1、Unit 3 CelebrationsLesson 1 Spring FestivalCan you name these festivals?As the bright moon shines over the sea,From far away you share this moment with me.海上生明月，天涯共此时。海上生明月，天涯共此时。Mid-autumn FestivalBut in the crowd once and again,I look for her in vain,When all at once I turn my head,I find her ther
2、e where lantern light is dimly shed.众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。那人却在灯火阑珊处。Lantern FestivalThe Crepitation of Firecrackers sends off the last year,the spring wind brings warmth into the TuSu Wine.爆竹声中一岁除爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。春风送暖入屠苏。Spring Festival 春节春节Activate and share Where and with whom do you
3、celebrate Spring Festival?Activate and share What do your family do before and during Spring Festival?Preparation before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring Festival prepare snacks put up decorations do Spring Festival shopping do cleanup have a family gathering let off fireworks send and grab r
4、ed packets watch Spring Festival Gala make dumplingsActivate and share What does Spring Festival mean to you?For example:For me,Spring Festival means going home and reunion.Read notes from the author Spring Festival is an important tradition in China.It has unique meaning.However,people may understa
5、nd it differently,including those from other cultures.Here are three readers accounts to our magazine,who shared their experiences and views about it.specialstoriesRead 3 peoples introductiona 16-year-old exchange student living in Nanjinga 28-year-old computer engineer working in Shanghaia 70-year-
6、old grandmother from HeilongjiangTell out the differencedifferent meaningsMake predictionsWhat might Spring Festival mean to them?Below are the general ideas of three readers accounts with some content missing.Please read the text and fill in the blanks(one word for each blank).Account 1 tells us ho
7、w Chinese celebrate Spring Festival in a(n)1._ eyes.Account 2 is mainly about what Xu Gang,who is working in another city,has done or experienced on his 2._ and at home during Spring Festival.Account 3 tells us how eager an old couple are to see their children and grandchildren and enjoy a family 3.
8、_ during Spring Festival.foreigners tripgatheringRead the three readers accounts.Use a few words to summarise the meaning of Spring Festival for each account.Give your reasons.For Tom,Spring Festival means excitement and a lot of fun.For Xu Gang,coming home and being with his entire family are most
9、important parts of the Spring Festival.For Li Yan,Spring Festival is family time.Read and underline Toms experiences Where and with whomPreparations before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring FestivalFeelings/understandingsRead Toms account again and fill in the blanks.Reader Who he isWhat he ex
10、periencedHow he feltTom JenkinsA 16-year-old 1._ living in NanjingPeople cleaned the house from top to bottom to 2._ the dirt of the past year.People attached the Chinese character Fu 3._ to the front door to hope happiness would come.The greatest excitement was to let 4._ off across the city to 5._
11、 the monster Nian.The family sat together to enjoy a big 6._ on Chinese New Years Eve.Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family.exchange student sweep awayupside down fireworksscare away dinnerRetell Toms accountTom celebrated Spring Festival withBefore Spring Festival,During Spring F
12、estival,From his experiences,I know that he To Tom,Spring Festival meant Talk about Spring FestivalIf Tom were your friend,you two are talking about Spring Festival.Questions?Where and with whom?What?Why?How?Homework Find out Xu Gangs and Li Yans experiences of Spring Festival in the other two accou
13、nts.(Ex.4 P.54)P54-4Tom，Xu Gang and Li Yans accountsTomXu GangLi YanWhere and with whomPreparations before Spring FestivalActivities during Spring FestivalFeelingsUnderstandingsXu Gang and Li Yans accountsXu GangLi YanWhere and with whomat parents home with his parentsat home with her family Prepara
14、tions before Spring Festivalbook train tickets or flights and select gifts for parents get ready for children coming back and prepare dishesActivities during Spring Festivalchat with his parents and have hotpot children run/shout/play;adults talk/make jiaozi togetherFeelingseager to go home;love and
15、 care about his familymiss and love her childrenUnderstandingsgoing home and being together with his familythe joy of family gatheringReader Who he isWhat he experiencedHow he feltXu GangA 28-year-old 7._working in ShanghaiHe has to 8._ train tickets or flights several weeks before Spring Festival.H
16、e takes great care in choosing 9._ for his parents.Each time he gets home his parents always 10._ him in on whats been happening during the year.They usually have tasty 11._.12._ and being with his entire family is the most important part of Spring Fputer engineerbookgifts/presents fillhotpotComing
