高二下学期英语春季开学第一课

TheFirstLesson

Bytheendoftheclass,you’llbeableto:Reviewsomewordsandexpressionsyouhavelearnt;ExploresomeknowledgeaboutCCTVNewYear’sGala;ApplyandwriteanarticleabouttheSpringFestival.ReviewandsayWhatis“蛇年”inEnglish?Whatis“蛇年”inEnglish?YearoftheSnakeReviewandsayWhatis“蛇年”inEnglish?Canyoulistsomewordstodescribe“Snake”?wisemysteriousgracefulpowerfulintelligentcunningastute[əˈstjuːt]adj.精明的；狡猾的['kʌnɪŋ]adj.狡猾的；奸诈的Guessandmatch三思而后行，因为花丛中可能藏着蛇Mistakingthereflectionofabowinacupforasnake.GuessandmatchidiomsrelatedtothesnakeStirthegrassandalertthesnake.Addlegstothesnakeafteryouhavefinisheddrawingit.Hewhowantstobeadragonmusteatmanylittlesnakes.Lookbeforeyouleap,forsnakesamongsweetflowersdocreep.打草惊蛇杯弓蛇影画蛇添足欲成龙者，必食众小蛇CCTVNewYear’sGala[ˈɡɑlə]n.盛会；庆典adj.庆祝的；奢侈的LearnandexploreWatchthevideoandanswerthequestionA.Theriseofyinenergyandthefallofyangenergy.B.Thebalanceofyinandyangenergy.C.Thefallofyinenergyandtheriseofyangenergy.D.Thedisappearanceofyinenergy.Accordingtothetext,whatdoesthecharacter"Si"intheChinesezodiacrelateto?"Si"signifiesthedawnofyangenergyandtheretreatofyinenergy.“巳”象征着阳气的初升和阴气的潜藏LearnandexploreAnswerthequestionThegalastartedwithLiZiqistandingonthestage.Whenthecamerafocusedonher,largebutterflywingsmadeusingWeifangkite-makingskillsandgold-weavingtechniquesopenedbehindher.Roboticbutterfliesflewaroundher,creatingabeautifulscene.Thismixofmoderntechnologyandtraditionalartsurprisedtheaudience.Theword"robotic"intheparagraphmostprobablymeans_______A.madebyhandB.controlledbymachinesC.paintedwithcolorsD.verysmallinsizeBLearnandexploreFillintheblanksAgroupofhumanoidrobots_______(create)byaleadingChinesetechnologycompanystolethespotlight.Toprepareforthisperformance,therobotspracticed_______(hard)thanever.The____________(combine)ofhightechnologyandtraditionalart______(true)astonishedtheaudience.People______________(impress)bytheirwonderfulmovements.createdhardercombinationtrulywereimpressedstealthespotlight获得大众的瞩目；抢走风头Brainstorming——TimeHowtointroducetheSpringFestival阴历（农历）lunarcalendar农历的正月初一fallon+日期:(节日等)适逢(某日)；正当(某日)thefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth春节是农历的第一个月的第一天。TheSpringFestivalfallson

thefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth.人们在正月初一庆祝春节。PeopleoftencelebratetheSpringFestivalfallingonthefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth.Brainstorming——CustomsActivitiestocelebratetheSpringFestivalpastespringcouplets

贴春联gototemplefairs逛庙会Shehuo(folkperformances)闹社火lanternshow

赏花灯setofffireworks

放烟花setofffirecrackers放鞭炮send/receiveluckymoney

送/发压岁钱visitrelativesandfriends

拜访亲朋好友haveafamilyreuniondinner

吃团圆饭offersacrificestoone’sancestors

祭祖worshiptheKitchenGod

祭灶神guesslanternriddles

猜灯谜TransferandwriteTask假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Nancy对中国传统节日很感兴趣，请你写一封邮件介绍一个中国传统节日并向她发出邀请。内容包括：（1）简要说明你的写信意图；

（2）节日基本信息及上次你是如何庆祝的；

（3）邀请她来中国体验这个节日。

注意：写作词数应为80个左右Whatis“蛇年”inEnglish?writeanarticle

TransferandwriteDearNancy,

KnowingthatyoutakegreatinterestinChinese

festivals,I'm

writing

this

letter

to

introduce

a

festival——theSpringFestivaland

invite

you

to

cometo

China.TheSpringFestivalis

oneof

themostimportant

festivalsforChinesepeople,

which

alwaysfallsinJanuary

orFebruary.It

isregardedas

thebiggestevent.Getting

togetherwithfamilyisavitalcustomforus.Lastyear,I

wenttomygrandparents'homewithmyparentsto

celebrateit.Weallgotupearlyinthemorningandwore

ournewclothes.Intheafternoon,wedidcleaningand

put

up

thecouplets.Tomygreatjoy,Igotmorethantenred

packetsfrom

the

elderly!What

an

unforgettable

experienceitwas!

Inaword,it'sapity

if

youmissthefestival.I'm

lookingforwardto

celebratingthisfestivalw