高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册课件Unit3FestivalsandcustomsReading

牛津译林版高中英语必修二课件

Unit3Festivalsandcustoms

Reading◆内容分析【What】本板块的话题是“环球旅行”，语篇是两篇旅行日记。旅行是感知异城文化的一种方式，两篇旅行日记从旅行作家的视角介绍了印度的婚礼习俗和巴西里约狂欢节的盛大场面。【Why】旅行日记通过介绍印度的婚礼和巴西里约狂欢节，让我们对于这两个国家的风土人情有更深入的理解。通过感受异城风情、了解异域文化，有效地提升文化意识，提高跨文化交际的能力，为我们国际视野的养成打下基础。【How】

第一篇旅行日记记录的是作者受邀参加一场印度婚礼的经历，文中介绍了印度传统婚礼的习俗，包括婚礼的地点、着装、典礼的过程、庆祝活动等。虽然印度的婚礼习俗和中国有很大不同，但那种喜庆的氛围是相通的。第二篇旅行日记记录的是作者亲历巴西里约狂欢节的过程，描绘了狂欢节的盛况。作者在描述时运用了前后对比的手法，使得对狂欢节的描述更加鲜活、生动。◆教学目标Bytheendofthissection,wewillbeableto:1.knowtheweddingcustomsinIndiaandthegrandoccasionoftheRioCarnival[ˈkɑːnɪvl](狂欢节);2.exploreculturalvaluesbehindthosecustoms;3.developatolerantandrespectfulattitudetowardsdifferentculturesandtheabilityofcross-culturalcommunication.A.UnderstandingthetextTravellingisawaytolearnaboutothercultures.ThetraveljournalbelowwaswrittenbyAlexZhang,atravelwriter.HeshareshisexperiencesofattendinganIndianweddingandtheRioCarnival.P30Beforeyoureadthetraveljournal,thinkaboutthefollowingquestions:1.Howcanyoulearnaboutforeigncustomsandtraditions?

Icanlearnaboutforeigncustomsandtraditionsbytravellingtodifferentcountries.Icanalsomakefriendswithforeignersandaskthemabouttheircustomsandtraditions.ItiseasytofindinformationaboutforeigncustomsandtraditionsontheInternet.TherearemanyfilmsandTVprogrammesthatIcanwatchtolearnaboutforeigncustomsandtraditionsaswell.2.Describeafestivalyouhaveexperienced.Whathappened?Whatwasitlike?IhaveexperiencedtheDragonBoatFestival.Wecelebratedthisfestivalbyeatingricedumplings(粽子).Wealsohelddragonboatracesonthisday.Theboatshaddragonheadsandwereverycolourful.Eachboathadabout30peopleinitandonepersonwasbeatingadrumtohelptheirboatgofast.Theracewasveryexciting.WhenNadim[ˈnædɪm;ˈnɑːdɪm]invitedmetohissister’swedding,Iknewitwouldbetheopportunity/chanceofalifetime(终身难得的机遇；千载难逢的机会).Iwasdefinitelynotwrong!definitely|ˈdefɪnətli|adv.A.(informal)肯定；没问题；当然；确实Idefinitelyremembersendingtheletter.我记得这封信肯定发出去了。‘Wasitwhatyouexpected?’‘Yes,definitely.’“那是你所期待的吗？”“当然是。”‘Doyouplantohavechildren?’‘Definitelynot!’“你们打算要孩子吗？”“没这个打算！”Someoldpeoplewanthelp;othersmostdefinitelydonot.有些老人想要得到帮助，有些却根本不需要。B.确切地；明确地；清楚地Thedateofthemovehasnotbeendefinitelydecidedyet(=itmaychange).搬迁日期还未完全确定下来。Pleasesaydefinitelywhetheryouwillbecomingornot.请说清楚，你来还是不来。Theweddingceremonytookplaceinabrightlydecoratedhotelroom.△Therewerehundredsofguests,alldressedup(穿上盛装的;装扮成…的)informal,colourfulclothes.Here“alldressedupinformal,colourfulclothes”isanabsoluteconstructionwith“all”asthelogicalsubject.e.g.Weather___________(permit),wearegoingtovisitthenationalparktomorrow.如果天气允许，我们明天去游览国家公园。Work_______(do),wewenthome.工作完成后，我们才回家。permittingdonedressup穿上盛装；穿上正装dressup|dresssbup装扮；乔装打扮Kidslovedressingup.孩子们都喜欢装扮成别人玩儿。Theboyswerealldressedupaspirates.这些男孩子都装扮成了海盗。dresssthup装饰；修饰；掩饰Howevermuchyoutrytodressitup,officeworkisnotglamorous.无论你怎样夸饰，办公室工作都不令人向往。Accordingtotradition,thebridewaswearinganeye-catchingredsilksari.Ididnotunderstandallofthetraditionalcustoms,butafewmadeadeepimpressionon