17、homeReaderWho she isWhat she experiencedHow she feltLi YanA 70-year-old grandmother from 13._14._ before Spring Festival,she and her husband began to prepare what children like to eat.Their house buzzes with 15._ when everyone comes home during this occasion.Spring Festival for them is all about the
18、 16._ of a family gathering.HeilongjiangWeeks activitiesjoyRetell Xu Gangs&Li Yans accountsXu Gang/Li Yan always celebrates Spring Festival withBefore Spring Festival,he/she When the family get together,From his/her experiences,I know that he/she To Xu Gang/Li Yan,Spring Festival means Appreciate la
19、nguage Fireworks were being let off across the city,suddenly lighting up the night sky.Children were covering their ears but with an expectant look on their faces.The moment I get on the train,I was surrounded by Shanxi accents.When I get home,my parents will fill me in on whats been happening.Our h
20、ouse buzzes with activities when everyone comes home.Our grandchildren run around shouting and playing,and the adults gather around the table to talk about the past year.Voice your opinionsDo you agree with the editors ending remarks评论?Why?Throughout history,some of the original customs have changed
21、,but the spirit of the festivalthe spirit of familyhas largely been kept.Most of the important Spring Festival traditions are still being practiced by people across the country.P54-EX 6.Think and share.What can you infer from Xu Gangs and Li Yans accounts?What does it mean in Chinese culture?Family
22、reunion is the central theme of both accounts.This shows the importance of family in Chinese culture.P54 EX 7 Complete the information with the words or phrases you have learnt.Tom Jenkins spent his first Spring Festival with his host family.A week before the festival,the host mother Mrs Chen began
23、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 playing fireworks was to scare away the monster Nian.sweptattachedcharacterupside downXu Gang usually books t
24、he 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 is the most important part of Spring Festival for him.flightssurroundedac
25、centsfill him in onentireLi 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 one of the 12 _ of Spring F
26、estival throughout history.retiredbuzzesspiritattachedcharactersurroundedjoymomenthostexchangedtraditioncustomSpring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family.Preparations begin a week before the festival.First,the house is cleaned from top to bottom.This is to sweep away the dirt of the pas
27、t year and get ready for the new year.Next,the Chinese character Fu is attached upside down to our front door.It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.The greatest excitement begins the night before Spring Festival.Fireworks are let off across the city,suddenly lighting up th
28、e night sky.Children cover their ears but with an expectant look on their faces.It is to scare away the monster nian.Then we sit together to enjoy a big dinner,wishing everyone a happy new year.Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family.Preparations begin a week before the festival.Fir
29、st,the house is cleaned from top to bottom.This is to sweep away the dirt of the past year and get ready for the new year.Next,the Chinese character Fu is attached upside down to our front door.It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.The greatest excitement begins the night
30、before Spring Festival.Fireworks are let off across the city,suddenly lighting up the night sky.Children cover their ears but with an expectant look on their faces.It is to scare away the monster nian.Then we sit together to enjoy a big dinner,wishing everyone a happy new year.受到高度重视从上到下地打扫清除准备上下颠倒粘
31、贴据说福字山下颠倒粘贴时，幸福会来临烟花在整个城市上空燃放脸上一副期待地表情吓跑Passive voiceLook and find the subject,the actions and the objects.The boy knocked over the cup and spilled his juice on the rug.subjectactionsobjectsThe cup was knocked over and the juice was spilled on the rug by the boy.Passive sentence:被动语态被动语态被动语态：表示被动语态：
32、表示主语是谓语动作的承受者主语是谓语动作的承受者The classroom is cleaned(by us)every day.被动语态被动语态语态语态主动语态：表示主动语态：表示主语是谓语动作的执行者主语是谓语动作的执行者 We clean the classroom every day.在下列情况下使用被动语态：在下列情况下使用被动语态：不知道也不需要知道谁做的这件事：不知道也不需要知道谁做的这件事：eg It is believed that when Fu is put upside down“动作执行者动作执行者”显而易见：显而易见：eg The house was cleaned
33、 from top to bottom.动作本身比动作本身比“动作执行者动作执行者”更重要，或不想说谁做的这件事：更重要，或不想说谁做的这件事：eg The spirit of the festival the spirit of family has largely been kept.在书面语中，特别是在科技报告和新闻报道中，被动语态比主在书面语中，特别是在科技报告和新闻报道中，被动语态比主动语态更正式：动语态更正式：eg Every country was allowed to design their own Euro coins which could be used in any
