1、Period 1How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?Warming UpThe Chinese festivalsThe Chinese festivalsSpringFestivalFestival of lanternsMid-Autumn FestivalHolidaysHolidaysBrainstormingBrainstormingChinese public holidaysInternational Womens DayNew Years DayChildrens DayNational DayThe
2、Youth DayInternational Labour DayFestivals in foreign countriesHappy Valentines DayHappy Valentines DayHalloween ParadeHalloween ParadeChristmasCarnival festivalsfestivalsBrainstormingfestivals of foreign countriesChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothers DayFathers DayHa
3、lloween starve:饥饿饥饿 origin:起源起源 ancestor:祖先祖先 Obon:盂兰盆节盂兰盆节(日本日本)grave:坟墓；墓地坟墓；墓地 incense:熏香熏香 in memory of:纪念纪念 feast:节日；盛宴节日；盛宴PresentationNew wordsskull:头骨头骨dress up:打扮；盛装打扮；盛装play a trick on:搞恶作剧搞恶作剧award:奖品奖品rooster:公鸡公鸡 energetic:充满活力的充满活力的carnival:狂欢节狂欢节parade:游行游行Pre-reading1.What festivals
4、or celebrations do you have in your city or town?What part of a festival do you like bestthe activities,the music,the sights,the food or the people who visit?2.Look at the pictures and title of the passage below.Discuss in pairs what kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.Wh
5、at festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?P1.celebrate the end of the cold weather,planting in spring and harvest in autumn;celebrate when hunters catch animals.P 2.Festivals of the DeadJapan ObonMexicoDay of the DeadAmericaHalloweenP 3.Festivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat FestivalColumbus Day(I
6、ndia)October 2P 4.Harvest FestivalsHarvest and Thanksgiving FestivalMid-Autumn festivalP 5.Spring festivalCarnivalEaster Cheery Blossom FestivalLanguage points1.mean的用法的用法mean to do意欲做意欲做 mean doing意味着做意味着做What do you mean to do with it?This means staying here longer.mean意欲意欲,计划计划,意指意指Is this figure
7、(数字数字)meant to a 1 or a 7?Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.2.celebrate vt.(1)庆祝；祝贺庆祝；祝贺celebrate Christmas/ones birthday/a victory(2)赞扬；称颂赞扬；称颂The names of many heroes are celebrated by the poets.词语辨析：词语辨析：celebrate,congratulatecelebrate后常接日期后常接日期,事情或场合事情或场合congratulate后常接人后常接人表示为某事
8、而祝贺某人表示为某事而祝贺某人congratulate sb.on/upon sth.ex：congratulate you on your marriage.有时还表示私自庆幸的意思。有时还表示私自庆幸的意思。ex：I congratulated myself on my escape from being punished.3.英语中表示英语中表示“发生发生”的词或短语均为不及物，不的词或短语均为不及物，不用于被动语态。主语为所发生的事。用于被动语态。主语为所发生的事。词语辨析：词语辨析：take place,happen,occur,come about,break out的的比较比较1
9、)The wedding will take place tomorrow.2）In 1919,the May 4th Movement took place in China.take place发生发生,举行举行;侧重安排或计划而发生的事侧重安排或计划而发生的事,带有带有“非偶然非偶然”的意思的意思 3)What has happened to her？碰巧，恰好？碰巧，恰好 happen happen“发生发生”，普通用词，含义很广。常指具体客，普通用词，含义很广。常指具体客观事物或情况的发生，含有观事物或情况的发生，含有“偶然偶然”的意味的意味。当以具体事物、事件作主语时，当以具体事物
10、、事件作主语时，happen happen 和和 occuroccur可可以换用；但当以换用；但当happenhappen用作用作“碰巧碰巧”之意时，不能用之意时，不能用occuroccur代替，但可以与代替，但可以与come about come about 互换。互换。4)It happened to rain that day.5)The traffic accident occurred on Wednesday.occur“发生，出现发生，出现”,较正式用词，指事情偶然地、意较正式用词，指事情偶然地、意外地发生或思想突然浮在心头。外地发生或思想突然浮在心头。occur to 有有“想
11、起想起”的意思。的意思。ComprehendingI.Skim the passage and then fill in the following chart.ExercisesPurposes To honor the dead or satisfy the 1_Names 2_The Day of the Dead9_Countries Japan6_Western countries1.Festivals of the Dead Fill in the blanks.ancestorsObonMexicoHalloweenActivitiesCleaning 3_;lighting 4
12、_and lamps;playing 5_Eating cakes with 7_ on them;offering food,flowers and 8_ to the deadChildren 10 _ and ask for sweetsgravesincensemusicbonesgiftsdress up2.Festivals to Honour People Match the person with the festival.1.Qu Yuan 2.Christopher Columbus 3.Mohandas Gandhia.the Dragon Boat Festivalb.