(影响,效果)me.HistriptoIndiamadeastrongimpressiononhim.他的印度之行对他的触动很大。You'llhavetoplaybetterthanthatifyoureallywanttomakeanimpression(=tomakepeopleadmireyou).你如果真的想给人留下好印象，就得表演得更好。Mywordsmadenoimpressiononher.我的话丝毫没有对她起作用。Onewasthebridegroom’sentranceonabeautifulwhitehorse.Ihadneverseenthatbackhome!entrance~(ofsb)进入；出场；登场Hissuddenentrancetookeveryonebysurprise.他的突然出场使所有人都感到意外。Shemadeherentranceafteralltheotherguestshadarrived.她在其他所有客人都到达后才入场。AnotherwasthepartwhenNadim’sfatherproudlyledhisdaughterthroughtherowsofseatstoherhusband.Itremindedmeofmysister’swedding.Althoughourculturesaresodifferent,thesmilingfacesarethesame.remindsb(about/ofsth)提醒；使想起I'msorry,I'veforgottenyourname.Canyouremindme?对不起，我忘了你的名字。提醒我一下好吗？‘Youneedtofinishthatessay.’‘Don'tremindme(=Idon'twanttothinkaboutit).’“你要完成那篇论文。”“别提啦！”‘Don'tforgetthecamera.’‘Remindmeaboutitnearerthetime.’“别忘了带相机。”“到时候再提醒我一下。”[动词+名词短语+带to的不定式]Remindme_________(phone)AlanbeforeIgoout.提醒我在出去之前给艾伦打电话。[动词+名词短语+that从句]Passengersarereminded(that)nosmokingisallowedonthistrain.旅客们请注意，本次列车禁止吸烟。tophone[动词+名词短语+wh-从句]CansomeoneremindmewhatIshoulddonext?请谁告诉我下一步该做什么好不好？remindsbofsb/sth使想起（类似的人、地方、事物等）Youremindme____yourfatherwhenyousaythat.你说这样的话，使我想起了你的父亲。ThatsmellremindsmeofFrance.这股气味使我想起了法国。ofThecustomsthatfollowedwereanythingbutordinary.Thecouplejoinedhandsandwalkedaroundasmallfire(小火堆)fourtimes.Thentheytooksevenstepstogetherbythefire,andwitheachstepmadeadifferentpromiseabouthowtheyweregoingtosupporteachotherandlivetogetherhappily.Itwasveryromantic!joinhands(withsb)A.（与某人）拉起手，挽手B.携手合作；联合；合伙Educationhasbeenreluctanttojoinhandswithbusiness.教育一向不肯与企业联手。promise|ˈprɒmɪs;美ˈprɑ:m-|1)n.A.[C]~(todosth)|~(that…)诺言；许诺；承诺tomake/keep/breakapromise许下/信守/违背诺言Shekeptherpromisetovisitherauntregularly.她信守诺言，定期去看望姑妈。Thegovernmentfailedtokeepitspromiseoflowertaxes.政府未能兑现减税的承诺。DoIhaveyourpromisethatyouwon'ttellanyoneaboutthis?你保证不把这事告诉任何人吗？Youhaven'tgonebackonyourpromise,haveyou?你该不会反悔了吧？B.[U]获得成功的迹象,=potentialHerworkshowsgreatpromise.她的作品显示前途大有希望。Theirfuturewasfullofpromise.他们的前途希望无穷。C.[U,单数]~ofsth吉兆；迹象Thedaydawnedbrightandclear,withthepromiseofwarm,sunnyweather.拂晓时晴空万里，预示着温暖晴朗的天气。Thekidjumpsoutofthebedsmiling,withthepromiseofrecovering.那孩子笑着跳下了床，说明身体快好了。2)v.A.~sth(tosb)|~sbsth许诺；承诺；答应；保证Thecollegeprincipalpromisedtolookintothematter.学院院长答应研究这个问题。‘Promisenottotellanyone!’‘Ipromise.’“你要保证不告诉别人！”“我保证。”Theyarrivedat7.30astheyhadpromised.他们按说定的7:30到达了。B.使很可能；预示[动词+带to的不定式]Itpromisestobeanexcitingfewdays.那可望是兴奋刺激的几天。[动词+名词短语]Thereweredarkcloudsoverheadpromisingrain.天上乌云密布，预示就要下雨。Aftertheceremony,itwastimeforthecelebrations.Thatisastoryforanotherday,butlet’sjustsaytherewasalotofdancing.NowIknowIhavetwoleftfeet…andbothofthemhurt!这个话题改日再聊，但是先这么说吧，（那天）舞跳了不少。现在我只知道我有两只左脚……而且两只都疼得不行！