1、UNIT 3CELEBRATIONSLESSON 1SPRING FESTIVALACTIVATE AND SHAREWhat does Spring Festival mean to you?What wordsimmediately come to your mind for describing its meaning?How do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival?to have a family gatheringto get togetherto prepare snacks to make dumplingsto put
2、up decorationsto let off fireworks ExampleMy family celebrates Spring Festival by making dumplings together.READ AND EXPLORERead the three readers accounts.Use a few words to summarise the meaning of Spring Festival for each account.Give your reasons.Tom Jenkins a 16-year-old exchange student living
3、 in Nanjing Xu Gang a 28-year-oldcomputer engineerworking in ShanghaiLi Yan a 70-year-oldgrandmother fromHeilongjiangFor Tom,Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.For Xu Gang,coming home and being with his entire family is the most important part of the Spring Festival.For Li Yan,Spring
4、Festival is family time.READ AND EXPLOREFind out each persons experience of Spring Festival in the three accounts.TomXu GangLi YanWhere and with whomwith his host family in NanjingPreparations before Spring FestivalActivities duringSpring Festivalcleaning the house,attaching Fu upside down to the fr
5、ont doorsetting off and watching fireworks,enjoying a big dinnerat parents homebooking travel tickets and choosing gifts for parentschatting with his parents and having hotpotat homegetting ready for children coming back,buying things and preparing disheschildren running/shouting/playing,adults talk
6、ing/making jiaozi togetherREAD AND EXPLOREPair WorkFind at least three descriptive sentences in the accounts that provide a vivid picture of Spring Festival.Share with your partner.ExampleThe moment I get on the train,I am surrounded by Shanxi accents.Fireworks were being let off across the city,sud
7、denly lighting up the night sky.When I was a kid,Spring Festival was all about firecrackers,sweets and decorations.As I get older,coming home and being with my entire family is the most important part of it.Our house buzzes with activities when everyone comes home.READ AND EXPLOREGroup WorkThink and
8、 Share.What can you infer from Xu Gangs and Li Yans accounts?What does it mean in Chinese culture?Family reunion is the central theme of both accounts.This shows the importance of family in Chinese culture.READ AND EXPLOREComplete the information with the words or phrases you have learnt.Tom Jenkins
9、 spent his first Spring Festival with his host family.A week before the festival,the host mother Mrs Chen began preparations.She 1_ the dirt of the house from top to bottom to make it ready for the new year.She also 2_ the Chinese 3_ Fu 4_ on the front door to welcome happiness.Tom also learnt that
10、playing fireworks was to scare away the monster Nian.Xu Gang usually books the ticket of trains or 5_ for his trip home weeks before Spring Festival.When he gets on the train,he is 6_ by Shanxi 7_.When he gets home,his parents always 8_ what happened to the people he knows.Being with his 9_ family i
11、s the most important part of Spring Festival for him.Li Yan and her husband are 10_.They start preparing for their familys return weeks before Spring Festival.When everyone gets home,their house 11_ with activities.One of their favourite family traditions is to make jiaozi.Family being together is o
12、ne of the 12_ of Spring Festival throughout history.sweptattachedcharacterupside downflightssurroundedaccentsfill him in onentireretiredbuzzesspiritFOCUS ON LANGUAGE:THE PASSIVEHighlight the structure of passive voice in these sentences.Underline more examples in the texts.1The house was cleaned fro
