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1、Words and Expressions for Festival, Holiday and Activity高三英语高三英语 李李 颖颖BrainstormWestern Festivalfestivals & holidaysSt. Valentines DayNew Years Evethe Brazil CarnivalSpring FestivalEsterthe Lunar New YearMothers Daythe Lantern FestivalFathers DayChing Ming/Tomb-Sweeping FestivalHalloweenWater-Sp

2、lashing DayThanksgiving DayChristmasBoxing DayNew Years Daythe Dragon Boat FestivalDouble-Seventh Daythe Mid-Autumn FestivalDouble-Ninth DayChinese traditional FestivalSt. Valentines DayNew Years Evethe Brazil CarnivalEsterthe Lunar New YearMothers Daythe Lantern FestivalFathers DayChing Ming/Tomb-S

3、weeping FestivalHalloweenWater-Splashing DayThanksgiving DayChristmasBoxing DayNew Years Daythe Mid-Autumn FestivalDouble-Ninth DayChinese traditional FestivalHalloweenHalloweenHalloweenis a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating,

4、taking part in Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into lanterns, telling scary stories, watching horror films and so on.People will make full preparations for Halloween. They will decorate their houses with pumpkin lanterns and dress up as ghosts to scare others. And children go in costume

5、from house to house, asking for treats such ascandyor sometimes money, with the question, “Trick or treat?” word list ： Festival：remind of, in memory of, fall festival, custom, tradition (traditional), anniversary, invitation, national, gather, legend, reunion, exchange greetings, have fun, date bac

6、k to, carnival, eve Holiday：vacation, leave, day off, legal / national holiday Activity: prepare (preparation), celebrate (celebration), mark, observe, event, take park in, dress up feast, ceremony, display, picnic, firework, flame, sightseeing, balloon, decorate (decoration) parade, costume, lanter

7、n, massFill in the blanks using proper words: 1. It became a fixed _(事件) every August and now attracts 400,000 tourists yearly. (13全国) 2. Why didnt you come to Jasons birthday party yesterday? I didnt get the _(邀请). 3. Shall the family all g_ together so that I can take a photo. 4. There is always a

8、 huge public firework d_ on National Day. 5. They held a party in _(庆祝) of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. 6. It is a time when people clean up their yards and gardens in _(准备) for the coming festival. 7. Last night, there were millions of people watching the opening _(典礼) live on TV. （14北京） 8.

9、_ (传说) has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to recall the soul of Qu Yuan. （14江苏） 9. To let our guests know more about our t_ customs and culture, we will prepare dumpling and noodles as main food.（11天津） 10. The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, w

10、hich m_ the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Keys: 1、event 2、invitation 3、gather 4、display 5、celebration 6、preparation 7、ceremony 8、Legend 9、traditional 10、marks熟词生义multiple meanings of a wordFigure out the meaning of the underlined words: 1. My birthday falls on a Monday this year. 2. Jame

11、s rented his house to me while he went to England on his one-year paid leave. 3. One Sunday morning in August I went to the local music festival. (11广东) 4. How do you observe Christmas in your country? 5. There will be ceremonies to mark the Queens birthday. 落下；跌倒；坍塌 (数值等) 下降；(风势、声音等) 减弱 沦陷；倒台 落下；跌倒

12、；(雨 、雪等的) 降落 (温度、价格等) 下降；(风势、声音等) 减弱 沦陷；衰亡fall (vi)fall (n)My birthday falls on a Monday this year.降临；到来；降临；到来；(日期日期) 适逢适逢We arrived just as night was beginning to fall. 我们赶在我们赶在夜幕降临时到达了。夜幕降临时到达了。A silence fell as we looked at each other. 我们互相打量着我们互相打量着对方，一阵沉默。对方，一阵沉默。Christmas falls on a Friday thi

13、s year. 今年圣诞节是在一个今年圣诞节是在一个星期五。星期五。Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. (2014 浙江阅读浙江阅读) (释义释义 )fell, fallen 表示进入某种状态表示进入某种状态 用作系动词用作系动词 变成；成为变成；成为 陷入某种状态；属于陷入某种状态；属于 (某类、群体等某类、群体等)fall asleep, fall in love with I decide to make the trip next October on my annual lea