句中let’sjustsay意为“这么说吧，大致说来”，用于不想说具体细节时。如：Let’sjustsaysheisn’tverypleasedaboutherpresentjob.这么说吧，她对现在的工作不是十分满意。havetwoleftfeet:（尤指跳舞或体育运动时）非常笨拙，笨手笨脚。作者用非常幽默的方式告诉读者他不擅长跳舞，而婚礼庆祝仪式上跳舞持续了很长时间。26February,RioCarnival[ˌriːəʊˈkɑːnɪvl]里约狂欢节,BrazilBrazil’sCarnivalHolidayCarnivalisthemostfamousholidayinBrazil.Itisnotaboutabigmomentinhistoryoraboutafamousperson,butitisimportantforpeoplebecauseit’satimeofjoy,dance,cuisine,andalmostawholeweekwithoutwork.Peoplecanchoosebetweenpartiesorrest,andmostpeoplechooseparties,dayafterday,nightafternight.Peopleputontheircostumesandgooutintothestreetsortoclubs.Therearealsothesambaschoolswhichmakeaparade[pəˈreɪd](游行)showingtheirmusicandfantasies(想象产物；幻想作品).Theyarefollowedbythepassionate[ˈpæʃənət](热诚的；狂热的)people.Everyyeartheparadetellsadifferentstory.Eachcityhasoneormoreschoolslikethis.ThesummerheathitmeassoonasIgotofftheflight.NowonderpeoplefromRiotakeaweekoffforthishappyoccasion.Icouldfeelitalready—theCarnivalwasintheair!一下飞机，就有一股暑热袭来。难怪里约人民要为这场欢乐的庆典放假一周。我已经感觉到了—这狂欢节的气氛！hitA.tohaveabadeffectonsb/sth产生不良影响；打击；危害Thetaxincreaseswillcertainlyhitthepoor.增税肯定会加重穷人的负担。Hisdeathdidn'treallyhitmeatfirst.他的死起初并没有对我产生影响。Spainwasoneofthehardesthitcountries.西班牙是遭受打击最严重的国家之一。AtornadohitonTuesdaynight.星期二晚上发生了一次龙卷风。B.到达（某地）Followthisfootpathandyou'lleventuallyhittheroad.沿着这条小路走，终会走上大路。ThePresidenthitstowntomorrow.总统明天到镇子上来。C.达到（某水平）Temperatureshit40˚yesterday.昨天气温高达40度。Theeurohitarecordlowintradingtoday.今天欧元的兑换价降到了历史最低水平。D.使突然想起Icouldn'trememberwhereI'dseenhimbefore,andthenitsuddenlyhitme.起初我想不起以前在哪里见过他，后来猛然记起来了。hiton/uponsth[无被动态]突然有个好主意；偶然想到妙点子Shehitupontheperfecttitleforhernewnovel.她灵机一动为自己的新小说找到了一个理想的书名。(it's)no/little/smallwonder(that)…:itisnotsurprising不足为奇；并不奇怪Itislittlewonder(that)shewassoupset.她如此心烦意乱，并不奇怪。(informal)Nowonderyou'retired,you'vebeenwalkingforhours.难怪你累了呢，你一直走了好几个小时。takesth↔offA.脱下（衣服）；摘掉B.休假；休息I'vedecidedtotakeafewdaysoffnextweek.我已决定下星期休息几天。C.[常用被动态]取消；停演Theshowwastakenoffbecauseofpooraudiencefigures.该剧目因不卖座而停演了。intheair:feltbyanumberofpeopletoexistortobehappening在传播中；流行；可感觉到的There'sromanceintheair.有种浪漫的气氛。withyournoseintheair(informal)傲慢；看不起人；鼻孔朝天，自高自大(build)castlesintheair(BritishEnglish)（建）空中楼阁；幻想；空想Toexperiencethespirit(本质；精髓；基本精神)oftheCarnivalformyself,Iwenttoastreetparty.Luckily,Iarrivedjustintime—theshowwasabouttobeginasItookmyplaceinthemerrycrowd.为了切身体验狂欢节的精神，我加入了一个街头派对。来得早不如来得巧——我刚在欢乐的人群中找好位置，表演就要开始了。streetparty:街头派对,街道聚会一种在街道上举行的社交活动，通常由附近的居民组织，以庆祝特殊场合或增进邻里关系。beabouttodosth:tobeclosetodoingsth;tobegoingtodosthverysoon即将，行将，正要（做某事）Iwasjustabouttoaskyouthesamething.我刚才正要问你同一件事情。takeyourplaceA.就位；入座Takeyourplacesfordinner.请各位入席。B.得到应有的社会地位；名副其实Icouldseeagroupofaround20Braziliandancersandabandinfancycostumesstandinginthestreet.Someofthemcarriedflags,whichblew

