U8-Festivals教学课件

1、home,Unit 8 Festivals,Objectives,In this unit, you will, read a story about a memorable Christmas; learn the names of some popular festivals; see how New Years Day is celebrated in the United States; get some tips about the perfect tense; read and write email.,Objectives,main,Listening and Speaking,

2、Text A,Grammar Tips,Text B,Comprehensive Exercises,Practical Reading and Writing,Warm-up,1. Christmas: Christmas, set on Dec. 25th, is historically a religious festival which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, but nowadays it has become a non-religious holiday. Generally the holiday starts from t

3、he night before, Christmas Eve, and may last until New Years Day. The majority of Americans celebrate Christmas with the exchange of gifts and greetings and with family visits.,Warm-up-Background Information,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Warm-up-Background Information,Background Informat

4、ion,Discussion,Warm-up,American homes are decorated with holly and mistletoe, and most have a Christmas tree hung with electric lights, tinsel, baubles, and strings of popcorn and candy canes. The children expect Father Christmas (Santa Claus) to bring them presents on Christmas Eve. Christmas is a

5、time for eating and drinking too, and dinner usually includes roast turkey, goose, duck or ham served with cranberry sauce, plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruit.,Warm-up- The use of the Internet,Warm-up,Background Information,Discussion,2. Flaming Pudding: Pudding is a traditional

6、dessert for Christmas dinner, which usually combines sugar, milk, flour, and plums. When the pudding is made, people may pour hot rum or whiskey around the pudding and ignite it, making it flaming pudding.,Warm-up- The use of the Internet,Warm-up,Background Information,Discussion,3. New Years Day: N

7、ew Years Day, the first day of a brand-new year, is celebrated on January 1st. It is customary for people to celebrate the first few minutes of the new year with family and friends. In the United States, people begin celebration on December 31, New Years Eve. People may have masquerade balls, where

8、guests dress up in costumes and cover their faces with masks and unmask at midnight. Near midnight people may gather in Times Square in the heart of New York City or watch television. At 11:59 p.m., one minute before midnight, a lighted ball drops slowly from the top to the bottom of a pole. People

9、count down,Warm-up - The use of the Internet,Warm-up,Background Information,Discussion,at the same time as the ball drops. When it reaches the bottom, the New Year sign lights up. People hug and kiss, and wish each other “Happy New Year!” On January 1st, Americans visit friends, relatives and neighb

10、ors and wish them the best for the year ahead and may write down their New Years resolutions, though most of them are broken or forgotten by February!,Question 1: Have you ever celebrated Christmas? How was the celebration like? Ask the students to recall the most memorable Christmas they have had a

11、nd share their experiences with the class. Question 2: Do you have any idea how Christmas is celebrated in Western countries?,Christmas is on December 25th, but the Christmas holiday usually starts from the night before Christmas Eve and lasts one or two weeks. Special things: well-decorated Christm

12、as trees; Father Christmas (Santa Claus) Special foods: roast turkey, plum pudding, pumpkin pie,Hints,Warm-up- Discussion,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,1. A. December 24. B. December 31. C. December 30. D. New Years Day.,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,A. Short dialog

13、ues Choose the best answer to the questions you hear.,I. Listening,M: Tomorrow would be New Years Day; do you have any new years resolution, Daisy? W: Eh, I think Im going to lose more weight. Q: When does this dialogue happen?,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,2. A. She likes the

14、dance. B. She wants to join the parade. C. Shed like to dress up. D. She likes the people.,W: Carnival is coming! I will dress in beautiful masks and costume. That would be great fun! M: I just like to be with a lot of people, dancing and walking in the parade. Q: Why is the woman so excited about t

15、he carnival?,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,3. A. Write a paper. B. Visit Qingdao. C. Buy some paper. D. Go out with the man.,M: Suzie, do you have any plan for May Day? W: I was thinking about going to Qingdao, but yesterday I just remembered I have a paper to write. Q: What is

