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1、Reading Warming upDo you know these festivals? When do they take place? lunar calendarSpring Festival January 1Lantern Festival January 15Dragon Boat FestivalMay 5 Mid-autumn Day August 15Easter around March 22- -April 25Thanksgiving Day the last Thursday of NovemberHalloween October 31Christmas Day
2、 December 25 Pre-reading1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit?2. Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. What kind of information you think wil
3、l be introduced in the passage.New wordsstarve: 饥饿origin: 起源ancestor: 祖先Obon: 盂兰盆节(日本)grave: 坟墓；墓地incense: 熏香in memory of: 纪念feast: 节日；盛宴skull: 头骨 dress up: 打扮；盛装 play a trick on: 搞恶作 剧 award: 奖品 rooster: 公鸡 energetic: 充满活力的 carnival: 狂欢节 parade: 游行How many types of festivals are mentioned in the pa
4、ssage?1. Ancient festivals 2. Festivals of the Dead 3. Festivals to Honor the People 4. Harvest Festivals 5. Spring FestivalsScanningWhat festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?P1. celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animal
5、s.P 2. Festivals of the DeadJapan -ObonMexico-Day of the DeadAmerica-HalloweenP 3. Festivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat FestivalColumbus Day(India)October 2Obon（盂兰盆） in JapanHalloween (万圣节)Dragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayP 4. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festivalP
6、5. Spring festival Carnival Easter Cheery Blossom FestivalHarvest Festivals长句难句： （supplementary reference materials）一补充注释1 . At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find，especially during the clod winter months .在那个时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在 寒冷的冬月，人们就会挨饿。Starve (v.)1) to cause a person or an
7、 animal to suffer severely or die from hunger 挨饿；饿死Millions of people starved to death during the war.战争中数百万人挨饿至死。2) starve for sth ; starve sb of sth: ( cause sb to) suffer or long for sth greatly needed or wanted (使某人）得不到某事物而受苦或渴望获得某事物；缺乏The homeless children were starved for love .这些无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。
8、3）to feel very hungry 感觉很饿。仅用于进行时态When will dinner be ready ? Im starving.晚饭什么时候做好？我快饿死了。starvation (n.) : (U) suffering or death caused by lack of food 挨饿；饿死 die of starvation 饿死 starvation wages 不够维持基本生活的工资2. or satisfy the ancestors , who could return either to help or to do harm.或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可
9、能回到世上（给人们）提供帮助，也可能带来危害。harm (n.): damage, injury 损害； 伤害 do harm to sb (习俗) = harm sb 伤害某人 come to harm: be injured physically , mentally or morally 身体上 精神上或道义上受到损害，通常用于否定式 Ill go with her to make sure she comes to no harm. 我要和她一同去以免她受到伤害。do more harm than good: have an effect which is more damaging
10、than helpful 弊大于利If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good. 如果我们以这种方式处理问题，那可能是弊大于利。 harm (v.): cause harm to (sb / sth) 损 害或伤害某人/某事物This event didnt harm his reputation. 这个事件没有损害他的名誉。 3. Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead peo
11、ple. 万圣节也源自人们古老的信念，认为 亡者的灵魂会返回人间。 origin (n.) : the place or situation in which something begins to exist 起源；由来，可用做可数名词或不可数名词，通常用作复数形式 The tradition has its origins in the Middle Ages . 这个传统发源于中世纪。He told me it was a word of unknown origin. 他告诉我这是个词源不详的词。 belief (n.): an idea that you believe to be
12、true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas 信任；信心；信仰。 注意： belief 通常用作不可数名词，当作可数名词时，词义略不同于用作不可数名词时religious beliefs 宗教信仰 Several members hold very strong political beliefs. 有些成员有着强烈的政治理念。 4. It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours homes to ask f
13、or sweets. 万圣节如今成了孩子们的节目，这天他 们可以乔装打扮上邻居家要糖吃。 dress (v.): to put clothes on yourself or someone else 穿衣服。可作及物或不及物动词。 dress up 是动词词组, 意思使是 to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes on someone dress (n.) 1) C garment for a woman or girl , consisting of a bodice and skirt in one piece ;
14、 frock 连衣裙,(上下连身的)女装She makes all the dresses for her daughter. 她女儿的连衣裙都是她做的。 2) U clothes, esp. outer garments, for either men or women 衣服（男女均可）casual dress 便服Comprehending1. Read the passage and then fill in the following chart.Kinds of Festival s Names of FestivalsCountries Festival s of the Dead
15、Obon JapanDay of the DeadHalloweenMexicoSome Western countriesKinds of Festival s Names of FestivalsCountries Festival s to Honour Peoplefestival to honour Gandhi India Dragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayChinaUSAKinds of Festival s Names of FestivalsCountries Harvest Festival sHarvest/ Thanksgiving fes
16、tivals; European and other countries; mid-autumn festivalsChina and Japan Kinds of Festival s Names of FestivalsCountries Spring Festival sCherry Blossom Festival Japan Spring FestivalEaster and related holidaysChinasome Western countries1). What are festivals of the dead usually for?Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or oth
