1、* Unit 1FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS * 主题语境人与社会之传统节日 【语境概说】 本单元的主题语境为人与社会中的传统节日,该主题语境主要包括 与传统节日相关的文化习俗、节日渊源、庆祝活动、个人经历等。本单元主要涉及 节日渊源、庆祝活动和个人经历。该主题与学生生活密切相关,在此主题意义的引 领下,有助于整合传统节日方面的学习内容,促进学生语言能力、文化意识、思维 品质和学习能力的整合发展。 * * The ceaseless drizzle drips all the dismal day,so broken-hearted fares the traveler
2、 on the way.清明时节雨纷纷,路上行人欲断魂 。 People are especially happy at happy events,especially in the Mid -Autumn Festival.人逢喜事尤其乐,月到中秋分外明。 Wish us a long life to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even thousands miles apart.但愿人长久,千里共婵娟。 * Section Listening and Speaking 1.Translate the following wor
3、ds and phrases. lantern n._ carnival n. _ dress (sb) up _ march vi. what a good idea! 我们在晚会上要装扮成电影中的角色,这是一个多么好的主意啊! Dressed in a red coat,she looks more beautiful. 穿着红色的外衣,她看上去更漂亮了。 The little boy is too young to dress himself. 这个小男孩太小,不会给自己穿衣服。 * 巩固内化 单句语法填空/补全句子 In my city,all children played this
4、 game,and they dressed up _ cowboys. The girl next to you _(dress) in blue. Id like you _ for my birthday party tonight. 今晚我希望你为我的生日派对打扮打扮。 as is dressed to dress up * 2.congratulation n.祝贺;恭喜congratulate vt.向(某人)道贺;(因某事)为自己感到 自豪 receive congratulations from.(教材P2)接受的祝贺 合作探究体会黑体部分的用法和意义 Congratulati
5、ons!We are pleased to tell you that you have won the high school speaking competition about new Tangshan. _!我们很高兴地告诉你,你已经赢得了以新唐山为主题的高 中组演讲比赛。 恭喜你 * We sent our congratulations to her on passing the exam. We congratulated her on/upon passing the exam. 她通过了考试,我们_。 自主发现 Congratulations! 恭喜!祝贺!(常以复数形式出现
6、,用以向某人祝贺) offer/send congratulations _ sb _ sth向某人祝贺某事 congratulate sb _ (doing) sth就某事向某人祝贺 向她表示祝贺 toon on * 巩固内化单句语法填空 _(congratulate) on your 50th wedding anniversary! I congratulate you _ what you have achieved. 思考congratulate和celebrate有什么区别? _ _ Congratulations on congratulate“祝贺,道贺”,宾语是指人的名词,不
7、是指物的名词;celebrate“ 庆祝,庆贺 ”,宾语往往是表示活动的名词。 Unit 1FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS 主题语境人与社会之传统节日 【语境概说】 本单元的主题语境为人与社会中的传统节日,该主题语境主要包 括与传统节日相关的文化习俗、节日渊源、庆祝活动、个人经历等。本单元主 要涉及节日渊源、庆祝活动和个人经历。该主题与学生生活密切相关,在此主 题意义的引领下,有助于整合传统节日方面的学习内容,促进学生语言能力、 文化意识、思维品质和学习能力的整合发展。 The ceaseless drizzle drips all the dismal day,so b
8、rokenhearted fares the traveler on the way.清明时节雨纷纷,路上行人欲断魂。 People are especially happy at happy events,especially in the MidAutumn Festival.人逢喜事尤其乐,月到中秋分外明。 Wish us a long life to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight,even thousands miles apart.但愿人长久,千里共婵娟。 Section Listening and Speaking 1Tra
9、nslate the following words and phrases. lantern n灯笼;提灯 carnival n狂欢节;嘉年华 dress (sb) up 穿上盛装;装扮 march vi. what a good idea! 我们在晚会上要装扮成电影中的角色,这是一个多么好的主意啊! Dressed in a red coat,she looks more beautiful. 穿着红色的外衣,她看上去更漂亮了。 The little boy is too young to dress himself. 这个小男孩太小,不会给自己穿衣服。 巩固内化 单句语法填空/补全句子
10、In my city,all children played this game,and they dressed up as cowboys. The girl next to you is_dressed(dress) in blue. Id like you to_dress_up for my birthday party tonight. 今晚我希望你为我的生日派对打扮打扮。 2.congratulation n祝贺;恭喜congratulate vt.向(某人)道贺;(因某事)为自 己感到自豪 receive congratulations from.(教材 P2)接受的祝贺 合作
11、探究体会黑体部分的用法和意义 Congratulations!We are pleased to tell you that you have won the high school speaking competition about new Tangshan. 恭喜你!我们很高兴地告诉你,你已经赢得了以新唐山为主题的高中组演讲比 赛。 We sent our congratulations to her on passing the exam. We congratulated her on/upon passing the exam. 她通过了考试,我们向她表示祝贺。 自主发现 Cong
12、ratulations! 恭喜!祝贺!(常以复数形式出现,用以向某人祝贺) offer/send congratulations to sb on sth 向某人祝贺某事 congratulate sb on (doing) sth 就某事向某人祝贺 巩固内化单句语法填空 Congratulations(congratulate) on your 50th wedding anniversary! I congratulate you on what you have achieved. 思考congratulate 和 celebrate 有什么区别? congratulate“祝贺,道贺”
