1、Festivals around the world Unit 1 牵 手 课 堂 成人节对日本人来说是一年中最重要的节日之一。在每年一月份的第二个星期一，政府机关会发给年满二十岁的青年男女一张证书，表示他们从这天开始已成为成年人，以后必须独立生活、担负起社会责任和义务。Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held on the second Monday of January.It is held in order to help all those who are 20 or over realize that they have become
2、independent members of society.Local city governments host special coming of age ceremonies for 20yearolds.They gain the right to vote on their twentieth birthday and have new responsibilities as well.So the age of 20 is a big turning point for the Japanese.Coming of age ceremonies have been held si
3、nce the ancient times in Japan.In the past，boys marked their change to adulthood when they were around 15，and girls celebrated their coming of age when they turned 13 or so.It wasnt until 1876 that 20 became the legal age of adulthood.These days，many women choose to wear traditional clothinga kind o
4、f kimono with special designs.For unmarried women，this type of kimono is the most formal thing they can wear.However，such a full set of formal clothing is expensive，so it is usually either passed down or rented rather than being bought specially for the occasion.Men may also wear traditional clothin
5、g.Government officials give speeches，and small presents are handed out to the new adults during the ceremonies.After the ceremonies，the young adults often gather in groups and go to parties.Notes：1.local adj.当地的 2.ceremony n仪式 3.adulthood n成年 4.kimono n和服 5.occasion n场合Section Warming Up and Reading
6、 栏目导航 课前教材预案课堂深度拓展课后限时作业课末随堂演练.Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph.Paragraph 1:()ASome festivals are held in memory of famous people.Paragraph 2:()BFestivals that people celebrate in spring.Paragraph 3:()CSome festivals are held to celebrate the dead.Paragraph 4:()DAn introduct
7、ion to festivals and celebrations.Paragraph 5:()EPeople get together to celebrate harvest.课前教材预案DCAEB.Scan the text and choose the best answer according to the text.1What do people do during the Spring Festival in China?AEat dumplings，fish and meat.BGive children lucky money in red paper.CWatch drag
8、on dances and carnivals.DAll the above.答案：D 2What does Easter celebrate?AIt celebrates the birth of Jesus.BIt celebrates the death of Jesus.CIt celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.DIt celebrates peoples harvest.答案：C 3Which one is NOT the reason why peop
9、le love festivals?AFestivals let people enjoy life.BFestivals make us proud of our customs.CFestivals make us have fun with each other.DFestivals can help people make more money.答案：D 4Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?AThanksgiving festival is to celebrate harvest.BObon is in
10、memory of the dead ancestors.CThe Dragon Boat Festival is named after an old competition.DSome Western countries have carnivals which usually take place in February.答案：C 5What is the main idea of the passage?AThe origin of the festivals.BThe celebration of the festivals.CThe food of the festivals.DT
11、he activities of the festivals.答案：B.Fill in the blanks in the following passage according to the text.FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS We have festivals and celebrations of all 1._(kind)Ancient people held festivals and celebrations 2._(celebrate)the end of winter，planting in spring or harvest in autumn.S
12、ome festivals are in 3._(memory)of the ancestors.People light lamps or incense，play music on an important feast day，offering good things to the dead.People hold festivals to honour famous people.These festivals have their origins as 4._ event，like the Dragon Boat Festival which 5._(honour)the famous
