1、 Unit 1 Festivals around the worldWarming up&ReadingWarming upo The Spring Festival may take place in February.It is the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.o At the Spring Festival,people have plenty of food and fruit.o Firecrackers are lit to drive the evil spirits away.o Fi
2、recrackers are fired everywhere when the clock strikes twelve,as a signal of saying good-bye to the old year and welcoming the New Year.o People,especially children,will dress up during the Spring Festival and get lucky money.Festival Time of year/date What it celebratesWhat people doSpring Festival
3、January/Februarythe end of winter,arrival of spring,Lunar New Year,reunion with family and relatives give money in red paper to children;see dragon dances;eat fish,prawns and dumplings;visit family membersFestival Time of year/date What it celebratesWhat people do15th day of the 8thmonth in lunar ca
4、lendarFamily reunionMid-AutumnAdmire the moon Eat mooncakesOffer sacrifices to ancestorFill in the following formFestival Time of year/date What it celebratesWhat people doDragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarin memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who
5、died in 278 BCeat zongzi;watch dragon-boatraces;throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan;put herbs on doorways for good healthFestivalTime of year/date What it celebratesWhat people dosweep the tombs;give flowersTomb Sweeping Day5th Aprilhonour the dead and satisfy the ances
6、tors ReadingKinds of FestivalsFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFestivals of the DeadPart1When did ancient people celebrate?They celebrated at the end of the cold weather/when they had a good harvest/when the hunters caught animals for food/when they had enough food/when the
7、y wanted a year of plenty.Day of the Dead(Mexico)Obon(Japan)Halloween(some western countries)Festivals ofthe DeadPart 2What are festivals of the dead for?They are to honor our ancestors/to make our ancestors happy so they wont harm us/to satisfy our ancestors.Festivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat Fe
8、stival(China)Columbus Day(USA)Festival to Honour Gandhi(India)Part 3Why does India have a national festival on October 2?To honor Mohandas Gandhi,the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.Qu YuanColumbus dayMohandas GandhiChinaUSAIndiaThanksgiving Day(European and other countries)M
9、id-Autumn Festivals(China and Japan)Harvest FestivalsPart 4Why are autumn festivals happy events?People are grateful for the harvest/for the end of the agricultural work/the end of the hard work on the farms.People are happy that they will have food for the year.Harvest Festivals:What do people do o
10、n Thanksgiving Day?decorate churches and town hall.get together to have meals.win awards for crops and animals.Easter and related holidaysCherry Blossom Festival Spring FestivalsSpring Festival(China)(some western countries)(Japan)1.At the spring Festival in China,people _ food,children may _ lucky
11、money,and families _ the lunar New Year together.2.Easter celebrates the _ of Jesus for Christian and it also celebrates the _ of spring.3.In the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan,the country _ cherry tree flowers so that it looks _ it might be the sea of pink snow.eatgetcelebratereturncomingis cover
12、ed withas thoughPart 5Discussion:What are the purposes of festivals?FestivalsTo have fun with each other To let us enjoy lifeTo be proud of our customsTo forget our daily life for a little whileTo honour the deadTo honour famous peopleTo celebrate harvestTo welcome a new year and look forward to the
13、 futureTo ask people to pay attention to somethingSummarize and fill in the chartAncient Festivalswhyhow Festivals of the deadwhyhowFestivals to honour peoplewhyhowHarvest FestivalswhyhowSpring Festivalswhyhowthe end of the cold winter;planting in spring and harvest in autumn light fire and make mus
14、icto honour the dead or satisfy and please the ancestorslight lamps,play music,eat food in the shapes of skulls and cakes with bones,go to their neighbors to ask for sweets,dress up for their great contributions to the society or the countryDragon boat racing,eat zongziFood is gathered for the winte
15、r.A season of agricultural work is over.decorate churches and town halls,get together to have big meals,admire the moon and eat mooncakescelebrate the end of winter and the coming of springeat delicious food;have exciting carnivalsUnit 1Festivals around the world Language points1.Festivals are meant
