1、Unit1 Festivals around the worldWorkbookListening1.Look at the picture below.What festival do you think these pictures are about?Page 41寻找复活节彩蛋的习俗，据民间传说，是由一位德国公爵夫人兴起的。据说，五彩缤纷的彩蛋是复活节兔子为乡村的孩子们留下的。孩子们把找蛋作为一种游戏。最精心制作的复活节彩蛋甚至不是真蛋。一个叫卡尔费伯奇的俄国珠宝商曾用金、银和珠宝做成彩蛋。打开蛋还可以看到小小的人、动物、植物和房子。俄国皇帝以此作为礼物送人。复活节兔子是非常古老的复活
2、节象征的现代说法。野兔是兔子的大个子亲戚，它是专供厄俄斯特女神用的圣物。在复活节穿新衣服的习俗是在公元后300年左右开始的，大约在第一个基督徒皇帝康斯坦丁的时代。他下令在复活节那天朝臣们都得穿最好的衣服。The main topic of the conversation.The main topic of the conversation is about the meaning of Easter and some of its traditional customs.Easter is the Christian festival that celebrates Jesus coming
3、 back to life from the dead.Easter customs include making and eating hot cross buns,colouring and searching for eggs supposedly hidden by the Easter Bunny and decorating with lilies.Take notes to fill in the chart.In which season?Who celebrate?The reason for the festival?On which day of the week?Wha
4、t things represent Easter?Spring Christians around the worldStory about Jesus coming back to lifeSunday Hot cross buns,eggs,bunnies,liliesListening textC=CHEN BINJ=JOEYC:Hey,Joey!I was watching a movie last night that showed some people celebrating Easter.What is Easter?J:Oh,Easter is the holiday ev
5、ery spring when Christians around the world celebrate Jesus coming back to life from the dead.C:Coming back to life?J:Yes,its a famous story in the Bible about Jesus.Easter is always celebrated on a Sunday.Its said thatJesus rose from the dead on a Sunday.People will often go to church on Easter Sun
6、day to sing songs and hear about Jesus.C:I saw in the movie that a mother was making little cakes with Xs on them.J:Oh,yes.Those are“hot cross buns”.The cross on the bun is to remind people how Jesus died.C:I remember last year on Easter you gave me an egg that was painted many different colours.Why
7、 do you colour eggs on Easter?J:Thats mostly an American tradition.Children will colour the eggs before Easter.Early on Easter morning,parents will hide the eggs inside the house or outside in the garden.Then when the children wake up,they try to find the eggs.The parents often say that the eggs wer
8、e left by the Easter bunny.C:The Easter bunny?What do eggs and bunnies have to do with Jesus?J:I guess it is because people think they represent life.We also often have lilies at Easter to represent life that is new and clean.C:So Easter is about Jesus,hot cross buns,eggs,bunnies and lilies?J:Well,i
9、ts supposed to be about Jesus.But today many people forget the story and just remember the hot cross buns or the eggs and bunnies!Answer keys to exercise 1 on page 42dress upturn upset offtook upget offlook uppacked upmakeupblew upput upListening words and expressions Answer keys to exercise 2 on pa
10、ge 42obvioussadnessagriculturalin memory ofindependencearrivalfeastsclothingAnswer keys to exercise 3 on page 42那照片让她想起淹死在海里的爱人，她哭了。当她走出房间时，尽管已拭去了泪水，但仍掩盖不住脸上的悲伤。（remindof;drown;weep;wipe;sadness）多年来，这位身居墨西哥的老人日夜梦想着回到自己的祖国。（Mexico;day and night）For many years this old man who lives in Mexicohas been
11、dreaming day and night about going back to his homeland.The photo reminded her of her lover who had drowned at sea,and she swpt.Although she had wiped all her tears away when she came out of the room,she could not hide the sadness on her face.这位精力旺盛的诗人也没有能够找出这些词的起源。（energetic;poet;origin）我们又见面时，他为自己
12、没有信守诺言而向我道歉，并希望我能原谅他。（keep ones word;apologise;forgive）The energetic poet could not find the origins of the words.When we met again,he apologized to me for not having kept his word and asked me to forgive him.根据专家们的预测，他会荣获今年金鸡奖的最佳男演员奖。（prediction;award;rooster）很明显，他在尽力屏住呼吸。（obvious;hold ones breath）
13、It was obvious that he was trying to hold his breath.According to experts prediction,he will win the best actor at the Golden Rooster Award this year.如果你没有获得夜间泊车许可，就不可能在此停车。（parking;permission）下周举行的大会是为了几年他们的祖先100多年前来到这个村庄。（take place;in memory of;ancestor;arrival）The meeting that will take place ne
14、xt week is in memory of their ancestors arrival in the village one hundred years ago.If you havent got a night parking permission,you cant park your car here.Using structuresA:Hes ten years old,but he still _ read!B:You _ be serious!A:The door is open.Someone _ have come in while I was out.B:Really?
