1、,Every time we love,every time we give,its Christmas. Dale Evans 每一次我们去爱、去给予都会带出圣诞节的意义。戴尔伊万斯,单元核心素养：文化意识,History of Mothers Day In the US Mothers Day is a holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May.It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards，gifts，and flowers.The first observance(庆祝
2、) of Mothers Day in Philadelphia in 1907 is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Ana Jarvis in 1907. Although it wasnt celebrated in the US until 1907，there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece.In those days，however，it was Rhea，the Mother of the gods，that w
3、as given honor.,话题导入,Later，in the 1600s，in England there was an annual(年度的) observance called “Mothering Sunday”.It was celebrated during June，on the fourth Sunday.On Mothering Sunday，the servants，who generally lived with their employers，were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers.It was
4、traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion. In the US，in 1907 Ana Jarvis，from Philadelphia，began a campaign(运动) to establish a national Mothers Day.Jarvis persuaded her mothers church in Grafton，West Virginia to celebrate Mothers Day on the second anniversary of her
5、 mothers death，the 2nd Sunday in May.The next year Mothers Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.,Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers，businessmen，and politicians asking to establish a national Mothers Day. They were successful.President Woodrow Wilson，in 1914，made the of
6、ficial announcement proclaiming Mothers Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday in May. Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mothers Day at different time throughout the year.Denmark，Finland，Italy，Turkey，Australia，and Belgium celebrate Mothers Day o
7、n the second Sunday in May，as in the US.,1.When is Mothers Day celebrated in the US? _ 2.On Mothers Day，what did the servants do to honor their mothers? _ 3.Do the countries all over the world celebrate their own Mothers Day on the same day? _,查看答案,根据上文完成下列各题,It is celebrated on the second Sunday in
8、 May.,They would return home and bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.,No，they celebrate it on different days.,PART 1,读前清障,PART 2,课文理解,Period One Warm-up & Lesson 1 FestivalsPre-reading,PART 1,读前清障,匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思 第一组,查看答案,1.graduation A.庆祝，庆典 2.dragon B.控制力；权力；影响力 3.scholarship C.龙
9、4.celebration D.毕业 5.power E.奖学金,6.darkness A.装饰，布置 7.destroy B.招待；服务；提供(食物)，端上(饭菜) 8.decorate C.煮沸，沸腾 9.boil D.破坏，毁坏 10.serve E.黑暗，漆黑,第二组,查看答案,11.tradition A.婚礼 12.wedding B.传统，惯例 13.turkey C.现今，现在 14.nowadays D.火鸡 15.battery E.电池,第三组,查看答案,PART 2,课文理解,Scan the texts and finish the following questio
10、n. What are the texts mainly about? The texts are mainly about _.,Step 1 Fast-reading,查看答案,the information of some traditional Chinese,festivals,.Tell whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F). 1.The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese people only in China.( ) 2.Traditional m
11、oon cakes are usually made with fruit.( ) 3.The Lantern Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year celebrations. ( ) 4.In the past，dragon boat races were organised only by Chinese people.( ) 5.The Dragon Boat Festival has a history of over 1,000 years.( ),Step 2 Careful-reading,F,F,F,T,F,查
12、看答案,.Choose the best answer according to the texts. 1.The word “falls” in Passage B most probably means “ ”. A.autumns B.begins C.happens D.ends,查看答案,2.At present，what are the most lanterns made with? A.Candles. B.Light bulbs. C.Ice. D.Light bulbs and batteries.,查看答案,3.Which festival happens during
13、summer? A.The Mid-Autumn Festival. B.The Dragon Boat Festival. C.The Lantern Festival. D.The Spring Festival.,查看答案,4.What does the Dragon Boat Festival mark according to Passage C? A.Chinas long history. B.The most important festival in China. C.The end of winter. D.The beginning of summer.,查看答案,Aft
14、er reading the texts，please fill in the following blanks. The Mid-Autumn Festival is in September or October，which 1._ _(celebrate) traditionally by the Chinese people all over the world. On this special occasion for Chinese families，people like 2. (meet) in the evening and watch the moon，and eat mo
15、on cakes 3. all kinds，even till midnight. The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, 4._(mark) the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations，on 5._ people light lanterns decorated with pictures to celebrate the power of light over 6. (dark)，and eat the special food，swee
16、t dumplings 7._ (serve) in hot water.,Step 3 Post-reading,查看答案,is,celebrated,to meet,of,marking,which,darkness,served,The Dragon Boat Festival falls 8. the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year.As it is in early summer，it marks the beginning of the 9._(hot) season of the year.People take pa
17、rt in 10._(variety) dragon boat races and enjoy the fun.The special food for the festival is called zongzi，which is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves.,查看答案,on,hottest,various,Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste，but nowadays，there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit，coffee，chocolate and even ice-cream moon cakes. 句式分析 该句为并列句，句中but为并列连词，表示前后的转折对比；including.为介词短语，在句中作定语修饰名词moon cakes。 自主翻译 _ _,Step 4 Sentence-learning,传统的月饼通常是由豆馅做成的，但是今天有各种各样的月饼，包括水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的，甚至还有冰激凌月饼。,查看答案,
