were not that interesting to watch意为"观看起来并不那么有趣"， that 用作副词，强调程度，"如此，那么"。动词不定式to watch在句中作状语:

That problem is not that easy.那个问题没有那么简单。

2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F

玛丽认为那些赛队很棒。

3. Bill wonders whether they'll have the sweet rice dumplings again next year. T F

比尔想知道明年他们是否将再吃棕子

wonder此处用作及物动词，"想知道"，相当于want to know。wonder在不同的句式中表达的意思也不同:

后接who, what, why等连接词引导的宾语从句及"疑问词十动词不定式"结构时，"想知道"：

I wonder who that boy is我想知道那个男孩是谁:

②后接if或whether引导的宾语从句时，表示一种委婉的请求或疑问。

I wonder if I could use your mobile phone. 我不知道是否可以用一下你的手机。

③后接that引导的宾语从句以及动词不定式短语时，表示"(对....-)感到惊讶"

I wonder to see her looking so cheerful. 他很惊讶地发现她看上去那么高兴

①wonder作名词时，意为"奇迹;奇观"。

What are the Seven Wonders in the world? 世界七大奇观是什么?

②wonderful形容词，意为"壮观的;奇妙的，精彩的"。

We had a wonderful time in the park last Sunday. 上个星期天我们在公园里玩得很快乐。

whether连词，意为"是否，是不是、引导宾语从句，相当于if

He wonders whether/if it will be fine tomorrow他想知道明天是否会晴天。

辨析: whether与if

①二者都可以引导宾语从句，意为"是否"，一般情况下可以互换。

I don't know whether/if she can work out the problem我不知道她是否能算出这道难题

②二者在引导宾语从句时， whether可直接与or not连用，而if不可以。

I don't know whether or not I should go我不知道我应该去还是不应该去。

③if可以引导条件状语从句, "如果"，而whether不可以。

If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we will go camping. 如晨明天不下雨，我们将去野营。

④if可以用于虚拟语气中，而whether不可以。

If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky. 如果我是一只鸟，我会在空中翱翔。

4. Bill and Mary believe that they'll be back next year to watch the races. T F

比尔和玛丽相信明年他们将会回来看比赛。

believe此处用作及物动词，意为"相信，认为"。其后既可以直接接名词、代词作宾语，也可以跟that等引导的宾语从句，还可以用believe sb to do sth.的形式。

I don't believe you. 我不相信你说的话。

I believe that he can win the match. 我相信他能赢得这场比赛。

I believe him to be an honest man. 我相信他是个诚实的人

1c Talk about the festivals in 1a. 谈论1a中的节日。

A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?关于龙舟节，你最喜欢什么?

B: I love the races. I think that they're fun to watch.我喜欢(龙舟)比赛。我认为它们看起来很好玩。

2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in the sentences.

听吴明和哈利之间的对话并圈出句中的正确词语。

1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins / strangers / friends. 吴明和哈利是表兄弟/陌生人/朋友。

2. Wu Ming went to Singapore / Hong Kong / Macao for his vacation. 吴明去了新加坡/香港/澳门度假

3. He visited his relatives / friends / classmates. 吴明拜访了他的亲戚/ 朋友/ 同学。

4. He enjoyed eating out / shopping / the Dragon Boat Festival best. 吴明最喜欢外出就餐/ 购物/龙舟节

go to ...for a vacation 或 go to ...for one's vacation去......度假

=take a vacation ,说明度假还没有开始，在计划当中

I am going for a vacation to Beijing我要去北京度假。

go on vacation在度假， 说明度假正在进行

I am going on vacation in Beijing. 我正在北京度假。

be on vacation在度假， 说明度假正在进行

I am on vacation in Beijing. 我正在北京度假。

vacation意为"假期"，通常指一次性休假，不管假期有多长，尤指学校的假期。英式英语中常用holiday,

2b Wu Ming did a lot of fun activities, but these also have down sides.

吴明做了很多有趣的活动，但也有不好的一面。

Listen again and fill in the chart. 再听一遍录音填表。

Fun activities 有趣的活动 Down sides不好的一面

Eating out 外出就餐

Shopping 购物