高中英语必修三Unit.1阅读课.ppt

1、Unit 1,Festivals and Celebrations,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 2. The beginning of festivals of the dead is related to _. A. religion B. seasons C. special people D. hunting,Dont forget “Ancient festiva

2、l”,1. starve,1) starve : to cause a person or an animal to suffer severely or die from hunger挨饿，饿死,Language points,Millions of people starved to death during the war.,The homeless children are starving for love.,When will the dinner be ready? I m starving.,3) 感觉很饿（仅用于进行时）,2)starve for sth 渴望获得某物，缺乏,

3、starvation n. die of starvation: starve to death starvation wages 不够维持基本生活的工资 2. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. mean后可以跟不定式的复合结构。 I never meant him to work for us.,3. honor,v. = respect sb.,Will you honor me with a visit? 如蒙造访，十分荣幸。 honored guests 贵宾 I feel highly honored

4、by the kind things you said about me. honor un. show honor to sb show respect to sb. honor cn.,带来光荣的人/物,Liu Xiang is an honor to our country.,4. satisfy,vt. 使满意,Nothing satisfies him; he is always complaining. The government tries its best to satisfy peoples needs. satisfaction n. 满意、令人满意的人/物,satisf

5、ied (人)满意的 satisfying/ satisfactory令人满意的 The teacher was satisfied with his satisfying/ satisfactory answer.,5. harm : 1) n. damage, injury 损坏，伤害 do harm to harm Smoking does harm to our health. do more harm than good弊大于利 If we try to solve the problem in this way, it will do more harm than good.,6.

6、 in memory of,= as a way of remembering,The monument was built in memory of the little hero. The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist.,in praise of in honor of in celebration of in search of,歌颂 为纪念 为庆祝 为寻找,4. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? A. Carnival and Colum

7、bus Day. B. Halloween and Spring Festivals. C. Thanksgiving Festivals and Obon. D. Valentines Day and FoolsDay.,Fill in the following chart.,scanning,Reading Comprehension II,What do people in Mexico do in memory of the dead?,They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead on the Day of the Dead. Peo

8、ple eat certain food on that day.,The Day of the Dead in Mexico,What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead?,They used to believe in the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a childrens festival, when they dress as witches and ghosts and go to their neighbours homes to as

9、k for sweets.,pumpkin head,Halloween in Western countries,mask,7. dress up vi . 穿上盛装 There is no need to dress up; come as you are. dress (sb) up in sth/ as sb 化装打扮 Children love dressing up. She dressed herself up as a monster. dress vi 穿衣， 打扮 Waiting for a moment; Im dressing. She dresses well (on

10、 very little money.) dress vt. dress sb. in It takes time to dress the baby. The old lady is neatly dressed in black.,8. play a trick on,捉弄,The naughty boy loves playing tricks on others. trick 玩笑、 恶作剧、 诡计 do/perform a trick 玩把戏,Festivals to Honour People,Match the festivals with the proper people.,

11、Columbus Day,National Festival on October 2,The Dragon Boat Festival,China,India,USA,Harvest Festivals,People will _ on Thanksgiving festivals. 1. 2. 3.,decorate churches and town halls,get together to have meals,win awards for their farm produce,Spring Festivals,At spring festivals, people usually

12、have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.,How did you spend your Spring Festival this year?,What does Easter celebrate? Do you know the symbols of Easter?,It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.

13、,Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies.,Do you know the date of Japans Cherry Blossom Festival?,March 15- April 15,9. custom n. 风俗、习俗 So many countries, so many customs. Social customs are different from country to country. It is the custom (for sb) to do sth 做.是一种习俗/惯例 It is the custom for the Japanese to

14、 take off their shoes when they get into a hall. It is the custom for an Arab to stand close to his friend when talking. custom habit,“风俗习惯”社会或团体许多人长期 形成的习惯,一个人的习惯习性,10. award n. 1) thing or amount awarded 奖金奖品 she showed us the athletics awards she had won. 2) decision to give sth, made by a judge,

15、 etc 裁定决定 the award of a scholarship 奖学金颁发决定 3) money paid to a student at university, etc to help meet living costs, grant 助学金 玛丽没有申请奖学金的资格. Mary is not eligible for an award.,award v. 颁发给予 award sth (to sb.) award sb. Sth 裁判员判断决赛双方分数相同. The judges awarded both finalists equal points.,11.admire vt.

16、 1) 钦佩赞赏羡慕 admire sb/sth (for sth) They admired our garden. I admire him for his success in business. 2) express admiration of (sb/sth) 表示赞赏夸奖 难道你不想夸夸我的新房子吗？ Arent you going to admire my new house? n. admirer: person who admires sb/sth Im not a great admirer of her work. admiration,12. look forward to