13、m top to bottom.2It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.3Train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible.4The spirit of the festivalthe spirit of familyhas largely been kept.FOCUS ON LANGUAGE:THE PASSIVEChoose a proper option for each situation.Explain why.1
14、My friend George draws landscape pictures._ aHe sells them for money.bThey are sold by him for money.2Theres somebody behind us._ aI think were being followed.bI think someone is following us.3This orange juice tastes awful._ aI think someone has left it outside the fridge for a long time.bI think i
15、ts been left outside the fridge for a long time.4Tommy takes good care of his car._ aHe washes the car every week.bThe car is washed by him every week.5The old lady rented an old house._ aSomebody built it in 1900.bIt was built in 1900.FOCUS ON LANGUAGE:THE PASSIVERead the news report.Rewrite the un
16、derlined sections in passive voice.(1)The Lantern Show in Datong,a historic city in northern China,is attracting tens of thousands of visitors during the Spring Festival holiday.The Lantern Show exhibits over 60 series of lanterns,among which 12 are ice lanterns.(2)People mix traditional lanterns wi
17、th ice lanterns to create a special and happy atmosphere.The show usually starts from the fifth day of Spring Festival.Besides the Lantern Show,people can also enjoy many other activities,including traditional operas and lantern riddle guessing games.(3)Last year,the government rebuilt the ancient w
18、alls in this city and(4)this year,the government organised the Lantern Show under the ancient walls for the first time.The newly built ancient walls have now become a calling card for the city.Officials say that over 80,000 people visited the show on the first day.(5)They expect more people to visit
19、 in the coming days.The Lantern Show ends on 16 February.Tens of thousands of visitors are being attracted by the Lantern Show in Datong,a historic city in northern China,during the Spring Festival holiday.Traditional lanterns and ice lanterns are mixed to create a special and happy atmosphere.organ
20、ised by the government under the ancient walls for the first time this year.The ancient walls in this city were rebuilt by the government last year.More people are expectedThe Lantern Show wasto visit in the coming days.EXPRESS YOURSELFGroup WorkWhere and with whom did you spend the last Spring Fest
21、ival?What preparations did you make?What activities did you do?How do you feel about it?Group WorkCompare among group members the different experiences and feelings about the last Spring Festival.Then report to the class.Language points核心词汇核心词汇教材原句p.52 to put up decorations 张贴饰品1 put up 张贴；建造；举起；提高；
22、投宿They put up an announcement outside the theater to remind the audience of the time of the play.他们在剧场外面贴了一则告示，提醒观众演出的时间。A temple is being put up in the mountain.这座山上正在建一座寺庙。The boy put up his hand to catch the teachers attention.那个男孩举起手以引起老师的注意。They have put up the rent by 20 a month.他们把每月的租金提高了 20
23、 美元。We can put up at a hotel for the night.我们可以在旅馆过夜。【误区警示误区警示】put up 中的 up 是副词，人称代词作宾语时要放在 put 与 up 中间。put it up（）put up it（）题组练领悟方法【归纳拓展归纳拓展】put up with 忍受，容忍 put down 放下；记下；镇压put forward 提出；将提前 put off 推迟，延期put on 穿上；上演 put out 扑灭；熄灭put back 将放回 put away 将收起 put aside 不考虑；储存写出下列句中写出下列句中 put up 的含
24、义的含义（1）They are putting up several new office blocks in the centre of the town._（2）The exam results will be put up on Friday afternoon._（3）He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of putting up at a hotel for the night._（4）If you have any questions，you can put up your hands and turn t
25、o your teacher._ 单句单句语法填空语法填空（5）The manager put a suggestion that we should have an assistant.There is too much work to do.（6）Mary is really good at taking notes in class.She can put almost every word her teacher says.（7）So many buildings have been put these years.（8）The match has been put until tom
