Unit 1 Festivals around the world 课件1.ppt

1、Unit 1,Festivals around the world Warming up see dragon dances; eat fish, prawns and dumplings; visit family members,Mid-Autumn,Admire the moon Eat mooncakes Offer sacrifices to ancestor,Fill in the following form,Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festival,the fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calenda

2、r,in memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BC,eat zongzi; watch dragon-boat races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways for good health,sweep the tombs; give flowers,Tomb Sweeping Day,5th April,honour the dead and satisfy the ancestors

3、,Reading,Festivals of the Dead,Part1,When did ancient people celebrate?,They celebrated at the end of the cold weather / 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.,Obon,(Japan),Halloween,(some western countr

4、ies),Festivals of the Dead,Part 2,What are festivals of the dead for?,They are to honor our ancestors / to make our ancestors happy so they wont harm us / to satisfy our ancestors.,Part 3,Why does India have a national festival on October 2?,To honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India

5、s independence from Britain.,Qu Yuan,Columbus day,Mohandas Gandhi,China,USA,India,Harvest Festivals,Part 4,Why are autumn festivals happy events?,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 f

6、ood for the year.,Harvest Festivals: What do people do on Thanksgiving Day?,decorate churches and town hall.,get together to have meals.,win awards for crops and animals.,1. At the spring Festival in China, people _ food, children may _ lucky money, and families _ the lunar New Year together.,2. Eas

7、ter celebrates the _ of Jesus for Christian and it also celebrates the _ of spring.,3. In the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan, the country _ cherry tree flowers so that it looks _ it might be the sea of pink snow.,eat,get,celebrate,return,coming,is covered with,as though,Part 5,Discussion: What are

8、 the purposes of festivals?,Festivals,To have fun with each other,To let us enjoy life,To be proud of our customs,To forget our daily life for a little while,To honour the dead,To honour famous people,To celebrate harvest,To welcome a new year and look forward to the future,To ask people to pay atte

9、ntion to something,Summarize and fill in the chart,the end of the cold winter;planting in spring and harvest in autumn,light fire and make music,to honour the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors,light lamps, play music, eat food in the shapes of skulls and cakes with bones, go to their neighbor

10、s to ask for sweets,dress up,for their great contributions to the society or the country,Dragon boat racing, eat zongzi,Food is gathered for the winter. A season of agricultural work is over.,decorate churches and town halls, get together to have big meals, admire the moon and eat mooncakes,celebrat

11、e the end of winter and the coming of spring,eat delicious food; have exciting carnivals,Unit 1 Festivals around the world,Language points,1. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.,节日就是庆祝重要事件的活动。 a. 指由命运，能力等所“注定”“就该”或由父母决定 He believes that he is meant to be a great man. Books are

12、meant to be read b. 意义和用法上相当于ought to和be supposed to, 意为“应该，必须” You are meant to study hard when you are young. 你年轻的时候应该努力学习. You are meant to hand in your homework on time. 你必须按时上交作业.,2. take place 发生；举行,take place常指按计划或安排“发生” happen更侧重偶然性 The meeting will _this evening. When did this accident_? 与p

13、lace相关短语： in the first place （用于列举理由）首先，第一点 in the last place 最后,take place,happen,接替某人的位置,take ones place =take the place of sb=replace sb 在他的心底没有人可以替代他妈妈的位置. No one could take the place of his mother in his heart.,take his mothers place,replace his mother,3. celebrate vt. 庆祝；祝贺,celebrate the Sprin

14、g Festival / ones birthday 词语辨析：celebrate, congratulate celebrate后常接sth (日期,事情或场合) congratulate sb. on/upon sth,4. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere.,世界各地都有各种各样的节日庆典。 of all kinds 各种各样的 sth of all kinds=all kinds of sth We sell all kinds of shoes. 我们卖各式各样的鞋. = We sell shoes

15、 of all kinds. That kind of questions is very difficult to answer. 那类问题是很难解答的。 Questions of that kind are difficult to answer. You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo. 你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物。 You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo.,5. starve v.,(使)挨饿; 饿死 When will the dinner be ready?

16、 Im starving. Millions of people are starving in the poor countries. You must eat more. Dont starve yourself. starve for something渴望得到某事 She is lonely. And she is starving for friendship (3)starve to death 饿死,6. .or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.,取悦祖

17、先, 使他们得到满足,以为(祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们,也有可能带来危害。 satisfy vt. 满足,使满意; satisfy sb. satisfied a. 感到满意的; be satisfied with sb/sth satisfaction n. 满意; to ones satisfaction 让人满意的是 His parents are satisfied with his good results.,7. harm,n.危害，害处 do sb harm =do harm to sb =harm sb do (no, a lot of)harm to sb/sth 或do s

18、b/sth (no, a lot of) harm Studying hard wont do you any harm. v. 损害，对有害处 Studying hard wont harm you. adj. harmful 有害的 be harmful to sb/sth,8. in memory of 纪念某人,这个学校是为了纪念那位有名的科学家而建立的。 The school was built in memory of the famous scientist. 歌颂 in praise of 为纪念 in honor of 为庆祝 in celebration of 为寻找 in

19、 search of,9. dress up,dress意思是“给穿衣服”。 他穿着红色的衣服. He was dressed in red. Hurry up and_. 快点穿上衣服。 The girl _red. 这个女孩穿着一身红衣服。 dress up是“穿上最好的衣服”, 常指“打扮,化装”， You should dress up when you take part in the party.,+sb,get dressed,was dressed in,10. award,n. 奖品，奖项，奖金, She won a lot of awards in the college.

20、 vt. 授予,奖给 award sb sth= award sth to sb The teacher awarded the girl a nice book. reward 回报,报酬 辨析: award 和reward： award后接双宾语 award sb. sth 授予某人某物 reward 奖赏, 给报酬, 不能接双宾语; reward sb. for sth. 因 奖赏某人； reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人,11. admire v. 意为“赞赏;钦佩;羡慕”,表示“在某方面钦佩某人” 用“admire sb. for sth.” 我们都钦佩他的勇气

21、和胆识。 We all admire him for his courage and bravery.,12. look forward to (doing) sth. 期待着(做)某事, 其中的to是介词,孩子们渴盼着过年。 Boys and girls are looking forward to the Spring Festival. 他期待着笔友来信。 Hes looking forward to hearing from his pen pal.,13. as though= as if 好像，仿佛,as though和as if从句用虚拟语气,还是用陈述语气。完全根据具体情况而定。 如果从句表示的意思与事实完全相反,或者纯粹是一种假设, 通常用虚拟语气。 The child talks as if she were an adult. 那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。 He behaved as if/ though nothing had happened. He talks as if/though he kn