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1、Unit 1 Festivals around the worldSpring festival of ChinaQuestions about Spring FestivalnWhat is the most important festival in China? Why do you think so?nWhat is the date of Chinese Spring festival?nWhat do people do at Spring festival?nDid you have a happy time during the holidays? Why or why not
2、?nDo you know the real meaning of Spring festival?Chinese New Year/Spring Festival The first day of Chinese lunar year is Chinese New year or Spring Festival. Families of China will meet together, cleaning their houses, eating dumplings as well as other delicious food, watching TV, visiting relative
3、s and friends. The older will give the young lucky money in red paper envelopes with beautiful designs and best wishes on them. Outside in the street there are dragon dances and carnivals. Chinese New Year is by far the most well-known Chinese holiday, and also the most significant to Chinese cultur
4、e. Valentines DayValentines Day(February 14th)nDay to exchange messages of love with the object of ones romantic interest. Usually observed through the gifting of roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates. The day gets its name from the Christian saint(圣徒）圣徒） Valentine. The 15th day of the 1st luna
5、r month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. Lantern Festival 元宵节元宵节Mid-autumn FestivalMid-Autum
6、n Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the exact middle of autumn, hence the festivals name. On this mid-autumn night, the full moon is especially bright. The whole family may sit together beneath the clear moonlight eating tasty moon cakes and appreciati
7、ng the beauty of the fully rounded moon. Those who are far away from their homes that night are only too easily reminded of their families when they look up at the luminous moon. Festivals around the worldnN e w y e a r s D a y 元 旦nV a l e n t i n e s D a y 情 人 节nL a n t e r n f e s t i v a l 元 宵 节n
8、Carnival狂欢节（巴西, 二月中、下旬）nPeach Flower Festival桃花节（日本女孩节，3 月3 日）nInternational Womens Day妇 女 节nSt. Patricks Day 圣帕特 里 克 节 （ 爱 尔 兰 ，3 月 1 7日）nMaple Sugar Festival 枫糖节（加，3 或4月）nApril Fools DaynEaster复活节（春分月圆后第一个星期日）nSongkran Festival宋干节（泰，4。13）nFood festival食品节（新，4。17）nInternational Labour Day.nBoys Day
9、男孩节（日，5。5）nMothers Day（5月第二个星期日）nBank Holiday银行休假日（英，5。31）nInternational Childrens DaynFathers day（6月第三个星期日）nDragon Boat FestivalnMid-summer day仲夏节（北欧，6）nCorban古尔邦节（伊斯兰，7）nChopsticks day筷子节（日，8。4）nMoon FestivalnOld Peoples daynThanksgiving Day感恩节（美，11月最后一个星期四）nNurse Day（12。12）nChristmas EvenChristma
10、s daynNew years evenSpring festivalShopkeeper Vs customernWould you like ?nMight I suggest ?nYou should try nCan you see ?nCould I have ?nMay I see ?nCould we look at ?nWe might takePre-readingnCan you name other festivals in China or around the world? What does it celebrate? What do people do?nWhat
11、 is your favorite festival of the year? Why?nWhat festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?Reading and comprehending1.The
12、y celebrated at the end of winter, when good weather returned, when they had a good harvest, when the hunters caught animals for food, when they had enough food, when they wanted a year of plenty.2.They are to honor our ancestors, to make our ancestors happy so they wont harm us, to satisfy our ance
13、stors, to celebrate in the presence of death.3.To honour the memory of Magatma Gandhi who helped gain Indias independence.Reading and comprehending4. 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 hav
14、e food for the year.5. People eat, dance, play and listen to music, visit family members, have parades, give and receive gifts6. To have a break from daily life, to celebrate our customs, our history, our heroes, to enjoy meeting family and friends, to eat special food, to have fun with each other,
15、to make our community closer, to show that are thankful.DiscussionnWith a partner discuss which kinds of festival you think are the most important and which are the most fun.nFrom the text pick out three things that most festivals seem to have in common. Write down these three things , and talk with
16、 a partner about why you think they might be important to people everywhere.Fill in the blacks with words in the textnThere are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world, which are held for different_. The ancient festivals were mainly held at _ times a year - the end of the cold _, planting in
