1、Different cultures and traditions have different festivals! Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. Different countries have different festivals. What festivals do you know about? Group work: Please make a list of three festivals you know, tell when they take place, what they celeb
2、rate and what people do at that time. Which is your favorite? Why? 3. the 7th day of the 7th month Chongyang Festival the Double Ninth Festival 2. The 5th day of the 5th month - 1. The 15th day of the 1st month- the Lantern Festival (元宵节元宵节) 4.The 15th day of the 8th month - the Mid-autumn Fes
3、tival the Dragon-boat festival (端午节端午节) (of Chinese lunar calendar) (农历农历) 5. the 9th day of the 9th month- Qiqiao Festival (the Chinese Valentines day) Some Chinese traditional festivals April 5th - Tomb-sweeping Festival (清明节清明节) name some western festivals Christmas Valentines Day &nb
4、sp;April Fools Day Thanksgiving Day Halloween Easter Obon(盂兰盆节盂兰盆节) -is an annual Buddhist (佛教徒佛教徒) festival , which takes place in July or August in Japan. People hang lanterns in front of their houses a
5、nd float paper lanterns on the river in order to guide their ancestors' spirits . It is a traditional festival in Mexico to honor the dead. People light candles at a tomb covered with flowers and food. Sugar Skeleton the Day of the Dead (亡灵节）亡灵节） Fast reading: 1. How many kinds of festival
6、s are mentioned in this passage? 2. Finish Ex 1 P 3 Kinds of festivals Names of Festivals countries Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Obon Japan Day of the Dead Mexico Halloween some western countries Dragon Boat F
7、estival China Columbus Day USA Festival to honor Gandhi India Thanksgiving festivals European and other countries Mid-Autumn Festivals China and Japan The Spring Festival China Easter some western countries Cherry Blossom Festival Japan Close reading: Finish Ex 2 P 3 Group work Bas
8、ed on the reading passage, what do Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? most festivals seem to have in common? being with family and friends remembering events or people Understanding of sentences: How do you understand the following sentences? 1.Festiva
9、ls are meant to celebrate important times of year. 节日旨在庆祝一年中重要的时期。节日旨在庆祝一年中重要的时期。 2. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancetors, who might return either to help or do harm. 有些节日是为了纪念死者，或使祖先有些节日是为了纪念死者，或使祖先 得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上提供帮助，也有可能得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上提供帮助，也有可能 带来危害。带来危害。 3.
10、On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones on them. 在这个重要的节庆日子里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的在这个重要的节庆日子里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的 食物和装点有骨头的蛋糕。食物和装点有骨头的蛋糕。 4. The western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 西方节日万圣节也源自人们古西
11、方节日万圣节也源自人们古 老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。 5. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. 6. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. 7. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered wi
12、th pink snow. 整个国家到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像覆盖了一层粉红色整个国家到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像覆盖了一层粉红色 的雪。的雪。 Choose one festival from those described and retell. Use about at least 30 words. Assignment: 1.Finish Ex 1-3 P 4 2. Recite the Paragraph about Spring Festivals 3. Make sentences with 6 of the bold faced words or express
13、ions Whats the function of Para 1 and Para 6? Para.1: To introduce festivals in general. （一般而言）（一般而言） Para 6: To sum up （总结）（总结）the text. Kinds of Festivals Festivals to Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Festivals of the Dead Reasons Important words
14、 be in great need of n. starvation die of _ starvation 渴望消息渴望消息 starve for news 她很寂寞她很寂寞,渴望友谊渴望友谊。 Shes lonely, and starves for friendship. 1) 光荣，荣誉光荣，荣誉(n) They fight for the honour of the country. 2) in honour of 为了纪念为了纪念 A festival is set in honour of the hero. 3) an hono
