Unit1

FestivalsaroundtheworldWarmingup&

ReadingWarmingupTheSpringFestivalmaytakeplaceinFebruary.ItisthefirstdayofthefirstmonthoftheChineselunarcalendar.AttheSpringFestival,peoplehaveplentyoffoodandfruit.Firecrackersarelittodrivetheevilspiritsaway.Firecrackersarefiredeverywherewhentheclockstrikestwelve,asasignalofsayinggood-byetotheoldyearandwelcomingtheNewYear.People,especiallychildren,willdressupduringtheSpringFestivalandgetluckymoney.FestivalTimeofyear/dateWhatitcelebratesWhatpeopledoSpringFestivalJanuary/Februarytheendofwinter,arrivalofspring,LunarNewYear,reunionwithfamilyandrelativesgivemoneyinredpapertochildren;seedragondances;eatfish,prawnsanddumplings;visitfamilymembersFestivalTimeofyear/dateWhatitcelebratesWhatpeopledo15thdayofthe8thmonthinlunarcalendarFamilyreunionMid-Autumn

AdmirethemoonEatmooncakesOffersacrificestoancestorFillinthefollowingformFestivalTimeofyear/dateWhatitcelebratesWhatpeopledoDragonBoatFestival/DuanwuFestivalthefifthdayofthefifthmonthinlunarcalendarinmemoryofthebelovedpoetQuYuanwhodiedin278BCeatzongzi;watchdragon-boatraces;throwricewrappedinreedleavesintowaterinmemoryofQuYuan;putherbsondoorwaysforgoodhealthFestivalTimeofyear/dateWhatitcelebratesWhatpeopledosweepthetombs;giveflowersTombSweepingDay5thAprilhonourthedeadandsatisfytheancestorsReadingKindsofFestivalsFestivalstoHonourPeopleHarvestFestivalsSpringFestivalsFestivalsoftheDeadPart1Whendidancientpeoplecelebrate?Theycelebratedattheendofthecoldweather/whentheyhadagoodharvest

/whenthehunterscaughtanimalsforfood/whentheyhadenoughfood/whentheywanted

ayearofplenty.DayoftheDead

(Mexico)Obon(Japan)Halloween(somewesterncountries)FestivalsoftheDeadPart2Whatarefestivalsofthedeadfor?Theyaretohonor

ourancestors/tomakeourancestorshappysotheywon'tharmus/tosatisfy

ourancestors.FestivalstoHonourPeopleDragonBoatFestival(China)ColumbusDay(USA)FestivaltoHonourGandhi(India)Part3WhydoesIndiahaveanationalfestivalonOctober2?

TohonorMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.QuYuanColumbusdayMohandasGandhiChinaUSAIndiaThanksgivingDay(Europeanandothercountries)Mid-AutumnFestivals(ChinaandJapan)HarvestFestivalsPart4Whyareautumnfestivalshappyevents?Peoplearegratefulfortheharvest/fortheendoftheagriculturalwork/theendofthehardworkonthefarms.Peoplearehappythattheywillhavefoodfortheyear.

HarvestFestivals:WhatdopeopledoonThanksgivingDay?

decorate

churchesandtownhall.

gettogethertohavemeals.

winawardsforcropsandanimals.EasterandrelatedholidaysCherryBlossomFestivalSpringFestivalsSpringFestival(China)(somewesterncountries)(Japan)1.AtthespringFestivalinChina,people________food,childrenmay_________luckymoney,andfamilies________thelunarNewYeartogether.2.Eastercelebratesthe________ofJesusforChristiananditalsocelebratesthe__________ofspring.3.IntheCherryBlossomFestivalinJapan,thecountry_______________cherrytreeflowerssothatitlooks_________itmightbetheseaofpinksnow.eatgetcelebratereturncomingiscoveredwithasthoughPart5Discussion:

Whatarethepurposesoffestivals?FestivalsTohavefunwitheachotherToletusenjoylifeTobeproudofourcustomsToforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhileTohonourthedeadTohonourfamouspeopleTocelebrateharvestTowelcomeanewyearandlookforwardtothefutureToaskpeopletopayattentiontosomethingSummarizeandfillinthechartAncientFestivalswhyhowFestivalsofthedeadwhyhowFestivalstohonourpeoplewhyhowHarvestFestivalswhyhowSpringFestivalswhyhowtheendofthecoldwinter;plantinginspringandharvestinautumnlightfireandmakemusictohonourthedeadorsatisfyandpleasetheancestorslightlamps,playmusic,eatfoodintheshapesofskullsandcakeswithbones,gototheirneighborstoaskforsweets,dressupfortheirgreatcontributionstothesocietyorthecountryDragonboatracing,eatzongziFoodisgatheredforthewinter.Aseasonofagriculturalworkisover.decoratechurchesandtownhalls,gettogethertohavebigmeals,admirethemoonandeatmooncakescelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspringeatdeliciousfood;haveexcitingcarnivalsUnit1