13、 ,宾语是指人的名词,不是指物的名词;celebrate“庆祝, 庆贺” ,宾语往往是表示活动的名词。 .Listening ()Listen to the first dialogue just once and choose the best answer. Which festival is mentioned in the conversation? AEaster Day.BNew Years Day. CValentines Day. 答案C 听力原文: W:I like New York very much.Is there any more information? M:No,
14、but remember the Valentines Day is coming nearer. ()Listen to the second dialogue twice and choose the best answers. 1Who is taking the boy to the festival? AHis brother.BHis cousin. CHis sister. 2How will the boy go to the festival? ABy car.BBy bus. CBy bicycle. 3What will the boy take with him? AC
15、lothes.BDrinks. CFood. 答案1.A2.B3.A 听力原文: M:Hey,Sarah! This year Im going to the rock festival for all three days! W:Oh,lucky you,Leo! Are you going with your cousin again? M:Not this year.My brother has promised to take me there now.My sisters too busy with her college work. W:How will you get there
16、? M:We wanted to drive,but Dad said no.And its too far from the city for us to cycle there,but there are special buses so well use those. W:What do you have to take with you? M:Just a tent and clothes,really.Well need lots of water,but well buy that and all our meals there.Hey! Come with us! W:Maybe
17、 I will! .Listening and speaking ()ListeningListen to the third dialogue twice and fill in the blanks. W:Hi,John,you know the music_festival thats starting this Saturday? M:Um.someone mentioned it.Is it any good? W:Its great! Mostly small folk_groups,but they have wellknown bands too.Some of us go e
18、very yearyou want to join us? M:But.isnt it too late to get_tickets W:Well,the way it works is.about 6 am.on Friday,people start lining up in the park.We all bring something to sit onand foodso the wait is not bad.As long as youre at the park by_six,youll get a ticket. M:OK.I think I can get_there b
19、y six.Ill go! ()SpeakingMake a dialogue with your partner to talk about your favourite festivals. The_answer_is_open. * Section Reading and Thinking(1) 1.DiscussingLook at the following pictures and answer the questions. (1)Whatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeveryyear? _ Theanswerisopen. * (2)
20、Whydoyouthinkpeoplecelebratedifferentfestivals? _ Theanswerisopen. * 2.PredictingLook at the picture and the title on Page 4 and predict what the text is probablyabout? _ Thetextisprobablyaboutreasonswhyfestivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld. * 1.First readingRead the passage carefully and answer t
21、he following questions. (1)Whatdoallfestivalshaveincommon? _ (2)Whatfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture? _ Thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeace. Theharvestfestival. * (3)Whydosometraditionspossiblyfadeaway? _ (4)Whyarefestivalsbecomingmoreandmorecommercial? _ (5)Whatcanfestivalsreflectasa
22、nimportantpartofsociety? _ Becauseofthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas. Becauseofbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations. Peopleswishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife. * 2.Second readingChoose the best answer according to the passage. (1)Whichfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteve
23、ryculture? A.Thefestivalaboutreligions. B.Thefestivalaboutfamousfigures. C.Thefestivalaboutimportantevents. D.Thefestivalabouttheharvestseason. * (2)Whichcountrycelebratedtheharvestfestivalduringthespringtime? A.AncientEgypt.B.AncientChina. C.AncientIndia.D.AncientJapan. (3)Whyislightingfirecrackers
24、stoppedinChineseSpringFestival? A.Todriveawaytheevilspirits. B.Tostopairpollutionfromhappening. C.Tobecomeanexcitingfestivalforchildren. D.Tosavemoneyandspendmoreongifts. * (4)Whatwillyoufindifyoustudyfestivalscarefully? A.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety. B.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommer
25、cial. C.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals. D.Differentcultureshavemuchincommon. 答案(1)D(2)A(3)B(4)D * 3.Third reading (1)Summarizing:Readthepassageagainandtrytounderlinethetopicsentenceofeach paragraph. Paragraph1:_ Paragraph2:_ _ Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld. Ofallthetraditionalfesti
