1、Welcome Reading Unit 3 Festivals and Unit 3 Festivals and customscustoms【版本:译林册别:必修二】1Customs tell a man who he is,where he belongs,what he must do.Robert A.Heinlein 风俗习惯告诉一个人他是谁,属于哪里,风俗习惯告诉一个人他是谁,属于哪里,必须做什么。必须做什么。罗伯特罗伯特A.A.海因莱因海因莱因罗伯特罗伯特安森安森海因莱因(海因莱因(1907.7.719881907.7.71988),生于美国密苏里州的巴特拉市,),生于美国密苏
2、里州的巴特拉市,曾就读于密苏里大学,曾就读于密苏里大学,19251925年进入安那波利斯海军学院学习,毕业后作为航空年进入安那波利斯海军学院学习,毕业后作为航空母舰和驱逐舰的士官在海军服役五年。母舰和驱逐舰的士官在海军服役五年。19341934年因病复员。他一度在加利福尼亚年因病复员。他一度在加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校攻读物理。第二次世界大战期间,他在费城海军航空试验所任大学洛杉矶分校攻读物理。第二次世界大战期间,他在费城海军航空试验所任工程师。工程师。被誉为被誉为“美国现代科幻小说之父美国现代科幻小说之父”、“美国科幻空前绝后的优秀作美国科幻空前绝后的优秀作家家”、“美国科幻黄金时代四大才子之
3、一美国科幻黄金时代四大才子之一”。2目录页contentsPre-readingPre-reading1LanguageLanguage pointspoints4FastFast readingreading2HomeworkHomework5IntensiveIntensive readingreading33Pre-reading4Pre-reading:Lead-inWhen we come to this unit,we are approaching a very important festival in China.What is it?The Spring Festival.
4、When we mention“festival”,what would you think of?A big mealFamily reunion/gatheringRed packet/Lucky moneyPaper-cutNew clothes and shoesBest wishesHoliday/RecreationPay a New Year call (拜年拜年)Put up Spring Festival couplets(贴春联贴春联)Stay up the whole nightSet off fireworksGo to the temple fairPre-readi
5、ng:Lead-inPre-reading:Welcome to the unit(P29)Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries.Watch the video and finish the following exercises.Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mat,Thailand as a way to _.Midsummers Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to _.Th
6、e Day of the Dead,which lasts _ _,is a festival in Mexico for people to _.Pre-reading:Welcome to the unit(P29)1.What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video?Yi Peng Lantern Festival(清迈天灯节清迈天灯节)Midsummers Day(瑞典仲夏节)The Day of the Dead(墨西哥亡灵节)The Lantern Festival(元宵节元
7、宵节)The Dragon Boat Festival(端午节端午节)Ching Ming Festival(清明节清明节)2.What other foreign festivals around the world do you know about?Easter(复活节复活节)Halloween(万圣节万圣节)Thanksgiving Day(感恩节感恩节)Pre-reading:Welcome to the unit(P29)3.Why do we have so many festivals every year?To pass down some history and cultu
8、re,for example,the Mid-Autumn Festival.To be in honor of great persons or events,for example,the Dragon Boat Festival.To remind people of when to do sth,for example,Grain in Ear(芒种芒种).To remind people of what to do,for example,World No Tobacco Day.To inspire people to be more confident of the future
9、,for example,the Spring Festival.Pre-reading:Welcome to the unit(P29)4.How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions?By reading books or newspapers.By listening to others descriptions.By turning to the Internet or the library.By consulting the people from that country.By seeing the films.By
10、 going there on ones own.Travelling is a way to learn about other cultures.The travel journal(P30-31)below was written by Alex Zhang,a travel writer.He shares his experiences of some wonderful festivals around the world.Now let us follow his footsteps!Pre-reading Fast reading12Fast reading(P3031)Rea
11、d the travel journal and put the events at the Indian wedding and the Rio Carnival in the correct order.Fast reading(P32)The India weddinga The brides father led her to the bridegroom.b The couple took seven steps.c The celebrations began.d The bridegroom arrived on a horse.e The couple joined hands
12、 and walked around a fire.Fast reading(P32)The Rio Carnivala The group started marching down the street.b Alex saw dancers and musicians standing in the street.c Alex took his place in the crowd.d The group jumped into action.e The crowd passed many street stands.Intensive reading16Read“carefully an
13、d answer questions1.What are the two customs making a deep impression on the author?Why?2.What were the Indian couples promises about?3.What happened to the authors feet?4.How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to Chinese weddings you have been to?Read“carefully and answer questions1.W
