高中英语必修三 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 1.1 Reading and thinking

1、Reading and ThinkingUnit 1 Festivals and CelebrationsChinese Harvest DayThanksgiving May dayDragon Boat FestivalWhat are the names of the festivals? Step 1. Lead inWhat other festivals do you know? Step 1. Lead in2. What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? How?3. Why do you think

2、people celebrate different festivals?This festival is to honour the dead. Its also for dress-up and fun.Halloween (31th. October/ 1st November) (All Saints Day)HoliThis is a festival of color, which marks the beginning of spring in India.（胡里节）Step 2. Pre-ReadingRead the title and look at the photos.

3、 What aspects will be talked about in the text?1. What do all the festivals have in common? A. They all originated from religions. B. They are all connected with famous figures. C. They all show the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace. D. They all have similar customs. 2. When was the Eg

4、yptian harvest season? A. Autumn. B. Summer. C. Winter. D. Spring. 3. Whats the function of the examples in Paragraph 2? A. To show the harvest festival is the most important in Egypt and China. B. To show it is celebrated in almost all cultures. C. To show the ways people celebrate it have changed.

5、 D. To show all the people are grateful for the supply of crops. 4. Why have Chinese people in many big cities stopped lighting firecrackers? A. To protect the environment. B. To save money. C. To avoid injuries. D. To get rid of old customs. 5. What is the writers attitude towards the fact that fes

6、tivals are becoming more and more commercial? A. Supportive. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Negative. Read and choose.Introduction of festivals around the world The harvest festivalThe importance of festivalsThe change of customsCommercial festivalsRead and fill.Step 3. While-Reading Festivals are be

7、coming more and more commercial, with businesses (7)_ (take) advantage of the celebrations, though some people are against it. Anyhow, festivals are important because they reflect peoples wishes and (8)_ (belief) and we can relax during them. With the (5) _ (develop) of modern society, some traditio

8、ns may fade away though they once played a (6)_ (significance) role in festivals. At the same time, some may be established. 根据课文完成短文 Festivals around the world not only have (1)_ wide range of origins but also have different customs. However, the spirit of (2)_ (share) joy, gratitude, love or peace

9、 is common in them. Of all the (3)_ (tradition) festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. It (4) _(hold) after all the crops have been gathered in. asharingtraditionalis helddevelopmentsignificanttakingbeliefsGroupworkStep 4. Post-Reading(1)Which festival is your favorite

10、? Why? (2)Whats your advice about how to spend a meaningful festival? 1. congratulate vt. 向(某人)道贺; (因某事)为自己感到自豪*Youve passed your driving test? Congratulations! 你驾驶测验合格了? 祝贺! *Congratulations on your winning the first prize! 祝贺你获得一等奖! *I would also like to congratulate him on passing the difficult e

11、xam. 我还要祝贺他顺利通过有难度的考试。*You can congratulate yourself on having done a good job. 你的工作做得很出色, 你应该为自己感到自豪。Step 4. Post-ReadingLanguage points 【语块积累】(1)congratulate sb. (on sth. )祝贺; 庆贺; 道喜 congratulate oneself (on/upon doing sth. ) (因做某事)为自己感到自豪(2)congratulationn. 祝贺; 恭喜congratulations on (doing) sth. 祝

12、贺offer congratulations to sb. on (doing) sth. 向某人祝贺【温馨提示】(1)congratulation常用复数形式。(2)congratulation和congratulate与介词on搭配。【即学即练】语法填空(1) _ (congratulate) on your graduation with wonderful performance! (2)I congratulated myself _ my hard work without giving up. (3)The authors are to be congratulated on _

13、 (produce) such a great work. Congratulationsonproducing2. range n. 一系列; 范围、界限vi. 包括; (在一定范围内)变化*Its difficult to find a house in our price range. 很难找到在我们(提供)的价格范围内的房子。*An artist can create a wide range of pleasant sounds using the Chinese erhu. 一个艺术家可以用中国二胡创造出各种各样的悦耳的声音。*Congratulations on your cli