16、 the woman going to do during May Day?,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,4. A. Halloween. B. Easter. C. Christmas. D. Thanksgiving.,W: The price of turkey is outrageously high! We could hardly afford it! M: Thats probably true, but we cannot celebrate the festival without it. Its a

17、 tradition. Q: What festival they are going to celebrate?,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,5. A. A sweater. B. A scarf. C. A cookbook. D. A pair of gloves.,M: You want to give your mother a cookbook for Mothers Day? W: I already did that last year. Id like to buy her a sweater thi

18、s time. Q: What present does the woman want to give her mother this year?,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,B. Short conversation Choose the best answer according to what you have heard.,1. A. Thanksgiving. B. Christmas. C. Valentines Day. D. Fathers Day.,What festival are they goi

19、ng to celebrate?,Script,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,2. A. Buy some presents. B. Visit Hyde Park. C. Have a rest. D. Work for a supermarket.,What is the woman going to do this afternoon?,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,3. A. A book. B. A bicycle. C. New clo

20、thes. D. Skating shoes.,What would Jamie most possibly want to have as a gift?,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,4. A. He is not well. B. He lives too far. C. He has to work. D. He has other plans.,Why cant the mans father join them during the holiday?,Listening,Listening and Speak

21、ing,Speaking,Listening,5. A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C. Mother and son. D. Lovers.,What is the most possible relationship between the speakers?,C. Dictation Fill in the blanks of the following passage according to what you have just heard.,Mrs. John B. Dodd of Washington first propo

22、sed the idea of a “fathers day” in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted (1) to honor her father, William Smart, who remained single after his wife died. Mr. Smart was left to raise (2) children all by himself. Mrs. Dodd wanted Fathers Day to be celebrated on the first Sunday in June, her fathers (3) . But it wasn

23、t until 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June Fathers Day. In 1972, President Richard Nixon,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,a special day,_,six,_,birthday,_,established a national observance of Father s Day to be (4) on the third Sunday of June, com

24、ing almost sixty years (5) Mother s Day had been established. Today, Father s Day has become a day to not only honor our fathers, but all men who act as father-like figures.,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,after,_,held,_,Discuss with your partner the following questions based on

25、the information from the above passage you have just heard.,Speaking,Listening and Speaking,II. Speaking,Speaking,Listening,1. How did Fathers Day come to be celebrated in the US? 2. Do you know Fathers Day or Mothers Day? 3. Do you usually do something for your parents on the two holidays? Tell you

26、r partner about the things you have done or are going to do on these two holidays.,Listening,Listening and Speaking,Script W: Honey, Im going to go shopping in Hyde Park Department Store this afternoon. Do you have any idea what present Jamie would like to have this year? M: Ah Jamie seems to be qui

27、te interested in skating recently. W: That would be a good idea. By the way, do you think your father could join us during the holiday? M: I dont think so. He says he will play Santa Claus in a supermarket. You know, somebody has to do the work. W: What a shame!,Speaking,Listening,Comprehension,Word

28、s and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions,Text Study,Text A,自来水,Christmas n.,圣诞节,城外，郊区,单身汉；学士,bachelor n.,out of town,running water,electricity n.,电,缺乏，没有,lack v.,想要，打算,intend vt.,亲戚,relative n.,保有(工作等),hold down,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions

29、,Text Study,Text A,把(某物)移走，除掉,draw near,临近，走进,前夕，前夜,认识到，了解,realize vt.,eve n.,remove from,remove v.,移动；去掉,装饰，装饰品,decoration n.,把(某物)打包，把装进包,pack v.,把(某物)打包,pack up,Words and Expressions,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions,Text Study,Text A,完美地，完全地,along with,连同(某物或某人)一起,火鸡

30、,配料，附属品；装饰品,trimmings n.,turkey n.,perfectly adv.,dawn vi.,破晓,明亮地,brightly adv.,覆盖的一层；毯子,blanket n.,后座；次要位置,backseat n.,Words and Expressions,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions,Text Study,Text A,silently adv.,默默地，静静地,走上前去,walk up to,究竟，到底,on earth,insist v.,坚持，强调,否则，不然,ot

