1、Festivals Festivals & & CelebrationsCelebrationsLook at the pictures below and try describing them in English.How do you think of these lanterns？?These lanterns are amazing.What festival is it and what are they doing? During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moo
2、n and enjoy delicious mooncakes.What can families do during the Lunar New Year？?Families celebrating the Lunar Year can enjoy exciting dragon dances and carnivals together. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.These lantern
3、s are amazing.Families celebrating the Lunar Year can enjoy exciting dragon dances and carnivals together.前置定语后置定语表语 Unit 1 Discovering Useful Structures V-ing 作 定语和表语V- ing used as the attribute or the predicatvie During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon a
4、nd enjoy delicious mooncakes.These lanterns are amazing.Families celebrating the Lunar Year can enjoy exciting dragon dances and carnivals together.前置定语后置定语表语v-ing 作表语， 它通常位于_后面， 用以说明主语“是什么” 或“怎么样”。系动词v-ing 作定语， 它通常用修饰，限定，说明名词的品质与特征。The functionsHave a1. Itll be tiring to walk or dance for a long ti
5、me in those shoes.2. I think the Rio Carnival would be the most exciting.3. Another exampleis Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children作表语作表语作前置定语作前置定语作表语作表语a man _ _ 作作定语、表语定语、表语The ing form_ water standing under the tree_ leaves fallinga _ sun risingboilingMy job is _ Englis
6、h in NO.1 Middle School. (teach)teachingThe news that Yuan Longping passed away was (shock). shockingThis _ (interest) film is very (move). movinginterestingThe baby looks so cute. (sleep) sleepingThe girl on the stage is my friend. (dance) dancingThe dancing girl is so . (charm) charmingRead the fo
7、llowing messages posted by some exchange students on an Internet forum. Underline the -ing form used as the attribute or the predicative.Today 9:05 amSunnyliDiscussion: Which festival is the best?Rio Carnival! I spent a really fun day there with my friends. It was great fun walking along the streets
8、, enjoying the relaxing atmosphere! The performances were just amazing.Today 9:11 amVincent1119The Spring Festival in China, especially the dinner on the Lunar New Years Eve! All family members get together. And I get lucky money in red envelopes from my parents and relatives, so its always an excit
9、ing time for me.Today 10:11 amWizardOzPerhaps Thanksgiving. What could be better? Families getting together and eating delicious food, people watching sports games on TV, friends laughing and talking, etc. Plus theres Black Friday, if shopping is your thing. Today 10:24 amCooper08I think its Christm
10、as. I just cant take my eyes off the shining lights on the Christmas trees everywhere. Lots of smiling faces, and people singing Christmas carols and wishing each other “Merry Christmas!”P6 2Complete the passage with the appropriate -ing form.La Tomatina is a festival that takes place in the Spanish
11、 town Buol every August. I think manyfood festivals are _ because people are just eating. However, this festival is _ because people dont actually eat the tomatoes. Instead, they throw them at each other! The number of people _ part in this tomato fight can reach up to 20,000, and it is a very _ fig
12、ht that lasts for a whole hour. The _ thing is how clean Buol is after the tomatoes are washed away after the fight. This is because the juice from tomatoes is really good for making surfaces clean!boringinterestingtakingamazingexcitingP6 3P10 2confusedconfusingannoyingannoyedboringboredP62 Translat
13、e the sentenses into English, using the -ing form of the verbs in brackets.1. 赛龙舟是端午节最令人兴奋的部分。（excite）2. 多么令人惊奇的表演啊！这是我经历过的最棒的音乐节。（amaze）3. 他在大会上振奋人心的演讲赢得了听众的赞赏。（inspire）4. 这个具有挑战性的游戏考验你的记忆力和观察能力。（challenge）Translate the sentenses into English, using the -ing form of the verbs in brackets.1. 赛龙舟是端午节
14、最令人兴奋的部分。（excite）The dragon boat races are the most exciting part of the Dragon Boat Festival.2. 多么令人惊奇的表演啊！这是我经历过的最棒的音乐节。（amaze）What an amazing performance! This is the best music festival (that) I have ever been to. 3. 他在大会上振奋人心的演讲赢得了听众的赞赏。（inspire）His inspiring speech at the conference won the admiration of the audience.4. 这个具有挑战性的游戏考验你的记忆力和观察能力。（challenge）This is a challenging game to test your memory and observation capability.
