1、单元热身单元热身-Festival around the world I.match the following flowers with an English name. Question: You may choose _ for you father on Fathers Day, while you may choose _ on Mothers Day. You may choose _ for you boyfriend or girlfriend on Valentines Day, while you may choose _ on Easter. II. Listennig-
2、Flowers as part of Festivals 参考词汇：Clay 粘土 focus 焦点,核心,主角 reminder (引起思念的)信物,提醒物 well 水井；好 well-dressing Festival 水井装饰节 main 主要的 symbol 象征 1.做 45 页练习 2.填空:People use _,_,seeds and other things to form _ _ in soft clay around _ _. For Mothers Day, Many countries have the tradition of _ _ _ _ _honoring
3、 their _with _ _ _ _ _,such as _. 3.做 46 页练习 III.learning about languages 1. The flowers can take up to seven days to finish. VI.作业：作业：认真填写单元知识梳理，务必背过 把本单元词汇分类，先把汉语写到作业本，墨背三遍，到晚饭后再背写出相应的英文部分，锻炼记忆能力。 简写下面课外阅读文(或用所学单词编故事,写到作业本上,配上插图)， 供下一节课课前表演， 朗诵， 演讲或听写使用。 根据课文词汇填空根据课文词汇填空（注意单词拼写和词语用法;目的: 通过填空，记住重点词
4、，了解课文大意并督促做好预习） 课外阅读：课外阅读：1. Festivals of the Dead On October thirty-first, many Americans will celebrate Halloween. On that night, people dress up in special clothing to look like scary creatures such as monsters, witches or ghosts. Many children will go door to door in their neighborhoods to trick
5、 or treat and collect sweets. But for people from Mexico and Central America, this day marks the beginning of celebrations for Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Barbara Klein tells us about it. Day of the Dead honors the memory of loved ones who have died while also celebrating the continuatio
6、n of life. The ancient tradition started among the native cultures of Mexico. It has its roots in an Aztec tradition of honoring and remembering the dead. When the Spanish came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they celebrated the Christian holiday of All Saints Day in which dead loved ones are al
7、so honored. Day of the Dead developed into a combination of both traditions. People celebrate Day of the Dead on November first and second. Families visit the burial places of their loved ones and make their graves beautiful. They place orange marigold flowers and lighted candles. They bring special
8、 food and drinks and spend the night celebrating and telling stories with other members of their community. Traditional food includes tamales and pan de muerto, a sweetened bread formed in the shape of a person. Friends and family exchange presents such as calaveras, sugar candies in the form of a s
9、keleton head. Families have special places in their homes called altars. Here they place flowers, candles and photographs of the loved one being remembered. Many families from Mexico and Central America keep the tradition alive in the United States. For example, in San Francisco, California, a large
10、 community celebration will take place November second. Local artists will create five large public altars. People from around the city will place flowers, photographs and food on the altars. The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona will also celebrate the day with Mexican music and an altar.
11、 And, across the street from VOA in Washington, D.C., the National Museum of the American Indian will hold Day of the Dead celebrations this weekend. There will be food, storytelling and music and dance performances. 1. 快速阅读填空，掌握万圣节和亡灵节的特征：人们在节日那天做什么，吃什么，穿什么。 On that night of Halloween，many children
12、 will go _ in their neighborhoods to trick or treat and collect _. Families place _, _and _of the loved one being remembered. in special places called _. Traditional food is formed in the shape of a _,such as tamales and pan de muerto, and the presents is also in the form of a skeleton _, such as ca
13、laveras, _ _. 2. 简述故事，第二天上课前演示。 How many festivals are there in the passsage? What do they have in common? What will the people to do with the graves on Day of the Dead. A.Rose B.Lily C.Cherry D.Carnations E.Rosamultiflora(rose bloom)蔷薇花 F.秋石斛 Dendrobium hybrida 2.Read the text below and do the acti
14、vity that follows. 阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习: Easter(复活节)-Celebrating the Easter Bunny!庆祝复活节兔子 (复活节象征) The Easter bunny has arrived, chocolate Easter eggs are in the shops, the daffodils are out, and the weather is getting better! Easter is a great time of year, but what are its origins? Originally Easter was
15、called Pascha or a Jewish festival that happens at this time of year. It was replaced by Easter, a word which is believed to have come from Eostre, the name of the goddess of fertility and springtime.The date of Easter is from the lunar calendar. In 2008, the Easter weekend starts with Good Friday o
16、n 21st March and ends on Easter Monday, 24 March. There are many food traditions celebrated at this time of year. Hot cross buns are a favourite for many in the United Kingdom，which is from the ancient people who ate small cakes or buns in honour of the goddesses.Buns marked with a cross were eaten
