1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world注:另附 word 文档。点击此处链接Listen to Part 1.CARNIVAL IN TRINIDADCarla and Hari are students in Trinidad.Their Chinese friends,Li Mei and Wu Ping,are visiting for the Carnival holiday in February.C=Carla LM=Li MeiC:Li Mei,why are you wearing those shoes?You cant be _!Your fee
2、t will hurt so much by the end of the parade that you wont be able to _.Would you like these comfortable shoes?LM:Thanks,Carla,but I wanted something to go with this _.Those are the _ colour.Listen again and fill in the blanks.seriousstanddresswrongC:You must be _!That dress is too _.Do you realize
3、that itll be thirty-five degrees out there and that youre going to be _ and _ until midnight?You have to have something _ and _ and a hat!jokingthickdancingwalkinglightcoolThe boys are already there when the girls arrive.The music over the loudspeakers makes it difficult to hear each other.One after
4、 another,big bands arrive,along with thousands of dancers and musicians.The Carnival is beginning!Listen to Part 2.C=Carla WP=Wu Ping H=HariC:Sorry were _!I had to get Li Mei some comfortable shoes!WP:No problem.Weve _ got here.ButI forgot my _ can I have some of yours?LM:Me too!We just came,and Ima
5、lready _ and _!Listen again and fill in the blanks.latejustwaterthirstytiredC:Were each going to _ a lot of watertonight!Shall I run _ to the stand there and get something to drink for _?H:Hurry up,Carla!The _ are moving!C:OK,Ill hurry!But remember were going to go _ at first,so Wu Ping and Li Mei c
6、an get used to the music and the _!everybodyneedoverbandsslowlyheatH:Yeah,OK!Remember,you two,if we get separated in the _,well meet at the _ end of the parking lot by _.Then we can gotogether to see the winners of thisyears awards for best _ and best _.crowdnorth8 oclockcostumesbandEASTERListen to
7、the text.C=Chen Bin J=JoeyC:Hey,Joey!I was watching a _ last night that showed some people _ Easter.What is Easter?J:Oh,Easter is the holiday every _ when Christians around the worldcelebrate Jesus coming back to _ from the _.C:Coming back to life?Listen again and fill in the blanks.moviecelebrating
8、springlifedeadJ:Yes,its a famous story in the _ about Jesus.Easter is always celebratedon a _.Its said that Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday.People will often go to _ on Easter Sunday to sing songs and hear about Jesus.C:I saw in the movie that a mother was making little _ with Xs on them.J:Oh,y
9、es.Those are“hot cross buns”.The cross on the bun is to _ people how Jesus died.BibleSundaychurchcakesremindC:I remember last year on Easter you gave me an egg that was _ many different colours._ do you colour eggs on Easter?J:Thats mostly an American _.Children will colour the eggs _Easter.Early on
10、 Easter morning,_will hide the eggs inside the house or outside in the _.Then when the children wake up,they try to find the eggs.The parents often say that the eggs were _ by the Easter Bunny.paintedWhytraditionbeforeparentsgardenleftC:The Easter Bunny?What do eggs and bunnies have to do _ Jesus?J:
11、I guess it is because people think they _ life.We also often have lilies at Easter to represent life that is new and _.C:So Easter is _ Jesus,hot cross buns,eggs,bunnies and lilies?J:Well,its supposed to be about Jesus.But today many people _ the story and just _ the hot cross buns or the eggs and b
12、unnies!withrepresentcleanforgetaboutrememberListen to the text.FLOWERS AS PART OF FESTIVALSListen again and fill in the blanks.Flowers are part of many _,and,in some countries,the festivals main focus!For example,_s Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrated _ spring.When flowers come out on the _ trees,
13、friends and families have _ under the trees,surrounded by a _ of beautiful pink flowers.There are other activitiesfestivalsJapancherrypicnicsseaeveryfor the festival,such as parades,music performances and _ dancing,but the main activity is just going out to _ the beauty of the flowers.Another festiv
14、al about flowers is the Well Dressing Festival in the _.This very _ festival is celebrated by small towns in Derbyshire.People use flowers,nuts,_ and other things to form beautiful pictures in soft _ around an old well.These pictures can take up tofolkenjoyUKoldseedsclay_ days to finish,but they las
15、t only a few days _ the flowers and other things fall out.Often school classes will work _ to make a well-dressing.Easter does not celebrate flowers,but flowers are an _ part of the festival.The Easter lily has become a_ symbol of Easter,because its clean,white _ is a reminder of new life.Many holid
16、ays have the custom of _ flowers to a loved one.ForseventogetherbeforeimportantcommonbeautygivingValentines Day,a man might give his _ or _ some beautiful roses.For Mothers Day,many countries have the tradition of children from _ to _ honouring their mothers with a gift of _,such as carnations.In all these festivals and many more,flowers are often used to _ new life or love for someone.When is the last time you _ or _ flowers as part of a festival?girlfriendyoungwifeoldflowersexpressreceivedbought
