1. 名词：action movie，comedy，documentary，thriller(附加相关的单词：tragedy，science fiction，cartoon，romance)

2.Birthday Traditions in Different Countries

Some traditions are quite similar in many parts of the world:birthday candles which carry wishes up to God，birthday games which gauge how much more a child can do versus last year，and birthday pinches or taps which ensure good luck for the coming year.Some traditions are more specific to certain countries.

(1)China-Noodles for Lunch.The birthday child pays respect to his/her parents and receives a gift of money.Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.

(2)Germany-Candles left burning for the day.A member of the birthday person’s family wakes up at sunrise and lights the candles on the birthday cake.There are as many candles as the years of age of the birthday person plus one for good luck.The candles are left burning all day long.After dinner that night then everyone sings the birthday song and the birthday person blows out the candles.If all of the candles are blown out in one try then the wish of the birthday person will come true.Presents are then opened and the party starts.

(3)Germany-Sweeping the stairs of the city hall.When men reach the age of 30 and they still don’t have a girlfriend that they have to sweep the stairs of the city hall.All the friends will throw rubble on the stairs and when you’re finished they’ll throw some more rubble there.This way every girl can see that this man reached the age of 30 and still doesn’t have a girlfriend(and that he can clean a house very well)!

(4)India-Colored dress and chocolates.At school the birthday child wears a colored dress and passes out chocolates to the entire class，with the help of a trusted friend.

(5)New Zealand-Birthday claps.After　 the birthday candle is lit，the happy birthday song is sung loudly and often out of tune and then the birthday person receives a clap for each year they have been alive and then one for good luck.

(6)Norway-Birthday day.The birthday children stands out in front of their class and chooses a friend to share a little dance while the rest of the class sings a happy birthday song.

(7)Russia-Birthday Pies.Instead of a birthday cake，many Russian child receive a birthday pie with a birthday greeting carved into the crust.

(8)United States-Cake，candles and song.A cake is made，and candles are put on top based on how old the person is.Then everyone sings the “Happy Birthday”song，and at the end of the song，the birthday child blows out the candles.If they blow them all out with one blow，their birthday wishes will come true.

1.《祝你生日快乐》这首歌曲的由来

《祝你生日快乐》是美国歌曲，也是世界上最著名的英语歌曲，被《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》列为世界最流行的三首英语歌曲之一。这首歌曲创作于19世纪90年代，由肯塔基州(Kentucky)的两姐妹麦尔德利德·希尔与帕蒂·希尔谱写。姐姐是音乐教师，妹妹是幼儿园教员。这首歌曲最初叫《祝你早安》，发表后并未流行。后来她们把这首歌曲改为《祝你生日快乐》，于1935年再度发表，引起人们的兴趣和传唱。

此后，这首歌曲很快流行开来，成为美国人生日宴会的一个必不可少的部分，也在世界各地传唱着。虽历经百年，久唱不衰，成为世界上最流行的歌曲之一，因为在全世界，至少有1000万人出生在同一天。这首歌曲还被带到太空。1969年3月，“阿波罗”(Apollo)9号宇航器上的宇航员(astronaut)在太空演唱过。

歌曲为单乐段结构，每个乐句都从弱拍唱起，令人感到轻松自然、活泼愉快。整首歌只有一句歌词--“祝你生日快乐”。歌词反复出现，使祝愿之情表达得更真切，这在歌曲中实属罕见。

尽管这首歌曲在世界广为流行，但它是版权所有品。这首歌曲的版权原属美国白桦树公司，但由于该公司缺乏资金保护和监视这首歌曲的版权，便于1988年12月将这首歌曲的版权卖给世界上最大的音乐出版公司--沃纳·查普尔公司。若在电视、电影或音乐厅由专业歌手演唱此歌，就必须向版权所有者支付稿酬。所以在电影或电视的生日宴会上很少听到这首歌曲。这首歌曲的版权有效期到2010年才结束。但若是非赢利性的个人演唱，则无需付稿酬。

这首曲子的另一种填词是《祝你新年快乐》(Happy New Year to You)。

3.年月日的英语顺序为“月，日，年”。如2004年2月21日，写作February 22nd，2004读作February(the)twenty-second two thousand and four

2.年份的读法

年份的读法为两位两位地读。整百后读hundred，整千后读thousand，前面常加“the year”。

1990读作nineteen ninety

1900读作nineteen hundred

1.Ordinal Numerals序数词

表示顺序的数词称为序数词。

序数词一般以与之相应的基数词加词尾th构成。如tenth(第十)。

但也有特殊变化:

(1)one-first(第一)，two-second(第二)，three-third(第三)

(2)以t结尾加h，如eight-eighth(第八)

(3)以ve结尾去ve变f加th，如twelve-twelfth(第十二)

(4)以不发音的e结尾去e加th，如nine-ninth(第十)

(5)遇到几十去y变ie加th，如twenty-twentieth(第二十)

(6)“n.+n.”用序数词表达时，只需将个位变为序数词即可。如：the twenty?first(第21)

序数词有时用缩写形式：

first-1st　 second-2nd　 third-3rd　 fourth-4th　 twenty?second-22nd

5.Teacher’s Day　　　　　　 E.January 1st

Answers:(2)1.is　 2.in　 3.on　 4.is　 5.on

(3)1.B　 2.C　 3.A　 4.E　 5.D

Materials for Preparing Lessons

4.New Year’s Day　　　　　 D.September 10th

3.Christmas Day　　　　　　 C.October 1st

2.National Day　　　　　　　 B.June 1st