17、by the Saxons to honour a goddess. The bun represents the moon and the cross stand for the suffering. In Scandinavia，People eat Easter Pasha which is a creamy pudding(奶油布丁).The Pudding is very sweet, and in Finland,people eat a strange mixture （混合物） of honey （蜜） and rye flour(黑麦面) at this time of ye
18、ar. It has a long history and is called Mammi. Of course Easter wouldnt be Easter without eggs! People colour eggs.Coloring eggs has a long history.It is said that this represents the sunlight of spring.It is traditional to paint eggs green in Germany, while eggs are coloured red in Greek ，as a sign
19、 of the blood of Christ. For many people,Eatser represents new life,and pictures of new chicks, and rabbits (or bunnies) can be seen everywhere, on television，Easter cards，and on eggs. Glossary 词汇表 Pasch(犹太人的)逾越节（祭神的羔羊）fertility 丰富多产easter eggs 复活节彩蛋daffodils 水仙Passover 逾越节(犹太教 节日) Jewish 犹太人 believ
20、e 相信 Angl-Saxon 盎格鲁撒克逊人 goddess of fertility and springtime 象征带来新生命和春天的女神 lunar calendar 农历 traditions （传统） hot cross buns 十字小而包(复活节的特色而包) favourite 喜爱的in honour of纪念Scandinavia斯堪的纳维业An Easter chick, symbolic fluffy一蓬松的traditional 传统的 Greek希腊represent象征 television 电视 easter cards复活节卡片 of newlife at
21、springtime. I.Are these sentences true or false?Circle the correct answer.以下句子哪句是真?哪句是假?请圈出正确答案。 1 .An Easter egg is always decorated.True/False 2 .Easter is a recent tradition.True/False 3 .There is always a fixed date for Easter. True/False 4 .Mammi is a special Easter dessert. True/False 5 .Greek
22、 and Slavic cultures paint their Easter eggs blue.True/False II.熟读了上文后，请用 1 -6 个词简单地回答下列问题. 1 .What does Easter represent? 2 .Where might you see the Easter bunny?3 .In which cultures might you might see coloured eggs? 4 .The cross that represents the moon and its four quarters is to be found on whi
23、ch special Easter bun? 5 .Who was Eostre? III.Now choose the correct answer, a, b or c.从 a, b, c 中选出正确答案. 6 .The weather in the United Kingdom normally_at Easter time a.improves b. gets worse c. gets much colder 7 .Easter has a_history. a.short b. long c. boring 8 .The date of Easter_. a .stays the
24、same b. never changes c. varies 9 .The baby rabbit_Easter. a .has nothing to do with b. symbolises c. is IV.请将下列句子中的单词重新排列，组成一个正确的句子。 1 .is a great, but what Easter are its origins? time of year 2 .word the Hebrew for Passover Originally called Pascha after. Easter was 3 .many food at this time of y
25、ear. traditions celebrated There are 4 .honour a cross Saxons to a goddess.were eaten by the Buns marked with h f c e l b r a t i o n o o e r h h u n t r j k l i t s n g v n z k o j k u y x t n f b n v k d h h g s c i q d s y b l i l y a m r v t s s h u n t E r f b o a c h r i s t i a n m o s l p w
26、w a a c o s x v l s c p w d f g j n t g h i x c m t u u m E a e g g s b u n r r h j k l r l y e 5 .Easter For symbolises new many, life 单词搜索，找出与复活节有关的单词 6 个以上。 1 以下句 J 性哪句是真，哪句是假了请圈出正确答案 1.An Easter egg is always decorated. True 2. Easter is a recent tradition. False 3 .There is always a fixed date
27、for Easter. False 4 .Mammi is a special Easter dessert. True 5 .Greek and Slavic cultures paint their Easter eggs blue. True 2.1.New life 2.On television,Easter cards and eggs. 3.In Germany,Greace and Slavic countries. 4.Hot cross buns 5.Goddess of fertility and spring time. 6.The weather in the Uni
28、ted Kingdom normally improves at Easter time. 7. Easter has a long history. 8.The date of Easter varies. 9. The baby rabbit symbolises Easter. 3.请将下列句 t 巾的单词重新 iii 列，组成个正确的句 t 1.Easter is a great time of year，but what are its origins? 2 .Originally Easter was called Pascha after the Hebrew word for
29、Passover 3 .There are many food traditions celebrated at this time of year 4 .Buns marked with a Saxons to honour a cross were eaten by the goddess 5 .For m any，Easter sym bolises new life 3. 寻找复活节彩蛋寻找复活节彩蛋 The Easter is coming soon, and many leagues in America are organizing different kinds of acti
30、vities to welcome the Easter Day1. In a small town in California, many children are looking for color eggs happily. There are hundreds of2 color eggs on the grass3. Its said that color eggs can bring good luck and happiness, so children are trying to pick up as many as possible4. Notes:1. 句意:复活节就要到了
31、,美国的许多社团都在组织各种活动来迎接复活节的到来。2. hundreds of 成百的 3. grass n.草 4. 句意:据说彩蛋可以带来好运和快乐,所以 孩子们都在努力捡尽可能多的彩蛋。 1.The color eggs can bring _for children. A. enough food to eat B. good luck and happiness C.Easter egges 2.Many Leaguse(社团)may orgnize activities as _ on Easter Day. A.Color Eggs hunting B.Sing Christm
32、as Songs C. Sell pumpkins(南瓜) 4.Easter dayA Joyful Spring Holiday Easter Day is one of the most important holidays celebrated in Western world.Most Western holidays have a religious origin.Easter Day occurs on the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox.It is originally the day
33、 to commemorate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. But now for most people， Easter is a secular spring holiday， while for the children， it means， more than anything else，but Easter eggs or chocolate eggs！The Easter Bunnyis a rabbitspirit.Long ago， he was called theEaster Hare.Hares and rabbits have f
