講課festivalsaroundtheworldWarmingup

1、 Unit 1Festivals around the worldWarming upSpring FestivalThe 1st day of the first lunar month祭祖宗祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors壓歲錢壓歲錢 gift money辭舊歲辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year掃房掃房 spring cleaning; general house cleaning 守歲守歲 staying-up拜年拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; Ne

2、w Years visit去晦氣去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune 春聯(lián)春聯(lián) Spring Festival couplets舞獅舞獅 lion / dragon danceCustoms 恭賀新禧！恭賀新禧！ Best wishes for the year to come! 恭喜發(fā)財！恭喜發(fā)財！May you come into a good fortune! 心想事成心想事成May all your wishes come true. 愿你健康長壽！愿你健康長壽！ I want to wish you longevity and health! Blessin

3、g Chinese festivalsChinese FestivalSpring FestivalLantern FestivalDragon Boat FestivalNational DayYouth DayThe Double Ninth DayfestivalsChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothers DayFathers DayHalloween In foreign countriesEaster 復(fù)活節(jié)復(fù)活節(jié)The first Sunday after a full moon on

4、 or after March 21Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring.Hunting for eggsThanksgiving DayThe fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the

5、fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. Choose one of the festivals, and discuss it with your partner.1. When the festival is?2. What the festival celebrates?3. What people should do or should not do?Festi

6、val Time ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doMid-AutumnFestivalautumn/fallthe beauty of the full moon，harvest, time with family and friendsgive and eat mooncakes, watch the full moon with family and friendsFestival Time ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doSpring FestivalJanuary/Februar

7、ythe end of winter，arrival of spring, Lunar New Year， reunion with family and relativesgive money in red paper to children; eat dumplings；visit family membersFestivalTime ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doNationalDayOctober 1the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949take time off

8、 work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China; go shopping Festival are meant to celebrate important times of year. mean doing sth. “意味著意味著(必須要做某事或必須要做某事或 導(dǎo)致某種結(jié)果導(dǎo)致某種結(jié)果)”, 其主語通常是指事物的詞。其主語通常是指事物的詞。2) mean to do sth. “打算或企圖做某事打算或企圖做某事”， 其主語通常是表示人的名詞或代詞其主語通常是表示人的名詞或代詞, 其過去其過去 完成式表示完成式表示“本

9、來打算做某事本來打算做某事”。3) mean sb. to do sth. “打算讓某人做某事打算讓某人做某事”, 也可以用于被動結(jié)構(gòu)。也可以用于被動結(jié)構(gòu)。 4) be meant for “ “打算給予；打算作打算給予；打算作用用”。In some parts of London, missing abus means _ for another hour.A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting句意為句意為: 在倫敦的一些地方在倫敦的一些地方, 錯過一班錯過一班公共汽車意味著再等一個小時。公共汽車意味著再等一個小時。A2. Discuss

10、 when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time. 討論它們討論它們(中國節(jié)日中國節(jié)日)什么時間進行什么時間進行, 慶祝的慶祝的 是什么事件是什么事件, 和人們在那天所做的事。和人們在那天所做的事。 take place 發(fā)生發(fā)生; 舉行舉行 The performance didnt take place after all. 演出終于沒有進行。演出終于沒有進行。與與place相關(guān)短語：相關(guān)短語：in the first place 首先首先, 第一點第一點in the last place

11、最后最后Great changes _ in the rural areas in the last two decades. A. have taken place B. took place C. have been taken place D. are happeningA解析解析: take place 不能用于被動語態(tài)中不能用于被動語態(tài)中, 句中句中短語短語in the last two decades 可確定句子的可確定句子的時態(tài)為現(xiàn)在完成時。時態(tài)為現(xiàn)在完成時。辨析辨析: take place, happen, occur, break out, come about take p

12、lace 相當(dāng)于相當(dāng)于不及物動詞不及物動詞, 沒有被動語態(tài)沒有被動語態(tài), 指指 事先計劃或預(yù)想到的事情的發(fā)生。事先計劃或預(yù)想到的事情的發(fā)生。 我們學(xué)校的運動會將于下周三舉行。我們學(xué)校的運動會將于下周三舉行。 Our school sports meeting is going to take place next Wednesday.2)happen 也是也是不及物動詞不及物動詞, 沒有被動語態(tài)沒有被動語態(tài), 指一切指一切 客觀事物或情況的客觀事物或情況的偶然或未能預(yù)見的發(fā)生偶然或未能預(yù)見的發(fā)生, 3)occur 為不及物動詞為不及物動詞, 意為意為“發(fā)生發(fā)生; 出現(xiàn)出現(xiàn)”, 既可指某事既可指某事偶然發(fā)生偶然發(fā)生, 也指某事按計劃發(fā)生也指某事按計劃發(fā)生, 許多事故是發(fā)生在家里的。許多事故是發(fā)生在家里的。Many accidents occur in the house.4) break out 常用于災(zāi)難常用于災(zāi)難, 戰(zhàn)爭戰(zhàn)爭, 疾病之類事情的突然發(fā)生疾病之類事情的突然發(fā)生, 同樣也同樣也不用于被動句中不用于被動句中。發(fā)生了大火發(fā)生了大火/戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)了。戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)了。 A fire / war broke out. 5) come about你能告訴我事故是怎樣