(共36张PPT)
Unit 2
Let’s celebrate!
BOOK2
Developing ideas
场合,时刻 n.
(报纸、杂志的)主编,编辑 n.
(不情愿地)承认 v.
力气,精力 n.
失去,丧失 n.
前夕,前一天 n.
成人,成年人 n.
(为达到某目标的)过程,进程 n.
退休的 adj.
存在,实际上有 v.
在海外,在外国 adv.
全球的,全世界的 adj.
公民,市民 n.
国籍;民族 n.
听众,观众 n.
Step 1 Review new words
occasion
editor
admit
effort
loss
eve
adult
process
retired
exist
overseas
global
citizen
nationality
audience
embrace v.
software n.
token n.
interact v.
joy n.
phenomenon n.
phenomena pl.
欣然接受,乐意采纳(新思想、意见等)
(计算机)软件
象征,标志
互动
欢欣,愉快,喜悦
现象
_____________ is to Chinese what Christmas is to westerners.
The Spring Festival
Put up/Paste Spring Festival couplets and hang red lanterns
Receive a red packet
Play waist drum
Let off/set off firecrackers鞭炮/fireworks烟花
Look and talk :
the Spring Festival customs in English
Guo-nian/have the Spring Festival
thoroughly clean the house
do Spring Festival shopping
have family reunion dinner on New Year's Eve
pay a New Year's
visit
watch Spring Festival Gala on TV
Many a custom accompanies the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened or changed.
A family dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea.
Socail Insights
(社会观察)
专栏文章
Step 2 Read
Developing ideas
Activity 2
Read the passage quickly and find out each person’s point of view.
Read the first passage and fill the form
Name of the person
opinions
evidence
Wang Peng
Enjoy eating out on Spring Festival
1.Preprations for dinner are hard work and they take too much time and effort.
2. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking and the dishes taste better.
Eating out may change the form of the tradition but the love remains the same.
conclusion
(sofeware engineer)
Read the second passage and fill the form
Name of the person
opinions
reasons
Liu Yonghui
Prefer to have dinner at home
The dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat,but for the opportunity to have our whole family gathered together.
The process is even more important than dinner itself.
conclusion
(retired teacher)
Activity 3
What is a fact
What is an opinion
Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).
1. Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions. _____
2. ... what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’t matter. _____
3. ... it just won’t feel like Spring Festival having the dinner out. _____
4. I’d get under my mother’s feet in the kitchen, watching her make dumplings. _____
5 She’d put tokens in some dumplings... _____
O
O
O
F
F
Learn to find the facts to support opinions.
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Opinion
Opinion
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2
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4
1
2
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Facts
Facts
more
facts
&
opinions
in
the
passage
Think & Share:
What do you think the retired teacher means by “ To me, the process is even more important than the dinner itself ”
For him, the sweet memories of having the whole family getting together and preparing for the dinner are more important than the delicious food itself.
Think & Share:
2.Which of the two opinions do you agree with Why
I’m sad that a lot of the old Spring festival have gone out of style. But my generation is creating new ones. Not worse, just different.
Possible version 1:
Think & Share:
I am in favor of Wang Peng’s opinion. Our world is developing and we need to change with the times. I think eating out for the Spring Festival family dinner is a good choice, because we can get rid of the tiring cooking and we needn’t clean up after the dinner, and the dishes taste better! Besides, I believe that eating out doesn’t change the love between family members.
Possible version 2:
Think & Share:
I I think both of the opinions are reasonable. Different people have different lifestyles. We can choose our favorite way to celebrate the festival. Besides, I don’t think the form of celebrating the festival matters so much. What matters most is the love between us.
Possible version 3:
句意:最近三年,我家都是在外面吃年夜饭的,和在家吃比起来,在外面吃一样开心。
no less than “不少于,多达”=as much as
他有7个女儿之多。He has__________ seven daughters.
他至少有7个女儿。He has __________ seven daughters.
no more than “仅仅, 只有, 最多不超过”=only
not more than “不多于, 不超过”=at most
not less than “不少于, 至少”=at least
no less than
not less than
她只有3顶帽子。 She has ____________ three hats.