34、requent multiplebirths so they became a symbol of fertility.The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass.The Romans believed that All life comes from an egg.Christians consider eggs to be the seed of lifeand so they are symbolic of the resurrecti
35、on of Jesus Christ. On Easter Sunday morning，the breakfast eggs are boiled in several pansin some families.Each containing a different vegetable dye，so that when they are served the shells are no longer white or pale brown in color，but yellow or pink，blue or green.Easter eggs are meant to give enjoy
36、mentandthey do！They are pretty and decorative，theysignal good wishes and shared happiness in the changing seasons. 5. People in the United States honor their parents with two special days： Mothers Day,on the second Sunday in May,and Fathers Day,on the third Sunday in June.These days are set aside to
37、 show love and respect for parents.They raise their children and educate them to be responsible(有责任感的) citizens.They give love and care.These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers.More mothers now work outside the home.More fathers must help with child care. These tw
38、o special days are celebrated in many different ways.On Mothers Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother.A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honor parents.It h f c e l b r a t i o n o e h u n t r t s n o t n d s c i y l i l y m r
39、 v h u n t E r b o a c h r i s t i a n o s l o s l s n t i E a e g g s b u n l r l y e s is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地).On these days families get together at home,as well as in restaurants.They often have outdoor barbecues for Fathers Day.These are days of f
40、un and good feelings and memories. Another tradition is to give cards and gifts.Children make them in school.Many people make their own presents.These are valued more than the ones bought in stores.It is not the value of the gift that is important,but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card s
41、tores,florists,candy makers,bakeries,telephone companies,and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays. 56.Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents? A.Parents bring up children. B.Parents give love and care to children. C.Parents educate
42、children to be good persons. D.Parents pass away before children grow up. 57.What do you think “florists” do? A.They sell flowers. B.They make and sell bread. C.They offer enough room for having family parties. D.They sell special gifts for Mothers Day and Fathers Day. 58.Which do you think is right
43、 about “carnation”? A.It has only two kinds of colors. B.It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mothers Day or Fathers Day. C.Its a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.D.People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May. 59.What do you know from the passage? A.Mothers Day
44、and Fathers Day are both in May. B.Fewer women worked outside the home in the past. C.Not all the children respect their parents. D.Fathers are not as important as mothers at home. 60.On Mothers Day and Fathers Day, . A.people usually have family parties B.everyone goes to visit the cemetery C.child
45、ren always go to parents home D.hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts 6.It starts forty days before Easter, but it is not recognized by the church. It lasts four days and four nights. People put on their holiday clothes and go out into the streets or to clubs to enjoy themselves together. Ther
46、e are also samba2 schools which make a parade showing their music and beautiful cars. They are followed by people. Every year the parade tells a different story, and each city has one or more schools like this. The carnival, which is celebrated in the south, comes back to normal by Wednesday everyth
47、ing. The problem is that it is not recognized by the church in the northwest where the carnival is more traditional. There, people do not respect its end and continue to party until the next Sunday. I like the carnival, but I do not agree that the party should keep going. Like at other popular parti
48、es, people drive, dance and have fun. Unfortunately, some people are not very responsible and give it a bad name, leaving a bad impression of this holiday, but it is the only national holiday that brings the whole country and its different people and cultures together.Notes: 1. carnival n. 狂欢节 2. sa
49、mba n. 桑巴舞 词数:176 处理时间:331 Read the passage and then choose the best answer for each question. 1. Which of the following is a fact? A. The carnival is the most interesting holiday in Brazil.B. The carnival is celebrated to honor a famous person. C. All of the people enjoy themselves in public places during carnival.D. People do not need to work during carnival in Brazil. 2. From this passage, we can infer that the carnival _. A. is very popular with most people in Brazil B. i
