1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world,单元话题美文,The Lantern Festival Like most Chinese festivals，the Lantern Festival has its own special food，called “tang yuan”These are round，glutinous rice dumplings with sweet or spicy fillings.The dumplings are said to symbolize both the first full moon and family reun
2、ion and completeness.Part of the Lantern Festival tradition involves a game to guess riddles attached to the lanterns.In the old days the riddles were obscure literary allusions to the Chinese classics and so were mainly the preserve of the educated classes.Stilt-walking，drumming and dragon and lion
3、 dancing are the main entertainment forms of the Lantern Festival.,元宵节 与大多数中国节日一样，元宵节同样有自己的特色食品，称为“汤圆”(也叫“元宵”)。汤圆外形圆圆的，外皮由糯米制成，内馅或甜或辣。人们都说汤圆有两个象征意义：一为农历的第一个月圆，二为家庭团聚圆满。元宵节传统习俗中有一部分是关于猜灯谜的游戏。在过去，这些谜语大多是出自中国古典名著的隐晦的文化典故，所以猜灯谜以前多为知识分子的“领地”。踩高跷、敲大鼓和舞龙狮是元宵节主要的娱乐活动。,课文预读,Period One Warming Up & ReadingPre
4、-reading,匹配左边的单词和右边的汉语意思 第一组,1.harvest A.(使)饿死；饿得要死 2.celebration B.宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的 3.starve C.收获；收割 4.origin D.起源；由来；起因 5.religious E.庆祝；祝贺,第二组,6.ancestor A.坟墓；墓地 7.grave B.头脑；头骨 8.feast C.祖先；祖宗 9.skull D.骨；骨头 10.bone E.节日；盛宴,第三组,11.trick A.雄禽；公鸡 12.agriculture B.农业；农艺；农学 13.rooster C.狂欢节；(四旬斋前的)饮宴狂
5、欢；嘉年华(会) 14.carnival D.诡计；恶作剧；窍门；欺骗；诈骗 15.lunar E.月的；月亮的；阴历的,第四组,16.Easter A.樱桃；樱桃树 17.parade B.花；开花 18.cherry C.(耶稣)复活节 19.blossom D.习俗；风俗 20.custom E.游行；阅兵；检阅,.What kind of festivals do you know in the world？You can match the names of the festivals and their Chinese meanings.,1.The Dragon Boat Fes
6、tival A.圣诞节 2.Thanksgiving Day B.愚人节 3.Mid-autumn Festival C.情人节 4.The Spring Festival D.端午节 5.Christmas Day E.春节 6.Valentines Day F.中秋节 7.April Fools Day G.清明节 8.Tomb-sweeping Day H.复活节 9.Halloween I.感恩节 10.Easter J.万圣节,.You can discuss with your partners about when the festivals above take place，w
7、hat they celebrate and what people do at that time.Which festival above is your favourite and why?,Step 1 Fast-reading .Skim the text and choose the best answer. Whats the main idea of the text? A.It is mainly about different festivals，the ways of celebrations and the reasons why people celebrate th
8、em. B.It is mainly about different customs in different countries. C.It is mainly about many festivals which are held to honour the dead and famous people. D.Its mainly about many activities in the festivals all over the world.,答案,.Match each paragraph with its main idea. Para.1 A.Festivals of the D
9、ead Para.2 B.Harvest Festivals Para.3 C.The happiness and relaxation during festivals Para.4 D.Ancient Festivals Para.5 E.Festivals to Honour People Para.6 F.Spring Festivals,答案,Step 2 Careful-reading .Read the passage and judge whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1.Most ancie
10、nt festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather，planting in spring and harvest in summer.( ) 2.The festival of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the heroes.( ),F,F,答案,3.October 2 is an Indian national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi. ( ) 4.Thanksgiving festival is a happy eve
11、nt，for people regard it as the beginning of agricultural work.( ) 5.At the Spring Festival in China，people eat dumplings，fish and meat. ( ),T,F,T,答案,.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. 1.In ancient times，people would celebrate . A.when winter began B.when winter ended C.if food
12、was difficult to find D.during the cold winter months,答案,1,2,3,4,5,2.Which of the following is NOT the festival to honour the dead? A.The Japanese festival Obon. B.The Day of the Dead in Mexico. C.The Western holiday Halloween. D.Japans Cherry Blossom Festival.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,3.Many activities can be
13、held in harvest festivals EXCEPT that people . A.get together to have meals B.decorate houses to admire the moon C.win awards for their farm produce D.enjoy mooncakes,答案,1,2,3,4,5,4.Which of the following festivals is NOT mentioned in the passage? A.Carnival and Columbus Day. B.Halloween and Spring
14、Festivals. C.Thanksgiving Festivals and Obon. D.Valentines Day and April Fools Day.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,5.What can we infer from the text? A.People would have feasts，sing and dance at all festivals. B.People celebrate festivals because they dont want to work. C.By celebrating festivals，people are developin
15、g the culture and customs. D.Festivals have only four kinds of origins.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,Step 3 Post-reading After understanding the passage，please fill in the following blanks. There are all kinds of 1. (celebrate) throughout the world.Different countries have different festivals.Festivals of the Dead
16、are held to honour the dead or 2. (satisfy) the ancestors.Festivals can also be held to honour famous people.In China，the Dragon Boat Festival 3. (honour) the famous ancient poet，Qu Yuan.The most 4. (energy) and important festivals are Spring Festivals 5. look forward to the end of winter and to the
17、 coming of spring.,答案,celebrations,to satisfy,honours,energetic,that/which,At the Spring Festival in China，people eat 6. things as dumplings，fish and meat and may give children lucky money 7. red paper.Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals,8. take place forty days before Easter,9. (usu
18、al) in February.People celebrate festivals 10. (have) fun with each other and enjoy life.,答案,such,in,which,usually,to have,Step 4 Sentence-learning 1.Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors，who might return either to help or to do harm. 句式分析 本句是一个复合句。Some festivals are
19、 held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors是主句；who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰the ancestors。在主句中to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors为不定式作目的状语。 自主翻译 _ _,有些节日是为了纪念死者，或者让祖先们得到满足，因,为他们有可能回到世上(给人们)提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。,答案,2.India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi，the leader who
20、helped gain Indias independence from Britain. 句式分析 本句是一个复合句。India has.Gandhi是主句，the leader是Mohandas Gandhi的同位语，who引导定语从句，修饰the leader。在主句中不定式to honour.作目的状语。 自主翻译 _ _,答案,在印度，10月2日是纪念莫罕达斯甘地的全国性节日，甘地是帮助印度摆脱英国的统治而获得独立的领袖。,3.The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. 句式分析 这是一个复合句。The most energetic and important festivals are the ones是主句，为主系表结构，表语the ones指代前面的festivals；that引导的是定语从句，修饰先行词the ones。从句中to the end of winter与to the coming of spring为并列成分，此处的to为介词。 自主翻译 _ _,最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天，迎来春,天的日子。,答案,