15、You _ call the police immediately!cantcantmustmustAnswer key for exercise 1 on page 43Page 43A:_ I have a look at my test scores?B:Of course,but be prepared!You _ not like what you see!A:Thanks for inviting me!I _ come,but I have some housework to do first!B:Well,just ask me!I _ come over and help m
16、e.MaymaycouldcouldAnswer key for exercise 2 on page 431.He must be lying!/He cant be telling the truth!2.I should give the money to her./I could ask the bus driver to wait a moment./I might call out to her and tell her to wait./I would tell the bus driver what happened and have him decide.3.May I ha
17、ve a look at it?/Could you get it for me,please?/Would you mind getting it for me?4.Ill meet you at the school gate at 5:30,OK?/Shall we meet at 5:30 at the school gate?Answer key for exercise on page 43The curve of a persons hand,between the thumb and the forefingerThe numeral 6,written sidewaysThe
18、 backside of a taxis front passenger seatTwo pencil sharpeners next to each otherA pencilThe tip of a straw for drinking yogurtThe points of a pair of scissorsThe middle section of its spoonWinter carnival in Quebec P 44canoe racesnowboardingdog-sled raceice sculpture1.Whats the main idea of this pa
19、ssage?2.Describe Quebec carnival with one sentence in the passage.Task 1The introduction of winter carnival in Quebec.Quebec carnival is the biggest winter festival in the world-every year,hundreds of thousands of people come to Quebec to take part in a week of activities.Read the passage quickly an
20、d answer:Para1:the introduction of the surroundings in QuebecThe temperature:_The windows:_The snow:_The music and lights:_Our feet:_Our noses:_32 degrees below freezingare covered with steamcovers the streets and is pilled upcontinuefreezingredTask 2activitiessnowboarding competitioncanoe racedog-s
21、led raceadmire the ice sculpturesgo to the snow palace/dancePara2-7Para8Finally,we sit down in our caf to _ and to _.warm upplan tomorrow1.Whats the meaning of overlook in para 3?A.look too much B.ignore C.have a view of(a place)from above2.Whats the meaning of igloo in para 6?A.caf B.restaurant C.h
22、otel D.ice houseA Tip:While you guess the meaning of a new word in a sentence,you must pay attention to the sentence itself or to the context.Task 3Eg:Apple trees may grow as tall as 12metres and they grow best in areas that have cold winters.Although no fruit is yielded during the winter,this cold
23、period is good for the tree.The underlined world“yielded”most probably means _.A.sold B.bought C.improved D.produced 3.Which of the sentence can be replaced by the following one?According to the music of a band,you can dance and the musicians in the band wear heavy clothes and even some of the music
24、al instruments have thick coverings to protect them form freezing when they are played outside.You can dance outside to the music of a band,who are all dressed in heavy clothes even some of their instruments are dressed up for winter.(para 7)Free talk:If you could go to carnival in Quebec,which acti
25、vity would you like to take part in?Why?Task 4Homework:Write a short paragraph about the most dangerous activity at Quebec carnival.Listening TaskListen to the tape.Then write the festival name for each picture below.1.Mothers Day2.Valentines Day3.Well Dressing Festival4.Easter5.Cherry Blossom Festi
26、valPage 45Listen again and then answer the following questions.What is the focus of the acitivty during the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan?Besides soft clay,what kinds of things are used to make well-dressings in Derbyshire?Why are Easter lilies a common symbol of Easter?Why are flowers used on Va
27、lentines Day and Mothers Day?In which other festivals do you think flowers are used for the same reason?1.Going out to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms.2.Flowers,nuts,seeds and other things.3.Because their clean,white beauty is a reminder of new life.4.To show love to someone special.People might give flowers on Fathers Day,Teachers Day or other special days for the same reason.Answer key for Exercise 2:
