1、unit 2 Lets celebrate!-The Rreal Father Christmas1.Learn different festivals better 2.appreciate different cultures andcustoms.3.Learn different types of festivals.The Rreal Father Christmas Does you know it?Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar mo
2、nth.They are held in memory of QuYuan,a poet and statesman inAncient China.It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCOs List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America,in October or November.Traditionally,it was a chance to give thanks for a
3、good harvest.Now,it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner.May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer,with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America.People prepare decorations with fowers and dance around maypoles.Freedom Day is held every year o
4、n 27April to celebrate SouthAfricas first fully-participated elections in 1994,in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour.It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country.Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences._is to celebrate the harvest._is to celeb
5、rate a season._is to honour an event._is to honour a person.Thanksgiving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Work in groups.Talk about other festivals of each typeother reasons to celebrate a festival.1.honour v向表示敬意；尊敬 n尊敬，荣誉(1)be honoured for.因而受到尊敬或获得荣誉(2)have the honour to do/of doing.有幸做(3
6、)in honour of 为了纪念例句：He was honoured as the best player in his team.他被誉为是他队里最好的选手。This monument was built in honour of those brave soldiers.这座纪念碑是为纪念那些勇敢的战士们而修建的。honour如果表示“一件荣誉的事或一个光荣的人”时，是可数名词。2.in memory of纪念；追念(教材P13)They are held in memory of Qu Yuan,a poet and statesman in Ancient China.它们是为纪念
7、中国古代诗人和政治家屈原而举行的。拓展：in honour of 纪念；向表示敬意in search of 寻找in charge of 负责；掌管She set up an educational fund in memory of her parents.她成立了一个教育基金会来纪念她的父母。A new school which some workers are busy building is in memory of the national hero.工人们正忙着建的学校是纪念这位民族英雄的3.regardless adv.不管，不顾。拓展：despitein spite of 尽管
8、Nobody has the right to spit in the street regardless of their social position or age.不管社会地位或年龄如何，没人有权当街吐痰。Despite the bad weather,he managed to come on time.尽管天气不好，他还是设法准时到达了。despite(in spite of)为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词作让步状语，不接从句(what 从句除外)而 though,although 或 as 是从属连词，引导让步状语从句。4.with复合结构：May Day is a festiv
9、al to celebrate the start of summer,with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America.由介词with或without+复合结构构成，复合结构作介词with或without的复合宾语，复合宾语中第一部分宾语由名词或代词充当，第二部分补足语由形容词、副词、介词短语或非谓语动词充当一、with或without+名词/代词+形容词例句：1.I like to sleep with the windows open.二、with或without+名词/代词+副词例句：1.She lef
10、t the room with all the lights on.三、with或without+名词/代词+介词短语例句：1.He walked into the dark street with a stick in his hand.四、with或without+名词/代词+非谓语动词1、with或without+名词/代词+动词不定式，不定式表示将发生的动作。例句:With a lot of work to do,he wasnt allowed to go out.2、with+名词(或代词)+现在分词，此时，现在分词和前面的名词或代词是逻辑上的主谓关系。例句:With the cr
11、owds cheering,they drove to the palace.3、with+名词(或代词)+过去分词，此时，过去分词和前面的名词或代词是逻辑上的动宾关系。例句:She had to walk home with her bike stolen.自行车被偷，她只好步行回家。（原因状语）五、with或without+名词/代词+补语例句：Possibly this person died without anyone knowing where the coins were hidden.六、with+宾语（名词，代词）+名词例句：1.He died with his daughter a schoolgirlHomework:Summarize what you have learnt in Starting out and recite the words and expressions.17 Thank you
