1、Unit 1 Festivals and CelebrationsReading and Thinking: language points by Zhang ManLearning objectives:1.To learn the meanings and collocations of some useful words and phrases.2.To put them into practice correctly.The Dragon Boat Festivals honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.1. Festivals have a
2、 wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events.1. range n. 一系列，范围，界限 v. （在一定范围内）变化；排列n. a wide range of 各种各样的 v. range fromto 包括；从到变化The origins of festivals range from seasons to events.翻译：这些孩子们的年龄在8岁到15岁之间。The childrens ages range from 8 to
3、 15.1.They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events.2. origin n. 起源；起因；出处 original adj. 原来的，起初的 The festivals differ from their original design. vt. 认为；认定；计算认为；认定；计算 figure out 弄懂；计算出They are running to improve their figures.He ha
4、s become a figure known to everyone.These figures ranges from one to two.人物数字We figure out the meaning of the figures after reading these examples. 弄懂1.They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events.3. figure n. 身材；身材； 数字数字人物；人物；身材
5、考点追击考点追击1. Hes trying to figure a way to solve the problem.out4. harvest n. 收获季节；收获；收成收获季节；收获；收成 The woman is The woman is harvestingharvesting crops happily. crops happily. 2. The harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. vt/vi 收割（庄稼）；捕猎（动物收割（庄稼）；捕猎（动物/鱼）鱼）5. grateful adj. 感激的;表示感谢的 be
6、 grateful to sb for (doing) sth. 感激某人(做)某事.3. People celebrate to show that they are grateful for the years supply of food.We should be grateful to them for helping us harvest crops.考点追击考点追击We are grateful _ the nurses and doctors for their hard work to fight against the pandemic.to3.Customs play a
7、significant role in festivals.6. significant adj. 有重大意义的；显著的 significance n. 重要性；意义 be of significance =significant 重要的 Customs are of significance in festivals.考点追击考点追击翻译：读书很重要。4. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.7. take advantage
8、 of 利用；欺骗;占的便宜We should take advantage _ every chance to practise our spoken English.of考点追击考点追击5. They reflect peoples wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes towards life.8. belief n. 信念，信仰；信心 believe v. 相信，认为；信任 believe in sb 信任sbHe is an honest, so we all believe in him.I believe that it is worthw
9、hile to celebrate Chinese traditional festival.harvest belief figure range grateful significant take advantage of Learn more about festivals by completing the passage with the correct forms of words and phrase.Practise Todays festivals have a wide _ of origins, including the seasons of the year, fam
10、ous _, important events, and religions. The _festival which celebrate the harvest is to show that we are _ for the supply of food. And it is one of the most popular festivals and is celebrated in many cultures. Customs are of _in festivals, but they can change over time.harvest belief figure range g
11、rateful significant take advantage of significancefiguresharvestgratefulrangeThese days, festivals are becoming more commercial, which means businessmen _festivals to make profits. But we still _ that it is meaningful to celebrate festivals. So lets enjoy different festivals with the help of our textbook.harvest belief figure range grateful significant take advantage of take advantage ofbelieveHomework 1.Write down the language points on your notebook.2.Preview the text “why do we celebrate festival?” on page 4-5 in your text book.