13、 ancient poet，Qu Yuan.kindsto celebratememoryanhonours Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held in many countries.People decorate churches，get together，have meals or win awards for 6._(compete).On MidAutumn Festival people admire the moon and have mooncakes.The Spring Festival in China is an 7._(
14、energy)and important festival.People look forward to 8._(dress)up，giving children lucky money in red paper and playing dragon dances.The 9._(celebrate)of the Lunar New Year may take place throughout the country，day 10._ petitionsenergeticdressingcelebrationand Point starve vi.&vt.(使)饿死；饿得要死课堂深度拓展考点一
15、 单词点击 starve for sth.迫切需要某物；渴望某物 starve to death饿死 starve to do sth.渴望去做某事 be starved of缺乏，欠缺The plants are starving for water.这些植物极需要水。They got lost in the desert and starved to death.他们在沙漠中迷了路，饥饿而死。The schools are understaffed and starved of funds.学校师资不足，资金匮乏。The lady is starving herself trying to
16、 lose weight.那位女士正在节食，试图减肥。(1)表示“渴望”的常用短语还有：ache for；long for；be dying for;be thirsty for；be hungry for(2)starvation n饥饿 单句语法填空。(1)The engine was starved _ petrol and wouldnt start.解析：句意：发动机没有汽油了，启动不了。单句改错。(2)The lonely traveler got lost in the desert and starved to die.ofdeathPoint gain(1)vt.&vi.获得
17、；赢得；赚到；(钟表等)走得快India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi，the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.(教材 P2)10 月 2 日是印度的全国性节日，用来纪念莫汉达斯甘地，他是一位领导印度人民摆脱英国统治获得民族独立的领袖。His watch gains two minutes every day.他的表每天快两分钟。Nothing venture，nothing gain.【谚】不入虎穴，焉得虎子。(2)n
18、.获得；收获；利益(的增加)，利润；增加 No pains，no gains.【谚】不劳无获。(一分耕耘，一分收获。)单句语法填空。(1)A good command of English can only be gained _ constant practice.解析：gain by意为“从中获益；由于有所收获”。单句改错。(2)Her talent and hard work gained for her success as an artist.解析：gain用作及物动词时，其后可跟双宾语。by Point gather vt.&vi.搜集；集合；聚集 gather in 收获(庄稼)
19、；收集(钱财等)gather speed 加快速度 gather together 集合，聚集In the evenings，we gathered around the fireplace and talked.晚上，我们聚在壁炉旁聊天。It is time to gather in the harvest.该是收获的时候了。gathering n聚集，集合；聚会；人群；收集品Primitive tribes lived by fishing，hunting and gathering.原始部落靠渔猎采集为生。单句语法填空。When all the crops are safely gath
20、ered _，the farmers can rest.in Point award nC 奖；奖品；奖金；助学金 vt.授予；判定(1)get/receive/win an award for sth.因得奖(2)(因而)授予某人某物award sb.sth.for sth.award sth.to sb.be awarded sth.for sth.Some people might win awards for their farm produce，like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.(教材 P2)有些人还可能
21、因为他们的农产品而获奖，比如最大的西瓜或最帅的公鸡。He beat all the other players，winning the first award.他击败其他所有选手，获得了一等奖。They awarded her a medal for bravery.她表现勇敢，他们授予她奖章。A medal was awarded to the best speller in the class.奖章是颁发给班里拼写最好的学生的。award/reward/prize(1)award作名词指正式或官方“给予，颁发，授予(奖章、奖金等)”，也可以指法庭裁决；作动词可以跟双宾语，award sb.
22、sth.把某物授予/判给某人。(2)reward表示“奖赏，酬谢”，作动词只能以人或人的行为作宾语；作名词表示某人因做了某事而应得到某东西。How can I reward you for your kindness?我怎样才能报答你的好意呢？(3)prize只能作名词，表示“奖赏、奖金、奖品”，尤指在比赛中获得的荣誉。单句语法填空。(1)All things considered，I think we ought to award the job _ Smith.单句改错。(2)It is reported that the farmer who risked losing his life
23、 to stop the train won an award of 300,000 yuan with his bravery.tofor Point admire vt.赞美；钦佩；羡慕；夸奖 admire sb.for(doing)sth.因(做)某事羡慕/称赞某人China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals，when people admire the moon and in China，enjoy mooncakes.(教材 P2)中国和日本都有中秋节，这时人们会赏月。在中国，人们还品尝月饼。I admire him for his succes
24、s in business.我羡慕他事业有成。(1)admiration n.钦佩；赞美；羡慕have great admiration for 对于十分钦佩in admiration of 对表示钦佩；欣赏with/in admiration 心怀钦佩地(2)admiring adj.赞赏的；羡慕的(3)admirable adj.令人钦佩的，值得赞赏的；极好的We paused in admiration of the beautiful view.我们停步欣赏美丽的风景。He was really an admirable hero and all the surrounding peo