26、vals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundin almosteveryculture. * (2)Thinkinganddiscussing:Whatdomostfestivalsseemtohaveincommon?Whydo youthinkpeoplearoundtheworldallfindthesethingsimportant? _ Paragraph3:_ _ Paragraph4:_ _ Paragraph5:_ Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycan changeoverti
27、me. Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesses takingadvantageofthecelebrations. Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety. Theanswerisopen. * 1.Groupwork:IfyouareajournalistofyourschoolEnglishnewspaper,youwantto knowmoreaboutAprilFoolsDay.PleasemakeaninterviewwithTom,anexchange studentfrom
28、theUS.Youmaystartlikethis. A:Hello,IamajournalistofourschoolEnglishnewspaper.Iwouldliketotalkabout AprilFoolsDaywithyou.Doyoulikeit? B:. 2.Nowfestivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.Whatisyourattitudetowards it? _ Theanswerisopen. * 阅读技巧点拨 如何确定段落主题句 1.体现段落中心意思的句子常放在段首,而且往往是段落的第一句。其后所 跟的其它句子,提供支持这个
29、主题句的全部细节。 2.当一个段落的目的是要说服你时,主题句有时放在段末。 3.如果某个段落有着暗含的中心意思,通常没有明确的主题句来体现。这个 暗含的中心意思要从这个段落的整体来把握。 * 语言现象感知 .单词理解 体会句中加黑单词的词性和含义 1.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions, famousfigures,andimportantevents._ _ 2.Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmostevery
30、 culture._ n.一系列;范围 n.人物 n.收获 * 3.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengathered in._ 4.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports. _ 5.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthe publictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones._ vt.收割 vt
31、.以为特色 n.媒介 * .词块积累 写出下列词块的含义 1.haveawiderangeoforigins_ 2.differentcustomsanduniquecharms_ 3.thespiritofsharingjoy_ 4.decoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit_ 5.playasignificantroleinfestivals_ 起源广泛 不同的风俗和独特的魅力 分享快乐的精神 用鲜花和水果装饰教堂和市政厅 在节日中起着重要的作用 * 6.takeadvantageofthecelebrations_ 7.inordert
32、oavoidairpollution_ 8.reflectpeopleswishes_ 9.whattoappreciate_ 10.havealotincommon_ 利用庆祝活动 为了避免空气污染 反映人民的愿望 欣赏什么 有很多共同之处 * .句式欣赏 1.nomatterhow引导让步状语从句 However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,the spiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals. 2.after引导时间状语从句 Thisimp
33、ortantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeen gathered in. * 3.that引导宾语从句 Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyearssupplyoffood. 4.which引导非限制性定语从句 AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalfor children,in spite of its religious origins. 5.with复合结构 Festival
34、sarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. Section Reading and Thinking(1) 1DiscussingLook at the following pictures and answer the questions. (1)What festivals do you celebrate with your family every year? The_answer_is_open. (2)Why do you think people c
35、elebrate different festivals? The_answer_is_open. 2PredictingLook at the picture and the title on Page 4 and predict what the text is probably about? The_text_is_probably_about_reasons_why_festivals_are_celebrated_all_ _around_the_world. 1First readingRead the passage carefully and answer the follow
36、ing questions. (1)What do all festivals have in common? The_spirit_of_sharing_joy,gratitude,love,or_peace. (2)What festival can be found in almost every culture? The_harvest_festival. (3)Why do some traditions possibly fade away? Because_of_the_development_of_modern_society_and_the_spread_of_ new_id
37、eas. (4)Why are festivals becoming more and more commercial? Because_of_businesses_taking_advantage_of_the_celebrations. (5)What can festivals reflect as an important part of society? Peoples_wishes,beliefs,faiths,and_attitudes_towards_life. 2Second readingChoose the best answer according to the pas
