1、Unit1 Festivals around the worldWarming up Did you have a good time during the Spring Festival?What did you do?FESTIVALSFoodWorkVisitDress upSingingDancingWatching TVMemoryFunJiaoziFruitDateWhen we talk about festivals,what do we often mention?Warming up-IBrainstormingSpring Festival on the first da
2、y of the lunar year last fifteen daysdo spring cleaning,decorate their houses On New Years Eve,dinner,watch the Spring Festival programme,watch fireworks,set off firecrackers get lucky money Lantern FestivalFestivals in ChinafestivalsThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Ninth FestivalThe Spring Festiv
3、alQingmingThe Lantern FestivalThe MiddleAutumn Festival The Double Seventh FestivalTraditional Chinese FestivalsDong Zhi春节七夕节重阳节冬至清明端午节中秋节元宵节 Festivals around the worldSpring Festival late January and early FebruaryTime:Couplets (对联）Festival of lanternsTime:The 15th day of the first lunar month Lant
4、ern showLion dancingGuessing riddlesDumpling ballMid-Autumn FestivalTime:on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month Dragon boat festivalTime:on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month Festivals in foreign countriesfestivalsBrainstormingfestivals of foreign countriesChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEas
5、terThanksgiving DayMothers DayFathers DayHalloween Happy Valentines DayMerry ChristmasThanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks,of family gatherings and holiday meals.Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November.Thanksgiving DayHalloween is one of the oldest holidays with o
6、rigins going back thousands of years.On October 31 children in countries like the US and Canada celebrate Halloween.All HallowsAll Saints DayNovember 1Halloween FestivalEaster is the time of springtime festivals,a time for Christians to celebrate the life and resurrection of Christ.And a time of cho
7、colate bunnies,marshmallow chicks,and colored eggs!Easter will be celebrated late March or early April,always on SundayHappy EasterEaster BunnyEaster eggsIn late March or early AprilPopular symbolsEaster1)What is your favourate holiday of the year?Why?2)What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in
8、 your city or town?Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends?What part of a festival do you like best-the music,the things to see,the visits or the food?DiscussionWarming up1.Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.此句改为主动语态为：People mean festivals to celebrate importan
9、t events.注意：mean to do something;meaning doing something辨析:celebrate congratulatecelebrate 表示“庆祝”时，宾语是事，celebrate sth.其名词celebration 常构成词组have/hold a celebration(举行庆祝会)，in celebration of(为了庆祝)。congratulate“向某人表示祝贺，向某人道贺”，其宾语是受到祝贺的人，可构成短语congratulate sb on sth/doing名词congratulation 可构成短语congratulatio
10、ns to sb on sth/doing2.mean的用法mean to do意欲做 mean doing意味着做What do you mean to do with it?This means staying here longer.mean意欲,计划,意指Is this figure(数字)meant to a 1 or a 7?Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.-You should have thanked her before you left.-I meant _,but when I was leaving I
11、 couldnt find her anywhere.A.to do B.to C.doing D.doing soB3.take place,happen,break out的比较(1)take place发生,举行;侧重于安排或计划而发生的事The wedding will take place tomorrow.(2)happen指具体的客观事物或情况的“发生”，用于有明显起因或偶然发生的事 happen to 碰巧，恰好What has happened to her？(3)break out(火灾、战争、疾病)突然发生、爆发The Second World War broke out in 1939.