25、ple gave him admiring cheers.他真是一个令人钦佩的英雄，围观的人都给予他钦佩的欢呼。单句语法填空。(1)President Obama said he has great _(admire)for Mexicos leaders in their fierce and prolonged battle against drug traffickers.解析：句意：奥巴马总统表示，他非常敬佩墨西哥领导人对毒品走私者展开的漫长而艰苦的战斗。单句改错。(2)We all admire the new government with its anticorruption d
26、etermination.admirationfor考点二 短语诠释Point take place 发生；举行Discuss when they take place，what they celebrate and what people do at that time.(教材 P1)讨论一下它们(中国节日)是在什么时候举行，庆祝什么，那个时候人们做什么。【注意】take sb.s/sth.s placetake the place of sb./sth.(代替)She couldnt attend the meeting so her assistant took her place.她不
27、能出席会议，所以她的助手代她出席。take place/happen/break out/come about 这四者均不能用于被动结构，它们的区别是：(1)take place 表示“发生，举行”，常指事先安排或计划要发生的事情。When will the wedding take place?婚礼何时举行？(2)happen 表示“发生”，常指事先无计划地或偶然发生的事。How did the accident happen?事故是怎么发生的？(3)break out 表示“(火灾、战争、疾病等)突然发生”。The second World War broke out in 1939.二战
28、于1939年爆发。(4)come about 属于中性词语，既可用于表达正面事物的发生，又可用于表达负面事物的发生，常与how连用。Do you know how the accident came about?你知道事故是怎样发生的吗？单句改错。(1)Im very happy to visit Beijing again.To my surprise，great changes have been taken place recently.(2)Many of our demonstrations(演示)could be combined or taken place in paralle
29、l with other meetings.take Point in memory of 纪念；追念 同义词：in honour of 为纪念；为庆祝；为向表示敬意For the Japanese festival Obon，people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.(教材 P2)在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、烧香，以缅怀他们的祖先。The library was built in memory of the scientist.这座图书馆是为纪念那位科学家而建立的。He f
30、ounded the charity in memory of his late father and brother.他兴办慈善事业以纪念他已故的父亲和兄长。in search of 寻找 in charge of 负责；掌管 in case of 万一 in hope of 希望 in place of 代替 in favor of 支持，赞成 in control of 指挥、管理或支配(某事物)An experienced engineer is in charge of the project.一位有经验的工程师负责该工程。In case of fire，ring the alarm
31、 bell.万一失火，请速按报警器。单句改错。Many visitors to India visit the Taj Mahal to just see what the emperor had built in the memory of his wife.Point dress up 乔装打扮；盛装打扮；装饰，修饰(1)可用作及物或不及物动词短语。指人时意为“乔装打扮”，指装扮成不同于本人的角色；指物时意为“装饰、修饰”，指对物体进行美化、夸饰。(2)dress(sb.)up as装饰成，打扮成It is now a childrens festival，when they can dr
32、ess up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets.(教材 P2)万圣节如今成了孩子们的节日，这天他们可以乔装打扮，到邻居家要糖果吃。The boys were all dressed up as pirates.这些男孩子都装扮成了海盗。However much you try to dress it up，office work is not glamorous.无论你怎样夸饰，办公室工作都不令人向往。dress sb.给某人穿衣服 dress oneself 自己穿衣 be/get dressed in 穿着(表示穿的状态)
33、The little girl is dressed in red.这个小女孩儿穿着红衣服。dress/put on/wear/have on(1)dress 表动作，意思是“(给自己或别人)穿衣服”，可用作不及物动词；接宾语时要用表示人的名词、代词或反身代词。Is she old enough to dress herself yet?她会自己穿衣服了吗？(2)put on 表动作，意思是“穿上，戴上”，是短暂性的短语，其宾语是衣服、鞋、帽、手套、袜子、眼镜等。He put on his coat and went out.他穿上大衣走了出去。(3)wear 表状态，意思是“穿着、戴着”，除
34、了接普通衣服，还可指佩戴手表、首饰、徽章以及留发型、胡须等，含义较广。He is wearing a red shirt.他穿着一件红衬衫。She wears her hair long.(She has long hair.)她留着长发。(4)have on 表状态且是静态，意思是“穿着，戴着”，多用于口语，是比较普通的用语，不用于进行时。She has a red jacket on.她穿着一件红色的短上衣。单句语法填空。(1)To raise money for local charities，about 5,000 people dressed up _ red suits，white
35、 beards and black boots and ran for five kilometers along the street.解析：句意：为了给慈善机构筹集资金，约5千人身穿红色圣诞老人服、戴着白色大胡子、脚穿黑色靴子沿着街道跑了5公里。(2)At the party，Miss Betty dressed up _ a young man too perfect to be recognized.单句改错。(3)Dressing in a white uniform，he looks more like a cook than a doctor.inasDressedPoint p
