M3U1-festivals-and-celebrations-Language-Points.ppt

1、Unit One Language Points,the Spring Festival in China,Its the most _(富有生气的) and important festival in China, which falls on the f_ day of the lunar year. Before the festival, houses are cleaned and d_. At the festival , people eat _ and fish and give children _ _ in red paper (red packets). On the e

2、ve, people watch CCTV New Year Gala and often set off _.There are _ dances and _ (狂欢节) in the streets,energetic,ecorated,dumplings,lucky,money,fireworks,dragon,carnivals,first,Obon,Obon(盂兰盆节) -is an annual Buddhist (佛教徒) festival , which takes place in July or August in Japan. People hang lanterns i

3、n front of their houses and float paper lanterns on the river in order to guide their ancestors spirits .,It is a traditional festival in Mexico to honor the dead. People light candles at a tomb covered with flowers and food.,Sugar Skeleton,the Day of the Dead,Thinking,Is it important to have festiv

4、als and celebrations? Give your reasons.,to enjoy life to be proud of our customs to forget our work for a little while,to get relaxed to get educated to enrich culture to develop tourism to promote economy ,Lets have a party to celebrate your birthday. When will dinner be ready? Im starving. Whats

5、the origin of human beings on Earth? Monkey? Next weeks film festival should be a real feast for cinema-goers. Her mother, now an energetic 73, also took part in the running competition. She won the Player of the Year award.,Words:,be meant to do take place watch the full moon with family and friend

6、s since ancient times planting in spring and harvest in autumn do harm (to ),Useful Expressions:,in memory of in the shape of offer to dress up play a trick on in memory of gain independence from,the end of winter and the coming of spring lucky money in red paper dragon dances the Lunar New Year day

7、 and night as though have fun with ,Useful Expressions:,in early November the agricultural work the agricultural work decoratewith get together admire the moon look forward to ,Sentences:,1.Todays festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. (L.7

8、) 我的同班同学性格各不同，一些幽默，一些严肃，一些活跃，一些很负责。 My classmates have different characters, some humorous, some serious, some active and some very responsible.,Sentences:,2. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.(L.10) 3. It is now a c

9、hildrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets. (L.18) 4. to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence (L.25),Sentences:,5. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to

10、 the coming of spring. (L.36) 6. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. (L.45) 7. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while. (L.48),mean Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. W

11、hat she means is that theres no point in waiting here. I know/see what you mean, but I still think its worth trying. He means what he says. Im sorry I hurt you. I didnt mean to. Tom and Mary are meant for each other.,They would starve if food was difficult to find, Thousands of people _in the world.

12、 成千上万的人在挨饿。,are starving,starve to do sth,starve for sth,渴望，急需，迫切需要,The people in the disaster area _. 灾区人民急需用药。,are starving for medicine,starve,satisfy ones needs 满足某人的需要 be satisfied with sb/sth 对感到满意 be satisfied to do sth 乐意做,The little girl gave a satisfied smile. Its a very satisfying feeling

13、 when you have done a good job.,satisfy v. satisfied adj. satisfying adj satisfactory adj. satisfaction n.,Our government tried in every way to satisfy the need of the people for vegetable . We were satisfied to get a timely answer . What he has done is _ ( 远非让人感到满意）。 _,（让我们感到满意的是）she got the first

14、place in the exam .,我国政府千方百计满足人们对蔬菜的需求。,得到及时的答复，我们感到很满意。,far from satisfactory,To our satisfaction,1) 光荣，荣誉(n) They fight for the honour of the country. One must show honour to ones parents. 2) in honour of 为了纪念 A festival is set in honour of the hero. 3) an hounour 光荣的人或事情 传递火炬是件很光荣的事情，许多运动员希望他们能有这

15、么做的机会。 It is a great honour to carry the torch, and many sportsmen hope they will get a chance to do so. 4) 尊敬,给以荣誉（v） Children should honour their parents.,honour,harm n 损害，伤害 e.g. He meant no harm to you. ( He didnt intend to hurt you.) do sb harm =do harm to sb =harm sb,A few late nights never di

16、d anyone harm.,The events has harmed the relations between the two countries.,If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good.,offer, provide, supply offer 主动提供 offer sth to sb offer sb sth provide 供给（所需物，尤指生活必需品） provide sth for sb provide sb with sth. supply: 供应（所需要或所要求之物） suppl

17、y sth to sb supply sb with sth,They dress up and try to frighten people. dress up: _。 特别指小孩穿别人的衣服闹着玩。 后可接_或_。 e.g. They _Victorian clothes. 他们化装成维多利亚时代的人。 The children tried to_. 孩子们极力地打扮成怪物。,盛装；打扮；装饰；修饰,in+衣物,as短语,were dressed up in,dress up as monsters,dress up dress up in / dress up as,1) The chi

18、ld try to _ his mother. 2) On the new year eve the men _ red in order to show their strength. dress / put on / wear / have on _ his coat , he went out . She looks very beautiful _ the red coat . She cooked the meat and _ the boy in a hurry .,dress sb / sb be dressed in + 衣服,dress up as,dress up in,Putting on,wearing /having on,dressed,虚拟语气(从句所用的时态比前面真实句所用的时态倒退一个时态.) He behaved as if/ though nothing had happened. He talks as if/though he knew everything. He looks as if he were ill. He opened his mouth as if he wo