1、 UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Period VI Video Time&Assessing Your ProgressVideo TimeStep I 学习理解学习理解Read the following sentence in a Chinese poem and learn about the Lantern Festival.众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火阑珊处。众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火阑珊处。(宋宋)辛弃疾辛弃疾The Lantern Festival was known as the Chinese Valentine
2、s Day in the past.Look at the pictures and think about the question.How much do you know about the Lantern Festival?The Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.The custom of joyfully celebrating the Lantern Festival began in ancient times and
3、 still has great influence on Chinese people today.Look at the table and try to fill in the blanks.Data On the _ day of the _ month of the lunar year The _ day of the Chinese New Year celebrationsFestivalactivities1 Looking at lanterns Places to see the lanterns:_ Most cities will _2 Guessing riddle
4、s Riddles are often written _3 Eating yuanxiao or tangyuan Different fillings are stuffed into balls of sticky _.The _ symbolises reunion,harmony,and _.Interestingevents inhistory The fire dragon dance in Puzhai Town in _ Province has a history of over _ years.The Lantern Festival was known as the C
5、hinese _ Day in the past.It was a good day for _.Many ancient poets wrote poems about the festival,which describe happy _ and also the stories of young _.fifteenthfirstfinalthe streets,markets,shops,parks,and homesorganise lantern shows which add to the festive atmosphereon the lanternsrice flourrou
6、nd shapehappinessGuangdong300Valentineslovers to meetmomentsloversWatch the video to learn more about the Lantern Festival.点击图片播放视频Get the main information of the Lantern Festival.元 宵 节AspectsKey details时间on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year意义marks the final day of the Chinese N
7、ew Year celebrations活动look at lanterns;guess riddles食品yuanxiao:reunion,harmony,and happiness社交for single people to find love;for lovers to meet影响力celebrated both in China and abroadWork with a partner.Use the notes in While You Watch to help you give a brief introduction to the Lantern Festival.The
8、Lantern Festival takes place on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year.During this time,lanterns will be hung throughout the city,creating a festive atmosphere.Many of these lanterns will have riddles written on them.People also eat yuanxiao or tangyuan,as these symbolise reunion,har
9、mony,and happiness.In the past,the festival was known as Chinese Valentines Day,and so in ancient times poets wrote poems about the festival telling stories of young lovers.Assessing Your ProgressChoose the right meaning of the underlined part of each sentence.1.There will be a very large harvest th
10、is year.Winter wheat is planted in the fall and harvested in early summer.A.the amount of a crop that is collected B.to collect a crop from the fields2.We figured that youd want to rest after your journey.I could see two tall figures in the distance.A.the shape of the human body B.to decide or think
11、 that something will happenABBAChoose the right meaning of the underlined part of each sentence.3.The towns main feature is its ancient marketplace.This months magazine features the April Fools Day on the front cover._ A.a typical quality or an important part of something B.to include or show someth
12、ing as a special or an important part of something4.They watched the airplane fading away into the sky.She became ill and slowly faded away.A.to become weakerB.to slowly disappear5.I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.Dont lend them the cartheyre taking advantage of
13、 you!A.to make good use of it while you can B.to treat someone unfairly in order to get what you wantABBAABFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.1.The beautiful flowers on cherry branches are the most _ sign of the arrival of spring.2.In December,many companies have _ dre
14、ss parties to celebrate the end of the year.3.The female soldiers forming the biggest _ group in the National Day parade attracted a lot of interest from the _.4.The most common colour you see during the Spring Festival is red because red _ life,wealth,and good luck in Chinese culture.significantfan
15、cymarchingmediarepresentsmarch brief media congratulation significant moment roast lunar represent fancyFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.5.The newly married couple received dozens of letters of _ from their friends.6.If you are the best man at a wedding,it is best to
16、 keep your speech simple and _.7.She will never forget the _ when she saw all the audience clapping their hands and cheering after her performance.8.Falling on the 9th day of the 9th _ month,the Chongyang Festival is also called the Double Ninth Festival.It is a day for people in China to show respe
17、ct to seniors.9.To be frank,this _ chicken tastes horrible.congratulationsbriefmomentlunarroast(ed)march brief media congratulation significant moment roast lunar represent fancyCircle the correct word in each sentence.1.Taking part in the celebration was a satisfying/satisfied experience for us.2.M
18、ost of the people were amazing/amazed by the lion dances during the new year celebrations.3.The child seemed annoying/annoyed when he found his gift broken.4.The man dressing/dressed in a ghost costume looks quite frightening/frightened.5.Kate was surprising/surprised by the sight of the Kongming la
19、nterns flying/flown up into the sky.Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.1._(finish)her homework,the little girl began to watch TV.2.The children _(practise)playing the violin over there will give a performance next week.3.Women _(look)after small children in this city u
20、sually get paid monthly.4.What he likes most is _(play)jokes on others.5.The building _(build)is our teaching building.6.The father is busy in making a _(walk)stick for his son whose leg is broken.Having finishedpractisinglookingplayingbeing builtwalkingReflecting.Which festival(s)mentioned in this unit was/were new to you?Which festival did you find the most interesting?Why?Do you wish to add one extra holiday in China?What would you like to celebrate?Why?Which part of this unit did you find the most difficult?Overall,I thought this unit was interestingusefulso-so difficult.