13、an Indian national festival on Oct.2c.Columbus Dayacb3.Harvest FestivalsChoose the best answer.Many activities can be held in harvest festivals EXCEPT that people _.A.get together to have mealsB.decorate houses to admire the moonC.win awards for their farm produceD.enjoy mooncakesB4.Spring Festivals
14、 Fill in the blanks.Meanings To look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of springNames1_4 _7_ Cherry Blossom Festival The SpringFestivalCarnivalsEasterCountries ChinaWestern countriesMainly religious countries8 _JapanActivitiesEating good foods;giving children 2_ money;3_ _ and carnivals
15、5_;dancing in the streets;loud music;6_luckydragon dancesParadescolourfulclothing1.The ancient people neednt worry about their food.2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.FTII.True or False3.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.4.Mid-autumn Festival is held
16、to celebrate the end of autumn.5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.TFF Discuss in pairs which festivals you think are the most important and which are the most fun.ConclusionHomework1.Go over the text after class and try to write a summary of the text(about 100 words)and retell the text according
17、 to the summary.Period 2Warming Up2.Prepare for“discovering useful words and expressions”on Page 4.(Ex1,2 and 3)3.If possible try to find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world.You can surf the Internet or refer to the books.1.look forward to 生于忧患，死于安乐生于忧患，死于安乐。2.starvi
18、ng 树死先从叶子黄。树死先从叶子黄。3.custom 宁愿创新，不愿陈腐宁愿创新，不愿陈腐。4.Gather 花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝。5.admire 没有最傻，只有更傻。没有最傻，只有更傻。6.Belief 信仰是人生的向导。信仰是人生的向导。7.harvests,harvests 老婆总是别人的好，孩子总是自己的乖。老婆总是别人的好，孩子总是自己的乖。8.feast 天下没有不散的筵席。天下没有不散的筵席。9.tricks 八仙过海，各显神通。八仙过海，各显神通。10.gain,gain 有心栽花花不开，有心栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫。无心插柳柳成荫
19、。Ex.3 Discovering useful structures Ex.1:1.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather 2.Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals.3.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find 4.or to satisfy the ancestors,who might return either to
20、help or to do harm.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.the children might play a trick on them.8.Festivals can also be held to honour famous people.9.Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy ev
21、ents.10.In European countries,people will usually decorate churches and town halls 11.Some people might win awards for their farm produce 12.At the Spring Festival in China,peoplemay give children lucky money in red paper.13.These carnivals might include parades,dancing in the streets 14.The country
22、 looks as though it might be covered with pink snow.1.ability,ability,permission,possibility,request 2.permission or request,possibility 3.promise or prediction,past habit,request 4.promise,advice,prediction 5.advice or necessity,guessing,guessingEx.2 Modal VerbModal VerbPresentation 情态动词情态动词 情态动词有一
23、定的意义，但没有人称和数情态动词有一定的意义，但没有人称和数的变化，不能独立使用，它和后面的动词构成的变化，不能独立使用，它和后面的动词构成谓语谓语除除ought 和和have 外，后面只能接不带外，后面只能接不带to的不定式。的不定式。只作情态动词的只作情态动词的 can/could,may/might,ought to,must 可情态可实义的可情态可实义的need,dare 可情态可助动词的可情态可助动词的 shall/should,will/would相当于情态动词的相当于情态动词的 have to,used to情态动词情态动词 含义含义否定式否定式 注意点注意点can/could表
24、能力表能力“能，会能，会”cant“不会，不能不会，不能”区别区别 be able to表许可表许可“可以可以”cant“不可以，不许不可以，不许”代替代替may表推测表推测“可能可能”cant“不可能不可能”主要用于主要用于否定、否定、疑问句疑问句中中1表示某人通过努力克服困难做成某事，要用表示某人通过努力克服困难做成某事，要用was/were able to。2 could,might,would 表委婉语气用于疑问句，答语仍须用表委婉语气用于疑问句，答语仍须用 can,may,will。3 can 用于肯定句中用于肯定句中,可表示可表示“有时可能有时可能”Everyone here ca
25、n speak English.Could I have a look at your notebook?Yes,you can./No,you cant.It cant be Mary.She has fallen ill.Can this news be true?Where can they be?She cant have left school,for her bike is still here.The monkeys look sweet,but they can be very naughty.She can/is able to sing the song in Englis
