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1、Unit 1,Festivals around the world,Spring festival of China,Questions about Spring Festival,What is the most important festival in China? Why do you think so? What is the date of Chinese Spring festival? What do people do at Spring festival? Did you have a happy time during the holidays? Why or why n

2、ot? Do you know the real meaning of Spring festival?,Chinese New Year/Spring Festival,The first day of Chinese lunar year is Chinese New year or Spring Festival. Families of China will meet together, cleaning their houses, eating dumplings as well as other delicious food, watching TV, visiting relat

3、ives and friends. The older will give the young lucky money in red paper envelopes with beautiful designs and best wishes on them. Outside in the street there are dragon dances and carnivals. Chinese New Year is by far the most well-known Chinese holiday, and also the most significant to Chinese cul

4、ture.,Valentines Day,Valentines Day(February 14th),Day to exchange messages of love with the object of ones romantic interest. Usually observed through the gifting of roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates. The day gets its name from the Christian saint(圣徒） Valentine.,The 15th day of the 1st lun

5、ar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.,Lantern Festival 元宵节,Mid-autumn Festival,Mid-Autum

6、n Festival,The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the exact middle of autumn, hence the festivals name. On this mid-autumn night, the full moon is especially bright. The whole family may sit together beneath the clear moonlight eating tasty moon cakes and appreciati

7、ng the beauty of the fully rounded moon. Those who are far away from their homes that night are only too easily reminded of their families when they look up at the luminous moon.,Festivals around the world,New years Day元旦 Valentines Day情人节 Lantern festival元宵节 Carnival狂欢节（巴西, 二月中、下旬） Peach Flower Fes

8、tival桃花节（日本女孩节，3月3日） International Womens Day妇女节 St. Patricks Day 圣帕特里克节（爱尔兰，3月17日）,Maple Sugar Festival 枫糖节（加，3 或4月） April Fools Day Easter复活节（春分月圆后第一个星期日） Songkran Festival宋干节（泰，4。13） Food festival食品节（新，4。17） International Labour Day. Boys Day男孩节（日，5。5） Mothers Day（5月第二个星期日） Bank Holiday银行休假日（英，5。

9、31） International Childrens Day Fathers day（6月第三个星期日）,Dragon Boat Festival Mid-summer day仲夏节（北欧，6） Corban古尔邦节（伊斯兰，7） Chopsticks day筷子节（日，8。4） Moon Festival Old Peoples day Thanksgiving Day感恩节（美，11月最后一个星期四） Nurse Day（12。12） Christmas Eve Christmas day New years eve Spring festival,Shopkeeper Vs custo

10、mer,Would you like ? Might I suggest ? You should try Can you see ? Could I have ? May I see ? Could we look at ? We might take,Pre-reading,Can you name other festivals in China or around the world? What does it celebrate? What do people do? What is your favorite festival of the year? Why? What fest

11、ivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?,Reading and comprehending,They celebrated at the end of winter, when good weather r

12、eturned, when they had a good harvest, when the hunters caught animals for food, when they had enough food, when they wanted a year of plenty. They are to honor our ancestors, to make our ancestors happy so they wont harm us, to satisfy our ancestors, to celebrate in the presence of death. To honour

13、 the memory of Magatma Gandhi who helped gain Indias independence.,Reading and comprehending,4. People are grateful for the harvest , for the end of the agricultural work, the end of the hard work on the farms. People are happy that they will have food for the year. 5. People eat, dance, play and li

14、sten to music, visit family members, have parades, give and receive gifts 6. To have a break from daily life, to celebrate our customs, our history, our heroes, to enjoy meeting family and friends, to eat special food, to have fun with each other, to make our community closer, to show that are thank

15、ful.,Discussion,With a partner discuss which kinds of festival you think are the most important and which are the most fun. From the text pick out three things that most festivals seem to have in common. Write down these three things , and talk with a partner about why you think they might be import

16、ant to people everywhere.,Fill in the blacks with words in the text,There are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world, which are held for different_. The ancient festivals were mainly held at _ times a year - the end of the cold _, planting in spring and_ in autumn. Some festivals are held to

17、_ the dead or satisfy and _ the ancestors in case they might _, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or to the _, such as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day. Harvest and _ festivals are happy events because their food is _ for the winter and because a season of _ work is over, to