她至多有3顶帽子。She has ____________ three hats.
no more than
not more than
1
We have eaten out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home.
Difficult
Sentences
I really don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’s over.
句意:花这么长时间准备一顿饭,饭后再花一个小时收拾,我真心觉得不值。
worth n. 价值;财产;adj. 值……的
be worth sth 值……钱,拥有……价值的财产
be worth doing sth 值得做某事
例:这幅画值 500 美元。
The picture_______ $500.
is worth
这台钟简直不值得修理。The clock is hardly_____________.
worth repairing
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宾语从句
句意:在外面吃年夜饭是个挺好的选择,而且也谈不上丢弃传统。
have nothing to do with sb/sth 与某人、某事无关
例:
He said that he had nothing to do with the decision.
他说他和那个决定毫不相干。
From now on, my love has nothing to do with you .
从现在起,我的爱与你没有任何关系。
【拓展】
have something/ little/ much to do with sb/sth
与某人、某事有……关系
3
Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions.
句意:不仅可以吃到平时难以吃到的美食,而且全家人能有机会团聚在一起。
例:
1. Not only Zhou Xia but also her parents ____
fond of watching football matches.
2. Not only you but also he ___ tired of having
one examination after another.
not only...but (also)... “不仅,而且……”在句中常用来连接两个对等的成分,also可以省略。
当连接两个主语时,谓语动词遵循“就近原则”。
are
is
4
It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, but for the opportunity to have our whole family gathered together.
Writing a letter to express ideas
Read the editorial column and answer the questions.
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the editor’s opinion about something , rather than reporting facts (报刊)社论
Activity 6
Complete the notes.
Think about the reasons behind Chinese Spring Festival’s “going global” and your feelings about it.
Practical application
Paragraph 1: What the phenomenon is
What the phenomenon is: more and more people overseas are celebrating Chinese Spring Festival.
资料
the desire of overseas stores and recreational venues to profit from the celebration
China’s growing economic and political influence
increasing overseas Chinese population
China’s efforts to help the festival go global
the uniqueness of Chinese traditions and cultures
Paragraph 2: What reasons lie behind it
Paragraph 3: How you feel about it
For China: a sign of China’s growing influence on the world
For us: a feeling of pride, a responsibility to help spread Chinese cultures
For foreigners: an opportunity to know about China
N o t e s
Now write a letter to the editor to express your ideas.Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Useful expressions
In my opinion / For me… On the contrary, ...
I (don’t ) think… It’s not only…,but…
I hope…
Activity 7 Write & Share
1. 审题定调
表达观点类信件是向收信人就某一现象提出看法与评价。写信人要深挖该现象背后的原因,最后发表自己的看法或感受。内容要简明扼要,目的明确,理由充足,有说服力。
2. 谋篇布局
内容可以分为三部分:
1.首段:表明写作意图,陈述现象;
2.主体:阐述造成这一现象的理由或这一现象的危害;
3.结尾:表达自己的感受并提出解决办法。
A letter of expressing ideas
Learn how to write
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① 首段:
a.简介现象,不要罗嗦;
b.注意语气。
② 主体:
a.提出具体原因;
b.分条叙述,条理清晰。
③尾段:总结个人感受,提出解决问题的方法。
④表达观点常用句式及模板:
. 模板
Nowadays, ________(某一现象)is more and more common among _______(人群)。Several reasons may accounts for its occurrence.
To begin with,__________________________(原因一). What’s more, _______________________________________(原因二). Last but not least, ________________________(原因三).
Concerning this, it is high time that we did something about it. For one thing, _____________(方法一); for another thing, ____________(方法二). It can’t be better if_____________(方法三).
the structure of a letter the phenomenon Along with the development of___, more and more...
reasons lie behind it First of all , __________.
Then,_____________.
Last but not least,____________.
the solutions Concerning this, it’s high time that we did something about it.____________.
Check before your show
Does the letter have a clear structure
Does it include the phenomenon, the reasons and feelings
Does the writer use sentence patterns that are learnt from the passage
Good Bye