14、hat are the two customs making a deep impression on the author?Why?One was the bridegrooms entrance on a beautiful white horse.The author had never seen that back home.Another was the part when the brides father proudly led his daughter through the rows of seats to her husband.It reminded the author
15、 of his sisters wedding.Read“carefully and answer questions2.What were the Indian couples promises about?They were about how they were going to support each other and live together happily.3.What happened to the authors feet?He had two left feet,and both of them hurt.(He was really not good at danci
16、ng.)The India weddingsChinese traditional weddingsThe bridegrooms entranceA small fireCelebrationsRead“carefully and answer questions4.How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to Chinese weddings you have been to?differentOn a beautiful horseIn a sedan chair(轿子轿子)The bride and the brideg
17、room take seven steps by the fire.The bride strides over the small fire.Sing and dance.A great dinner.Read“carefully and answer questions4.How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to Chinese weddings you have been to?similarThe wedding ceremony is in a brightly decorated hotel room.Lots
18、of guests are all dressed up in formal,colorful clothes.The bride and the bridegroom wear traditional costumes.The brides father proudly leads his daughter through the crowd to the bridegroom.There is a small fire in the wedding.The bride and the bridegroom make promises in the wedding.Celebrations.
19、Important and difficult language pointsmake/leave a deep impression on sbI was definitely not wrong.eye-catchingthe bridegrooms entrance on a horseremind sb of sthbe anything but ordinaryjoin handsmake a promise我绝对没有错。我绝对没有错。(物物)惹人注意的,引人注目的惹人注意的,引人注目的新郎骑着马进来新郎骑着马进来给某人留下深刻印象给某人留下深刻印象使某人想起某事使某人想起某事绝不平
20、凡绝不平凡牵手牵手做出承诺做出承诺Important and difficult language pointsThat is a story for another day.Lets just sayhave two left feet这个话题改日再聊。这个话题改日再聊。这么说吧,大致说来这么说吧,大致说来 informal 非常笨拙,笨手笨脚非常笨拙,笨手笨脚There were hundreds of guests,all dressed up in formal,colorful clothes.I did not understand all of the traditional c
21、ustoms.分词作状语分词作状语部分否定部分否定ReviewPlease retell what happened in the Indian wedding with your own words.You can use the following information.opportunityceremonyguestsbridebridegroomtwo customsthe brides fatherjoin handsa small firepromiseseven stepscelebrationsRead“carefully and answer questions1.Why
22、did Alex go to a street party?2.What did Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands?3.What does Alex think of the Rio Carnival?Use some adjectives.Read“carefully and answer questions1.Why did Alex go to a street party?To experience the spirit of the Carnival for himself.2.What did Alex see an
23、d smell as he passed the street stands?Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets,and the smell of roasted meat filled the air.Read“carefully and answer questions3.What does Alex think of the Rio Carnival?Use some adjectives.crazy grand amazing unforgettable colorful hot exciting Use
24、details in his journal to support your idea.Read“carefully and answer questionsNo wonder people from Rio for this happy occasion.The group.The Carnival current carried us through the,dancing all the way.Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets,and the smell of roasted meat as we pas
25、sed of street stands.I was so caught up in the party fever that I hardly noticed!The bright colors and lively music were still.Important and difficult language pointsThe summer heat hit me.take a week off in the airtake my placein the merry crowdin fancy costumeswait with excitementjump into action夏
26、天的热浪迎面袭来。夏天的热浪迎面袭来。请假一周请假一周可感觉到;在传播中可感觉到;在传播中就位,准备好就位,准备好在快乐的人群中在快乐的人群中穿戴华丽的服饰穿戴华丽的服饰兴奋地等待着兴奋地等待着立即行动立即行动Important and difficult language pointsan explosion of bright colors and lively musicplay an energetic beatmarch down the roadcurrent明亮的色彩和活泼的音乐一触明亮的色彩和活泼的音乐一触即发即发打出有力的节拍打出有力的节拍沿着马路行进沿着马路行进水水/潮潮/