26、h.I could read when I was four.The fire spread through the hotel quickly but everyone was able to get out.情态动词情态动词 含义含义否定式否定式 注注 意意 点点may/might表许可表许可“可以可以”mustnt“不许，严禁不许，严禁”口语中也可用口语中也可用cant表推测表推测“可能可能”cant“不可能不可能”主要主要用于用于肯定肯定句，句，不不能用在能用在疑问疑问句句（may not 可能不）可能不）May I use your pencil?Yes,you may./No,yo
27、u mustnt.She may not be working now.John might be at home now.Helen may go on the trip with us,but she isnt very sure yet.She may/might have read it in the paper.He may not have finished reading the book.情态动词情态动词 用用 法法will表请求表请求（第二人称）（第二人称）表意志表意志,意意愿愿表某种倾向表某种倾向或习惯或习惯would更客气的更客气的请求请求过去的意过去的意志志,意愿意愿过
28、去的倾向过去的倾向或习惯或习惯If you will help me with my English,I will be very happy.I promised that I would do my best.Will you tell me something about your hometown?Would you please speak again more slowly?He will always take a walk after supper.During the vacation he would often visit me.情态动词情态动词 用用 法法shall征求
29、对方意见征求对方意见（第一，三人称）（第一，三人称）表示命令，警告，威胁或允诺表示命令，警告，威胁或允诺（第二，（第二，三人称）三人称）should/ought to表示劝告表示劝告,建议建议,命令或命令或责任责任“应该，必须应该，必须”表示推测，表示推测，“理应，理应，估计，估计，大概，可望大概，可望”should 还可表示还可表示“竟然竟然”Shall we start off now?You shall do as I say.Tell him that he shall have the book tomorrow.You shall be punished if you do tha
30、t again.You shouldnt/oughtnt to smoke so much.She shouldnt have left without saying a word.Its five oclock.John should be at home now.We have prepared a fridge of good and drinks.That ought to be enough for the party.Its a pity that he should be so rude to a lady.情态动词情态动词含义含义否定式否定式注意点注意点must表必要表必要“必
31、须必须”neednt“不必不必”(区别区别 have to)有时表有时表“偏要偏要”表推测表推测“一定一定”cant“不可能不可能”只能只能用于用于肯定肯定句，句，不能不能用于用于否定、否定、疑问句疑问句 Must I finish all assignments at a time?Yes,you must./No,you neednt.I dont like this TV set.We must buy a new one.There was no more bus.They had to walk home.You must be the new teacher.There is no
32、body here.They must have all gone home.My MP4 isnt in my bag.Where can I have put it?John,look at the time.Must you play the piano at such a late hour?1.A computer _ think for itself;it must be told what to do.A.cant B.couldnt C.may not D.might notA Exercises2.The fire spread through the hotel very
33、quickly but everyone _ get out.A.had to B.would C.could D.was able to3.That big cinema _ seat 2,000 people.A.can B.should C.ought to D.is able toA D 4.Could I borrow your dictionary?Yes,of course you _.A.might B.will C.can D.should5.Might I watch TV after supper?Yes,you _.A.may B.must C.might D.canC
34、 A 6.You _ return the book now.You can keep it till next week if you like.A.cant B.mustnt C.neednt D.may not7.Johnny,you _ play with the knife,you _ hurt yourself.A.wont;cant B.mustnt;may C.shouldnt;must D.cant;shouldntC B 8.Will you stay for lunch?Sorry,_.My brother is coming to see me.A.I mustnt B
35、.I cant C.I neednt D.I wont9.May I pick a flower in the garden?_.A.No,you neednt B.Not,please.C.No,you mustnt D.No,you wontB C 10.Put on more clothes.You be feeling cold with only a shirt on.A.can B.could C.must D.would11.Must I drive to his house and pick up the children?No,.A.you shouldnt B.you mi
36、ght not C.you neednt D.you mustntC C 12.We didnt see Tom at the meeting yesterday.He it.A.mustnt have attended B.cannot have attended C.neednt have attended D.would have not attended13.We play chess than bridge.Some of us dont know how to play bridge.A.had better B.would better C.would rather D.had
37、ratherB A 14.There is someone knocking at the door.it be Tom?A.Can B.Must C.Should D.Ought to15.Two year ago,my husband bought me a bicycle.If you live in town,it is often faster than a car and you worry about parking.A.must not B.may not C.should not D.dont have toA D 16.Is John coming by train?He