[（被）刮动，吹动]inthewind.Thecrowdwaitedwithexcitement.有人还拿着旗子，旗子随风飘荡着。人们激动地翘首以待。Thentherewasanexplosionofbrightcoloursandlively[(事件、讨论等）热闹的，热烈的，激烈的)]music,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.Thebandstartedplayinganenergetic[(活动)剧烈的，费力气的]sambabeat,thedancerstwistedandturned,andthecrowdbegantocheer,clapandsing.突然，鲜艳的色彩和热烈的音乐喷薄而出，歌舞队应声一跃而起。乐队奏起劲爆的桑巴节拍，跳舞的人扭动腰身，人群开始欢呼、鼓掌、歌唱。explosion:alarge,suddenorrapidincreaseintheamountornumberofsomething突增；猛增；激增Theexplosionofonlineshoppinghasbecomethenewdrivingforceofeconomicgrowth.网购的暴发已经成为经济增长的新动力。Heexplainsthattherewasanexplosionofcoursesthroughthe1960s.他解释说20世纪60年代课程迅速增多。Thewholegroupstartedmarchingdownthestreet.TheCarnivalcurrent

carriedusthroughtheever-growingseaofpeople,dancingalltheway.歌舞队全体开始沿街前行。狂欢节的人潮裹挟着我们在越来越浩瀚的人海中穿行，走一路跳一路。current:水流，潮流，气流，本句中喻为“人流，人潮”。如：Thebirdcanusewarmaircurrentstohelpitfly.这种鸟可以用热气流帮助自己飞行。carrysbthrough|carrysbthroughsth帮助…渡过难关Hisdeterminationcarriedhimthroughtheordeal[ɔ:ˈdi:l].他靠坚强的信心渡过了难关。carrysththrough成功完成；顺利实现It'sadifficultjobbutshe'sthepersontocarryitthrough.这是一项艰巨的工作，但她这个人是能够顺利完成的。carrythrough(on/withsth)(NorthAmercianEnglish)履行（承诺）Hehasprovedhecancarrythroughonhispromises.他已证明他能履行自己的诺言。seaofsth大量；茫茫一片Helookeddownattheseaofsmilingfacesbeforehim.他看着眼前这笑脸的海洋。△Iceboxes(=fridge)ofsoftdrinksandbeerlinedthenarrowstreets,andthesmellofroastedmeatfilledtheairaswepassedwaveafterwaveofstreetstands.Iwassocaughtupinthepartyfever