34、of the participating countries.The international Space Station has been built in the Earths orbit.Learn the structure of passive voiceBasic form of passive voice?different tenses unchangedLearn the structure of passive voiceTensePassive formPresent simplePast simplePresent continuous Past continuous
35、Present perfect Past perfectFuture simplePast future一般现在时一般现在时现在进行时现在进行时现在完成时现在完成时一般过去时一般过去时过去进行时过去进行时一般将来时一般将来时过去将来时过去将来时am/is/are+doneam/is/are being+donehave/has been+donewas/were+donewas/were being+donewill be+donewould be+done过去完成时过去完成时had been+doneHighlight the structure of passive voice(Ex.8
36、P.54)1.The house was cleaned from top to bottom.2.It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.3.Train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible.4.The spirit of the festivalthe spirit of familyhas largely been kept.EX 9 Choose a proper option of each situation.Exp
37、lain why.1 My friend George draws landscape pictures._ a He sells them for money.b They are sold by him for money.aWhat George does is more important than the pictures in the sentences,so“he”is put in the starting point of the second sentence.2 Theres somebody behind us._ a I think were being follow
38、ed.b I think someone is following us.a“We”in the starting point of the sentence has better effect of showing the dangerous situation.It matters less to know who is following us.3 This orange juice tastes awful._ a I think someone has left it outside the fridge for a long time.b I think its been left
39、 outside the fridge for a long time.b“It”in the starting point of the clause shows that what happened to the juice is more closely related to the taste of the juice.It is less important to know who did it because such information would not change the fact about taste.4 Tommy takes good care of his c
40、ar._ a He washes the car every week.b The car is washed by him every week.a“He”in the starting point of the sentence better supports the idea stated in the first sentence.What“he”does,not what the car is like shows his care for the car.5 The old lady rented an old house._ a Somebody built it in 1990
41、.b It was built in 1900.b“It”in the starting point of the sentence draws more attention to the house,not who built it,and better supports the quality of the house,“old”.在使用被动语态时，应注意以下几个问题在使用被动语态时，应注意以下几个问题：1.一些表示状态的及物动词（短语）没有被动语态一些表示状态的及物动词（短语）没有被动语态。常见的这类动词（。常见的这类动词（短语）有：短语）有：have,hold,cost,equal,j
42、oin,mean,wish,own,suit,fit,agree with,belong to,look like等。等。eg This big hall built last year can hold about 3,000 people.The house costs him 35,000 dollars.The book belongs to me.2.当动词当动词look,smell,sound,feel,taste等用作系动词时，不能用于被动语等用作系动词时，不能用于被动语态，但是可以表示被动意义态，但是可以表示被动意义。eg The flowers in the garden s
43、mell sweet.The food there tastes nice.3.某些可以和某些可以和well,easily等副词连用的不及物动词，如：等副词连用的不及物动词，如：read,write,sell,wear,burn等，如果用来表示主语的属性、特征，不用被动语态也可以等，如果用来表示主语的属性、特征，不用被动语态也可以表被动意义表被动意义。试比较：。试比较：eg The clothes wash well.(表属性、特征表属性、特征)这些衣服很好洗。这些衣服很好洗。The clothes were washed last week.(表动作表动作)这些衣服上周被洗过了。这些衣服上周
44、被洗过了。4.某些与某些与cant,wont 等连用的不及物动词，如等连用的不及物动词，如move,lock,shut,open等，可以用主动形式表被动意义等，可以用主动形式表被动意义。eg The door wont shut.The new door wont lock easily.5.当当need,want,require等谓语动词前的主语与其后的非谓语动词构成等谓语动词前的主语与其后的非谓语动词构成逻辑上的动宾关系时，逻辑上的动宾关系时，非谓语动词可以用不定式的被动式，也可非谓语动词可以用不定式的被动式，也可以用动词以用动词-ing形式的主动式表被动含义形式的主动式表被动含义。eg
45、The house needed painting.The house need to be painted.The flowers want watering every day.The flowers want to be watered every day.6.形容词形容词worth后接动词后接动词-ing形式的主动式表被动含义形式的主动式表被动含义。eg The book Jane Eyre is well worth reading.7.某些表示某些表示“发生发生(happen /take place)”、“爆发爆发(break out)”和和“传播传播(spread)”的不及物动词
46、，没有被动语态的不及物动词，没有被动语态。eg Great changes have taken place in our country since 1998.8.一般来说，一般来说，只有及物动词才有被动语态，但有些短语动词相只有及物动词才有被动语态，但有些短语动词相当于及物动词，可以有被动语态，此时的短语动词是一个不当于及物动词，可以有被动语态，此时的短语动词是一个不可分割的整体，变为被动语态时不可去掉任何部分可分割的整体，变为被动语态时不可去掉任何部分。eg The price has been brought down.The children must be taken good c
47、are of.注意：注意：当短语动词中有中心名词，且是动宾关系，也可将这类当短语动词中有中心名词，且是动宾关系，也可将这类短语动词本身的名词用作主语，构成被动语态。短语动词本身的名词用作主语，构成被动语态。eg More attention should be paid to English.9.使役动词使役动词have,make等以及感官动词等以及感官动词see,watch,notice,hear,feel等后接不定式作补足语时，主动结构中如用不带等后接不定式作补足语时，主动结构中如用不带to的不定式，被动结构则用带的不定式，被动结构则用带to的不定式的不定式。eg I often see
48、the old woman next door cook meals.=The old woman next door is often seen to cook meals.I saw the teacher go into the classroom.=The teacher was seen to go into the classroom.Read the news report.Rewrite the underlined sections in passive voice.(1)The Lantern Show in Datong,a historic city in northe
49、rn 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.Thousands of visitors are being attracted by the Lantern Show in Datong,a historic city in northern China,during the Spring Fes
50、tival holiday.展览展览(Ex.10 P.55)(2)People mix traditional lanterns with 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 ridd