38、should,but he _ not.He likes driving his car.A.must B.can C.need D.may17.I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.It _ true because there was little snow there.A.may not be B.wont be C.couldnt be D.mustnt beDCConclusion Page 46 Writing task Students should write a passage rather than ma
39、ke a planning list using modal verbs.Period 3Period ThreeUsing LanguageA sad love storyWarming Up birthday:the 14th day of the second lunar month February 14th solar calendar（阳历）（阳历）lunar calendar（阴历）（阴历）Presentationthe Double Seventh Day Chinese Valentines Day the seventh day of the seventh lunar m
40、onth 乞乞 巧巧 节节Feb.14th Read Para.3Introduction Zhinu,the _ girl,the most l_ of the daughters,visited the earth and met Niulang,the _ boy.Development They f_ _ _,married secretlyand were very happy.Climax（高潮）（高潮）The Goddess of Heaven got so angry that she forced Zhinu back to _ .Niulang tried to f_ he
41、r 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_ l_ month when magpies made a _ of their wings.weaving herd ell in love Heaven ollow ouple seventh eventh unar bridge ovely Introduction Zhinv,the w
42、eaving girl,the most lovely of the daughters,visited the earth and met Niulang,the herd boy.Development They fell in love,married secretly and were very happy.Climax（高潮）（高潮）The Goddess of Heaven got so angry that she forced Zhinv back to heaven.Niulang tried to follow her but was stopped by the Milk
43、y Way.Thus,the couple were separated.Ending The Goddess of Heaven allowed the couple to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month when magpies make a bridge of their wings.Structure of a narrative(叙述文叙述文)story Introduction Development Climax 高潮高潮 Ending The Goddess of Heaven all
44、owed the couple to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month when magpies made a bridge of their wings.about Li Fang and Hu Jin on Valentines Day another narrative story coffee shop heart-brokenheart-brokennot turn upLi FangHu JinFinish Table 1.(Read the rest paragraphs.)heart-b
45、rokennot keep her wordbeing laughed atlook forward toalone with his roses and chocolates like a foolWhat was his feeling at that moment?foolnot to hold his breathhold his breath for her to apologizedrown his sadness in coffee=wait without much help=drink(usually alcohol)in order to forgettea shopWhy
46、 are you so late?Ive been waiting for you for a long time.ve been waiting forIntroduction Li Fang was waiting alone at the _shop with his roses and chocolates,butHu Jin didnt _ _.He thought she would keep her w_.Feeling like a _,he would _ his sadness in coffee.Development Li Fang watched a TV progr
47、am about“Qiqiaojie”.Thinking Hu Jin played a_ on him,he t_ away the gifts and s_ off for home.Climax（高潮）（高潮）/Ending 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?”What would he do?Would she f_ him?co
48、ffee turn up ord fool drown trick/joke et tea gift orgive hrew Introduction Li Fang was waiting alone at the coffee shop with his roses and chocolates,but Hu Jin didnt turn up.He thought she would keep her word.Feeling like a fool,he would drown his sadness in coffee.Development Li Fang watched a TV
49、 program about“Qiqiaojie”.Thinking Hu Jin played a trick on him,he threw away the gifts and set off for home.Climax（高潮）（高潮）/Ending As Li Fang passed the tea shop on the corner,he heard Hu Jin calling and waving at him,“Ive been waiting long.I have a gift for you!Why are you so late?”What would he do
50、?Would she forgive him?Structure of a narrative(叙述文叙述文)story Introduction Development Climax 高潮高潮/Ending As Li Fang passed the tea shop on the corner,he heard Hu Jin calling and waving at him,“Ive been waiting long.I have a gift for you!Why are you so late?”What would he do?Would she forgive him?Exe