26、orrow because of the bad weather.（9）As soon as the fans reached the top of the hill，they put a tent there.建造张贴投宿举起forward downup off up教材原句p.52 to let off fireworks 放烟花2 let off 使某物爆炸；饶恕，放过（某人）The boys love to let off fireworks during Spring Festival.男孩们喜欢在春节期间放烟花。Ill let you off this time，but dont
27、do it again.我且饶过你这一回，但下不为例。完成句子完成句子（1）Tom was pulled over for speeding，but （被放过）with a warning.（2）He hurt his left arm while （放烟花）last night.was let off letting off fireworks教材原句p.52 Use a few words to summarise the meaning of Spring Festival for each account.用几句话概括每个描述中的春节内涵。3 summarise vi.&vt.总结，概
28、括搭配搭配：to summarise 总而言之（作独立状语）I will summarise what I have done.我将概述我所做的事情。To summarise，this is a clever approach to a common problem.总而言之，这是一个解决常见问题的巧妙方法。【归纳拓展归纳拓展】to sum up=in summary=to summarise单句单句语法填空语法填空（1）（summarise），you shouldnt take advantage of the poor young man.（2）The results of the res
29、earch （summarise）at the end of the chapter.完成句子完成句子（3）_（总而言之），the more expensive a laptop is,the better it is.To summariseare summarisedTo summarise/To sum up/In summary教材原句p.52 Here are three readers accounts to our magazine.下面是来自我们杂志三位读者的描述4 account n.&v.（1）n.描述，报道；账户give an account of 描述open/clos
30、e an account 开立/结清账户搭配搭配 on account of 因为，由于on no account 决不，绝对不take account of/take.into account 考虑到，顾及He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened on the spot.他震惊得无法描述现场所发生的事情。She was advised to wear flat shoes，on account of her back problem.因为背部有问题，她被建议穿平底鞋。（2）vi.解释，说明；（在数量、比例方面）占搭配
31、搭配：account for 是的原因；解释；（数量上、比例上）占He could not account for his absence from school.他无法解释缺课的原因。The Japanese market accounts for 35%of the companys revenue.日本市场占该公司收入的 35%。单句语法填空单句语法填空（1）The bad weather may have accountedthe delay.（2）Everything taken account，they decided to carry out the plan.完成句子完成句子（
32、3）The athlete （详细描述）what he had experienced in the race.（4）I（开了一个账户）when I received my first salary.（5）It is said that body language（占）55 percent of a first impression while what you say just 7 percent.（6）It is parents absence from family that（是 的 原 因）the childrens unhappiness.for intogave a detaile
33、d account ofopened an accountaccounts foraccounts for教材原句p.52 It was my first time spending Spring Festival in China with my host family.这是我第一次在中国和我的寄宿家庭一起过春节。5 host n.主人；东道主；主持人 v.主持；主办搭配搭配：play host to sth 主办某事a host country/family 主办国/寄宿家庭Japan is playing host to the next international conference
34、.日本将主办下一次国际会议。host the Olympics 主办奥运会host a dinner 设宴招待客人【词语积累词语积累】hostess n.女主人；女主持人单句语法填空单句语法填空（1）Last night，he（host）a dinner and we had a good time there.（2）The gallery is playing host an exhibition of sculpture.完成句子完成句子（3）I lived with （寄宿家庭）when studying in America as an exchange student.hosted
35、to a host family教材原句 p.52 My host mother Mrs Chen said this was to sweep away the dirt of the past year.我的房东妈妈陈太太说这是清除过去一年的积尘6 sweep vt.扫，打扫；清扫sweep away 扫除，清除；消灭，彻底消除，完全打消搭配搭配 sweep up 打扫，清扫sweep out 打扫干净Mother told Tom to sweep away the dead leaves in the yard，but he tried to beg off.妈妈要汤姆打扫庭院里的落叶
36、，可他却极力请求别叫他干这件事。Any doubts had long since been swept away.一切怀疑早已完全消除。Jane is sweeping up the bits of paper and broken glass.简在清扫纸屑和碎玻璃。完成句子完成句子（1）A sudden feeling of sadness （彻底消除）all of my anger.（2）On Sunday morning after getting up，I helped my mother（打扫）and wash clothes.（3）The fallen leaves are （正
37、在被打扫）by the old man.单句语法填空单句语法填空（4）All his doubts were swept when hearing what the manager of the company said.swept away sweep up being swept up away教材原句p.52 Next，the Chinese character Fu was attached upside down to our front door.接下来，汉字“福”就被倒着贴在了我们的前门上。7 character n.（1）字，字体，符号 Chinese characters 汉
38、字（2）人物，角色 the main/central/leading character 主角/中心人物/主要人物 a television/movie/cartoon character 电视剧/电影/卡通片人物（3）（某人的）个性，性格；（某物的）特点，特征 搭配搭配：in character 符合的个性；在性格方面 out of character 不符合的个性Her behaviour last night was completely out of character.她昨晚的举止与她的性格截然不符。the character of the nearby area 附近地区的特点【一