31、herwise adv.,处置,do with,受到某人精神(或情绪)的感染,catch ones spirit,完美的，完满的,perfect adj.,心烦意乱的，烦恼的,upset adj.,Words and Expressions,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions,Text Study,Text A,woods n.,树林,呈现，具有,take on,喜庆的，节日的,festive adj.,actually adv.,实际上，事实上,餐后甜点,dessert n.,最后的，最终的,final

32、 adj.,有火焰的，燃烧的,flaming adj.,布丁,pudding n.,Words and Expressions,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions,Text Study,Text A,merry adj.,欢乐的，愉快的,我的天哪！,Dear me.,喘息，喘着气说,gasp v.,joy n.,欢乐，喜悦,阻止发生，不让发生,keep from,Words and Expressions,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and

33、 Expressions,Text Study,Text A,Proper Names,Christmas:,圣诞节。纪念耶稣基督诞生的节日，为每年的12月25日。通常从12月24日至新年元旦为圣诞节假期。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式，但现在它已成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，类似 中国的春节。,Words and Expressions,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text A Words and Expressions,Text Study,Text A,flaming Christmas

34、 pudding:,圣诞火烧布丁。圣诞布丁是圣诞大餐中的传 统甜点，主要成分包括葡萄干、面粉、牛奶和鸡蛋。圣诞火烧布丁是英国人过圣诞节时特制的一种布丁，做法是在布丁上浇一层白兰地酒，然后点燃它。,Words and Expressions,1 After my father died in 1947, mother went to work to support us. By the time I finished high school, I had been looking forward to spending Christmas with my friends. But two wee

35、ks before Christmas, mother told me we were going to my grandmothers house for the holiday.,Text A-1,Christmas at Grandmas,Comprehension,Words and Expressions,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Text A,Text A-2,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,2 My grandmother and bachelor-uncle Henry

36、lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town. They had no electricity or running water, and lacked what I considered the “good things” in life. They also made no plans for Christmas. But I had! I was holding down my first job and was feeling quite grown up. I had intended to share this special time wit

37、h my friends, not some relatives at an old farm. But as the day drew near, I realized that nothing would change moms mind.,Words and Expressions,Text A-3,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,3 When Christmas Eve arrived, mom told me in her best “I-mean-it” voice to remove all the deco

38、rations from our Christmas tree. She packed them up, along with all the trimmings needed for a complete turkey dinner. 4 Christmas morning dawned perfectly, with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow. But I sat in the backseat of the car silently, feeling upset when we made our way

39、 to grandmas. This was going to be the worst Christmas I had ever had!,Words and Expressions,5 Grandma was surprised to see us as we walked up to her door. “What on earth are you doing here? We werent expecting anyone. Its Christmas, and I dont even have a turkey to cook for you.” 6 “I knew that,” m

40、om said as we set boxes of things on the kitchen table. “Thats why we brought one with us.” 7 “We must have a tree,” mom insisted. “Otherwise, what will we do with all these decorations?”,Text A-4,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,8 Uncle Henry quickly caught

41、moms spirit and called me to join his search for a perfect tree in the woods nearby. 9 Soon the house smelled fresh and pleasant as we decorated the tree, and the day took on a festive air. The turkey dinner was very good, too. I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas Day. Dessert wa

42、s forgotten until mom came out with the final surprise a flaming Christmas pudding! “Merry Christmas. Mother,” mom said.,Text A-5,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,10 “Dear me!” grandma gasped. “I havent seen a flaming pudding since I left England. This is the

43、 best Christmas ever!” Tears of joy filled her eyes. 11 I couldnt keep the tears from my eyes, either. I knew then that mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever she had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.,Text A-6,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and

44、 Expressions,Text A- Comprehension1,A. Choose the best answer according to the text.,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Text A,1. The story happened when _. A. the writers father died B. the writer had finished high school C. the writers mother went to work D. the writer was 18,Words and E