27、气流;气流;(喻喻)人流,人潮人流,人潮carry us through the ever-growing sea of people带着我们穿越不断增长的人潮带着我们穿越不断增长的人潮line the narrow street沿着窄街排列沿着窄街排列Important and difficult language pointspass wave after wave of street standsbe caught up in the party feverlie in bed走过一波又一波的街头小摊走过一波又一波的街头小摊沉溺于派对的狂热中沉溺于派对的狂热中躺在床上躺在床上Import
28、ant and difficult language pointspass wave after wave of street standsbe caught up in the party feverlie in bed走过一波又一波的街头小摊走过一波又一波的街头小摊沉溺于派对的狂热中沉溺于派对的狂热中躺在床上躺在床上Important and difficult language pointsI could see a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes standing in the stre
29、et.Some of them carried flags,which blew in the wind.The Carnival current carried us through the ever-growing sea of people,dancing all the way.I was so caught up in the party fever that I hardly noticed five hours fly by!宾补非限制性定语从句分词作状语宾补ReviewPlease retell what happened in Rio Carnival with your o
30、wn words.You can use the following information.heattake a week offin the airtake my placecostumesflagsexplosionjump into actionsamba beattwist and turnmarch down the roadThe Carnival currentthe ever-growing sea of peopleiceboxes grilled meatfive hourslie in bedRead“carefullyAlex is going to visit Sp
31、ain soon.He is reading an introduction to La Tomatina online.Complete the introduction with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.occasion impression decorate in the airtradition entrance merry be caught up inLa Tomatina is an annual tomato fight festival celebrated in the smal
32、l town of Buol in eastern Spain,where it has been a(n)(1)_ since the 1940s.On the last Wednesday of August,people from all over the world fill this small town for this special(2)_.In the morning,thousands of(3)_ tourists start to line the narrow streets.There is a sense of excitement(4)_.At around 1
33、1 a.m.,the tomato trucks make their(5)_and stop in the town centre.traditionoccasionmerryin the airentrance36occasion impression decorate in the airtradition entrance merry be caught up inOnce the fight begins,the crowd rush to the trucks to pick up tomatoes and throw them at each other.People(6)_ _
34、 the fight for about an hour,and by the time it finishes,around 150,000 kilograms of tomatoes cover Buol.No wonder fire engines are needed to wash the streets after the fight the town looks like it has been(7)_ with red paint!Luckily,the acid in the tomato helps make everything really clean.caught u
35、p indecoratedwere37occasion impression decorate in the airtradition entrance merry be caught up inIf you plan to visit Spain in August,you should definitely take the opportunity to join in this crazy festival.It is sure to leave a deep(8)_ on you.Keep your stuff close and stay away from vehicles.Als
36、o,be sure to wear old clothes lets just say you will not wear them again!impression381.When does the tomato fight finish?2.How to deal with the result of this festival?3.What tips does the introduction offer?At about 12 oclock.Fire engines are needed to wash the streets after the fight.Keep your stu
37、ff close.Stay away from vehicles.Be sure to wear old clothes.Read“again and answer questionsImportant and difficult language pointsannualvehicleThere is a sense of excitement in the air.make ones entrancepick upbe caught up in the fightA be decorated with B每年的;年度的;一年的每年的;年度的;一年的交通工具;车辆交通工具;车辆空气中弥漫着一
38、种兴奋感。空气中弥漫着一种兴奋感。进入进入捡起捡起被卷入战斗中被卷入战斗中用用B B装饰装饰A AReviewPlease retell what happens in La Tomatina with your own words.You can use the following information.annualSpainthe last Wednesday of Augusttouristsa sense of excitementin the airthe tomato trucksmake ones entrancepick upbe caught up infire enginesdecorateacidimpressionstuffvehicleold clothes Homework42WritingWrite an article about a festival that you have experienced and learnt a lot.
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