thatIhardlynoticedfivehoursflyby!装着饮料啤酒的冰柜沿狭长的街道一溜排开，当我们经过一波又一波的街边摊时，空气中弥漫着烤肉的香味。我深深地沉迷于派对的狂热中，不知不觉五个小时已经过去了。softdrink软饮料（不含酒精）hard酒精浓度高的；烈性的(informal)adropofthehardstuff少许烈酒linesth(withsth)沿…形成行（或列、排）Crowdsofpeoplelinedthestreetstowatchtherace.人群站在街道两旁观看赛跑。Thewallswerelinedwithbooks.靠墙是一排排的图书。Thestreetwaslinedwithsmallshopsandrestaurants.街道两旁小店铺和小饭店鳞次栉比。waveA.涌现的人（或事物）；涌动的人（或物）Waveafterwaveofaircraftpassedoverhead.一批又一批飞机从上空掠过。B.汹涌的行动（或思想）态势；心潮；风潮Awaveoffearsweptoverhim.一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。Guiltandhorrorfloodedherinwaves.歉疚和恐惧一阵阵涌上她的心头。Awaveofpanicspreadthroughthecrowd.一阵恐慌传遍人群。be/getcaughtupinsth被卷入；陷入Innocentpassers-bygotcaughtupintheriots.无辜的过路人被卷入了那场暴乱。fly(by/past):toseemtopassveryquickly飞逝Doesn'ttimefly?时间过得真快！Summerhasjustflownby.夏天一晃就过去了。EvenasIlayinbedthatevening,thebrightcoloursandlivelymusicwerestillswimmingallaroundme.WhatanamazingfirstdayinRio!即使晚上我躺在床上的时候，那鲜艳的色彩和热烈的音乐依然在我脑海中盘旋游弋。里约首日，多么奇妙的一天！beswimming(in/withsth)浸；泡；洒满；充溢着Themaincoursewasswimminginoil.主菜油汪汪的。Hereyeswereswimmingwithtears.她两眼噙满泪水。FulfilltasksrelatedtothejournalabouttheIndianwedding.Completetheflowchart(流程图)oftheIndianweddinginA1onpage32.daebcAnswerthefirsttwoquestionsinA2onpage32.1.WhatwasthebridewearingattheIndianwedding?Shewaswearinganeye-catchingredsilksari.2.WhatweretheIndiancouple’spromisesabout?Thepromiseswereabouthowtheyweregoingtosupporteachotherandlivetogetherhappily.