14、mbing the high mountain range. 祝贺你登上了那座很高的山脉。（词汇复现）*His interests ranged from swimming to chess. 他的业余爱好从游泳到下国际象棋, 范围很广。【语块积累】a wide range of大范围的, 各种各样的within range of在范围内out of/beyond range of超出的范围range from. . . to. . . 包括从到之间【即学即练】用含有range的词块填空(1)The students have _hobbies. (2)The kids behave well

15、 _their parents. a wide range ofwithin range of(3)Jenny hoped that the others were _her mothers voice. (4)The show had a large audience, _children _grandparents. beyond/out ofrange ofranging fromto3. figure n. 人物; 数字; 身材vt. 认为; 认定*Zhong Nanshan is a leading figure in the medical field. 在医学领域钟南山是领军人物

16、。*I figured that the twins had a lot in common. 我认为这对双胞胎有许多共同点。词汇复现*Actually, he didnt figure out what the teacher said in class. 事实上, 他不知道老师在课堂上说了什么。*In order to keep her figure, she always takes exercise and has a healthy diet. 为了保持身材, 她总是锻炼身体并且健康饮食。【语块积累】figure sth. in将某事物包括在内; 计算在内figure out 理解;

17、 弄明白; 计算出keep ones figure 保持身材(1)用含有figure的词块填空She goes jogging around the park every morning in an effort to _. I have _the cost of food and drink for our holiday. Have you _how much the trip will cost? keep her figurefigured infigured out(2)在括号内写出下面句中黑体词的汉语意思By 1998, this figure had risen to 14 mi

18、llion. ( )Lang Ping is one of the most popular figures in volleyball. ( )Shes always had a good figure though she is in her 60s. ( )数字人物身材The student figured that he would figure out the difficult math problem. ( )认为理解, 弄明白4. gather vi. 聚集; 集合vt. 聚集; 搜集; 收割*(2019北京高考)Most people believe the best way

19、 to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. 大多数人认为打造一个优秀团队的最好方法就是把最有才华的一群人聚在一起。*We will gather at the school gate at 8 am to enjoy a wide range of flowers in the garden. 我们将在上午8点在校门口集合去欣赏花园里各种各样的花。（词汇复现）*I need some time to gather my notes together. 我需要些时间整理一下笔记。*Th

20、e harvest has been safely gathered in. 庄稼已妥善收获完毕。【语块积累】gather round/around聚集gather in收割5. grateful adj. 感激的; 表示感谢的*(2019天津高考)Erin had gone beyond what almost anyone would have done, finding my house on a bitterly cold night, and for that I was extremely grateful. Erin所做的已经超出了几乎任何人都会做的事情, 在一个寒冷的夜晚找到我

21、的家(还给我钱包), 为此我深表感激。*I would be very grateful if you could help me gather some advice about how to learn English. 如果你能帮助我收集一些关于怎样学英语的建议我将非常感激。词汇复现*Im so grateful to you for all that youve done. 因为你所做的一切我对你非常感激。*I would be very grateful if you could help me gather some advice about how to learn Englis

22、h. 如果你能帮助我收集一些关于怎样学英语的建议我将非常感激。词汇复现*Im so grateful to you for all that youve done. 因为你所做的一切我对你非常感激。*She should be grateful that he was making things easier for her. 她应该感激他使她的事情变得更容易了。【语块积累】(1)be grateful to sb. for sth. 因为某事对某人感激be grateful +that从句感激, 感谢(2)gratefullyadv. 感激地【温馨提示】grateful的同义用法I woul

23、d be grateful if. . . =I would appreciate it if. . . be grateful +that从句= be thankful +that从句gratefully = thankfully【即学即练】(1) _(我很感谢) they didnt ask me the personal question. (2)因为他们的帮助我对所有老师都非常感激。译: _I was grateful thatI am extremely grateful to all the teachers fortheir help.(3)I would appreciate

24、it if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible. I _you could send the completed form back as soon as possible. would be grateful if6. take advantage of 利用; 欺骗; 占的便宜*(2019北京高考)The students benefitting most from college are those who are totally engaged in academic life, taking full

25、advantage of the colleges chances and resources. 从大学获益最多的学生是那些充分利用大学的机会和资源完全参与学习生活的人。*I am grateful that they can take advantage of the opportunity to help me. 我感激他们能利用这个机会来帮助我。（词汇复现）*You have the advantage over me in experience. 在经验方面, 你胜过我。*My skill in such matters might be to my advantage. 我在这种事情

