkids?
Yes,theydo.Hollyandherkidsarefun .
5 1 UNIT“Where are you from?
” Task3 Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion. Thenuclearfamily(核心家庭)isacharacteristicofAmericanfamilies.Anuclearfamilyreferstoafamilygroup.Itconsistsonlyofahusband,awifeandchildren.Itisrarethatparentslivetogetherwiththeirchildrenwhohavegotmarried.Relatives,suchasgrandparents,uncles,aunts,cousinsandin-laws,usuallyliveseparately.Thisfamilystructureistheso-called“nuclearfamily”.Anuclearfamilyiscontrastedwithanextendedfamilyorajointfamily(大家庭),inwhichtherecouldbemanygenerationslivingtogether.Comparedwithajointfamily,anuclearfamilyhassomeadvantages.Thefirstpointisprivacyandfreedomoflifestyle.Inanuclearfamily,peoplecanlivetheirownwaysandcandowhatevertheywanttodo.Thesecondpointisaboutmoney.Therearelesspeopleandthuslessexpenses.Ofcourse,thisisoneofthestrongestpoints.
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?

A.Inanuclearfamily,thereisonlyacouple.
B.Inanuclearfamily,thereisonlyonekid.
C.Inanuclearfamily,thereareparentsandtheirkids.
2.Anuclearfamilyiscontrastedwith . A.asmallfamily B.awholefamily C.anextendedfamilyorajointfamily
3.Whatadvantagesdoesanuclearfamilyhaveordingtothepassage?

A.Privacyandfreedomoflifestyle.  
B.Lessexpenses.  
C.A&
B.
4.Howdoesanextendedfamilyorajointfamilylive?

A.Manygenerationslivetogether.
B.Relativesliveseparately.
C.Thereareparentsandonekid.
6 PartIV NoteQuiz Answerthefollowingquestionsordingtothenotesinthisunit.1.你能说出中英文中亲属称谓的差异吗？你是如何看待这些差异的？
2.“娘家姓”如何用英语表达？
3.英语口语中常见的therestishistory是什么意思？应如何使用？ PartV SpeakNow Workinpairs.Findoneofyourfamilyphotosanddescribeittoyourpartner. UsefulLanguage ●Thisismyfamilyphoto.●Thereare...peopleinmyfamily.Theyare...●Myfatherisanengineer/ateacher/aprogrammer...
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