Completethetablebelow.Whatdoesthewritersay?Whatdoesthewriterimply?...itwouldbetheopportunityofalifetime....Ihavetwoleftfeet...andbothofthemhurt!

“Theopportunityofalifetime”isusedheretoemphasizethatthechanceforthewritertoexperienceanIndianweddingisveryrareandheguessedthatitmustbeanamazingexperience.Italsoimpliesthatperhapshewouldnothaveasecondchancetohavethissameexperienceagain.Ifsomeonehastwoleftfeet,he/sheisusuallynotgoodatdancing.Whenthewritersaysso,itmeansthatincomparisonwithotherdancers,hewasnotgoodatdancing.Heintendstohighlightthefactthatotherdancerswerebetteratdancingthanhewas.Evenso,heendedupdancingalotbecausethecelebrationsweresomuchfunanditresultedinbothofhisfeethurting.AnswerthefirstquestioninA3onpage32.

HowistheIndianweddingdifferentfromandsimilartoChineseweddingsyouhavebeento?LiketheIndianweddinginAlex’straveljournal,theChineseweddingIhavebeentoalsotookplaceinahotel.Therewerealotofgueststoo,butmostofthemwerenotdressedinformalclothes.Thebride’sdresswasalsodifferent.SheworeatraditionalChineseweddingdressinred.TherewasnodancingaftertheceremonyattheChinesewedding.FulfilltasksrelatedtothejournalabouttheRioCarnival.CompletetheflowchartoftheRioCarnivalinA1onpage32.cbdaeAnswerthelasttwoquestionsinA2onpage32.

3.WhydidAlexgotoastreetparty?ToexperiencethespiritoftheRioCarnivalforhimself.4.WhatdidAlexseeandsmellashepassedthestreetstands?Hesawanever-growingseaofpeople,iceboxesofsoftdrinksandbeer,andsmeltroastedmeat.

Completethetablebelow.Whatdoesthewritersay?Whatdoesthewriterimply?NowonderpeoplefromRiotakeaweekoffforthishappyoccasion.Thentherewasanexplosionofbrightcoloursandlivelymusic,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.

BecausetheexcitementabouttheCarnivalwasintheair.“Nowonder”isusedtoshowthatthehappyoccasionisabigpartofthelocalpeople’slives,soitisnaturalforpeoplefromRiototakeaweekoffforthisoccasion.

Anexplosionissuddenandpowerfulandthesuddenappearanceofmanycoloursandmusicfeelsjustaspowerful.“Jumpedintoaction”expressestheeagernesstogetinvolvedinthestreetpartycelebrations.

Completethetablebelow.Whatdoesthewritersay?Whatdoesthewriterimply?Iwassocaughtupinthepartyfever...

“Fever”heremeans“greatinterestorexcitementaboutsomething”.Thewriter,surroundedbycrowdsofhappy,energeticandexcitedpeople,feltthesamewayandwassoabsorbedinthepartythathefailedtonoticehowquicklyfivehourshadpassed.AnswerthesecondquestioninA3onpage32.2.WhatdoesAlexthinkoftheRioCarnival?Usedetailsinthetraveljournaltosupportyouropinion.AlexmusthaveenjoyedtheRioCarnivalverymuch,ashehardlynoticedfivehoursflyby.HecalledtheCarnivala“happyoccasion”.HealsodescribedhisfirstdayinRioas“amazing”.BuildingyourlanguageB1.AlexisgoingtovisitSpainsoon.HeisreadinganintroductiontoLaTomatina[lɑːtəʊmæˈtiːnə](西红柿节)online.Completetheintroductionwiththecorrectformsofthewordsandphrasesintheboxbelow.P33occasionimpressiondecorateintheairtraditionentrancemerrybecaughtupinLaTomatinaisanannualtomatofightfestivalcelebratedinthesmalltownofBuñol[ˈbuːnɒl][布尼奥尔(西班牙城镇)]ineasternSpain,whereithasbeena(n)(1)