17、spring and_ in autumn. Some festivals are held to _ the dead or satisfy and _ the ancestors in case they might _, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or to the _, such as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day. Harvest and _ festivals are happy events because their food is _ for the
18、 winter and because a season of _ work is over, to which Mid autumn festival belongs. And the most _ and important festivals are the ones that _ to the end of winter and to the coming of _, such as the lunar New Year, at which people have a very_. n There are all kinds of festivals and celebrations
19、around the world, which are held for different reasons. The ancient festivals were mainly held at three times a year - the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Some festivals are held to honor the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors in case they might do harm, while
20、 other festivals are held to honor famous people or to the gods, such as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because their food is gathered for the winter and because a season of agricultural work is over, to which Mid autumn festival belongs. A
21、nd the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring, such as the lunar New Year, at which people have a very good time. In memory of / in honor of1.This monument(纪念碑) was built in memory of the little hero.2.为了纪念周总理，人们写下许多诗篇。P
22、eople wrote many poems in memory of Premier Zhou.CelebratenHow do the Chinese celebrate Spring festival?nWe had a party to celebrate the scientists successful arrival.nToms birthday is coming. We are going to have a dinner party to celebrate it.nWe are going to hold to a celebration for Toms birthda
23、y. nWe had a party in celebration of Toms birthday. dress up1.这个男孩爱穿他姐姐的衣服闹着玩。The boy likes dressing up in his sisters clothes.2.孩子们极力把子机打扮成怪物。The children tried to dress up as monsters.3.全家人正在装饰圣诞树。The whole family are dressing up the Christmas tree.look forward to sth/doing sthnWe are all looking
24、forward to our holiday.n我们都盼望着假期。nIm looking forward to seeing you this summer vacation.n我盼望今年暑假见到你。as though/if even though/ifnHe talks as though/as if he knew all about it.nHe shook his head as though/ as if to say no.nIt looks as if /though its going to rain.nEven though/if he had seen the film,
25、she still insisted on seeing it a second time.have fun with sbnI like having fun with my friends.nHave fun at the party tonight.n今晚的晚会上玩得很开心。nmake fun of sb.n嘲弄; 取笑meannMean sth/to do/ sb to do / that Tome had meant to help me, but he was too busy.nHave the meaning of Here the word HAVE means KEEP.n
26、To be a sign of What does money mean? Somebody say it means everything, while others say it means nothing.nMean to do & mean doing. nMeaning/meaningful/meaningless/meanwhilenBe meant to/ do have to docongratulatenCongratulate sb on sth/doingnCongratulations to sb on sth/doingnCongratulate you on pas
27、sing the driving test.nCongratulations to you on passing the driving test.Favorite best likenFavorite sport/ colour/ teacher/ TVprogramme/ bookn没有比较级/最高级 Football is my favourite sport. What is your favourite in your spare time?nHe is a favorite with/of his uncle.nHe is his uncles favorite.Starve: s
28、uffer or die from hungernAlthough they worked hard, they still starve.nThe lady is starving herself trying to lose weight.nThey got lost in the desert and starved to death.nThe poor children are starved of/starving for going to school.nStarvation plentynThere are plenty of trees along each side of t
29、he road.nA good many people are eager for their own flats.nA quantity of /quantities of修饰可数名词 修饰不可数名词many mucha great number of a great deal of a large number of a large amount of既可以修饰可数，也可以修饰不可数名词的plenty of a lot of lots of some表示少的a few a littlefew littleTake place/happen/break out/occournTake pla
30、ce 发生，举行 Great changes have taken place since the 1980s. A sport meeting will take place in our school next month.nHappen/occour Last night a car accident happened/occoured near here.nThe World War II broke out in 1937.HonournAfter the 2004 Olympic Games, liu xiang was honored with many awards and p