14、ve. (2014 陕西陕西) Couples can find themselves takingleavein turn in order to care for children who are on holiday. (2012 福建福建) Why is the woman asking for leave? (2009 湖南湖南)James rented his house to me while he went to England on his one-year paid leave. n U 休假；假期休假；假期She asked for three days leave to

15、 take care of her sick son. 她请了她请了3天假照顾生病的儿子。天假照顾生病的儿子。 (left, left) v vt & vi 离开；出发离开；出发 vt 使处于使处于 (某种状态某种状态) vt 剩下；剩余剩下；剩余 vt 造成；留下造成；留下 (某种结果某种结果) to make sth happen or remain as a result vt 留下留下 (便条、口信等便条、口信等) vt 遗忘；丢下遗忘；丢下 vt 把把交给；委托交给；委托 to allow sb to take care of sth：n C 节日；喜庆日：节日；喜庆日： (

16、音乐、戏剧、电影等音乐、戏剧、电影等) 会演；庆会演；庆祝活动祝活动the International Cannes Film Festival 戛纳国际电影节戛纳国际电影节a beer festival 啤酒节啤酒节 Id like to buy tickets for the Modern Dance festival on June 10th.(2014 北京听力) A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy festival cost 169.15 a

17、t . (2013 湖南阅读)One Sunday morning in August I went to the local music festival. (11广东)In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, searchersobserved a surprising behaviour. (2011广东)Rules of online voting should be worked out and strictlyobserved. (2016江苏)Observe carefully if any change occurs when

18、 doing experiments in the lab. (2014北京)Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still observe the traditional customs. (2008湖北)How do you observe Christmas in your country?observe v.vt & vi 正式用语正式用语 观察；观测观察；观测 (近近monitor)Observe the behaviour of birdsvt 不用于进行时不用于进行时 正式用语正式用语 察觉到；注意到察觉到

19、；注意到(近近notice） observedoing/do sth/that-clause The police observed the man enter the bank. vt 正式用语正式用语 评论评论 vt 遵守遵守 / 奉行奉行 (法律、习俗等法律、习俗等)： vt 正式用语正式用语 举行举行 (仪式仪式)；庆祝；庆祝 (节日节日)： Well observe Independence Day at home this year. 今年我们将在家里庆祝独立日。今年我们将在家里庆祝独立日。 mark vt 留痕迹于；作记号于留痕迹于；作记号于 标志；表示标志；表示的特征的特征 庆

20、祝；纪念庆祝；纪念 to celebrate an important event (给试卷等给试卷等) 打分数打分数 A firework display was organised to mark the Queens birthday. 为了庆祝女王的生日，人们举办了烟火表演。为了庆祝女王的生日，人们举办了烟火表演。 北师大北师大3 As the years passed, many occasions birthdays, awards, graduations were marked with Dads flowers. 随着岁月的流逝，很多时刻，生日获奖、毕业，都有父亲随着岁月的流

21、逝，很多时刻，生日获奖、毕业，都有父亲的鲜花来庆祝。的鲜花来庆祝。There will be ceremonies to mark the Queens birthday.In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,markingthe 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. (2009 福建)重点词汇key words Finally, Id like to remind you that there will be several parents e

22、venings during this term. (2015 北京听力) I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. (2014 天津完形)Mary, I reminded John of his promise to help you. (2011 全国单选) I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and reminded them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. (2008 辽宁完形) I agree with S

23、usan, whose article reminds me of my best gift, a pen, given by my father, who was a worker. (2014 重庆书面表达) You remind me so much of my mother. (2010 浙江短文改错) 提醒 to make sb remember sth that they must doRemind you, Jane. Take care. My wife got her purse picked at the station once. 提醒你一下，简，要当心。我妻子的钱包曾在

24、火车站被偷过。 remind sb about / of sth:I forgot to remind him about / of the time for the interview. 我忘了提醒他面试的时间。 remind sb to do sth:We put up a board to remind people to protect the trees. 我们竖起一块牌子提醒人们保护树木。 2009 北京remind remind sb + (that) / wh-从句：Passengers are reminded (that) no smoking is allowed on