16、 tocelebrate important times of year.o 节日就是庆祝重要事件的活动。o a.指由命运，能力等所“注定”“就该”或由父母决定o He believes that he is meant to be a great man.o Books are meant to be reado b.意义和用法上相当于ought to和be supposed to,意为“应该，必须”o You are meant to study hard when you are young.o 你年轻的时候应该努力学习.o You are meant to hand in your h
17、omework on time.o 你必须按时上交作业.2.take place 发生；举行o take place常指按计划或安排“发生”o happen更侧重偶然性o The meeting will _this evening.o When did this accident_?o 与place相关短语：o in the first place（用于列举理由）首先，第一点o in the last place 最后take placehappen接替某人的位置o take ones place =take the place of sb=replace sb o 在他的心底没有人可以替代
18、他妈妈的位置.o No one could take the place of his mother in his heart.take his mothers placereplace his mother3.celebrate vt.庆祝；祝贺o celebrate the Spring Festival/ones birthdayo 词语辨析：celebrate,congratulateo celebrate后常接sth(日期,事情或场合)o congratulate sb.on/upon sth4.Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are
19、held everywhere.o 世界各地都有各种各样的节日庆典。o of all kinds 各种各样的o sth of all kinds=all kinds of stho We sell all kinds of shoes.o 我们卖各式各样的鞋.o=We sell shoes of all kinds.o That kind of questions is very difficult to answer.o 那类问题是很难解答的。o Questions of that kind are difficult to answer.o You can see different ki
20、nds of animals in the zoo.o 你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物。o You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo.5.starve v.o(使)挨饿;饿死o When will the dinner be ready?Im starving.o Millions of people are starving in the poor countries.o You must eat more.Dont starve yourself.o starve for something渴望得到某事o She is lonel
21、y.And she is starving for friendshipo(3)starve to death 饿死6.or satisfy and please the ancestors,who could return either to help or to do harm.o 取悦祖先,使他们得到满足,以为(祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们,也有可能带来危害。o satisfy vt.满足,使满意;o satisfy sb.o satisfied a.感到满意的;o be satisfied with sb/stho satisfaction n.满意;o to ones satisfac
22、tion 让人满意的是o His parents are satisfied with his good results.7.harmo n.危害，害处odo sb harm=do harm to sb=harm sbo do(no,a lot of)harm to sb/stho 或do sb/sth(no,a lot of)harmo Studying hard wont do you any harm.o v.损害，对有害处o Studying hard wont harm you.o adj.harmful 有害的o be harmful to sb/sth8.in memory of
23、 纪念某人o 这个学校是为了纪念那位有名的科学家而建立的。o The school was built in memory of the famous scientist.o 歌颂o in praise of o 为纪念o in honor of o 为庆祝o in celebration of o 为寻找o in search of9.dress upo dress意思是“给穿衣服”。o 他穿着红色的衣服.o He was dressed in red.o Hurry up and_.o 快点穿上衣服。o The girl _red.o 这个女孩穿着一身红衣服。o dress up是“穿上最
24、好的衣服”,常指“打扮,化装”，o You should dress up when you take part in the party.+sbget dressedwas dressed in10.awardo n.奖品，奖项，奖金,o She won a lot of awards in the college.o vt.授予,奖给o award sb sth=award sth to sbo The teacher awarded the girl a nice book.o reward 回报,报酬o 辨析:award 和reward：o award后接双宾语 award sb.st
25、h 授予某人某物o reward 奖赏,给报酬,不能接双宾语;o reward sb.for sth.因 奖赏某人；o reward sb.with sth.用某物酬劳某人11.admire v.意为“赞赏;钦佩;羡慕”o 表示“在某方面钦佩某人”o 用“admire sb.for sth.”o 我们都钦佩他的勇气和胆识。o We all admire him for his courage and bravery.12.look forward to(doing)sth.期待着(做)某事,其中的to是介词o 孩子们渴盼着过年。o Boys and girls are looking forw
26、ard to the Spring Festival.o 他期待着笔友来信。o Hes looking forward to hearing from his pen pal.13.as though=as if 好像，仿佛o as though和as if从句用虚拟语气,还是用陈述语气。完全根据具体情况而定。o 如果从句表示的意思与事实完全相反,或者纯粹是一种假设,通常用虚拟语气。oThe child talks as if she were an adult.o那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。oHe behaved as if/though nothing had happened.oHe
27、 talks as if/though he knew everything.oHe looks as if he were ill.o陈述语气（表示很可能的事实就用陈述语气)oIt looks as if/though it is going to rain.14.have fun with each other.o have fun意为“过得快乐”同义词组为have a good time,enjoy oneself.短语有have fun(in)doing sth.o great funo 有趣的人事物o make fun of sb.o 嘲弄;取笑o What fun!o 多么有趣。1
28、5.They offer food,flowers and gift to the dead.o 词语辨析：offer,provide,supply o offer 主动提供 offer sth to sb;offer sb stho provide sth(for sb);provide sb with sth.o supply sth to sb;supply sb with stho When I meet difficulty,my roommates will_me help.o They _ a reward for the return of the lost jewels.o The government need to _these old people with food and clothes.o Electricity should be _enough every month.offerofferedprovidesupplied
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