Lesson 61 Getting Ready to Leave Warming

Lesson 61 Getting Ready to Leave

Warming up • • • Do you often travel to other cities? Do you often buy gifts for your family? What gift would you like to buy?

New words • answer n. 回答 • souvenir n. 纪念品 • surprise n. 惊奇；诧异

Think about it • What gift would you like from Canada? • How long has Li Ming been in Canada? • What gift will Li Ming buy for Jenny?

Listening task: True or False • • • Li Ming wants to buy some gifts for his friends. Li Ming needs seven gifts. The books are expensive.

Read answer • What does Li Ming want to do before he flies home? • He wants to buy some gifts for his family. • How many people are there in his family? • Eleven. • How much are the T-shirts? • Ten dollars

Language notes • • I will fly home to China next week. 下周 我就要乘飞机回到中国了。 next week 下一周，用一般将来时态。 类似的时间状语有： next month/ year/ term 下一个月/明年/下 学期 拓展：last week/ month/ year/ term 上周/ 上个月/去年/上学期。用一般过去时。

w w w w w Before I go, I went to buy some gifts for my family. 在 我临走之前，我想给我的家人买些礼物。 before 在…之前（反义：after在…之后）。例如： Look around before you cross the road. 过马路前四处 看看。 You must hand in your composition before you go home. 在你回家之前必须交上你的作文。 buy v. 买（反义词：sell卖）过去式：bought 拓展：buy sth. for sb. = buy sb. sth 为某人买某物 buy sth. from sb. / some place 从某人或某处买某物。 例如： Mum bought me a new dictionary. = Mum bought a new dictionary for me. 妈妈给我买了一本新字典。 He bought the bike from his friend. 他从他的朋友那买 了这辆自行车。

• • “ How many gifts do you need, Li Ming? ” 詹妮问： “黎明，你需亚要多少礼物呢？” need 作实意动词和作情态动词的比较 need作为实意动词，有人称和时态的变化。其疑 问形式要借助于do, does, did; 否定形式要借助于 don’t, doesn’t或didn’t。例如： Does he need help? 他需要帮助吗？ You don’t need to do that. 你不必做那件事。 2) need作为情态动词，无人称和时态的变化多 用于疑问句和否定句。例如： Need I come now? 我必须现在来吗？ You needn’t say sorry to me. 你不必向我道歉。

• • “ Yes! And they cost ten dollars!” says Li Ming happily. “是的！并且他们才花费 10 美元！”李明高兴地说。 cost v. 价值，花费（主语常常是物）过去 式：cost。例如： The chair cost me twenty yuan. 这把椅子花 了我 20元。 It will cost you ￡ 50 to fly to Beijing. 坐飞 机去北京需花 50英镑。

l l I want to buy a surprise for Li Ming. 我想买 一个惊喜送给李明。 surprise n. 惊奇，惊异。例如： What a surprise to see you here. 在这看见你， 真是一件令人惊奇的事。 拓展： in surprise 惊奇地 to one’s surprise 令某人惊奇的是

Let’s do it • • You are living in Canada, but will go home to China soon. You have fifty dollars. What will you buy for your friends and family? Write your plan and tell your partner about it. Remember to spend your money carefully!