Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldReadingI.TeachingAims:1.TraintheSs’readingandspeakingability.2.EnabletheSstoknowsomethingaboutfestivalsaroundtheworldandhowpeoplecelebratethesedifferentfestivals.II.TeachingImportantPoints:1.EnabletheSstoknowsomethingaboutfestivalsaroundtheworldandhowpeoplecelebratethesefestivals.2.Howtohelpstudentsimprovetheirreadingskillsandunderstandthepassagefully.III.TeachingDifficultPoints:1.Mastertheimportantlanguagepointsinthepassage.2.Howtohelpstudentsimprovetheirreadingskillsandunderstandthepassagefully.IV.TeachingProcedures:StepIRevisionReviewsomenamesofthefestivalsandtalkaboutthembriefly.StepIIReading1.Prediction.Lookatthetitleandthepicturestopredictwhatmightthetextbeabout.Thisreadingbrieflyintroducestheearliestkindsoffestivalswiththereasonsforthem,thenfourdifferentkindsoffestivalsthatoccurinmostpartsoftheworld.2.Skimming.Skimthepassageandthentrytoanswer.1)Howmanypartscanbethetextdividedinto?(2parts)2)What’sthemainideaofeachpart?3)Howmanykindsoffestivaldoesitmention?Andwhatarethey?3.Scanning.ScanthetextandthenfinishEx.1,onpage3.4.Detailedreading1)Readthetextagainandfinishthefollowingchart.FestivalsandcelebrationsAncientFestivalWhytheendofthecoldwinter,plantinginspringandharvestinautumnHowFestivalsofthedeadWhytohonorthedeadorsatisfytheancestors(ObontheDayoftheDead,Halloween)Howcleangravesandlightincense,lightlamps,playmusic,eatfoodintheshapesofskullsandcakeswithbones;dressup,gototheirneighborstoaskforsweetsFestivalstohonorpeopleWhyfortheirgreatcontributionstothesocietyorthecountryHowdragonboatracing,eatzongziHarvestFestivalsWhyFoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheseasonofagriculturalworkisover.HowDecoratechurchesandtownhalls,gettogethertohavebigmeals,admirethemoon,enjoymooncakesSpringFestivalsWhytocelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspringHowEatdeliciousfood,givechildrenluckymoney,havedragondancesandcarnivalsStepIVLanguagepoints1.starve(v.)starvation(n.)1)tocauseapersonorananimaltosufferseverelyordiefromhunger挨餓,餓死Eg.Millionsofpeoplestarvedtodeathduringthewar.戰爭中數以百萬計的人挨餓至死.Starveforsth;starvesbofsth:(causesbto)sufferorlongforsthgreatlyneededorwanted(使某人)得不到某事物而受苦或渴望獲得某事物;缺乏.通常用被動語態.Eg.Thehomelesschildrenwerestarvingforlove.這些無家可歸的孩子渴望得到愛.2.Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindsareheldeverywhere.這里festivalsandcelebrationsofallkinds=allkindsoffestivalsandcelebrations。又如：experimentsofthiskind=thiskindofexperiments—Yousaidhewasold.你說他老了。—Ineversaidanythingofthekind.（=Isaidnothingatalllikethat.）我從來沒有說過那種話！3.satisfy(vt.)滿足,使滿意（不用于進行時態）satisfaction(n.)滿意(toone’ssatisfaction)satisfied(a.)滿意的satisfactory(a.)(=satisfying)令人滿意的satisfysb/sth使……滿意(滿足)besatisfiedwithsb/sth對……感到滿意besatisfiedtodosth對做……感到滿意eg.Thegirlsatisfiedhermotherbycleaningupthekitchen.女孩清洗廚房使得母親很滿意.MyEnglishteacherwassatisfiedwithmyEnglishstudy.辨析:satisfactory,satisfied,satisfyingsatisfactory,指客觀的事物或主觀的表現達到要求而令人滿意,主語一般用事物。satisfied指主體對事物或表現感到滿意,主語是人。Eg:Sheissatisfiedwiththeservice.她對該項服務感到滿意。satisfying:givingpleasure令人愉快,主語是不定式,常用于句型:It’ssatisfyingtodosth.做…...使人滿意4.doharm損害,危害,傷害（harm在此是n.）domoreharmthangood.弊大于利dogood(to)做好事,有好處doharmtosb(idom)=harmsbCometoharm:beinjuredphysically,mentallyormorally身體上,精神上或道義受到損害.常用于否定式.Eg.Anykindofpollutionwilldoyouharm.任何污染都會給你帶來危害.Smokingdoesgreatharmtoone’shealth.吸煙對健康危害極大.5.inmemoryof/tothememoryofsb:servingtoremindpeopleofsb/tothememoryofsb,esp.asatribute作為對某人的紀念；紀念某人:eg.Hewrotealongmovingpoeminmemoryofhisgoodfriend.為紀念他摯友，他寫下了一首感人的長詩。類似的詞組有：inhonourof….indangerof…infavourof….inchargeof….insearchofsb./sth.StepVIAssignment1.DoExercise1-3onpage4.2.Reviewthetextcarefullyandlearntheimportantpointsbyheart.3.Previewusinglanguage.1)我們聚集在這兒是為了紀念那些為了我們的幸福而犧牲的人們。Wegatheredheretodayinmemoryofthosewh