38、sage. (1)Which festival can be found in almost every culture? AThe festival about religions. BThe festival about famous figures. CThe festival about important events. DThe festival about the harvest season. (2)Which country celebrated the harvest festival during the springtime? AAncient Egypt.BAncie
39、nt China. CAncient India.DAncient Japan. (3)Why is lighting firecrackers stopped in Chinese Spring Festival? ATo drive away the evil spirits. BTo stop air pollution from happening. CTo become an exciting festival for children. DTo save money and spend more on gifts. (4)What will you find if you stud
40、y festivals carefully? AFestivals are an important part of society. BFestivals are becoming more and more commercial. CCustoms play a significant role in festivals. DDifferent cultures have much in common. 答案(1)D(2)A(3)B(4)D 3Third reading (1)Summarizing:Read the passage again and try to underline t
41、he topic sentence of each paragraph. Paragraph 1:Festivals_are_celebrated_all_around_the_world. Paragraph 2:Of_all_the_traditional_festivals,the_harvest_festival_can be_found_in_almost_every_culture. Paragraph 3:Customs_play_a_significant_role_in_festivals,but_sometimes they_can_change_over_time. Pa
42、ragraph 4:Festivals_are_becoming_more_and_more_commercial,with businesses taking advantage_of_the_celebrations. Paragraph 5:Festivals_are_an_important_part_of_society. (2)Thinking and discussing:What do most festivals seem to have in common? Why do you think people around the world all find these th
43、ings important? The_answer_is_open. 1Group work:If you are a journalist of your school English newspaper,you want to know more about April Fools Day.Please make an interview with Tom,an exchange student from the US.You may start like this. A:Hello,I am a journalist of our school English newspaper.I
44、would like to talk about April Fools Day with you.Do you like it? B:. 2Now festivals are becoming more and more commercial.What is your attitude towards it? The_answer_is_open. 阅读技巧点拨 如何确定段落主题句 1体现段落中心意思的句子常放在段首,而且往往是段落的第一句。其后所跟 的其它句子,提供支持这个主题句的全部细节。 2当一个段落的目的是要说服你时,主题句有时放在段末。 3如果某个段落有着暗含的中心意思,通常没有明
45、确的主题句来体现。这个暗含 的中心意思要从这个段落的整体来把握。 语言现象感知 .单词理解 体会句中加黑单词的词性和含义 1They have a wide range of origins,such as the seasons of the year,religions,famous figures,and important events.n.一系列;范围 n.人物 2Of all the traditional festivals,the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.n.收获 3This important
46、 agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in.vt.收割 4It featured a parade and a great feast with music,dancing,and sports.vt.以为 特色 5Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones.n.媒介 .
47、词块积累 写出下列词块的含义 1have a wide range of origins 起源广泛 2different customs and unique charms 不同的风俗和独特的魅力 3the spirit of sharing joy 分享快乐的精神 4decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit 用鲜花和水果装饰教堂 和市政厅 5play a significant role in festivals 在节日中起着重要的作用 6take advantage of the celebrations 利用庆祝活动
48、7in order to avoid air pollution 为了避免空气污染 8reflect peoples wishes 反映人民的愿望 9what to appreciate 欣赏什么 10have a lot in common 有很多共同之处 .句式欣赏 1no matter how 引导让步状语从句 However,no matter how different they may seem,all over the world,the spirit of sharing joy,gratitude,love,or peace is common in all festival
49、s. 2after 引导时间状语从句 This important agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. 3that 引导宾语从句 People celebrate to show that they are grateful for the years supply of food. 4which 引导非限制性定语从句 Another example is Halloween,which slowly became an exciting festival for childr
50、en,in spite of its religious origins. 5with 复合结构 Festivals are becoming more and more commercial,with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. A Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America.We interviewed several students from the US and Canada.Here is what they have told us about
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