39、言助记一言助记】He described the character of the character he played with two characters.他用两个字描述了他扮演的角色的性格。写出下列句中写出下列句中 character 的含义的含义（1）The address was written in Chinese characters._（2）The outdoor programmes are meant to be character building._（3）Candida is the most interesting character in the play._（
40、4）The whole character of the school has changed._完成完成句子句子（5）（主角）in the drama interested the audience.（6）What is learned through experience has a great effect on （一个孩子的性格）.字，字体，符号性格人物，角色特征The main charactera childs character8 attach vt.贴；固定；附上attach.to.把固定在/附在上（to 为介词）搭配搭配 attach（great/little）importa
41、nce/significance/value/weight to 认为（很有/几乎没有）重要性/意义/价值/分量Attach a recent photo to the application form.在申请表上附一张近照。To be honest，both my parents attach great importance to education.说实话，我的父母都认为教育很重要。【词语积累词语积累】The research unit is attached to the university.这个研究单位附属于大学。单句语法填空单句语法填空（1）When you sign the a
42、greement，they may attach conditions it.（2）More and more people are beginning to attach importance to（live）a low-carbon（低碳）life.（3）With a label（attach）to each piece of luggage，it is easy for passengers to recognize their own luggage.完成句子完成句子（4）To be honest，a lot of people （认为很重要）becoming rich and fam
43、ous.（5）The school （附属于）Beijing Normal University.to livingattachedattach great importance tois attached to教材原句p.52 Mrs Chen said that it was to scare away the monster Nian.陈太太说那是为了吓跑怪兽“年”。9 scare vt.&n.（1）vt.吓唬；使（某人）惊恐 scare.away/off 把吓跑 scare sb into doing sth 恐吓某人做某事 The dog scared the thief away.
44、那条狗把小偷吓跑了。（2）n.恐慌，恐惧，惊恐Dont you realise what a scare youve given us all?你难道不知道你把我们大家都吓得不轻吗？【词语积累词语积累】scary adj.令人害怕的scared adj.害怕的of（doing）sth 害怕某物/做某事to do sth 不敢做某事that.害怕to death 被吓得要死be scared搭配搭配 单句语法填空单句语法填空（1）I was a little awkward to admit that I was（scare）.（2）You cant scare me telling you a
45、nything.（3）The thunderstorm scared all the birds .（4）I wanted to ask her out，but was （scare）that she might refuse.完成句子完成句子（5）He （差点被吓死）when the man in the armchair turned around.（6）When I was a little child，I （害怕被独自留下）at home.scared intoaway/offscaredwas almost scared to deathwas scared of being lef
46、t alone教材原句p.53 Every year，the moment I get on the train，I am surrounded by Shanxi accents.每年，一坐上火车，我就会被山西方言包围10 surround vt.环绕，围绕；包围，围住 surround.with.用包围搭配搭配 be surrounded by/with.被环绕/包围 surround oneself with 和在一起，与为伍They have surrounded the building with the police.他们派警察包围了那栋房子。The adult who is te
47、lling a funny story is surrounded by many teens.讲有趣故事的成年人周围有许多十几岁的孩子。【词语积累词语积累】surrounding adj.附近的surroundings n.环境（复数）We decided to explore the surrounding countryside.我们决定去附近的乡间走走看看。work in pleasant surroundings 在愉快的环境中工作单句语法填空单句语法填空（1）They live in a beautiful village，with many trees and flowers （
48、surround）it.（2）The small island with beautiful scenery （surround）with the sea.（3）They all went out to look for the lost child in the （surround）villages.（4）Some insects take on the colou r of their （surround）to protect themselves.（5）David likes to surround himself young people.完成句子完成句子（6）In the sprin
49、g，our school looks more beautiful _（被五彩斑斓的花儿环绕）.surroundingis surroundedsurroundingsurroundingswithsurrounded with/by colourful flowers教材原句p.53 To me，this is Spring Festival the joy of a family gathering.对我来说，这就是春节意味着一家人团聚的快乐。11 joy n.U欢欣，愉快，喜悦；C令人高兴的人（或事），乐趣 to ones joy 令某人高兴的是jump for joy 高兴得跳起来be
50、 filled with joy=be full of joy 充满欢乐bring joy to sb 给某人带来快乐I didnt expect them to jump for joy at the news.没想到他们听到这消息高兴得跳了起来。one of the joys of travelling alone 独自旅行的乐趣之一搭配搭配单句语法填空单句语法填空（1）our great joy，our class got the first place in the school sports meeting.完成句子完成句子（2）His humorous character （给带来