31、rizes.nI feel highly honored by the kind things you say about me.nIn honour of the heroes who lost their lives for Chinese Peoples liberation, a monument was build in the middle of Tiananman Square.nMany honours were given to Einstein.nI fell greatly honoured to speak here.leadnA little girl is lead
32、ing a granny across the street.nThe Part is leading China from victory to victory.nOur guide led us through the forest.nAll roads lead to Rome.nHis hard work led to his final success.nShe is the leading actor in the movie.offern Lei Feng was always ready to offer help to other people.nIf you like, I
33、 can offer to help you with your English.nDont accept an offer of money easily.noffer me a drink/an opinion.noffer to carry the packagesnHe offered a few ideas to improve the plan.Trickndo/perform a trick 玩把戏 Nobody understood how he didi the card tricks.nplay a trick on 作弄某人 Its rude to play tricks
34、 on the old.nI havent got the trick of running /operating this computer.nHe got the money by a trickntrick sb into doingnMother tricked me into having the medicine.Admire：To regard with pleasure, wonder；To have a high opinion of;nI admire her for her bravery. 我钦佩她的勇气。 nWe all admired her for the way
35、 she saved the children from the fire. 她把孩子们从大火中救出来,我们都钦佩不已。nEverybody admires him for his fine sense of humour.nId admire to go.我很想去。nWe all admired at his sudden success. 他的突然成功使我们感到惊讶。Permit permissionnPermit/allow doingnPermit/allow sb to do Smoking is not allowed/ permitted in teachers office.
36、Nobody is allowed/permitted to smoke in the teachers office. Nobody can smoke without permission.WordnWord came that an examination will take place next Thursday. 有消息说我们下周四要有考试。nMay I say a word about that? 我可以就此说说我的看法吗?nActions speak louder than words. 行动比言语有力nShe has kept her word. 她遵守诺言nIn a word
37、, the situation is serious. 总而言之，形势很严峻na person of few words/ of his or her word 寡言的人/遵守诺言的人nIn other words 换句话说Answers to Ex1 nplentynharmnsatisfynlook forward tonhave fun withncustomnagriculturalnancestorsKey words and expressionsnlook forward to (doing ) sthnplenty ofnin memory ofndress upnas tho
38、ugh nhave fun with sbnturn upn Answers to Ex1 nplentynharmnsatisfynlook forward tonhave fun withncustomnagriculturalnancestorsAnswers to Ex2 p41.custom2.have fun with3.look froward to4.ancestors5.plenty of satisfiedAnswers to Ex3 p41.look forward to2.in memory of3.day and night4.poet5.dailyAnswers t
39、o Ex5 p51.awarded2.as though3.independent4.nation5.trick6.gatherAnswers to Ex3 p4nlook forward tonin memory ofnday and nightnpoetndailyAnswers to Ex3 p61. A: Would. B: Yes. Id like to go with you on Saturday.2. A: Could, B: No, he couldnt find it.3. A: May, B: Yes. You may go.4. A: If I want to be a
40、 doctor should? B: Yes, you should study science.5. A: He is very handsome. Can.? B: No, he cant play the role of prince.6. A: Might they stop? B: Perhaps, they might stop playing tricks at Halloween. Listening 1.She should wear comfortable shoes, light and cool clothes and a hat. 2.the boys, big ba
41、nk dancers and musicians on truck.3.because it is very hot and they will be walking and dancing all day4.Because the music is very loud.5.So they dont get lost in the crowd, they can find each otherReading1.Because he thought that he was waiting without hope2.He was afraid that she was with her frie
42、nds laughing at him3.The manager wiped the tables, then sat down and turned on the TV.4.So they can meet the one they love.5.Because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop and Hu Jin waited in the tea shop.6.Because he had thrown away Hu Jins chocolate and roses. He had nothing to give her and he thought
43、 she would not forgive him.Keys to Exx3 p431.Wang Wei admired the pop star so much that day and night he looked forward to meeting him in Beijing.2.The children didnt have enough to eat and starved to death at last.3.The energetic poet could not find out the orgins of these words.4. The new policy w
44、ill lead to the rise of the agricultural output value.5. When we met again, he apologized to me for not having kept his word.6. It was obvious that he was trying to hold his breath.7. The couple were cleaning their lovely new car over and over.8. The meeting that will take place next week is in memory of their arrival in the village one hundred years ago.