36、lay a trick/tricks on 搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑If the neighbours do not give any sweets，the children might play a trick onthem.(教材 P2)如果邻居们不给糖果，孩子们就会捣乱。Dont play tricks on meI want to know the truth.不要欺骗我，我想知道事情的真相。play a joke on sb.取笑某人 make fun of sb.取笑某人 laugh at sb.嘲笑某人 trick sb.into doing sth.诱骗某人做某事Dont mak
37、e fun of/play a joke on the blind.不要取笑盲人。He tricked me into giving him the money.他哄骗我给了他钱。单句改错。(1)As an old tradition in the West，people make fun of or play a 或 tricktricks on each other on April Fools Day.(2)As is often the case，we can get the news that old people tend to be tricked ofbuying someth
38、ing useless.intoPoint look forward to 期望；期待；盼望(此短语中 to 为介词，后面接名词、代词或动名词作宾语)The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.(教材 P2)最富生气而又最重要的节日就是告别冬天、迎来春天的日子。The children are looking forward to visiting the Great Wall.孩子们期待着去游
39、览长城。Im looking forward to your early reply.我期待着你早日回信。含介词to的短语还有：pay attention to注意 lead to导致 get down to开始，着手 devoteto致力于 be/become/get used to习惯于 单句改错。(1)When asked what she planned to do during her offtime she explained“I am really looking forward to see the awesome things China offers”解析：句意：当被问及收
40、工期间打算做什么时，她回答道“我特别想看看中国千姿百态的生活”。look forward to中的to是介词，其后应跟名词或动名词。(2)The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in，but I wasnt frightenedI was really just looking forward for the experience.seeingto Point have fun with玩得开心 have fun with sth./sb.和玩得很开心 have fun doing sth.做某事有乐趣People love to get
41、together to eat，drink and have fun with each other.(教材 P2)人们喜欢聚集在一起吃喝玩乐。Youll be sure to have fun at the party tonight.你在今晚的晚会上一定会玩得很开心。for fun取乐；非认真地；开玩笑地 What fun！多么有趣！have a good timeenjoy oneself 玩得开心；过得快乐Im learning to cook，just for fun.我正在学做饭，做着玩儿而已。单句语法填空。(1)Give your child more opportunities
42、 to have fun _ riddles as a way of promoting his thinking ability as well as enjoying the fun of unexpected answers.解析：句意：多让孩子玩猜谜游戏，不仅有助于培养孩子的思考能力，也能让他们在意想不到的答案中获得乐趣。单句改错。(2)My brother and I had great funs running up and down the tall，shaky steps.解析：句意：我和弟弟俩可高兴坏了，我们在那高高的、摇摇晃晃的楼梯上跑上跑下。withfun考点三 句型归纳
43、Point would do 的句法意义Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather，planting in spring and harvest in autumn.(教材 P1)大多数古老的节日庆祝严寒的结束，春季的种植和秋天的收割。点拨：would do 意为“过去总是做，老是做”，表示一种习惯、倾向。She would sit by the window for hours，thinking of the good，old days.她总是在窗台边一坐几个小时，回想着过去的好时光。To relax，Maja
44、 would watch the dolphins play at an aquarium near her home.为了放松，玛雅常常在她家附近的水族馆看海豚玩。(1)The guy from Europe explained that in his country，they took meals leisurely and _ sit down for hours at the dinner table.解析：句意：那个来自欧洲的小伙子解释，在他的国家，他们总是很悠闲地吃饭，而且会在餐桌前坐几个小时。单句改错。(2)I enjoy hanging out by the water.I w
45、ould sit there for hours and staring at my reflection.解析：句意：我喜欢沿着湖水散步，在湖边一坐就是几个小时，长久地凝视着自己的倒影。这里的stare与前文sit 构成并列关系。wouldstarePoint as though/if 的意义及用法The country，covered with cherry tree flowers，looks as though it is covered with pink snow.(教材 P2)整个国度到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像是覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。点拨：as though(as if)意为“
46、仿佛，好像”，引导方式状语从句或表语从句。当用在 look，seem，smell，taste，sound 等系动词之后时，引导表语从句；当用在行为动词之后时，引导方式状语从句。无论是何种从句，当其所表示的情况是事实或具有很大的可能性时通常用陈述语气；当其所表示的情况不是事实，而是主观的想象或夸大性的比喻时，通常用虚拟语气。与现在事实相反用一般过去时；与过去事实相反用 had过去分词。He talks as though/if he knew everything.他夸夸其谈，好像他无所不知。(假设或不大可能是事实)The little boy often walks as though/if
47、he were an old man.那个小男孩儿走起路来像老头一样。(不可能是事实)It looks as if our side is going to win.看来我方有赢的可能。单句语法填空。(1)Dont handle the vase as if it _(be)made of steel.(2)Although he was just a beginner，he talked as if he _(learn)English for many years.解析：句意：尽管他只是一个初学者，但讲起英语来好像他已经学习英语多年。werehad learned课末随堂演练课后限时作业制作者：状元桥适用对象：高一学生制作软件：Powerpoint2003、Photoshop cs3运行环境：WindowsXP以上操作系统