45、xpressions,Text A- Comprehension2,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,2. The writer didnt want to spend that Christmas at his grandmothers because _. A. he had other plans for the festival B. he didnt want to visit some poor relatives C. he wanted to spend the time with friends D. al

46、l the above,Words and Expressions,Text A- Comprehension2,Text A,Vocabulary Building,3. The writer felt _ on the way to his grandmothers. A. happy B. excited C. unhappy D. angry,Words and Expressions,Comprehension,Text Study,Text A- Comprehension2,Text A,Vocabulary Building,4. The grandmother seemed

47、_ when she saw her daughter and grandchild at the doorway. A. surprised and happy B. unhappy C. disappointed D. surprised,Words and Expressions,Comprehension,Text Study,Text A- Comprehension2,Text A,Vocabulary Building,5. Which of the following statements is not true about the flaming Christmas pudd

48、ing? A. The flaming pudding was the final course of the dinner. B. The flaming pudding moved both the grandma and the writer to tears. C. The grandmother had never seen a flaming pudding till then. D. The flaming pudding taught the writer that it was a beautiful thing to give.,Words and Expressions,

49、Comprehension,Text Study,Text A- Comprehension3,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,B. Identify the reasons for the writers change of mind in the story. (Some of the reasons may not be appropriate.),A. I looked forward to spending Christmas with my friends. B. Mother prepared a flami

50、ng Christmas pudding as a special treat for the occasion. C. When grandma saw the flaming pudding, tears of joy filled her eyes. D. Mother insisted on having a Christmas tree in grandmas house. E. Mother took all decorations from our Christmas tree along with all the trimmings needed for a complete

51、turkey dinner to grandmas.,Words and Expressions,Text A- Comprehension3,I didnt want to visit grandma for the coming Christmas.,F. My grandmother and uncle had no plan for the Christmas. G. Mother bought me a very expensive Christmas gift. H. My grandmother and uncle Henry lived out of town and lack

52、ed the “good things” in life. I. I just had my first job and would like to decide in what way to spend the holiday season. J. My grandmother and uncle didnt welcome us.,I knew that mom had given me the best Christmas present ever.,AFHI,_,BCDE,_,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Wor

53、ds and Expressions,Text A- Comprehension4,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,C. Make dialogues with your partner according to the situations described below.,1. The writer has planned to spend the coming Christmas with his friends, but his mother insists (坚持) that they all go to his

54、 grandmothers and have a family gathering. So he calls his friend Jack, telling him that he cant join their Christmas party as he promised. Fill in the blanks with what you and your partner think appropriate and be prepared to read the dialogue aloud in class. (“W” stands for the writer and “J” for

55、Jack.),Words and Expressions,Text A- Comprehension4,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text Study,Words and Expressions,W: Hi, Jack. This is . J: Hi, . W: Listen, I cant come to your Christmas party on the 25th. I am very sorry. J: What? But you promised! Look, we have made a lot of preparatio

56、ns for the day. ?,John (etc.),_,John,_,Text A- Comprehension4,W: Its my mother. She said . So we must, though J: Oh, but arent you already a grown-up? Cant you tell her that you may have your own plan for the day? W: Of course I did. But it was no use. J: Yeah, I see. W: Please tell the others . Im

57、so sorry. I wish you . J: Thank you. The same to you. W: Thank you. Ill call you later.,we are going to my grandmas,house for the holiday,I intended,to share this special time with you, not some relatives at an old farm,.,that I wont come,_,have a good time,_,Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building

58、,Text Study,Words and Expressions,Text A- Comprehension4,2. The day after the Christmas visit at his grandmas, the writer calls Jack again to tell him his new feelings about Christmas. Fill in the blanks with what you and your partner think appropriate and be prepared to read the dialogue aloud in class. (“W” stands for the writer, “J” for Jack and “X” for the person who first answers the phone.),Text A,Comprehension,Vocabulary Building,Text