___________sincethe1940s.traditionOnthelastWednesdayofAugust,peoplefromallovertheworldfillthissmalltownforthisspecial(2)

_________.Inthemorning,thousandsof(3)

______touristsstarttolinethenarrowstreets.Thereisasenseofexcitement(4)

_________.occasionmerryintheairAtaround11a.m.,thetomatotrucksmaketheir(5)

_________andstopinthetowncentre.Oncethefightbegins,thecrowdrushtothetruckstopickuptomatoesandthrowthemateachother.People(6)

_______________thefightforaboutanhour,andbythetimeitfinishes,around150,000kilogramsoftomatoescoverBuñol.entrancearecaughtupinNowonderfireengines(消防车；救火车)areneededtowashthestreetsafterthefight—thetownlookslikeithasbeen(7)

_________withredpaint!Luckily,theacidinthetomatohelpsmakeeverythingreallyclean.IfyouplantovisitSpaininAugust,youshoulddefinitelytaketheopportunitytojoininthiscrazyfestival.decoratedItissuretoleaveadeep(8)

__________onyou.Keepyourstuffcloseandstayawayfrom[离开，不接近(某人)；不去(某处)]vehicles.Also,besuretowearoldclothes—let’sjustsayyouwillnotwearthemagain!impressionFinishB2onpage33.B2.Thetraveljournalusessomecountrynamesandrelatedadjectives.Lookattheexamplesandcompletethetablebelow.Thenthinkofmorewordsofthistype.P33Australian

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FinishB3onpage33.B3.ThetraveljournalaboutAlex’sexperienceattheRioCarnivalusesthemethodofcontrasttodescribethescenesbeforeandduringthestreetparty.Findthesentencesinthetraveljournalandusecontrasttodescribethescenesbeforeandduringadragonboatrace.Learnthis:Contrast[ˈkɒntrɑ:st;美ˈkɑ:ntræst](对比；对照)isamethodoforganizationwithwhichawriterhighlights(突出；强调)

thedifferencesbetweentwopeople,places,thingsorideas.Usingcontrastoftendrawsthereader’sattentionandmakesthedescriptionmorevividandinterestingtoread.Sentencesusingcontrast:Icouldseeagroupofaround20Braziliandancersandabandinfancycostumesstandinginthestreet.Someofthemcarriedflags,whichblewinthewind.Thecrowdwaitedwithexcitement.Thentherewasanexplosionofbrightcoloursandlivelymusic,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.Thebandstartedplayinganenergeticsambabeat,thedancerstwistedandturned,andthecrowdbegantocheer,clapandsing.Thewholegroupstartedmarchingdownthestreet.TheCarnivalcurrentcarriedusthroughtheever-growingseaofpeople,dancingalltheway.PossibleanswerThebeautifullycoloureddragonboatssat(处在；坐落在；被放在)alongsideeachotheronthestillwaterwiththeircrewsready,oars[ɔ:(r)]inhand.Alargeholidaycrowdhadgatheredbythelaketowatchthedragonboatrace.Silencesettledoverthemasthestarter

[(赛跑等的)发令员]raisedhisgun.Thecrack[(突然的)爆裂声，噼啪声,砰]ofthegunbrokethetensionandthecrowdexplodedinto[突然做起…来；突然活跃起来;突然爆发，迸发(感情)]cheersandscreamsofencouragement.Theloudbeatsofdrumswereringingintheirearsastheboatssped快速前行awayacrossthelake.AnswerthethirdquestioninA3onpage32.

3.Besidesweddingsandfestivals,whatotherelementsareanimportantpartofacountry’scustomsandtraditions?Makealistanddescribethem.PossibleanswerFuneralrituals[ˈrɪtʃuəl][程序；仪规；礼节；(尤指)宗教仪式]areanimportantpartofacountry’straditions.Theycanvaryquitealotindifferentplacesar