1、Festivals ABCIn September or OctoberThe Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Lantern FestivalOn the fifteenth day of the first lunar monthThe Dragon Boat Festival On the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year Fast reading:Scan the text and match the pictures with the festivals.General reading:read text A
2、quickly and answer the following questions:1:when is the Mid-Autumn Festival?2:What do people usually do on the special day?3:Why is it important?4:what is the special food?Festival:dateimportancespecial activityspecial foodoriginMid-autumn Festival _ in September or October.It is _ by Chinese peopl
3、e all over the world.It is a special _ for family.On this day,people like to _,eating _and _the biggest and brightest moon.fallscelebratedoccasionmeetmooncakesWatch?watchingoccasionThe Double Elevens Day is an special occasion for me.The traditional mooncakesare made with beanpaste.Nowadays,some are
4、 made with Fruit/Coffee/Chocolate/vegetables The traditionalNowadaysFestival:Date:Importance/meaning:Origin:Special activity:Special food:The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.It _ the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.In one story,lanterns were _ to celebrated
5、the _ of light overDarkness.In another story,a god who wanted to _ down a town was fooled.Otherwise,it would have been _.on this day,a typical food,_,is served.And different kinds of lanterns can be enjoyed.sweet dumplingsmarkslitpowerburndestroyedmarkLiang marked words on this valuable vat.lightThe
6、 candles are giving off light(n.).The candle is been lighted/lit(vt.)lanternsIn the pastNowadaysThey_pictures of birds,animalsand flowers,etc.They come_There are even lanterns made ofice.were decorated within many shapes and sizes.In the pastNowadayslanterns _usually_ by candles.most lanterns_light
7、bulbs and batteries.werelitare lit byTypical food:Activities:Rice dumpling(Zongzi)Dragon boat racesIt is _in fresh _which can be made with beans and meat.Date:The 5th day of the 5th lunar monthsticky ricebamboo leaves1.sb./sth.is said to do=It is said that sb./sth.据说某人/某事物The moon is said to be its
8、biggest and brightest.=It is said that the moon is its biggest and brightest.It is said that he is from France.=He is said to be from France.Language points2.occasion 场合,时刻,时候on occasion 在 场合I met Lily on many occasions before.on this occasion 在这个时候on one occasion 曾经；有一次I only wear a tie on special
9、occasions.3.including prep.包括(一般放在它所说明的词语前)included adj.包括在内的(只能放在它所说明的词语后)Five students failed in the exam,including Li Ping.Five students failed in the exam,Li Ping included.4.fall=happen 发生,适逢那年的圣诞节是星期一。Christmas Day fell on a Monday that year.include v.包含，包括The plan includes most of your suggest
10、ions.5.take part in 参加attend、join和 join in的区别take part in 参加活动或比赛等，强调在其中积极作用，不强调活动正在进行中。Linda takes an active part in the school activities.join in 多指参加正在进行的活动，如游戏，谈话或比赛等。We are playing football.Do you want to join in?attend 指出席或参加会议、聚会、讲座等。We have to attend a meeting this afternoon.join 指加入某个组织或团体，
11、成为其中一员。We joined the English Club.Consolidate the key points by exerciseburn down,take an active part in,include,fall on,decorate(with),Its said that 1.Many students have passed the exam,_ Tom and Jim2.Its good for the old people to _ social activities.3.Christmas _ Saturday this year.4.The building
12、 _ and only ashes (灰)were left.includingtake an active part infalls on/uponwas burned down5.The shops were _ flowers.6._ he has been to Beijing.decorated withIts said that7.They stole everything in my purse,_ my credit card.including8.Tom _ his room with some photos of sports stars.has decoratedGram
13、marUnderline the sentences with the PassiveVoice in the text.Notice the tense of each sentence.the Passive Voice 定义：被动语态，即不知道动作执行者或强调动作承受者的一种语态。构成：be+past participle(过去分词,简称P.P.)（+by+动作执行者）,时态的变化体现在be动词上。Once environmental damage is done,it takes many years for the system to recover.A boy was knocke
14、d down off his bicycle by a delivery van.TensesBe动词P.P 现在分词1.一般现在时2.一般过去时3.现在完成时4.现在进行时5.过去进行时am/is/arewas/weredonehas/have beenam/is/are+beingwas/were+beingFor example:Everybody respects him.主语谓语宾语He is respectedby everybody.主语 谓语状语通过两个句子的比较，可以看出：主动句中的宾语成了被动句中的主语；主动句中的主语在被动句中由by来引导作状语。Turn the foll
15、owing sentences into passive voice1.The government official told him not to waste time on fighting for rights.I gave my cousin a toy at Christmas.People in the town laugh at Hugh for his fancy dress.He was told not to waste time on fighting for rights(by the government).A toy was given to my cousin
16、at Christmas(by me).Hugh is laughed at for his fancy dress(by the people in the town).Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.1.A new library _(build)in our city now.2.We shall _(ask)to attend the meeting.3.He has worked in the factory since it _(build)10 years ago.4.So far,many man-made
17、satellites _(send)up into space.5.The decision has to be _(make).6.Sheep are _(keep)by farmers for _ (produce)wool and mutton.is being builtbe askedwas built have been sentmadekeptproducing 7.Outer space _(not explore)by people before 1957.8.Computer science _(teach)now almost in all universities.9.Do you know when the first railway in the world _(design)?10.Five units of this textbook _(study)so far.11.A beautiful horse _(draw)by John next day.was not exploredis being taughtwas designedhave been studiedwill be drawn
