Vocabulary

• see-saw-seen（do-did-done）
• strong：强壮的
• fine jewelry：精品珠宝
• a serious shortage of food/water：食物/水很短缺
• clean（adj. 干净的） - dirty（adj. 脏的）
  e.g.
  keep the city clean：城市保持干净
clean sth. up：把...打扫清除
the clean sky：干净的天空（干净与否）
• clear（清楚的） - vague（模糊的）
  e.g.
  Am I clear?
Can you hear me clearly?
The sky clears up. 天放晴了
the clear sky：晴空万里（无云雾，看得远）
• give sb. the cold shoulder：慢待某人
• an elder brother：哥哥
• a younger sister：妹妹

Sentences

• 告别
  e.g.
  Good bye.
Take care.
Bye for now. 再见
See you around. 回见

Grammar

• 冠词
  1）在专业名词，物质名词，抽象名词前一般不加冠词，比如人，地，国名，节日，月份。
  e.g.
  Tian’anmen Square
Hyde Park
Billy
Russia
Chinese Valentine’s Day
March, peace, friendship, knowledge, importance, paper, bamboo, milk, water, air
  2）如果是festival开头的民间节日, 要加the.
  e.g.
  the Spring Festival
the Mid-Autumn Festival
  由普通名词构成的专有名词要用the
  e.g.
  the UK, the US, the UN
  3）表示一类人或事物的复数名词前不加冠词
  e.g.
  I like watching movies。
  4）名词前如果有物主代词my、指示代词this、不定代词some或名词所有格‘s修饰时，不用冠词。
  e.g.
  his the schoolbag => his schoolbag/the schoolbag
  5）表示三餐、球类、棋类、游戏、季节、星期、语言、学科的名词前一般不加冠词。
  e.g.
  I like chemistry, but I don’t like maths.
He usually has his breakfast at home.
play (Chinese) chess
on Monday/Saturday
Spring is coming. (如果有定语，一般要加the)
  6）家庭成员的名称、称呼语或只有一个人担任的职务的名词前不用冠词。
  e.g.
  Sir, Madam, Mr. Zhang, Father, Mother (家庭成员后可加物主代词your)
King, President, Queen Elizabeth
  7）在有些词组中，有无冠词会影响句子意义
  e.g.
  in hospital住院 ;in the hospital在医院（看病或工作）
in front of 在…前面（before）；in the front of 在…前部
go to school 去上学；go to the school去这个学校

如果这些地点名词只是表明与这些地点用途等相关的活动时，前面不加the
如果这些表示处所的名词专指具体地点、具体处所时，前面就要加冠词the

• 特殊疑问句
  1）六个基本疑问词：what, who, why, where, how, when
  2）基本结构：
  • 特殊疑问词+系动词+主语
  e.g.
  How old are you ?
  • 特殊疑问词+助动词+主语+谓语
  e.g.
  What do you enjoy doing in your spare time ?
  3）其他疑问词

Homeworks

作业一：填空a/an/the/无
1、Shenzhen is on the coast near Hongkong. It was a small village many years ago.
2、I want an iPhone X for my wife as a useful gift.
3、--Is there a European wolf in the zoo?
--Yes, there is.
4、Tianjin is a beautiful city in the north of China.
5、What good news! Our school band will play at Harbin Summer Concert in August.
6、I think it is really hard work for me to finish the job in twenty minutes.

作业二：翻译
1、你想和谁一起去？
Whom would you like to go with ?
2、你在这儿待了多久了？
How long have you stayed here ?
3、从你家去机场有多远？
How far is it from your house to the airport ?
4、哪件大衣是你的？
Which overcoat is yours ?