26、上的技能可能会对我有所帮助。【语块积累】have the advantage over比有利, 占优势to sb. s advantage对某人有利或有帮助【即学即练】(1)I _(利用) the good weather to paint the walls. (2)It would be _(对你有帮助) to attend this meeting. took advantage ofto your advantage(3)The cities on the east coast _those on the west coast. 东海岸的城市比西海岸的城市有优势。(4)I dont w

27、ant him to think were _ him when we turn to him for help. 当我们向他求助时, 我不想让他认为我们在占他的便宜。have the advantage overtaking advantageof7. reflect vt. 显示; 反映; 反射*The drop in consumer spending reflects concern about the economy. 消费者消费的下降显示了对经济的担心。*The moon shines with reflected light. 月球是靠反射阳光而发亮的。*The change h

28、as been reflected in the dictionary. In the sixth edition of the Modern Chinese Dictionary, the new term “cellphone” was added. 这一变化已反映在词典中。现代汉语词典第六版增加了“手机”一词。*You should take advantage of this chance to reflect on your work. 你应该利用这次机会反思你的工作。词汇复现【语块积累】(1)be reflected in sth. 倒映在; 在中看到reflect on/upon

29、 sth. 反思, 思考(2)reflectionn. 显示; 反映; 反射; 映像, 思考on reflection经过深思【即学即练】(1)语法填空His face was reflected _ the mirror. He had time to reflect _ his successes and failures. inon/upon(2)Our newspaper aims to _the local community. 我们的报纸旨在反映当地社区的看法。(3)At first I disagreed, but _, I realized she was right. 起初我

30、不同意, 但是经过深思, 我意识到她是正确的。reflect the view ofon reflection8. have sth. in common (兴趣、想法等方面)相同; 有相同的特征*We have much/a lot in common. 我们有很多相同之处。*I have nothing in common with Jane. 我和简毫无共同之处。*In common with many others, she often reflects her behavior. 和许多人一样, 她经常反思她的所作所为。（词汇复现）【语块积累】have nothing/little

31、in common with. . . 和没有/几乎没有共同点have everything/much/a lot in common with. . . 和完全相同/有很多共同点in common with sb. /sth. 与某人/某物一样【即学即练】(1)The two games _. 这两项比赛有很多共同点。(2)I found I _these people. 我发现我和这些人没有相同之处。have much/a lot in commonhad nothing in common with(3) _a lot of other countries, were mainly de

32、veloping economy. 和许多其他国家一样, 我们主要在发展经济。In common with9. However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals. 然而, 无论它们看起来多么不同, 在全世界, 分享快乐、感恩、爱或者和平的精神存在于所有的节日中。(1)该句为复合句, no matter how相当于however, 引导让步状语从句。(

33、2)“no matter+特殊疑问词”引导让步状语从句时, 相当于“特殊疑问词+-ever”。*However/ No matter how much we work out, however/ no matter how well we eat, we cant be in top physical shape unless we get plenty of sleep. 无论我们锻炼多少, 无论我们吃得多好, 如果没有充足的睡眠, 我们就不会有健康的身体。【即学即练】(1)The elderly ride bicycles _(无论他们去哪里). (2)I think I make sen

34、se of this thing, _(无论它似乎是多么不可能). no matter where they gono matter howunlikely it seems(3) _(不管发生什么), they have choice in the matter. No matter what / Whatever happens10. Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved one

35、s. 网上的购物网站和社交媒体应用软件使得公众为他们所爱的人花更多钱买礼物变得更容易。(1)该句是简单句, 其中it作形式宾语, 动词不定式作真正的宾语。(2)it作形式宾语时, 常用于以下结构中: make/find/think/consider + it + adj. /n. +动词不定式/动词-ing形式/从句; like/hate/depend on+it+从句; take it for granted +that从句/动词不定式。*George made it clear what he wanted. 乔治说得很明白他想要什么。*I think it convenient to come at two. 我认为两点钟来较为方便。*Even now I find it hard to belie