15、ur 光荣的人或事情光荣的人或事情 Liu Xiang is an honour to our country. 4) 尊敬尊敬,给以荣誉（给以荣誉（v） Children should honour their parents. 5. honour 6. satisfy Vt. Vi. 使满意，使满足 Nothing can satisfy him ; he is always complaining. Some people are really hard to satisfy. sb.be satisfied with 对对满意满意 e.g. Shes not satisfi
16、ed with her new house. satisfying satisfactory 令人满意的令人满意的 n. satisfaction 7. harm : 1) n. damage, injury 损坏，伤害损坏，伤害 do harm to harm (v) Smoking does harm to our health. do more harm than good弊大于利弊大于利 If we try to solve the problem in this way, it will do more harm than good. come to harm
17、;I will go with her to make sure she comes to no harm.我要跟她一同去以免她受到伤害我要跟她一同去以免她受到伤害。 受到伤害受到伤害 8: dress, put on, wear. 1. She is _ a gold ring. 2. She hurriedly _ her son and took him to the kindergarten. 3. Remember to _ your coat. It is cold outside. wearing dressed put on 9. award n. 奖
18、品，奖项，奖金奖品，奖项，奖金, 助学金助学金 She showed us the awards she had won. Mary got an award and was able to finish her study. vt. 授予授予裁定裁定 award sb sth= award sth to sb The judges awarded both teams equal points. reward 回报回报,报酬报酬 10. admire vt. 1) 钦佩、赞赏、羡慕钦佩、赞赏、羡慕 admire sb/sth (for sth) They admire
19、d our garden. I admire him for his success in business. 2) express admiration of (sb/sth) n. admirer: person who admires sb/sth Im not a great admirer of her work. admiration 35 11. so that it looks as though it is covered with pink snow. It looks as though Tom is not coming today. 看来汤姆今天不会来了。
20、看来汤姆今天不会来了。 as though引导方式状语从句或表语从句多用虚拟语气。如果表示 与现在事实相反，谓语用_时态，be动词用_;若与过 去事实相反，谓语则用_。 He treated Mary_. 他对待玛丽好像亲生女儿一样。 She looks_. 她看上去像是已经知道了全部秘密。 as though/ if + to + V. e.g. He opened his mouth as though_. 他张开嘴好像要说话。 一般过去一般过去 were 过去完成时过去完成时 as though she were his daughter as if she had know
21、n all the secrets to say something 12. custom n. 风俗、习俗 So many countries, so many customs. Social customs are different from country to country. It is the custom (for sb) to do sth 做.是一种习俗/惯例 It is the custom for the Japanese to take off their shoes when they get into a hall. It is the c
22、ustom for an Arab to stand close to his friend when talking. custom habit “风俗习惯”社会或团体许多人长期 形成的习惯 一个人的习惯习性一个人的习惯习性 37 13. It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbors homes to ask for sweets. 14. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones
23、that look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring. 下列各句均有一处错误，请找出并改正。下列各句均有一处错误，请找出并改正。 1. Weve found English easy to learn it. 2. She looks forward every spring to walk in the flower-lined garden. 3. Peter is a good fun and we all enjoy being with him. 4. He dare not speak
24、 English before such a crowd, dare not he? 5. He always keeps his words; he is a man of his word. 6. There are a plenty of eggs in the basket. 7. You like sports, when I like reading. 8. This story reminded me what happened ten years ago. walking word while of 选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空。选择适当的单词或短语并用其
25、正确形式填空。 agriculture, decorate, energy, religion, society, play tricks on, in memory of ,look forward to, day and night, as though, dress up, took place, in the shape of 1. You dont need to _, just to go to the pub jeans and a T-shirt will do. 2.The police may never discover what _ that night, becaus
26、e Mr Smith, the only eyewitness, died last night. 3. I hate the smell of paint when Im _. 4. Luckily, help arrived _ a police officer. dress up took place decorating in the shape of 5. Its acceptable to _ your friends on April 1st. 6. The government set up a monument _ the he
27、roes who died in the war. 7. Im _ hearing from you. 8. He behaved _ he hadnt known anything about it. 9. Those workers worked _ to finish the task. agriculture, energy, religion, society, play tricks on, in memory of ,look forward to, day and night, as though, play tricks on in memory of
28、;looking forward to as though day and night agriculture energy, religion, society 10. The countrys economy is mainly _ and depends on crops like coffee. 11. Most British schools organize _ events for the students. 12. I tried aerobics (有氧运动) but it was too _ for me. 13.