25、this train. 提醒旅客们注意，本次列车禁止吸烟。Do something youre good at. Remind yourself how good you are at so many things. 做点你擅长的事，要提醒自己你是多么的多才多艺。 使想起 to make sb remember sb that they know or sth that happened in the pastremind sb of sb / sth:Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. 比尔使他想起多

26、年前他们初识的那一天。 Brad was Janes brother! 布拉德是简的兄弟！ No wonder he reminded me so much of Jane! 难怪他让我觉得他那么像简呢。remind sb (of) + wh-从句:I was reminded how lucky I was. 这使我想起自己是多么幸运。【拓展】【拓展】 reminder n C 引起回忆的事物；引起回忆的事物；提醒者；提醒物提醒者；提醒物He placed the brochure on his desk as a reminder. 他把手册放在桌上作为提醒。他把手册放在桌上作为提醒。 2

27、011 山东山东prepare:Your school has lots of activities which prepare you for good citizenship. (2013 福建短文填词福建短文填词) Now I know I can do my bit to help with the everyday washing, bedroom cleaning, or at least prepare breakfast myself, so as to share mothers daily burden. (2011 江苏书面表达江苏书面表达)I have to prepa

28、re for a meeting. (2013 重重庆听力庆听力) prepared: We should take pains to improve ourselves through learning and get prepared for the future. (2015 福建书面表达福建书面表达) Neither side is prepared to talk to the other unless we can smooth things over between them. (2010 全全国单选国单选)preparation: You settle into your be

29、ach chair in preparation for a long rest. (2014 湖北阅读湖北阅读) To have a very good performance, I am making preparations for it. (2011 山东书面表达山东书面表达)prepare vt 使做好准备；把准备好 to make sth or sb ready to be used or to do sthMy mother is preparing my favorite dishes. 妈妈正在做我最喜欢吃的菜。 2009 陕西Before her leaving, I pr

30、epared a gift to show my best wishes to her. 在她离开之前，我准备了礼物来表达我对她最美好的祝福。 2010 全国 vt & vi (使自己) 有准备 to make yourself ready to do sth or for sth that you expect to happen prepare for:Hope for the best, and prepare for the worst. 存最好的希望，但做最坏的打算。The lectures help students prepare for college athemati

31、cs. 这些课程有助于学生为大学数学做好准备 。 2012 北京改 prepare oneself (for sth):I closed my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of anger. 我闭上眼睛做好了准备，等他大发雷霆。 2013 陕西 prepare (oneself) to do sth:Buy the album, and prepare to be amazed. 买下这张专辑，准备好感受惊喜吧。The troops prepared themselves to go into battle. 部队准备开赴战场。【拓展】【拓展】

32、 preparation n U 准备；预备准备；预备I did little preparation for the examination. 我几乎没有为考试作准我几乎没有为考试作准备。备。 C 常用复数常用复数 准备工作准备工作All the preparations for the task have been completed, and were ready to start. 这项任务的所有准备这项任务的所有准备工作都已经完成，我们可以开始了。工作都已经完成，我们可以开始了。in preparation for 为为作准备作准备I want to improve my langu

33、age skills in preparation for further study overseas. 我想提高我的语言技我想提高我的语言技能为出国深造作准备。能为出国深造作准备。make preparations for 为为作准备作准备They are busy making preparations for the wedding. 他们正忙着筹备婚他们正忙着筹备婚礼。礼。 prepared adj 准备好的；有所准备准备好的；有所准备的的Our monitor presented our teacher with the prepared flowers. 我们班长我们班长给老师献

34、上了准备好的花。给老师献上了准备好的花。 2012 陕西陕西It seems youre well prepared. 看来你看来你做好了充分的准备。做好了充分的准备。 2008 重庆重庆 be / get prepared for:I was not prepared for all the problems it caused. 我对这事引起的诸多麻烦毫无防备。我对这事引起的诸多麻烦毫无防备。 be / get prepared to do sth:All the competitors must be fully prepared to give the best performance