FestivalsaroundtheworldLanguagepoints1.Festivalsaremeanttocelebrateimportanttimesofyear.節日就是慶祝重要事件的活動。a.指由命運，能力等所“注定”“就該”或由父母決定Hebelievesthatheismeanttobeagreatman.Booksaremeanttobereadb.意義和用法上相當于oughtto和besupposedto,意為“應該，必須”Youaremeanttostudyhardwhenyouareyoung.你年輕的時候應該努力學習.Youaremeanttohandinyourhomeworkontime.你必須按時上交作業.2.takeplace發生；舉行takeplace常指按計劃或安排“發生”happen更側重偶然性Themeetingwill_________thisevening.Whendidthisaccident_______?與place相關短語：inthefirstplace（用于列舉理由）首先，第一點inthelastplace最后takeplacehappen接替某人的位置takeone'splace=taketheplaceofsb=replacesb在他的心底沒有人可以替代他媽媽的位置.Noonecouldtaketheplaceofhismotherinhisheart.takehismother'splacereplacehismother3.celebratevt.慶祝；祝賀celebratetheSpringFestival/one'sbirthday詞語辨析：celebrate,congratulatecelebrate后常接sth(日期,事情或場合)congratulatesb.on/uponsth4.Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindsareheldeverywhere.世界各地都有各種各樣的節日慶典。ofallkinds各種各樣的sthofallkinds=allkindsofsthWesellallkindsofshoes.我們賣各式各樣的鞋.=Wesellshoesofallkinds.Thatkindofquestionsisverydifficulttoanswer.那類問題是很難解答的。Questionsofthatkindaredifficulttoanswer.Youcanseedifferentkindsofanimalsinthezoo.你在動物園可以看見不同種類的動物。Youcanseeanimalsofdifferentkindsinthezoo.5.starvev.⑴

(使)挨餓;餓死Whenwillthedinnerbeready?I'mstarving.Millionsofpeoplearestarvinginthepoorcountries.Youmusteatmore.Don'tstarveyourself.⑵starveforsomething渴望得到某事Sheislonely.Andsheisstarvingforfriendship(3)starvetodeath餓死6....orsatisfyandpleasetheancestors,whocouldreturneithertohelportodoharm.…取悅祖先,使他們得到滿足,以為(祖先們)有可能回來幫助他們,也有可能帶來危害。satisfyvt.

滿足,使…滿意;satisfysb.satisfieda.

感到滿意的;besatisfiedwithsb/sthsatisfactionn.

滿意;toone'ssatisfaction讓人滿意的是Hisparentsaresatisfiedwithhisgoodresults.7.harm

n.危害，害處

dosbharm=doharmtosb=harmsbdo(no,alotof…)harmtosb/sth或dosb/sth(no,alotof…)harmStudyinghardwon'tdoyouanyharm.v.損害，對…有害處Studyinghardwon'tharmyou.adj.harmful有害的beharmfultosb/sth8.inmemoryof紀念某人這個學校是為了紀念那位有名的科學家而建立的。Theschoolwasbuiltinmemoryofthefamousscientist.歌頌inpraiseof為紀念inhonorof為慶祝incelebrationof為尋找insearchof9.dressupdress意思是“給…穿衣服”。他穿著紅色的衣服.Hewasdressedinred.Hurryupand___________.快點穿上衣服。Thegirl_______________red.這個女孩穿著一身紅衣服。dressup是“穿上最好的衣服”,常指“打扮,化裝”，Youshoulddressupwhenyoutakepartintheparty.+sbgetdressedwasdressedin10.awardn.獎品，獎項，獎金,……Shewonalotofawardsinthecollege.vt.授予,獎給……awardsbsth=awardsthtosbTheteacherawardedthegirlanicebook.reward回報,報酬辨析:award和reward：award后接雙賓語awardsb.sth授予某人某物reward獎賞,給…報酬,不能接雙賓語;rewardsb.forsth.因…獎賞某人；rewardsb.withsth.用某物酬勞某人11.admirev.

意為“贊賞;欽佩;羨慕”表示“在某方面欽佩某人”用“admiresb.forsth.”我們都欽佩他的勇氣和膽識。Wealladmirehimforhiscourageandbravery.

12.lookforwardto(doing)sth.

期待著(做)某事,其中的to是介詞孩子們渴盼著過年。BoysandgirlsarelookingforwardtotheSpringFestival.他期待著筆友來信。He'slookingforwardtohearingfromhispenpal.13.asthough=asif好像，仿佛asthough和asif從句用虛擬語氣,還是用陳述語氣。完全根據具體情況而定。如果從句表示的意思與事實完全相反,或者純粹是一種假設,通常用虛擬語氣。Thechil