29、 Hes deeply _ and goes to church twice a week. agricultural social . energetic religious Using reading What is narration? The narrative essay tells a story (personal, true, imaginative). An Outline for Narration Writing I.Introduction ( setting, characters, time period
30、) II. Body Major events Climax（高潮）（高潮） III. Conclusion What is “the moral of the story?“ Introduction Zhinu, the _ girl, the granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven, visited the earth and met Niulang, the _ boy. Development （events) They f_ _ _ , married secretly and we
31、re very happy. Climax （高潮）（高潮） The Goddess of Heaven got so angry that she forced Zhinu back to _ . Niulang tried to f_ her but was stopped by the Milky Way. Thus, the c_ were separated. Ending The Goddess of Heaven allowed the couple to meet once a year on the _ day of the s
32、_ l_ month when magpies made a _ of their wings. weaving herd ell in love Heaven ollow ouple seventh eventh unar bridge What who when where result What to learn Introduction Development Climax
33、（高潮）（高潮） Ending ? Introduction Li Fang was waiting alone at the _ shop with his roses and chocolates, but Hu Jin didnt _ _ . He thought she would keep her w_. Feeling like a _, he would _ his sadness in coffee. Development (Main event
34、s) Li Fang watched a TV program about “Qiqiaojie”. Thinking Hu Jin played a _ on him, he t_ away the gifts and s_ off for home. Climax （高潮）（高潮） As Li Fang passed the _ shop on the corner, he heard Hu Jin calling and waving at him, “Ive been waiting long. I have a _ for you! Why are you so late
35、?” What would he do? Would she f_ him? coffee turn up ord fool drown trick / joke et tea gift forgive threw Patience is the secret of success Everyone has an experience they would rather forget. Some are embarrassing, some are mov
36、ing, and some teach us a lesson. Here is a story of mine. Last Sunday I went fishing. After setting up my fishing rod（钓鱼竿）（钓鱼竿） with bait（鱼饵）（鱼饵）, I sat down on the bank of the lake. But two hours later, I didnt catch any fish. I got very angry and began to pack up my stuff（收拾东西）（收拾东西）, prepar
37、ing to go back home. Just then, I saw an old man sitting near me. To my surprise, his basket was full of fish, so I went over to him, wanting to know why. “Excuse me, but how long have you sat here?” I asked. “About four hours”, he answered. “Four hours?” I couldnt believe my ears. “Yes. Its very im
38、portant to be patient,” the old man said. “ Dont consider fishing a tiring sport. Just enjoy it.” Suddenly I understand what he said. I must learn to be patient. Then I sat there and waited for the fish patiently. I felt a fish touch the bait but I didnt move and waited for the right moment to
39、 reel it in ( 卷收钓鱼线卷收钓鱼线). At last I caught it. This made me very happy. In the following six hours I caught over ten fish. _ _ _ On my way home I thought what had happened on the bank. I gradually realized that the secret of success was patience. What who when where result What to lear
40、n How do we read narrative? As we read, we should ask ourselves: 1) What are the main events in the narrative? 2) What is the writer's purpose in telling us about these events? 3) What point of view does the author use? 4) What audience is the author aiming at? How do we
41、 know? What Was taught a lesson by an old man who The writer and an old man when When going fishing last Sunday where On the bank of a lake result Caught some fish What to learn Patience is the secret of success Zuo Yeben 34 Modal Verbs (1) can, will, may, must-modal verbs Ability: 1 He
42、can speak English now. 2 He couldnt speak English a year ago. 3 Im not able to come to the game on Friday. Permission: All passengers may now board. We can board now. Obligation: You must fasten your seat belts. (strong) You should pay attention. (weak) You ought to pay attention. Possi
43、bility: 1 It may rain. 2 How could I forget an important thing like that? 3 He cant /couldnt have known the result. P 5 Ex 2 ability; advice; agreement; guessing; past habit; necessity; permission; possibility prediction; promise; request Quite unsure-quite sure 1. He might be in the cla
44、ssroom. 2. He may be in the classroom. 3. He could be in the classroom. 4. He should be in the classroom. 5. He must be in the classroom. Use of modal verbs in the text 1. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn 2. Some festivals are h
45、eld to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or do harm. 3. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth 4. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and col
46、orful clothing of all kinds. 5. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves 6. It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go 7. Festivals can also be held to honour famous people 8. Harvest an Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. 9. In Eur
47、opean countries, people will usually decorate and will get together 10. At the Spring Festival in China, peoplemay give children lucky money in red paper. 11. It was Valentines Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work. 12. She said she would be there
48、 at seven oclock and he thought she would keep her word When you are very sure of something, you use must in positive sentences and cannot or cant in negative sentences. e.g. You must be Jeanne. Im Mathilde Loisel. We used to know each other very well. It cant be true! I dont believe it. When
49、you are quite sure about something, you use can. e.g. Attending a ball can be exciting. When you think that something is possible, but you are not very sure, you use could, may or might. e.g.You could borrow some jewellery from your friend Jeanne, who is married to a rich man. You may not know
50、 that the necklace I returned is not the one that I had borrowed. Dont you have a friend who might lend you some jewellery? 表示推测表示推测情态动词的重要用法情态动词的重要用法. 1. You must be Mr Smith-I was told to expect you here. 2. He must have known what we wanted. 3. We may have read the same report. 4. He cant have slept through all that noise. 5. Theres someone outside-who can it be? 6. Wh