35、. 所有参赛者一定要做好充分准备，以便发所有参赛者一定要做好充分准备，以便发挥最佳水平。挥最佳水平。 2009 天津天津短语phrases in memory of, remind of, date back to, decoratewith, dress up, go sightseeing, make preparation for, take part in The roots of the carnival _ 1833 when slavery was abolished. The party is held _heroes who died in the war every yea

36、r. During her holiday, she swam, sunbathed, _ and relaxed. Chinese people usually _ the doors and windows _ paper cuttings in festivals.At the Christmas party, he _ as Father Christmas and gave out gifts to children.The plane takes off early next morning. Jane is busy _ the travel so that she wont b

37、e late.The smell of the sea _ me _ happy family holidays and the smell of roses makes me think of my friends house. (08北京)Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico to _ the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival. (15福建)Keys： 1、date back to 2、in memory of 3、went sightseeing

38、 4、decoratewith 5、dressed up 6、making preparations for 7、reminds me of 8、take part inin memory ofin memory of 作为对作为对的纪念；纪念的纪念；纪念 A film will be made in memory of those brave fire fighters. 为了纪念那些勇敢的消防战士，一部电影即将为了纪念那些勇敢的消防战士，一部电影即将开拍。开拍。 （2013上海上海 ） A concert was held in memory of George Gershwin. (20

39、13山东山东) A ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder. (2012 山东山东)date back todate back to / date from追溯到；远在追溯到；远在年代年代This tradition dates back to the 15th century. 这一传统可追溯到这一传统可追溯到15世纪。世纪。Most of the Great Wall dates from the Ming Dynasty. 大部分长城大部分长城始建于明朝。

40、始建于明朝。 外研外研 6 Itdates back tothe late 17th century. (2012 上海听力) The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 BC. (2011 上海阅读)decorate withdecorate with 用用装饰装饰Tom has decorated his

41、room with some photos of sports stars. 汤姆在房间里贴上了一些汤姆在房间里贴上了一些体育明星的照片。体育明星的照片。 北师大北师大 3 They decorated the apartment with streamers (彩带彩带) and party lights. (2015 北京完形北京完形) The blackboard was decorated with beautiful words, which read “Happy Teachers Day”! (2012 陕西书陕西书面表达面表达)dress updress up (给给) 穿上盛

42、装；穿上盛装；(给给) 乔装打扮乔装打扮)dress up for the wedding 穿穿上盛装参加婚礼上盛装参加婚礼They dress up and try to frighten people. 他们乔装打他们乔装打扮试图去吓唬别人。扮试图去吓唬别人。 All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter. (2013 浙江阅读浙江阅读) I waited backstage all dressed up in my black tights with a golden b

43、elt. (2010 山东完形山东完形)go sightseeing go sightseeing 去观光去观光There was no time to go sightseeing in Rome. 没有时间在罗马观光旅游。没有时间在罗马观光旅游。Last Sunday, I went sightseeing with my friends in the Fairy Lake Park. (2012 福建书面表达)take part in take part in 参加参加take part in a discussion / fight / celebration 参加讨参加讨论论/ 战斗

44、战斗 / 庆祝庆祝Six theatre companies have been selected to take part in this years festival. 已选定六个剧团参加今年的已选定六个剧团参加今年的戏剧节。戏剧节。 More than 10,000 Chinesetake part inthe Fiery Food and BBQ Festival. (2015 福建阅读) Hes the only student in the class that has been selected to take part in the Model United Nations c

45、onference. (2014 湖北完成句子) Dear guests, you are e totake part insome activities. (2014 陕西书面表达)Translation:1.增加节日气氛_ 2.生日庆祝会 _3.结婚纪念日_4.烟火表演_ 5.去野餐_ 6.去度假_7.去观光_8.装扮_9.互相问候_ 10.举行典礼_11.婚礼招待会_ 12.视觉盛宴_ 1. add to the festival atmosphere 2. a birthday celebrtion 3. the wedding anniversiry 4. a firework display 5. go for a picnic 6. go on holiday/ vacation 7. go sightseeing 8. dress up 9. e