18、 which Mid autumn festival belongs. And the most _ and important festivals are the ones that _ to the end of winter and to the coming of _, such as the lunar New Year, at which people have a very_.,There are all kinds of festivals and celebrations around the world, which are held for different reaso

19、ns. The ancient festivals were mainly held at three times a year - the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Some festivals are held to honor the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors in case they might do harm, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or

20、to the gods, such as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because their food is gathered for the winter and because a season of agricultural work is over, to which Mid autumn festival belongs. And the most energetic and important festivals are th

21、e ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring, such as the lunar New Year, at which people have a very good time.,In memory of / in honor of,1.This monument(纪念碑) was built in memory of the little hero. 2.为了纪念周总理，人们写下许多诗篇。 People wrote many poems in memory of Premier Zhou.

22、,Celebrate,How do the Chinese celebrate Spring festival? We had a party to celebrate the scientists successful arrival. Toms birthday is coming. We are going to have a dinner party to celebrate it. We are going to hold to a celebration for Toms birthday. We had a party in celebration of Toms birthda

23、y.,dress up,1.这个男孩爱穿他姐姐的衣服闹着玩。 The boy likes dressing up in his sisters clothes. 2.孩子们极力把子机打扮成怪物。 The children tried to dress up as monsters. 3.全家人正在装饰圣诞树。 The whole family are dressing up the Christmas tree.,look forward to sth/doing sth,We are all looking forward to our holiday. 我们都盼望着假期。 Im looki

24、ng forward to seeing you this summer vacation. 我盼望今年暑假见到你。,as though/if even though/if,He talks as though/as if he knew all about it. He shook his head as though/ as if to say no. It looks as if /though its going to rain. Even though/if he had seen the film, she still insisted on seeing it a second

25、time.,have fun with sb,I like having fun with my friends. Have fun at the party tonight. 今晚的晚会上玩得很开心。 make fun of sb. 嘲弄; 取笑,mean,Mean sth/to do/ sb to do / that Tome had meant to help me, but he was too busy. Have the meaning of Here the word HAVE means KEEP. To be a sign of What does money mean? S

26、omebody say it means everything, while others say it means nothing. Mean to do ,I admire her for her bravery. 我钦佩她的勇气。 We all admired her for the way she saved the children from the fire. 她把孩子们从大火中救出来,我们都钦佩不已。 Everybody admires him for his fine sense of humour. Id admire to go.我很想去。 We all admired a

27、t his sudden success. 他的突然成功使我们感到惊讶。,Permit permission,Permit/allow doing Permit/allow sb to do Smoking is not allowed/ permitted in teachers office. Nobody is allowed/permitted to smoke in the teachers office. Nobody can smoke without permission.,Word,Word came that an examination will take place n

28、ext Thursday. 有消息说我们下周四要有考试。 May I say a word about that? 我可以就此说说我的看法吗? Actions speak louder than words. 行动比言语有力 She has kept her word. 她遵守诺言 In a word, the situation is serious. 总而言之，形势很严峻 a person of few words/ of his or her word 寡言的人/遵守诺言的人 In other words 换句话说,Answers to Ex1,plenty harm satisfy l

29、ook forward to have fun with custom agricultural ancestors,Key words and expressions,look forward to (doing ) sth plenty of in memory of dress up as though have fun with sb turn up,Answers to Ex1,plenty harm satisfy look forward to have fun with custom agricultural ancestors,Answers to Ex2 p4,custom

30、 have fun with look froward to ancestors plenty of satisfied,Answers to Ex3 p4,look forward to in memory of day and night poet daily,Answers to Ex5 p5,awarded as though independent nation trick gather,Answers to Ex3 p4,look forward to in memory of day and night poet daily,Answers to Ex3 p6,1. A: Wou

31、ld. B: Yes. Id like to go with you on Saturday. 2. A: Could, B: No, he couldnt find it. 3. A: May, B: Yes. You may go. 4. A: If I want to be a doctor should? B: Yes, you should study science. 5. A: He is very handsome. Can.? B: No, he cant play the role of prince. 6. A: Might they stop? B: Perhaps,

32、they might stop playing tricks at Halloween.,Listening,She should wear comfortable shoes, light and cool clothes and a hat. the boys, big bank dancers and musicians on truck. because it is very hot and they will be walking and dancing all day Because the music is very loud. So they dont get lost in the crowd, they can find